I'm not sure what happened with that call. I think it was clearly a good hit. Leymann is human of course, but Biado has to be sore over that call. That said, I think Oi outplayed Biado other than the break, though it was not a perfect match by any means. The reason it got so close was Oi could not manage to make balls on the break. Biado had more errors, mostly due to the speed as you mentioned.Looks like Biado could not lock down the speed of the table. He got very frustrated, but did maintain discipline the Filipinos are known for.
Did anyone confirm if the referee gave him a bad call on the kick early in his game against Oi? Terrible, if that was the case in an era where replay is available and the fact that the player contested the call. Referees should not be making the difference.
Seems about right to me, no? Imagine if Shane retired? You don't get to a top USA player by a few metrics until you hit Sky (Dechaine doesn't count) using Fargo as an example.Final four: Three Asians and one European.
Thanks. I was using the other link.
Yes, unless Shane would've won, then the haters would've come up with some excuse to claim it wasn't legit...So is this considered a legit World title for the winner?
Yes, a bit of a replay of the 2019 US Open 9-ball, where the final eight (Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, Josh Filler, Jeff DeLuna, Wu Jiaqing, YL Chang, Alex Pagulayan, Liu Haitao, Wang Can) had six Asians and two Europeans, or, if you prefer, five Asians, two Europeans and one Canadian.Seems about right to me, no? Imagine if Shane retired? You don't get to a top USA player by a few metrics until you hit Sky (Dechaine doesn't count) using Fargo as an example.
On the flip side, the SVB fan club will be blaming the rules and equipment since he didn’t win.Yes, unless Shane would've won, then the haters would've come up with some excuse to claim it wasn't legit...
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So whatTough field, but still missing Wu, Ko brothers, Kevin Cheng, and still exist a few more from China/Taiwan
Tough field, but still missing Wu, Ko brothers, Kevin Cheng, and still exist a few more from China/Taiwan
Yes, most notably missing the defending champion, Ko Ping Chung.Tough field, but still missing Wu, Ko brothers, Kevin Cheng, and still exist a few more from China/Taiwan
Yes, the WPA sanctioning of this event as a world championship makes it 100% legit. The fact that Stage 2 was not handled in the customary manner used in every other WPA sanctioned event we have ever seen does not change this. The winner will have won a sanctioned WPA World 10-ball Championship.So is this considered a legit World title for the winner?
Haven't seen that yet. He just got beat...it happens. I don't understand the hate some have for Shane. Seems like there are some that are almost giddy that he lost...On the flip side, the SVB fan club will be blaming the rules and equipment since he didn’t win.
The way Yapp played versus Shaw, he could beat anyone.
It's odd that you're only seeing the hater posts and not the super-fan posts.Haven't seen that yet. He just got beat...it happens. I don't understand the hate some have for Shane. Seems like there are some that are almost giddy that he lost...
CSI is also the only one who gets it.....free stream.CSI has lots of room for improvement on the Brackets, TV Schedule, etc. We are all used to Pat and Accu-Stats! Maybe CSI and Matchroom should just hire Accu-Stats as consultant.
Agree. Just look at the number of links provided by the original poster and you could see the problem. They need to provide all the information/links on one site. Not every pool player worldwide read this site. However, appreciate the information provided by spartan.CSI has lots of room for improvement on the Brackets, TV Schedule, etc. We are all used to Pat and Accu-Stats! Maybe CSI and Matchroom should just hire Accu-Stats as consultant.