haven't seen him for years. when the pandemic hit he switched to heyball for a bit, but that was a while ago. he's a freak of nature
$1.5M first place prize for Chinese tournament next week
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haven't seen him for years. when the pandemic hit he switched to heyball for a bit, but that was a while ago. he's a freak of nature
Anyone know how the scoring works? it looked like they were getting between 3-5 points for a game win.
From text below YouTube videos of matches (indentations added):
6.1 Scoring System
Golden Nine matches adopt a points-based scoring system, using the cue ball and object balls numbered 1 through 9. Players must strike object balls in numerical order from lowest to highest.Match points are calculated based on Break and Run, Table Run, Standard Win, and Fouls:
• Break and Run: 10 points
• Table Run: 7 points
• Standard Win: 4 points
• Foul: 1 point awarded to the opponent
Definitions:
Break and Run:
The breaker legally breaks and clears the table in the same inning.
Table Run (any of the following situations):
(1) After pocketing a ball on the break, the breaker clears the table in one uninterrupted inning and pockets the 9-ball by combination or carom;
(2) When only the 1-ball and 9-ball remain on the table during non-break play, and either player clears the table (pocketing the 9-ball mid-run does not count as a Table Run);
(3) The 9-ball is pocketed on the break;
(4) All nine object balls are pocketed on the break.
Standard Win:
Any other situation in which a player wins a rack.
Foul Scoring:
For the first and second fouls committed by a player within a rack, the opponent receives 1 point per foul.
If a player commits three fouls in the same rack, the third foul awards the opponent 2 points, and the rack ends immediately.
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So you wouldn't attend the World 9 Ball if you were a top player? The quarterfinalists made $25k in that event last year.
The first semifinal match is Wu vs. Chu, starting at 11:30 am tomorrow (6/26) there, which is 11:30 pm tonight (6/25) in the US EDT.
The second semifinal match is Zheng vs. Zhou, starting at 6 pm tomorrow there, which is 6 am tomorrow EDT.
The Wu/Chu match is scheduled for viewing on YouTube here:
The second semifinal match is Zheng vs. Zhou, starting at 6 pm tomorrow there, which is 6 am tomorrow EDT.
The Wu/Chu match is scheduled for viewing on YouTube here:
CanadianGuy
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whoa thats like 3 of the super big dogs plus Wu
go Wu!!!
go Wu!!!
CanadianGuy
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chop 4 ways maybe? 375k a piece would be tempting
No brainer.
Any reason this type of scoring can't be adapted to bucket 9 ball?
He battled leukemia for 7 years starting in 2012 plus citizenship stuff in China.
God no. That's the most convoluted scoring I've seen! I hope you were joking. 9 ball is so simple and pure, so easy to understand, so easy to show a beginner. "Make the balls in order, whoever makes the 9 wins". Here, we are all pool fanatics, and hardly any of us can follow the Chinese 9 ball format.
The leukemia was a bad hand for sure. The citizen stuff, IDK why on earth he wanted to leave Taiwan for China. I vaguely recall he might have tried Singapore first. Taiwan had and still has the best pool players, imo, other than the Philippines.
Maybe the PROC will "chop" their fingers off if they do! hahahah
It's like they had to pee on it to make it theirs. Well, I guess the golden rule applies.
I get that. The stalling problem seems to be the Pro blem.
SEMIFINALS | 半决赛 | 
WU JIAQING 
CHU BINGJIE | 240 Mins/40 Racks
What does 240 min/40 racks mean? Is the winner the highest points after 40 racks or 240 min, whichever comes first? Is the match halted if its mathematically impossible for the losing player to catch up?
Rules are on the youtube page, scoring is as follows:
• Break and Run: 10 points
• Table Run: 7 points
• Standard Win: 4 points
• Foul: 1 point awarded to the opponent
WU JIAQING CHU BINGJIE | 240 Mins/40 Racks What does 240 min/40 racks mean? Is the winner the highest points after 40 racks or 240 min, whichever comes first? Is the match halted if its mathematically impossible for the losing player to catch up?
Rules are on the youtube page, scoring is as follows:
• Break and Run: 10 points
• Table Run: 7 points
• Standard Win: 4 points
• Foul: 1 point awarded to the opponent
I'm watching. First match ever. Lets see if its better than Chinese 8 ball.