China’s Top Three Taking the Lead Halfway GMCL Asia-Oceania Zone Preliminary
GMCL Asia-Oceania Zone Preliminary has concentrated eight strong teams which are Japan Mahjong Sports Association (JMSA) and Japan Kenko-Mahjong Association & Osaka Mahjong Union (herein referred to as JKMA & OMU) from Japan, Chinese Taipei, Singapore, Australia, and Fangzhuang Club, SHUIMU and Wonderful Dragon from Mainland China.
A total of 50 players from eight teams took part in the first three preliminary games. Fangzhuang Club, SHUIMU and Wonderful Dragon from Mainland China kept ranking in the top three. Currently, their total scores are 120 IMPs, 115 IMPs and 102 IMPs respectively. JKMA & OMU kept defense, whose rate of shoot was the lowest in the three games. At present, it is ranked in the fourth place by -12 IMP. Ranked in the sixth place in the first two games, JMSA overtook Chinese Taipei in the third game. Currently, it is ranked in the fifth place whose total score is -33 IMPs. Making a gross mistake in the third game, the total score of Chinese Taipei slid from -1 IMPs to -41 IMPs, ranking in the sixth place. Temporarily ranking No.7 and No.8, total scores of Singapore and Australia are -106 IMPs and -216 IMPs respectively.
After two rounds of catch-up, the top three teams are increasingly close to one another in their score. As an online crack force, players of Wonderful Dragon are experienced and powerful veterans and emerging civil masters in MCR Online. According to Qi Lin (ID:璧寒), leader of Wonderful Dragon, players are so demanding as to discuss and analyze games and sum up gains and losses everyday in an attempt to strive for higher rankings in the semi-final by their own efforts.
In the personal IMP ranking, Zhang Min (ID:蹦天使) from Wonderful Dragon made a steady performance, ranking in the top five after the three games, topping the personal IMP ranking and winning two MVPs after the three preliminary games. Ranked in the first and second place in the first two games, Shimizu Yutaka (ID:南野骨茶) from JMSA failed to be on the top ten list for being absent in the third game. Zhang Bo (ID:Arctique) from Fangzhuang Club is ranking No.4 in the three games. Besides, Tang Zhou (ID:麦子熊tzz) and Wu Taikang (ID:silempty) from Fangzhuang Club, Gao Jun (ID:xihumj) and Lyu Dong (ID:atubo_beep) from SHUIMU, etc. made remarkable performance as well.
After the three preliminary games, teams in higher rankings proceed with their steady performance and take the lead in a sustainable way but several teams in lower rankings are close with each other in their scores in an expectation to overtake the above teams. After the six preliminary teams, the top four teams are expected to take part in the semi-final. In view of current circumstances, there will be more chances for three teams from Mainland China to take part in the semi-final if they go ahead steadily and surely and reduce their mistakes; there will be more chances for two Japanese teams to take part in the semi-final as well; and the other three teams will have to spare no effort in the following games if they want to continue to stay in GMCL.
The 4th game in the GMCL Asia-Oceania Zone Preliminary is expected to be broadcast at zhangyu TV (live access: http://www.zhangyu.tv/1735548) at 19:30 on September 7(GMT+8) for you, stay tuned!