Agreed… he’s a legal tax paying immigrant. I’m all for what ice is doing to clean out the trash but Thorsten is an American in my book. I’d be happy to see him on the mosconi cup team
Phillipines Open
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I can win 5 racks against anyone. It’s just a matter of how many hundreds they have won before I get to 5
Pls don't tell us about what ICE is doing! They ARE the trash!
I see four not so well known or well traveled Filipinos still in the field. Plus three more prominent ones as well. A Filpino B team could beat the U.S. MC team for sure! Looks like the Pinoys are eliminating each other moreso than foreign players.
Alcaide is the underdog in his match and Shane/Yapp have no cakewalk either.
Flakeandrun
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This event has certainly amplified just how insanely boring pool is without a shot clock. The stop, start, bobbing up and down, lint picking, jerking off shafts, leaning left and right. It's not PSR, it's sharking. Bloody boring as hell to watch (apart from the times it occasionally erupts into an argument or visible disdain).
Been watching a lot of the non-TV tables through re-streams where I am based. Makes me appreciate more the players who are genuinely playing at a consistent, smooth pace, regardless of shot clock.
Been watching a lot of the non-TV tables through re-streams where I am based. Makes me appreciate more the players who are genuinely playing at a consistent, smooth pace, regardless of shot clock.
Flakeandrun
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I still think Reyes cup should be Asia vs the winner of Mosconi. Give the US some incentive to pull their fingers out of their proverbial.
Europe could field a team that competes with an Asian team (though the way the teams are organized and selected is so heavily mummied by MR anyway, in order to push their product, it's almost irrelevant).
I think a lot of that has to do with Matchroom making the pockets 4 inches. Players are far more robotic now and put a stronger emphasis on PSR or lining up a shot because anyone is liable to miss. I don't think we will see too many players like Shaw, Drago, Strickland, etc. in this modern era with super tight pockets. There's just too much margin for error. Heck, even Vogel and Shaw played slow in their match.
Bring back normal sized pockets. Make pool exciting again.
I think first the USA has to prove they can win against Europe, or else what's the point of changing Reyes Cup to be Asia vs winner of MC. We all know it would be Asia vs. Europe every year.
But I suspect if USA manages to win this year and next, they may go that route.
Oh gosh they play so good!
Extended having nothing to add other than the treacherous spelling:
Philippines
Like Mississippi I suppose.
Extended having nothing to add other than the treacherous spelling:
Philippines
Like Mississippi I suppose.
doubt it!
leading biado 6–1. only seen one miss, caused by people starting singing during his back stroke.
FSR beat thorsten 10–0
Aleska without a shot clock is painful to watch. Back to table 1 for me
carlo has mounted an impressive comeback. 7–8 now.
in all the years i've seen biado i've never seen him lose heart.
really one of the greats of this era
really one of the greats of this era
8–8 and carlo scratches on the break. now, is januarta shook?
edit: yes, three balls after ball in hand he dogs it
edit: yes, three balls after ball in hand he dogs it
10–8 carlo. incredible!
Carlo's match yesterday with Ramber was worthy of any final. Best match of the tourney so far.
FSR's rack difference so far in the tournament is 40–8. that's decent.
shane is in trouble against edwin gamas, down 6–3
shane is in trouble against edwin gamas, down 6–3
Shane's in trouble!
Thorsten in the Mosconi is going to be a joke.