This. Don't worry, though. The USBTC kicks off in a few days, I have no doubt Shane will snap that off.
2016 World 9-Ball Championship
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This. Don't worry, though. The USBTC kicks off in a few days, I have no doubt Shane will snap that off.
I got up at zero dark thirty to watch the Albin-Alex match. Alex didn't play his best, but Albin was totally in stroke. Destroyed Alex.
I didn't know Shane won his semi, until I started watching this morning.
Albin looked like he was just as strong against Shane. When Shane made his errors, and gave away a couple games, I knew it would be hard for Shane to come back. Just too tough to come back, with alternate break, when your opponent is breaking so well.
Great Tournament showing by Albin, well deserved victory.
Proud of Shane for his professionalism during the match.
Charlie
I didn't know Shane won his semi, until I started watching this morning.
Albin looked like he was just as strong against Shane. When Shane made his errors, and gave away a couple games, I knew it would be hard for Shane to come back. Just too tough to come back, with alternate break, when your opponent is breaking so well.
Great Tournament showing by Albin, well deserved victory.
Proud of Shane for his professionalism during the match.
Charlie
Did that guy just tell Alex he will win it one day too? Didn't Alex win the wpa 9 ball world in 2004?
Well said. Congrats to Shane on his back to back World Pool Masters wins! A True World Champion!
It's a sad day for pool to see that kind of presentation for the world championships.
Yes, I know Jasmin's was in 10-Ball -- still a WPA World Championship.
Next year will be last year Qatar will be hosting. I hope another country snatch it from them. Canada can go for it since the W8B did not pan out this year.
First time I see Albin smile
They misspelled his and Shane's cheque extra "s" for "Thousands"
lol well put. Succinct but brutal, and the truth.
The other difference is the mental game. For some reason the American norm is to shake your head and shrug etc. when things don't go your way. Maybe Earl is the model.You just can't show that kind of negative body language without it affecting you. Shane is usually good enough that he gets by, but I think it got to him in the first half of this match, and that's why he lost.
Exactly. Exactly.
The best Athletes in the world get rattled all the time, but it is the coaching that dials them back in. Golfer's have their caddy, Michael Jordan had Phil Jackson, the list goes on and on.
We had a great discussion last year after the world 9-ball, when Ko spent time with his dad/coach during that crucial time out and Shane just sat in his chair and self-coached.
Here is the link for anyone who didn't read this....
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?p=5299065
We can ask again this year- what if, just what if, after last year, Shane moved to Germany for one year and trained with Ralf Eckert, or moved to the Netherlands and trained under Johan Ruijsink, or a similar situation and played Euro Tour for an entire year?
Could his safeties been tighter down the stretch?
Could his mindset been a little stronger down the stretch?
Could his fundamentals been tightened up when out of line?
We will never know so it is just specualtion - but I believe his top potential is unlimited and only a pool coach of the highest calibre can bring that out.
and of course - STOP PLAYING BAR BOX!!!!!
You can bet this won't happen next year, Shane will be practicing on a 12' with 4" pockets against Ronnie O'Sullivan and Earl instead of 2 weeks of bar box prior. Lol
Jason
Alex Pagulayan was runner-up in 2003, losing to Thorsten. Then won it in 2004.
And a decade later he comes in 3rd place. Beast.
Edit: Earl won it in 1990 and 1991, so that counts. Johnny Archer won in 1997 and was runner-up in 1998.
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