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Brian Swartz · 12-30-2017, 08:57 PM

Race to the World Tour Finals
Post-USO Edition

In

Mateo Kaspar -- 14,210
Ritwik Dudwadkar -- 8,700
Martin Zarco -- 7,450
Guus Dircx -- 6,240

Dircx has now done just enough to get in. Half the field complete.

Probable

Hsuang-tsung Teng -- 5740
Ruben Piazzola -- 4040
Prakash Mooljee -- 3560
Alexey Nikitin -- 3140

Teng isn't quite there yet, but will be very soon. Meanwhile, Nikitin has done well enough that what looked like it would be a close race for the last spot now has him as a clear favorite.

Contenders

None.

Long Shots

Gilberto Chinaglia -- 2710
Gillo Fangio -- 2710
Matthew Panter -- 2665
Dick Blake -- 2525
Sigmund Kronecker -- 2590
Benno Duhr -- 2265

Kronecker, who held the final spot after Wimbledon, added just 90 points to his total. That's partly because he was AWOL for Canada and Cincinatti masters. His bid for a final WTF appearance is on life support as a result. There's always the chance that somebody like Chinaglia, Panter, or Blake(he's got a couple of impressive wins lately) could make a last-ditch push here, but the odds of them catching Nikitin aren't high. Mooljee could still fall apart, but that's not looking that likely either.

There's still time for it to change, but it looks like the Top 8 has now selected itself, with the Ukrainian the latest addition eventually replacing Fangio.

12-30-2017, 08:57 PM	#745
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	Race to the World Tour Finals Post-USO Edition In Mateo Kaspar -- 14,210 Ritwik Dudwadkar -- 8,700 Martin Zarco -- 7,450 Guus Dircx -- 6,240 Dircx has now done just enough to get in. Half the field complete. Probable Hsuang-tsung Teng -- 5740 Ruben Piazzola -- 4040 Prakash Mooljee -- 3560 Alexey Nikitin -- 3140 Teng isn't quite there yet, but will be very soon. Meanwhile, Nikitin has done well enough that what looked like it would be a close race for the last spot now has him as a clear favorite. Contenders None. Long Shots Gilberto Chinaglia -- 2710 Gillo Fangio -- 2710 Matthew Panter -- 2665 Dick Blake -- 2525 Sigmund Kronecker -- 2590 Benno Duhr -- 2265 Kronecker, who held the final spot after Wimbledon, added just 90 points to his total. That's partly because he was AWOL for Canada and Cincinatti masters. His bid for a final WTF appearance is on life support as a result. There's always the chance that somebody like Chinaglia, Panter, or Blake(he's got a couple of impressive wins lately) could make a last-ditch push here, but the odds of them catching Nikitin aren't high. Mooljee could still fall apart, but that's not looking that likely either. There's still time for it to change, but it looks like the Top 8 has now selected itself, with the Ukrainian the latest addition eventually replacing Fangio. Last edited by Brian Swartz : 12-30-2017 at 08:57 PM.