LOL talk about vitriol.
vitrol and cussing like what you are posting is bad for this forum .
That is real crass :grin:
Questions CSI should answer about 25July2014 Ko Pin Yi-Ralf Souquet 8ball semifinal
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LOL talk about vitriol.
vitrol and cussing like what you are posting is bad for this forum .
That is real crass :grin:
Agreed... IMHO the situation was handled pretty much the way it needed to be handled.
Guy wins his group, can't play for whatever reason (flight snafu, broken arm, wife giving birth, whatever...) then the guy who placed 2nd in that group moves up and plays. Seems simple enough to me.
IMHO, some people just have WAAAAYYYYY too much time on their hands. Good for you to not have enough REAL problems to worry about.
Mark did nothing wrong here, and he owes no one an apology.
Exactly how may of you people complaining were actually at the Rio participating in the BCA and watching these events?
There was 1 and only 1 choice to replace Ralf, that was the runner up in the group, whom was SVB. This was a round robin format, so a player from each group plays in the Semi finals, it's that easy.
Exactly how may of you people complaining were actually at the Rio participating in the BCA and watching these events?
There was 1 and only 1 choice to replace Ralf, that was the runner up in the group, whom was SVB. This was a round robin format, so a player from each group plays in the Semi finals, it's that easy.
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He could have just as easily chosen to issue a forfeit, and issued a bye.
Then this thread wouldn't be here and Ko wouldn't have gotten screwed.
They have already done similar in the past ,, and just why do you think they make the turny's invitational in the first place ,,,
If you really cared about pool and you know all this xyz is bad for pool wouldn't you try to limit that ,
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tap tap...well said and I agree 100%. I enjoyed every minute of the stream. Not often you get to see top notch pros playing 8 ball; my favorite game. The stream was flawless (except for some mic volume issues) and I enjoyed not only the stream but the commentary as well. Feel like I learned a couple things watching it all. It was depressing though watching them run out so much.....
it's not just an invitational if there's an entry fee.
You guys are so dramatic.
CSI has a format to generate four players from 16 to battle it off at the venue of a major amateur event, and a wrinkle appears when one of the advancing players backs out. They respond with the reasonable action of advancing the next player from the group.....
Go back to talking about CTE aiming....
Reasonable would have been to issue Ko a bye.
Then, no threads, no outrage, no one screwed.
Speaking of aiming, it's always good to aim for fairness !!!
No I did not go to Rio ..only watched the stream. So I am not qualified to comment? LOL
LOL i don't like that CTE aiming which jamming up this forum more than CSI threads
But I am tired of even justifying why it should be forfeit/walkover rather than replacement of Ralf
Cos for everyone here who agrees with CSI decision there one who disagrees so it is probably 50:50 Don't believe me Just read the responses and threads and some poll done recently. It is down the line 50% either way give or take few %
Elsewhere like on this facebook account https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10152327261017621&id=64361417620 there is probably bigger % who disagree
So it is not a minority or few guys who disagree. Rest assured those who disagree are not the lynching mob.
That's okay, because we'll never hear it anyway !
lol. "Outrage."
?!
Ha, ha. Stop it. You're killin' me.
Lou Figueroa
like maybe two guys
have their panties in a wad
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Here's a question for them.
Ask them about this ???
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Originally Posted by NlceGuy
Not only is it true, it was not the first time either. The same threat was uttered when they didn't want to do the mandatory FREE lessons for hour a day, after paying entry fee and flight to attend this 'invitational'.
Overall, it was a badly run event and really showed Mark and CSI's true colors. The threat of money was used on more then the Taiwanese, there were those involved in the broadcast staff that didn't like the decision either and received similar threats. Even if this event were to ever happen again, without some major changes to the format/money, at least half the field here will likely not be back.
At this point, its all over and the results speak for themselves. Not even the last minute 'no jump cue' rule could stop big and little ko from steamrolling the 10 ball event. And little ko showed a lot of heart to not get distracted and play near perfect pool to win the 8 ball finals. Despite everything, we did get to witness some great pool.
Ask them about this ???
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Originally Posted by NlceGuy
Not only is it true, it was not the first time either. The same threat was uttered when they didn't want to do the mandatory FREE lessons for hour a day, after paying entry fee and flight to attend this 'invitational'.
Overall, it was a badly run event and really showed Mark and CSI's true colors. The threat of money was used on more then the Taiwanese, there were those involved in the broadcast staff that didn't like the decision either and received similar threats. Even if this event were to ever happen again, without some major changes to the format/money, at least half the field here will likely not be back.
At this point, its all over and the results speak for themselves. Not even the last minute 'no jump cue' rule could stop big and little ko from steamrolling the 10 ball event. And little ko showed a lot of heart to not get distracted and play near perfect pool to win the 8 ball finals. Despite everything, we did get to witness some great pool.
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I hereby declare this is THE best answer to the dilemma.
Mark presented a product (a service) with the money he garnered.
If we chose to patronize that service, there is only one caveat emptor:
so long as the basic service you paid for is rendered,
none of us should complain as to HOW that service was rendered.
That is up to the owner (Mark). It's his product, It's his business.
If we can't run our own businesses in this country,
then what good is it to invest our resources to get that business??!!
I now see the fallacy of anyone pointing fingers at Mark.
Let him run his business the way he chooses!!!!!!!
THIS IS AMERICA!!
End of story!
The action can no longer be regarded as 'reasonable' considering Souquet was paid 3rd place, as stated by sjm here. Therefore, the action resulted in a breach somewhere in the agreed upon payouts. There would be no such conflict if Ko automatically advanced to the finals.
As sjm posted, Souquet getting paid 3rd place is a very significant point that cannot be ignored. If CSI wants to justify their actions without any breaches in agreements, then they must strip Ralf of his 3rd place finish and prize money. Otherwise, CSI has essentially committed a breach of contract, which should not sit well with anyone in the pool community.