Pan Xiaoting and Okumura win in Japan

[Colin Colenso]

Congrats to my friend Pan Xiaoting on winning for her second time at the Japan All Open. She beat Kim Ga Young on the way. I don't know who she played in the final but she won it 9-1

Okumura of Japan won the mens beating Mike Immonen 11-5 in the final.

Last 16 in the womens was:
Women Last 16:

Chang Shu-Hun (TPE)
Akio Otani

Akimi Kajitani
Miyuki Fuke

Namiki Sakiko
Zhou Meng-Meng (China)

Japanese
Jeong Soug-Hyun (KOR)

Jeniffer Chen (TPE)
Lin Yuan-Chun (TPE)

Lim Yun-Mi (KOR)
Chen Ya-Ling (TPE)

Tsai Pei-Chen (TPE)
Japanese

Kim Ga-Young (KOR)
Pan Xiao-Ting (China)

Men's Results:

Last 32
Chang Pei-Wei11-5Japanese
Toshikawa Akikumo11-4Kawabata Satoshi
Antonio Lining11-6Japanese
Kusano Hisashi11-6Japanese

Okumura Takeshi11-3Warren Kiamco
Efren Reyes11-2Takahashi Kunihiko
Yang Ching-Shun11-10Wu Yu-Lun
Chao Fong-Pang11-9Japanese

Francisco Bustamante5-11Ralf Souquet
Mika Immonen11-2Japanese
Japanese4-11Chen Ying-Chieh
Japanese11-6 Lee Kung-Fang

Japanese5-11Tanaka Masaaki
Japanese9-11Japanese
Japanese8-11Hsia Hui-Kai
Wu Chia-Ching11-10Wang Ming(CHN)

Last 16
Chang Pei-Wei 11-9 Toshikawa Akikumo
Kusano Hisashi 11-8 Antonio Lining

Okumura Takeshi 11-7 Efren Reyes
Yang Ching-Shun 11-9 Chao Fong-Pang

Ralf Souquet 10-11 Mika Immonen
Chen Ying-Chieh 11-8 Japanese

Japanese 11-8 Tanaka Masaaki
Hsia Hui-Kai 11-5 Wu Chia-Ching

Last few match results:
Okumura 11-4 Yang Ching-Shun
Okumura 11-10 Kusano Hisashi

Final
Okumura 11-5 Mika Immonen

That's all I know for now.

 

[Colin Colenso]

Some more info:

Final: Pan Xiao Ting (CHN) 9-1 Takagi Makiko (JPN)
Semi: Pan Xiao Ting (CHN) 9-6 Lin Yuan-Chun (Taiwan)
Quater: Pan Xiao Ting (CHN) 9-3 Tsai Pei-Chen (Taiwan)
L16: Pan Xiao Ting (CHN)9-7 Kim Ga-Young (Korea)

 

[lewdo26]

Whoa! That was one hell of a strong tournament. Thanks for posting, Colin. Okumura is one of those players that doesn't get nearly the recognition he deserves simply because of his deliberate style. Right up there with JJ, Varner, Ralph, Parica & Co.

I'm happy for him and I hope I'll be able to see him play live one day. Only seen 'em on Accu-stats so far and loved it.

 

[Colin Colenso]

Whoa! That was one hell of a strong tournament. Thanks for posting, Colin. Okumura is one of those players that doesn't get nearly the recognition he deserves simply because of his deliberate style. Right up there with JJ, Varner, Ralph, Parica & Co.

I'm happy for him and I hope I'll be able to see him play live one day. Only seen 'em on Accu-stats so far and loved it.

I'm yet to see him play, but it is an excellent performance.

The men's All Japan Open has one of the toughest international fields in pool. Unfortunately not quite enough money to lure the best US players it seems.

 

[yobagua]

Thanks Colin! Do you know the payouts?

 

[Colin Colenso]

Prizemoney

Thanks Colin! Do you know the payouts?

Just found them:
PRIZE MONEY :
Men 1st $16,700. 2nd $8,300, 3-4th $4,150, 5-8th $2,075, 9-16th $1,000, 17-32nd $500

Women: 1st $5,000, 2nd $2,500, 3-4th 1,250 etc etc.

(APBU sanction fee (5%) will be deducted.)

 

[Nostroke]

Just found them:
PRIZE MONEY :
Men 1st $16,700. 2nd $8,300, 3-4th $4,150, 5-8th $2,075, 9-16th $1,000, 17-32nd $500

Women: 1st $5,000, 2nd $2,500, 3-4th 1,250 etc etc.

(APBU sanction fee (5%) will be deducted.)

Colin-What is the status with Xiao Ting and the States-Is she coming? If so where/when? Thanks

NS

 

[mjantti]

Dammit, this is the 4th ( ) time Mika has lost the final of the Japan Open. It seems to have a spell on Mika....

Well, congrats to Okumura, I didn't he was still shooting 'em straight. And congrats to Pan Xiaoting as well !