It's never easy to gauge speed. A player in the East may be a B and an A in the West. Any player can shoot above their level or below in anyone tournament or set. An unknown comes to town and should be raised in level so as not to rob the tourney. After a couple of tourneys the TD can better set...
I agree, this also a opens up a bad door for funny business to occur, not saying this was the intention, just that it could happen in the future. I think Shane just got caught in the middle of this fiasco, I do not blame him at all.
Qatar did a great job with this tournament. Full streaming, good equipment and a referee at every table. My only beef is the need of a shot clock. They set the bar high for other countries.
I agree, needs plenty of saftey and kicking lessons. He missed an easy kick at the end, and gave back a push out that was an easy saftey to play. Good job Chua