All Japan 10 Ball Championship 2013 (21-24Nov2013)
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Ko is my bet to win now, but also wont be surprised to see Chang win as well. Both this guys are awesome players.
whoever wins will win for 2nd time
The way Ko is breaking IMHO he is slight favorite
Thanks for update , when is the final ?
right now http://www.ustream.tv/channel/all-japan-championship-2011
Ko leading 1-0
He broke 2nd rack and scratch and now Chang at table to make it 1-1
Thanks I guess stream viewers is maxed cannot connect to it
Seems like a good game to wake up to. Ko leading 8-6 now, tightening up.
Not a big fan of your opponent being allowed to practice and keep their stroke up every single time a player takes a time-out. It seems to take away the advantage of calling a time-out after your opponent makes a huge mistake, as you're basically giving them the opportunity to practice whatever they messed up 10 times, make it 8 out of 10 times, and feel confident again. Maybe time-outs should not be used offensively, but I don't like it much. I've also seen that rack 'catch' a few balls in fortuitous ways and disrupt or end run-outs.
All in all, though, a great tournament.
Edited for 9-6 Ko.
Now it's Hill-Hill. Great Final.
Not a big fan of your opponent being allowed to practice and keep their stroke up every single time a player takes a time-out. It seems to take away the advantage of calling a time-out after your opponent makes a huge mistake, as you're basically giving them the opportunity to practice whatever they messed up 10 times, make it 8 out of 10 times, and feel confident again. Maybe time-outs should not be used offensively, but I don't like it much. I've also seen that rack 'catch' a few balls in fortuitous ways and disrupt or end run-outs.
All in all, though, a great tournament.
Edited for 9-6 Ko.
Now it's Hill-Hill. Great Final.
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Comedy of errors in the last rack. Chang scratches on the break, but the 4 and 10 hug up against each other and Ko's pattern leads him to shoot the plant and try to bank the 10 and win the game, a shot which he misses very badly. He leaves the 4 hanging in front of the side pocket. Chang makes the 4 but right before he shoots someone talks pretty loudly around the tables and rips away his concentration: the cue ball caroms off the 10 ball and scratches in the corner pocket. Ko is out and wins it all.
here's the video of the final rack, http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/41061427.
man, that was weird. the rack was a walk in the park. funny how really strange things happen, especially in a hill-hill championship rack where every move counts.
anyway, the match was awesome.
banking the 10
Ko's decision to bank the 10-ball does not look like top-flight decision making. Could he at least have tried to put the cue ball somewhere safe in case he missed the bank?
Watching the video, also, it's clear that Chang's scratch on the 10 ball had nothing to do with any talking or distraction. So in the case game, Chang gets to the table twice, and scratches both times. There's a word for that.
Ko's decision to bank the 10-ball does not look like top-flight decision making. Could he at least have tried to put the cue ball somewhere safe in case he missed the bank?
Watching the video, also, it's clear that Chang's scratch on the 10 ball had nothing to do with any talking or distraction. So in the case game, Chang gets to the table twice, and scratches both times. There's a word for that.
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Joe, do you think Johann's ready for the US? i mean, he was a semifinalist on both 2012 and 2013 Japan Open. his break is awesome and he's fought all top Filipino players; beat Mika today and almost took the game against Chang today.
NYC cue dude
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Lol. Johann can play with anyone in the world under tournament conditions. Sure there may be situations that come up rarely where more experience could come in handy, but he can play and beat anyone on any given day. And no, I'm not saying he can come here and beat Shane in a race to 100 on the TAR table.