Manas appeared to indicate he saw the foul, too, in an interview after the match.
2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World
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Emily's comment "he's definitely a future world champion" (need it even be said that in her eyes, the World 9ball is the only world championship) seems a bit ridiculous to me.
Forgive me, but I haven't seen anything yet from Manas that would cause me to concur. I recall at the 2017 Mosconi how Filler went undefeated, was the Mosconi MVP, and was the best player on either team. At that point, it would have been reasonable to predict the greatness that would be coming soon for Filler. I don't get anything near the same feeling here with Manas.
So, I will dissent and say that Manas does not look like a future world champion to me. That said, I'd be happy to be wrong on this, and wish him every possible success. I'd call him a young player with a lot of promise. I saw Strickland, Filler, Gorst, Hopkins and Pagulayan all play when they were teenagers. As teens, they were much further along than Manas is today relative to the pros of their respective days.
Guess what I wrote is too far over your head to understand.
Yeah, and that referee is a very good one. I'm sure it happened, but it's still a bit unlucky for Fedor.
If you were offered to play for 30K in a team match, but you had a chance to win 250K elsewhere, what would you pick? Seems like a no-brainer to me.Wow, I thought they sacrificed the kid to give Rest of What a point, but he came out with a big win! Kid is definitely going to be a World champion some day, but I still think Ko Ping Chung should have been on the team instead of him. Not buying the BS lie the Ko preferred to be in China ... don't know where Bart is getting his "facts" from, maybe he works for Fox News
Maybe I'll go for the sure 30k over a "chance" to win 250k. That's not the point though. The point is was he offered and turned down the offer to play on Team Asia.
Furthermore, there are many other Asians Oi, Capito, Wu Kun Lin etc. that were more deserving than Manas. 3 Filipino is an overkill and ridiculous for a "Team Asia."
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Omg I am so tired of seeing Shaw miss. It's like he's completely given up and it's only the 3rd match of the day.
I didn't say he won't be a contender for major championships somewhere down the road, for I reckon he will be. But saying that is a far cry from saying "definitely a future world champion."
He is not yet a complete player and that's why he is the World #76 based on Fargo and #118 on the AZB money list. He has not yet had a Top 16 finish in a WNT major. He's not a contender at the majors quite yet.
Perhaps he will use his effort at the Reyes Cup as a springboard for greater achievements, but, at least for now, I don't see the signs of future superstardom.
Nonetheless, I see him as a guy I'll be rooting for in the future.
Shaw is throwing the match cause he doesn't want Sky and Fedor to be on a winning team.
Manas' stroke is so smooth and effortless. Fun guy to watch. Him and Chua should ask for 2 beers after this match.
Lmao, Moritz and FSR come to show support for Fedor and Shaw and Moritz starts rubbing Shaw's head, what is going on here
Lmao, Moritz and FSR come to show support for Fedor and Shaw and Moritz starts rubbing Shaw's head, what is going on here
Must be new to the shaw experience lol
4-D chess, I love it
I am, in singles tournaments I know he has no chance when that starts to happen. But I expected him to turn up here, like he does in Mosconi.
yes that was strange. i think moritz feels a bit awkward in these situations. whereas a tournament is more of a controlled situation for him.
hell of a jump shot from chua at 3-2
He made 2 incredible jump shots in this rack alone. I didn't know Chua was so good with the short stick.
I thought Moritz was rubbing his shoulders at first, because FSR was blocking Shaw's view, but then he got out of the way of the camera and I just burst out laughing seeing Moritz pet Shaw.