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Brian Swartz · 08-01-2016, 08:41 AM

World Tour Finals

Girsh(1st), Caratti(3rd), Kinczllers(6th), and Bourdet(8th) were drawn into the first group; Iglar(2nd), Mehul(4th), Gaskell(5th), and Benda(7th) in the second one. This seemed to mostly be an advantage for Bourdet, but things don't always work out as planned. It was a close match, but in the key encounter between Caratti and Bourdet, the Argentine prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Both players won 84 points apiece; it's hard to get much closer than that.

Iglar and Girsh swept their matched, though Girsh dropped a set to Bourdet and the Czech was clean. Mehul, as expected, along with Caratti beat everyone else, and the big four all made it through to the semifinals. No Bourdet, and Gaskell's run of making it out of group play each time here is also over.

The first semifinal was Girish Girsh against Anil Mehul. It's not often I am shocked at a match result but that certainly was the case here. Girsh laid an egg, an absolute egg, winning just eight points off the Mehul serve in a comprehensive 6-4, 6-3 defeat. This opened the door for Iglar, who beat Caratti in straight sets. In the final, Mehul lost a close first-set breaker but rallied to dominate Antonin Iglar in the second. He fell behind a break though in the third but couldn't recover, losing a close 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-4 tussle between the 3-time champions. Iglar ends a perfect run here with his 4th, tying him for 3rd all-time.

A very interesting, obviously rare, and unforeseen situation arose as a result. Girsh and Iglar are now tied for the #1 ranking. I don't know why, perhaps because he had it before and hasn't been surpassed, but Girsh retains the top spot with both players at 12,120. The margin for error is now obviously nil. Mehul will finish the year 4th, but he is only 95 points behind Caratti, a difference of less than 1% of their totals. It will be most interesting to see what happens next year with these razor-thin margins; even the WTF Finals in a couple weeks could shift things significantly. None of the 'second four' did enough to change their fortunes much.

08-01-2016, 08:41 AM	#453
Brian Swartz Grizzled Veteran Join Date: May 2006	World Tour Finals Girsh(1st), Caratti(3rd), Kinczllers(6th), and Bourdet(8th) were drawn into the first group; Iglar(2nd), Mehul(4th), Gaskell(5th), and Benda(7th) in the second one. This seemed to mostly be an advantage for Bourdet, but things don't always work out as planned. It was a close match, but in the key encounter between Caratti and Bourdet, the Argentine prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-3. Both players won 84 points apiece; it's hard to get much closer than that. Iglar and Girsh swept their matched, though Girsh dropped a set to Bourdet and the Czech was clean. Mehul, as expected, along with Caratti beat everyone else, and the big four all made it through to the semifinals. No Bourdet, and Gaskell's run of making it out of group play each time here is also over. The first semifinal was Girish Girsh against Anil Mehul. It's not often I am shocked at a match result but that certainly was the case here. Girsh laid an egg, an absolute egg, winning just eight points off the Mehul serve in a comprehensive 6-4, 6-3 defeat. This opened the door for Iglar, who beat Caratti in straight sets. In the final, Mehul lost a close first-set breaker but rallied to dominate Antonin Iglar in the second. He fell behind a break though in the third but couldn't recover, losing a close 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-4 tussle between the 3-time champions. Iglar ends a perfect run here with his 4th, tying him for 3rd all-time. A very interesting, obviously rare, and unforeseen situation arose as a result. Girsh and Iglar are now tied for the #1 ranking. I don't know why, perhaps because he had it before and hasn't been surpassed, but Girsh retains the top spot with both players at 12,120. The margin for error is now obviously nil. Mehul will finish the year 4th, but he is only 95 points behind Caratti, a difference of less than 1% of their totals. It will be most interesting to see what happens next year with these razor-thin margins; even the WTF Finals in a couple weeks could shift things significantly. None of the 'second four' did enough to change their fortunes much.