(02-06-2019, 02:42 PM)oldalum Wrote: I always feel sorry for the poor soul at #6 singles who has to play Higuchi.reality check: I have to take back my words, at least for the moment.
(02-11-2019, 04:03 PM)ColoradoTree Wrote: This was billed as a way for us to ensure getting into the top 8 at the end of the year rather than float around the edge of the top 16. . . it's certainly not the schedule saver that it was reputed to be.well, that was oversold. By participating we gave ourselves the opportunity to improve our ranking points, but only if we made the finals. You still have to win the matches. No consolation prize for losses to top teams: they don't help at all in the computer rankings, they actually lower your score (but only by a tiny amount).