From my limited perspective, that's just the face of the coin. The density of talent alone would make the natives a tough if not impossible swim. Those actually rising that way are hitting much higher than whatever number they are carrying.Jay Helfert has suggested that there are 100 Filipinos 18 years old or younger that play to a Fargo 750 level or better. Fargo can only track those who play in tournaments that report results to Fargo. I'd guess that many of the entrants in the Philippines Open have never played in a Fargo-tracked event.
Amazon Web Services was hit yesterday and apparently a while before that. Don't know of any connection. NPIWNTTV is horrible. Stream wasn’t up 20 mins after the start.. goes live for all of 5 mins and now down again. Radio silence from their social medias.
Amazon Web Services was hit yesterday and apparently a while before that. Don't know of any connection. NPI
Only reason I know is I was looking up a movie on IMDB. The front of site worked but any specific movie returned comedic error messages. My favorite was [ YOUR SERVER ISN'T BIG ENOUGH ]Ahh. We dealt with it at work today, didn’t think it’d still be having issues.
Dennis is listed as playing.
Pro Beach Volleyball is the only one I can think of at the moment.I am wondering (I really don't know), what other sports have double elimination format?
Single elimination sucks if the races are short. It's not fun to travel a couple of hours, not to mention out of the country for 45min and go back home.
But, if pool will adopt the shorter sets format like in tennis and at some of the WPA events then, there is no need for double elimination (it's built in to the sets format).
The shoot out could be replaced by forcing the deciding set to be won by at least 2 points (games), just like in tennis.
It may prolong the match even longer, tennis and snooker and Chinese pool have long matches, I don't see the problem with it. and playing a 3 hours match in a single elimination format is longer than loosing two races to 9 on a double elimination format...
Due to long matches, maybe events need to have qualifiers and cut down the field to 32 players (top 16 of the tour get a free spot and rest qualify for the other 16 places) so the tournament can start and finish over a weekend with out playing around the clock. (this works for pro snooker)
Most double elimination events are not true double elimination anyway and become a single elimination at the last 64 or 32 which is not fair for those on the winner side as they don't get the second chance as others did. In some events (more on amateur level), loosing and going to the looser side may be a longer but easier and safer way to get to the last stages...
Strong field, but not so deep. Nice to see Marlon Manalo and Dennis Orcollo jumping in. Two real gunslingers at one time. I also see the names of some of the youngsters who have been spotting Efren in money games. I look for some surprises here, but fully expect there were be big name players there at the end. I've always said the cream will rise to the top no matter what the format is. Mixed in with all these local Pinoy champions are a couple of dozen world class players. That's where the winner will come from!Here's the players list...
1 David Alcaide -- Spain
2 Khalid Alghamdi -- Saudi Arabia
3 Abdullah Alshammari -- Saudi Arabia
4 James Aranas -- Philippines
5 Marvin Asis -- Philippines
6 Michael Baoanan -- Philippines
7 Carlo Biado -- Philippines
8 Robbie Capito -- Hong Kong
9 Johann Chua -- Philippines
10 Lee Vann Corteza -- Philippines
11 Duong Quoc Hoang -- Viet Nam
12 Michael Feliciano -- Philippines
13 Lukas Fracasso-Verner -- United States
14 Fu Che Wei -- Chinese Taipei
15 Emil Gangfløt -- Norway
16 Roland Garcia -- Philippines
17 Pierfrancesco Garzia -- Italy
18 Patric Gonzales -- Philippines
19 Fedor Gorst -- United States
20 Denis Grabe -- Estonia
21 Mario He -- Austria
22 Thorsten Hohmann -- Germany
23 Jeffrey Ignacio -- Philippines
24 Mickey Krause -- Denmark
