Souquet vs Orcullo LIVE NOW
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This is some seriously beautiful pool being played by two of the game's greatest superstars and finest technicians. The commentary has been solid, too, and unbiased.
Ralf is greatly respected in Asia, not only because he's a wonderful player who presents and conducts himself impeccably, but because of his long-term success over Efren Reyes, which dates back to at least 1998. I'd guess that no player had greater success competing against Efren in his prime than Ralf, and the very knowledgeable Asian pool fans are well aware of it.
And, of course, they know Ralf's a Hall of Famer now!
Ralf is greatly respected in Asia, not only because he's a wonderful player who presents and conducts himself impeccably, but because of his long-term success over Efren Reyes, which dates back to at least 1998. I'd guess that no player had greater success competing against Efren in his prime than Ralf, and the very knowledgeable Asian pool fans are well aware of it.
And, of course, they know Ralf's a Hall of Famer now!
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Ralf wins 9-6. I love this show! Pool and gambling forever are mixed. This show capitalizes on that fact. I think it's ultimately good for the sport!
Thanks for the link, thought it might be a fight when Mr. Souquet scratched on the break while on the hill, but that kick at the two from a frozen ball, WOW
back to back wins
At the end, the announcer was insinuating that this is going to be a regular and maybe WEEKLY thing.? WOW....
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K. Thank you Jay. Johnnyt
Earl and Buddy have not enjoyed the kind of success against Efren that Ralf has. However, you make a good point with Sigel, who dominated the rivalry in the 1980's in America but retired in the early 1990's. Still, the number of times Efren has played Ralf is much, much, much higher than the number of times Sigel played him, and Ralf has a great track record against Efren on both Asian and American soil.
Still, when you get to choose between Mike and Ralf, you can't go too wrong!
Thanks for your thoughts.
How Reyes played some others
Well Reyes was much nearer his prime in the 80's to Mid 90's in rotation games. Budy, Nick V, Earl and Mike S all played very well when playing Reyes. Reyes played better 1 pocket and 8 ball later in his career. In the late 90's and eary 2000's Reyes was in a bit of a rotation game slump. Had some eye problems and first of his bout with diabetes. Later had lazer to correct the eyes.
Well Reyes was much nearer his prime in the 80's to Mid 90's in rotation games. Budy, Nick V, Earl and Mike S all played very well when playing Reyes. Reyes played better 1 pocket and 8 ball later in his career. In the late 90's and eary 2000's Reyes was in a bit of a rotation game slump. Had some eye problems and first of his bout with diabetes. Later had lazer to correct the eyes.
Yeah, the question of when Efren was actually in his prime is often debated on this forum. Perhaps it was, as you suggest, in the 1980's, but Efren's greatest visbility to the American pool fan was probably from about 1993-2007, and it corresponds to the period in which he collected nearly all of his major titles, so I'm inclined to think of that as his prime. There is absolutely no question, however, that if Efren's prime is viewed as being the 1980's, no player even came close to Sigel in competing succesfully against Efren.
Thanks for your insights.
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Here is a paragraph from a noted pool authority (I can't vouch for its accuracy, but is just about identical to what Ralf posts on his website).
In his early career, Ralf had decent success. In the years between 1983 and 1992, playing full time; Ralf finished in the top 3 in 81 events. This level of proficiency would satisfy many players…but NOT Ralf. In the early 90’s he quit smoking, improved his physical conditioning, increased his practice schedule, and worked on his mental game. Over the next 10 years, he finished in the top 3 in a staggering 236 events – a level of consistency seldom seen in the history of pocket billiards.
I notice that in the last 3 European events, Ralf is listed as 1st, 1st, 2nd. I guess you could say he is somewhat consistent:smile:. I wonder what his "top 3" number is over the past 9 years???
Wow. That has to be a record.