Matchroom WNT Premier League Pool (PLP) 18-25 March2024, Connecticut, $100K Prize Fund
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shane is on a roll.. on towards the saudi big prize.
he'll be in constant action until then, i think he told molina mike at griffs
Atorontopoolplayer
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Shaw looking like he in give up stroke for 2 days now
Scrunge19
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Can’t say I’m too sad about that.
yea, this will never ever be a super popular event. i think any sport would struggle to keep interest up when they're playing non-stop from morning to evening, match over, next two guys in. but it's good for the bookies and the betting junkies:
for a 16 player event it's a lot of matches if you're into that
Atorontopoolplayer
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Thought he'd grind a little harder in his own room but he's been on tilt for like 7 matches now
Scrunge19
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I’m sure it’s difficult to focus on playing your best while simultaneously dealing with the chaos of running a business during an event. So the poor play to this point isn’t entirely unexpected. As always, it’s Jayson’s attitude that invites controversy but it is what it is.
An event like this is too long for casual fans. It’s for pool geeks, no doubt.
The ideal atmosphere for other events is probaby a cross between MC and Hanoi. The players certainly hammed it up a bit more at the Mosconi. Especially Shaw and Filler.
But most of the best players are too polite and reserved.
I doubt pool will ever attract many casual fans in the U.S. no matter what, but I will always wonder how the MC would do on ESPN with a little promotion.
Fans should always be encouraged to be vocal in between shots. Like in tennis. Any sports event is dead, as we saw during Covid, without fans.
isn't shaw recovering from some sort of injury on the left hand/arm?
He burned his hand and had a good blister on his stroke hand.
Alcaide. How is that even possible. I can see going on tilt. I can see getting the yips. I can see being sick. I just can’t imagine that man going 0-12.
For this fan, this is the perfect format. Only the very best players (at least, mostly) and quick short races which allows for a quite varied viewing experience--after about 30 maaybe 40 mins, it's on to the next match. Everyone plays everyone else so and therefore gets tons of play and it's a blast to watch fortunes rise and fall over the course of the event.
I hope this continues. It is definitely in my top few events of the year (alongside Mosconi Cup and US Open 9b, in no particular order).
DaWizard
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Same here! And as some one else said: every rack matters in the end. That's a really nice feature.
My opinion remains that a new poolgame could only make pool go mainstream. A game that has Texas Holdem like features, or some "push your luck" mechanism that adds extra intensity to every shot.
But I love what they're doing to 9 ball. This is top notch.
that's incredible. such a solid performer, especially in short races.
He’ll break his duck today by beatingSVB
He also looks like he's lost quite a bit of weight.
Maybe still adjusting to his new cue. He is not with Predator anymore.
Atorontopoolplayer
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There have been some crazy bad shots in this tourney. Gorst and Ouschan played the worst match I have ever seen by two top pros. Both of them combined to miss 8-10 shots they almost always make. One rack in particular was especially bad.
Ouschan was so frustrated he would walk up to look at a shot without his stick. Nor did he follow his usual preshot routine.
Gorst played the worst rack, by far, I have ever seen from him.
It was contagious, I guess. Both played a lot better in their following matches.
Then there is Shaw. He got so frustrated, he just started firing the ball. One break and run took him about a minute. But then he went and missed a supereasy 8-ball. Worst shot I ever saw him miss.
On the other end of the spectrum ... SVB and Filler. They made hard shots look easy.
Ouschan was so frustrated he would walk up to look at a shot without his stick. Nor did he follow his usual preshot routine.
Gorst played the worst rack, by far, I have ever seen from him.
It was contagious, I guess. Both played a lot better in their following matches.
Then there is Shaw. He got so frustrated, he just started firing the ball. One break and run took him about a minute. But then he went and missed a supereasy 8-ball. Worst shot I ever saw him miss.
On the other end of the spectrum ... SVB and Filler. They made hard shots look easy.