EARL STRICKLAND vs MIKE SIGEL 9-Ball - 1993 Sands Regency Open 17

Two absolute legends of the game in Mike Sigel and Earl Strickland. Both players have won hundreds of titles in their Hall of Fame careers.
Sigel, known as Captain Hook, was a 3 time US Open 9-Ball Champion and 3 time Player of the Year.
Strickland, known as “The Pearl” was a 5 time US Open 9-Ball Champion and 5 time Player of the Year.
It was noted early in this match that Sigel had beaten Strickland the last four times they have played each other.
Bill Incardona and Mark Wilson were in the booth.
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[@banhdaa]

Billy Incardona and Grady Mathews have always been the best commentator duo. Really miss Grady, so much knowledge.

[@robertgustrowsky8508]

Mark Wilson is a Great Teacher as well.

[@PostUp_Time]

*THE FEW GREATS WE HAVE LEFT NEED TO TELL THEIR ROAD STORIES, THEIR POOL JOURNEYS. POOL ENTHUSIATSTS, HISTORIANS, NEED TO KNOW THIS BEFORE TIME IS TOO LATE. EITHER MULTIPLE INTERVIEWS OR A COLLABORITION BOOK. WHERE PLAYERS CAN DISCUSS MATCHES TOGETHER.* _ANOTHER EXAMPLE, SIGEL AND STRICKLANS BOTH ALIVE, HOW GREAT FOR THEM TO DO COMMENTARY ON THIS MATCH, OF THEMSELVES_

[@cliffhart7673]

Big pockets or not. This is when pool was real pool. The 90 's was the end of an era. Yet the beginning of a new one. The era we know now. I'm not knocking pool today, I just really appreciate 90s 9 ball even more than I ever have. Great match tonight!

[@responsiblerye6012]

What made it so great?

[@mattverville9227]

@@responsiblerye6012 to me the personalitys were better and commentating was wayyyyy better

[@jacobjones6763]

You had an ocean of iconic shooters. Pros that really had personality and pizazz. I love the pros today, but most of their personalities and approach of the game are sterile. Most of those guys took up commentating when they were knocked out of the tournament. Danny and Bill’s commenting dynamic is fun. Bill and Grady’s banter is fun. And the stories they tell in down moments are worthy of an entire video series within themselves. Then you have guys like Buddy Hall, Nick Varner, Jim Rempe, Jimmy Mataya, and others that regularly commentated and added great insight to the game and match while still being entertaining. The large tournaments had class to them. A level of class unseen since until Matchroom really doubled down on their involvement. Even then, tournaments from this time had a stylish level of class that flows smoothly, whereas Matchroom’s environment comes off as slightly forced and empty. Another worthy note is that they primarily played on Brunswick Gold Crowns. Rasson, Predator, and Diamond tables (in that order) don’t stack up to the class of a Gold Crown. All of this is subjective, but it’s why I watch classic ACCUSTATS videos at a 2:1-3:1 ratio to modern day matches.

[@jacobjones6763]

The most personality we get these days is Jayson Shaw jumping on the table and letting out a troll’s roar; maybe talking some shit, Filler doing some f**kboy hip thrust, SVB letting out a Hellen Keller roar, or Alcaide and FSR looking at each other lustfully after a good win. It’s just not the same as it was. lol

[@grobbs666]

Pool today is just so boring to watch! It's so incredibly boring... and this is coming from someone who plays pool nearly everyday and owned a 9ft Goldcrown II! I love the sport, but they have to make it more exciting to watch if we ever want it to grow in popularity

[@hammerlane3871]

They brought these two talkers back recently for a little entertainment match and earl decides to take it seriously with earmuffs, hardly said a word the entire time 😂😂 like the one time that its ok to talk because people want to see it and he turtles up

[@alexcollins1630]

Back when Billiards had charismatic people. Great shot makers and both legends of the sport.

[@banhdaa]

Yeah now most of the top players are all robots. No personality.

[@juliogonzales5441]

TWO MASTERS of the game 😊

[@varick1559]

"My opponent has never had an out like that. That's routine for me." 1:07:39 Classic Earl

[@paxconsciente3352]

awesome match, not enough of this on YT for some reason. only a few good matches between these 2.

[@vebnew]

EARL STRICKLAND NAILED IT

[@HillbillyIslandLife]

This is a good one!!

[@gideonf8696]

Great match. Earl's interview was classy. And of course, as we all know, Earl can jump full table with a Meucci. How strong is that?

[@rafaelvillamor9702]

Wow i didnt knew that Mike Sigel was also doing Jumpshots.

[@mattfahnestock6178]

Fire 🔥

[@alexcollins1630]

My main playing cue is Earl Strickland Cuetec series,pre SST shaft. Happy Medium between wood and CF durability.

[@hbgstorm]

No spoilers!!

[@masterdurick5667]

1:27:18 when mike is about to scratch earl goes "Get away from the table!" damn

[@logic368]

lol they were talking about the jump cue all the way back then 😅

[@HillbillyIslandLife]

Mark Wilson in the box?

[@mattverville9227]

out of all the great options back then it was mark lol other than that great match

[@hbgstorm]

Wow i didn't know mike sigel played so well, i thought these guys played well for an 80s standards ,but even today they would play very good.

[@mattverville9227]

mike has won more tournaments than anyone in history

[@theburningelement.6447]

Yea to be honest Mike should have one this match, he truly is one of the best he's one something like 120 titles,

[@hbgstorm]

@@mattverville9227 i've heard that Ralf souquet is the one with the most titles, NOT the biggest titles but most.

[@nickpatrick7021]

Mike definitely stole some gum from Varner before this match

[@PostUp_Time]

_AT THIS TIME, NOTICE COMMENTARY, MIKE SIGEL IS THE MOST WINNINGEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME. COMPARE HIS AGE AND HUGE NUMBER OF WINS TO A CURRENT PLAYER, AGE/WINS..ANT EQUIVALENTS?_

[@s1dest3p]

Why is Earl saying "get away from the table" sternly at 1:27:15

[@pewdipie5963]

Siegel could slow the ball down by hitting the table

[@harrymundy5393]

Why didn’t Earl shoot 9 ball in pocket and give Mike ball in hand instead of playing shot and giving Mike easy combo on 9 to win game

[@GregRearranger]

Is that John Oates in the gallery!?? HA!

[@rivverbonner3787]

Man 😂 I was thinking the same thing! I really though it was

[@dillhole4603]

👁️👁️

[@tgh223]

man these old crowns had some big pockets

[@stormteam3004]

Did they say how wide the pockets are? If so, I missed it but Im always interested to know

[@banhdaa]

They were the best to start out learning. Not too hard like the diamonds and it made it more fun to play and practice.

[@mattverville9227]

@@stormteam3004 no but you can tell by looking at the game

[@tgh223]

5 inch @@stormteam3004

[@user-nt9ck5cz8q]

Looks like Sigel is chewing the same crap as Varner.😮😢

[@user-lo2fq3gc9q]

1993 battle of the narcissists 😅

[@RobertLeBlancPhoto]

Sigel is the worst. He thinks he's way better than he actually is, he always whines, and he has the most annoying, jerky playing style.

[@harrymundy5393]

Play him bet you lose

[@kcm9058]

This is a battle of two men, both not lacking in pride, but character. Stay thirsty my friends.

[@tylertkelley6779]

Auto populated, unintentional thumbs down, excuse me.

[@kcm9058]

@@tylertkelley6779 you are excused