http://www.361points.com/blog/2009/12/02/china-wins-asian-new-star-competition/ Saying `just one game' they began to play . . . That was yesterday. Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:12:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.361points.com/blog/2009/12/02/china-wins-asian-new-star-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-32497 Bo Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:01:01 +0000 http://www.361points.com/blog/?p=348#comment-32497 Iyama Yuta is overrated. Not that he is not a good player, but considering the caliber of competition in Japan, he is not that special. Yes, Iyama beat Cho U recently, but I doubt Cho could even make it to the top fifteen in China. I can think of quite a few young Chinese players who are at least as good as Iyama if not better. Chen Yaoye, Zhou Ruiyang, Tuo Jiaxi, Piao Wenyao, Meng Tailing, Gu Lingyi are all better than Iyama, not to mention younger. It's scary how far Japan has fallen behind, and considering the results of this latest Asian New Star competition, it actually all makes sense. Iyama Yuta is overrated. Not that he is not a good player, but considering the caliber of competition in Japan, he is not that special. Yes, Iyama beat Cho U recently, but I doubt Cho could even make it to the top fifteen in China. I can think of quite a few young Chinese players who are at least as good as Iyama if not better. Chen Yaoye, Zhou Ruiyang, Tuo Jiaxi, Piao Wenyao, Meng Tailing, Gu Lingyi are all better than Iyama, not to mention younger. It’s scary how far Japan has fallen behind, and considering the results of this latest Asian New Star competition, it actually all makes sense.

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