Playing real well. Although his opponent was down 8-0 (or maybe 7-0), and decided to take a break.
Now he's only down 8-3
2018 WPA World 9 Ball
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Playing real well. Although his opponent was down 8-0 (or maybe 7-0), and decided to take a break.
Now he's only down 8-3
Thorpe going to have to beat Garcia tomorrow to make it out of the group stage.
So winners had only one match yesterday. Will only have one today. Then off tomorrow. :embarrassed2:
So winners had only one match yesterday. Will only have one today. Then off tomorrow. :embarrassed2:
Wu in dogfight with Moo (I.e. Tomoo Takano, recent All Japan winner)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtvvl9Bezas
Sanchez Ruiz v morra
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ln1Yk8REWDY
Souquet v Lo Li Wen
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x62Q3xdGXwg
Shane tied with his local/ regional opponent 7-7. Race to 2
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtvvl9Bezas
Sanchez Ruiz v morra
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ln1Yk8REWDY
Souquet v Lo Li Wen
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=x62Q3xdGXwg
Shane tied with his local/ regional opponent 7-7. Race to 2
SVB pulled it out 9-7.
I don't understand why there seem to be referees near every table, but they are still playing rack your own.
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And in some tables the refs are racking. It makes no sense.
I can imagine the TD saying, "rack your own if you both agree, otherwise the ref racks."
The players probably have far more experience racking and are more careful to remove gaps. I think the one ball is on the spot, which means it's best for the rack to be completely tight. Does anyone know the official height of the rack?
Posts 48 & 50.
I can't even get the stream pages to load. They worked for awhile yesterday but then they didn't and now they still don't.
FYI, according to the brackets for tomorrow's schedule, there will only be a 4AM & 6AM (eastern) set of loser side matches to complete the group stage.
I did the heavy lifting to this page. lol
I just watched that match. Some observations:
• Takano racked every ball in the same spot every time, Wu did not. "This tournament will be conducted and played according to WPA rules and regulations ..." says the Tournament Information page. So pattern racking is illegal unless the event obtained a waiver from the WPA and informed the players at the players' meeting.
• The wing ball was made on the break all 17 times. ugh.
• Takano had 6 B&R's on his 9 breaks (4 of 8 for Wu), and, as mentioned above, the last 6 racks were all B&R's.
• Both players had some unexpected misses.
Summary of status for USA players:
SVB and Deuel -- went 2-0 and are on to the single-elim. (knockout) round of 64 on Monday.
Hart -- went 0-2 and is out of the event.
Lombardo, Thorpe, and Tokoph -- stand at 1-1 and must win their match tomorrow to get to the round of 64. Lombardo plays Mazen Berjaoui from Lebanon, Thorpe plays Roland Garcia (2nd place last year), and Tokoph plays John Morra.
SVB and Deuel -- went 2-0 and are on to the single-elim. (knockout) round of 64 on Monday.
Hart -- went 0-2 and is out of the event.
Lombardo, Thorpe, and Tokoph -- stand at 1-1 and must win their match tomorrow to get to the round of 64. Lombardo plays Mazen Berjaoui from Lebanon, Thorpe plays Roland Garcia (2nd place last year), and Tokoph plays John Morra.