$45,000 Los Angeles Open Entry Form!
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Topic: $45,000 Los Angeles Open Entry Form!
Posted By: roundrobin
Subject: $45,000 Los Angeles Open Entry Form!
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 3:26pm
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TO ALL: The official entry form for our $45,000 2011 Los Angeles Open Table Tennis Championships is now available! Please feel free to forward it to your friends and your favorite National Association!!! Thanks to all!!! http://laopen2011.com/enrollment.html - http://laopen2011.com/enrollment.html |
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Posted By: BMonkey
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 4:23pm
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This is going to be awesome!
Are you going to put up a list of accomodations nearby? Seriously considering making the journey to the city of angels
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Posted By: beeray1
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 4:32pm
| I hope you guys have a big turnout. Good luck! |
Posted By: bennysmith1
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 6:41pm
| I will not recommend staying nearby. There is one good Hotel 10 min away by car. Find a place in Arcadia or Alhambra. |
Posted By: LowLevelPlayer
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 7:03pm
| i would be a good idea if you can update the list of participants especially international players..would be excited. |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 7:14pm
Hilton San Gabriel is pretty nice: http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/LAXSGHF-Hilton-Los-Angeles-San-Gabriel-California/index.do - http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/LAXSGHF-Hilton-Los-Angeles-San-Gabriel-California/index.do If you want something within walking distance, Budget Inn is only two blocks from LATTA, three blocks from the tournament venue and four blocks from Gao Jun TTC: Budget Inn 10038 Valley Blvd, El Monte, CA 91731. Tel: (626) 941-0030 I have stayed in this motel before. It's okay for the money, not great, not terrible, on par with most Motel 6 out there. The area in general has been a lot safer than before. I would not be worried about crime if you choose to stay nearby. That said, there is not a lot of fine dining and entertainment options within walking distance. There's a movie theater and a bunch of fast food joints, and that's about it. If you have a car I'd recommend the Hilton, as it's in the heart of San Gabriel valley where many great Chinese restaurants and shopping are located. The Santa Anita Mall area is also excellent with many fine shops and a nice mall. |
BMonkey wrote:Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 7:16pm
Taiwan is sending their national junior team. I am sure many Asian countries will be participating as they are just a direct flight away from L.A.  |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 7:24pm
Thanks beeray! We are anticipating the strongest field on U.S. soil in years... |
Posted By: Imzadim
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 7:36pm
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Where is it gonna be held? (what venue) ------------- http://www.facebook.com/fsheinfeld/" rel="nofollow - My Artist Facebook Page http://www.freddysheinfeld.com/" rel="nofollow - My Film Music Website <br / |
Posted By: Imzadim
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 7:38pm
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Oh never mind, Los Angeles Badminton Club. Cool! ------------- http://www.facebook.com/fsheinfeld/" rel="nofollow - My Artist Facebook Page http://www.freddysheinfeld.com/" rel="nofollow - My Film Music Website <br / |
Posted By: mikarlo28
Date Posted: 06/10/2011 at 11:00pm
| Los Angeles Badminton Club...Booo Table tennis is the best pls don't talk about Badminton because Table is The main topic!!! :P GAGO |
Posted By: Imago
Date Posted: 06/11/2011 at 4:15am
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That's formidable. Wish you success in all events!
How much do you expect to collect from fees and how much from sponsors?
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Posted By: dragon kid
Date Posted: 06/11/2011 at 4:27am
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Start your channel on youtube.. Will surely be following the event if you make it available online, RR... :) ------------- 'Nobody is Perfect. I am Nobody' |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 06/11/2011 at 11:18am
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Probably going to send my entry form already in on Monday... ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: apflor323
Date Posted: 06/14/2011 at 12:37am
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Any chance there might be live video feeds online? ------------- T05/Treiber Z/Rasant Powersponge http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=74125&KW=feedback&PID=914183&title=feedback-apflor323#914183" rel="nofollow - FEEDBACK HERE |
Posted By: beeray1
Date Posted: 06/14/2011 at 1:07am
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I'd definitely follow if there were video feeds or even recorded matches just thrown on youtube. If anything I'm sure pushblocker will record some stuff.
