廖铭濠 supporters post here (NM)

Any ideas to improve the skill level of Grade B players instead ? ...I noticed as the years pass by, more and more of these players seems to have difficulty joining the tournament. Having more players moved to Grade B will temporary stop this trend. However, if the gap of the newly promoted and current Grade B is too great, it will be a bad situation for all involved. So any ideas to push up these players's skill level probably would be more useful. ---kurubear

could all think from the position of 胡伟良 ........ could all think from the position of 胡伟良. From the existing rules, only Top 8 of first 7 rounds are qualified for the 3 rounds of Final regardless 卷心菜 withdraw or not. Since the rule did not talk about cases of withdraw for the 3 rounds of Final, any changes now could result in the appeal of 胡伟良. When we introduce any change, we need to study all points. I believe SIXGA Committee of this Singapore Open Event (Rule No. 14) has considered all points before the release of pairings for Round 8. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last but not least, tomorrow evening, I will go and support the lady player 陈茗芳 and forget about the above issue .....

can ask hu wei liang if he accept 9th position challenger since he's involve.

sometime some people may prefer not to win by walkover..

however, if he prefer to win by walkover then sixga can still stick to the rules

organiser hav final say,cause so much effort is expended to coordinate the event

whatever decision, there will always be people for and against it

Question is majority win or minority win?

Depends on the reason that 卷心菜 cannot play. Might not be an integrity issue

definitely, & i agree totally..

my view on integrity issue here is to attain 'B' grade status through a duel.

so that 'B' grade skill level of the individual is more accurate and complete.

how can there be integrity on that(skill of one)with walkover win(less accurate)

I think it's only fair to stick to the rules of the competition.The original rules have already stated that the top 8 players will qualify for the quarter-final and it should be honoured. Whether 卷心菜 turns up or not should not be used as a consideration to admit Chen Jing Ling to the quarter-final. This holds true even for international competitions. If a sportsman is absent from a match for whatever reason, it is considered a walkover and that no replacement is allowed.

i agree as well.

It is not only 胡伟良 if 庄才钧 is removed and put in 陈靖麟 ...... It is not only 胡伟良 if 庄才钧 is removed and put in 陈靖麟. The new pairings should be ….. 廖铭濠 vs 陈靖麟 施由炳 vs 赵金山 陈茗芳 vs 胡伟良 林家勇 vs 巫汉梃 Organiser(s) should know the situation best. Usually, in any competition, we do not move the pole when the people are running..... one example is 2006 Singapore Open, two vacant positions were not filled up by moving up Positions 21 and 22. (for that year, up to first 20 could be promoted.)

There is no easy answer to life's question.

If this is a replacement issue, then the pairing is not affected...The 9th player is not part of the TOP8 but is to REPLACE the walkover player. This player can only be promoted only if s/he hold TOP3 ranking, 4th-8th not counted except prize money. This is not an easy task for this player. If we change the pairing then it goes against the TOP8 qualifying rules. ---kurubear

however, depends on which perspective you choose to view the situation.