FASTEST Pool MATCH --- Jayson SHAW vs Mika IMMONEN --- Turning Stone Classic XXIII - Best of 9 Ball

[@4everlearning1]

This is why I prefer alternating breaks. Great playing by Jason

[@nilpo]

Heck no. This is why winners break is better. Makes for a great show.

[@4everlearning1]

@@nilpo winners break makes for too many one sided matches where the players are much more equally skilled. This also lends to the lesser skilled players winning more than they should. Just my opinion and preference.

[@mikea5205]

@@4everlearning1 - im with Robert I definitely prefer winner breaks. These 1 siders are fun to watch and they don’t exactly happen that often. They need to make the game harder maybe make the pockets smaller.

[@4everlearning1]

@@mikea5205 check out snooker, that is a much harder billiards game.

[@Krushard]

winners break is dumb. Heck, even alternate break doesn't help much in a broken game that heavily relies on a first shot.

[@juan87952]

I feel bad for the guy. But at the end of the day "Shore" was on point.

[@hogsandsooners]

Too bad for “meeker”.

[@trumanhw]

Wow, that's right. Talk about a cultural speech impediment.

[@jed5300]

And that's why efren reyes is the GOAT win or lose he still smiles and has a humble heart.

[@albertosamaniego2476]

10:49 beautiful

[@michaelsukut5506]

Really let his stroke out on that one. Must be a new cloth too

[@hogsandsooners]

“Jason Shore”

[@billiardnetwork]

thanks for watching

[@andrew_owens7680]

I can't believe what I just sawr.

[@Yezir760]

Sally saw seeshells by the sheseshooooooore

[@seamusmcfadden994]

I pronounce it Shawerer!🙃

[@hogsandsooners]

He’s playing against “Meeker”.

[@seancyco9446]

Jason was on a roll, & so were the balls, straight into the pockets.

[@jeffarthur322]

As we use to say someone’s got horse shoes falling out their _______ perfect example of getting the rolls. As Earl would say. Jason took advantage as he should and did.

[@steed3902]

tossing your cue-stick on the floor in frustration, while the other guy is shooting, is low class!

[@physicsguybrian]

Mika seems to play the victim card. Arms all over the place gesturing like he can't do anything. Yeah it's Eagle-Eye serving up a can of whoop ass. Of ourse you can't. We're all seeing it for ourselves. Take it like a man, not a cry baby and maybe, just maybe....if you treat your cue better, you might just play better when a chance arises,that is. I recall Efren doing the same thing to him years back. Seems karma keeps telling Mika something?!

[@jakestatefarm712]

@@physicsguybrian just look what he did while SVB came back and beat him recently he kept moving when Shane was shooting and it just bothered me

[@tomwallace3103]

The fastest race to nine I’ve seen was 1982 Lake Tahoe. Keith Mcready vs Earl Strickland . Match went hill hill 9-8 in fifteen minutes.

[@joulupukki1607]

Impossible. So u tryna say 17 racks were played in fifteen minutes? And the fact makin a rack between matches takes time, so does playing itself and u rly try to say they played every rack under minute?

[@zanethind]

Damn

[@peterdevaney4820]

since when is there an 'R' in Shaw

[@southsidejonny9997]

The pool God's blessings fall where and how they choose, maturity is realization. Nice zone Eagleye.

[@tuomokemppainen484]

The best and worst of 9-ball. The joy of running racks and the horror of being the unlucky opponent :)

[@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO]

whats so horrible? 3-0 and mika had 2 trips to the table so far.

[@Wizardofgosz]

I've never seen breaks layout so nicely for a player before in my life. Wow.

[@AMTunLimited]

Dr. Dave recently did a video about break strategy. It's wild how much control you can get

[@brucedressel8873]

Did you see the match where Earl beat Jason 9 to 1 ?

