Keep an eye on Oliver Ortmann. This guy is a bigtime player who's been in suspend mode for a few years until the IPT. But he has all the tools and the track record in high pressure events to win the whole thing.
Watch out for Ortmann
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I'm gonna disagree and say he doesn't get out of Round 4 which would place him in the bottom 36.
tedkaufman said:
As far as I know Ortmann hasn't won much in the past 6 years or s
ther than a 2nd at World pool Masters a few years back, what has he done lately?I agree with your "suspend mode" analysis.In this regard he kind of reminds me of Bustamante.
Both capable of playing scary good pool (looking like world beaters),however, when it comes down to the nitty gritty with the big boys, they seem to fizzle.Yes his (A) game is scary strong,but champions seem to survive when they have periods of not playing their (A) game.
I would be very surprised to see Ortmann sustain consistencey and win the whole thing.Having said that, it's not an impossibility.
RJ
recoveryjones said:As far as I know Ortmann hasn't won much in the past 6 years or s
RJ
The more appropiate question would be "what has he played in lately?" I'm not aware of Oliver playing any major tournaments here in North America the last couple years (with the exception of the BCA Open) which would make it pretty tough for him to have won any tournaments.
What Oliver has played in lately has mostly been in Europe, the Euro-Tour the European Championships etc. He won two out of three disciplines at this years European Championships so I wouldn't say he hasn't won anything.
Personally, I think if Oliver can get on a roll he will be a player to watch out for, but I wouldn't be surprised if he's finished after today either. One thing is for sure, I wouldn't underestimate him for one second.
Ortmann
Ortmann in the final six. See what I was talking about!
Ortmann in the final six. See what I was talking about!
