Quite possibly the most undeserved win in a final in the history of pool
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I just watched the match in its entirety and Shane was his own worst enemy. Regardless of the "rolls" he missed played or flat out missed KEY shots that could have put more separation between him an Ko.. You can say he gave the match away but either way HE lost.. I really thought he was going to win even after some of the mistakes too...
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As I said before, no great players for me at this time. The bar has been raised too high in the past. I will be waiting.
Tough to see players from other countries winning world titles ? I know......
You are pathetic.
I hope you get well soon.......
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Mods I'm about to lay into this guy!
I was born in Canada and Alex Pagulayan is my favorite player. I am travelled all over the world and quite frankly don't care where anyone is from. Please come to Texas, you can get the 7 and call me pathetic to my face
Please tell me, where are you from? I'd love to know.
Colin you are so right. It seems like lower end players don't understand how just one roll or slopped 9 ball can affect the whole match. Most all lower end players like the luck of 9 ball.
That's why the Pros prefer call shot. It help assures that only the best player wins that day.
Shane's rhythm was pretty fast the previous two matches. I think that Ko slowed his play to a crawl and I call it sharking. Keep SVB off the table as long as you can was his game plan.
The tourney needs a time clock and call shot.
That's why the Pros prefer call shot. It help assures that only the best player wins that day.
Shane's rhythm was pretty fast the previous two matches. I think that Ko slowed his play to a crawl and I call it sharking. Keep SVB off the table as long as you can was his game plan.
The tourney needs a time clock and call shot.
I don't know why people are whinning about Ko being "lucky". There is no luck in sports. All shot are calculated. If you mishit trajectory will change. That's it. Nothing more.
Mods I'm about to lay into this guy!
I was born in Canada and Alex Pagulayan is my favorite player. I am travelled all over the world and quite frankly don't care where anyone is from. Please come to Texas, you can get the 7 and call me pathetic to my face
Please tell me, where are you from? I'd love to know.
I am from Greece.
Giving the 7 to a player you have not even seen is a sign of your low iq.
Your are the one who started this. And now you are calling the mods ? You really are pathetic.
Ko won, Shane lost. End of story! :grin:
You're definitely not a gambler or a pool player. Plus, you're WRONG! LOL
Sometimes you get the rolls, sometimes you don't. I don't understand all the whining about rolls. It's part of the game, and will always be part of it. Some days it's chicken, some days it's chicken feathers.
To belittle someone that won just because they got some good rolls doesn't make sense. In a tourney of this caliber, you have to play pretty darn sporty to get to the finals so I say congrats to Ko, and to Shane, better luck next time.
To belittle someone that won just because they got some good rolls doesn't make sense. In a tourney of this caliber, you have to play pretty darn sporty to get to the finals so I say congrats to Ko, and to Shane, better luck next time.
The better your game is the more often you get "the rolls" when you miss the shot you were going for. It's part and parcel of the instinctive side of your game. Sometimes you get more than your fair share against a player of a similar level. I didn't watch this match so can't comment on the specifics but I know for sure that the winner won the final after winning all the matches he needed to win to get there. I also know that most good pool players on the planet would have had close to zero chance against Shane in that match in that tournament under that pressure.
As for the poster suggesting that alternate breaks is unfair....are you for real?
As for the poster suggesting that alternate breaks is unfair....are you for real?
I've been all over the world and have a very open mind. I can tell you don't have a brain and a waste of my time debating
Flawed
The reason Shane lost is because 9 ball is just a flawed game, always
Has been and will continue to be. Both players played well but Ko got
several lucky rolls which is just part of this flawed game of 9
Maybe the rules should be call shot n call safe?
The reason Shane lost is because 9 ball is just a flawed game, always
Has been and will continue to be. Both players played well but Ko got
several lucky rolls which is just part of this flawed game of 9
Maybe the rules should be call shot n call safe?
this thread is in poor taste
Ko is the champ and well deserved imo
9 ball is what it is.....it's not flawed
it has a quick and fast and luck element designed to make it appealing for obvious reasons, it also evolved pool by having players learn the break shot
the greatest pool matches i've seen over the past couple decades were nine ball
Ko is the champ and well deserved imo
9 ball is what it is.....it's not flawed
it has a quick and fast and luck element designed to make it appealing for obvious reasons, it also evolved pool by having players learn the break shot
the greatest pool matches i've seen over the past couple decades were nine ball
You should have watched the touchdown thrown into double coverage, bounce of a defenders helmet, and into the arms of an Ole' Miss receiver last night.
Sure there is no luck in sports.
Completely agree. It's certainly no more flawed than the other games, even the call shot ones.
Two things spring to mind. One: you can't remove all luck from the game. Why should you be punished for getting lucky when attempting a pot, missing and yet fluking a safe, but then rewarded for getting lucky when making the pot, screwing up your position but fluking position on the other side of the ball? Two: you don't have an inalienable right to have a shot on when your opponent misses. I don't know why people think you do.
And somehow I don't think we'd be seeing nearly as many "nine ball is a flawed game" posts had SVB won in the final.
we have 10 ball for a reason, there's room for both
and i've yet to hear any kind of push from neither fans nor pros for "call shot/call safety" rules which eliminates luck completely
and i've yet to hear any kind of push from neither fans nor pros for "call shot/call safety" rules which eliminates luck completely
He should have called it , The Shane Whiners Excuse Thread
What's lost is the title is not won in 1 match , ,, Ko played brilliant pool to get to the final as did Shane ,, Shane coasted into the final where Ko had to withstand a grueling incredible match against a former 2 time world champion
Yes he got some rolls and missed some shots but unlike Shane who wilted in the end Ko showed the heart of a Champion and closed the deal ,
That's what a champion does ,