World Cup of Pool - Day 4 & 5 Updates
- Thread starter Colin Colenso
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Both teams playing bad and tight... Very surprising
What match are you watching LOL. Taiwan has won 4 from lucky shots.
First Semi Final - England A v Chinese Taipei - part 2
Frame 11: Ko scratches. Layout ok, but need a 5-7 combo. Karl leaves Darren long on the combo and the 7 doesn't quite fall. Chang needs to billiard off the 5 to the 7 and find shape on the 5. He does it very well. A tester fine cut on the 6 for Chang. He makes it and goes 2 end rails perfectly. 7-4
Frame 12: Chang breaks, nearly dry, but last 2 balls rolling fall in. England team pulling faces and shaking their heads, neither happy with their form or the run of balls. Ko plays safe but leaves the 1 clear to hit, but it's on the head rail 9 feet away. Darren with a lovely safe, but make have left a shot. Looks like Chang will swerve or jump. He jumps, almost scratches and leaves the 1 on. A very hard 2 to 3 for Darren to negotiate now. He powers it in, goes 2 rails and gets perfect. They should stop the rot here. Bad shape on the 6 needs a 3 rail shot from Karl, he does it pretty well. The 7 is a tester for Darren. He's up and down a few times, but gets it in. Still a tricky 9 to the side. Karl lifts on the shot, misses it badly, and I'd say that's about it for England if Taiwan makes the bank.
Ko misses the bank by a mile and England stay alive, trailing 5-7.
Tension starting to enter the arena! This could be fun.
Frame 13: Darren makes a wing ball but gets hooked on the 1. They push. Chang will jump. He hits the intervening 8 ball, trying to jump as soft as possible to keep the CB on the table. England would usually cruise through this layout, but they've been getting out of line a bit the last few attempts. Darren has to make a delicate 4 to 5 after Karl left him short. A 6 that wobbles in should get them home. 7-6 Taiwan lead.
Frame 14: Karl break, 1 laps the side pocket but doesn't fall. Dry. Ko has an easy 1 ball, shape for 2 not ideal. 2 to 3 is challenging. Chang plays it for a carom onto the 7. They manage it well and should clear from here. Taiwan 8-6
Frame 15: Ko breaks dry. 1 is on, but not easy, they use their extension. Darren misses thick and leaves a shot on the 1. Safety needed from the 2. Ko leaves an edge visible. Karl does the same back, but maybe this 2 can be potted. Chang makes it, caroms the 7 and holds for the 3 ball. Ko almost misses a simple 3, but it wobbles in. 6 may test them. Ko leaves the CB short. Chang is the iceman out there and makes a big cut into the side and they clear and win the match 9-6.
England didn't handle the pressure well toward the end, and blew a few chances, but Taiwan had by far the best of the roll of the balls today imho. They were missing quite a few shots early on, but the rolls were keeping them in it, until they got comfortable at the table.
Colin
Frame 11: Ko scratches. Layout ok, but need a 5-7 combo. Karl leaves Darren long on the combo and the 7 doesn't quite fall. Chang needs to billiard off the 5 to the 7 and find shape on the 5. He does it very well. A tester fine cut on the 6 for Chang. He makes it and goes 2 end rails perfectly. 7-4
Frame 12: Chang breaks, nearly dry, but last 2 balls rolling fall in. England team pulling faces and shaking their heads, neither happy with their form or the run of balls. Ko plays safe but leaves the 1 clear to hit, but it's on the head rail 9 feet away. Darren with a lovely safe, but make have left a shot. Looks like Chang will swerve or jump. He jumps, almost scratches and leaves the 1 on. A very hard 2 to 3 for Darren to negotiate now. He powers it in, goes 2 rails and gets perfect. They should stop the rot here. Bad shape on the 6 needs a 3 rail shot from Karl, he does it pretty well. The 7 is a tester for Darren. He's up and down a few times, but gets it in. Still a tricky 9 to the side. Karl lifts on the shot, misses it badly, and I'd say that's about it for England if Taiwan makes the bank.
Ko misses the bank by a mile and England stay alive, trailing 5-7.
Tension starting to enter the arena! This could be fun.
Frame 13: Darren makes a wing ball but gets hooked on the 1. They push. Chang will jump. He hits the intervening 8 ball, trying to jump as soft as possible to keep the CB on the table. England would usually cruise through this layout, but they've been getting out of line a bit the last few attempts. Darren has to make a delicate 4 to 5 after Karl left him short. A 6 that wobbles in should get them home. 7-6 Taiwan lead.
Frame 14: Karl break, 1 laps the side pocket but doesn't fall. Dry. Ko has an easy 1 ball, shape for 2 not ideal. 2 to 3 is challenging. Chang plays it for a carom onto the 7. They manage it well and should clear from here. Taiwan 8-6
Frame 15: Ko breaks dry. 1 is on, but not easy, they use their extension. Darren misses thick and leaves a shot on the 1. Safety needed from the 2. Ko leaves an edge visible. Karl does the same back, but maybe this 2 can be potted. Chang makes it, caroms the 7 and holds for the 3 ball. Ko almost misses a simple 3, but it wobbles in. 6 may test them. Ko leaves the CB short. Chang is the iceman out there and makes a big cut into the side and they clear and win the match 9-6.
England didn't handle the pressure well toward the end, and blew a few chances, but Taiwan had by far the best of the roll of the balls today imho. They were missing quite a few shots early on, but the rolls were keeping them in it, until they got comfortable at the table.
Colin
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Ko's shot on the 3 had no business going in. Dogged it, but a generous pocket saved him.
I thought it was a sure miss. When it fell, I realized I'm playing on way to difficult equipment if shots like that are accepted on the world cup of pool stage. No way does that fall on my table.
It wasn't just Ko, because I saw balls hitting rails about a half diamond up and still going in this whole match from both teams. I'm assuming the cloth is well broken in by now, so the table should play tighter.
Ha! What an entrance by Japan.
That's how you enter an arena.
They might just pull this off.
That's how you enter an arena.
They might just pull this off.
Just like England B is only still in it cause they lucked the 3 in, and then ran out against the Philippines.
lol I was thinking the exact same thing about the table I play.
2strong4u
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Agreed. This is the way to put pool in the very best presentation. I assume this will eventually be played on espn TV like the old days.