Race to the World Tour Finals
Post-Shanghai Edition
In -- 4730 required to qualify
Prakash Mooljee -- 12,005
Antonin Iglar -- 7,040
Girish Girsh -- 6,580
Gustavo Caratti -- 6,520
Tomas Niklas -- 6,330
Anil Mehul -- 5,150
Shreya Ujjaval -- 4,805
If Iglar's winning ways against Girsh continue, he's likely to take the #2 spot back by year's end, though any one of four players could still easily grab that spot. Mehul has qualified and also Ujjaval for the first time now is just in, guaranteeing that half of the field will be Sri Lanka players. This may well never happen again. Mehul will need a big finish to avoid staying in 6th, and he's not at all assured of even being that high.
Probable
Mugur Kinczllers -- 3710
With the top seven being so far ahead of the rest of the field, Kinczllers is sort alone here as the probable last man in for one more go at it.
Contenders
none
Long Shots
Khasan Zakirov -- 3270
Agustin Herrera -- 3170
Theodore Bourdet -- 3140
Luc Janin -- 2950
Tiosav Srbulovic -- 2880
Juan de los Santos -- 2785
Zakirov or Bourdet making a big run in Paris is still possible, but no drama is really expected this year. While Niklas and Ujjaval made their move this year, most of the younger generation showed themselves to be in the 'not quite there' category. Next year, at least a couple more would be expected to take that next step.
Last edited by Brian Swartz : 11-07-2016 at 10:24 AM.
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