2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

sjm said:
Actually, Johan coached Team USA 3 times, and in his first attempt in 2017, Team USA lost 11-4. In his three years coaching Team USA combined, Team USA won 26 matches and lost 28 matches. It's not as if he turned Team USA into some kind of juggernaut. Yes, he was a very solid coach.
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I wouldn't say he turned them into juggernauts but he turned them into winners.

"A very solid coach" seems a bit of an understatement seeing as he was the first coach to help USA win in 2018 since........................ 2009. That in itself is pretty major. USA was on a 8 year losing streak.

I agree with Darren Appleton, teams don't need a coach, they need a leader. He mentioned Johan being upset with them if they were late to practice or woke up late and stuff like that, I think that's one thing that's missing, the discipline factor. It was treated like a real prestigious event with the utmost importance and urgency. I just don't see the hunger or dedication from anyone on team ROW maybe except for Moritz due to youth.
 
If you guys had to pick an Asia B team, excluding active team members, who are you picking and would they still win against the current team ROW?

I'd pick:

Ko Pin-Yi
Ko Ping-Chung
Anton Raga
Naoyuki Oi
Robbie Capito
Kun Lin Wu: non-playing captain for shits and giggles.

Team ROW still loses.
 
Kris_b1104 said:
he was the first coach to help USA win in 2018 since........................ 2009.
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And first and foremost, he was the one who made the very first step to making team Europe competitive, in 2007. Prior to that, team USA won something like 11 out of 13. The rest of story we are very well aware of.

Then again, he could not teach players like Tony Drago how to shoot a shot on a pool table. And he did not try that. Instead, he motivated the team. Came up with an idea of a single EU banner with little flags of every country involved, which they were carrying with them wherever they went. And so on.
 
Kris_b1104 said:
If you guys had to pick an Asia B team, excluding active team members, who are you picking and would they still win against the current team ROW?

I'd pick:

Ko Pin-Yi
Ko Ping-Chung
Anton Raga
Naoyuki Oi
Robbie Capito
Kun Lin Wu: non-playing captain for shits and giggles.

Team ROW still loses.
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Harry Vergara
Roland Garcia
Michael Feliciano
Raymund Faraon
Michael Baoanan

Current team ROW roster still loses, hell yeah! 🥳
 
Duane Remick said:
I watch the professional snooker....
From early on, Stephen Hendry had a coach and He became world champ....7 times!
Recently I was watching Shaun Murphy . who also playing great right now...
during the match the commentators mentioned Shaun was with a specific, popular snooker coach.
Pool player would certainly achieve greater results too, having professional coaches, like the snooker players... IMO.
A lot of the snooker players are millionaires
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question is if they win $$ because they have coaches or if it's that they make enough $$ to afford coaches in the first place
 
Vahmurka said:
Harry Vergara
Roland Garcia
Michael Feliciano
Raymund Faraon
Michael Baoanan

Current team ROW roster still loses, hell yeah! 🥳
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Hard to argue with that line-up and how team ROW is currently playing.

Dennis Orcollo as non-playing captain?

Asia C team would be:

James Aranas
Lee Van Corteza
Jeffrey Roda
Chang Yu-Lung
Jeffrey Ignacio

Team ROW still loses
 
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skogstokig said:
i'm guesstimating that chua and manas would be lower than moritz and FSR
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Not sure about FSR, but I don't follow pool closely during the summer months when I do trapshooting.
I believe Moritz earned his place so regardless of how he does in the Reyes Cup I wouldn't question his pick.
 
Kris_b1104 said:
I wouldn't say he turned them into juggernauts but he turned them into winners.

"A very solid coach" seems a bit of an understatement seeing as he was the first coach to help USA win in 2018 since........................ 2009. That in itself is pretty major. USA was on a 8 year losing streak.

I agree with Darren Appleton, teams don't need a coach, they need a leader. He mentioned Johan being upset with them if they were late to practice or woke up late and stuff like that, I think that's one thing that's missing, the discipline factor. It was treated like a real prestigious event with the utmost importance and urgency. I just don't see the hunger or dedication from anyone on team ROW maybe except for Moritz due to youth.
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Agreed. Nice post.
 
skill probably 60-40 asia. Will never change, might even widen the gap in coming years.

Chemistry 90-10. Id give row another 4-5 years before they win their first.

Homecourt 100-0. Put this in vegas lets see how Asia responds to pressure. Playing in front of family and friends gives confidence,the opposite of pressure

Row has no chance at all
 
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pt109 said:
I just listened to Daz on FB….I liked everything he said….that’s who ROW needed in their corner.
Reminds me of what Napoleon said of English soldiers “Give me English soldiers and French officers and I’ll conquer the world.”
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aside from the physical violence he suggested, and his general hotheadedness, i think he would be a good choice. he certainly knows a lot about winning these events.

another option is niels. but he is still competitive enough to be in the team. and probably would have been a better choice than FSR
 
Scott Frost has just claimed AJ Manas is going to become a world champions in no less than three next years.
Yikes!
 
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