billiards_watch
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Besides Shane I can now say I have another countryman to root for.
They have been showing shit matches for free.
LOL
They have been showing shit matches for free.
World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah
- Thread starter Bob Jewett
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Badpenguin
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This is a 2 stage tournament, first stage is double elimination, second stage is single elimination. After these current rounds, click stage 2, which will show the final path.
that seo seoa qualified for L32, missing one ball the last match, is enough for me - she is obviously good enough to be there. the male korean representative lost 1-9 for the record
gerson is the new jumping bean
From a post of mine about 17 years ago:
"The fundamental reason for having separate sporting events for young people, old people, and women (and other classifications in some sports) is that people in these classifications typically perform at an inferior level compared to adult males who are not yet seniors. If the young, the old, and females did not have their own events, these people would be unable to win much of anything in the sports world. They are in "protected" classes so they can compete with similar people.
But at the highest level in most sports, the events are, and should be, open to any human being capable of competing at that level.
In the amateur golf world, for example, the U.S. Golf Association sponsors these six events (and some others) -- one for junior females, one for juniors as a whole, one for senior women, one for seniors as a whole, one for women of any age, and one for human beings of any age or sex. This last event is the U.S. Amateur, open to anyone who qualifies. And if a senior woman was good enough, she could play in both of the senior events and both of the adult (but-not-yet-senior) events. In fact, if this same senior woman was good enough to qualify, she could also play in the U.S. Open (amateurs and pros).
In pool, we see the same sort of thing -- events for juniors, or women, or "Class B" players, or wheelchair players, etc. These groups need to be protected in this way, because most of their players would be completely uncompetitive in open events. But if people in these classes are good enough, they can also try to compete at the highest level in truly open events, which, of course, are currently dominated by adult males.
Perhaps someday women pool players won't need their own tour. But in the meantime, it's a real pleasure to see a few of them able to compete with the top men. And to argue that the top men should therefore be eligible to compete in women's events is just ludicrous."
sudocrushms
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Watching him is hurting my brain. Jumping up on shots and ruddering with the butt of the cue.
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Watching him is hurting my brain. Jumping up on shots and ruddering with the butt of the cue.
i kind of like the tension it brings. he's a bundle of nerves and the tension spreads to the viewer. he may be even jumpier than paez, the original jumping bean
haha, that 4 ball twitch was insane. but they go in
Not sure, but I prefer 128 players.
128 players gives us good matches in the losers bracket (round 2).
With 256 players, the games only got interesting at the last 64 stage.
billiards_watch
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128 of the world's best players is better than 256 of the worlds best and ok players.
The more prestigious the tournament the lesser entrants there are. It should be that way.
This would be true but it feels that this event has a lot of dead money players in it
Whiny take. Who cares? “As long a 9 ball women WC exists, please keep the same for men.” There have never been “men only” events. They’re called opens and always have been. Just watch and enjoy