Recent content by mattydrva

Yeah, Sky doesn't give a single sh*t. It's almost impressive how little he gives a crap.

I really feel like Sky, more than anyone, is just going through the motions without an inner drive to win. He had a comment in the press conference along the lines of "Ally Pally was a blast last time. We'll have fun no matter what happens". That really felt like him conceding victory before...

Any observed needle or tension between Shaw and SVB? There was definitely some of that, mainly from Shaw, in their World Pool Masters match this year. Today's loss to SVB surely stings for Shaw; hopefully, he was gracious in defeat.

INTERNATIONAL OPEN, St. Augustine, FL.... Is that the same International Open that was previously held in Norfolk, VA and produced by Pat Fleming and Accu Status just in a new location? Or is this a different tournament altogether, am wondering. Sad to see that tournament not in Norfolk this...

I love my entry level Schmelke too and prefer it to other "higher quality" cues I've hit with. Hits great and is very customizable as I was able to choose from joint types, tip diameter, length, weight, etc. which for the price I paid, less than $150, is not something I would expect. Customer...

SVB is on fire! Prior to this he absolutely dominated the "US Open" events at Griffs in Vegas. I watched a lot of that and was extremely impressed with his Bank Pool game there, in particular. No one is playing better than him right now. Plenty of gas left in the tank for SVB; is great to...

I don't find Tony's woofing that bad. It's what I would expect, at a minimum. The only thing that turns me off about it is the social media aspect. If I randomly walked into a room and witnessed that I wouldn't think twice about it. He was injecting some self deprecation and a bit of humor...

I find Ed's (the announcer) routine during the Banks Ring game tiring as well. He basically just rags on the participants imploring them to bring more excitement when they are consistently drilling difficult bank shots over and over. This is one of my favorite events to watch on TV of Derby...

I don't know him but from what I've observed and heard from others Jayson seems like a super solid dude and given the ridiculousness that is becoming Derby City 9 Ball from a scheduling standpoint fully understand his actions here. One of the reasons he may be getting more push back than...

Pool as a fan is borderline impossible to follow and this is a classic example of that. The biggest, most interesting tournament arguably of the year and there is no practical way to follow it from a results standpoint. Only in the pool world, ha. I'm often times keen on learning who won a...

I watched Lunda lose to Can Salim (aka Canned Salami, ha) on one of the Youtube streams so he definitely has at least one L though as others have indicated it is quite frustrating that the Tournament Results are not being updated on the derbycity site. I don't recall that being a problem in...

Me too. I'm curious about this though sounds like it will be awkward at best. Really surprised Oscar would sign up for this.

I've been wondering this as well and curious about the different approaches to alignment and dropping down to the table. My number one flaw is likely alignment due to inconsistency with stepping into shots and dropping down to the table; I seem to somehow forget the importance of doing so...

He is a contemporary of them and was on their level, ya. I understand he beat Styer in a set in 2018-19 when Styer was on the MC team and playing well. Super strong player who had the good sense to move away from pool, haha. Smart kid. His dad is a well known pool player/instructor. Sounds...

I was thinking the same thing. Really strong USA player who wisely chose another path apparently which I fully understand given the lack of $ in "pro" pool.