[@EricPetersen2922]

Kicking & racking is a hard way to go down

[@michaelrsmith2012]

Never saw Mika get tortured before. I bet Earl would have loved commentating this match. Mika did the same to him in Mosconi Cup before. Got the rolls and ran the game over

[@somciom.8145]

SO you didnt saw him vs Efren on Derby city 2003 or 04 I forgot the year but he got smoked 7-0

[@Ocean8881]

I saw a straight pool match with Mika vs J Schmidt ; It was really sad and i believe Mika shot once following the initial break and missed.; he became a spectator watching Schmidt run racks to a race of 150. John was gracious enough to admit that Mika would have done the same thing given the opportunity.

[@Silver-pm5iq]

I don’t feel bad for Mika. When he was on his run taking all those tournaments, he was doing this a lot to his opponents. I saw him run an 8-pack on Raj Hundal in a round robin pre us open match. What goes around comes around! Lol

[@marshalcraft]

He's pissed just cause this happened in semi finals, so. He still wants to win tournaments, and he got close and then just no luck against Shaw.

[@Silver-pm5iq]

@@marshalcraft Of course he’s pissed but acting like a child isn’t professional behavior.

[@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO]

@@marshalcraft why is it no luck? mika had his chances.

[@dnbmania]

@@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO he didn't really. He had less than a handful of very tough openers

[@dibber43]

@@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO What match were YOU watching???🤔

[@400fps]

I swear, I’ve seen this happen to Mika more than anyone else.

[@kw6193]

I wonder if Mika did anything wrong??

[@jasonmullins4826]

Yeah, 2001 U.S. Open 9 Ball against Cory Deuel was a killer!

[@Zigarius1123]

Personally, it seems like Mika gets shut out time and time and time again. More than most high level players I watch, almost like the pool gods want him to learn something.

[@pullt]

@@kw6193 Other than entering a winner breaks tourney? Not really....missed one relatively difficult pot, missed the difficult jump shot and fluky bad luck on the scratch. Everything else was super tough safety replies....

[@urbangamer8321]

Corey Deuel done the same to him as well I believe in the US Open

[@dukirps]

Brilliant timing with the nyc grind sponsor blocking the end 😂

[@rogerscottcathey]

Give him a break, he laughed at himself at the end of the seventh rack before setting them up again. Not a big fan of either of them going by personalities, but that was an amazing display of quick judgement by Shaw for speed, spin and leave for next shots as well as superb safety play. He was on, Mika wasn't. One thing, that jump shot was ill advised when a bank could have easily put him safe and better chance to play on.

[@chrisross33]

Agree to both points you make

[@JohnJohnson-zq9rg]

Yeah this happens when you don't play smart with the little chances you get. Mika had his chances. When you have sat in you chair a while. Do not pop up fast when you get a tiny chance. Take your time to prepare your self when it is not a match with shot clock like this one. Take your time to look at all the options. Make 100% sure that you know what you are doing and that it will work. In this match Mika jumped out of his chair his mind was not calm at all. He did not slow down his game. He made mistakes. Sure he got difficult positions to play out of. For difficult shots you need to be completely sure what you are doing, be mentally calm and decisive. And double check. If something does not feel right. Just do not shoot till every thing does feel right.

[@Sharivari]

Very good comment. I agree 100%.

[@Minhbee18]

Mika used to be my idol but recently he maybe have problems with his mental and i feel like he disrespect his opponent. He very hard comeback his glory before. Sadly...

[@BK2238]

I do agree but you cant blame the guy shaw played perfect safes and made amazing shots nearly flawlessly

[@Minhbee18]

@@BK2238 Yeah of coz, Jason Shaw is really machine gun, shot really accurate. his weakness only mental.

[@thegodofpez]

Damn that was a wash. Great run by Shaw.

[@jakobmoen1699]

I've never heard of Jayson sure

[@skidz8426]

Glad to see the good sportsmanship from Mika o wait never mind throwing his hands up and not getting up to rack the balls. probably changed the tournment rules right before this rack. it would be nice to see him give up the break when he runs a rack out.

