Day 4.5 out of 5 complete. 1 evening session remains. 15 matches played each is the end of the first round robin.
Premier League Pool (PLP) 6-13 March2023, Leicester- Earl makes his debut !
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Yes, saw Albin miss a nearly straight in 3/4 table 8 ball shot in his hill-hill match yesterday which cost him. I thought he could get better / closer shape on the 8 ball than he did, but he played it safe figuring he would be OK. It was a shot he would figure to make at least 95%. I saw a few other players rattle some balls in matches that were dropping for them on previous days, particularly in the Melling - Ruiz match.
BlueRaider
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Alex might have felt a little deja vu here. Hill-hill match vs Jayson Shaw and he gets this shot on the 9...
In 2017, he missed nearly the exact same shot in the World Pool Masters under the exact same circumstances (hill-hill vs Shaw):
Both shots also required a lot of cue ball movement on the 8 ball to get position on the 9.
In 2017, he missed nearly the exact same shot in the World Pool Masters under the exact same circumstances (hill-hill vs Shaw):
Both shots also required a lot of cue ball movement on the 8 ball to get position on the 9.
Man I thought Albin had the worst sad face in pool, Jayson’s new sad look away while his opponent is shooting is like a cry for help. Get these guys some zoloft!!j Jayson’s new nickname should be Teary Eye
9 have qualified for stage 2 so only 1 spot up for grabs
Sky is big favorite to clinch final spot but Melling, Luong and Earl still have mathematical chance to steal it from him
Last year, 18 points out of total 29 (15 in stage 1+9 in stage 2 +5 in stage 3) needed to qualify for last 4 semifinal/final KO.
That roughly means 9 points minimum needed end of stage 1 to have realistic chance of qualifying for last 4.
8 points or less is basically dead in the water. cos it requires winning more than 10 matches out of 14 (in stage 2 and 3) i.e. >70% win rate which is extremely difficult for such top fields. Win % will be low like Mosconi Cup
Sky is big favorite to clinch final spot but Melling, Luong and Earl still have mathematical chance to steal it from him
Last year, 18 points out of total 29 (15 in stage 1+9 in stage 2 +5 in stage 3) needed to qualify for last 4 semifinal/final KO.
That roughly means 9 points minimum needed end of stage 1 to have realistic chance of qualifying for last 4.
8 points or less is basically dead in the water. cos it requires winning more than 10 matches out of 14 (in stage 2 and 3) i.e. >70% win rate which is extremely difficult for such top fields. Win % will be low like Mosconi Cup
What was Shaw crying about at the end of his last match? He was yelling something at the ref or his opponent?
such a sweet girl. the ladies hug all the time when they play on the women tour, but i can see how in the heat after a match/loss you don't want to hug. awkward moment anyhow
realtor1618
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I don’t think Earl deserves a pass on this one. Give the lady a hug. He is pathetic and just needs to go away already. His act grew old a long time ago.
Think he felt there was a touched 9 ball on the last rack, that the ref missed.
That’s 2 of a kind, Earl and Jayson. It sounded like Earl said to her something like “you don’t want to touch me.” What a jerk.
Guy Manges
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Has anyone seen an updated table? This one is missing the last update:
Shane lost his last match, but looks like he and Sky squeaked through to second phase, but they have much ground to make up.
I was impressed with Seo Seoa, who ended up with as many matches won and 2 more games won than Earl, and only one less win than Melling.
An already good event is about to become great. Pehlivanovic's exceptional play to this point is surely the story and he looks like a near lock to reach the semifinals. Some of the big names are in trouble, with Shane in grave danger of being eliminated in Stage 2.
What did he do?
ref called foul for breaking with whitey over the kitchen line, he got pissy and conceded the rack, then walked off. came back after a while, svb won 5-4.