Congratulations to Shane! He has paid his dues several times over. Great to see him winning a world championship!
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Congratulations newly minted World Champion Shane Van Boening
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Congrats to Shane, you deserve it. When we meet, you've got the 8!
For those in my neck of the woods, he has been a World Champion many times over!!! Congratulations Shane !
Very similar, for me, to watching Mickelson walk up to the 18th the year he won The Masters after so many close calls...
I wish the top pool players made as much or more as the top fisherman, but it's not even close.Fishing doesnt pay as well.
Way to go SVB, a true World Champion!
Only problem with being #1 is, now you have to fighting off people wanting your Croen.
Happy for whoever is the champion. They deserve nothing less.
This was such a fabulous performance, and such a well deserved win! Finally world champion! Congrats, Shane!!
Something in me really felt like it was all supposed to happen for him ever since that phenomenal comeback against Mika on Friday. The pool gods were really on his side (chucking some golden breaks his way, for instance). I don't mean that to say he got it handed to him, he really played his heart out, got through a bunch of tough racks and did a lot of hard work so he really deserved it. I just mean, in a way it really felt like it was his year. And again, deservedly so!!
Something in me really felt like it was all supposed to happen for him ever since that phenomenal comeback against Mika on Friday. The pool gods were really on his side (chucking some golden breaks his way, for instance). I don't mean that to say he got it handed to him, he really played his heart out, got through a bunch of tough racks and did a lot of hard work so he really deserved it. I just mean, in a way it really felt like it was his year. And again, deservedly so!!
Most Excellent Accomplishment. 
And now the world politics...
And now the world politics...
Best tournament I've ever watched in all the years I've been sweating professional pool events. The commentary, check. The snooker referees, check. The stage, check. The caliber of play, check. The winner, check!
Here's a couple screenshots from the celebration.
Here's a couple screenshots from the celebration.
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Oh, man, hard to believe I type for a living. I will edit. Thanks. Good eye!
yea, you could really follow the phases he went through, trying to get loose, talking to himself. cathartic, as someone wrote on here.
i don't think i have seen that in that way ever before (not counting snooker). an excellent production by the event promoter gave us a good view of this struggle towards the world title. also pool player podcast on youtube did a great job to complement this, with interviews and analysis.
Well if you accept a non sanctioned self declared World Championship by Charlie Williams, he is. Just like my World Championship in stickball where i crushed the opposition in my backyard in 1959.