Jayson had already conceded the match before the ball-tossing incident.
Should Earl be ejected given the "evidence"
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Jayson had already conceded the match before the ball-tossing incident.
That doesn't make it any better to throw balls across the room even after conceding the match. If I break my stick down and say good game in no way should I be able to throw my cue across the room and start yelling. I thought that's what conceding the match was all about. It was suppose be a honorable way of saying iam beat good game. In no way was that honorable
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The deal
Rules are rules.... The play stands as the tournament director calls it.
BECAUSE if the ref would of been doing their job this would of never happened.
If Michaela Tab was the official she should of been doing her job and repeated the ball and the pocket intended.
SO... The call on this shot goes in favor of the shooter.
Rob.M
Rules are rules.... The play stands as the tournament director calls it.
BECAUSE if the ref would of been doing their job this would of never happened.
If Michaela Tab was the official she should of been doing her job and repeated the ball and the pocket intended.
SO... The call on this shot goes in favor of the shooter.
Rob.M
Of course not, and I wasn't suggesting that it was appropriate in any way. I was just correcting your (and others') mistaken impression that Jayson's concession occurred when he threw the balls.
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Almost every match I see where jayson loses there's some sort of argument. The guy is bad for pool I think he should be fined, ejected whatever when he acts like this. Same goes for earl too of course. The reason they act like this is because nobody lays the smack down on them.
Poolplayer2016
Banned
Are you serious? Shaw should have been ejected for being a un-sportsmanlike...waiting for Earl to shoot just to call a foul when it was obvious to everyone in the room what he was shooting at. Even when Shaw realized Earl was shooting the 10 but called the 2...notice how he looked around as if to say whaaat??? He should have either accepted the shot as a slip of the tongue or asked Earl to clarify before the shot...not just sit there waiting to pounce.
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NO ref at table
Players who wear their emotions on the sleeve (like Earl) are subject to say anything during competition, it's obvious that Earl is not one of your favorite players. However I was there and I can assure you that had there been a ref present AND AT THE TABLE - this could have all been avoided. Had the ref been there he would have warned Earl that he was calling the wrong ball. I realize it's not feasible to have a ref at every table - but something has to be done. Please do not blame this situation on Earl or Jayson, you have been known to be out of line before kid firecracker. Dragon promo is trying to keep 14.1 alive, but lets try to keep it well also instead of on life support without ref's. I too had a situation during my match in the final sixteen where there was a questionable shot from my opponent that was a double hit, I had to play from where the balls lied' - due to there being no tournament official at the table. I do not know if the answer is to shrink the field of players as to make it more spectator friendly or what, I do know that having a ref present at the table is imperative in a world tournament. Plus when a ref offers the player a bridge and announces the score in between frames it puts the player on a pedestal, this makes the player feel like a pro. As you can tell I am not a member of their Dragon promo club, while I don't claim to have all the answers I think the match between Jason and Earl is evidence that we need ref's at the world straight pool event. So again - for everyone and anyone please stop bashing the players when there is not a ref at the table - it's not their fault they love the game so much as to TRY and compete without a referee present and at the table.
Players who wear their emotions on the sleeve (like Earl) are subject to say anything during competition, it's obvious that Earl is not one of your favorite players. However I was there and I can assure you that had there been a ref present AND AT THE TABLE - this could have all been avoided. Had the ref been there he would have warned Earl that he was calling the wrong ball. I realize it's not feasible to have a ref at every table - but something has to be done. Please do not blame this situation on Earl or Jayson, you have been known to be out of line before kid firecracker. Dragon promo is trying to keep 14.1 alive, but lets try to keep it well also instead of on life support without ref's. I too had a situation during my match in the final sixteen where there was a questionable shot from my opponent that was a double hit, I had to play from where the balls lied' - due to there being no tournament official at the table. I do not know if the answer is to shrink the field of players as to make it more spectator friendly or what, I do know that having a ref present at the table is imperative in a world tournament. Plus when a ref offers the player a bridge and announces the score in between frames it puts the player on a pedestal, this makes the player feel like a pro. As you can tell I am not a member of their Dragon promo club, while I don't claim to have all the answers I think the match between Jason and Earl is evidence that we need ref's at the world straight pool event. So again - for everyone and anyone please stop bashing the players when there is not a ref at the table - it's not their fault they love the game so much as to TRY and compete without a referee present and at the table.
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This is the best solution, and remember, this all occurred during the semifinal match - there were no other matches in progress at the time. To not have the head ref presiding over the only match being played in a "world" event is beyond irresponsible.
In addendum, during the finals on the following day, Earl continued to call the wrong ball at least twice during his runs. Since there was a ref calling balls for the finals, at one point he corrected Earl while down on a shot for naming the wrong ball. Earl stood up, reset himself, and revised his call before making the shot.