Can retired PRO POOL player Karl Boyes still play? Or is it all going to go wrong?

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I enter a one day tournament at the Bal-Enzo Billiard club in Belgium to see if I can still compete with the best players that Belgium and the Netherlands have to offer.
I meet some former rivals from back in my playing days. Does this get the juices flowing again? How do I stack up against this tough competition? Can a former pro pool player come out of retirement and still compete.
With the Average Pool Player in my corner, a new Carbon Pool cue from Whyte Carbon and Viking, team Pool Life take on Belgium 🇧🇪 💪
Check out the great club I competed in, Antwerp, Belgium
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[@MJ_987]

What an enjoyable video Loved it! Such a thrilling race Keep up the great work Looking forward to see more new uploads

[@karlboyes7844]

More to come! Thanks for your comment

[@marcosevuoipuoi5007]

Karl when are you coming back to play? The result shows that you are still capable of competing

[@jrmagpantay8772]

😅😊😅​@@marcosevuoipuoi5007

[@zacrobinson1769]

Seems like a high level of play all around for a random club tournament!

[@thacasualpoolplaya]

high level compared to americans. yes.

[@MD-vy9jb]

@@thacasualpoolplaya I would still argue it's high level. I play in Poland and there are a lot of great pleayers here. The performance these guys showed is not your average weekly club tournament.

[@thacasualpoolplaya]

@@MD-vy9jb my comment means American pool is not at a high level.. I never said the pool in this video isn't high level. find something/somewhere else to argue about.

[@MD-vy9jb]

@@thacasualpoolplaya Hi. First of all, please understand that your comment could be understood two ways, especially that there are people here who have english as their second language. Secondly, just chill, man :) I wanted to admire the level of play exhibited here, not to argue with anyone. Please take this as a positive comment, I am not questioning your statements :) I hope you found this video as entertaining as I did, with a bit of healthy push to improve ourseves. There are so many great players out there. All the best to you.

[@Flackbox]

high level compared to random club tournament in all countries. yes.

[@trident1314]

Form is temporary class is permanent 👌

[@Shaddicom]

The Boyes are back in town

[@dhirajpallin2572]

The only thing stopping a pool player playing at world class level into their 50s is motivation and physiccal fitness.

[@thacasualpoolplaya]

good stuff again!!! Karl on FIYAAHH! Decent run, didn't expect you to win it but you got so close. Imagine if this was a weekly tournament, you would've taken the next one no doubt.

[@charleschiera5048]

You shot great!!! Welcome back and thanks for the video. Hoping to see more videos… keep them coming.

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks a lot

[@kenschortgenjr7540]

Club tourneys, or even bar tourneys like that can be a killer. It's difficult to keep one's stamina over 8-10-13 hours, with in many cases having 3-6 hour waits between matches and then having to walk up to the table cold while your opponent has been shooting for an hour coming out of the losers bracket (in a double elimination event). I think the last tourney I played in I won my first 3 matches in the winners side, sat for 2.5 - 3 hours, then discovered I had lost everything... my stroke, my nerve, my feel. It was actually then I knew it was time to stop playing tourneys and just enjoy practice and weekly league nights.

[@AngrierGorilla]

words of wisdom.. having the same problem nowadays myself

[@FLUSICUASICO]

Karl, really loving these videos. Even the photography and the music, quite sublime. Would be awesome to hear your commentaries as to how the nerves of these tournaments compare to the ones world stage you have been on. Or hearing more about your mental strategy, when being against the ropes or on a hill hill. Keep up the awesome work!

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks a lot on it stay tuned lots planned

[@oumashu3698]

absolutely loved the content karl, keep up the good work the quality improvement is supreme!

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks! Glad you are enjoying it, more new content coming 👊

[@benhough2459]

Get in! Great video guys keep it up

[@johnorourke2279]

Great stuff. This type of vid will be real popular 👍

[@hawleyhawley2007]

Amazing video and congrats on the tournament! Love the videos you’ve been putting out recently! Keep them coming!!!!!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@karlboyes7844]

More to come!

[@Bats-7]

Enjoyed that video , Ive always loved the underground vibe of pool 👊🎱

[@karlboyes7844]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@RandomJoole]

I always love watching you play, regardless if you are professional or not. Thanks for this exiting and well-edited video! 👍👍

[@karlboyes7844]

I appreciate that!

