2023 World Pool Championship, Kielce, Poland

[Tooler]

Did SVB win?

yup

 

[westcoast]

Did SVB win?

Here are updated brackets

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[Tooler]

Wiktor tied it up at 9.. time for a golden break to wake the crowd up...LOL

 

[BasementDweller]

John Morra

2 seconds to get down on the shot
28 seconds to shoot

And that's the reason he had to switch to left handed. That's only going to work for a few more years and then the pain is going to return. I wouldn't be able to get out of bed if I stayed down on the ball as long as he does.

I watched one of those doctor shows so I'm qualified here.

 

[Tooler]

What a come back by Zielinski.

 

[kitsap]

I might just be crabby this week, but the play seems a lot slower here than in any recent Matchroom events. If I ran things, every game would be on a timer.

One option to consider would be to put the complete set on a time limit. When the timer goes off, finish the game being played and whom ever is ahead is the winner. If tied, one more game for a decider.

 

[skip100]

One option to consider would be to put the complete set on a time limit. When the timer goes off, finish the game being played and whom ever is ahead is the winner. If tied, one more game for a decider.

This is a terrible idea since the person in the lead can just play even slower and run out the match.

 

[AlexWesterlund]

This is a terrible idea since the person in the lead can just play even slower and run out the match.

Could you imagine if they implemented this rule? We’d see headlines like “Chang Jung-Lin defeats Eklent Kaci 4-3.”

 

[dudlock]

Looks like Morra won over Shaw and Neils also made final 16!! Awesome

 

[SeniorTom]

I would love to see traditional colors on the balls comma it took me a while to figure out what color was what number. Pink, wth?

 

[Taxi]

Why couldn't they cut over to table 5 with He and Little Ko tied at 9-9?

EDIT: He won 11-9 and will face Morra tomorrow.

 

[Bob Jewett]

I would love to see traditional colors on the balls comma it took me a while to figure out what color was what number. Pink, wth?

Normally the balls remaining on the table are displayed at the bottom of the screen with the colors. Matchroom has been doing this since at least the 2000 World Championship they ran in Cardiff. That was the first time I saw the pink 4 ball.

 

[madmartigan]

Looks like Morra won over Shaw and Neils also made final 16!! Awesome

I’m rooting for Niels. His YouTube channel is great and he seems like a good dude. I’d love to see him grab another world title at this stage in his career.

 

[Bob Jewett]

One option to consider would be to put the complete set on a time limit. When the timer goes off, finish the game being played and whom ever is ahead is the winner. If tied, one more game for a decider.

Chess clock. Simple. Known technology. Does not require staff action. Has been used for pool.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Why couldn't they cut over to table 5 with He and Little Ko tied at 9-9?

EDIT: He won 11-9 and will face Morra tomorrow.

Promises to be quite the marathon.

 

[BasementDweller]

Biggest problem with shot clocks is loss of drama. That's why a 15 second clock would be too fast. I don't mind 30 seconds, but allow extensions, and maybe even a couple timeouts per match that aren't timed. I know that sounds crazy, but there are times it adds to the excitement to see a player too.nervous to shoot.

 

[rexus31]

And that's the reason he had to switch to left handed. That's only going to work for a few more years and then the pain is going to return. I wouldn't be able to get out of bed if I stayed down on the ball as long as he does.

I watched one of those doctor shows so I'm qualified here.

I thought he switched to left handed due to the extreme nature of his right handed stance due to being left eye dominant.

 

[BasementDweller]

I thought he switched to left handed due to the extreme nature of his right handed stance due to being left eye dominant.

That's what he says, but my super-well-trained and highly sought-after medical opinion is that it wouldn't have been such a problem if he didn't stay down on the ball longer than anyone else in pool.

 

[Bob Jewett]

Just witnessed a master class by Duong Quoc Hoang. Won't be surprised if he wins it all!

These champions keep showing up from nowhere. Now we have Vietnam in the mix. I saw the last few racks of that match -- very impressive.

 

[rexus31]

That's what he says, but my super-well-trained and highly sought-after medical opinion is that it wouldn't have been such a problem if he didn't stay down on the ball longer than anyone else in pool.

You must have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!