that's a weird choice. i know melling is popular and personally i enjoy his style and pace, but he's hardly a contender for the title and neither is his opponent.
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that's a weird choice. i know melling is popular and personally i enjoy his style and pace, but he's hardly a contender for the title and neither is his opponent.
Should I be embarrassed to admit that I had never heard of the Kremlin Cup until people started touting it as a Tyler achievement..?
At least we know that ~5yrs ago Tyler played very solid for a handful of days.
To be fair, it was a much bigger event until Covid put it on ice and Ukraine kept it there. It's still an annual event but they aren't even trying to lure top professionals at the moment.
If you consider yourself a semi-hardcore fan, you should be a bit embarrassed.
Fan of pool or Tyler...?If you consider yourself a semi-hardcore fan, you should be a bit embarrassed.
I don't think so. There are a lot that I haven't heard of that are pretty big. That's great for pool.
Haha good question. Like KAP said, it used to be a bigger deal than it is now.Fan of pool or Tyler...?
albin may get the donut from chua and go pack his bags..
Albin having a mare
He is a nice clean cut kid. Loves the game, has rock solid fundamentals, puts in the work tirelessly in table time and has the best coach in the world.
Having said that, none of the positives noted above can help him overcome his Achilles heel. It has a lot of names, contenderosis, 10 cent head, etc.
At the end of the day, Tyler Styer lacks heart and that is not something that good fundamentals, a tireless work ethic or a top shelf coach can provide him. You either have it, or you don’t. His ability to always find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory would seemingly indicate he doesn’t have it.
Yep, good draw overall. If you entered the event and knew you’d have to win 2/3 against Niels Feijen, Pia Filler, and BJ Ussery – I think anyone with aspirations of making a run would have been overjoyed with that draw
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Not looking good for Fedor ;(
Well he got to three!
But that’s as far as he got.
hoang out
maciol out
maciol out
6-6
Thank you. Now I kinda wanna see Tyler vs Hunter in a race to 100 "I Quit" match.
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soufi vs JL chang
probably the biggest contrast in styles there is
Ralf Souquet, 55 years old, defeats the 18 year old Karl Gnadeberg hill-hill to advance to the last 64. Souquet is incredibly consistent, and I feel like his longevity isn't talked about enough. He's made some deep runs at Matchroom majors.
I know it's a long shot, but what a story it'd be for The Kaiser to win another world 9 ball title 28 years after winning his first.
I know it's a long shot, but what a story it'd be for The Kaiser to win another world 9 ball title 28 years after winning his first.
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It would be a great story if Souquet somehow pulls it off, but it would still be nothing compared to the story it could have been if Tom Watson won the 2009 Open Championship at 59. If he won the final day playoff (against Cink) it would have been 34 years since his first major title (1974 Open Champion), not to mention golf is 20x more physically demanding than pool. Man, still wishing didn't bogey that 72nd hole.
But yeah, I'm rooting for Souquet. I feel that Django at 60 could still go very deep in these tournaments, if he really wanted to.