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Posted By: gatz
Date Posted: 06/14/2011 at 6:01pm
 . Know your facts before you comment because the venue of the event is really in LA badminton club.------------- Blade: ZJ SZLC, Garayda 5000 Matador Texa Rubbers: FH::Symmetry SP BH: Tenergy Hard, FH: MoristoSP ax BH: Tenergy Hard,FH:Desperado 2 BH: Omega 7 Asia |
Posted By: ttc537dp
Date Posted: 06/16/2011 at 9:39am
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How close the two events?
%20 - http://www.ittf.com/_front_page/ittf_full_story1.asp?ID=24600&Category=General&Competition_ID quote: Held in recent years in the southern Chinese city of Changsha, the 2011 Tournament of Champions has been offered to the United States Table Tennis Association. The prospective dates being between Thursday 1st and Saturday 3rd September, traditionally the competition is a two day event. Meanwhile, the proposed city to host the tournament is New York, the “Big Apple” with the car manufacturer, Volkswagen, being the event’s major sponsor. ...... ------------- Sanwei T1091A, H3n+Target 729 L3, PeakPower + Sun |
Posted By: BMonkey
Date Posted: 06/16/2011 at 4:29pm
I think it's bad for US table tennis though. It's not like the good players are going to be holding clinics for North American youth players or even playing against North American players. They'll just be playing each other and saying "oh look how much better our countries table tennis programs are than yours" and the audience will be a bunch of amateur table tennis players that will be sitting there watching instead of training and playing themselves. Aren't we already watching the rest of the world outdo us in table tennis? I get that we don't get international players here very often so it would be a special treat to have them here. The difference here is that the LA Open was trying to attract international players with prize money that we could actually interact with and play against. The Tournament Of Champions would just be looking from afar. I can do that on youtube.
Not to mention its going to start on Thursday and NY is expensive as sh**
*rant mode off*
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Posted By: Nori
Date Posted: 06/16/2011 at 5:59pm
 Ahhh, I wish I could come!I need Chien-An Chen's autograph... |
Posted By: kenneyy88
Date Posted: 06/16/2011 at 6:07pm
I don't think it interferes at all, if it happens, they are on different coasts.
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Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 06/16/2011 at 11:29pm
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Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 06/16/2011 at 11:32pm
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If the ITTF event finishes on Sept. 2, the competitors should be able to make it to the LA Open as the OPEN only starts at 6 PM on Sunday.. If the tournament has seeded players that won't need to play the Saturday Round robin, they won't have to play until Sunday, Sept. the 4th. That should give them plenty of time to get from NYC to LA (well, actually El Monte) ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: minicd
Date Posted: 08/08/2011 at 3:55pm
| quik question to all, you think if people who is like 1500 to 1900, should join or not, or its just a waste of time of other good player , (open i mean) |
Posted By: minicd
Date Posted: 08/08/2011 at 4:00pm
| i wonder who is joining? the open i mean.... zhang yining?, liu guosheng?, |
Posted By: cls2222
Date Posted: 08/08/2011 at 5:32pm
and his TT shirt?  ------------- Korbel Stiga Boost TX |
Posted By: Nori
Date Posted: 08/08/2011 at 5:41pm
It is quite possible!  |
Posted By: apflor323
Date Posted: 08/08/2011 at 11:24pm
Quik question.... How can you improve if you don't play better players?  ------------- T05/Treiber Z/Rasant Powersponge http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=74125&KW=feedback&PID=914183&title=feedback-apflor323#914183" rel="nofollow - FEEDBACK HERE |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/19/2011 at 3:09am
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Entries have finally been pouring in at a rapid pace... Top twenty players in the Open Singles are now projected to have a 2600+ rating, headed by current world #12 Chuang Chih-Yuan. Late entries are still being accepted, so please send yours in asap! http://www.laopen2011.com/enrollment.html - http://www.laopen2011.com/enrollment.html |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 08/19/2011 at 8:55am
Would be interesting to know the total amount of players who registered so far...(only approx... like 200, 300, 400, 500???
