2016 Pro qualification tourney

[Kirby]

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With the above definition in mind, please allow me to again repeat this for the benefit of JOFs: Japanese pros are WEAK compared to their Korean and Chinese counterparts. I mean, they are demonstrably WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, WEAK, compared to Korean and Chinese pros.

And finally, as I have advised before, my dear precious, fragile, sensitive JOFs, please take a deep breath and sod off!

by78, please calm down your tone.
You are free to express your opinion, back with facts, etc. But the aggressive language is not necessary and is not productive to the conversation. Your use of language is also not appropriate for the forum.

I am an admin on this forum, so please consider this your last warning.

[mhlepore]

I doubt takemiya would be able to become a pro in China right now. He's probably too old to have enough endurance to compete in such a cut throat environment playing over a dozen games with a bunch of kids.

If this is true for stamina reasons (as you say), then wouldn't it apply to any 65 year old professional, whether from Japan, China, or Korea? So what is your point in singling out one Japanese pro?

[idontgetit]

I doubt takemiya would be able to become a pro in China right now. He's probably too old to have enough endurance to compete in such a cut throat environment playing over a dozen games with a bunch of kids.

If this is true for stamina reasons (as you say), then wouldn't it apply to any 65 year old professional, whether from Japan, China, or Korea? So what is your point in singling out one Japanese pro?

Um because I was responding to the guy who used takemiya as an example? In fact it'd be much harder for most 65+ Chinese pros to pass the pro exams today, because China was much weaker than Japan back in the day. There just weren't that many strong Chinese pros back then. The only guy who could've been considered strong is Nie Wieping who is "only" 63.

[mhlepore]

Um because I was responding to the guy who used takemiya as an example? In fact it'd be much harder for most 65+ Chinese pros to pass the pro exams today, because China was much weaker than Japan back in the day. There just weren't that many strong Chinese pros back then. The only guy who could've been considered strong is Nie Wieping who is "only" 63.

Ah - I completely missed the person you were responding to, and thought it was just a general statement supporting the "Japanese are weak" theme. Sorry.