Philippine Open

EDIT: I think this is right:
David Alcaide (Spain) v. Robbie Capito (Hong Kong), Oct 24 11 p.m. EDT <- tonight
Arseni Sevastyanov (Finland) v. Jayson Shaw (Scotland), Oct 25, 12:30 a.m. EDT

Can somebody explain the times of the semifinals? Philippines is 12 hours ahead of Eastern USA time (I think). Does that mean Jayson v.. Arseni match will begin October 26 at 12:30 a.m. Eastern USA time if it begins at 12:30 p.m. October 25 Philippines time?

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SA96 said:
Where was this Jayson Shaw in the Reyes Cup?

More proof that JJ is a horrible coach.
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Come now. JJ can't make Shaw a better or worse player.

The biggest problem with Shaw imo is he gets frustrated too easily when he falls behind and makes mistakes.

He then plays irresponsibly, with a devil may care attitude. He starts firing the ball to try to make things happen. It actually helped him win the Hanoi Open a few years ago vs Ouschan, but usually it just digs him a deeper hole. This failing of his in this regard is really inexcusable given his experience and skill.
 
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Ignacio seems like a pleasant fellow, but he rubs fans and players the wrong way. He knew he was breaking soft but did it anyway. Really starting to dislike him.

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What I learned this week is that for all their talent, most Filipino players lack high-level tactical acumen. Biado is a master, but beyond him? Chua and Roda are above-average but not elite. No others jump out at me. There is a reason none are left in the final 4.

Take Manas. Down 6-3 to Shaw, he tries to bank the 3 ball and barely misses. Problem is, even if he pocketed the bank, he didn't leave himself position for the 4.

At that crucial point in the game, he needed to bury Shaw with a safety so he could win the rack and stop the bleeding. He had an obvious chance to deliver a great safety on the 3 ball.

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After seeing a lot of Sevastyanov since he beat SVB, I have to believe he is going to become one of the top 20 players in the world. His shotmaking is high-level elite. Very good at positioning. Seems quite smart, so his tactical game should improve.

Sure does need to harness his aggressiveness, though. He let Garcia back into the match a few times with questionable shots that were accompanied by plenty of risk.

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Emil Gangflot is a heckuva player, but he is often his own worst enemy. Seen a lot of players like him. He either turns the corner, or ends up being a bubble player.

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David Alcaide is like the tortoise in the Tortoise and the Hare. There's a lot of flashy players in pro pool these days, but he just gets it done.
 
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JAM said:
Can somebody explain the times of the semifinals? Philippines is 12 hours ahead of Eastern USA time (I think). Does that mean Jayson v.. Arseni match will begin October 26 at 12:30 a.m. Eastern USA time if it begins at 12:30 p.m. October 25 Philippines time?
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There is a great tool at timeanddate dot com, namely Time Zone Converter. Enter any locations you need to compare and the time you want.

In this particular case, 12:30 in Manila gets you to 0:30 EDT (like Washington, DC). Yes, that is 12:30 a.m. - of the same day (EDT zone is 12 hrs behind)
 
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By the way, the proper title is "Philippines Open," with an s. Filipino refers to the people and culture, while Philippine describes things like the Philippine flag or Philippine government. So is "Philippine Open" wrong, as like the title of this thread? Well, yes and no. It depends on how you look at it, I guess. Matchroom went with "Philippines Open," with an s.
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The Philippines are also a group of islands, so the plural S is correct. If it were a national competition (governement), no S would be correct. So you can't go wrong really, it is correct no matter how you do it.
 
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realtor1618 said:
The match room break rule is a joke as well. A “forceful” break is too subjective. I’ve seen breaks that aren’t forceful, being let go and ones that are, being called as not. Need something more concrete in my opinion
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Agreed. It's a silly rule and I'm quite shocked it's still in place.
 
15 plus pages of folks talking about how even average pinoys can give the world the orange crush and they are not going to win their inaugural tourney...didn't even have one in the semi's. There has to be some kind of cosmic prankster at work here.

In all seriousness, from what I have seen, the Pinoys seem to be a very warm, humble, happy people. Very rare you see a crowd shot where there aren't laughter and smiles all around.

For some reason, I had it in my mind that pool was the national past time, but I guess that is just because of the sheer number of killers they have. Turns out, Arnis, a martial art, is the national sport. So I learned something new today.
 
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When I first joined AzBilliards back in 2003, I already knew how strong the Filipino contingent was, led by Jose Parica and the so-called "Filipino Invasion." Funny thing is I used to write "Phillipino" or "Philippino" with a p-h until a kind AzB-er set me straight, and I never forgot it.

By the way, the proper title is "Philippines Open," with an s. Filipino refers to the people and culture, while Philippine describes things like the Philippine flag or Philippine government. So is "Philippine Open" wrong, as like the title of this thread? Well, yes and no. It depends on how you look at it, I guess. Matchroom went with "Philippines Open," with an s.

I mention the correct spellings of these words because I have a hunch that we pool fans will be posting a lot about the Philippines, the Philippine culture, and the Filipino pool champions quite often in the future.

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Don’t forget Filipina for the feminine version. I usually call them all Pinoys…a bit like how Canadians call themselves Canucks.
 
Also, add me to the list of folks who think more tournaments should be single elimination.
 
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jbart65 said:
Come now. JJ can't make Shaw a better or worse player.

The biggest problem with Shaw imo is he gets frustrated too easily when he falls behind and makes mistakes.

He then plays irresponsibly, with a devil may care attitude. He starts firing the ball to try to make things happen. It actually helped him win the Hanoi Open a few years ago vs Ouschan, but usually it just digs him a deeper hole. This failing of his in this regard is really irresponsible given his experience and skill.
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Exactly that. He has actually had a pretty good year going to the last 16 in most tournaments but then when he starts to lose or does a bad miss, he can get sulky and throws the match
 
jbart65 said:
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After seeing a lot of Sevastyanov since he beat SVB, I have to believe he is going to become one of the top 20 players in the world. His shotmaking is high-level elite. Very good at positioning. Seems quite smart, so his tactical game should improve.

Sure does need to harness his aggressiveness, though. He let Garcia back into the match a few times with questionable shots that were accompanied by plenty of risk.
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yeah. pool is his 3rd best game. He played Russian Pyramid 1st then Finnish Kaisa and he start play little bit pool when he was 16-17..
I actually might be only one here Finland who has positive score here vs him on Finnish Kaisa and pool. While he was winning almost every tournament 2 year period here he always lost to me. Couple times in finals and other times last day of tournaments. He is straightest shooter i ever seen but i was playing with game plan that abused those weaknesses that you stated.
 
Poolmanis said:
yeah. pool is his 3rd best game. He played Russian Pyramid 1st then Finnish Kaisa and he start play little bit pool when he was 16-17..
I actually might be only one here Finland who has positive score here vs him on Finnish Kaisa and pool. While he was winning almost every tournament 2 year period here he always lost to me. Couple times in finals and other times last day of tournaments. He is straightest shooter i ever seen but i was playing with game plan that abused those weaknesses that you stated.
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feels like a rapidly improving pool player. hard to peg by the fargo nerds
 
AtLarge said:
Born in Russia or Finland?
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Poolmanis said:
Finland
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The reason I asked is that the Mezz website says Arseni was born in Russia. I just checked his Facebook page and it says he is from Petrozavodsk in Russia, graduated from high school in Kotka, Finland, and lives in Helsinki. I wonder if his family moved from Russia to Finland when Arseni was quite young. Could be an interesting story as to his background.
 
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