Mosconi Cup 2021 Day 1 Updates
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Earl didn't test positive, and in fact has tested negative three times. The short version is Earl is not vaccinated, and it turns out one of the passengers on the same flight to England as Earl ended up testing positive for covid. Because Earl was in known proximity to somebody with covid, combined with the fact that he is not vaccinated, current policy over there is that Earl has to quarantine for ten days.
Somebody mentioned that there is an exemption for elite athletes that would allow them to continue to practice and play their events, but either Matchroom didn't want to pursue it and just wanted to go ahead and essentially kick Earl out of the event and make him quarantine anyway, or this pool event wasn't on the approved list of sports/specific events for which the exclusion would apply (the regulations appear to say there is such a list although I didn't take the time to look it up to see if this event/sport was on it or not but it very well might not be since pool is a fairly fringe sport all things considered).
That's normal when in England. One of the reasons that its so tough to play there.
Alcohol flow adds to it.
This is standard, and expected, for the Mosconi Cup. In fact, I thought the crowd was rather well behaved compared to previous years...
He is essentially retired from serious playing and I doubt he is hitting enough balls regularly to be anywhere close to in stroke. He had roughly 24 hours to start trying to hit some balls from the time he found out that he would be playing until he had to actually start playing with a whole team and country depending on him, and with that in mind it doesn't sound like he played bad at all considering. We will see how it goes but he may start to shoot better and better each day as well because when you haven't been playing much each additional day of being able to hit balls can make a noticeable difference.
I agree with everything you wrote here...and I hope he has a great rest if the tourney...unfortunately I don't think the Euros much care if he is semi retired...here's hoping he finds some magic!
I'd guess the official line would read: all options remain under consideration, with respect to evolving circumstances.
The queen has say ok, you know?
lol that's because the place is half empty !
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But Matchroom's consideration has to be mainly with its own reputation and is certainly doesn't want the government looking too closely into it.
I'd hope there is something like a ministry of sport or some other organization that can assist businesses with qualified advise. Given how rapidly the impositions evve though, who can really comment with long term certainty...?
Tuff times.
tomatoshooter
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Sorry I'm late to the conversation, does anyone know why the 4 ball has the number 5 on it? Is that just a typo?
Who is our other captain? Last year it was Joey gray.
Agreed.
I mentioned this earlier.
I usually want to punch those cheats in their drunken faces but this year they seem to be making the same noises regardless of who is at the table.
The boooooring at push out and the hooting and hollering when an extension is called is funny as heck imo.
Seems like it, which begs the question of how he could've been allowed on the team in the first place without proof of vaccination, since the rules were known well in advance. Not much forward thinking on the part of either JJ or Earl.
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