As I recall that was the first day, what with the borrowed cue, and just a warm up.
Lou Figueroa
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As I recall that was the first day, what with the borrowed cue, and just a warm up.
Lou Figueroa
No, Ruslan is done for the time being but said he wanted to come back for additional attempts.
There are visa issues involved and maybe a money match or two.
Lou Figueroa
You’re welcome, Mike.
And thanks to the many others that have been positive on this and reached out in support publicly and privately.
Lou Figueroa
That's what i remember as well. And when SVB pulled off two 200 point runs during his warmup, it was decided to count them as well. But i had expected the video to be running all the while he was playing.
It is definitely a difficult thing to be transparent and not get bogged down by j.q. public.
.... and was anyone sweating bullets that SVB would keep shooting past 300, 400, ....
Ha! Ha! I've seen that happen when an athlete was practising to show off some stunt. He did it a couple of times in practice, then couldn't do it when the camera was rolling.
Apropos absolutely nothing, your comment reminded me of a comedy routine in which one of the lines went: You know you’re a red neck if anyone in your family has died right after yelling, “Hey! Watch this!”
Lou Figueroa
The 257 by SVB was recorded just not broadcasted because of local internet issues.
I have to admit, that I underestimated Ruslan before his yesterday's attempt.
No doubt, that he is a very talented 14.1 player, but I never thought of him as a high runner.
Actually in my opinion the Europeans currently are the best 14.1 players, since many of them are used to play this discipline in smaller tournaments, league matches and club tournaments etc.
But high runners?
Yes, I think all top Europeans can run a 150 and out, but going to 200, 300 and further? That requires a different typ of mindset, which in my opinion better suits the US pros with their long money games and gambling matches.
And I think we kind of saw this, if we compare Shane, who can shoot and shoot and shoot, and Ruslan who took breaks quite often. (and I think not only because he wanted a cigarette break).
Anyway, only thing left for me to ask:
Can we at least get a teaser for the next player in line?
I admit, at the moment I'm a bit hooked on watching 14.1!
No doubt, that he is a very talented 14.1 player, but I never thought of him as a high runner.
Actually in my opinion the Europeans currently are the best 14.1 players, since many of them are used to play this discipline in smaller tournaments, league matches and club tournaments etc.
But high runners?
Yes, I think all top Europeans can run a 150 and out, but going to 200, 300 and further? That requires a different typ of mindset, which in my opinion better suits the US pros with their long money games and gambling matches.
And I think we kind of saw this, if we compare Shane, who can shoot and shoot and shoot, and Ruslan who took breaks quite often. (and I think not only because he wanted a cigarette break).
Anyway, only thing left for me to ask:
Can we at least get a teaser for the next player in line?
I admit, at the moment I'm a bit hooked on watching 14.1!
It amazes me at times how all the things can be messed up over the internet, which could be easily avoided by googling a mere simple fact.
This refers to both the naysayers and BC (as Lou Figueroa likes to refer to - the trouble being this one is impossible to google unless you know what he is about; so please Lou would you be so kind as to type the first name at least when mentioning various people
) I mean had Bobby been a little more precise describing Ruslan as a world champion, there might have been less drama over this.
So what google might have brought to your attention, dear pool enthusiasts, is that Ruslan actually did win a World Champion title in pool. Year 2009, place - Nicaragua, and the game was 9-ball. WPA event. Go figure.
This refers to both the naysayers and BC (as Lou Figueroa likes to refer to - the trouble being this one is impossible to google unless you know what he is about; so please Lou would you be so kind as to type the first name at least when mentioning various people
) I mean had Bobby been a little more precise describing Ruslan as a world champion, there might have been less drama over this.So what google might have brought to your attention, dear pool enthusiasts, is that Ruslan actually did win a World Champion title in pool. Year 2009, place - Nicaragua, and the game was 9-ball. WPA event. Go figure.
LF,
Can we get some DC’s over to the RC’s so the QC’s can get a little help with the WR?
Thanks
FB
Perfectly plausible explanation. [cough buhhul she it. Cough]
Yes he did win a WC. A boy's junior WPA world championship. He did not win a "second" world championship, as was claimed. Also claimed was Shane won 1 world championship. This is false. World cup of pool is not a world championship. Neither is the Predator 10 ball event he won in 2007 that had the word "World" in the title.It amazes me at times how all the things can be messed up over the internet, which could be easily avoided by googling a mere simple fact.
This refers to both the naysayers and BC (as Lou Figueroa likes to refer to - the trouble being this one is impossible to google unless you know what he is about; so please Lou would you be so kind as to type the first name at least when mentioning various people
So what google might have brought to your attention, dear pool enthusiasts, is that Ruslan actually did win a World Champion title in pool. Year 2009, place - Nicaragua, and the game was 9-ball. WPA event. Go figure.
BC was quite clear in his voiced speech in the livestream, that he's only going to feature "true world champions" from real events, and in the written descriptions. He's been around decades and very involved in the pool world. I don't think it was a "mistake".
Furthermore, when we hashed all this out (and more) on thread #1 about Shane, the "world championship" titles were mentioned there numerous times. I know both BC and Lou saw those posts, because they were replying quite regularly to the thread. So now, the 2x WC claims have continued for Ruslan's runs.
Aorry
Sorry, but replacing the cushions has nothing to do with changing the pocket miter angles, the throat of the pocket on stock pockets don't change just because the cushions were replaced and made to 5" corner pockets. The only way the throat of the pocket can be as wide as the mouth of the pocket is by removing the wood at the end of the sub-rails, and that takes intent!
Using the calipers to measure the point to point opening to show a 5" pocket, does NOT expose the modification to open the throat of the pocket up to make the pockets accept balls far easier, there lays the truth , there's no funnel effect in those pockets. Not only can a ball pass by another ball on the mouth of the pocket without touching it, it can pass by a ball in the throat of the pocket as well. EVERYONE knows the pockets on a pool table get smaller the deeper a ball goes, but NOT on this pool table!
Hell, you might as well be playing on a Valley 9ft, they have the same pocket openings....a VALLEY BAR BOX!!