Peri 9 Ball Open - Oct 2-5

[skogstokig]

One other thing I noticed, the players had trouble breaking off that template rack being used there. A lot of weak looking breaks. I also see why Raga has never really done that well in major tournaments during his match with the Vietnamese champ. At 8-7 Raga he had two chances at an open rack to win and he failed to get out both times. Some how, some way he still won the match. Raga looks to me like a guy who gets weak under pressure at the end of a match.

with the reservation of rumors of personal problems, i think he may be an example of someone 1) not successful in translating money match prowess to tournament play and 2) not playing well outside the islands. i've heard it said his homecourt table is sub 4" and in general trappy.. fun player tho.

 

[skogstokig]

wiktor v hoang is a good match. wiktor up 5-2.

 

[skogstokig]

both sky and billy in the L16, kinda rare. also two indonesians, one of which is new to me

 

[straightline]

both sky and billy in the L16, kinda rare. also two indonesians, one of which is new to me

Bookies.

 

[skogstokig]

Bookies.

yep.

 

[mikepage]

both sky and billy in the L16, kinda rare. also two indonesians, one of which is new to me

I see

ASIA
--Hong Kong
--Philippines
--Indonesia
--Taiwan X 4

ROW
--Bosnia and Herzegovina
--Germany
--Austria
--United States X 2
--Albania
--Spain
--Poland
--Serbia

Quarterfinals have 3 guaranteed ROW and 2 Guaranteed ASIA with 3 up for grabs
(Wu Kun Lin vs Wiktor Zielinski)
(Edward Koyongian vs Skyler Woodward)
(Robbie Capito vs Sanjin Pehlivanovic)