Bad weather in Vietnam 🇻🇳
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thanks. i was tuning in and saw no stream
In the end, Mother Nature always wins. Wishing all the players good rolls and steady nerves at the Hanoi Open.
Reminds me of the 2003 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in the thick of Tropical Storm Isabela. The power went out, and play was delayed for a full day. Everything came to a standstill. When play finally resumed, matches ran late into the night, some starting in the early morning and finishing around 2 a.m. Keith McCready gave it everything he had, but on the final day, running on almost no sleep, he just hit a wall and lost his mojo. But what a fight it was.
Photo credit: Fedor Gorst having some fun with AI.
Reminds me of the 2003 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in the thick of Tropical Storm Isabela. The power went out, and play was delayed for a full day. Everything came to a standstill. When play finally resumed, matches ran late into the night, some starting in the early morning and finishing around 2 a.m. Keith McCready gave it everything he had, but on the final day, running on almost no sleep, he just hit a wall and lost his mojo. But what a fight it was.
Photo credit: Fedor Gorst having some fun with AI.
Because of the rapids ahead, duh
it's the 3rd flood in Hanoi in more than a month, 3-4 storms back to back, it's been tough
luckily this time it's been raining for 1 day only, the the flood was drained quicker than the last 2 times, when it took 3 days to get better
play is underway, I will be at the venue for evening session
luckily this time it's been raining for 1 day only, the the flood was drained quicker than the last 2 times, when it took 3 days to get better
play is underway, I will be at the venue for evening session
Yes, things improved dramatically overnight. Last night, many streets were flooded out. It was impossible to get through to places, including the venue if you weren't already right there. I was concerned whether today would be any good or not, but while there's still plenty of standing water in places the roads are for the most part traversable.
Day 1 was a lot of fun, although I do wish they'd figure something else out with regards to seeding and early matchups. The litany of 9-0/9-1/9-2 scores isn't all that fun. Gotta hunt for a good matchup.
Day 1 was a lot of fun, although I do wish they'd figure something else out with regards to seeding and early matchups. The litany of 9-0/9-1/9-2 scores isn't all that fun. Gotta hunt for a good matchup.
As a viewer, I can do without the many lopsided scores in early Stage 1 play. On the other hand, I believe that having large fields in the Matchroom majors enables local players having lesser skills to test their hands against the world's best, and that this, in turn, helps to stimulate interest in the game locally.
In truth, the "dead money" players as a group are adding a lot to our sport. Nearly every pool player in Vietnam probably knows at least one person that is playing in the Hanoi Open and it is one of the reasons that the event draws so much attention.
Don't fret. By day three, virtually all the "dead money" players will have been eliminated.
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I agree completely. To clarify, my objection is not to dead money. Rather, it is to arranging tournaments so dead money always plays all-stars. I know having a big-name matchup, say, Fedor v Biado, in an early round might not be considered fair to either, but completely randomizing the draw and having those possibilities and an occasional headline matchup early with more tight races (dud v dud and stud v stud both happening) would make those early rounds more appealing. And it might actually increase the interest in those dead money folks if they know they won't necessarily be pitted against a touring pro.
Ah, gotcha. As you rightly point out, the negative of having seeding is that you get more early round mismatches, but I feel the benefits outweigh the costs. The benefit is that, on average, a seeded event will produce a stronger contingent in Stage 2. Another argument in favor of seeding is that it tends to a) reward consistent excellence and b) encourages participation for the elite players.
The first winner's round at a Matchroom major is always going to have a lot of blowouts, but these matches will have little to do with who will reach the last two days of the event.