Do you know if the venue will be available for practicing on Thursday or Friday (9/1 or 9/2)?
Otherwise, I'll play at LATTA on Thursday... ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/19/2011 at 10:57am
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It should be about 300-400 when all is said and done... As far as I know, the venue won't be available until tournament date. However, there will be lots of great players warming up at our club for this event. |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 08/19/2011 at 1:16pm
My flight arrives around noon at Ontario airport..... I'll probably play at LATTA on Thursday or Friday, maybe on both.. However, I might play at a different club on one day just to get to play different players.. ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/20/2011 at 3:15am
| Any top players in Japan are joining this tournament? |
Posted By: tuco
Date Posted: 08/20/2011 at 4:19am
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if anyone is looking for recommendations for a hotel, I go to that area 2-3 times each year and I always stay at the Comfort Suites at 9488 Valley Blvd in Rosemead. It probably is not as nice as the Hilton mentioned in an earlier post but is a nice and comfortable hotel in that area with a reasonable price.
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Posted By: Mdman
Date Posted: 08/20/2011 at 1:47pm
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Does Anyone know if US number 17 Zaman Molla is going to play in this tournament ?
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Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/20/2011 at 2:43pm
Yes, he is. |
Posted By: bogeyhunter
Date Posted: 08/20/2011 at 3:55pm
 to people running this event.------------- www.NexyUSA.com We also carries Sauer & Tröger. Lissom O+EASY P 1mm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_65FLO2Lneo https://youtu.be/YgYFPJCBCr0 https://youtu.be/NeHp789Lb1c https://youtu.be/_65FLO2Lneo |
Posted By: Mdman
Date Posted: 08/20/2011 at 8:58pm
Great, now I can buy my tickets to watch. I really enjoy watching him play, by the way he used to be number 7 , what happened? |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/21/2011 at 2:09am
Zaman has been coaching a lot instead of training... The only practice he gets in the U.S. is at our LATTA weekly open round robins. As a matter of fact he just played the finals this evening against a much-improved Rodel Valle of the Philippines national team... Rodel was down 0-2 in games and came back to 2-2, then down 3-7 in the fifth and stormed back for the win. It was a very exciting match with lots of powerful counterlooping exchanges. Regardless of his loss to Rodel, Zaman remains one of the most exciting players in the U.S. to watch in person, because of his all-out attacking style. |
Posted By: Anton Chigurh
Date Posted: 08/21/2011 at 2:14am
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At the risk of looking foolish, I've heard that Chuan Chih Yuan is competing in the Open Division...? I've also heard that there are well over 20 people competing who are rated over 2600...? These are just rumors I've heard, but even if there's a kernel of truth to them it sounds like it will be a helluva tournament. ------------- Neo H3 40D| Offensive S | Tenergy 80 |
Posted By: drclaude1
Date Posted: 08/21/2011 at 2:17am
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He also likes to keep things on the light side, even when us spectators get a little nervous for him. ------------- Carbonado 290 Rakza7 Rakza7 |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/21/2011 at 2:38am
Answer to your question # 1: Chuan is waiting for his American visa for this event, which should be just a formality, but we never know what Uncle Sam thinks. Chance of having him at this tournament is about 99%.Answer to your question # 2: Most likely yes. As of last Wednesday, we had about fourteen players rated over 2600, including some top Canadians. We still have some inquiries from top Asian and European players who do not mind paying the $50 late fee, so our projection of getting twenty 2600+ rated players seems within reach. |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/21/2011 at 2:56am
Yep, that him! He's actually a funny person, very jovial. Some people think he's too cocky, but that's far from the truth. At our weekly tournaments he would hug any player he fought hard with after the match, win or lose. He is a classy guy who trained with Timo Boll in Germany for two months during his peak. Tonight's picture with Rodel Valle of the Philippines National Team:  |
Posted By: Mdman
Date Posted: 08/21/2011 at 12:37pm
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Posted By: beeray1
Date Posted: 08/21/2011 at 6:24pm
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You guys should be really proud of this event. This is going to be the best event in a long time in the USA. I bet if you can get this going every year it will really start to bring some big named players to our country, which is something that needs to happen- desperately.