25 Pijus Labutis -- Lithuania
26 Sergio Lagunas Moreno -- Spain
27 AJ Manas -- Philippines
28 John Morra -- Canada
29 Moritz Neuhausen -- Germany
30 Naoyuki Oi -- Japan
31 Alex Pagulayan -- Canada
32 Anton Raga -- Philippines
33 Bernie Regalario -- Philippines
34 Jefrey Roda -- Philippines
35 Francisco Sánchez Ruiz -- Spain
36 Elliott Sanderson -- United Kingdom
37 Arseni Sevastyanov -- Finland
38 Jayson Shaw -- United Kingdom
39 Ralf Souquet -- Germany
40 Jonás Souto -- Spain
41 Billy Thorpe -- United States
42 Harry Vergara -- Philippines
43 Jeffrey De Luna -- Philippines
44 Max Eberle -- United States
45 Roberto Gomez -- Philippines
46 Drahcir Mauricio -- Philippines
47 Dennis Orcollo -- Philippines
48 John Paul Ladao -- Philippines
49 John Albert Refulle -- Philippines
50 John Vincent Vicedo -- Philippines
51 Reyvan Abad -- Philippines
52 Michael Abaño Sison -- Philippines
53 Joshua Agar -- Philippines
54 Toby Alcantara -- Philippines
55 Nicole Alcayde -- Philippines
56 Fahad Aldhayan -- Saudi Arabia
57 Sulaiman Alfarraj -- Saudi Arabia
58 Karl Christopher Arellano -- Philippines
59 Angelo Ariola -- Philippines
60 Kenneth Arpilleda -- Philippines
61 Horace Aynaga Angor -- Philippines
62 Mohammed Baabad -- Saudi Arabia
63 Ryzen Baculpo -- Philippines
64 Jerico Banares -- Philippines
65 Jun Jun Bansil Tiongco -- Philippines
66 Ric Bejen -- Philippines
67 Ceferino Bon Jr -- Philippines
68 Lauro Bongay -- Philippines
69 Francisco Bustamante -- Philippines
70 Yves Cabrito -- Philippines
71 Jerwin Capili Samia -- Philippines
72 Deanmark Castronuevo -- Philippines
73 Jaycee Cordova Garcia -- Philippines
74 Edmar Cristobal Balboa -- Philippines
75 Victor De Asis -- Philippines
76 Emmanuel Delgado -- Philippines
77 Prince Delos Santos -- Philippines
78 Tristan Deocareza -- Philippines
79 Prince Dizon -- Philippines
80 Jasper Joseph E Abrenica -- Philippines
81 Christoff Eiron Espino -- Philippines
82 Alexis Ferrer -- Philippines
83 Glenn Donn Galerio Ginez -- Philippines
84 Saldy Galliguez -- Philippines
85 Paolo Gallito -- Philippines
86 Billy Jay Garcia -- Philippines
87 Kenneth Garcia -- Philippines
88 Rodrigo Geronimo -- Philippines
89 Kian Hidalgo -- Philippines
90 Tristan James Tenio -- Philippines
91 Mark Jerick Leyva -- Philippines
92 Francis Adrian Jimenez -- Philippines
93 Kelson Juan -- United States
94 Saud Kareem Alshammari -- Saudi Arabia
95 Ryan Kersten -- United States
96 Chris Paul L Cabuenas -- Philippines
97 Jordan Legaspi -- Philippines
98 Amiel Leonor -- Philippines
99 Venus Lim -- Singapore
100 Jandale Lozano -- Philippines
101 Sealtiel Raphael M Molvizar -- Philippines
102 Dennis M Po -- Philippines
103 Jayson Allen Mark Malonzo -- Philippines
104 Marlon Manalo -- Philippines
105 Baseth Mocaibat -- Philippines
106 Ronel Nalaunan -- Philippines
107 Eric Navarrete -- Philippines
108 Kenney Nguyen -- United States
109 Hassan Obeed Alqahtani -- Saudi Arabia
110 Ronny Oldervik -- Norway
111 Paul John Ortega -- Philippines
112 Kohei Oyama -- Japan
113 Jonh Patrick P Agir -- Philippines
114 Ryan John P Badal -- Philippines
115 Allan Panganiban -- Philippines
116 Tom Peralta -- Philippines
117 Jordan Pineda -- Philippines
118 Efren Reyes -- Philippines
119 Mark Ace S Angon -- Philippines
120 Jhamir Amini S Castro -- Philippines
121 Bryan Saguiped -- Philippines
122 Joshua Santino Arevalo -- Philippines
123 Ramir Sarmiento -- Philippines
124 Jaybee Sucal -- Philippines
125 Sun Yi Hsuan -- Chinese Taipei
126 Kunihiko Takahashi -- Japan
127 Tsai Pei-Chun -- Chinese Taipei
128 Matchroom Wildcard 1 -- Unknown
I did say 50 to a 100 and about two dozen of them are entered here. I look for some early round surprises. These kids are hungry!Jay Helfert has suggested that there are 100 Filipinos 18 years old or younger that play to a Fargo 750 level or better. Fargo can only track those who play in tournaments that report results to Fargo. I'd guess that many of the entrants in the Philippines Open have never played in a Fargo-tracked event.
