I just tuned in to report the score. Skyler had apparently made some super stroke shot (that I missed seeing) and the announcers were going on and on about it, and Sky was super pumped and running around the table.
107-93, Sky to break.
I agree, these long races are stupid. I’m not sure how it became a thing, but it’s bad action.
TAR certainly weren’t the first to do it (e.g, The Color of Money with Efren and Earl), but I remember the format becoming popular/more prevalent after TAR.
I remember well, you are 100% right.
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I will say this. Skylar has the right idea. He gets in there and skirmishes with the best players he can find (Dennis and Carlo). That's a good way for him to see where he's at and hopefully improve his game. If he is ever going to be a factor in the major tournaments where all the top players are participating he needs to cut his teeth in matches like this. Shane did it before him, going over and over to the Philippines and playing the best they've got.Tonight was a great night of pool they both came with it quite a bit. 120-101. . there won't be a rematch
I do think Carlo vs Dennis would be a hell of a match. Its pretty clear that Sky did not bring out Carlo's best game. He won easy and just cruised.
That's how you get seasoned.
Carlo does make the game look easy, the way he swings that cue ball around for perfect position over and over again. I think the Pinoys do that better than anyone else, along with the Chinese champs, who also handle that cue ball superlatively. And you notice they don't need to labor over every shot. They see it, they shoot it!
Chua gets the 8 from Raga too
Maybe Sky's stakehorse got wind of some new information that he didn't like. Or perhaps Omega Billiards decided that the PPV viewers would prefer to watch SVB and Dennis take turns losing to each other.
That’s what I heard today. People putting up the money for Sky didn’t like what they saw during the Carlo match and pulled up. Just what I heard though. Don’t really blame them when Sky comes out and says he hasn’t been playing much and only practiced for a few days before the match with Carlo. Gotta be pretty mad at your money to bet against monsters like Carlo and Dennis if your horse who is already the underdog isn’t 100%.Maybe Sky's stakehorse got wind of some new information that he didn't like. Or perhaps Omega Billiards decided that the PPV viewers would prefer to watch SVB and Dennis take turns losing to each other.
Always nice to see a pro player show so much respect for his stakehorses' money to not practice much before a big match.
It’s a little hard to understand why Sky doesn’t have the motivation to try to work hard to improve his game every day. I know he’s arguably the second best US player, but that has now been the case for a number of years.