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Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/22/2011 at 3:44am
You mean like this? He made this shot with full power!  |
Posted By: assasin8
Date Posted: 08/22/2011 at 5:52pm
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I just did a search on LA Badminton Club to view photos of the facility. Here is what I found on Yelp. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/G-CINfPjPZYBiwu5gkftTQ?select=pNY84MWmSKmZUe0SbxeVnw Do you think the lights will have an effect? Most table tennis tournaments domestic or international have lights from the top to shine downwards. The lighting inside this facility is directed at an angle. I wonder for players that like to lob if this will be to their advantage? Will the lighting be even where it does not cause shadows? |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/22/2011 at 6:03pm
The lighting at this facility is of the highest standards for badminton tournaments, but unusual for a table tennis event. However, we already have many local players visiting this venue (since it's only 50 yards away from LATTA), and their opinion is it won't be a problem for most players. |
Posted By: Nori
Date Posted: 08/22/2011 at 6:40pm
I wish our club had lights like that. 10% of my overheads hit the net because I can't see the shuttle and am blinded by light. |
Posted By: Sigma
Date Posted: 08/23/2011 at 12:54pm
Rodel was about 2324 in 2007 and apparently now is over 2600 since he defeated Zaman. Zaman was also a national team player. His friend said if he trained, he could be a 2700 level player. So Rodel will play LA Open? Do you have some more update on the top players? The website's information seems out dated.
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Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/23/2011 at 2:07pm
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In response to this thread at another forum that criticizes LA Open's $200 VIP ticket package: http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&webtag=ab-tabletennis&tid=32920 - http://forums.about.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?nav=messages&webtag=ab-tabletennis&tid=32920 I would like to point out that we have always had this kind of fund-raising "VIP" tickets for our sports and cultural events for many years. We market them exclusively to local business leaders who are more than willing to show their appreciation by purchasing such tickets. On some occasions, the buyers of this kind of tickets are also privately invited to special banquets to meet with our top players, performers and officials. It's been our traditional way of raising money and identifying future donors for our local events for as long as I can remember. I am truly sorry if it looks way out of line for the OP. |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/23/2011 at 2:13pm
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Rodel was about 2324 in 2007 and apparently now is over 2600 since he defeated Zaman. Zaman was also a national team player. His friend said if he trained, he could be a 2700 level player. So Rodel will play LA Open? Do you have some more update on the top players? The website's information seems out dated.
Yes, along with Zaman, Rodel has also entered the LA Open. I do have the access to the list of top players entered so far, but at this moment the TD has his hands full and does not have the time to update the website. |
Posted By: apflor323
Date Posted: 08/23/2011 at 5:57pm
Along with Rodel, there are actually 2 other players from the Philippines with him that are rated a bit higher than him. They will be representing the Philippines in the upcoming World Police and Fire Games in New York this weekend. ------------- T05/Treiber Z/Rasant Powersponge http://mytabletennis.net/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=74125&KW=feedback&PID=914183&title=feedback-apflor323#914183" rel="nofollow - FEEDBACK HERE |
Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/24/2011 at 12:12am
| Why is the ticket for Sunday twice as much as saturday's? Is the single open final held on sunday? |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 2:24pm
Later rounds (including finals) for both Open and Womens Singles start and finish on Sunday. |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 2:39pm
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To All: More than 300 players have already entered this tournament, which is shaping up to be the most spectacular non-invitational table tennis event in SoCal in the past fifteen years! There's still plenty of time to enter, so please plan to spend this Labor Day weekend playing some table tennis with new friends at LA Open, and soaking up the sun with local beauties at Laguna Beach!  Our Entry Form: http://www.laopen2011.com/enrollment.html - http://www.laopen2011.com/enrollment.html |
Posted By: apflor323
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 2:43pm
Am I glad you posted this William. I would have felt bad buying tickets for the open event on Saturday and not watching the finals in one trip. Any chance you might have the start time for the later rounds on sunday? Thanks!!!
