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WNT Florida Open 2026, August 4-9, Orlando, Caribe Royale

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sneakynito said:
I love Scott as a 1p commentator because he knows the game so well and has a lot to contribute with his analysis, road stories, etc.
But for other games when there's less to analyze and it's on him to come up with filler to keep the commentary colorful idk sometimes it can be painful.
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Scott, Karl, and JJ all have such different styles.

Karl is totally cool with long and awkward pauses but light-hearted, funny, and a little self-deprecating.
Scott talks a lot, comes across as super complimentary and everybody's best buddy. Kind of the exact opposite of his on-table demeanor.
JJ is all business, he's not there for small talk he wants to talk about how Shane got a little funny on this 7 ball, will he settle for the long tough 8 ball or does he pound it pound it to the rail, bringing the miss into play but making the 8 & 9 ball easier.

I do like JJ best, but they are all pretty good in my opinion. This becomes obvious when you watch the abomination that is the Predator and women's announcers. Absolutely brutal
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Changing of the guard in pro pool

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After reviewing the pool of top players in this thread, I am even more impressed with SVB's high level of play over a long career. It really is astonishing.

If the records I am seeing are correct, Shane won his first major titles in 2007 at the age of 24 (later than I thought). He just won another major title 19 years after his first one at the age of 43.

No one else has been that good over such a long span in the 21st century. Only Earl Strickland had a similarly long span of winning big championships.

Shane's not done, either.

There's been a lot of great players over the last 25 years, but very few have had staying power. Others who have had sustained success include Niels Feijin and Carlo Biado, but they are not close to SVB's level.
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WNT Florida Open 2026, August 4-9, Orlando, Caribe Royale

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jbart65 said:
All true. Tough draw, but a manageable one. I was confident when watching the matches real time that Shane would beat Albin, FSR, Kaci and Kazakis. You can tell quickly when Shane is on, and he was.

I wasn't sure he could beat Filler, but right from the start, it was clear the match would be a near-run affair. When Josh missed the 7 twice, I knew he was toast.

In retrospect, I am even more impressed now with SVB than I was when he won the event. Just to think what he has done at his age. His consistency. His effort. His focus. When so many other players who are younger rise and fall.

It was funny listening to his after he won. Mentioned losing to Gorst in their 50-match challenge. You could tell it really grated on him. He said he lost 15 pounds - you could see that, too. He was in great shape.

Seems like all is well with SVB and Emily after last year's Reyes decision. He was very complimentary to her on social media.
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Yep, the narrative around Shane is completely different if he loses to Albin in the round of 64 which was totally possible.

Ain't no rest for the wicked, looking like Shane will get Albin in the Rd of 64 and if he wins another date with Kaci in Arizona this week
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