US Open Brackets are up.

[eastcoast_chris]

Not easy to search for and not linked from where you'd expect, but here they are;

Brackets

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Matches

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Hanoi Open - Nineball

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[FastManners]

Because of some interesting seeing decisions there are a few monster first round draws. The one that jumps out at me is Tim De Ruyter (746 fargo) vs Kim Laaksonen (783 fargo). Pretty rough to be seeded and draw a 783! Especially when there are a number of sub 700 fargo players who have been seeded. Szolnoki vs Joven Bustamante and Lukas Francisco Verner vs Scott Frost are other tough first round draws.

 

[8cree]

Thanks for the links!

Looks like our own Tinman and Sky could play second round if they both win their first matches.

 

[sjm]

Because of some interesting seeing decisions there are a few monster first round draws. The one that jumps out at me is Tim De Ruyter (746 fargo) vs Kim Laaksonen (783 fargo). Pretty rough to be seeded and draw a 783! Especially when there are a number of sub 700 fargo players who have been seeded. Szolnoki vs Joven Bustamante and Lukas Francisco Verner vs Scott Frost are other tough first round draws.

Seeding is based on rankings, usually based on a one-year measure of performance. Fargo is a longer-term measure. For example, DeRuyter carries a Matchroom ranking of #95. Laaksonen checks in at #278 in the Matchroom rankings, meaning year to date performance lags behind his pedigree as suggested by Fargo. There are no seeding decisions and seeding at the majors has never been based on Fargo.

Of course, what you post is accurate, for accomplished players can draw each other in the first round of a tournament in both seeded and unseeded events.

...luck of the draw, there's no getting away from it.

 

[FastManners]

Seeding is based on rankings, usually based on a one-year measure of performance. Fargo is a longer-term measure. For example, DeRuyter carries a Matchroom ranking of #95. Laaksonen checks in at #278 in the Matchroom rankings, meaning year to date performance lags behind his pedigree as suggested by Fargo. There are no seeding decisions and seeding at the majors has never been based on Fargo.

Of course, what you post is accurate, for accomplished players can draw each other in the first round of a tournament in both seeded and unseeded events.

...luck of the draw, there's no getting away from it.

As a viewer it certainly makes for some tasty first round encounters.
Seedings wise, I personally prefer the tennis method of taking into account known ability, however I certainly understand Matchroom's stand point.
Either way, I am pretty excited for the US Open to start.

 

[Rickhem]

Just looking over the brackets I see a lot of the flags in those little circles for nationality.
Interesting that Fedor Gorst has a blank circle.

 

[8cree]

Wolford the only guy with a hat on in his Matchroom pic... they didn't hafta do that lol

 

[westcoast]

Likely Earl vs. Ralf match up in the 2nd round!

 

[skogstokig]

Likely Earl vs. Ralf match up in the 2nd round!

also likely a tv table match, knowing MR's feelings for the pearl

regarding laaksonen that was always gonna be a nasty draw, the same with chang yu lung. they haven't performed and that's why they're unseeded. chang went 2 and out last MR event, but when he gets in the groove he's a killer, he can beat anyone

 

[sjm]

Wolford the only guy with a hat on in his Matchroom pic... they didn't hafta do that lol

If he qualifies for the Mosconi, I doubt the picture of him on the Mosconi Cup program cover will have him wearing that hat. Perhaps he can use this as motivation.

 

[Zeek]

Where can the live stream be seen for this?

 

[madmartigan]

Because of some interesting seeing decisions there are a few monster first round draws. The one that jumps out at me is Tim De Ruyter (746 fargo) vs Kim Laaksonen (783 fargo). Pretty rough to be seeded and draw a 783! Especially when there are a number of sub 700 fargo players who have been seeded. Szolnoki vs Joven Bustamante and Lukas Francisco Verner vs Scott Frost are other tough first round draws.

I like Lukas in that match. He recently beat Moritz Neuhausen, who kinda looks like the next European great.

 

[sjm]

Lukas Francisco Verner vs Scott Frost are other tough first round draws.

His name is Lukas Fracasso Verner

 

[AtLarge]

Where can the live stream be seen for this?

In a news release a few days ago they said: "Full broadcast details will be published ahead of the US Open Pool Championship."

But in the US, it will be on DAZN every day. Strange, though, that for Day 5 (Fri. 29th) DAZN currently lists only a Session 2, starting at 4:30 pm. Let's hope that is just a mistake.

 

[ShortBusRuss]

Seeding is based on rankings, usually based on a one-year measure of performance. Fargo is a longer-term measure. For example, DeRuyter carries a Matchroom ranking of #95. Laaksonen checks in at #278 in the Matchroom rankings, meaning year to date performance lags behind his pedigree as suggested by Fargo. There are no seeding decisions and seeding at the majors has never been based on Fargo.

Of course, what you post is accurate, for accomplished players can draw each other in the first round of a tournament in both seeded and unseeded events.

...luck of the draw, there's no getting away from it.

Mmmmmm.. I don't really see this as a "monster" draw. I think that even if Laaksonen is a little rusty, he still wins this fairly handily. Regardless of what his Matchroom ranking is, I have kind of kept an eye on De Ruyter over the past few years, as he is active on social media, and he seems a little over his head on the world stage, despite his Fargorate. Reviewing his Eurotour results over the past few years, he often goes out 65th place, etc. He does not appear to be an "improving" player, but maybe he has some recent good results that I am not aware of.

 

[AtLarge]

... maybe he has some recent good results that I am not aware of.

De Ruyter (FargoRate 746 now) finished 9th/16th at the European Open last month. In the single-elimination matches he beat Can Salim (773 now) and Tobias Bongers (782 now), then lost to SVB.

 

[skogstokig]

Mmmmmm.. I don't really see this as a "monster" draw. I think that even if Laaksonen is a little rusty, he still wins this fairly handily. Regardless of what his Matchroom ranking is, I have kind of kept an eye on De Ruyter over the past few years, as he is active on social media, and he seems a little over his head on the world stage, despite his Fargorate. Reviewing his Eurotour results over the past few years, he often goes out 65th place, etc. He does not appear to be an "improving" player, but maybe he has some recent good results that I am not aware of.

i think tim is improving. he almost beat shane in the european open QF (or L16?). a good result considering he's a part timer with comparatively low fargo. laaksonen is still the better player but i think tim is making an effort now that a pro tour is shaping up

 

[Poolmanis]

Mmmmmm.. I don't really see this as a "monster" draw. I think that even if Laaksonen is a little rusty, he still wins this fairly handily. Regardless of what his Matchroom ranking is, I have kind of kept an eye on De Ruyter over the past few years, as he is active on social media, and he seems a little over his head on the world stage, despite his Fargorate. Reviewing his Eurotour results over the past few years, he often goes out 65th place, etc. He does not appear to be an "improving" player, but maybe he has some recent good results that I am not aware of.

I agree. Part of his game is racking stuff. Matchroom he cant pull off shenaginans.
He is not even close to world class.
Laaksonen is strong but very rusty. Young kids do that to your game.

 

[camaro69926]

BEF Junior National Champion gets Fedor first round.

 

[FastManners]

His name is Lukas Fracasso Verner

Thanks Stu and oops apologies to Lukas. I have played him before and he is a respectful and talented player.