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JesperStef, Do you still think the CNT is in major trouble or has mismanaged its upcoming talent? Curious. NL.

And even if they were updated, seeding is usually done in advance of the tournament, not during the tournament and is therefore based on a non-current list at a specified date.

It's one player if the host country has no natural seeds and he is seeded in a bottom seed spot. Otherwise he is seeded where he would have been naturally seeded. Of course that doesn't make it right. But the point is not to act like it recently started happening. And it has happened for...

This stuff has happened in all kinds of tournaments all over the world, including ones like World Cups and WTTC and WTTTC - are you just noticing it for the first time?

I think you underestimate how special ML, ZJK and XX were - they were called the Special Generation for a reason and it turned out right. The problem is that people are spoiled by that dominance, which overlapped with the dominance of WLQ, MLin and WH, and they expect the same thing to happen...

He kept moving the hand extremely late. The umpire could have called it if they were so inclined. If you look at Mizutani for example his serve is much cleaner (if he doesn't try to hide the ball with the head).

People underestimate the degree to which the old system favored stronger players. I do think the current system needs some ranking refinement, but I think the base is sounder. I do think that major tournaments should get a slightly higher bonus, and that there should be a bigger gap from 1st...

I thought on more than a few occasions that Jang's serve was blatantly illegal but that it's the kind of illegal that will not get called on you in your home country. How much of a factor that was, who knows, but I don't expect him to get that kind of benefit in foreign countries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSvTTp8xcqQ

His mental game is going to need work. Major surgery. That he lost to the Man of the Moment, Jang "The Conqueror" Woojin, won't help. I can't confirm but I really think Jang beat him in WJTTC singles years ago. As for the younger bunch, let's see how Niu Guankai and others turn out. I do...

Tomorrow will be fun. If my memory serves me right, Jang Woojin eliminated Liang Jingkun on the way to the WJTTC title. No less than Ma Long has complimented Jang's game and style as unusual for CNT opponents in its use of variation and deception over power, which might explain why Jang had...

What isn't obvious is that I made my comment 1 minute into the match or so. Her approach to the match made too clear that today wasn't the day.

Looking ugly...

Ishikawa is killing Ito and no one can watch...

That's it. Not sure what caused the outage hope it is fixed by tomorrow. LJK beats Harimoto.

Looks like he has match point.

Niu Guankai.

How did his backspin touch become me??????

The point is that seeding perfectly based on strength creates no ranking incentive for people to play to demonstrate their playing strength. Seeding in part based on recent results means that some players will be forced to play smaller tournaments to keep their ratings up and that some players...

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