Japanese system of selecting players must be changed!
2009-12-19
Expert: Rate: 
Japanese veteran Ishida Yoshio, 9p (62 years old) got the right torepresent Japan in Fujitsu cup-2010. I like his Go,
I like his Go books, but I doubt that he can fight with young Koreans and Chinese.
Yoda has much bigger chances in main tournament and he had 9-2 score with Ishida, but
he lost his game without any chances after the terrible fuseki.
Why I am so pessimistic about Ishida?
If we check his results with foreign players, we can find this reason:
He is in plus only against Jimmy Cha and Seo Nunwook, but has terrible
score with top pros:
0-3 with Cho Hunhyun
0-2 with Nie Weiping
0-1 with Seo Bongsu
1-3 with Yoo Changhyuk
0-2 with Yu Bin
0-1 with Lee Changho
0-2 with Ma Xiaochun
0-1 with Quin Yuping
0-1 with Yang Jaeho
1-16 in total!!!
If they had a trainer in Japan, who can decide, which players to invite to
Japanese team (like in football), I am sure, he will not take Ishida even
as reserve!
I am sure, that Japanese have to change the current system, if they want to
get any impressive results in international tournaments!
Handmade representatives selection is necessary!!!