None of them were playing him in 2013 though...
Man bet 40k on himself to WIN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS...and pulled it off.
He is the baddest cat out there, a lion, in fact!
Who are your top ten players in the last decade?
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Man bet 40k on himself to WIN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS...and pulled it off.
He is the baddest cat out there, a lion, in fact!
It's 2023 now
Weren't thoursten hohmann and Niels feijen still playing top of there game back then.
And SVB.
Neils would have to be in the running for this list too.
Yes, Filler has been awesome for nearly a decade - before he turned pro 7 years ago. He was beating up on top pro players even as a junior!
2013 is in last decade?
If ya can't beat em, then bar em....lololol
Barely
Two MOTs at the DCC.
Flakeandrun
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I watched him playing a small money game at my local hall (for him it's small - I think $1000 a set) after he was knocked out of the China open. Awesome guy, and had a great chat with him (and also enjoyed watching him tie up another pro in knots playing 10-ball... kicking out of safeties to play other safeties or pot... doing phillipino things...)
The fat wad of RMB he had in an envelope suggested he's been doing well, as did his general tone and conversation. I helped him get a taxi using Didi APP (as he thought he could just stand outside and hail one down at 1am
- he gave it a good try! haha) to the deepest depths of the city - as he was staying by the airport. Was great chatting with someone who has that level of experience. Told some amazing stories, gave some amazing advice. Seemed pretty down to earth about playing and his options in the future. Doesn't seem too bummed out about not being allowed into the US. Didn't feel too bad about losing an hour and a half of my life in the taxi lolIt really does seem to come across that way from what he said lol
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I'd also asked him about 'choking' or missing easy balls (as he watched me miss an absolute dolly of a game ball in the same evening) - I'd asked him before I'd seen the video of that miss against Raga, and since I have understood his reaction lol
At the time, he just laughed, and said 'yeah I've blown it a few times before'
and I found it odd, as he had so many insightful things to say about many other things before that.
Enjoyed your input. Pretty cool to stand next to on of the greats of our day, isn't it?I'd also asked him about 'choking' or missing easy balls (as he watched me miss an absolute dolly of a game ball in the same evening) - I'd asked him before I'd seen the video of that miss against Raga, and since I have understood his reaction lol
At the time, he just laughed, and said 'yeah I've blown it a few times before'
He's just a regular guy in a lot of ways.
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Honestly, the times I have come across great players here, I mentally become a child again...
(was the same when I used to work in the skateboard industry... bumping into people you grew up idolizing, or talking nonsense about with your friends in the 'real world')Absolutely, it was nice to just chat with the guy for a while. When you see people outside of the context of a screen, or matchplay, it's refreshing to see the 'real' side. I think we often forget that, as we spend our whole time watching, talking about or scrutinizing these pros.
Got some cool photos (I actually photobombed my friends photo before I realized it was Orcullo he was taking a photo with! they take so many selfies here, thought he was just being vain haha It's actually one of my favorite photos I've taken while living here) - If I remember later when I have a minute I'll post them.
Flakeandrun
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This was before I recognized him
(my dumb ass in the back lol)- I also have a couple photos of him kicking ass. Just included the one, as I can't be bother to edit out faces.
Hmm, 2013-2023
I'd put Shane #1 by far. The rest in random order
Dennis
Busty
Biado
Big Ko
Little Ko
Chang Jung Lin
Albin
Filler didn't come on until 2018, but he's won enough since then to be on the list
Shaw
Wu: No, he was not really active those years
Alex: No, I feel he fell off, and/or played a lot less these years
Neils: I think he was falling off these years also
I'd put Shane #1 by far. The rest in random order
Dennis
Busty
Biado
Big Ko
Little Ko
Chang Jung Lin
Albin
Filler didn't come on until 2018, but he's won enough since then to be on the list
Shaw
Wu: No, he was not really active those years
Alex: No, I feel he fell off, and/or played a lot less these years
Neils: I think he was falling off these years also
So is Five Guys
Alex has won some 1P tournaments, not sure about rotation games.
Quickly from Wiki. Not to say this is the end all.
- 2022 Scotty Townsend Memorial One Pocket
- 2022 Scotty Townsend Memorial Open 9-Ball
- 2021 Midwest Billiards Expo 10-Ball
- 2020 Aramith / Simonis Pro Classic 10-Ball
- 2020 Aramith / Simonis Pro Classic One Pocket
- 2019 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
- 2019 Buffalo's Pro Classic One Pocket
- 2019 Music City Open 9-Ball
- 2019 Texas 10-Ball Championship
- 2019 Scotty Townsend Memorial 9-Ball
- 2019 Scotty Townsend Memorial One Pocket
- 2018 Midwest Billiards Expo One Pocket
- 2018 Scotty Townsend Memorial One Pocket
- 2018 Sparkle City 10-Ball Open
- 2018 Sparkle City One-Pocket Open
- 2018 Canadian 10-Ball Championship
- 2018 Canadian 9-Ball Championship
- 2017 Carom Room Fall Classic 10-Ball
- 2017 CSI U.S. Open 8-ball Championship
- 2017 Midwest Billiards Expo Banks Ring Game
- 2016 Midwest Billiards Expo One Pocket
- 2016 Archer Cup 10-Ball
- 2016 Canadian 9-Ball Championship[20]
- 2016 CSI U.S. Open One Pocket Championship[24]
- 2016 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
- 2016 Derby City Classic One Pocket
- 2015 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
- 2015 Derby City Classic One Pocket
- 2015 Buffalo's Pro Classic One Pocket
- 2015 Big Tyme Classic Open 9-Ball
- 2015 Big Tyme Classic Open One Pocket
- 2014 Big Tyme Classic Open 9-Ball
- 2013 Derby City Classic 9-Ball
- 2013 Southern Classic Bank Pool
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I worked in a pool hall that was next to the original location and ate that crap 5x a week for years.
The guys deserve their successes, though I think they overextended themselves and the brand has suffered.