Player ratings:
ASIA
Yapp, A-plus. The best and most consistent player on Asia. He was nervous as hell the first day, but steady as a rock on the final one. He has one of the nicest short draws on the circuit. Great weapon.
Ko, B-plus. He was a bit shaky on day one, but by day two settled down. He bailed out teammates on position play and was a steadying force.
Duong, B-plus. The most doubted player coming into the tournament was strong the first two and a half days. He faltered a bit toward the end, but made some really tough shots over all four days. He seemed to improve a lot tactically from even just a few months ago.
Biado, B. Carlo ran hot and cold. He was nervous a bit playing at home, but clearly had a lot of fun. Some big Biado moments, and some bad misses on long balls. One of the announcers kept commenting on how the only flaw in his game, relatively speaking, is long shots. Biado missed at least 3-4 long straight shots over the four days.
Chua, B. He didn't play much and lost all three singles and doubles matches he was in. Made some of the best shots of the tourney, but wasn't as flawless as he was in Hanoi. Still played well, but didn't shine.
EUROPE
Shaw, B-plus. He was great the final day with two singles wins, but he had two costly misses in the first three days that cost his team points. Best player by far on Europe.
Alcaide, B. Hard to pick the next best player, but Alcaide did win the other singles match on the Euro side. Made a few big errors like all his teammates, but was a bit steadier.
Krause, C. Didn't play much, but didn't make as many bad mistakes as his teammates when he was out there. His bold carom win on the 9 in the very first team match prevented a much deeper Euro loss.
Kaci, C-. Didn't look like himself and was not confident. Lost handily in singles to Duong on day one and had no wins except in the team match.
FSR, D. Good teammate and great player, but he was arguably the weakest link on Team Europe in the 2023 Mosconi and he was the weakest link in the Reyes. Did take part in a doubles win and played a lot, but he made more key shot or positioning mistakes than anyone on Europe. His odd pushout in the final singles match vs Yapp allowed Yapp to hit a 2-9 combo. Bizarre.