Shane Van Boening vs Eklent Kaci: 2019 WPA Players Championship Main Event

CSI presents the 2019 WPA Players Championship
April 12-19, 2019
Griff's Billiards
Las Vegas, NV
Stage 2 - Main Event Match
Shane Van Boening vs Eklent Kaci
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[@alaskasfinest726]

De Luna with that INSANE break for an intro is crazy 😝

[@bennsamm]

It is on match between De Luna vs Chinakhov. Its uploaded on CSI anyway, u can watch it.

[@alaskasfinest726]

Watched it. He has one heck of a break 🤯

[@takiburistabol191]

@@alaskasfinest726 pretty risky yet, a high chance of a 3 ball pocket maybe even more. One of philippines's best breakers

[@iamnobodyspecial2243]

Shane is such a great role model to all players he isn't cocky he knows his skill and always shakes his opponent's hand and even when he crushes it, he is HUMBLE

[@raskolnjikov1]

Two of the best in the world: Shane being best at pool and Kaci at being slow.

[@AlgiR8]

Evgeniy Raskolnjikov sorry but as much i am a fan of Shane, he didnt win any shi* for quite a long time ...

[@scalebldr8071]

You're 100% correct. Love to see Mr. Slow Play get stomped!

[@sub_second_life3174]

Qros you can’t be on top all the time. It’s rare, the level of focus it takes to never miss on some of these tables is incredibly high. People have emotions and go through moods in pool 😂

[@danielscarel1018]

Yeah ok

[@boosted3s488]

@@AlgiR8 sure he doesn’t always win on the stage but would bet everything you own against ur best player in a long race on any given time off the tv stage??lol

[@guymanges3628]

Thank you Eklent and Shane,, Shane the 9 Ball player.

[@HoosierRooster]

Hard to follow this match when they're playing with these Easter eggs I don't know why people feel they have to keep changing the color of the pool balls

[@MrBloodmonster]

Perfection Van Boening

[@TCMabe]

Can’t get that guys name out of my head ... it’s kind of Kaci ...

[@JCBeAtS1000]

yikes.....

[@1pdigit]

Karl and Ben are the best commentators in pool, hands down, bar none.

[@josephhepp3078]

Shane is awesome

[@dsauce223]

Boyes has very quickly become possibly the best commentator in the pool world, in my opinion.

[@tlinjr]

Yes 100% a knowledgeable pool player with a British accent . He doesn’t commentate, he narrates which makes it that much better

[@sythodius]

@@tlinjr yeah he's great. I still prefer Mark Wilson for depth of knowledge and flavor.

[@mariajosemaradiaga3575]

El mejor del world..

[@rogerscottcathey]

So many pool experts here who seem to neglect the gentleman's code of not kicking a fellow when he's down. Like to see how many of them can go a round with Shane and leave the hall with more than a goose egg.

[@samphilipp4997]

Shane is my hero

[@ManuelHernandez-sw2tb]

Svb legend , humble alwahs when he wins never screaming or yelling or getting angry my mvp

[@boosted3s488]

@Breeze Allday how does he cheat??

[@dragonguupyroyaldiamon3451]

spb amazing

[@estebanstrangiato]

I hope commentary pays well because Karl is top notch

[@sayeedafridi9747]

What a shot 27:27

[@mikecollins2525]

Amateurs would have tried the triple combination.....

[@sayeedafridi9747]

@@mikecollins2525 agreed.

[@schwartzenheimer1]

When are they going to get the audio levels right???

[@mrblonde432]

That was a stompin

[@donaldimonima7888]

Do someone know what cue tip shane use

[@fvrev1444]

I've seen games where ppl place the 9 ball in the second diamond (e.g. mosconi cup) and games like this one where ppl place the 1 ball in the second diamond? Did the rules change or is it a decision made by the tournament directors?

[@petercopland2404]

1 on the spot is traditional, 9 on the spot makes it harder to pot a ball. Just alternate rules.

[@toddrobertson1398]

Some directors put the 9 on the spot to stop the soft break..

[@fvrev1444]

@@toddrobertson1398 Thanks a lot for the reply!

[@nixonixo3009]

What ?

[@jesleysnipes3758]

I got 10 on Ben, Karl is all talk! 😂

[@johnevans1453]

Its 2020. Green cloth bad sound, weird camera.

[@y0shiG0D]

Did Kaci win the watch in a competition perhaps? 🧐🧐 or jus made a nice personal purchase..

[@evan_cahyaputra]

or maybe a crazy huge money game or casino game?

[@y0shiG0D]

Van Cyra yep. Good point. The watch needs a bigger place in pool. If they were smart that would incorporate that

[@gyanrosling2226]

I'm a noob, can anyone explain to me what Shane is doing at 17:30?

[@tonypezzo]

Gyanrosling he’s just marking where he wants to leave the cue ball for the next shot.

[@gyanrosling2226]

@@tonypezzo Thanks!

[@iamnobodyspecial2243]

Lining up his next shots position

[@PONDRIVERBOYS]

what cue is svb using?

[@brentrudisill2799]

I think it's a Cuetec Cynergy carbon fiber cue.

[@royalfamily1917]

Yes, it is Cuetec Energy.

[@AA-mx5fc]

Cuetec svb

[@alcoholya]

is jayson shaw one of the announcers?

you don't see that old school green much anymore.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

I don't know how he does it (exactly) but SVB looks unimaginably relaxed on his break shot. Like he's putting almost no effort in it. It's a marvel to witness him break a rack. I don't understand why the camera only shows the rack of balls being broken on many break shots and not the player breaking. Personally I want to watch the player AND the rack being broken ALL the time. What is going through the mind/s of whoever makes this idiotic decision to only show the rack of balls being hit by the breaker ? When I go to watch a live tournament I don't put blinders on my head so I can't see the player/s break the rack. The reason for that is because I want to watch the players break. If blinders on my head were required to watch a pool match I'd NEVER go to a tournament as an observer. So why do these camera men/women think that's what we want to see. It's pathetic.

