Chris Melling vs Tyler Styer | Louisiana Open Final 2024

[@tonynaccarato4751]

Melling is a great cueist, lovely smooth stroke, and Tyler what a fantastic player.

[@alpe6228]

Melling is just a natural sharp shooter,everything looks effortless.

[@devonshire56]

Love watching this level of table control because this is what we local bar players aspire too. That was some great play by both Chris and Tyler, a very enjoyable match to watch and learn from...thanks.

[@AndreyTikhiy]

Table size? 7ft?

[@Spyro-]

​@@AndreyTikhiy The table on this video is a 7ft Diamond Smart (which is a commercial coin-operated version of the Diamond PRO-AM).

[@utterlyexiged]

Incredible standard from both. It's a real joy to watch pool at this level. Tylers clearance in the 2nd frame was absolute filth!.

[@ashleybarker937]

Great play from both. Chris deserved it, brilliant to watch on any table.

[@Johnny_Utah187]

The break really crushed Tyler. He’s unbelievable with cue ball position.

[@andyhumphrey9351]

Absolutely brilliant Chris. Well played pal. 👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@peterkaszefko6929]

Well done Chris. Great final two players 👏👏

[@urangthetang]

Ultimate Pool USA Great comp! Congrats Chris Melling.

[@Padgestic]

Congratulations Chris Melling, great comeback, great guy, well deserved.

[@barryturner4316]

Great game...well done..a pleasure to watch 😊

[@Chichi441544]

Chris is a machine..great play from both

[@ashsharma2423]

This is the comment that will not spoil the Winner for you

[@longshooter457]

Really enjoy watching Chris play pool.

[@r.m.erealmusicestate2020]

Chrris Melling ...thé best pool and satisfaying player ever 👍🍾🍾🍾🔥🎉🚀

[@thegodofpez]

Great set!

[@patriciogonzalez4882]

Any body that plays at this level Are the best, and hard to beat congrats to all of them

[@MikeyD22]

Those three scratches were brutal on Tyler. His breaks are usually his strongest asset. Phenomenal play by both players.

[@RasyathaMildread]

l n l just love this ❤ Chris Melling is a great master

[@Geohillierneo]

Gotta admire Mellings versatility. This time last week he was playing English 8 ball and winning against top players.

[@domurtag1978]

He was a former professional snooker player as well and has made several maximum breaks

[@ashleybarker937]

Last week he got to the last 16 in the World 9 Ball championship. Lost 11-9 to Fedor Gorst, who went on to win it.

[@Geohillierneo]

​@@domurtag1978 Yep, a proper all rounder

[@Geohillierneo]

​@@ashleybarker937 Yeah i saw that, talented man with a cue!

[@WELLBRAN]

Chris is a brilliant player and a complete Gent ..

[@justsomeguy6474]

Great match. Breaking was the winning factor here!

[@ciaranmurphy5806]

Great win from the GOAT

[@luckyone1413]

Super high level from both players. But if Tyler had not scratched three times it could be another winner. The second rack was unbelievable.

[@trevorowen248]

Well done chris from the Keighley boys

[@T3ARx]

“Mr.TTT” Tyler the technician. Rack two was just a crazy run out by him

[@justsomeguy6474]

7:06 Ok rack 2 was a sick out. I would have lost a lot of money on that!

[@animulovers3881]

The greatest cueist,for SVB,EFREN R.,CHRIS S.,AND CARLO B.😊

[@TristanColgate]

Melling is having a great year

[@maxharrison626]

Lovely pool. How much did Melling get?

[@8ballphil150]

Well done chris .

[@trevorperera1643]

Tyler touch slow break would make a huge difference. 2 scratches is game over with a caliber of Chris

[@kabbiekabuki4917]

Congratulations to Chris Melling the Great

[@r.m.erealmusicestate2020]

Changing thé nickname : Chris 'THE MASTERr"😎

[@harry2.01]

Hope they both meet up again in the Mosconi in December.

[@thesufi]

Crazy chalking tic Styer has there.

[@USMCvet32]

What is shaft is Styer playing with now?

[@AndreyTikhiy]

Table size?

[@wdiddy1]

All about the breaks, Tyler got lucky that Billy started breaking bad to make it to the finals but then the break turned on him in this match. The break is the most important shot.

