Qatar World Cup 10 Ball 2024 (9-14 Dec2024) Prize Fund $450K Winner $100K+

garczar said:
So saying one thing and doing the exact opposite is ok and is 'worthy of respect'???? Need to step away from the pipe bud.
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I look at it as something like this:

Two friend groups in middle school. One boy from each group get in a fistfight on Monday after school. On Tuesday during school, the entirety of both groups are all mad at each other and say "let's meet up at the park after school for a rumble". They are all pumped up about it, mad at each other, ready to fight, and agree to meet. As the school day progresses, some of them think to themselves "this is stupid, I'll get suspended from school, possibly get my ass kicked, and be in trouble at home". After school, a few of the kids jump ship and go straight home instead of the park.

That's what Josh and others did. In the moment, they were caught up in the peer pressure, group mentality, and the testosterone, and went along with the "boycott manifesto". When push came to shove, they changed their mind, and went for the best decision for themselves.

When this all went down, I too was hard on Josh. With the emotion now gone, and more time to rationally think about it, yes, I have possibly even more respect for him than before. He made this decision knowing he'd get tons of backlash, and still did it.
 
Now that the two sides have been laid out for us in the last few tournaments, both actually have super strong fields, and about the same prize money. I actually think the WPA side may be stronger fields. The competition between the two groups may turn out to be good for the players and the fans.

The one glaring strength of MR is their overall production and promotion value. The WPA partner entities do not come close.
 
sjm said:
As we have seen, this field is deep, and there are many left with a shot at the title.

The interesting unknown for me is Ameer Ali, who beat Morra 9-2 and Lechner 11-6. I didn't see any of these matches, but I know how well you have to play to romp over these two players.

I like Daniel Maciol's title chances, but it's very hard to feel strongly about anyone here. May the best man win.

PS My sentimental favorite is Mario He.
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Filler got beat 9-4 and 9-5 or 9-4 twice. Lots of surprises in this event.

Id like to see Chang JL win it, I feel like he was always knocking on the best in the world door for a few years and never brought it all together at the right time
 
iusedtoberich said:
Now that the two sides have been laid out for us in the last few tournaments, both actually have super strong fields, and about the same prize money. I actually think the WPA side may be stronger fields. The competition between the two groups may turn out to be good for the players and the fans.

The one glaring strength of MR is their overall production and promotion value. The WPA partner entities do not come close.
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The Matchroom majors clearly have the stronger fields, but what we have seen is that the WPA fields are also very strong. As you note, the Matchroom productions are clearly still the best.
 
iusedtoberich said:
I look at it as something like this:

Two friend groups in middle school. One boy from each group get in a fistfight on Monday after school. On Tuesday during school, the entirety of both groups are all mad at each other and say "let's meet up at the park after school for a rumble". They are all pumped up about it, mad at each other, ready to fight, and agree to meet. As the school day progresses, some of them think to themselves "this is stupid, I'll get suspended from school, possibly get my ass kicked, and be in trouble at home". After school, a few of the kids jump ship and go straight home instead of the park.

That's what Josh and others did. In the moment, they were caught up in the peer pressure, group mentality, and the testosterone, and went along with the "boycott manifesto". When push came to shove, they changed their mind, and went for the best decision for themselves.

When this all went down, I too was hard on Josh. With the emotion now gone, and more time to rationally think about it, yes, I have possibly even more respect for him than before. He made this decision knowing he'd get tons of backlash, and still did it.
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I try to look at both sides too(sometimes i can't help myself and talk shit only to stick it to somebody)

Nobody puts food on your table but you.

The most valuable advice I've ever gotten was - its none of your business what other people think of you.

Do you, and enjoy your life the way you want to.
 
sjm said:
As we have seen, this field is deep, and there are many left with a shot at the title.

The interesting unknown for me is Ameer Ali, who beat Morra 9-2 and Lechner 11-6. I didn't see any of these matches, but I know how well you have to play to romp over these two players.

I like Daniel Maciol's title chances, but it's very hard to feel strongly about anyone here. May the best man win.

PS My sentimental favorite is Mario He.
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ameer is the guy who had fedor down 8-2 in the L16 in the world championship. fedor turned it around but ameer is obviously a good player. it seems a lot of these guys come from the snooker scene in ME. i think it's no jump cues allowed in this event too (?), that would favor them somewhat.

+1 on mario. but chang is going like a freight train and they're in the same half of the draw..
 
skogstokig said:
that's hard, haha

i don't care a big deal about character / flaws. it's what's going on between the rails that's interesting to me. earl was my hero because he played fast and accurate, and i liked mika in his heyday. both had their fair share of critics and i guess filler is in that category now.

back to the qatar topic, soufi is another fun player. drew chang. would be an interesting clash of styles
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i said that with tongue firmly planted in cheek. more of a response to others who heap praise on the guy even when he still acts like a two-faced child. i get the skill and the talent but he's never going to be someone i care to watch. there's a pga golfer named Patrick Reed i put in the same boat. Very skilled player but toolish to extremes. Reed has taken it even further by being a known cheat, something i would never accuse Filler of.
 
skogstokig said:
i agree. it makes no sense he can play that good with that stroke, but it's very entertaining. if only they could put him on the tv table
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I played a guy a few months ago a friendly match. We played two sets. His stroke was about twice as sidearm as Soufi, and went in a major sideways seesaw! The whole session I was thinking to myself how the hell can this guy make a ball. Of course he beat me! ha ha
 
3 Filipinos in the final 8.

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