9-BALL: Earl STRICKLAND vs Neils FEIJEN - 2014 DERBY CITY CLASSIC 9-BALL DIVISION

[@scottisitoro3953]

This Feijen guy (my 1st time ever seeing him play) is all business. He reminds me of the pro tennis players who have a monster serve but not much else. Watching Earl spin the cue around, then Feijen sort of pushing it all over. For me it shows players at all levels that super solid play, few mistakes can do the job. Reall impressed with Feijen's control, both the cue and his temperment.

[@dannypowell594]

Neils is a class act and my favorite player

[@noway9426]

Oh, hi Neils, how are ya

[@scottisitoro3953]

@@noway9426 He is really Kaiser Soze in disguise.

[@raystanczak4277]

One of the best 9-ballers of all time, and his TPA is .962. When you can beat that, you’re making a statement.

[@scottisitoro3953]

Ride on. It's actually amazing the few times, especially in 9 ball, when he does miss.

[@jadezee6316]

watching Earl play when he is confident.....is the best thing you will ever see from the sport.....

[@Chicago327]

Except for his mouth, and the whining and complaints that come out of it.

[@CAL7A]

Phenomenal playing. Thanks Pat and crew.

[@RomanEmpire2011]

Danny "I don't look at men's legs" 😆

[@godjhaka7376]

Gotta love that old school fragile ego

[@jasonodo5189]

Earl and Niels was like "C'mon let's do this real quick! What a match! Both players played at a superb level and at a blistering pace. Gracias Accu-Stats!

[@AccuStats]

We agree!

[@thegodofpez]

Hell of a match.

[@robomanrobo6777]

Great Video Thanks!

[@PostUp_Time]

*_MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW EARL WAS A ROAD PLAYER AT THE AGE OF 15, YES 15. HIS PARENTS GAVE HIME PERMISSION TO GO WITH A HANDLER. SEE THE DOCUMENTARY ON EARL STRICKLAND. YOU MAY NOT TALK ALL THAT SHADE. THE DUDE IS AMAZING. ONE OF LAST REAL ROAD PLAYERS LEFT!!_*

[@godjhaka7376]

Not just a hardened road player, just all around intelligent athlete with a lot of knowledge.

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

What documentary?

[@scottisitoro3953]

Great comments tiny. Earl's been my favorite player for his pace and shot-making. His "Road Stories" dvds are outstanding and show a comical side of him. When he plays, though...all business...go, players..keep pocketing !!!

[@ajhenry5516]

Does not excuse being a bad sport..

[@nickelassr1857]

Great match. Wish I could have heard what Earl was saying the whole match

[@larrycoffey4534]

How hard is this freaking game. You're trailing 3 to 4 and you're batting 1000. That's tough

[@yesterdaystreasures797]

Great match !

[@ianmastrangelo2427]

Rack 2, classic example of commentators curse lol. "Niels is one of the great breakers in the game today." Breaks dry lol. Always love the videos of these epic battles, thank you!!

[@aaronmorgan6324]

What is the point of the shot clock if they are not going to call a foul when it expires? I counted 2 times it expired on Neils. Most blatantly while he was shooting the 2 ball on the last rack at 1:08:52.

[@raskolnjikov1]

This one is different. It can expire as long as you stay on the shot, no getting up.

[@AccuStats]

As long as the player is "addressing" the cue ball, it is not a foul when the timer goes to 00. If the player gets off the shot or starts looking around, then it's a foul.

[@orandilu989]

@@AccuStats Thank you for the explanation.

[@chrisbryant1836]

@@AccuStats Great rule. Nothing worse than BEEP BEEP BEEP sharking the best players in the world. Never saw the point of that. The accustats arena is the best venue in pool; arena, table, commentating, officiating.

[@AccuStats]

Thank you, thank you.🙂

[@larrymcguire9686]

Nice video.

[@shanevalcich9208]

I love the duo of announcers, for real their chemistry is hilarious and banter is classic! "I can't see them, I don't look at men's legs..."

[@ragtopcat70]

Earl shoots like silk, so smooth and i always liked earl.

[@scottisitoro3953]

Ride on, topcat. Love his pace...no standing over balls for minutes. He seems to see the layouts faster than other guys and away he goes, rack after rack...cue ball spin/control is something to strive for, though I realistically know he's special and I'm not.

[@scottisitoro3953]

Earl and his trusty (SVB, too !) blue Masters chalk...take that you $30 a cube Kamui.

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

Niels played almost perfect and it was still close.

[@Theanh23]

perfect game

[@shafeeqshiwcharran2235]

neil is one of the best ...keep it up

[@AlexM-tc7ch]

The Pearl vs. the Terminator

[@scottisitoro3953]

What's up with using an 8 ball rack for 9 ball??!!??

[@hatesitrick]

Where can you buy this set of balls from? It's got the nicest colours I've seen. Anyone know the manufacturer?

