2025 Premier League Pool player list
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FSR channeled his 2022 self in the last rack against kledio. increíble stuffo.
His long curving kick shot on the 2 in the low left corner pocket really got him going. Some great shots.
SVB has struck me as somewhat nonchalant so far despite starting the first day 3-0. He's taken some shots he normally doesn't, and missed some he normally doesn't.
Rest of the players are digging. Shaw had a bad PLP last year when he hosted the event at his place in Connecticut. He seems to be making up for it this year.
Chua is 4-0, but he has hasn't actually been consistent. Missed a handful of balls or positions he usually makes.
AJ Manas, like every young stud, needs to learn defense. Terrific shotmaker, but Air Coryell only gets you so far!
doung is really dogging it. is this his first year?
Is this the event that had the chart with the cutoff line on it? I remember it was a bit tricky to follow.
Never seen him play this bad. He was very good in the Euro Open, but played somewhat poorly when he was knocked out in the quarters.
The Vietnamese duo appears to be headed for a combined 0-8, that's rough
fun camera shot showing the kaci brothers sitting in chairs back to back, one at table 1 and the other table 2. cameraman had them flex their biceps lol. klenti may lead in that department but kledio is so far leading in the PLP
FSR kicked another one in and ran out. fun to watch when he's on and feeling confident
If AJ stays on course and doesn’t get distracted by life he has a big chance to become a threat to any player. Ofc time will tell and only a few ever have the whole package.
Having said that of the super young guys I like his chances the best. Wu 2.0 , sadly it didn’t work out very well for Wu in the long run. He was something else-wow.
Will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next few years, I hope he does well!
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Surprised Chua is 5-0 and at the top. He has not been as sharp as usual. Says he has a shoulder problem, but is fighting thru it. He played more consistently in his last two matches.
Manas is 2-3 with a couple of hard-luck losses. The kid is playing loose and has a world of talent. Beat Shaw 5-4.
Caputo is 4-0 and looks sharp, but he's had the easiest sked so far (Sanjin, Bui Truong An, Koyongian, Manas). SVB up next.
Bui Truong An probably never should have been invited. Just not ready. Will he really be the first player in this PLP not to win a game?
Labutis and Kaci has struggled a bit. Both missed some key shots and weren't as sharp with their breaks.
Moritz Neuhausen, on the other hand, has looked very, very good. Has a complete game and good temperament. Kledio has been pretty sharp, too.
Tyler Styer has held serve. Still in contention.
Manas is 2-3 with a couple of hard-luck losses. The kid is playing loose and has a world of talent. Beat Shaw 5-4.
Caputo is 4-0 and looks sharp, but he's had the easiest sked so far (Sanjin, Bui Truong An, Koyongian, Manas). SVB up next.
Bui Truong An probably never should have been invited. Just not ready. Will he really be the first player in this PLP not to win a game?
Labutis and Kaci has struggled a bit. Both missed some key shots and weren't as sharp with their breaks.
Moritz Neuhausen, on the other hand, has looked very, very good. Has a complete game and good temperament. Kledio has been pretty sharp, too.
Tyler Styer has held serve. Still in contention.
Here is a separate thread with comments on what viewers like/dislike about WNT.TV so far.
So who is buying Matchroom Sports WNT LIVE streaming?
https://www.wnttv.com/ So who is buying Matchroom Sports WNT LIVE streaming? 10 bucks a month Or 100 bucks a year Can't bitch that they streaming on DAZN or Facebook. They need to post they year long schedule, It's looking to be a very fair deal.
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An app is the best long-term solution, but MR does not have an app for its other sports. Hopefully it happens someday.
Until then, WNT need to keep improving its website. By and large, you would do well to do most of what Youtube does.
Here's my evaluation so far.
Keys to good streaming site:
1)Stability/Quality
2)Device functionality
3)Anytime anywhere viewing
4)User/viewer controls (FF, RW, etc)
5)Multiscreen viewing
1) Stability/quality.
So far I have had almost no issue with the live streams. They seldom freeze and the picture quality is excellent.
I have had freezing and skipping with the recorded matches, however. All of these issues have been with 2025 Euro Open or PLP matches. Pre-2025 matches play fine.
2)Device functionality.
