Wu Chia Ching is World 8-Ball Champ for 2005!!!
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mjantti said:
I know there names are not on the list but why are they forbidden ? Is it because the wpc is held taiwan ? I think in order for the IPT to suceed it needs the best in the world playing. That way we can finaly have a real tour and a real worlds number one to look at every year instead of debating who is number one during the year..
Not trying to start any beef whatsoever, but how do you think he will fare on slow nap and 4.5 in. pockets? It probably wouldn't make a differance, but I am curious to see how a lot of the young guns handle playing on these tough conditions.
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shoutout33 said:
Don't know about the slow nap cloth but I saw him break and run five racks in the 9 Ball WC when he was down 16 to 12 to win it. On 4.25 inch pockets. This kid has the game AND the nerves to hang with the very best.
John
I just finished watching him on TV tonight. He just got back from Dubai in the morning and is currently playing in an invitational tournament in Taipei. He came from behind to win his first match. I can't remember exactly how to spell his opponent's name, but it's the same Taiwanese guy who played at the World 8 Ball Championships. Souqet, Strickland, Kuo, Manalo, and Chao lost their 1 match also. Yang, Wu, Chang Pei Wei, Pagulayan, Reyes, and Bustamante won their 1st match. Takahashi lost both matches he played on the first day.
There was a quick interview after Wu's match. The commentator asked Wu how he was able to win the World 8 Ball Championships. Wu roughly replied "I had no idea how to play 8 ball before I went to Dubai because I never really played the game. I learned how to really play the game by watching the other players play while I was at Dubai." I don't think he was being cocky when answering the question, not just because he doesn't look like a cocky kid, but because nobody plays 8 ball much in Taiwan.
There was a quick interview after Wu's match. The commentator asked Wu how he was able to win the World 8 Ball Championships. Wu roughly replied "I had no idea how to play 8 ball before I went to Dubai because I never really played the game. I learned how to really play the game by watching the other players play while I was at Dubai." I don't think he was being cocky when answering the question, not just because he doesn't look like a cocky kid, but because nobody plays 8 ball much in Taiwan.
Interesting, yet mind-boggling. I imagined 8 ball wasn't big in Taiwan, and that made me wonder how Taiwanese players would do with it.SplicedPoints said:
Wu gave us the answer. He takes the 8 ball world champs... Manalo takes the NJ straight pool tournament... Perhaps, at a certain level, "knowledge" of particular games isn't as much as it's cracked up to be. These guys can adapt to anything requiring rolling spheres and a cue in an incredibly short period of time.
To answer my own question...I found some info regarding this tournament in this japanese website...jsp said:
http://www.onthehill.jp/j-top.html
Too bad I can't read japanese. The tournament is apparently called the 2005 Green Time Super Cup. All the Filipino and Taiwanese greats are there, and it also includes Strickland and Souquet. Buddha162, since you live in Taiwan, why don't you start a thread on this tournament and provide some daily updates. It would be greatly appreciated.
lewdo26 said:
Well, I think the option of multiple balls to shoot at after an 8-ball break makes all the difference in the world to the pros. Even throughout the game, if you get out of line you usually have another ball to save you. The non-sequencial nature of an 8-ball runout pretty much negates the game as any rubric for skill among the pros, possibly even among A-class players.
-Roger
jsp said:Buddha162, since you live in Taiwan, why don't you start a thread on this tournament and provide some daily updates. It would be greatly appreciated.
I would love to perform this service if I still lived in Taiwan, but those were my middleschool-highschool days...when I fell asleep every afternoon watching live pool on tv.
-Roger
A lot of IPT supporters would have to disagree with you on this buddha. There's a lot more strategy involved in 8ball, especially if there are clusters left on the table. Maybe the IPT does have it correct to play 8ball on slower nap cloth. This would make breaking and spreading the balls much more difficult, and thus put more strategy and skill into play.buddha162 said:
sjm said:
I said the exact same thing in a thread a couple days ago. Europe selected a Mosconi Cup rookie that won a 16 man invitational tourny over a player that has Mosconi Cup experience and three quarter final appearances in three of the biggest tournaments this year...WPC, WPC 8ball, and the US Open.
They did the same thing last year picking Engert for the team after he won a couple invitational events, Engert didn't win a match the entire Mosconi Cup, you would think Europe would learn from their mistakes
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lewdo26 said:
DING DING DING - WE HAVE A WINNAH!!!!!!! Johnny Archer runs 200 balls after a week of playing straight pool. Kelly Fisher wins the first one pocket game she plays against a fairly strong one pocket player, Efren runs a century or two or three at snooker, Thorsten Blohmdahl runs five racks in nine ball and so on......
Any top pro in the billiard discipline can be a contender in any other billiard discipline. At that level they have the skill to quickly master the nuances.
John
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sniper said:
I'll tell you what. I know Justin plays really strong but I don't think he could stand up to the firepower of this kid. These guys gamble in Taiwan all the time against each other on SUPER TIGHT equipment. Justin runs around the country making games where he has the edge. It's a whole different world when they match up dead even on tight equipment. Wu has nerves of steel and I doubt he would be the first one to crack if they matched up. Maybe Watchez wants to bet against it. If so, then I have $2000 to put on Wu if they match up at Derby City.
John