2019 China Open 9ball/9ft (5-8 Sep) Winner $40K

Wu breaks and runs down to the 9, then hangs it in the corner. He doesn't look sharp at all.

6-4 Raga.
 
Wu makes a fantastic, length of the table, backward cut on the 2, only to get a brutal roll with the cueball finding the side pocket.

Easy runout for Raga to go up 7-4.
 
Wu runs to the 9, but bumps it and has to bank it cross-corner. He makes the bank to pull within 7-5.
 
Raga pushes out to a table length jump shot on the 1. Wu passes the shot back, Raga hits the 1 and leaves it near the corner pocket, but Wu has to kick. Wu kicks and makes the 1, runs down to the 9 but overruns it. Has a tough cut back to the corner pocket and makes it it come within a game at 7-6.
 
Wu gets a nice layout after the break and runs out to tie the match at 7-7.

Race to 4 for the title and 40K!
 
Raga breaks and has a thin cut on the 1. He flails at it and misses it by a mile.

Wu runs out to take the lead 8-7. Raga looks like he's feeling the pressure now.
 
Wu breaks and has a thin cut on the 2. He makes the 2 and kills the cueball with low inside, bumping the 3 for a shot.

Wu is feeling it now and he sees the finish line as he runs out to go up 9-7. 5 games in a row for Wu after being down 7-4.
 
Raga rolls too far for the 4 in the side, has to kick. He hits the 4 and leaves a very thin cut on the 4 in the side, with the cueball near the end cushion.

Wu makes the 4 and ends up with a cross-side bank on the 6. He makes the bank and runs out to get on the hill, 10-7. 6 racks in a row for Wu.
 
Wu makes 2 balls on the break, but fails to get at least three balls to the headstring.
 
Wu breaks and makes 2 balls. He has a shot on the 2.

He makes the 2, but rolls too far for the 4, hooking himself behind the 5.

Wu jumps and hits the 4, leaves only a safety for Raga.

Raga plays safe and leaves a one-rail kick for Wu. Wu hits the 4 but leaves an easy shot on the 4.

Raga makes the 4 and follows across for the 5 in the far corner. He makes the 5 and has a long, fairly thin cut on the 6, bridging over the 8.

Raga makes a nice shot on the 6, gets shape on the 7 and runs out!

Hill-hill!
 
Raga makes 2 balls on the break, but has to play safe on the 2.

Wu kicks and hits the 2, sending it up to the end rail near the 3 and 4, with the cueball in the jaws of the corner pocket at the other end of the table.

Raga taking a long time trying to figure out what to do.

Raga tries to play safe but leaves a shot.

The table is open and Wu has a chance to run out and win the China Open.
 
I have no clue why Raga did not slow roll the 2 and try to hook behind those two balls.
 
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