I agree ….those Qatar venues set the game back 20 years.
the semi-secret Qatar open 2023 (live link)
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Schedule wise (not pool politics wise), is it possible to play in both the Qatar Open and the Hanoi Open?
Seemingly so; the last day for Qatar is the 8th and the first day for Hanoi is the 10th (skipping the Peri event in Hanoi from the 5th to the 9th).
The players on the stream are good.
i think it's the chinese ball brand that was called cyclop before
WobblyStroke
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Nice. over under 4.5 Poles in the last 16? I got over.
It's for the qualifiers. Four separate, 128 man, single elimination tournaments. One held per day. It should have probably been a race to 5 IMO for the sanity of the players and staff.
I don't know what the main event format will be.
The stream is pretty nice IMO. It's still the qualification stage, so presumably it would get better for the main event. I'd say at this stage its still much better than the 10 years of World Championships held there.
No where near MR level of course.
No where near MR level of course.
Looks like SVB playing Peri Open instead https://www.facebook.com/peripoolar...eYQFDep4qRGT2JBh3bQkW4Br9BP7M6LQT4HPpnymXzghl
Yes
The Euros/ Americans playing in Qatar Open likely will play Hanoi Open also
Peri Open
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=168555626296945&set=pb.100094275258198.-2207520000
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=168563569629484&set=pb.100094275258198.-2207520000
Qatar Open
George the Greek
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I just saw a match a few minutes ago. I don't think I'll watch another one lol
Good for the players.
Why anyone would complain about an open in Qatar is beyond me. At least they are putting money on the tables for players. Let players choose to go or not. Complainers here just complain and do not support pool at all. Pool is an international scene and it will grow internationally and fade here in the US.
Complainers, put your money up and start a tour.
Why anyone would complain about an open in Qatar is beyond me. At least they are putting money on the tables for players. Let players choose to go or not. Complainers here just complain and do not support pool at all. Pool is an international scene and it will grow internationally and fade here in the US.
Complainers, put your money up and start a tour.
Except complainers can't do that anymore, if the WPA gets its way. See MR vs WPA pissing contest
I just looked at the latest stream which ended two hours ago. I quick-stepped through it in about 15 minutes. Watching 650s (and under) is not so interesting. These are qualifiers, but maybe they could have selected the TV table matches better. I have never heard of the table brand -- Mr. Sung.
The only way that shot makes sense as a pool shot is if the balls were not quite touching and he played so thin the 6 barely wiggled -- too little for us to see. But I think most likely all three people involved got it wrong.
Do you see anything about the event that could be improved?
I was just thinking that I should have held on to my USopen fees and played in this...
The few minutes of a match I saw yesterday the players were very good. I looked up one, and he was 750 or so with 1500 robustness. I didn't look up the second.
Don't forget, these are qualifiers for mostly locals to get into the main event.
Don't forget, these are qualifiers for mostly locals to get into the main event.