Earl Strickland vs Mike Delawder | Round One | 2024 US Open Pool Championship

[@dwikirahmanda4068]

Earl stroke is masterpiece. the reason why I love pool in the first time

[@mikea5205]

Him and Efren just have a beautiful stroke. So natural and smooth. Can't be practiced, either you got it or you don't.

[@bobhaviland3967]

Love EARL My Alltime Favorite.

[@lonniebiz]

I'd love to see Earl win another US Open!

[@nobreakjake2955]

Mike is awesome, I’ve met him at the derby several times and he’s taught me more in about 2 minutes than anyone ever has. I don’t really like the comments saying he’s on drugs, that’s just the dudes personality.

[@honkhogan21M]

He’s a hot head and always has been.

[@beelzaBob]

If you're referring to my comment, I didn't say he was on drugs. I'd go so far as to say that most assuredly isn't. "Like" -- it's a simile. Similes intentionally don't reflect reality.

[@beelzaBob]

For example, I am on drugs. I probably don't come off like I am, to the point where someone might say, "That guy acts like he's not on drugs."

[@skinnyboy282]

I mean, he absolutely used to be on drugs and will openly admit that. At the derby this past year after he won the banks ring game he shouted in celebration of being several year coke free.

[@HulloMuchacho]

Yall are cracking me up talking about The Pearls cue set ups lmfao! 😅

[@Aeroswine1776]

Deep sea fishing 🎣

[@danielc6792]

Seems they muted the audio when they were talking the most crap about his cue 😂

[@tienie101]

@@Aeroswine1776 hahahahahahahahaaha

[@brendanpreston4774]

love this mike guy what a legend

[@morysK]

One of the best games I've seen so far. Especially those with Earl 🤘

[@justletout]

Mike was a classy guy in this match

[@bfrytech]

I'm pretty sure it's a foam tube, like a snoodle, for hard grip. Correction. He may have a nerve issue and the fat stuff on his cue, is to help his grip?

[@williamhall7349]

Remember 45 50 years ago when I was a teenager and playing pool every day my mentor was from Kentucky lived in Carolina was a undercover monster player who roaded with Don Willis Lassiter Earl Shriver was talking about lil Earl who was breaking every road agent that came through lol now look at him Iam 66 yers old and he is 63 and still playing world class pool you gotta give it to him he’s a legend

[@davekat4680]

Great to see the ol man getting involved. Hope he goes deep 👍

[@austinbell483]

Glad to see Earl playing.

[@stevelink7541]

GREAT MATCH EARL !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@flyant321]

don't underestimate the old timer earl the pearl.. don't even think about it.. the slow and steady legend..

[@derekknight7403]

Scott Frost you're an awesome commentator

[@mikea5205]

I agree, he's great. Sounds exactly like JJ too, with that deep smokers voice lol.

[@billpii6314]

Strickland should sell his own line of cues with tennis handlers.

[@alexcollins1630]

I have that on my Earl Strickland Cuetec cue

[@scottisitoro3953]

@@alexcollins1630 Ride on, player..me, too !!! Keep pocketing !

[@alexcollins1630]

Earl the Pearl, Legend status-enough said

[@mikethebeginner]

Earl played like the Earl of old. He also got a lot of luck like he's always moaning about when opponents get lucky with him. And he made it through the whole match without breaking out in crazy. But man, when he's in stroke and in reasonable control of his mind, he is FEARLESS and can really put some master hits out on the table. Magnificent. Applause.

[@D.rinenji]

Would BE crazy if the white ball had a sensor that allows to PIN point where the cue hit the ball. That image would BE shared on screen Logic... Maybe in the future

[@Bluehorseshoe4]

Earl is Inspector Gadget… if you’re old enough to know who that is lol

[@OldGuyHere]

How dare you insult Inspector Gadget like that.

[@jaredguerra2222]

He was such a great uncle...

[@scottisitoro3953]

Longer stick, even bigger handle, now Taom patch burying his beloved Masters. Gotta love him for trying. I saw an interview where he said, "I really, really want to win another tournament. Finals in Mexico or Dom Republic, somewhere South America 9 ball finals...had his chances at hill-hill.

