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Lack of focus. Either not being experienced enough to know how to truly focus on making a shot or being preoccupied with something else (winning the game/match, a desire to not look unskilled or clumsy, fear of missing, ruminating on the conversation you're having with your opponent or...

There was also a moment where, when faced with a tough kick shot, David Alcaide looked up at Efren and jokingly offered him his cue: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/6aQ7NfFdwxQWQyMZ/ Likely a callback to this famous moment: Sadly, the cameraman/producer/editor never cut to Efren's reaction.

Earl jumped on the table 22 years ago after winning the World 9 Ball

Fat lady is warming up.

Shane has scratched a ridiculous number of times in this match

APA night at the U.S. Open.

Even with a lead, Shane's gotta stop giving away racks like this.

Does Shane have the crazy eyes going?

The only match I remember SVB winning against him in a major (or semi-major in this case?) is the 2021 World Pool Masters. That one went hill-hill in the semis. Then Shane got blanked by Kazakis in the finals. Of course, he also beaten him plenty in the Premier League format, but everyone...

All 4 remaining players are world champions. And for all his titles, Filler is the only with just a single world title.

Gonna start copying SVB's game face when I get BIH with 5 balls left and inevitably mess it up.

Shane gets to play his best friend Duong Quoc Hoang in the round of 32.

A few interesting results: Jonathan Pineger beat Wiktor Zielinski 9-5. He's through to the Last 64. That's a pretty big upset, especially that scoreline. Corey Deuel lost hill-hill to a Fargo 685 from Miami. Said he dogged the 8 and it was the worst miss of his life. Niels smoked Duong Quoc...

Earl must have borrowed Robert De Niro's shoes

Barry Hearn is clearly very inexperienced, but he's got decent mechanics. I saw him roll some long straight-ins while he was warming up. He looks better doing that than a lot of lifelong pool players I see at my pool room. I guess his time with Steve Davis paid off (unless I'm missing the fact...

It's amazing how the average YouTube chat commenter has never felt pressure in their life and runs out like Joshua Filler every time they get an open spread of the balls. I know I'd be shaking like a leaf if I made it that far and was playing in those conditions. I guess you have to re-frame...

Shane's World 9 Ball run in 2022 is also pretty legendary. Mika was in top form when he completed the comeback against him (with Mika sitting on the hill the entire time) and then he went on to beat Ko, Chang, Kazakis, and Ouschan all in a row.

Three misses in a row on the 8 ball in rack 14. 4 total in the rack (KPC missed the 2 ball after the break).

Ko Ping Han beating Raga seems like a pretty big upset.

There are some 700s who play APA. Abrin Schaad is 756. 1 point higher than Rodney Morris. Why they bother playing APA with Fargos that high, I do not know. But they exist. A guy in my area used to play APA and he's a flat 700. He will go deep in regional tournaments but inevitably match up...