[@x8or9ballx]

Good to see you shooting again. You had a few great comebacks which speaks a lot for your mental game. Well played!

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks ☺️

[@user-rd1bt7xu6v]

man, beauty content. I love ur vids. keep up the good work

[@karlboyes7844]

Much appreciated!

[@palidiciovermingagurainia1760]

We get old- but it never gets old. But l’m so old that my muscle memory forgot.

[@ike376]

Good to see you playing and enjoying the game while competing again. I'm still holding out hope i get to see you and Oscar battle it out.

[@jamesdavis8731]

Showed a lot of grit and determination. Well done.

[@MedicatedActivities]

Really diggin this kind of pool content! Really cool change of pace

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks a lot 😚

[@brandongrablachoff261]

Good shooting there Karl. 🎱 The camera man fell asleep lol! 😂

[@karlboyes7844]

🤣🤣🤣

[@user-yh4zc3jh8x]

Your vids are top, alwags been an abslolute fan of yours. Legend.

[@karlboyes7844]

Cheers pal!

[@lazarnovovic5416]

Verry nice Carl, you are still great even tho u dont practise. Come to Montenegro pal we love you here💪

[@karlboyes7844]

Maybe one day! Sounds fun

[@stevenwaldon5728]

I always enjoy watching you play. Great cue action, you're a natural!

[@karlboyes7844]

Thank you very much!

[@stevenwaldon5728]

Now if we could just get you back on the Mosconi team...

[@user-do1fq8oy9c]

Literally, one shot took the win. Karl is such a disappointment. I missed his days on the tour. Never saw him. He totally screwed us all by retiring. Box Office never hit his true potential. He never actually plateaued. There is still alot in the tank. Shaw is damned lucky Boyes got bored. Just one more year. JUST ONE MORE FU€KING YEAR... Karl would have been forever the people's champ. FOREVER!!! Instead, we are fortunate enuf to get to watch him on his channel. Retired World Class Pool, still beats top of the game amateurs. Well done sir!

[@TheRoeny10]

Great video keep this up man !

[@karlboyes7844]

Appreciate it!

[@mattmclean6409]

Unlucky Karl. Loved the editing gave us a good idea of how the matches went in a short format.

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks a lot Matt

[@TranscriptionistinDC]

The music is great! Tension builds! 😊

[@karlboyes7844]

Glad you are enjoying the content. 👊

[@DancatzMuzik]

This is so well edited and paced... brilliant... still a proper player

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks a lot

[@SeanB1111]

Great vid!

[@SamiKorhonen]

Good editing, thanks for the video Karl!

[@karlboyes7844]

Glad you liked it!

[@jasonh3109]

Dude. You’re so Rad. As a new player who has yet to run a rack, watching this is both inspiring and so frustrating. Ha ha. What I wouldn’t do to shadow a player like you for a day like this and just absorb as much as humanly possible before going back to the table to practice my basics for a few thousand more hours. Ha. Keep up the great stuff man. And hop on over the pond and come enjoy some nice American beers some time. 🤣👍🏽👍🏽

[@karlboyes7844]

Nice words appreciate the kind message

[@RushNCrush]

Welcome back!

[@JamesHardyFruitMachines]

very enjoyable and nice to see you back playing again even if its only a club comp.

[@karlboyes7844]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@Mahatma618]

Quite enjoyable video :)

[@karlboyes7844]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@martinolson761]

Damn, pool is hard. I think I'm a good player but I'm just OK....good to see you compete Karlito.

[@gregaclark2]

Bro in a video you posted about a year ago, you were running a snooker table. I recall it, because your friends were giving you hilarious shit, saying stuff like "have a day off!" You are a beast...

[@karlboyes7844]

Yes good times hahaha

[@AznJsn82091]

Good shit making it to the finals!

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks

[@tonyrobles9070]

YOU STILL GOT IT BRO! 👍😊 🎱 👊

[@karlboyes7844]

Sure you have too champ

[@nogribin]

great video format. well played.

[@karlboyes7844]

Much appreciated!

[@nogribin]

@@karlboyes7844seeing your video made me decide to start a [english /euro pool] channel. been contemplating it for aeons. Hope to get a few racks with you at some stage over the next few years when i polish up my American pool. respect.

