US Open 08/18-23

skogstokig said:
no filler on the tv table. now i get that kaci v ko is the match for that time slot, but there definitely is a pattern here. the best player in the world has become "back table josh"
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I am sure some of this has been going on, but MR has put the focus on American players more than anyone else. Probably because U.S. viewers make up a large shar of their audience/WNT subscribers. Gorst also has a very big international following.

The second Filler match was on Table 3 in the first phase btw. None of his three matches were competitive, though. MR made the right call.

Heck, I seldom watch Gorst when I know he is going to win or he jumps out to a big lead over a a clearly inferior player. I prefer to watch more competitive matches.

Filler will get plenty of TV time. I would guess, starting in the round of 32. On paper, the Filler-Lo Ho Sum match doesn't see like one of the better ones in the early session today.
 
jbart65 said:
I am sure some of this has been going on, but MR has put the focus on American players more than anyone else. Probably because U.S. viewers make up a large shar of their audience/WNT subscribers. Gorst also has a very big international following.

The second Filler match was on Table 3 in the first phase btw. None of his three matches were competitive, though. MR made the right call.

Heck, I seldom watch Gorst when I know he is going to win or he jumps out to a big lead over a a clearly inferior player. I prefer to watch more competitive matches.

Filler will get plenty of TV time. I would guess, starting in the round of 32. On paper, the Filler-Lo Ho Sum match doesn't see like one of the better ones in the early session today.
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sure, he will get TV time, because eventually they go to a three table setup.
 
Frosty said:
There is none. This is just one of the several maddening things that have transpired with MR buying the rights to, and running the US Open. It used to be a true double elimination tournament until the Final, not getting it to 64 and then going to single elimination, quite unjust to those still on the winners side.

Then there’s the change from the once standard race to 11 being to 9 now until it goes to the round of 64, then I believe it becomes a race to 10. While many might not think the difference matters, it favors weaker players and alters the event. Sadly Barry’s family sold his legacy for filthy lucre, and were now at the mercy of however MR wants to run it.
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No advantages? Most of them had a day off to rest. And they're also guaranteed to draw a player in the round of 64 who did not have that luxury. I'd call that an advantage.
 
skogstokig said:
sure, he will get TV time, because eventually they go to a three table setup.
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I don't know how MR schedules all TV table times. It can be a bit perplexing. Just not sure they are majorly going out of their way to spite Filler. Earlier before the settlement, yes, but not so much now.

One issue with MR is the same with all sports broadcasters. They never want to start showing a match and jump away halfway through. Or televise a match starting when it is halfway over. Viewers have a right to see a whole match carried through.

As such they have to guess before the day starts when matches will end to schedule the TV tables. No easy task when matches are played without a clock. Some matches ran several hours. Others, like the Chua-Garcia match, was over pretty quickly. Both players shot every fast.'

They can do better and eventually they will have to if they want more viewers.
 
Half an hour to show time. Looks like Niels and Konrad on the YouTube channel.
 
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jbart65 said:
I don't know how MR schedules all TV table times. It can be a bit perplexing. Just not sure they are majorly going out of their way to spite Filler. Earlier before the settlement, yes, but not so much now.

One issue with MR is the same with all sports broadcasters. They never want to start showing a match and jump away halfway through. Or televise a match starting when it is halfway over. Viewers have a right to see a whole match carried through.

As such they have to guess before the day starts when matches will end to schedule the TV tables. No easy task when matches are played without a clock. Some matches ran several hours. Others, like the Chua-Garcia match, was over pretty quickly. Both players shot every fast.'

They can do better and eventually they will have to if they want more viewers.
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it's not settled, from what i've heard. between MR and WPA, sure, but not between MR and josh. it's probably just fuel for him though
 
easy-e said:
No advantages? Most of them had a day off to rest. And they're also guaranteed to draw a player in the round of 64 who did not have that luxury. I'd call that an advantage.
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As for his other comments...

Matches run on time.
Worldwide TV coverage.
$500,000 prize fund that's mostly added money.
The prizes are actually paid.
Much stronger fields.

I think @Frosty is a victim of selective memory.
 
fedor must like his route.. no yapp, filler, kaci, ko, biado in that half.

then you look at the other half, in adding to above names are wojciech, jayson, maciol, lechner, wu kun lin, chang yu lung, capito.. brutal
 
skogstokig said:
it's not settled, from what i've heard. between MR and WPA, sure, but not between MR and josh. it's probably just fuel for him though
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Perhaps, but I think it is Josh just still being angry. He's been chilly to everyone since the WNT-WPA blowup. Doesn't do any interviews. Skipping lots of WNT events.

I would not be surprised if Filler got an automatic bid, or wild card, to the Mosconi and declined to attend.

MR, on the other hand, is in the money business. They know Josh in big matches is good for them. They seem quite ready to move on. The announcers certainly talk highly of him. Boyes and Yates especially.
 
Neils Feijin on fire.

Wish he was still a tour regular. His game might be better than ever, in no small part because of his coaching and all the YouTube videos he does. No current player knows more about the game than he does. Some are on par (SVB, Alex), but none better. And none teach as well.

Yet playing off and on means he's never totally sharp - he just screwed up an easy position play while winning 5-0.

Instead of 6-0, it went 5-1 vs. Konrad Juszczyszyn.

Neils should still win, but he seldom makes it easy for himself. Now up 6-1.
 
Neils has a series of drills on YT that build up to Bert Kinister's 6-pointed star. When he won his seventh game, the last three shots were all from one of his drills.

Couldn't help but laugh. I knew exactly how he run out all three shots.

Wins 10-1. Might be the most flawless match I've seen from a player all week. Hope he keeps it up.
 
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