Karl is shooting completely horrible, missed two outs that any pro is expected to get,
One where he blew shape on a 6-ball and played an absurd 90 degree angle cut shot that was about as low percentage pool as you will ever see a pro play. He could have played a thin chip safety and gotten distance and potentially a hook behind the 9-ball instead played a suicidal cut.
The next game he makes a great bank shot, gets onto a 4-5 combo and plays it great and has easy shape on the 8-ball and the balls are wide open, and he blows it.
Those two games alone and this is a tight match, in fact at the break we are 6-2 and with those two games that Karl is clearly "supposed" to win it is instead 4-4 atm.
I do not see Karl winning this thing, he is completely nerved up and it is showing bigtime.