Wow China B heartbreaking way to lose missing the 9 ball hill hill with a trip to the finals for an all China final on the line.
Wow China B heartbreaking way to lose missing the 9 ball hill hill with a trip to the finals for an all China final on the line.
china a may make the homeland proud, but not the hometown crowd. there was no one there.Wow, I haven't watched but by your updates and the scores, it sounds like that was an extremely gripping semifinal round.
Now Austria is looking to be the first country to ever repeat with back to back WC championships...while China A is playing at home trying to make the homeland proud.
Pressure is on China A.
They just SMOKED Austria in the final. Wasn't EVEN close.Wow, I haven't watched but by your updates and the scores, it sounds like that was an extremely gripping semifinal round.
Now Austria is looking to be the first country to ever repeat with back to back WC championships...while China A is playing at home trying to make the homeland proud.
Pressure is on China A.
china a may make the homeland proud, but not the hometown crowd. there was no one there.
Totally agree. Hard to believe he's still only 29yrs old. LOTTA pool left in this dude.Congrats to Wu. Another world title to his name finally, which he totally deserves.
One of the most brutal pool moments I’ve ever seen.
china a may make the homeland proud, but not the hometown crowd. there was no one there.
I haven't watched the match yet, but we that a screw up to leave him on the rail for the 9 or was there no other choice?
Unbelievable miss though in that situation
He shot that 9-ball way too fast. He should've composed himself, taken a few deep breaths, and made sure he was in the right frame of mind when he got down to shoot the 9.
I do find it really odd, how here (in the UK) 9-Ball is so niche and we mange to sell out every Matchroom event.
Here when you say pool people think of 7ft tables, with snooker style pockets and 2" red and yellow balls, so its pretty amazing it sells out.
Maybe in China as someone else suggested earlier they are really more into Chinese 8-Ball and snooker to some extent?
Or maybe the ticket prices are to high for locals (although unlikely if its in Shanghai).
Maybe it hasn't been marketed so well in China - I dunno. It is a niche in the UK but I guess it appeals to two kinds of fans - i) the real pool fans actually play as well either at a high standard or at least as a hobby, ii) the more casual sports fans who probably have hardly or never played on a 9ft table who are excited to watch the pros play. I'm just guessing here - but Matchroom certainly knows how to get the message out there in the UK. Plus, despite the constant grumbles about the economy, plenty of people have plenty of money to spend on this kind of event when it comes to town.
Assuming that the contract for Shanghai is locked in for a few years, hopefully there will be bigger crowds next time following on from the success of the two China teams.
One of the most brutal pool moments I’ve ever seen.
He pushed it, kind of like Alex did on that easy nine ball he missed to win/lose a recent match (I think it was in the Bigfoot Challenge this year).