CanadianGuy
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tremendous tournament no doubt
Yep.I hope we see more major 8 ball tournaments. Pool isn’t on TV anyway so we don’t need to worry about pandering to the lowest common denominator.
It was exciting and strategic at the same time with super aggressive play and great shotmaking. Much better than the recent 10 ball events which have been slogs with almost no BNRs.
So good to see Professional 8-Ball back.
Yep.
I would watch 8Ball all the time over 9ball or 10ball.
8ball is just more interesting IMO.
As a player and a viewer.
I enjoy seeing them play 8 ball too. However, I prefer to see them play 8 ball on a bar table as it makes them negotiate more break outs and tight lay outsSo good to see Professional 8-Ball back.
Yep.
I would watch 8Ball all the time over 9ball or 10ball.
8ball is just more interesting IMO.
As a player and a viewer.
More balls, more random break patterns is all.sure. but the reason it was interesting for the viewers was also the reason some of the players will be complaining about, i.e. the slug racking. i loved it, btw. if they're going to have more 8-ball events, be sure to bring these refs and the predator aero rack.
I tend to agree with this.I enjoy seeing them play 8 ball too. However, I prefer to see them play 8 ball on a bar table as it makes them negotiate more break outs and tight lay outs
More balls, more random break patterns is all.
I play with a turtle rack, still get random kisses once the balls are flying.
Even when I am dialed in and hitting the head ball dead center.
Yes, another reason 8ball is better.. more randomness!
I tend to agree with this.
I play both, but prefer 7ft table for this reason.
Great fun breaking out clusters and finesse for cueball position vs. playing for lines.
Diamond table, tighter pockets as well.
Valley 7ft tables and buckets takes fun out of it.
sucks for yall i guessyou, sure, but these guys with a template is boring af (source every euro 8b tournament the last decade). make it tough both to break and shoot and 8-ball is fun to watch.
sucks for yall i guess
79% B&R on successful breaks for the guys who won the matches. 61% for the match losers. 73% overall on successful breaks. [This is for just the matches I watched.] The 73% figure dropped to 67% for runouts after all breaks, successful or not. Pretty amazing.... Atlarge says it was 80 percent run out chance for breakers who made a ball. I would bet changing the open table rule would lead to some defensive play occasionally.
Yes, eight ball is a much better game on a bar box. It is actually a little boring on a nine-footer as so few racks have any tactics at all. As we found out in 2020, when all the pro events were players playing the ghost, nothing is more boring than pool without defense and tactical play.I enjoy seeing them play 8 ball too. However, I prefer to see them play 8 ball on a bar table as it makes them negotiate more break outs and tight lay outs
It definitely isn’t easy and I have great respect for their ability level.Most 9 ball runouts are execution games that are truly brainless for pros with typical patterns that any half-competent league player can predict. At least we get to see them negotiate problems and weigh options when they run out an 8-ball rack. Not to mention that the end of an 8-ball rack is the most interesting and dangerous part of the whole process, unlike 9-ball which is a formality for pros when there are 3-4 balls left.
I'm shocked that people are minimizing the difficulty of what the players showed us this week.