WNT did a nice job with the Battle of the Bull. Stacked field. Last day of the event felt rushed, but some good pool played.
Chua beat SVB fairly handily in the final, 13-8, making the shot of the tourney to further his cause. Chua also won the ranking event in Dubai leading up to the WPC, beating Gorst, but he was ousted a bit early in the WPC.
Chua did solidify his spot on the Reyes Cup. Some Asian player other than Biado or Yapp would have to win the U.S. Open to surpass him. That would leave two wild cards. Biado and Yapp are already locks.
I did think Chua’s safety play remained a problem. Made several somewhat costly ones vs both Wielinksi and SVB. And yet … he still ran through a lot of good opponents (Lechner, Wiktor, Duong, SVB).
Shane did get to the finals of both Florida and BotB. He is in good form.
So is Chang Yu Lung. Lost to Shane again in the semis. Strange to see Lung flex his muscles like this after doing nothing in the WNT since the tour ramped up after Covid.
Alas, the struggles of Albin Ouschan continued.
Not so Felix Vogel. Beat Moritz Neuhausen and went deep. Trying to make the case he is the best young German player.
Yannick Pongers also made another good run. Plays like his hair is on fire, but he’s some shot maker. Another up and comer.
