I think you'll see it still played out here in NJ/NYC area often enough among amateurs. But I wouldn't call it "popular." Not sure about its popularity in Europe.
Pat's the first one that came to mind to me, too. He would settle down on the shot and then shoot. He didn't really take practice strokes.
He also didn't miss very often.
I doubt it. Most young folks don't have cable. They have an app and a subscription lik eyou said. They aren't browsing TV out of boredom anymore. They know what they want to watch ahead of time, and tune in just for that event.
Like for me, I only subscribe to HBO to watch the Giro...
it wasn’t the best, technically perfect pool, but damn entertaining. Was pulling for FSR -hell yeah. Lotta heart from both guys. You could tell they are both on full edge. Best final I’ve watched in a long time IMO.
You made the right choice going for the shot I think. In the immortal words of Jim Rempe, "never shoot an almost dead ball." I'd pass on a partially blocked pocket, too.
Yeah it seems mental to me. He was doing fine against Kaci in the beginning of the set and then just broke down when Kaci started winning a few racks. Kaci crucified him for the mistakes.