[@gustaffriberg7742]

Nice photo, editing, music and so on!

[@karlboyes7844]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@sabsxsorceress]

For sure he can. One of the best ☝🏻💪🏻

[@Flackbox]

Back up against the wall so many times. Can see the elite level pro mentality right there

[@jaydee2620]

He’s a champion. In about 3 weeks of daily practice he can be in pro level form.

Hey Karl, any videos coming about the mental side of the game. How you coped with pressure during big games. Maybe throw in some footage of shots that you nailed or dogged under pressure in big games and explain what you were feeling and your thought process on the shots you were playing. Great videos so far.

[@karlboyes7844]

Yes at some point will do 💯 don’t worry I got ya covered

[@SimonAyersPool]

Nice one. :) Are you gonna give one of the new GB9 events a go, or are you one-and-done for the time being?

[@karlboyes7844]

Maybe odd event pal

[@davidholmes8285]

I wish you would play more uk 8 ball comps. Enjoy watching your patterns. A real handful for the top boys.

[@karlboyes7844]

Actually playing one this weekend hahaha

[@snookerstones]

Well played 👍🏻

[@lebavu8260]

10:35 let’s f*ing gooooo!!!

[@catdish2]

good luck---you still have it! (however, an announcer might comment that you are not staying down on your shots long enough)

[@karlboyes7844]

Always a Flaw I had 😔

[@stevenorourke9012]

You need to make a pro comeback..the world ov pool needs you

[@ethandaniels1585]

Awesome video!

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks a lot

[@lebavu8260]

11:31 🔥 🙌🔥

[@qb9music]

short answer: yes im pretty sure he can still play

[@davidmellish3295]

Yeah it's definitely a bad title, it should say , " can he still play at the top level ? Cause obviously he can still play

[@DavidM1337]

Only when the opponent is on the hill can he start to get serious it seems

[@AngrierGorilla]

it's not about whether he still can play or not. It's about the will to put hours and hours of practice every day. I don't think he wants to.

[@davidmellish3295]

@@AngrierGorilla saying that ( I do agree with you ) Luca Breccel won the snooker world's without practicing, in fact he was out on the piss most nights

[@AngrierGorilla]

@@davidmellish3295 yes I know but I think it's a "one hit wonder" strategy, normally it doesn't work like that. Moreover Brecel is an instinctive natural-gifted player, I think Karl is a different animal

[@glenmurphy729]

Great video !

[@karlboyes7844]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@MrDonry]

Great music

[@chrisvand2678]

You did awesome, karl and congrats with 2. place. Now ..what cue are you playing with here? I'm so used to see you shoot with your old and trusted Predator cue with a 314/2 shaft, and is genuinely interested in what your new weapon might be. I remember that you got a new setup from Predator before US Open a few years ago, but this was not that red Sang Lee with a Revo. Shoot em straight and stay safe. Cheers from Denmark. /Chris.

[@enricokohler475]

Whyte Carbon shaft on a Viking butt

[@Flackbox]

Not sure but looked like a Whyte Carbon shaft.

[@enricokohler475]

whyte carbon shaft on a viking butt@@Flackbox

[@ChrisBarringer]

👌👌 round 3 frame 2 wouldnt that have been a foul picking the ball out ofter pitting the 9 and white is still moving?

[@idiwudidiyu3937]

Karl and Jayson will represent GB in the WCOP!

[@stevebee007]

Of course you can still play Karl, you need to get Sanderson's spot with England for world cup with Shaw. No question you're better than him

[@erwinbintang1153]

Great video.. Just one question here How could you play so comfort when using carbon shaft without a gloves ? 😅

[@karlboyes7844]

Smooth handsssss

[@no1poolfan]

Mr. Boye’s can still come with a shot!

[@HillbillyIslandLife]

Great video Karl!

[@karlboyes7844]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@TheNinewins]

Great tourney!

[@karlboyes7844]

Yes it was!

[@midrenthje]

Cliff is a monster at the table. Fast pace, great shooter, good nerves. Imo the best player in Belgium. 👌👌

[@karlboyes7844]

Agree, a lovely player

[@nittio]

Played at that club a couple of days ago, snug tight pockets!

