I don’t think accuracy has anything to do with it, on these tables with these pockets. IMO Rodney just plays BB 8b like a 9b player. The UK players just play better patterns than guys like Rodney and Archer. Dennis Hatch (and Shane and Corey) play much better 8b patterns IMO and can hang with the English guys.
I think I’ve told the story here before, but I saw Corey play Carlo Biado bar box 8 ball in the action room at the Derby the year before Carlo won the world nine ball championship. Carlo is amazing, but he just made it too hard for himself by playing the patterns wrong, and Corey destroyed him at a time when Corey had no chance to beat him playing 9 foot rotation games. That’s exactly the same thing I saw today with Rodney.
Both played good patterns, and run out on most visits to the table. the big difference was in the break.
Coming from English pool, requires higher discipline.
Sure took them (the British) time to adjust to the bigger balls, but once they got this down, they rule UP.
Bergman on paper, should win. He played with the big boys of pool, we won pro events, he is seasoned and experienced.
But that’s in the past and Tom is currently the best barbox player.
And I believe the difference will be in mentality strength, and here I believe that Tom will cone on top. Bergman will lose more breaks to Tom.
Justin kinda choked in the last WNT event in his hometown, I bet, he’ll choke tonight.
