Qualifying for the WTTC
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Oliver Asked 11 years ago
Hi Coaches,
I don't mean to sound judgemental or offensive, but I saw a video of the WTTC today, and I honestly thought that me and another person of similar level could easily 4-0 some of the people there. How come they can compete?
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Oliver,
You must be a good level. There may be players from some developing countries that aren't at the level of the top players. However, they are probably still good players, just when they have to play top players they may look like they make simple mistakes.
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dody dola Posted 11 years ago
how can i take part in these events and what is the qualifications to do that ??
You usually have to qualify through your National association. Only a couple of players from each country are allowed to play.
Ji-Soo Woo Posted 11 years ago
I thought the 2 player a country rule was for the olympics. Isn't that why the WTTC is more difficult to win than the Olympics? Because there are so many Chinese players in the draw?
Justin O'Toole Posted 11 years ago
I think this is all very interesting. Some of the Oceania players are good but not as good as the Chinese, Korean's, Japanese, Germans and many European players. Has anyone heard of Joshua Singh from Vanuatu. I met him at the Oceania 2006 championships here in Australia.
Some country's players qualify but are very weak against countries AUT, GER, KOR, JPN, China and a few other nations. These Lower level professionals from these countries can still beat the very best amateurs.
Alois where do the Australian players fit into all of this and how good are they against the worlds top player-countries?
Oliver Posted 11 years ago
Hmm... Alois I think I see your point because I have seen a lot of Australia's best play such as William Henzell and noticed how well he did against some of the others but I guess against players like Ma Long and Zhang Jike he doesn't stand much of a chance eh? But then again he did quite well against Samsonov and Wang Liqin so you may never know...