2.4 million yen or $21,000ish dollars (the yen has been a little weak in the last few weeks).
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2.4 million yen or $21,000ish dollars (the yen has been a little weak in the last few weeks).
If you dont know what you are talking about better stay away from the keyboard....he won the world9 ball at age 15, the world 8 ball at age 16, was in the world 10 ball finals at age 18, won the china open recently and the japan open in 2007 at age 17.....any more questions ?????
Born Feb., 1989
1st, WPA World 9-Ball, July 2005 = age 16
1st, WPA World 8-Ball. Nov. 2005 = age 16
1st, All Japan Championship, Nov. 2007 = age 18
2nd, WPA World 10-Ball, Oct. 2008 = age 19
So what...few months off here and there. Fact is he won
I'm quite aware of PAST accomplishments, as I mentioned in my post he's won nothing RECENT except the China Open unless you want to talk about Chinese 8 ball. I hardly feel that qualifies to remain at the highest ranked position in the sport.
As I stated in another post, the rankings are skewed, they really mean nothing unless you want to live on past laurels forever. Who's the best in this sport is something that changes tournament to tournament. The skill level between the top 5 players is negligible. I feel many here are just a little too in awe of Asian players.
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Name one match where Wu lost game with margin of more than one or two racks. Let´s say in two years..
And almost always he lost to tournament winner... Those happened. But rarely. Winning tournament need luck. That what Ko had against Wu.
Karen Corr, the first round at the 2015 U.S. Open. I think the final score was 11-6.
Does anyone know the payoffs for this tournament? I don't see them posted anywhere.
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That was Big Ko that Karen beat...pretty sure it was 11-4
To omit JL Chang, now WPA ranked #1, from the conversation is a mistake. He beat Jayson in the US Open semifinal and lost to Jayson in the Kuwait finals. JL Chang is a monster right now.
Name one match where Wu lost game with margin of more than one or two racks. Let´s say in two years..
And almost always he lost to tournament winner... Those happened. But rarely. Winning tournament need luck. That what Ko had against Wu
Karen Corr, the first round at the 2015 U.S. Open. I think the final score was 11-6.
I think I need to lie down for a bit now...too much pool knowledge for me to handle.
Jay, that was Ko that Karen beat last year
Prizemoney
Total; $62,390 (6,316,000 JPY)
Winner; $ 17,780 x 1 (1,800,000 JPY)
Runner-up; $ 8,890 x 1 (900,000 JPY)
3rd finish; $ 4,445 x 2 (450,000 JPY)
5th finish; $ 2,223 x 4 (225,000 JPY)
9th finish; $ 1,116 x 8 (113,000 JPY)
17th finish; $ 563 x 16 (57,000 JPY)
* Based on exchange rates on 2016 Aug 10
Winner: Ko Pin Yi
Runner up: Jeff de Luna
3rd -4th Kevin Cheng, Thorsten
5th to 8th Orcullo, Mika, Biado, Johann Chua
Other placings can be viewed from brackets at http://jpba.ne.jp/wp/info/2016-all-japa-championship-brackets/
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True. JL Chang is one of the hottest players right now
I have strange feeling someone will ask what about Albin Ouschan
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When u reach a certain level , u know who are the good players just by watching their game
From the way u talk , you just told everyone here the speed u play at.
Have fun banging in the apa league n those 7 foot valleys too !
Didn't say he's not good, said he's not the best in the world, he's not.
As far as your powers of deduction are concerned I think you'll find my post history rails against both leagues & boxes. If you're in the Northeast then PM me, you can get played playyyyeeerr
I think why wu is loved by many is that he keeps hitting jaw-dropping shots like these:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3byJsw2MYxw
Probably no one plays better jump shots than him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3byJsw2MYxw
Probably no one plays better jump shots than him.
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Nah, you're too good.
Here's a little info on wu , after being arguably the most gifted and youngest pool player on the planet to win the world 9ball at 15 and world 8 ball at 16, tragedy struck soon after.
He contracted leukemia after he moved to Spore and subsequently to China which explains his hiatus from professional pool for awhile.
For those that know him personally, they will tell u his game is a shadown of his past and during certain intense games like the China Open finals which he lost after leading 6-0, his face was completely pale due to his medical condition.
Pound for pound , hes definitely the best shotmaker the game has ever seen and this is coming from a Jayson Shaw fan.
Jayson Shaw just reminds me so much of Wu, but he certainly lacks the consistency and overall game strategy that wu has which explains 2 world title before he even hit 20.
Heres a story when i 1st saw wu while working in Taiwan many years ago, he was a super fat 12 yr old elementsry school boy gambling on his grandma's dime ( she owns the pool hall ) against "A" and pro taiwanese players playing ring billiards.
Yes , it still send chills down my spine thinking about it , i knew that boy was gonna be world champ one day.
Terrific post. And people are willing to excuse Appleton's deteriorated game due to an-hypothetical- neck pain. Never before a player possessed so much pool knowledge in such a young age, simply a phenomenon. Best shooter out there for me. Yes, he can be beat, like every other top player. But boy, you have to play out of your skin to break him. I was gutted for the American pool fans that he didn't eventually make it to this year's US Open so they could appreciate the player even more than they actually do.