[@Bobba8590]

Why is he calling him Shore?!

[@mikea5205]

Shawr vs Meeker

[@zannyreflections9651]

7:04 dude on the side is so mad

[@AMTunLimited]

This is really demonstrative of the problems I have with tournament 9 ball. This was not an accurate portrayal of Mika and Jason's perspective skill. At some point these guys get to a level where they can break well enough and run nine balls consistently, then it's just whoever wins the coin toss.

[@Salesman]

Which is why, in my opinion, 9 ball should only be an amateur game at this point. It's amazing that winner break Texas express 9 ball is still the tournament standard game being played by pros today.

[@ericjones745]

They don't break and run every rack bro. Lol

[@mickm9585]

How come no one is doing 15 ball rotation? 9 ball rules but all 15 balls would be fun to watch but I guess they just want 9 ball

[@AMTunLimited]

@@mickm9585 It'd be a very different game. There's a lot of strategy in how breaks work, and the number of balls at the beginning of the game would make the first shots much more difficult

[@AMTunLimited]

@@ericjones745 A lot of these folks at the top of the game are gonna run out more often than not, especially the ones who drill sinking a ball on the first rack. The simple truth of the matter is that going first gives a very significant advantage, enough so that the flip of a coin is a serious determining factor in who wins, which is objectively a bad way to determine actual skill or fairness

[@grizzlyattackgaming9004]

Earl “Crybaby” Strickland passed the torch to Mika

[@grizzlyattackgaming9004]

@Anthony willett Hall of Fame for a reason.

[@brucedressel8873]

You are also whining.

[@JeffstonAugust]

Hey dude he missed a makeable shot on 2 ball .

[@adirtysock9720]

Would be pretty cool to see the final shot. Oh well.

[@michaelsukut5506]

Jayson Shaw in the zone

[@xanh350]

which year???

[@billiardnetwork]

2018

[@robdetuinman2]

2015

[@danelobe2524]

Mika got 6 trips to the table and made 4 errors. What game was the commentator watching. Great wIn for SH-AW... jack azz....

[@stevestewart6287]

Dane Lobe: Mika had 7 trips to the table, He made 2 mistakes. He missed a 2 ball, and he scratched on a break. He kicked 2 times, got a hit both times, and made 1 jump shot, got a hit and left Jason a shot. Mika also played one safe, then Jason played a safe back. Mike got a hit and left Jason a shot. At 7-0 he had done 2 kicks off of safes by Jason and missed the 2 ball, so he had only been to the table 3 times at 7-0. On one break by Jason he broke dry, and Mika ran the table. Other than that, the only other actual shot he had in the whole match was the 2 ball he missed. Basically he had 2 shots in the whole match, on one shot he missed, on the other he ran the table. Then he lost 9-1. If you dont count his scratch on the break he only made 1 mistake in the whole match, missing that 2 ball. When he actually got an shot, he only missed one time.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

​@@stevestewart6287 And Jayson outright missed a couple balls, including that first 1 ball, which was a straight in duck, but then he got lucky on the safe leave. Anyone who has ever played much pool in their lives can empathize with Mika. Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug. That's pool for ya!

[@rezolution4249]

“He did nothing wrong” Incorrect the mistake he made was entering this event

[@billiardnetwork]

well he did good on that tourney

[@offgridwhitetails8768]

Actually he did. Throwing his cue down was very disrespectful to Shaw. And childish. I mean folks miss jump shots most of the time. Getting ran out on over and over sucks but hey it is what it is

[@mickm9585]

And did u see the timing when he dropped it

[@rickvassell8349]

I wonder how this guy pronounces "awe".

[@jdstox1]

He kind of goes pirate with it....aaahhhrrrrrr matey !!!

