jbart65 said:

Related to my post above about who Shane beat in Florida, the most impressive thing is how well he still plays at 43.

We are in the midst of a changing of the guard. Most of the top players over the past five to 10 years have seen a clear dip in performance, even though many are still in their 30s.

SVB has maintained his level. Carlo, too. Yapp stepped into the top ranks two years ago and is likely to stay awhile. He's just 30. Filler and Gorst, in the mid to late 20s, are in their prime and are the best two players in the world. (I omit the Ko brothers due to focus on China).

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mattydrva said:

Do you prefer the final day layout of this year's event (presuming you are familiar with the bleacher layout from last year)? On video feels like last year's bleacher layout provided better overall atmosphere. I could be totally wrong about that. Just curious. Cheers!

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skogstokig said:

impossible.. i've been told that

shane can't win on tight tables
shane can't win with this new break format
shane is too old
shane is too bald
filler got shane's number..

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jbart65 said:

That 9 Kazakis missed was almost the exact same miss he had vs Petri in the quarters. Uncanny. Same spot on the table bridging over the rail. He loses to go down 9-3 to Shane and that was it.

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iusedtoberich said:

I think Archer has fallen off steeper than any of his top piers. It seems Strickland, Busty, and Efren, could still bring it super strong when they were Archer's age. He's like a shortstop now. IDK how that happened.

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