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Despite having no men CNT in this platinum event, the Japanese team is completely eliminated in the quarter finals!
So many upsets when there is no Chinese.
Like I said, Mizutani is a chump. He really should do better. The way he faded in the last game vs Cho said a lot.
Vladi is on fire, he sees his chance to win another big event
At least, he will play a versatile opponent with a coach in the final. Drinkhall's one-dimensional power approach was a bit too predictable and while his placement got better later in the match, he never got the real variation.
His 1-d power approach isn't that powerful neither.
Oh god, is Samsonov going to win yet another Pro Tour against low-level competition?
Pardon the saltiness - it's just that the massive dropoff in Samsonov's game over the last couple years has rendered it unwatchable to me (though understandable for a guy who's over 40!) and I just enjoy watching more when I see guys at their peak winning these things rather than guys 15 years past their very best days.
Vladi's looking in great shape and very confident
Oh god, is Samsonov going to win yet another Pro Tour against low-level competition?
Pardon the saltiness - it's just that the massive dropoff in Samsonov's game over the last couple years has rendered it unwatchable to me (though understandable for a guy who's over 40!) and I just enjoy watching more when I see guys at their peak winning these things rather than guys 15 years past their very best days.
Бацка,перелогiнся!4-2 for Уладзімір Віктаравіч Самсонаў
What is interesting to me about this statement is that in August 2016 Samsonov went to the semifinals of the Olympic Singles Comp. That is not even a year ago. If his falloff has been for the past several years, how, exactly, did that happen?
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