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Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 4:05pm
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Laguna Beach is so beautiful. Last time I've been there was long time ago. I miss that Beach! I was told Chuan Chih Yuan won't be able to make it because of his VISA. He's one of my favorite players. So sad. I bought the ticket on sunday just to watch him. I hope there are other good players to watch. |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 4:51pm
Yes, as unbelievable as it sounds, Chuan's application for American visa was denied by the U.S Embassy in Taiwan. I guess Uncle Sam is really afraid that Chuan may remain in the U.S. illegally after the visa expires! This is a player who travels around the world playing table tennis tournaments for a living...  So who wants the $12,000.00 now? |
Posted By: ZingyDNA
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 5:10pm
Maybe he's missing some application materials, as US visa application is very complicated... If that's not the case, then it just shows how unimportant and unknown TT is in the states. That would never happen to a world ranked top 12 player in tennis  |
Posted By: ocvillager
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 5:51pm
| who are some top female players what already signed up for this tournament guy? For the men, it's sad to hear about Chuan Chin Yuan... |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 6:00pm
| World #17 Shen Yanfei from Spain has entered and should be here. She will be hard to beat even for the top men in the Open Singles. Hopefully Uncle Sam won't deny her visa... |
Posted By: ocvillager
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 6:49pm
| didn't i hear right that Zhang Zhining from wiscousin will be competing too or it was just rumor? |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 7:25pm
I did not hear such rumor. I will get an updated list of entries tomorrow evening. |
Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/25/2011 at 9:19pm
| I never heard of Zhang Zhining. Do you mean Zhang Yining the retiree who just got married and who used to rank #1 in the world? |
Posted By: itanium45
Date Posted: 08/26/2011 at 8:04pm
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Regarding about the entrance ticket, I will play on Sunday if I come in on Sat., do I need to buy ticket for Saturday? what's the general rule for registered players?
Thanks, |
Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/27/2011 at 1:49am
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If you have a student ID card, you can buy the ticket at 1/2 price. roundrobin, do you have the updated list of entries? |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/27/2011 at 2:08am
Not yet... I was supposed to get it tonight, but looks like it will be tomorrow afternoon instead. |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/27/2011 at 3:57am
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Here's the list of Top-50 confirmed players in Open Singles (as of 08-26-11): 1. Yang Zi 2. Lin Ju 3. Shen Yan Fei 4. Pan Gang 5. Ilija Lupulesku 6. Zhou Xin 7. Wang Zhen 8. Andreas Ball 9. Pradeeban Peter-Paul 10. Damien Provost 11. Gao Jun 12. Gao Yanjun 13. Zeng Xun 14. Mark Hazinski 15. Richard Ciz 16. Rodel Valle 17. Zaman Molla 18. Timothy Wang 19. Barney Reed Jr. 20. Ernesto Ebuen Jr. 21. Liu Dan 22. Thilina Piyadasa 23. Yahao Zhang 24. Jeff Lin Huang 25. Wei Lai 26. Du Cheng Yi 27. Khoa Nguyen 28. Kazu Yokoyama 29. Ariel Hsing 30. Samson Dubina 31. Sara Hazinski 32. Ben Johnson 33. Truong Manh Tu 34. De Tran 35. Michael Hyatt 36. Cao Shen 37. Ma Chao 38. Ludovic Gombos 39. Earl James Alto 40. Henberd Ortalla 41. Justin Nguyen 42. Chance Friend 43. Philippe Dassonval (Yomango) 44. Trung Nguyen 45. David Umel Jr. 46. Jerica Marrero 47. Mark Croitoroo 49. Paul Puentespina 50. Diane Chen . . . . . . 57. Olivier Mader (Pushblocker) 58. Erica Wu Still a few days left to enter... |
Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/27/2011 at 12:58pm
| Wow!! the top 50 entries are fabulous. Lets hope there will be some more international players joining this great tounament. I will have fun watching them playing. Will they all play in 2 day sessions or some of the top players like Zang zi will only play on sunday? |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 08/27/2011 at 6:43pm
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Richard Ciz can't possibly #15.. That has to be a mistake.. He is only mid 2300's.. ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: beeray1
Date Posted: 08/27/2011 at 8:44pm
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here's to making it hard for Yang Zi.
