2024 World Pool Championship

Badpenguin said:
Jeddah is on the Red Sea, I'm hearing from the commentators that it is quite humid.
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possible. average humidity is below hanoi though. i would guess conditions are about equal, but the fact that this is the biggest paying pro 9b event ever has a slight effect
 
Coos Cues said:
Very few packages in this event with winner break format.

Seems like matchroom has found a happy medium to make 9 ball challenging for the world's top players.
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I haven't seen more than a three pack (Mickey Krause did it in match with FSR) yet, but it seems likely somebody has done more than three on an outer table.
 
Raga survives a hill-hill thriller to give many of us a match we're really looking forward to (Filler vs. Raga).

Must've been really tense, Raga maintained a steady lead throughout for Mario He to claw back and make it hill-hill.
 
We are watching players face the toughest players who have ever shot pool on the tightest pockets that have ever been used for more money than they've ever played for before in a single elimination format.

Somehow people don't approve of the speed at which the players shoot. It's mind boggling. Bet $15,000 on the match and tell me how much faster you want your horse to free wheel.

Either go out there and lead the way or take some notes on how to play world class pool.
 
hill-hill for fedor..

edit: he won. but holy moly it's been tough going for him
 
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Tin Man said:
We are watching players face the toughest players who have ever shot pool on the tightest pockets that have ever been used for more money than they've ever played for before in a single elimination format.

Somehow people don't approve of the speed at which the players shoot. It's mind boggling. Bet $15,000 on the match and tell me how much faster you want your horse to free wheel.

Either go out there and lead the way or take some notes on how to play world class pool.
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Not on board with this at all.

First of all, the pockets are looser than at the UK Open, so that mistake was corrected. Second, all comers to this event knew what the equipment specifications would be at the World Championships months ago, so they had ample opportunity to prepare for it. They also knew who they'd have to compete against.

Finally, the argument that slow play is justifiable because big money is on the line doesn't hold water. Slow play is penalized in all games, because event producers know that fans don't enjoy it when competitive encounters drag on and on. That's why basketball has a shot clock, baseball has a pitch clock, football has a play clock, and why seemingly every sport penalizes those who drain their sport of its energy through slow play.

Keeping pool marketable and exciting is all that matters and tolerating lethargically slow play compromises the quality of the pro pool product.
 
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CanadianGuy said:
what was the Ignacio drama about at the end of this match?

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I think it's Jefferey saying something about the camera at the end, and everybody seeing something bala bala. Which I assume is a foul at some point? I thought maybe he it was when he was shooting over the 5 ball. But I actually have no idea and am curious also.

Edit: Having watched again with sound on for the whole last rack, it is. Jefferey asks the ref it's a foul when Souta is shooting over the 5, and ref says no. Hard to tell, but I also think he doesn't touch the five and is seemingly quite far from it on the angle that we can view. Maybe Jeffy getting his shark on.
 
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