All Japan Championships

jsp said:
The Wu/Ignacio match will be awesome to see. I'm rooting for Ignacio to win the whole thing, but if Wu continues to break like the 5 racks I saw of him earlier, then no one on earth would beat him.
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There are rumours on grapevine that some want All Japan organisers to ban Wu. Because Wu did not give chances to his opponents and as result his opponents suffer leg cramp sitting down for too long
There are also same rumours about Lining who made Mika sit for long time today
Muahahaha :)
 
gehawe said:
Who is this Antonio Lining?
He seems not young, but I have never heard of him.
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he's as old as bustamante. he's a local idol where i live and we play in the same pool hall in our area. he's had numerous titles here in Asia especially in Japan, as early as 1989. 14 years ago he won this event. 2006, he also won the Japan Open 9-ball. just this July he won the Japan 10-ball Open.
 
also, check out antonio lining's break. he puts the cueball on the center of the kitchen, then hit's the 1 right on the center, medium hit with a little draw. the two balls behind the 1 would aim to the side pockets. he doesnt put too much force on his break - he even uses an open bridge. :)
 
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arps said:
he's as old as bustamante. he's a local idol where i live and we play in the same pool hall in our area. he's had numerous titles here in Asia especially in Japan, as early as 1989. 14 years ago he won this event. 2006, he also won the Japan Open 9-ball. just this July he won the Japan 10-ball Open.
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Also Antonio was runner-up in the World Championship only a year or two ago. When he came through the USA gambling fifteen years ago he bombed everyone he played, giving weight to almost everyone! Some very good players who will go nameless here didn't want any part of him.
 
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P.S. Just a little factoid that is completely off the subject, but I mention it here because so many are reading this thread. There is a youngster from Cebu named Anton who is maybe 17 or 18 years old, and is beating everybody for the cash right now, and I mean EVERYBODY! I heard about him the last time I was there and he is being billed as the next Efren. I have a feeling we will be hearing a lot more about him in the future.
 
jay helfert said:
P.S. Just a little factoid that is completely off the subject, but I mention it here because so many are reading this thread. There is a youngster from Cebu named Anton who is maybe 17 or 18 years old, and is beating everybody for the cash right now, and I mean EVERYBODY! I heard about him the last time I was there and he is being billed as the next Efren. I have a feeling we will be hearing a lot more about him in the future.
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So, when are you sneaking, I mean bringing him over? ;)
 
jay helfert said:
P.S. Just a little factoid that is completely off the subject, but I mention it here because so many are reading this thread. There is a youngster from Cebu named Anton who is maybe 17 or 18 years old, and is beating everybody for the cash right now, and I mean EVERYBODY! I heard about him the last time I was there and he is being billed as the next Efren. I have a feeling we will be hearing a lot more about him in the future.
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i know that kid. that's Anton Raga, 17 years old. He became cebu champion at the age of 15. someone told me he beat Alcano giving the world champ 9-10 handicap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhbmPcyW26I
 
I hope Lo Li Wen takes this down. He hasn't had a big win in a long time, but I love how he plays the game and he is one of my favorites to watch. He has more finesse and control than just about anyone I've seen.
 
I was very impressed with Antonio Lining last night in his match against Mika Immonen. Mika had a 2-0 lead and then Antonio took over and eventually won 11-4. Even with Orcullo, Biado and Corteza out, the pinoys are still going strong with Lining, Johann Chua and Jeff Ignacio. They should be the dark horses in this tournament.
 
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f210 said:
I was very impressed with Antonio Lining last night in his match against Mika Immonen. Mika had a 2-0 lean and then Antonio took over and eventually won 11-4. Even with Orcullo, Biado and Corteza out, the pinoys the pinoys are still going strong with Lining, Johann Chua and Jeff Ignacio. They should be the dark horses in this tournament.
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I will bet at least one Pinoy makes the Semis.
 
spartan said:
16 left standing to do battle on last day 24 Nov 10am local time 8pm EST
5 Japan (oi, tadasu, kohei, yoshihiri, lo li wen)
5 Phil (Lining, Chua, Ignacio, Gallego, Faroen)
3 Taiwan (Chang JL, Chang YL, Fu)
2 China (Li, Wu)
1 Europe (Ralf)

http://jpba.ne.jp/wp/info/all-japan-brackets-in-english/
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By continent::smile:

Africa -- 0
Antarctica -- 0
Asia -- 15
Australia -- 0
Europe -- 1
North America -- 0
South America -- 0
 
jay helfert said:
Also Antonio was runner-up in the World Championship only a year or two ago. When he came through the USA gambling fifteen years ago he bombed everyone he played, giving weight to almost everyone! Some very good players who will go nameless here didn't want any part of him.
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Jay, for some reasons you mixed up Lining and Gabica! But due to all other very knowledgeable comments I've seen from you over the years I can only give you a 0.983 Accu-Stats... :killingme::killingme:
 
buddha162 said:
None of them are considered underdogs!
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Well, Ignacio and Chua are relatively new names compared to Chang, Wu and Souquet. I hope we see at least one of them in the live stream table which starts at 8 pm US EST tonight.
 
So there are 4 rounds of play left (15 matches), and I imagine we'll get to see just 4 matches. But they should all be good.
 
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playdoubles said:
Jay, for some reasons you mixed up Lining and Gabica! But due to all other very knowledgeable comments I've seen from you over the years I can only give you a 0.983 Accu-Stats... :killingme::killingme:
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Ha Ha, you're right. But Antonio did make the finals in a major tournament not too long ago.
 
I was wondering why this event is being concluded on a Monday. So I checked (Wiki) and found that Nov. 23 is a public holiday in Japan called Labour Thanksgiving Day. Since Nov. 23 is a Sunday this year, the holiday is being observed on Monday, Nov. 24. So this is a long weekend this year in Japan, and someone is going to have a really nice Thanksgiving Day.

"This national holiday was established in 1948 as an occasion for praising labor, celebrating production and giving one another thanks. Prior to the establishment of this holiday, November 23 was celebrated as an imperial harvest festival called Niiname-sai (新嘗祭?)."
 
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I can't overstate how impressed I am with the general level of play.

The play of the Asian guys I've never heard of (and I've heard of anyone who has ever done anything in international competition) has been most impressive, especially their pattern play.

It all evidnces what I've heard for years, which is that the talent pool in Asia is as deep as the Pacific Ocean.
 
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