[@rustyshackleford6407]

Cyclops balls, I think

[@shortydancer]

I think there were some problems with them. Might want to read up on them.

[@hatesitrick]

@@shortydancer yeh just reading now, they crack in half! It's a shame coz they're the nicest balls. Aramith do boring colours, well I think anyway. I'm really into colours and I think that 9 ball colours are traditionally quite boring shades of those colours.

[@hatesitrick]

@@rustyshackleford6407 thanks mate, was able to find them well quick once u said

[@Washington-Dreaming]

I’ve never seen the official get uptight with the cue ball placement on the break before. It looks like you have to have the entire cue ball behind the head-string to be legal.

[@rockyj2008]

Agree with Danny on jump cue

[@planetx1595]

Where abouts in the video does he talk about the jump cue?

[@arungcahyoramadhan1755]

Oh man, i think this is niels greatest performance

[@fridajoelsson376]

Does a Anyone know what cue tip earl I he use

[@PostUp_Time]

Q-Tip Brand

[@scottisitoro3953]

@@PostUp_Time He molded parts of tips from Van Boner, Mosconi and Fats.

[@scottisitoro3953]

Van Boening, my fault

[@DaveRondinone]

all the ads, jeez

[@Bart_Depestele]

1:10:58 Strickland respectful, right ...

[@AccuStats]

😆

[@fridajoelsson376]

What cue tip is earl use

[@PostUp_Time]

Q-Tip Brand, found in any supermarket.

[@scottisitoro3953]

@@PostUp_Time it 'd be funny if you weren't a loser

[@AlexConradVlogs]

My two favorite players great match

[@godjhaka7376]

When diliberto said he don't look at men's legs... Such a fragile mind this man has 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

How is that fragile?

[@LaVerdad65]

​@@jeffreyyoungblood7438simple minded. You too

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

@LaVerdad65 nope. Not simple minded. If you're a heterosexual man you're not normally checking out men's legs. Nothing soft or simple about it.

[@johnbarrington2526]

What’s the point of racking your own if they scrutinize it so much?

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

I don't like rack your own. But I understand scrutinizing it.

[@scottisitoro3953]

@@jeffreyyoungblood7438 Great call....where's a tournament official to rack?

[@chanceharkey8610]

Who is the guy that thinks the break is lucky? Like yes and no.. how do you not know this by years of experience?? I just got done watching Jayson shaw soft break 10 ball on a 10 foot table and there was a constant ball going into the side pocket almost every single time he broke the balls. That's not luck that's what he's trying to do and he's doing it. The break is luck but not fully. There is skill to it. This game has such a high skill ceiling it's insane. Everything you do matters everything you do changes the game

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

Earl plays his game even when he's not shooting. Griping about the second rack? What a diva.

[@PostUp_Time]

*EARL IS BREAKING WITH HIS PLAYING CUE. NO ONE NOTICING. ITS 64" AND BOUNCES LIKE A FISHING POLE, PER EARL*

[@Scooter_3479]

What was Earl complaining about at the very end?

[@robdetuinman2]

Luck

[@johnhenninger1980]

showing true colors

[@tomthumb7223]

What is the concern over the rack? Is it illegal if the balls are loose or something?

[@robdetuinman2]

They are supposed to touch. If you leave an opening on one or more certain spots you're chances of making a ball go up. And the break is everything when they shoot as good as they do here

[@adamaudbertjolo4957]

Nice hair Neils neat look

[@RomanEmpire2011]

Mark Wilson " Earl matured...staying at elite status gotta make good decisions " dude...he has 5 time US Open and 5 time World Champ....nuff said

[@Washington-Dreaming]

I think that Earl, in his prime, could just arbitrarily choose a pocket if he had more than one. He surprised the announcers with I think the eight ball in the center then went one rail for the nine. But he could’ve gone the other way too. I think it just depends on the table and his mood that day maybe.

[@Chicago327]

Earl checking the rack with a microscope is ridiculous, and sometimes he can be a real ass!

[@jselectronics8215]

@22:00 what’s Earl got in his hair?

[@AccuStats]

I don't know. Could it be gray hair coming in?

[@billme6701]

Looks like a rug.

[@scottisitoro3953]

or a dead squirrel climbed on his dome and croaked.@@billme6701

[@johnhenninger1980]

could not have been a worse amb for the game when he was playing

[@stevenorourke9012]

Commentators bout 100 years old

[@popongay]

Poor earl strickland doesn't have a banner at DCC

[@blueak3339]

50:00

[@wdiddy1]

Earl is such a bully until you stand up to him and then he backs down like the baby he is lol. Love his game but hate is bad attitude. Niels is such a nice guy and his videos have really helped my game, so for Earl to say something bad at the end to put a downer on the win for Niels is just embarrassing.

[@honkhogan21M]

I agree with you on all points. Very unprofessional of Earl. Not sure what he said to Niels but it didn’t look like a compliment at all.

