They will know that, but remember they are promotors, promoting their own product, so want to give the impression to fans that 9-ball is all that matters and try to generate interest in their favoured discipline alone. Its understandable given the money they are investing here!
Matchroom 2023 UK Open (nineball), 30May-4June, Winner $30K
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They will know that, but remember they are promotors, promoting their own product, so want to give the impression to fans that 9-ball is all that matters and try to generate interest in their favoured discipline alone. Its understandable given the money they are investing here!
Only time you really noticed, was on the tougher shots, or if was not hit at pocket speed.
Filler beats Ko 11-1 then loses to Kaci 4-13.
Skylar beats FSR 10-3 then loses to Kaci 5-11.
All world beaters. All lopsided scores. That is 9-ball winner breaks for you. Not taking anything away from the very high level rotation play, but these were some of the more unexciting and unsuspensful matches.
No - both those guys are well into the 700s. That one unranked player (who lost out next round) is from Saudi Arabia. I don't have his name right now.
We probably have one of these tables from UK Open. They get sold-
BTW. Diamond Europe is guy from Finland and he is buddy of Cobra and I can tell he knows his stuff. I worked to him and installed some Diamonds aswell.
Some stats on the event are now available here: https://forums.azbilliards.com/thre...ool-championship-9-ball-may-june-2023.554499/
All the complaining and nit picking I hear on here and facebook Is silly. Can we all be happy that pool is on the up swing? Instead of bitching about the color of the 4 can we appreciate that someone is investing money? The pro’s are actually playing big tournament in arenas and not some pool hall some place? That they actually don’t have to worry about getting paid? It wasn’t that long ago that we weren’t sure if pool would even get to this level again.
I agree with you, it's the best thing, that has happened in pool for a long time. I like the fact that when things needed changing, thay changed it. And its not going to be as easy as it once was, to win any match, For TV I think these 4 inch pockets, make the difference. If you watch the off the rail with Chris Melling talking. Even the pros are liking this.
madmartigan
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Who are the top 5 in the game today? In no particular order, Filler, Gorst, FSR, ?? — is Kaci ascending to this tier?
Besides the powers that be, I think Kaci got good and prepared while trudging through the field. I suppose they need to be vetted as worthy then the top ten can do a cage fight.
Did you see the hill-hill game Nels Feijen v. Chris Melling?
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They Make Porsche Ferrari, BMW, Audi, MB Lambos, Airbus etc there...I think they will be ok.,
Posches lol. They need to be completely dismantled to check the fluids. That's probably wrong. I care.
Luv watching 'em go though...
Luv watching 'em go though...
DaWizard
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Still hurts, I dont know why I watched it again... He posted on Facebook that he was annoyed because his tip broke off at 7-6 and his reserve shaft didn't feel 100% right.Did you see the hill-hill game Nels Feijen v. Chris Melling?
This post hits the nail on the head for how I am feeling about pool in the recent days. In major sports, with an emphasis on "major," we virtual railbirds, pool enthusiast, and fans would not be afforded the opportunity to interact with the promoter and/or professional-caliber players on social media the way we do in pool.
Reading the thoughts of others on social media hurt my heart this past week, some of which I vehemently disagreed with, but I did not reply because I now know, thanks to my learned experience on pool forums, that sometimes silence is golden. I came close to deleting my Facebook account yesterday morning after reading some of the posts about the UK Open, but as an admin to a non-pool-related industry group on Facebook, I realized that this was not beneficial to me. It's like putting somebody on "ignore" or giving them the infamous "PLONK." It really doesn't affect anyone except me, and I do use Facebook as a resource for my job on a daily basis.
There are many, many more pluses that I see at pool competitions in the last year or two. Jayson Shaw's Junior tournament was a delight. I cried when the little guy won, but that's me. I get sentimental in my old age. The pro players really enjoyed the Predator Puerto Rico tournament a while back, and I know they're going to also enjoy the upcoming Matchroom event in Spain. I could name many more pluses than minuses about the recent UK Open, but I just wanted to share my agreement with "trob."
And FWIW, I was ecstatic to see Eklent Kaci win. I did not watch the finals, but when I returned home and saw Kaci lifting the trophy, I felt like doing a happy dance. At 24 years old, he's going to fine-tune his game and could become the most feared player on the circuit. He is capable. He must be the pride of Albania today as well as his mom. Good for Kaci. Congratulations!