[@72c20]

Earl the mutha fucken pearl!!!!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Rubster760]

Entertaining match 🤩👍.

[@beelzaBob]

This guy Delawder plays like a coked-up APA 5 banger, but somehow he makes the shots. His form is terrible, yet somehow the balls go in. Wild. (comment made about halfway through the match -- we'll see how it turns out)

[@somepeoplecanthandlethetruth]

I don’t know who you are but I know Mike, I’ll take Mike in banks by the rail for 100k.

[@robertharris7889]

won the derby city bank ring game this year.

[@beelzaBob]

@@robertharris7889 Oh! OK, I didn't know that. I was just going off what I saw in this video.

[@beelzaBob]

@@somepeoplecanthandlethetruth I'm no one.

[@somepeoplecanthandlethetruth]

@@beelzaBob I knew if you didn’t know who he was you couldn’t beat him in banks 😂

[@nickelassr1857]

Wow. I need a Xanax. Just watching Mike play

[@richl2501]

Wow! did you see Mike de_Lawder SURF THAT SHOT! 37:37

[@JeffMTX]

Yeah makes me a little twitchy

[@beelzaBob]

Story I heard about Earl... I choose to believe it... so there's a tournament. Earl misses the pre-tournament meeting, where the rules are explained. Anyways, Earl comes to play his first match, and he's decided to shoot while WEARING A MOTORCYCLE HELMET. Had he made the meeting he would've learned that it was against the rules.

[@HulloMuchacho]

@@beelzaBob So that's what was in the Target shopping bag. Ahh

[@lasu93]

in the pre-tournament meeting they give you a heads-up on the rule that forbids wearing a motorcycle helmet?

[@beelzaBob]

@@lasu93 It was probably something like "no headgear".

[@lasu93]

@@beelzaBob I want to believe that story to be true because that'd be funny as hell.

[@lasu93]

@@beelzaBob what kind of headgear gives you an edge in pool? (other than a motorcycle helmet obviously)

[@hlongvn4258]

One of the most entertaining match

[@davidnorman5488]

Earl is like other people whose break has dropped off, he is experimenting. So far so good.

[@HulloMuchacho]

@@davidnorman5488 Ray Gun can break better.

[@Horse-w2k]

SHOUTOUT RACKS BILLIARDS SANFORD FL . Mike you’re a legend , bro I appreciate everything you ever told me .

[@LesDuffy]

Known Mike for a long time and had many battles. He's a great player! Almost unstoppable if he clicks.

[@jamesdavis8731]

Strickland is just a great talent. Wish I could see him play when he was in his prime. Just a brilliant player. The break is going to do him in though.

[@yesterdaystreasures797]

Great match Earl ! Congrats !

[@gordonfarina938]

When i See the opponent from earl,next year i play the u.s. open too,what a game😄

[@billferguson9734]

What a great player Earl is........

[@Bluehorseshoe4]

Mike can bank ridiculously good!

[@jackdad7411]

Humble looks good on Earl. I really enjoyed his performance in this match.

[@scottisitoro3953]

Slower pace around the table than his earlier years. Guessing the low back is acting up again.

[@9ballprodigy]

Wow... You could write a book about what not to do in terms of form and foundation between mike and earl. Dropping elbows, jumping up in the shot, body english, twisting the wrist on follow through, using some kind of mutant baseball bat cue, etc etc.

[@Shipwreck15151]

Looks like he’s adapted his cues to be more comfortable because of early onset arthritis. You see it in golf, guys with arthritis in their hands tend to get bigger grips since they cannot grip the club as firm anymore.

[@RichardsWorld]

There is supposed to be a maximum cue weight of 25 ounces. I don't know if that includes putting on an extension though.

[@alogmoreno4185]

well, Earl had been using those tennis racket wraps on his stick for the longest time now. He said that he wanted his cue to be a bit heavier and that's why he uses those wraps. He adds more and more

[@scottisitoro3953]

Me, too. Several tennis overgrips makes the shaft seem even thinner which feels great.

[@HillbillyIslandLife]

Great pick for a TV match Scott!

[@paulbrown1585]

Enjoyable match to watch.

