Wu about to make up for alot of lost years , 220k already secured, playing in the finals to secure another million

how many players ever in any cue sport can say they played a match for seven figures?

his departure from Taiwan was indeed peculiar , I suspect he was highly influenced by unscrupulous adults who did not have his best interests in mind

My home bar for the league I play is about 35 minutes when the weather is good. The other bars on the league are 15 to 25 minutes. Not too bad except for the nights it's snowing like hell.

Bump

AtLarge said:

It ended with Chu conceding with just a few minutes left. 108-84.

Wu had 3 B&Rs (30 pts.), 3 Table Runs (21 pts.), 13 Standard Wins (52 pts.), and 5 points on fouls = 108 pts.

Chu was 2, 3, 9, 7 for the 4 categories = 84 pts.

Click to expand...

One interesting dynamic of the scoring system is that in the second last rack played, Chu broke, made the 8 but had no shot at the 1. Because he was down quite a bit (101-84) with not a ton of time, he didn’t play safe but instead had to kick and hope to fluke it so he could get a 10pt BNR. Instead he left the 1b and Wu ran out for 7 more points, which essentially ended the match.

Chu concedes with no time to catch him. Wu guaranteed $220k!

nah, wu's got this..

Sooooooo….., apparently the “latest thing” crowd has been paying $20+ for a cube of chalk to poison themselves? How interesting.

Cornerman said:

Paul and I at Alex’s induction ceremony.

Click to expand...

Getting Paul to wear a sport jacket might be Alex’s greatest accomplishment!

AtLarge said:

He has had quite a few high finishes in big events, including winning the Predator Las Vegas Open in 2021 and a couple of 3rds in the World 9-Ball championship. He is also a world champ in men's doubles 10-Ball. You can see results year by year here: https://www.azbilliards.com/person/kun-lin-wu/. Click on "All Years."

Click to expand...

i've heard he's also very proficient, maybe the best, at the taiwanese carom game that i always forget the name of. but that game is contested in long gambling matches

skogstokig said:

they may have chopped at this point though, i would have, i think most people would. rational choice..

Click to expand...

I don’t like a straight chop. But a more balanced split I can see.

GideonF said:

I wonder if the scoring system was designed to encourage runouts rather than making a few balls and then ducking (not a crazy idea given how tough the table is).

Actually, my recollection is that their 9b game developed as a gambling game. They play by the point (thus more points for runouts). I think in the gambling version safeties are not allowed - if you don’t make a ball and your opponent can’t see the ball they can make you shoot. Maybe one of our Asian posters can confirm?

Click to expand...

i played a version of this as a practice gambling game 10 years ago. we came up with it to incentivize BNR's. not the match time/rack or table run, but extra for BNR's. it's a fairly low hanging fruit, so seems likely that's how it came about.

i've watched a little of it now, i like it better than heyball but less than regular 9-ball. but of course the added money pressure makes this particular event more interesting. they may have chopped at this point though, i would have, i think most people would. rational choice..

AtLarge said:

Wu pulling away. 82-63 now. He may also be setting a record for number of times asking the ref to clean the cue ball.

Click to expand...

Wonder if the shot clock stops?

Or maybe he’s sponsored by a crappy chalk company.

Paul and I at Alex’s induction ceremony.