I hope there is tons of video. I'd be more excited to see these matches than anything from ittf I've seen in a while.
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Posted By: malong1
Date Posted: 08/28/2011 at 4:56pm
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I'm curious.. how many tables are there going to be? I saw photos of the venue, so I'm thinking 30 or so? |
Posted By: Imzadim
Date Posted: 08/28/2011 at 5:31pm
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To the organizers (and everybody else!): We should really take advantage of this tournament and share the word with non players as well. This is a great chance to introduce people to what the sport really is, since we don't usually have this caliber of players in an LA tourney. I haven't really seen any advertising outside the TT world. Some radio ads on public radio would help, or at least trying to make it more viral. The website doesn't have the option to Share on Facebook, Twitter, etc. I just posted about the LA Open on my FB page, but I just realize the video on the main page doesn't work. It would be a good idea to fix this, so people curious about it can at least see some good clips. There's still one more week, lets try to spread the word!!!
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Posted By: kolevtt
Date Posted: 08/28/2011 at 5:50pm
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I can not believe the story with Chuan. The visitors will lost in this case. So bad, but the next time the organisers must be more active to help foreigner players to get visa on time. It is just a lesson. Good lesson. Because Chuan is just incredible player, before time he was at 3rd position in WR. One of my favourites. Long time I played with Donic Waldner Dicon because he used this blade before to receive his BTY own name blade :) |
Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/28/2011 at 6:09pm
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I'm half disappointed because Chuan couldn't make it. It's hard to spread words of ping pong to non ping pong players, esp. in the US. You don't see that many people watch a ping pong tournaments. Every time I go to watch a ping pong tournament I see the people I know. I hardly see any new faces. But, this one is worth a watch. I bought tickets for all my brothers to watch this one. I hope there are seats because we'll be watching all day long. BTW, most of the tickets are sold in the chinese bookstores. I wonder why? |
Posted By: r7racer
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 4:57am
| I'm not sure if they already did it, but I'm sure they can get some of the american news channels to have some kind of story on this, as there is more prize money at this than the nationals or us open. |
Posted By: gatorling
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 1:57pm
| Could be that there is more than one Richard Ciz in this world :-) |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 2:22pm
I doubt it.. It's not really a common name.. He is a very good player but not in the 2500 - 2600 range.... ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 3:21pm
Olivier, you are still coming to LATTA on Thursday night, correct? Duc and I can't wait to play you... Raymond Wang will be here too. (He changed to inverted on his forehand from hardbat, but still beat Zaman 3-0 in our recent round robin... My records against him after his change is 3-25 or so...  )
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Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 3:38pm
| roundrobin, what's Raymond Wang's rating? I know Duc is around 2200, right? |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 3:46pm
1802. It belongs to Ripley's Believe It or Not! |
Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 4:19pm
wow!! I thought he's at least 2000. But, then again, I've never watched him play. Can you beat Justin Nguyen? He has improved a lot over the year. |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 4:58pm
Justin and I are fairly even in practice matches, but in round robins he beats me 4 out of 5 times. He's a very smart player. |
Posted By: beeray1
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 5:02pm
| i noticed Ilija Lupulesku is playing- i didn't even think he played anymore........ |
Posted By: kolevtt
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 6:24pm
| Lupi has no chanse to beat the younger fighters, IMHO :) |
Posted By: Imzadim
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 7:48pm
