Chezka Centeno
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I discovered her a few years ago and it was a breath of fresh air. I love watching her play.
She won the World 10-ball Championshp a couple years ago. She and Rubilen Amit lead the charge for the Filipina contingent.
She was my pick to win this great event - I mentioned in another post that her loose playing style reminded me of Rodney Morris - so relaxed over and between shots!
She just advanced again - so in final 4 of winners at this point - The very top women are playing 8 ball very close to the top men - the matches of the top women reflect many, many runouts. Their breaks are effective enough on this equipment to pocket a ball and open up the racks - Centeno also is parking that rock mid table on almost every break.
She just advanced again - so in final 4 of winners at this point - The very top women are playing 8 ball very close to the top men - the matches of the top women reflect many, many runouts. Their breaks are effective enough on this equipment to pocket a ball and open up the racks - Centeno also is parking that rock mid table on almost every break.
Chezka is a super-elite talent, but at least to this point, she hasn't achieved the kind of things of which we all felt her capable. Mentioning her with the best of her own generations is delusional.
Siming Chen tends to get more press than Han Yu, mostly because she once mixed it up with Shane and survived. In fact, Siming Chen, in my opinion, is the women's game's most talented player, but greatness is measured in titles, and Han Yu has to be the most underrated woman pool player of all time. For most of her career, the five hardest events to win in women's pool have surely been the WPA World 9-ball, the China Open, the WPA World 10ball, the All Japan and the World Games.
Han Yu has three WPA World 9-ball titles, four China Open titles, and two All-Japan titles, despite taking a couple of years off for maternity. By comparison, Siming Chen has a World 9-ball title, two China Open titles, two All Japan titles, and a World Games gold medal.
Hence, Han Yu has 9 super-majors, Siming Chen has 6 super-majors. Chezka, at 26, is a few years younger than the other two, but she has just one and will have to start producing much more at the super-majors to be remembered as an all-time great. Wishing her the best.
Siming Chen tends to get more press than Han Yu, mostly because she once mixed it up with Shane and survived. In fact, Siming Chen, in my opinion, is the women's game's most talented player, but greatness is measured in titles, and Han Yu has to be the most underrated woman pool player of all time. For most of her career, the five hardest events to win in women's pool have surely been the WPA World 9-ball, the China Open, the WPA World 10ball, the All Japan and the World Games.
Han Yu has three WPA World 9-ball titles, four China Open titles, and two All-Japan titles, despite taking a couple of years off for maternity. By comparison, Siming Chen has a World 9-ball title, two China Open titles, two All Japan titles, and a World Games gold medal.
Hence, Han Yu has 9 super-majors, Siming Chen has 6 super-majors. Chezka, at 26, is a few years younger than the other two, but she has just one and will have to start producing much more at the super-majors to be remembered as an all-time great. Wishing her the best.
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he's the polar opposite in terms of pace.. his rating is based on two tournaments, will probably settle around 815.
As 14.1 is my favorite game to play or watch, 8 ball comes in as a strong second for me. So this women's pro 8 ball event held here in the U.S. is quite a treat over a holiday weekend being available on Amazon Prime TV. I think the point of the original poster was just how refreshing it was to see a woman play so fast, loose, and yet have superior position play, pattern play, and ball pocketing ability.
I am not one to follow every player and every event - but watching this event, I am pleasantly surprised by the women and their performances in 8 ball top competition. Centeno just stands out in terms of style and it is just refreshing to watch.
I am not one to follow every player and every event - but watching this event, I am pleasantly surprised by the women and their performances in 8 ball top competition. Centeno just stands out in terms of style and it is just refreshing to watch.
Agreed. Chezka is so natural and comfortable at the table and really keeps things moving. I think she is the favorite to win the title today.
Even then, I suspect Chezka had the higher Fargo. I had no idea they even played. Still, in my post, I commented that Chezka has a long way to match the title counts of her contemporaries, especially Han Yu and Siming Chen, but let's not forget Rubilen Amit, Rebecca Chou and several others. Kelly is 21 years older than Chezka, so she's from the previous generation of great female cueists.
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L.S. Dennis
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Chezka kind of reminds me of a young Earl, love to watch her play
chezka has great timing in her stroke, great connection. not much leverage but still breaks well because of her timing
As has so often been the case, Chezka lost with errors in judgment rather than errors in cueing. By my count, she misplayed three racks, including the rack in which she trailed 8-6, but despite finishing an inch from the next ball, she not only had a shot but one offering position. Jasmin played the table consistently better than Chezka and was the deserving champion.
When Chezka learns to make the kind of decisions that her legendary countrywoman Rubilen Amit makes, she will start to win more at the majors. Her cueing skills are comparable to those of Siming Chen and Han Yu, but her conceptualization skills have not developed well, and it is arguable whether they have developed at all in the last couple of years. She was already a very elite cueist at 18. At 26, she's no up and comer but instead a woman in her playing prime.
Chezka has the potential to mass produce major titles. Based in the Philippines, she will always be around some players that have super-elite conceptualization skills. That would seem to bode well for her, but she needs to tidy things up if she is to realize her amazing potential.
I'm a Chezka Centeno fan and would like to see her break out and start mass producing major titles as I feel she can.
When Chezka learns to make the kind of decisions that her legendary countrywoman Rubilen Amit makes, she will start to win more at the majors. Her cueing skills are comparable to those of Siming Chen and Han Yu, but her conceptualization skills have not developed well, and it is arguable whether they have developed at all in the last couple of years. She was already a very elite cueist at 18. At 26, she's no up and comer but instead a woman in her playing prime.
Chezka has the potential to mass produce major titles. Based in the Philippines, she will always be around some players that have super-elite conceptualization skills. That would seem to bode well for her, but she needs to tidy things up if she is to realize her amazing potential.
I'm a Chezka Centeno fan and would like to see her break out and start mass producing major titles as I feel she can.