[Spiny_Norman]

I'm surprised Stearns is in the lineup. The other two remaining players on the roster, Gao and Arora, have better track records than Stearns.

None of us sees what happens during weekly qualifying. Tournament results factor in the coach's decision about who plays. But so do head-to-head results during qualifying. I presume that Stearns has defeated both Gao and Arora to earn his #5 spot. Gao is with the team in Florida as the alternate. Coach Ray has the option to sub him in tomorrow.

UPDATE - Coach Ray has in fact substituted Ethan Gao for Cooper Stearns for round 3. Gao will begin his round at 6 am pacific.

Scoring here - https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament...oring/team

[Spiny_Norman]

I'm surprised Stearns is in the lineup. The other two remaining players on the roster, Gao and Arora, have better track records than Stearns.

None of us sees what happens during weekly qualifying. Tournament results factor in the coach's decision about who plays. But so do head-to-head results during qualifying. I presume that Stearns has defeated both Gao and Arora to earn his #5 spot. Gao is with the team in Florida as the alternate. Coach Ray has the option to sub him in tomorrow.

UPDATE - Coach Ray has in fact substituted Ethan Gao for Cooper Stearns for round 3. Gao will begin his round at 6 am pacific.

Scoring here - https://scoreboard.clippd.com/tournament...oring/team