[@seanbarry6116]

Thanks for that it was awesome go earl

[@Fischerthe11th]

Hey brought the wrong sporting equipment, The javelin throw was a week and a half ago at the Paris Olympics 😅

[@RichardsWorld]

I was wondering why Earl kept dropping the chalk. It looks like he is finally using a chalk like Taom instead of Master Chalk. The Taom chalks slide off of the table very easy.

[@raymondmcgee5434]

Facts but I'm also surprised that he is apparently playing with a carbon fiber shaft

[@RichardsWorld]

@raymondmcgee5434 he has been sponsored by JFlowers cue for maybe 6 months or more now. I think the Taom chalk is very recent though.

[@perun4649]

shane use master chalk

[@3k2p6]

@@raymondmcgee5434 JFlowers SMO

[@NewbergUSA]

What happened to audio at 7 minutes = gone? Lost the discussion of the 'illegal' cue butt...? A little censorship perhaps?

[@scottisitoro3953]

Love the beginning; 2 caged warriors sitting 30 feet apart ready for war !! Keep pocketing, players..go Earl

[@darianthompson5975]

All the new players will copy some part of it for their preference. Long cues, extentions, wraps on the butts, gloves, and more.

[@stevenpalty2027]

One day Earl's gonna show up in scuba gear.

[@_Ramen-Vac_]

Earl's 63 and Mike's 6-foot-5

[@davidnorman5488]

This is a glimpse of what Earl could have done if he ever just beared down and didn't talk. He and Mike Sigel could be Top 3 all time if they ever stopped chirping. Huge talent.

[@tamukagawe]

Earl and Mike are already top 3

[@TiisetsoPhala-dv4gx]

Earl is one of those players who don't have respect for other players but themselves always complaining when they loose

[@audrichvuneo181]

I disagree. I think the inner crazy made him the player he was and still is.

[@PingMendoza-m7h]

Borne

[@dkb6465]

Atlantic City and 63 is young! Just saying 😅❤

[@saleemullahkhan3316]

Earl please if you play with Jason must win from him make us proud love you bro

[@jpcab9460]

Earl looks like he recently equipped the driftwood cue from miniclip lol

[@thestever]

😂 Only after being a pro for 40 years do you unlock the wizard staff

[@gunzborgia1403]

Man, Scott sounds like Jeremy 😅😅

[@SpecRec]

he also talks like Jeremy, literally thought it was him at first

[@JeffMTX]

Hehe not if you’re from Fort Worth ;)

[@im_organic_mojo]

19:48 i swear, this ref has been apart of so many amazing matches. hes like the modern Cueball Kelly. at every huge matchup. imagine his storys

[@karl69179]

ok nice coverage of that match mike D from O town he is there to defend his bank title ol earl was glad it wasnt banks cant wait to see the banks extravaganzaaaaaa can earl come close to onother US OPEN TITLE

[@nicksttrs]

Did Earl tape a 2 foot QVC pipe on the end of his cue.. 😂

[@o.zzzzzz]

😂

[@dkb6465]

😮

[@daviddoty2913]

PVC you mean.... Talking shit and don't even know what your trying to say

[@haydenwalton2766]

where did the sound go at 7 min ??!! I wanted to hear what they said about it

[@williamsheppard8738]

​@daviddoty2913 talking about greatest is what he is doing so his opinions doesn't matter and yes he looks stupid for saying that 😂

[@robertpetrie913]

Not sure what kind of club Earl is playing with but since I’ve never heard of Delaware I’m not over impressed with Strickland having a lead 4-0 right now but best of luck to both

[@bobsmith-gn7ly]

what is up with the audio, just mutes for me every 10 min or so for a few minutes

[@2869may]

Good to see the old man doing well....!

[@turner9324]

2024 pool ball cue sports hll of fame & Awards Ceremony..... earl strickland, efren reyes, jimmy white, svb, ronnie o'sullivan etc...? 😹

[@seamusmcfadden994]

Earl must actually like the speed that this guy plays.

[@leonidaspappas2164]

mike has to be on coke there is no way

[@noneck9008]

seriously i have never seen anyone that is that unorthodox in terms of style of play.

[@Johnny_Utah187]

Meth.

[@qb9music]

Man i honestly love it

[@anthonylarue5464]

Mike is sober. Just a high motor guy that likes to move fast. Put some respect on his game and name!

