Finals day was not as exciting and interesting with close, spectacular matches as I expected.
All Chinese MX is only going to be a really good, close and quality match in the big tournaments like OG, AG or WC or SSF. They know each other too well. Today ZN had a bad day, probably feeling the double duty. Good for the self-confidence of MJ/XC.
Im very happy to see RI back to full confidence and fitness. With this form she will always be a title contender. I like her style. YH had not enough left in the tank to really challenge May. But I think May would have won anyway.
I was a little bit disappointed by Jan and how he let himself get carried away at the end of game 2 and the whole game 3. Oth it is great to see Momota shine. Great win for him, esp. after his great fight back and how he then controlled the match.
The WD match was very one-sided. What a great display by TQ/TJ, I really like this pair. The Indonesians couldn´t rise to the occasion once again after beating two CHN pairs before. Still a very good tournament for GP/NKM.
Ko/Shin is a pleasure to watch and Im happy how fast they got back in full form after Shins injury. The match itself didn´t hold what I expected. But it became exciting in the latter stages. I hoped for more spectacular rallies but I think ZN had a mediore day at the office today.
KSH/SBC are now really challenging LYD/YYS as the best Korean MD. Nice to have two such worldclass combinations. Same as discussed for TJ applies for KSH who seems to click with SBC bc he has more freedom to play out his full potential.
Amazing atmosphere, even though sometimes it seems to loud and noisy when home players play imo. In any case one of the best SS(P) tournaments we have!
Now some free time until the WC. Inbetween some watching LCW and KKK/TBH earn some more ranking points
