Info on the Young Guns missing @US Open

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Here is a link to how some of the young guns are doing @the World Juniors in Austria.

http://www.wch-pool.com/de/wchRasterBoys.php?lang=de


Looks like the great WU was an early entry into the losers bracket and has fought his way down to the final eight. Of course, I am pulling for St. Louis' own Justin Bergman (this kid just hates to lose) but Jason Klatt will be a tough one to beat.
 
watchez said:
Here is a link to how some of the young guns are doing @the World Juniors in Austria.

http://www.wch-pool.com/de/wchRasterBoys.php?lang=de


Looks like the great WU was an early entry into the losers bracket and has fought his way down to the final eight. Of course, I am pulling for St. Louis' own Justin Bergman (this kid just hates to lose) but Jason Klatt will be a tough one to beat.
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There are two juniors named Wu, and this is not the one that won the World Pool Championship. The one that won the WPC was Chia-Ching Wu (wonder if I spelled that right).
 
Actually, the tourney was over Saturday night. Wu won and is a very strong player. I can understand how he won last year. Justin and Jason looked to be right in the hunt and then in the final 8 their games weren't quite there. The tables played very forgivingly and I think that worked against them. Justin and Jason can compete well with the Asians but they must bring their A-game right out of the gate.

On justcueit.com there are updates for Landon's web link including some pictures. Landon had a great tournament but his seeding put him immediately against very strong players. He lost to Germany's Scmidt 9-5 and then to Hijikata 9-6 the eventual runner-up. Landon had a chance to go up 5-4 on Scmidt and could have gone 7-8 with Hijikata. I could not have been more pleased with the way Landon played.

Stan

watchez said:
Here is a link to how some of the young guns are doing @the World Juniors in Austria.

http://www.wch-pool.com/de/wchRasterBoys.php?lang=de


Looks like the great WU was an early entry into the losers bracket and has fought his way down to the final eight. Of course, I am pulling for St. Louis' own Justin Bergman (this kid just hates to lose) but Jason Klatt will be a tough one to beat.
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stan shuffett said:
Landon had a great tournament but his seeding put him immediately against very strong players.

Stan
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Thanks for the info. So are you saying that Landon didn't get a very high seed? Justin got 5th-8th.

I find it interesting that instead of using the term 'BYE' the bracket uses 'Walkover'.
 
sjm said:
There are two juniors named Wu, and this is not the one that won the World Pool Championship. The one that won the WPC was Chia-Ching Wu (wonder if I spelled that right).
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Yu Lun Wu is the one that beat Chia Chang Wu (WPC champ) in the juniors last year. This is two years in a row Yu Lun Wu has won the world juniors. He has the best break I have ever seen, better then Nevel or Busta or any of those monsters. He is tiny but he snaps it with a hip twist and stops the cue ball dead center of the table every time with unreal power. His stroke is conservative like a Jim Rempe type of player. He is pro level IMO and I have been surprised not to see him on the pro scene right along side Chia Chang.
 
We Finns were happy that our own Abbas Al-Marayati beat Germany's tough-as-nails Nicolas Otterman 9-8 only to get denied the place in the L8 in the hands of a natural talent Artem Koshevoy 8-9 in the winner side. Well, another raising Finnish star in the making finished (no pun) 9th. I heard Abbas played a difficult long bank at the hill-hill against Otterman to stay at the table and eventually running out the final balls! :cool: :D
 
Watchez.......Yes, Landon was(I think # 22) and that was probably about right. Landon just turned 11 and most of the field was 16 or older. Basically a 5th grader against highschoolers. Landon held up well in a tough field. The tourney was for 18 and under. Perhaps one day the event will divide for a 14 and under division......Stan





watchez said:
Thanks for the info. So are you saying that Landon didn't get a very high seed? Justin got 5th-8th.

I find it interesting that instead of using the term 'BYE' the bracket uses 'Walkover'.
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