westcoast said:

Depends on the age limit- he may be the best player over 60- although Bustamante would definitely challenge him. There are several guys in their fifties who would likely be favored against Earl. Part of the problem is that you never know when he will meltdown and basically quit

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jax_joe said:

They aren't even streaming any of the round of 32. Pathetic.

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AtLarge said:

Yikes, Filler trails Makkonen 3-7 in the L32. SVB is ahead 5-1 in his match.


Edit -- Those matches ended the way they were headed -- Makkonen over Filler 10-6 and SVB over Mantra 10-3.

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ctran said:

for Hanoi Open, it's been the practicr from the first year
- refs rack only
- refs clean cue ball only by their gloves after each rack
- after the day they only use gloves or clean towel to clean the set of balls

I dont believe J Chua did the wax last year, evident showed om that match indicated that the table was newly played, and it was... last year the center table was only played in the final 2 days, first 4 days it was covered... unlike this year they used it from day 1 because they need tables to cover for day 0 postponement.

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skogstokig said:

they're using local refs in hanoi. this guy reffing the semi looks local too.

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jay helfert said:

Proper position to start. He's never in the right place! I saw one Vietnamese official get into good position to see a close hit. Good on him. By the way you should see better officiating in Manila, if MR is smart enough to use local officials. They have many good ones here who have been playing and refereeing for years.

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Mobiker said:

Capito might have caught a break on the lag. Labutis (bottom ball) seems to be closer.View attachment 856961

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