Wowsa.
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Not the best match I’ve ever seen based on performance. But boy, was the pressure and intensity immense. These two players played almost 240 games against each other last week, but the pressure was nothing like a nine ball tournament put on by Matchroom.
Shane made too many mistakes. That simple. Gorst made plenty too, especially early, but SVB but did not capitalize enough. He has only himself to blame.
SVB would’ve beaten anyone this tournament except for Gorst. Fedor may become the best player ever all said and done. Time will tell.
The irony is, Fedor learned a lot by playing Shane last week. He broke this tournament harder than I’ve ever seen. He looked very much like SVB. That’s because SVB got so many balls in on the break last week to win the challenge that Fedor learned something. The guy is a sponge.
Oddly, both players played very cautiously to start. Too cautiously. My guess is they developed an enormous respect for each other after last week and we’re afraid to give the other player an opening.
The only thing I hate is that it had to be Gorst who prevented SVB from winning his sixth at the U.S. Open.
One other thought: I think it is great that a "true" classic American, Shane, and a "new" American, Fedor, fought for the title. One guy who grew up in North Dakota, getting to the very top. And another guy coming from Russia to make a new life in America getting to the top. That’s the American dream. It still is alive.
Great stuff.
PS: Love that Fedor’s intro song it’s a classic American country song!
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Not the best match I’ve ever seen based on performance. But boy, was the pressure and intensity immense. These two players played almost 240 games against each other last week, but the pressure was nothing like a nine ball tournament put on by Matchroom.
Shane made too many mistakes. That simple. Gorst made plenty too, especially early, but SVB but did not capitalize enough. He has only himself to blame.
SVB would’ve beaten anyone this tournament except for Gorst. Fedor may become the best player ever all said and done. Time will tell.
The irony is, Fedor learned a lot by playing Shane last week. He broke this tournament harder than I’ve ever seen. He looked very much like SVB. That’s because SVB got so many balls in on the break last week to win the challenge that Fedor learned something. The guy is a sponge.
Oddly, both players played very cautiously to start. Too cautiously. My guess is they developed an enormous respect for each other after last week and we’re afraid to give the other player an opening.
The only thing I hate is that it had to be Gorst who prevented SVB from winning his sixth at the U.S. Open.
One other thought: I think it is great that a "true" classic American, Shane, and a "new" American, Fedor, fought for the title. One guy who grew up in North Dakota, getting to the very top. And another guy coming from Russia to make a new life in America getting to the top. That’s the American dream. It still is alive.
Great stuff.
PS: Love that Fedor’s intro song it’s a classic American country song!
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