WORLD POOL (nineball) CHAMPIONSHIP (6-10 April2022), UK, Winner $60K

spartan said:
I love that they throw spanner in the works tomorrow Last 16 removing the template , change table cloth to make the players squirm. Will be less B&R, less easy outs and make it more interesting. Those who perform today may struggle tomorrow and vice versa. Like those reality shows (eg. Iron Chef), where they suddenly tweak the rules or throw in curve ball in middle of the action and you see only the more resilient ones who can adapt will perform.
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Yes, the big breakers will, once again, have the kind of advantage to which they are accustomed. The break is too easy with the template and obstructs the process of the cream rising to the top.
 
BlueRaider said:
So he misses pressure-filled shots at the Mosconi Cup because of....some mysterious reason that only you know and not because of the simplest explanation? You'd think that a guy THAT immune to pressure would find a way to resolve this mysterious issue.
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I ain’t putting some biz in the street

Go figure it out for yourself
 
Fatboy said:
I ain’t putting some biz in the street

Go figure it out for yourself
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Then why mention you know his business at all? It’s like a little kid telling another little kid “I have a secret but I am not telling you”. No biggie though, it’s cool you are on the in with SVB. 👍👍👍
 
Nick8400 said:
Then why mention you know his business at all? It’s like a little kid telling another little kid “I have a secret but I am not telling you”. No biggie though, it’s cool you are on the in with SVB. 👍👍👍
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I shouldn’t have said anything. But I did. Mistake.

I just want to see him win what he “cares” about and that’s a world title.

To him that’s what’s missing, he made the Mcup winning 9B twice.

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Fatboy<——-just wanting to see a win for the Kid
 
jay helfert said:
If a pool tournament referee (especially a major pool tournament) does not have his own ball marker he should not be a referee! That tells me he (or she) is inexperienced and unprepared. That is not up to John Leyman to provide for them. He has other responsibilities then having to worry about each ref bringing their own equipment.
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To be fair, a game or two later Mika asked the ref to clean the cue ball and the ref pulled his marker out of his pocket and cleaned the cue ball. I just don’t think the ref felt the need to mark the ball that was on the rack. Pick it up a millimeter, slide out the rack, and put it back down. Do you think the ref should use a marker in that situation Jay?
 
Cameron Smith said:
I don’t like the trend of trying to make the break too difficult to figure out. I just find that doing so overemphasizes the break shot. I much rather watching this current set up to the, break from the box, 9 on the spot, 3 point rule, alternating breaks etc.
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I think the break shot has already crossed that border and been playing too big a role for years. Hence all these attempts to force the players try harder on the break, so that the game becomes less predictable (equals more interesting, right?) Every innovation mentioned was there for a reason: 9 on the spot to go away from a guaranteed corner ball drop, 3 point rule to fight against softbreaking, etc.
Frankly, I'd prefer the break being eliminated at all. In the way it should be nothing more than a way to reach one of those billions of possible ball layouts on the table. Recently it's been all sorts of drama about the break shot: rack your own, opponent racks, rack mechanics both with triangle and template, many many arguments and stinky stories (like between Shane and Shaw, Deuel, Orcullo). Even though these skills are not easy to master and reproduce successfully, I'd rather watch the game in its purity without that break shot.
 
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Vahmurka said:
But wait, what has Matchroom to do with it? Mika makes that 5 ball, end of story. I mean, in order to get such amazing comebacks (nothing to take from SVB here) you gotta have a huge lead being built firsthand.

And the point I was making earlier today, after an afternoon session, finally got to the climax. How could one praise Matchroom for a great tournament while they did not care to provide a freaking ball marker for every referee at the venue?! Even if we make an assumption MR don't have a clue about that, they hired the head referee (Leymahn?) who should have required those markers. This is ridiculous organization at this level.
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The referee had a ball marker. You can see him use it when Mika kicked the 3 ball to the bottom rail and Shane had it straight in. Ref cleaned the cue ball after marking it.
 
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BRussell said:
To be fair, a game or two later Mika asked the ref to clean the cue ball and the ref pulled his marker out of his pocket and cleaned the cue ball. I just don’t think the ref felt the need to mark the ball that was on the rack. Pick it up a millimeter, slide out the rack, and put it back down. Do you think the ref should use a marker in that situation Jay?
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BRussell said:
To be fair, a game or two later Mika asked the ref to clean the cue ball and the ref pulled his marker out of his pocket and cleaned the cue ball. I just don’t think the ref felt the need to mark the ball that was on the rack. Pick it up a millimeter, slide out the rack, and put it back down. Do you think the ref should use a marker in that situation Jay?
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WPA Rule Regulations:
4.2 With the removal of the Ball Rack Template, the referee or opponent may use markers in the form of ball markers or chalk blocks which are at their disposal to mark the obstructing balls.

How hard is to do just that? Use a piece of chalk if you don't have a ball marker? (By the way, do you remember in which rack the ref used a marker? Throughout these days I've only seen one, used by John Leyman when asked to clean the whitey, and it was not a match between SVB and Mika)
 
Vahmurka said:
WPA Rule Regulations:
4.2 With the removal of the Ball Rack Template, the referee or opponent may use markers in the form of ball markers or chalk blocks which are at their disposal to mark the obstructing balls.

How hard is to do just that? Use a piece of chalk if you don't have a ball marker? (By the way, do you remember in which rack the ref used a marker? Throughout these days I've only seen one, used by John Leyman when asked to clean the whitey, and it was not a match between SVB and Mika)
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Is this the verbatim rule? If so, the way it is written does not require the ref to use a marker.

Of course using a marker is preferred. I wonder why it wouldn't just be mandatory unless its impossible due to other obstructing balls.
 
Vahmurka said:
WPA Rule Regulations:
4.2 With the removal of the Ball Rack Template, the referee or opponent may use markers in the form of ball markers or chalk blocks which are at their disposal to mark the obstructing balls.

How hard is to do just that? Use a piece of chalk if you don't have a ball marker? (By the way, do you remember in which rack the ref used a marker? Throughout these days I've only seen one, used by John Leyman when asked to clean the whitey, and it was not a match between SVB and Mika)
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Those rules say “may” not “shall.” I don’t think it’s hard to use a marker, I just don’t think it’s any more accurate in that situation.

The ref used the marker in the very next game. Mika was up 10-8 and they had a little safety battle. I believe they were the only shots Mika had after that little altercation.
 
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