Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

[jbart65]

This has become an oddly compelling event. Seeing how many ways Team USA can find a way to lose.

At least the players are putting up a fight. Styer and Gorst gave it their all, mistakes and all. SVB is the only one really playing his game, though.

 

[Kris_b1104]

This has become an oddly compelling event. Seeing how many ways Team USA can find a way to lose.

At least the players are putting up a fight. Styer and Gorst gave it their all, mistakes and all. SVB is the only one really playing his game, though.

Uh oh, did you just call this event compelling?!

Incoming post from garcz...

 

[Chicagoplayer]

Gorst looked shell shocked in that first game against Filler. I think the whole Team USA is shell shocked after what just happened in that first match. Filler's position shot from the six to seven in rack one was twice as hard as Styer's eight to nine was, and he hit it perfectly. That clearly shows the difference ability wise in these two teams. Pros playing amateurs is how it looks.

Psychology coach needed.

 

[uk_9_ball_convert]

Man that song America just came out to was very cringe. I'd be embarrassed to walk out to that

 

[skip100]

This has become an oddly compelling event. Seeing how many ways Team USA can find a way to lose.

At least the players are putting up a fight. Styer and Gorst gave it their all, mistakes and all. SVB is the only one really playing his game, though.

Watching Greg Norman collapse or figure skaters fall or field goal kickers miss is also compelling. That's part of sports!

 

[Pissflitsche]

Does anyone know if Jeremy Jones is a hard smoker? Looking at his brownish beard around the lips I would assume so.

 

[Kris_b1104]

Does anyone know if Jeremy Jones is a hard smoker? Looking at his brownish beard around the lips I would assume so.

Yeah he is. I don't remember which player, but someone said last year that he kept leaving for smoke breaks every 5 minutes when the team was in the practice room or something like that. Bro was stressed indeed

 

[nmh2008]

Does anyone know if Jeremy Jones is a hard smoker? Looking at his brownish beard around the lips I would assume so.

I mean he also sounds like he's smoked a pack a day for 30 years

 

[jbart65]

Uh oh, did you just call this event compelling?!

Incoming post from garcz...

Nah. A person would have to really have issues to put this much effort into what I post on here.

How many lags does Shane have to lose before another player gets a chance.

 

[Kris_b1104]

If Filler and Shaw wins, I can guarantee they will make love on screen.

 

[Kris_b1104]

Nah. A person would have to really have issues to put this much effort into what they I post on here.

How many lags does Shane have to lose before another player gets a chance.

You're right, I'm the one who got triggered

 

[garczar]

it's no conspiracy, the US team just isn't that good.

We have the talent but not the work ethic, along with a small handful of folks with the work ethic but not the talent. Only SVB combines the two.

i finally had to put that troll in ignore. that rusinik/bergman MR wants the us to lose conspiracy shit got way past old.

 

[jay helfert]

If I'm Team USA you have to be thinking, "Oh no, not more Filler!" And here he is, the USA killer. Teamed with Shaw, another one just like him. All I can say is, good luck to Shane and Sky. They will need a lot of it here.

 

[garczar]

Uh oh, did you just call this event compelling?!

Incoming post from garcz...

that guy actually thinks this is a serious sporting event. its a gameshow with cues. lets see, how that other dude put it? all we need is Johan and Bergman and things would be golden. what's sad/funny is they believe that crap.

 

[Chicagoplayer]

barry hearn was on between the matches. his response was more events in the US

which i guess in time can grow US players. but until then the euro and asian players gonna rob those events

We have no billiard schools, no coaches for the professional level players and the Euro’s include 14.1 in their arsenal.
Johan Ruijsink specifically had JJ as Vice Captain to learn, implement and continue the things Team USA learned during the 3 years he coached them, winning 2 out of 3 Mosconi Cups.
I’d like to know why all those lessons have fallen by the wayside.

 

[Kris_b1104]

So our best case scenario is ending the day 6-3 right?

Worst case scenario is 8-0, since they will likely not play a 5th match if the slaughter continues.

If they only play 4 matches today then our best case scenario is 6-2.

Ouch.

 

[Chicagoplayer]

it's no conspiracy, the US team just isn't that good.

We have the talent but not the work ethic, along with a small handful of folks with the work ethic but not the talent. Only SVB combines the two.

Aloysius Yapp said it best when asked why he puts so much time into practicing (up to 8 hours-839 Fargo Rate)
“It’s my job.”

 

[skip100]

Nice bank by Sky.

 

[garczar]

So, the US has to win 11 before these Euro cats win 5, right??? The fat lady can start warming up whenever she'd like. Hey what was that??? Think i saw Bergman and Johan in the background.

 

[DrCue'sProtege]

What is the overall score now?