No, I don't think they did it, but it's a good idea. They should be interested since is the first time a tournament like this take place. ------------- http://www.facebook.com/fsheinfeld/" rel="nofollow - My Artist Facebook Page http://www.freddysheinfeld.com/" rel="nofollow - My Film Music Website <br / |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 8:50pm
Unless my plane crashes or I'm getting sick before the trip... I will be there on Thursday.. What time is a good time to get there to find someone to play.. I remember that last time that I went there, at 5 PM, hardly any players were there.. So, maybe 6 PM is better?? I want to get a decent amount of matches as I haven't played too much lately due to my son's heart surgery 3 weeks ago. Only started practicing again about a week ago.. In the last month, I played a total of 3 times so far.. Not a whole lot.. I'm playing about mid 2100 level right now and not high 2200 level, but I hope that with some practice in LA, I'll get back to 2200 level.. Right now, I'm losing to players that I used to always beat... It's not that easy to come back from not playing for a few weeks, but I saw some improvements last Friday when I made it to the semi-final of a handicap tournament (1 point handicap for each 100 rating points with a 5 point maximum).. Won a close match against a 1850 player (who usually is mid 1900's but recently dropped). Had to spot him 4 points per game and still won 3:0.. Kept my nerves after being deuce in both, game 2 and 3... I can't wait to play Raymond.. I think that I have a better chance against him if he has inverted on one side.. I'm looking forward playing you and Duc.. What are you currently using? Still DtecS? ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 8:52pm
Raymond is definetely the beat 1800 player in the country without a doubt.. ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 9:06pm
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Hi Olivier: Most players go to LATTA after work, or even after dinner, so I'd say 6 to 10pm is by the far the best time at our club. I won't be able to get there before 7pm because of dreaded traffic from my direction, but Duc should be there by 6pm. After we play some, we should head to Gao Jun's place together around 9-9:30pm, so save some energy for more matches. Last week alone I used Talon, DtecS and Saviga V ox on various blades including Mat Pro Special, Defplay Senso, Bulldozer and Firewall Plus... My game is very confusing even to myself now, lol! Still, I managed to get some wins over pretty good players last week including Raymond, Duc and Justin at LATTA, so I guess I am still playing okay... |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 08/29/2011 at 10:05pm
I should have enough energy left to go to Gao Jun's club.. Well, it depends on the temperature at LATTA.. If it's like in Florida without AC, I don't think that I'll be able to play all that much but if the temperature is lower, I should be ok.. ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: popperlocker
Date Posted: 08/30/2011 at 10:07am
| I put my money on Shen Yan Fei to win and Pushblocker runner up. |
Posted By: Pushblocker
Date Posted: 08/30/2011 at 11:03am
I could use the $6k for runner up LOL.. ------------- 2010 Florida State Champion Dr. Neubauer Firewall Plus Blade with DHS G666 1.5mm on forehand Giant Dragon Talon National Team OX on backhand |
Posted By: malong1
Date Posted: 09/02/2011 at 4:55pm
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Does anyone know how many tables will be setup? Thanks |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 09/02/2011 at 5:25pm
Up to 30 tables for Saturday events, less on Sunday. |
Posted By: kenboi
Date Posted: 09/03/2011 at 1:42am
| roundrobin, are the top players playing on saturday for open singles? If so, what time? |
Posted By: cagaragesales
Date Posted: 09/03/2011 at 3:32am
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I'll be in the U1900 and U2050 events. Rack if you want to come, let me know. I have some extra tickets
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Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 09/03/2011 at 3:44am
Round robin stage of the Open Singles starts at 6pm on Saturday. From what I've been told, top-16 players are seeded directly into the main draw, so they most likely won't be playing in the first stage... |
Posted By: roundrobin
Date Posted: 09/03/2011 at 3:46am
Best of luck Albert! That's $700 right there for you. |
Posted By: cagaragesales
Date Posted: 09/03/2011 at 3:50am
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