i think the majority prefers faster pace, and shot clock is coming up in next round. imo they have handled it well this year by putting fast players on the main tv table. table 2 has been slower, which also caused the promised oi-wilson match to be moved to another table
Matchroom 2023 UK Open (nineball), 30May-4June, Winner $30K
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I tend to agree, I may watch some high lites at best but nothing beyond that. Modern day nine ball has become too "robotic , boring and squeaky clean"! A little controversy, some back story of the players and some good rivalries are needed. The last good rivalry was Efren and Earl. I think a little of Keath McCready is needed here,
wow, gary wilson beat naoyuki oi 10-6. i didn't expect that
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Filler is just so freakishly good. He passes the "eye test" for best in the world far more than Gorst to me. Gorst is extremely polished, of course, but I think he lacks the intense aggression and supreme confidence that Filler has.
IMO Filler's aggressive style of play, coupled with his tendency to play perfect pool for long stretches, can completely demoralize opponents.
IMO Filler's aggressive style of play, coupled with his tendency to play perfect pool for long stretches, can completely demoralize opponents.
it was delayed because of the gorst - ko match. the schedule was to play it on table 2.
...and as usual melling finds away to make an easy runout difficult and botch the rack. 8-7 to feijen
The empty chairs really detract from the entire experience.
wolford won his L64 and is up 4-2 over mario he
Agree. Though right now, FSR has the edge over Filler in performance in majors cos of better break, better game management, decision making, mental game though he may slump in next 12 months.
Of cos in terms of pure natural talent , technical ability Filler has edge over FSR but winning majors is more than just talent, technical ability- there are non-technical aspects game management, mental game.FSR sudden rise in the past 1.5 year has been phenomenal for relatively old player in early 30s, someone who was a junior World Champion lurking high in Fargorate rankings for decade or so but never won anything major then suddenly out of nowhere won a slew of majors.
Yes I have said it a dozen times. MR need to fill up a bus load of homeless folk. Feed them and drop the in the Arena with signs.
well, he's a more natural talent and that eerie accuracy combined with his pace must be demoralizing. another point (maybe irrelevant) is that he's not socializing very much with his opponents. at least he used to be that way. stephen hendry was that way in his heyday, and it served to maintain a fierce competetiveness.
Every time one of these guys has an amazing match their the best players in the world currently lol
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I've thought Filler was on another level for a long time. He's like a villain in a horror movie. Even when he looks down and out, he can still claw his way back to victory under conditions where many other top players fold. And when he's rolling, he tends to absolutely crush opponents to the point where they can't claw their way back.
Filler is a once in a generation like talent (alla Ronnie O'). I suspect some of his slump came from his equipment change. Tough to be a 100% when you have a question mark in your hands, He went back and forth between his Z and GF. When you make your living at the game this is not done for giggles.Agree. Though right now, FSR has the edge over Filler in performance in majors cos of better break, better game management, decision making, mental game though he may slump in next 12 months.
FSR sudden rise in the past 1.5 year has been phenomenal for relatively old player in early 30s, someone who was a junior World Champion lurking high in Fargorate rankings for decade or so but never won anything major then suddenly out of nowhere won a slew of majors.
I met him and Pia at Griffs in Las Vegas this year. I asked him how he liked his Pred CF equipment and he smiled and said "it's the best". I pushed him a little harder and he admitted that it took him some time to really dial it in. Now he seems to be back to old form. Time will tell.
Very true. When a fast player runs out on you, it looks like it was easy -which can be intimidating.
When a slow player runs out on me, I get angry that I just waited 10 minutes for them to struggle to clear the table.
imo
melling is on the hill and fluke snookered niels. can chris still find a way to botch this?
Yes but Hendry did say that he wished he had been more like Jimmy (White) and enjoyed it more and had a good time.
shane wolford leads mario he 8-3 in L32. impressive.
he did botch that rack but niels missed the 8 ball in the decider, and chris made a clutch long cut shot on the 8 to perfect position and won
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I'm looking forward to his Mosconi Cup debut, which seems inevitable this year.