[@ivdevin]

3 words. “im hunnin’ wabbits”

[@Grayback1973]

This is what Earl used to do to some of his opponents.He was just basically playing by himself like a practice session.

[@mikea5205]

Yup. He would put them away quickly with no regard for human life.

[@chrisross33]

Well who is going to replace Strickland? Tennis will always need a John McEnroe. Basketball a Dennis Rodman. Pool will always need a Strickland or a Strickland-like character. Maybe this is Mika's new schtick! Sponsors love bad boys. So do girls. I am not condoning Mika's actions but sometimes interesting characters spice things up. Like Earl always does and still does! Anyone that makes BCA Hall of Fame has earned my respect.

[@dougoverhoff7568]

Alternating breaks is the only fair way for the pro players of today to compete in 9 ball. With the current equipment we now have the balls are breaking so well, It's not unrealistically to think these guys could run 9, or even 11, racks under this format, and without their opponent ever leaving their chair. So, what's that all about? It certainly would not be a competition. Fun to watch, maybe; unless, of course, one happens to be that unlucky opponent!

[@andrew_owens7680]

They need to get rid of winner breaks. Otherwise you're going to see more and more matches where excellent players don't even get to the table.

[@brendo4636]

Be a lot faster without the adverts!!!

[@billiardnetwork]

True

[@haroonsultan1312]

Just bad luck for Mike. One of those days.

[@loriw2661]

Hey announcer……who is Jason Shore? I see Jason Shaw playing but no “Shore” anywhere b Lmao……there’s also someone named Meeker

[@billiardnetwork]

happy new year!

[@rushco.8811]

Hell with NYC grind, how can you not show the game winning shot?

[@billiardnetwork]

well no one expected Mika to give up...the live editing was not very fortunate. thanks for watching!

[@jefflawrence8789]

I believe Mika tossed the cue ball and conceded the set

[@chadchetty9262]

Y the video 20 min if it's the shortest match

[@justingeesey753]

Cause it's a race to 9, dum dum

[@TNskinny]

Jason Shar is playing good here.

[@goblue7100]

Looks like a slow table for competition

[@rpc717]

Extremely!

[@reffsnack0566]

14:16 kok ngamokk😁

[@antonioferreirakaspers6417]

Disrespect is a WRONG ATTITUDE

[@Chris-ez1yo]

This guy plays strong for Shore.

[@fabioemanuelmarques3258]

Mika had the best sit in da house :)

[@michaelconners2805]

Jason " Shore " bothers me a bit .

[@elkugelblitz]

I will never understand why alternating breaks is not the standard.

[@billiardnetwork]

Well

[@guynicklin271]

Im still wondering who JASON SHORE is that this announcer is talking about. LOL

[@andyman8983]

This announcer is seriously annoying! He adds r's where they don't belong and omits them where they do belong! I sawr Jason Shawr drinking beeah at the bah! Lol

[@albertosamaniego2476]

So satisfaying to see that cocky mika losing again hahahaha

[@robdetuinman2]

I must have watched this game 6 times now lol

[@nmartin0600]

Jason Shaw. Hold my beer. Mic drop.

[@billiardnetwork]

when he s chemically balanced he s unbeatable :)

[@mikelessard7492]

Corey duel has done this to Mika too lol....its called a white wash

[@zanethind]

You need Ronnie O'Sullivan and Tony Drago for the fastest pool match ever 😅

[@viziru]

crazy

[@AngryRobot87]

Turning Shaw vs Classic Immonen

[@scottmackintosh5934]

Mika missed a shot on the 1 early in the match. Its not bad luck. He missed his chance

[@tomnekuda3818]

Talk about 'tearing up the rack'....................

[@1218jmm]

Did Mika do anything wrong?

