US Open (9 ball) 2024, August 19-24, Atlantic City

[George the Greek]

6-4 Neils

 

[PoolBum]

Everything Niels hits is center pocket right now. Ko just took a break between racks to try and slow him down.

 

[JolietJames]

Man Roda is smooooth.
Tough opening shot and made the B&R look easy.

 

[Monti]

8-5 come on the terminator!

 

[TTownPool]

Everything Niels hits is center pocket right now. Ko just took a break between racks to try and slow him down.

Yep Ko was up 4-3 they both took a break. Then Ko was down 6-4 and just Ko took a break. Niels stayed parked in his seat focused on the table.

 

[Monti]

On the hill. He is playing really smooth

 

[PoolBum]

Niels is having a flashback to 2014.

 

[Rocket354]

Way to go Niels!

 

[JolietJames]

Roda fights it back to 5-8 against Gorst then gets a bad bump and scratches on the break. Not an easy rack but Fedor needs it to keep the dam from breaking.
He gets out easily and is on the hill.

 

[JolietJames]

Great run-out from Fedor and he's through.

 

[CanadianGuy]

I have Niels winning 67/97 games, pretty insane

a smidge above Kaci's game winning percentage at the worlds

 

[spartan]

Wow, big win by Niels over Ko to make semi.
If I read it correctly, he can qualify as 3rd player for MC & Reyes Cup if he wins whole thing
If he does not win, winner of Filler-Alcaide quarter qualifies for MC & RC.
Ko Pin Yi is 3rd player to qualify for RC

 

[JolietJames]

Shane hits a near perfect lag to win 1st break and gets the 1st B&R of the match in rack 1.

 

[Hungarian]

It's irritating that I'm watching SVB v Patsura on DAZN and Filler v Alcaide on YouTube and DAZN is on a short delay. So if you have the volume up on YT you hear the crown cheer when something happens on the main table.

 

[SA96]

SVB needs to fix his break.

He is in danger here.

 

[JolietJames]

Patsura is outbreaking SVB by a lot. Made 4 on his 1st break.
5-5 currently with Patsura running out a simple rack to go ahead.

 

[Jaden]

Maybe all that. To me, Shane looks bored playing in races to five. I don't think he considers races to 5 in 9 ball much of a measure of skill.

Does anyone with a brain?

Jaden

 

[JolietJames]

B&R then a 9ball break for Shane.
Now lease 8-6.

 

[AlexWesterlund]

Matchroom’s camerawork borders on amateurish. Their refusal to show the whole table in critical moments is infuriating

 

[Jaden]

Matchroom’s camerawork borders on amateurish. Their refusal to show the whole table in critical moments is infuriating

My kids just reacted to me yelling at the tv...

Don't you just love it when they pan away just when you're going to see where the balls end up?

Jaden