[@JimEdmiston]

Inaccurate.

[@thomasford4716]

Why the Smaller font on SVB money amount 39:25

[@luizgabrielcalimpon8922]

im sad to see these legends go old

[@seanoconnell9366]

Florida this year go earl

[@IHI-Hofffice]

thanks , Matchroom ❤

[@stacielapointe8479]

Earl is shooting excellent

[@scottisitoro3953]

The hell happened to volume??

[@roysmith8703]

How do I find the Jeremy jones match on tiktok?

[@bertblue9683]

I will not subscribe and always hit the thumbs down until matchroom gets the correct colors of balls.

[@bfrytech]

When did JJ jump back into the tournament pool?

[@3k2p6]

He always does for the US Open.

[@john_vin]

That is one of the Legendary- Class swords masquerading as a poor man's cue 😂😂

[@tgh223]

i thought the us open was in chesapeake va

[@Run187]

And here's is earl , he bought just 17 cues today. Somehow 9 players think another to break makes a difference ( it doesn't] ..

[@MrJtin69]

How is that cue legal

[@Stiofan12345]

How can he play with that thing?

[@dungkevin9451]

Strickland đẳng cấp quá

[@ChimeraActual]

Earl always liked his cue's weight as far back as possible, maybe the large diameter helps his grip. His movement strikes me as organic, hope he's OK.

[@feliciozo]

Zero hugs were given at the end of this game

[@daveoz6127]

This guy is going to wear the carpet out !! Can he move a little bit more while shooting?

[@0Caracalla]

Earl #1

[@paintchip173]

His form when breaking looks like Tyler Styer when he shoots, which looks like it would be really painful for you neck after awhile

[@johnstorton]

At the rate it's been going, by the time Earl is 75, how big will his cue be? Will it be allowed on airlines? lol, I love him! He's unique,

[@dungthi719]

Why Earl use Harry Potter's broomstick ?

[@fernandoalonso27]

Earl is the most American looking man to ever exist

[@retesluis12]

Legend

[@scottisitoro3953]

I realize there's different styles of shooting, but Delawder never slows the backswing; everything looks rushed.

[@ronaldfullerton1954]

Strickland looks pregnant

[@ronaldfullerton1954]

The Pearl does a lot of running? What...from couch to fridge to bathroom?

[@perun4649]

​@@ronaldfullerton1954he is fit, there are weights under his shirt...

[@physicsguybrian]

@@perun4649 😁

[@elicmadronero7739]

Ganda ng laban kung sasali ai the magician's

[@mtd7576]

cái chuôi của cụ Earl độc lạ quá 😍🥰😍

[@michaelparks4101]

Earl could have thrown his javelin in the Olympics

[@Erich_U]

Mike could be a much better player if he wouldn't move so much during his stroke.

[@2wheelTaylor]

Why yall cutting audio matchroom? If you don’t want copyright stop playing that awful elevator music during the tournament. Missed the entire 3rd rack.

[@cameronmac8928]

I think they cut the audio because they were talking about the legality of Earl's cue, probably to avoid controversy

[@curtsheldon2655]

Why cut off the audio when yall started talking about Earl's cue?

[@3k2p6]

I saw it live, at some point they were talking about if it's a legal cue. I don't see a reason why it shouldn' be legal, but maybe they are avoiding any kind of controversy.

[@mazz1288]

@@3k2p6 They were making fun of Earl.

[@9ballprodigy]

Weirdest strokes in pool.. 1) Keith McCready 2) Mike Delawder 3) that drunk guy at your local dive bar who says, "check this shot out.." while he drools on his cue.

[@NixGibts-ki1gs]

How can someone pot such hard ball with a stroke and body movement like Mike? It kinda hurt to watch. He also was the opposite of calmness. Has he had his own 10 second shot clock in his head?

[@ronthacker211]

WTG Earl

[@JB_BLESSED]

The commentators are trying their hardest to make Earl seem like a good person but I can already tell they can’t say how they really feel about him on the stream…..

[@deanbarrett-p7v]

no matter how well that FatMax cue works, the weight will tire him out after one hour. LOL

[@dkb6465]

Go Mike