[@itheman123]

A monster magician. His touch stroke is unmatched. An 8 ball clinic

[@turbogigwoof2321]

Champ 🏆

[@Noelnanfa]

Could have sworn I saw ter stegen in the thumbnail before clicked

[@pdjhh]

I've got a problem with the camera angles. Most decent players can pot balls, what these guys do so well is positional play so I want to see where the white goes not some ball rolling into a pocket while the white goes off screen.

[@jasonparker6138]

Now that you've got a foot in, see if you can get us Americans playing English pool. That's the only way I'll ever get to try it out.

[@coreyhuggins5785]

go chris

[@miamiwax5504]

Chris competes in high level UK 8 ball which is a much harder game. Smaller balls and tighter pockets. I'm sure this feels like childs play to him.

[@MSB-HETTY]

A professional tournament with these size pockets is a joke. You can nearly pocket two balls side by side in the same pocket, for this level of players has made the break and run to easy and made the game more about the break rather than testing the players precision and accuracy with the cue ball.

[@davejoy2672]

Spot on said exactly the same,can’t believe only you/me have said anything it’s unbelievable how you can actually miss.I would give these pros a good game with these pockets like buckets.

[@mrkubson99]

Is this 8ft table?

[@trailerwookie]

7 foot

[@mabt4223]

Looks like 8 ft. I dont think diamond makes a 7 ft. table.

[@planetmediaskateboarding]

How did I just see this?

[@ariagames_97]

how big are those pockets 😂

[@nickelassr1857]

When did Tyler go back to Wood shaft? Didn't he always play with predator revo

[@davidellis7238]

What is the penalty for not making a genuine attempt?

[@GGGenom]

loss of frame

[@davidellis7238]

@@GGGenom Such a bad rule.

[@GGGenom]

@@davidellis7238 Yeah I've never even heard of that before. In this format, with players at this level, it only gets interesting when someone *doesn't* run the table, and suddenly tactical play is against the rules?

[@davidellis7238]

@@GGGenom Agreed. That's when 8 ball becomes warfare. This rule set wasn't created for this type of table.

[@williamveguilla7025]

They gotta play 8 ball last pocket.

[@seanscanlon9067]

This win for Chris should bring up the snooker players v pool players debate again.

[@yoiink]

I won't debate it but I will say this, a top 50 snooker player can win a pool world championship but a top 10 pool player cannot possibly ever win the world snooker championship !

[@seanscanlon9067]

@@yoiink At the very least, a decent snooker player can be competitive at pool and Chris is a former snooker professional who during his career in that sphere has a win over future snooker world champion Luca Brecel. He also has a win over Steve Davis at 9-ball 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Championship but would have been unlikely to beat him at snooker when being able to compare their peak years.

[@chrislaw4189]

While Chris has been a snooker professional in the past, he originally came from a pool background, he won the English 8 ball world championship twice before he became a snooker professional, and I think he never made the top 75 in the snooker rankings. So its not really true to say he is a snooker player winning pool tournaments - he was always better at pool.

[@Boombatz11]

Hasn’t played snooker in how many years?

[@yoiink]

@@chrislaw4189 while I understand what you're saying, a top snooker player namely Selby has already won a world pool championship !

[@plaguedoct0r]

Ol' smelling melling

[@airpolicenobody3112]

what was the prize??can't believe they played for that piece of glass with some scribble on it.

[@TheGeniegenius]

that's how to cue

[@Teelo99]

Don't care what talent or skills some have. Lost all respect for Meiling after Yapp match. Nicest kid and gentlemen of the game proven after his Shane/shot clock match. There was no need for him to cry after the match or treat Yapp like that. Don't expect everyone to shoot fast or flashy like him. Respect a man for how he is off the table not his talent

[@strikerz2912]

Too many scratches by Tyler, he would have won if he didn’t scratch so much

[@tyarnold4088]

Thr right player won.

[@davejoy2672]

These pockets are an absolute joke,I’ve never seen pockets as big as these it’s basically impossible to miss🤷🏻‍♂️They are like buckets and some,unbelievable yet we have to listen to the commentary saying unbelievable this and that.Nonsense pockets make this a joke,melling can’t believe his luck after playing snooker or on English size pockets which are about half this or smaller.

[@markhamblin8195]

Styer sucks

[@T3ARx]

“Mr.TTT” Tyler the technician. Rack two was just a crazy run out by him

[@ViGi-rq8jp]

Is this a 7 or 9 ft table?