says
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says
2023 Certified Organ Donor
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The guy on left in 1st pic hasn't won a lot in TT since he came to USA. HE was likely the happiest of our team, he FB posted that this was his first award in TT here. He had 100+ FB friends like his post the first HOUR.
This tourney is held every year and there are some rulse of how the teams are formed that makes it interesting.
The top three players rating cannot exceed 5500. This means you can get 2 quality 2000ish play level players (whether their rating is 2000 or not), but then you have to get player 3 at a 1500 level. Most 1500 level are not world beaters obviosly, some are solid, some are just very inconsistent. We got lucky and had solid players available at 1600ish level since my league rating went down alittle, we could afford a 1600s player for positions 3-5 on the squad. We played all our players and thyey all contributed. Our #4 and #5 players had singles matches vs much higher rated players and nearly won. One player was 500 points lower rated and nearly won vs the #2 player in the city. Our 3# player had a good singles win. We won nearly ALL of our doubles matches, I think we lost only one... and that one was close, so doubles performance really got us to the end line. You get that with solid players at the middle and lower end of your roster. When you get only 2 top players and no one else, you lose lots of doubles.
Some other teams were REALLY stacked as one team had 2100, 2000, 1900-2000 level players, but last 2 league ratings significantly lower to enable them to form the team.
Our city's top 2 players had teams also... and they were in OUR division. Another team (who we faced in semis) was stacked too with their top players having lower league ratings than their real play level. All in all, it was a level playing field as every team had players with a lower league rating that was used.
I NEVER saw so many stacked teams capable of going all the way. Usually, there is only 1-2 teams with enough talent to be counted upon to go all the way.
Plus, that gym has many areas where it is damn near impossible (at least for me) to see the ball once it leves the table. Plus, so many players can get support and really turn it on. ANYTHING, I mean ANY result is possible and one would lose major cash trying to bet on things.
This tourney is held every year and there are some rulse of how the teams are formed that makes it interesting.
The top three players rating cannot exceed 5500. This means you can get 2 quality 2000ish play level players (whether their rating is 2000 or not), but then you have to get player 3 at a 1500 level. Most 1500 level are not world beaters obviosly, some are solid, some are just very inconsistent. We got lucky and had solid players available at 1600ish level since my league rating went down alittle, we could afford a 1600s player for positions 3-5 on the squad. We played all our players and thyey all contributed. Our #4 and #5 players had singles matches vs much higher rated players and nearly won. One player was 500 points lower rated and nearly won vs the #2 player in the city. Our 3# player had a good singles win. We won nearly ALL of our doubles matches, I think we lost only one... and that one was close, so doubles performance really got us to the end line. You get that with solid players at the middle and lower end of your roster. When you get only 2 top players and no one else, you lose lots of doubles.
Some other teams were REALLY stacked as one team had 2100, 2000, 1900-2000 level players, but last 2 league ratings significantly lower to enable them to form the team.
Our city's top 2 players had teams also... and they were in OUR division. Another team (who we faced in semis) was stacked too with their top players having lower league ratings than their real play level. All in all, it was a level playing field as every team had players with a lower league rating that was used.
I NEVER saw so many stacked teams capable of going all the way. Usually, there is only 1-2 teams with enough talent to be counted upon to go all the way.
Plus, that gym has many areas where it is damn near impossible (at least for me) to see the ball once it leves the table. Plus, so many players can get support and really turn it on. ANYTHING, I mean ANY result is possible and one would lose major cash trying to bet on things.