Most built-in TV Internet browsers are clunky, but I was able to get WNT.TV to work fine on the Google Android browser. Yet I only got sound - no picture - using Amazon's built-in Silk browser on an Amazon TV. That happens to be my main TV.
Since there is no app, WNT.TV does not work on Roku. Roku lacks a browser.
WNT.TV seems to work best on mobile phones, especially Apple. My iPhone has 10-second skip and rewind virtual button on the center of the touchscreen when I use the WNT.TV site. Makes it easy to skip between shots. Youtube has the feature too on mobile devices (but not PCs)
My iPad does not have 10-second skip. Instead, I have to use tiny 20-second FF and RW virtual buttons on the bottom left of the screen. Hard to hit these buttons and I often hit pause by accident.
My guess is WNT.TV was mainly designed to be cast to TVs from mobile phones. That would explain the discrepancy with the FF/RW controls between the iPhone and iPad.
Yet casting adds another complication instead of just using a TV browser.
In any case, Matchroom should also strive to improve the iPad experience. It's the best mobile device to watch matches on.
3)Anytime, anywhere viewing.
This is where WNT.TV falls woefully short. Viewers have to watch matches live or wait till a select number are posted hours later for on-demand viewing. Live matches can't be rewound, either. No skipping back to re-view a great shot or critical miss.
Come on!
When MR was on DAZN or Youtube, I could go to a stream or match already in progress and start from the beginning. That is an essential feature WNT.TV needs to add.
When subscribers click on a stream or a match, they should also be prompted to choose whether they want to join in progress or start at the beginning. It's hard to rewind a match in progress without seeing the score.
Once we start watching a match, the stream should pick up from the same spot if we come back to it. When WNT.TV has frozen on me, I had to start the match from the beginning and FF to where I left off.
Ideally, the full streams of Table 1, Table 2 and so forth should be available for several days after they end. DAZN kept streams up for a couple of days. And YouTube STILL has the full-day streams of the UK Open from 2024 available on Matchroom Multisport.
When the Euro Open happened, I was at work during the day. I wanted to go home at night and rewatch partial or full streams from different tables that Matchroom had already streamed. I couldn't. I was limited to handful of matches played on the TV table.
4)User/viewer controls (FF, RW, etc)
The FF and RW buttons are critical for pool. I use FF to skip between shots on a 30-second shock clock, so I can see more matches.
The virtual buttons should be big, easy to hit and well located.
These buttons should also be 10 seconds, not 20 as they are on iPads and PCs. Players often take shots in under 20 seconds.
Mobile phones do have the 10-second skip with the virtual buttons in the center of the screen. I don't know if that ability is native to the iPhone, but this tool should be available on other touchscreens as well like the iPad (Might not be possible with PCs).
5)Multiscreen viewing.
Give viewers a chance to watch two or three tables at the same time during live viewing.
Ideally, one window could be made larger than the other(s). Viewers would also be able to switch between them.
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Atorontopoolplayer
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Well said I agree with all of this.
Biggest frustration so far has been TV browsers its really hard to get running and Amazon silk doesn't work at all which makes it impossible on my one TV
The TV browser situation is weird.
WNT works on my Samsung TV, but not my LG or Toshiba.
big kaci has played rubbish. lil kaci is steady eddie.
aj manas is fun as hell. so natural and accurate. noone watching the manas v duong match can say that's "robotic" or boring. duong with his one practice stroke and manas with his loose style
i wake up and turn on Chua-Capito. Robbie up 2-0. Chua then makes 4-5 ridiculous shots to even it up, and eventually win 5-3.
I‘ve never seen a player hit shots so hard so accurately. The guy is a highlight reel every time he plays.
Chua and FSR have really stood out to me. Capito, Shaw and Neuhausen right there, too. Capito did almost nothing wrong vs Chua. Didn’t matter.
Most competitive PLP I have seen of the four I have watched.
I‘ve never seen a player hit shots so hard so accurately. The guy is a highlight reel every time he plays.
Chua and FSR have really stood out to me. Capito, Shaw and Neuhausen right there, too. Capito did almost nothing wrong vs Chua. Didn’t matter.
Most competitive PLP I have seen of the four I have watched.
yea he's inconsistent
Atorontopoolplayer
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Was told via email now that fire sticks are not supported and to use a different device which is really disappointing, I want to support but think I have too cancel. Not sure how you launch a product that just won't play on some browsers/ device