I have always thought that Ralf is one of the classiest players in the game having heard stories about him from contact with different kinds of culture - they all agree that he is a great guy. To a certain extent, I can kind of see it now as he does seem to have OCD in the sense that he is "overpreparing" for the China event that he is a team member representing his country.
CSI INVITATIONAL 8-BALL (July 23-25, 2014) 16 Players (Winner $8K/ Runner up $5K)
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I have always thought that Ralf is one of the classiest players in the game having heard stories about him from contact with different kinds of culture - they all agree that he is a great guy. To a certain extent, I can kind of see it now as he does seem to have OCD in the sense that he is "overpreparing" for the China event that he is a team member representing his country.
It's always someone elses fault when it comes to CSI.
This wasn't a double-elimination tournament; this was a round-robin. One competitor from the pool moves forward to the next round.
While it is a rare occurrence, it has happened in other sports. There is precedent for an eliminated competitor advancing in place of one who withdrew after qualfiying to advance to the next round.
Withdrawals After Qualfication- FIFA World Cup "FIFA invited Portugal and France, who had both been eliminated in qualifying, to fill the gaps left by Scotland and Turkey."
Ralph withdrew so the second-highest finisher got his spot. Kudos to the organizers for giving the pool world another great match instead of a bye.
While it is a rare occurrence, it has happened in other sports. There is precedent for an eliminated competitor advancing in place of one who withdrew after qualfiying to advance to the next round.
Withdrawals After Qualfication- FIFA World Cup "FIFA invited Portugal and France, who had both been eliminated in qualifying, to fill the gaps left by Scotland and Turkey."
Ralph withdrew so the second-highest finisher got his spot. Kudos to the organizers for giving the pool world another great match instead of a bye.
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First it's not a great match when one player has already been knocked out and
the other should have been in the finals with the bye they should have received.
I have to agree with Wayne VVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV
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Fifa invited Portugal and France who had been eliminated in qualifying but neither of them went. I don't know if they ever tried that again after 1950.
Not much of a precedent.
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Yes of cos. But what is biggest premiere top quality league? UEFA Champions League. It is the benchmark Period
Not really.
Of the top four leagues: La Liga (Spain), Premier League (England), Serie A (Italy) and Bundesliga (Germany), two use goal difference and two use head to head.
I've read studies that say goal difference is fairer over a longer competition (e.g. A season) but that head to head is fairer in a short, tournament group type setting.
Yeah who wants to watch the best two players in a final? Nonsense.