While 124 players have been eliminated at the WPA World 9-ball Championship, some having shown fine form, just four truly elite players remain.
It's hard to imagine a much stronger final four than SVB, Wu, and the rightly celebrated Ko brothers, and each of them has a very realistic shot to win the World Championship on Friday.
Still, as an American fan, it's tough for me to focus on anyone but Shane. It has been more than a decade since an American has hoisted the trophy at the WPA World 9-ball Championships, and yet it is in our sights.
The Ko brothers dominated at the US Open 10-ball and the US Open 8 ball, played on big tables, in 2014. Ko Pin Yi won the 10-ball and Ko Pin Ching was 2nd in the 10-ball and won the 8-ball.
... but that was then and this is now. My guess is that to win this, Shane will have to beat both of the Ko brothers and maybe that's as it should be.
One thing is for sure --- if Shane can emerge victorious over these great players who remain, he'll have conquered the world in the finest fashion.
My alarm clock is set. I'm getting up to follow the final matches.
Good luck to Shane. Bring home the World Championship!
It's hard to imagine a much stronger final four than SVB, Wu, and the rightly celebrated Ko brothers, and each of them has a very realistic shot to win the World Championship on Friday.
Still, as an American fan, it's tough for me to focus on anyone but Shane. It has been more than a decade since an American has hoisted the trophy at the WPA World 9-ball Championships, and yet it is in our sights.
The Ko brothers dominated at the US Open 10-ball and the US Open 8 ball, played on big tables, in 2014. Ko Pin Yi won the 10-ball and Ko Pin Ching was 2nd in the 10-ball and won the 8-ball.
... but that was then and this is now. My guess is that to win this, Shane will have to beat both of the Ko brothers and maybe that's as it should be.
One thing is for sure --- if Shane can emerge victorious over these great players who remain, he'll have conquered the world in the finest fashion.
My alarm clock is set. I'm getting up to follow the final matches.
Good luck to Shane. Bring home the World Championship!
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