[@devilofheaven13]

He kept saying "Mika did nothing wrong!".. Well, he had his chances but couldn't make it, no

[@JRMRLP18]

The Iceman got a cold

[@Madman-ge2eb]

Mika is very good! 😂😂😂

[@simondebiccy9104]

Nice one Love shaw

[@charleslooney9099]

I dont think the commentator know these guys. He dont seem to know pool very well ...but idk

[@vicluevano1222]

I'm surprised didn't act as bad as when efren smoked him 7-0 in Derby city in 2004

[@adakainesha]

Efren doesn't smoke people. He himself says he got lucky. You should be thankful to see a lucky table. It's a perfect storm in the making. And I'm sure your day is coming. I think mika handles it better than most give him credit

[@mejeremyb]

Who is Jayson Shore??

[@mofobecks]

Cawna pawcut!

[@jeffmauldin2841]

Damn, after he threw his cue i really hoped he never made a single ball again, doesn't deserve it after that.

[@adakainesha]

That just shows who you are. You should understand how fustrating the game can be when things don't go your way. Seeing how you can't handle someone your watching. You probably would have little to no patience in the fustrating high stakes of the game of pool. Remember these are human beings with high emotions. Just because he is angry at himself or the day. He is in disgust and I'm sure shaw understands that too. It's hard to be composed for days of playing only to lose focus of the game. There's a disconnect. And I'm sure he will regather and hope for the best.

[@jeffmauldin2841]

@@adakainesha whatever choppy. It's a simple matter if respect for the game itself, and the fact that you defend the action of throwing a cue shows who you are. You talk about not being able to handle the pressure of the game while defending that? You are a joke kid, and I don't expect you to understand.

[@adakainesha]

@@jeffmauldin2841 well you clearly never lost as bad as he has. You've never felt the sweeping defeat of yourself when you lose all self respect and love for the game. Because that's where we all get to and some can only hold each other so high in regards of the respect of the game. He obviously had a human moment and I think that speaks volumes to his disgust of that. Not all can bottle in our emotions as well as others. It's obvious you cannot oversimplify a cut and dry topic of human emotions that are at brink of fault of self character. Valid or invalid the simple idea isn't one to opinionate your own views on someone to make them less of you. Of you've done more for the game than surely you can judge him no? I don't think we can even judge his position and mind you this is alot of money and time and dedication I don't think you have any idea the thoughts behind curtains you are just subjective to what you see and know and so I leave it up to you. But mika still shook hands like a gentleman and he made human errors and was in distraught. Too each his own I know shaw understands fully. And took no second to judge Mika. Game recognized game. When you on it you on it.

[@jeffmauldin2841]

@@adakainesha lol, whatever choppy, now go play in traffic

[@soulpower121]

He missed that 2 ball. Bummer man... lol

[@MichaelBrown-fk5ir]

he missed at least 2 makeable shots so this 'didn't do anything wrong' line is bs. He had a chance in the first frame and he blew it with a rookie miss. more importantly how is the winning shot not on here? wtf?

[@mitchio83]

i think he conceded the shot tbh.

[@malalala691]

Ya can’t leave ur cue down on the table like Jason did 90 seconds in...it’s a foul and seen as measuring device

[@DBreeazyy]

Bruh. What? Lemme guess, you don't play pool, do you?

[@beercanbrian1880]

Earl Strickland style pool. Just shoot. No messing around.

[@davisb4645]

I think Jayson took lessons from the Pearl, years back. His game is off the hook now. I first thought Mika jokingly tossed his cue on the floor?

[@billyhorton5779]

Mikes performance is so predictable anymore, its a wonder he still has a sponsor that will tolerate his attitude when things dont go his way. Nobody stays on top forever, 9 ball is so competitive these days.

[@kedro2152]

Love nine ball but unfortunately no one plays it where I live !

[@joshpalmer6502]

Mika has been a crybaby his whole career. Nothing new.

