World Pool Masters (22-25 May2021) Winner $25K

[puma122]

Shane needs to make Kazakis earn this at least! He’s just cruising right now.

Tough to do from the seat. I've been working so somewhat distracted, but seems like it's been break and run for Alex...

 

[markjames]

isn’t it alternate break?

 

[skogstokig]

isn’t it alternate break?

nope

 

[iusedtoberich]

Go Greece!

 

[iusedtoberich]

Speaking of Greece does anyone know what happenddd to Nick Ekonomopoulos? He seems to have disappeared from international competition 5 or more years ago.

 

[BlueRaider]

I think this one is over.

SVB will at least take home some consolation knowing he got the Filler monkey off his back. I would imagine he felt like the title was his once he got through that match, given his history with Kazakis. But Alex is playing like World No. 1 right now.

 

[sjm]

The Greek suddenly in dead stroke. What a difference a match makes. Shane is in deep trouble here at 5-0 behind.

 

[jtaylor996]

down 6-0 is a steep damn hill to climb

 

[puma122]

Not alternate break. Now down 6-0. This time shane did get to the table. Gave back a push out, then messed up a safety after Alex did not get safe but left length of table with no shot. Shane took it too thin, and left an easy shot. Run out alex.

 

[spartan]

Kazakis playing near flawless pool 6-0
Shane had chance but blew it with that bad safe on the 2. His hill hill win over Filler probably took the wind out of his sails

 

[something_pool]

Shane has unfortunately been making some bad decisions in this final match. The first rack, he attempted a cross corner bank on the one when he could have played safe, missed and left an open table for Kazakis. In another rack, he went for a really ill-advised, low-percentage rail-first shot, missed, and left an easy runout for Kazakis. If not for those two decisions, the score could well be reversed.

 

[puma122]

Shane just missed a straight forward 6. Not looking good.

 

[BlueRaider]

SVB's goose is cooked.

 

[JusticeNJ]

Shane not doing well. Rattled a straightforward ball. Hoping he doesn't get goose-egged.

 

[spartan]

Match losing miss?

 

[jtaylor996]

8-0, dayum

 

[WTD14]

It's just in the cards for Alexander today. Great turn around for him considering how poorly he played in the semifinals.

 

[JusticeNJ]

9-0. Kazakis. Shane missed 4 shots en route getting shutout. Kazakis missed 2.

 

[BlueRaider]

Agreed. The wild card is Kazakis. He's going to be on a mission to avenge that loss to Alcaide.

Mission complete!

 

[smoochie]

That goes to show you that previous matches got nothing to do with it.

You can get hill-hill every match and play badly missing many shots, but then in the final you can play lights out.