[@karlboyes7844]

Wonderful club

[@gorkemseven8202]

Great vid dude! I wish you could play in our club at Turkey. Our players would cover all your expenses! 😂

[@karlboyes7844]

Sounds like a plan

[@gorkemseven8202]

Give me your contact info, lets arrange this! 😅

[@claytetraindavis2103]

The guy he played in the finals is a 775 Fargo

[@georgesepe1375]

Great video but just look at the size of them bags man 😆

[@karlboyes7844]

KZbin bags

[@walterross5028]

You can definitely still play never in doubt 👍🏻

[@walterross5028]

Ul in final but awesome getting there Karl

[@jasonfreese2654]

Your the man Karl wish you all the best

[@karlboyes7844]

Appreciate it

[@Jaxons-dad]

Boyes mosconi cup 2024 come on buddy 😎🎱

[@harry011984]

You are a good lad.

[@cecilchan1988]

great video

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks!

[@Bart_Depestele]

Comaan Clifftje !!

[@jasonfreese2654]

Yes why not gotta take it seriously and practice and grind

[@wandelust]

You've still got it Karl 👏👏😊

[@karlboyes7844]

Cheers 👊

[@fplcisun]

Class is permanent 👍

[@karlboyes7844]

Cheers 👊

[@Steve-du6ms]

Karl: "It's just the cue ball, do you know what I mean?" Average Pool Player: "Yes"

[@karlboyes7844]

🤣

[@prestonthomas5313]

You should do a what’s in the bag since you have your new equipment.

[@karlboyes7844]

Coming soon just wanting a touch longer

[@WholeinADot]

No need to be so humble Karl. You were World Champion After all. Of course you still can play on

[@karlboyes7844]

Thanks 🤩

[@Darkkillaz090507]

Karl you are a god 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@donovanhaas7315]

Box Office Boyes!

[@f1k199]

What cue break and jump are you using

[@karlboyes7844]

Video coming soooooon

[@scottfrost8956]

Well played

[@karlboyes7844]

The Freezer 🥶!

[@TrainReQd]

What cue are you using these days? I see a whyte carbon shaft thiugh

[@karlboyes7844]

Yes sir with Viking butt end wonderful cue

[@jamesblood9143]

You didn't fancy playing with the Sports Direct cue?

[@karlboyes7844]

Should of tbf

[@larrylozuk]

Competition is so good for the blood . . .

[@ridhosatria3161]

He is just good

[@jog9657]

You playing the Scottish open ? 👀

[@karlboyes7844]

Hmmmmm

[@DaveSpicerUK]

Mosconi wild card is...

[@SBRbugol]

normal 4,5 inches pockets, or tournament 4 ?

[@karlboyes7844]

4.25

[@liggett12345]

Just unfortunate in jawing yours and his dropped in that 7 4 frame

[@subdue8182]

Why is he retired while still so young?

[@logic368]

Yeah, but Karl was never just a regular pro, he was a top pro. Wasn’t he one of Joshua Filler’s favorite players? And he even recently won 2nd place in the World Cup of Pool with Darren Appleton as Great Britain C

[@karlboyes7844]

Thank you ☺️

[@apagesatanas6506]

Well, you said it yourself that you quit because tour was in a bad spot, it was depressing etc. Obviously, you would agree that it's in much better shape now and hopefully it will only get better so the question is why don't you play again? Of course it takes a lot of practice and practice but no one can deny your talent. Besides that, you are going to all of the tournaments anyway so you can might as well play, maybe do something like they do in snooker, play until you're in and do the commentary and other things afterwards. Anyway, I doubt you need an advice from a stranger on KZbin :D but don't tell that it didn't at least cross your mind couple of times, we all know that love for pool is eternal after you do your first screw back shot!

[@karlboyes7844]

Problem is if I play again il lost my job because you can’t do both I’m afraid

[@apagesatanas6506]

​@@karlboyes7844 Well, obviously that was not correct since I'm watching you right now against Konrad 😂

[@marcosevuoipuoi5007]

Karl when are you coming back to play? The result shows that you are still capable of competing

[@karlboyes7844]

I don’t want to I’ve got a new career maybe the odd event to get the juices flowing

[@marcosevuoipuoi5007]

@@karlboyes7844 😀💪

[@hbgstorm]

Was it matchroom breakrules ?

[@karlboyes7844]

I have a video on my channel check it out