[@adakainesha]

Mika has earned his spot and he has a winning attitude. Just because you see the worst of a person in a game anyone would lose doesn't make it true for every other game. I'm sure anyone wouldn't stand a chance against such luck and good play from shaw. Give shaw his full credit. He's the person to beat right now. And I'm sure shaw will get old with time to so just take your level of hate and try to understand more from others perspective

[@lennymakue2284]

His name is Sh

[@zanethind]

The Scottish pride was behind Jayson

[@mustakimrahman8527]

Who's Jason shawr ?? 🤔🤔

[@TheJohnCooperShow]

harsh for Mika... shaw got all the rolls

[@liquidconscience8419]

This man didn't say Jason Shaw's last name right once lmao

[@DBZ-Mousa]

And you didn't write his first name right either! (It's Jayson) But I get your point too!

[@jocu475]

Jayson shawrrr

[@richienewyen908]

There should be a rule when one win 3 first consecutive games, then the other will break at the next match

[@chrisross33]

Makes good sense. Surprised opponent racks. Nick tight racking Mika! No doubt no reason to complain by Jayson. Jayson however must have put some voodoo on his rack for your one and only break! Looks like they both broke from the same location too. ;)

[@robertjones1730]

I disagree, your version of "making it fair" is punishing talent. How about when a kid is getting too many A's in school, then we take some away and give them to other kids that didn't earn it? Don't try to win by changing the rules for others, improve YOURSELF

[@robdetuinman2]

@Robert Jones I so agree with you!

[@kyleheaser351boombaby]

Are my eyes fooling me or is he sometimes shooting the 8 ball before the 7 ball?

[@thousandsunny7469]

good thing he got 1 score than vs Efren Bata whom he got nothing. merciless Efren Bata Reyes

[@Trizzer89]

What is the point of playing if you dont get a shot

[@billiardnetwork]

well he did get a few chances

[@JulianJohnston919]

Jason Shar!!!!

[@dingsanchez9305]

I think he did wrong by throwing cue while the game is on going.....

[@shayne.7770]

Wow. I love how everyone in the comments in these pool matches anytime a player gets upset everyone screams about how much of an asshole they are. Get out of here. Mika got screwed in this match. When you have a player who gets lucky on his breaks (I personally dont believe you can really affect a break) theres nothing you can do. Anyone would be upset if they had to sit the entire match and when they did get a shot it was in such a bad placement. Mika is a fantastic guy just like shaw and this wasnt his game. Every player has gotten angry when they have stuff like this happen to them. Dont lose respect for him because he threw his cue. This is literally the worst situation in any match. Shaw has had some bouts of anger himself too. So quit with all these "being classy" BS. Its pool. This isn't easy

[@mikelessard7492]

Very true bro they are all pros....none better then each other....alot depends on luck after the break and we all get bad beats...."the balls can roll funny for everyone kiddo" quote from Paul Newman in the color of money movie lol

[@shayne.7770]

@@mikelessard7492 exactly. Mizerak did tutorials for how to get the balls to lay after a 9 ball break but honestly not all tables are level, not all rails are solid, and some tables can be drier or wetter depending on air humidity. I've seen once a guy get 3 golden breaks in a match (unfortunately against mika as well....poor mika) but that's because of his ball placement. He broke from the same spot. But not every time did they break the same. It's a very very fine art in breaking. Even in sports like snooker or straight pool it's the most important part

[@mikelessard7492]

@@shayne.7770 pretty much bro...when we don't get the breaks in matches and or badluck cracks where nothing goes in then we are fukt......especially if it's world pro vs. World pro then getting skunked can happen easy from time to time....just part of the game....but 9 ball is way to easy to begin with lol

[@shayne.7770]

@@mikelessard7492 I play at q-master billiards, home of the us open 9-ball championships (RIP Barry Berhman) so I naturally gravitate towards 9-ball. I love it because it's easy, quick but still takes lots of skill. Tony drago for example is the peak of skill. (Minus his breaks and safeties). But 8 ball is fun too, just not my go to one. 10-ball I havent explored much yet

[@mikelessard7492]

@@shayne.7770 I use to hustle alot in my hay day in the state I'm from n travel to all the diff pool halls around....i made loads of 💰 🤑 💸 💲....pool is deff 1 of the best games ever invented instead of video games likes today's kiddos get sucked into virtual reality

[@danielromo6806]

It happens

[@hudsonsoul3259]

Just proves the pockets are too big.