The Martian is in trouble, down to a guy named Eric Navarette, 8 games to 3.
Well, Duong is out. He got it back to 9-9 then missed a tough 4-ball in the deciding game. Navarrete botched position from the 8 to the 9, then left the 9 open. But Duong missed a long but fairly easy 9-ball. 10-9 Navarrete.The Martian is in trouble, down to a guy named Eric Navarette, 8 games to 3.
Love chicken adobo, but there are other really good chicken dishes. Chicken Afritada and Chicken Kaldereta are two of my favorites and my wifes Chicken Curry is out of this world!It feels like Filipino Week! I was standing in line at the grocery store yesterday, and there was an older lady behind me. The only things she placed on the checkout counter were garlic, soy sauce, black peppercorns, and two jumbo packs of chicken thighs. Because my job is so solitary, I turn into a bit of a Chatty Cathy when I go out, sometimes striking up a conversation with total strangers. I glanced down and said, "I like chicken thighs too."
Her face brightened. "I'm Filipino," she said proudly. "This is the dish my grandchildren love. It's called Adobo." Then she shared how easy it is to make. Just like that, I was getting a cooking lesson in Aisle 5. We kept talking, and I told her we have Filipino friends who love finding good, healthy food when they travel.
Then I asked her, half expecting she might not know the name, "Have you ever heard of Efren Reyes?" Her eyes lit up. "Oh yes," she said, 'the pool shooter," pretending to hold a cue and taking a shot. We both burst out laughing.
Well, guess what's for dinner tonight at the McCready Ranch? It's officially Filipino Week, with the WNT Philippines Open beginning today, and Filipino Chicken Adobo is on the menu. It's easy peasy to make too.
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Billy Thorpe got Filipinoed as well, 10-7.Well, Duong is out. He got it back to 9-9 then missed a tough 4-ball in the deciding game. Navarrete botched position from the 8 to the 9, then left the 9 open. But Duong missed a long but fairly easy 9-ball. 10-9 Navarrete.
It feels like Filipino Week! I was standing in line at the grocery store yesterday, and there was an older lady behind me. The only things she placed on the checkout counter were garlic, soy sauce, black peppercorns, and two jumbo packs of chicken thighs. Because my job is so solitary, I turn into a bit of a Chatty Cathy when I go out, sometimes striking up a conversation with total strangers. I glanced down and said, "I like chicken thighs too."
Her face brightened. "I'm Filipino," she said proudly. "This is the dish my grandchildren love. It's called Adobo." Then she shared how easy it is to make. Just like that, I was getting a cooking lesson in Aisle 5. We kept talking, and I told her we have Filipino friends who love finding good, healthy food when they travel.
Then I asked her, half expecting she might not know the name, "Have you ever heard of Efren Reyes?" Her eyes lit up. "Oh yes," she said, 'the pool shooter," pretending to hold a cue and taking a shot. We both burst out laughing.
Well, guess what's for dinner tonight at the McCready Ranch? It's officially Filipino Week, with the WNT Philippines Open beginning today, and Filipino Chicken Adobo is on the menu. It's easy peasy to make too.
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