Worst Pro Match Meltdown You Seen

pt109 said:
Jason was the one out of line there…it was obvious that Earl made the ball he played….a ref would’ve corrected him on the proper number…
….but the ref was distracted by something else. Earl was confused by the blue ten ball and the blue two ball.
It’s happened a few times in the history of the game….Jayson knew Earl made the ball he played.
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Yeah, but is it what he said aloud? If everyone needs to be aware of the call, shouldn’t it be vocalized clearly? Regardless of the ‘obvious’ play. I need to watch it again now, but if there’s a level of doubt that can cause that eruption, you’d think to be clearer. I remember finding it funny, but on the side of Shaw watching it previously.
 
Saw a pro player at the expo start head butting the tables after missing a shot. The cloth was covered in blood lol no it wasn’t earl. I can’t remember who it was
 
trob said:
Saw a pro player at the expo start head butting the tables after missing a shot. The cloth was covered in blood lol no it wasn’t earl. I can’t remember who it was
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it was fabio, mentioned above. good player, mosconi cup player. trick shot world champion too iirc
 
Frosty said:
Earl is mentally ill, he always has been, it’s just become more evident as the years have passed. I remember the first time I saw him in action around 1980, that look in his eyes like the lights are on but no one’s home.
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Savant is the word.
A savant golfer is a golfer with an extraordinary and innate talent, often linked to savant syndrome or an autistic condition, where exceptional skill in golf is displayed despite other developmental challenges or learning disabilities. While not limited to one individual, Moe Norman is the most famous example.

 
gregcantrall said:
Savant is the word.
A savant golfer is a golfer with an extraordinary and innate talent, often linked to savant syndrome or an autistic condition, where exceptional skill in golf is displayed despite other developmental challenges or learning disabilities. While not limited to one individual, Moe Norman is the most famous example.

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I think asshole is more appropriate but that’s just me.
 
Frosty said:
My 2 favorites are both by Mika. The first was the 20 minute pounding at Turning Stone by Jason Shaw where Mika threw his cue to the ground and sulked in his chair like a recalcitrant child.

The second was last year’s Derby where Pia Filler just drilled his ass and he angrily swept the balls at one point. This kind of behavior out of a Hall of Fame player is a disgrace. He’s always been a whiny little bitch.
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Mika is going through hard times for you to pile on...........
 
JABSolstice said:
At least top 5 has to be Earl/Efren race to 120.
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To be fair Earl would have about 8-9 in the top 15 :ROFLMAO:. I love watching Earl play, but it you have to take the good with the bad with him.
Temper tantrum:
In this match he falls completely apart and gives up almost immidiately. He still plays almost well, even if he doesn't really try but this is the closest to what OP was asking for:
Fighting:
Could probably find 50 more if I bothered to try. If he could only stay out of his own way, he'd been unbeatable for much of his career.
 
Something very few would know about but a c class player / cue collector in Houston had what I believe to be the most expensive melt down.

Garland Ye was a super nice guy always working on his game. He’d come to the pool room with a different $5k cue every month.

He would have moments of brilliance followed by moments of misery after missing a few balls. He would become very angry at him self on occasion.

His last visit to the pool room he busted up all his collector cues in a rage of fury. Walked out and was never seen again.
 
lfigueroa said:
My definition of meltdown is a pro player repeatedly not being able to make the shots a high level player would ordinarily make with aplomb.

Lou Figueroa
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Idk about pros, but I've seen a lot of guys bust cues and throw fits that would scare the women and kids.
 
Mensabum said:
Idk about pros, but I've seen a lot of guys bust cues and throw fits that would scare the women and kids.
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I love gambling with those kind of guys. A true genius of a player I once knew often said, “there are 2 kinds of players, those that keep their emotions in control and take down the cash and titles, and those who do not”.
 
Frosty said:
Earl is mentally ill, he always has been, it’s just become more evident as the years have passed. I remember the first time I saw him in action around 1980, that look in his eyes like the lights are on but no one’s home.
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What illness is he suffering from?
 
Frosty said:
I love gambling with those kind of guys. A true genius of a player I once knew often said, “there are 2 kinds of players, those that keep their emotions in control and take down the cash and titles, and those who do not”.
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Yeah, those high strung, tight wound players, if you can get in their head and frustrate them, rest is history.
I enjoy playing way too much to get angry over it. I don't think it's ever happened to tell you the truth. Take the wins w the losses. That's how she rolls.
 
OK, so at the outset I alluded to something funny I came across that led me to ask the question.

It's from the reporting I did, at Mark's request, from the 2010 CSI 10 Ball Open. Mark invited me and put me up to write every day about the happenings. So the this a small excerpt from the stuff I wrote way back then:

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While watching the Efren -- Baraks match, I was also watching the Oliver Ortmann -- Tyler Edey match. First off, I guess I’ve never watched Ortmann play that much before. I was shocked to see that he plays with the most pronounced chicken wing stroke I’ve ever seen. I mean, it is really out there. And what makes it even more striking is that he is usually holding the cue right at the very butt, so that he looks very much the gladiator holding a sword, about to administer a kill shot.

Edey plays a very clean, precise game. It’s almost as though he is playing 14.1 instead of 10-ball. And, he ends up on the hill in no time flat. In fact, it’s something like 8-4 when Edey starts to experience some "in-flight" problems. First, he corner hooks himself in the side pocket with just four balls left on the table. Game to Ortmann. A game later, Edey fails to apply enough draw and leaves himself on the eight straight into the rail and misses a table-length bank. Game to Ortmann. He then runs down to *the match ball.*

Now this is when you knew it was time for someone to go knock on the cockpit door and ask if everything was OK, because this is a 10 ball that "the drunk Girl Scout" makes four-out-of-five. He misses. Game to Ortmann. Ortmann wins a game without assistance from Edey and then Ortmann makes a mistake in the next game. Edey is running out, but then misses a six ball. Game to Ortmann.

The Efren match is over by now and *everyone* in a very full room is watching to see if this meltdown is going to go “all the way.” Ortmann is now on the hill too. One of his safeties leaves a six-eight carom for Edey. He makes the carom but leaves the cue ball in the jaws with an ugly back cut on the six. After lengthy due diligence, Edey steps up and everyone holds their breath as they watch the six ball slooowly slide into the corner pocket, while the cue ball gracefully travels two rails and comes up perfect for the seven, with the nine and ten nearby hangers. Edey gets out and saves himself from a very, very long and sleepless night.
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Lou Figueroa
 
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