[@johnholmstrom4212]

@@honkhogan21M I don't think so. Earl conceded the game which is a respectful gesture when the opponent is on the last ball. He seems to be encouraging Niels at the end. I doubt he was saying something rude.

[@honkhogan21M]

@@johnholmstrom4212 maybe you’re right.

[@2869may]

You should watch the games Earl commentates.... He speaks highly of Neils. And provides LOTS of useful game information.

[@honkhogan21M]

@@2869may hell yeah

[@2869may]

Earl is fvcking with Neils's head with all that rack inspection.... Earl plays better mad quite often, many others do not....

[@2869may]

Neils came right back at him.... lol

[@stevenorourke9012]

Commentators haven’t got a clue

[@justsomeguy6474]

22:46 Neils isn't Canadian.

[@troywest]

LOLOLOL ....

[@trailerwookie]

The commentator didn't say Neils was Canadian. He said, "He's athletic. He trains hard..."

[@justsomeguy6474]

@@trailerwookie r/whoosh

[@troywest]

@@justsomeguy6474 A swing and a miss !! LOLOLOL

[@billme6701]

@@troywest I'm still laughin. :)

[@kanekelman9173]

sleepy cyclops made that 9 go ...sick

[@eustacyfv]

He fauled in the 4 rack he played the 4 first and then the 3

[@msimonsen3344]

17:21 Mike Massey in the house.

[@AccuStats]

Yup.

[@jrw0707]

SVB too

[@robdetuinman2]

And Mike Dechaine at 1:00:31 on the right, talking to SVB, when they were still friends.

[@scottisitoro3953]

no, that was Kaiser Soze

[@JAYG6390]

I have a lot of respect for Earls game, but his attitude makes him hard to like as a person. Any time something doesn't go his way, he complains and acts like a toddler. Such a shame

[@chemlnarik5835]

True, his behavior sometimes leaves much to be desired, but he is the ONLY player who will applaud when his opponent reaches the hill, like he did in this match. Can't think of a player who loves the game more than Earl.

[@JAYG6390]

@@chemlnarik5835 I've seen him do that but honestly can never be sure if he's being genuine or not. I've seen him sarcastically clap after someone has fluked one ball and gone on to win a rack. As I say, he seems very child like at times unfortunately.

[@samphilipp4997]

Shut up Jay

[@samphilipp4997]

Are you a little snowflake?

[@natecampbell42]

Only thing worse is having to listen to Mike Segal....

[@daviddumoor8450]

19:00 Strickland = straight pool

[@bombdiggity7872]

Danny D is captain obvious huh?

[@dirty-posy]

Earl ( The Angry Bird ) Strickland, tweeting loud to himself or opponent if the game ain't into his favour. Bad character, players should avoid him

[@nwmowalleye76]

The ref should rack if Earl is going to stand over the opponent every rack just to hold the game up and act like cry baby every time something isn’t going 100% his way. Great game Neils!!!

[@robertmeadows1657]

I wonder what Earl’s closing comments were.

[@justsomeguy6474]

Nothing anyone needs to hear I'm sure.

[@JAYG6390]

Whatever it was, it certainly didn't look "respectful" as the commentators said he was being

[@robertmeadows1657]

I’d have to agree.

[@liyexiang666]

some disrespectful comment

[@JoshStodola]

16:45 Earl is so right, that guy is very disrespectful/idiotic for munching on a bag of doritos table side

[@craigfalltoledo]

It was Jerry Brieseth the pool teaching guru.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

Earl talking about another guy being disrespectful was very very rich coming from him.

[@2869may]

@@JohnS-il1dr Earl respects the game.... and not people that don't.

[@scottisitoro3953]

Remind me of John McEnroe arguing with a US OPen spectator who was smoking in the crowd, apparently it was okay back then. The greats are always ultra-sensitive to everything and everyone around them, which naturally makes them extremely mis-trusting.

[@scassidy77]

It's absolutely ridiculous that they allow "slop" in professional 9 ball pool. If Neil's wouldn't have gotten the lucky slop shot in the side pocket, then Earl would have won this match.

[@dillhole4603]

👁️👁️

[@rafaelvillamor9702]

Ohh cmon Jumping is a skill. Why prohibit it? Besides it is still not 100% that if you jump it, you would necessarily hit it and pot it. Hating jump shots is a dinasour mentality.

[@rafaelvillamor9702]

Why wont they just use SARDO TIGHT RACK?!

[@robdetuinman2]

I don't think they make them any more.

[@repoman2115]

These ball colors suck

[@Anton_the_Vampire]

Earl really comes across as a shark here. NOT good.

[@internetexplorer1593]

All these Earl jock riders are pathetic. Anyone that complains about the nature of the game comes off bitter and unprofessional. Take notes on Niels, kids. He is a true champion that should be looked up to.

[@2869may]

No one has more respect and dedication for the game than Earl..... NO ONE Neils is absolutely a class act...!