[@mikea5205]

This is why snooker is a superior game. Unless your a God like Ronnie these runs don’t happen.

[@anthonyc7881]

I just lost a lot of respect for Mika after watching this match.

[@mrjohngambles]

I lost it a long time ago. They actually call him Mika the Bitch in New York.

[@anthonyc7881]

@@mrjohngambles Yikes! I know he has been known to ‘bitch ‘ about things especially when he is losing. This just put it over the top for me. Especially the stick throw!

[@mrjohngambles]

@@anthonyc7881 he knows they call him that too. Lol i guess with A nickname like that, what else can you expect

[@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO]

its not that he gets mad, its the fact that he has animosity for his opponent. Mika doesn't have a champion mentality.

[@anthonyc7881]

@@FIVE-0-APOCALYPTO I agree. And I think that’s what I dislike the most.

[@jimmysyar889]

3:35 why didn’t he combination 1 to 9? Seems like an easy shot no?

[@drewgemus]

Any combination shot is a risk. At this skill level, it's best to just play it safe and run out.

[@drewgemus]

@@inigomontoya4941 I know, I meant to reply to OP's question.

[@christerfoldnes4072]

Mika didnt do anything wrong?...missed 2 ball, poor safety and a poor jump...more than enough to lose a match at this level...is the commentator watching the same match?

[@billiardnetwork]

happy new year!

[@ericberrios6182]

Mika crying lol

[@fasteddie774]

With the nickname The Iceman you would think he was cool under pressure. Far from it Mika!

[@mikelessard7492]

3 mins or less per game is standard for a runout king 🤴....i do this regularly aswell so I would know 😎💪

[@dnmoscato92]

Yeah didn't you win derby city and us open 9 ball championship? Lmao

[@giatmoko37]

unlucky day for mika

[@dannyberkabile265]

To @UCvJPWoojgkOcP6RLGHhTInw, ​@UCXcqrsKGzm-uIqgP0vFKfdg& Krushard's below comments: You shouldn't be so down saying alternate 9-ball is so unfair. If Mika was playing Jayson in an alternate 9 ball match, with a score of 0 to 8, he NEVER could win. Although we'd keep watching, our watching would be in vain because way before the match was over we already would know he lost. But, in a winner break match which is the way 9 ball has been played forever, he still has a very good chance to win and he's very capable of it. All it would take is to run 7 or 8 racks in a row which, by the way, he's done before. There are a great many examples I could give you three. For instance and this is just one of the matches I’ve seen. Sanjin is playing Josh and is down 4 to 0 and the best he can do is get the score to 4 to 2 because he can't run any racks. It's like watching two pro-bowlers playing alternate frames if that were possible. Neither bowler can even get a double. How boring would that be to watch. A great excitement in watching bowling is seeing 5 or 7 strikes in a row. It's the same for pool to see a string of racks in a row. But with alternate 9-ball, if you get behind 0 to 8, it's almost impossible to catch up. But the main part I don't like is the focus is not on the skills a player has to play the game, but on the lack of skills the player has to make mistakes. This is the only way Sanjin can win. Josh must make mistakes which likely won't happen and neither would they happen with Jayson playing. This is real bad for the game. Finally, where do contributions come from? It isn't the players. In a large part, it's from the fans who want to see an exciting match and I, myself, remember exciting matches for a long time. I have never remembered one single alternate 9-ball match.

[@nickanderson7693]

I can't stand this dude saying Jayson shore. God almighty.

[@عبدالرحمنالبلوشي-ل6م]

Ice man 😁