[@joeygonzo]

It's in his timing. Relax then contracts before hitting the ball. It's like punching.

[@DavidNBooth]

Dr. Dave did a video about Shane's break. Its amazing how effortless he makes it look while generating a bunch of power and still keeping the cue straight and parallel. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXKon355gZimqrc

[@royalfamily1917]

Sorry, but I think Shane has to back to his old shaft. Energy is a nice shaft, but is not for him. Well, maybe I'm wrong, but is not the same player.

[@tlinjr]

He plays a lot better with the cynergy

[@javierjavier5468]

Kaći using 314-3 or 2 Predator shaft

[@TheAudiophile81]

There is no pool gods! Only God!

[@boosted3s488]

It’s metaphorical buddy..don’t get all biblical butt hurt!!lol

[@wasabilee7748]

thank god kaci lost, boring player af without shot clock

[@adnanalam2006]

4:20 why is that not a foul?

[@luke-e]

Kaci called for a push out

[@arijan0a226]

After you brake the balls you have the right to push the cue ball anywere on the Table

[@adnanalam2006]

@@arijan0a226 ohh thank you. And if it does not touch any balls then?

[@AA-mx5fc]

@@adnanalam2006 it doesn't matter

[@adnanalam2006]

@@AA-mx5fc if he pot the cue ball then?

[@karl69179]

S.V.B beats dracula

[@lorentkerhanaj2562]

Eklent Kaci 0(7)1 Shane van Boening Eklent Kaci 0(7)2 Shane van Boening Eklent Kaci 0(7)3 Shane van Boening 'first 3 frames' Eklent Kaci 0(7)4 Shane van Boening Eklent Kaci 0(7)5 Shane van Boening Eklent Kaci 0(7)6 Shane van Boening 'second 3 frames' Eklent Kaci 1(7)6 Shane van Boening Eklent Kaci 1(7)7 Shane van Boening '8 frames' The Winner: Shane van Boening (from USA) CONGRATULATIONS!

[@jorgh4364]

Kaci for Mosconi Cup,,,,,,hmmm????!!

[@davids11131113]

I think being #1 in Europe means it's a certainty.

[@jesusislord7526]

Money is SO pathetic in professional pool now. Sad.

[@sladjanivkovic2]

That 9 ball looks like it was drawn in paint. Ugly af.

[@RT-Ford]

Couldn't watch more than 10 minutes. Kaci is probably the slowest player I've ever seen. Sheesh! He should quit pool and take up checkers.

[@riffaldy5336]

Van Boening is so Anti-Social😅😅

[@JayBates]

You got that from knowing him and not just watching a video on the internet, right?

[@jamest3552]

Actually he's just well mannered and humble. Also, wonder what you'd be like without your hearing.

[@boosted3s488]

Ur an idiot!🤦🏻‍♂️

[@pulixpulix2420]

A slow player is hard to watch and also annoying to play against. Pool has to have a shot clock, like Mosconi cup has. It should be in the book. Also, pattern braking and other stuff ... just let it be. If you are good enough, run 43 racks in a row. They never changed the order in snooker, ever, did they? All those snooker players can pot any coloured ball from the spot with the cueball anywhere on the table. That is their practice, patterns. Also, in pool it has to be a new rule: points. That is why in snooker the winner gets 300000$ and in pool 3000$. Because snooker has an audience, tv and also a crowd. Both sports are very hard and takes a lot of work and sacrifice to be the best, but the rules are wrong in pool. That is also why they keep changeing them all the time. At each competition there are different rules. Can't use the magic rack, can't use the jump cue, 9 on the spot, shot clock, 3 balls over the brake area, etc. It has to have a scoring system. It is not fair for a player to play like an amateur and pot the 7, 8 and 9 after the pro player didn't get shape after a bank. If all the balls are random on the table, the shots themselves have to have points. Per dificulty and also for taking chances. For example: you get 1 point if you pot the 9 ball. But if the 8 ball is hard and also a shape for 9 is hard, you get 3 points if you pot the 8 ball. This can be done with a software system which has all the angles and all the shots in the database. Before every shot the player can see the points for each shot. Also, if he chooses to play safe versus engage in a hard shot of 3 points. That way, the best player can win and the game/sport can be watched by others. This game is meant to be a race, not a gamble.

[@pearlmax]

Not that annoying to play against slow players, because a slow player usually sucks, doesn't know what the hell shot they are looking for. Annoying in that sense, but obviously they're an easy out.

[@pulixpulix2420]

@Martin H. The same goes to you from my side. You wouldn't bother to give arguments, you just give me a superior attitude and that's it. So YOU know nothing about snooker, believe me, I do know a lot about snooker and pool ... but ...who's counting sentences? PS: the practice routine of a 10 years old is to run all the coloured balls. No reds. It is called practice position. That is why you rarely see a snooker player miss the spotted coloured balls. The same as in chess, the first thing you learn about chess is to mate an opponent in classic scenarious in order to do it mechancaly under pressure. You learn how to do it only with a queen, rook, etc.

[@pulixpulix2420]

@Martin H. Lol. Well this afirmation, really made me understand where you sit, with your knowledge. The snooker players, when facing the REspotted black, a tie, din't take chances. It is too much in stake. What a false argument came to your mind in defending yourself regarding a statement extracted out of context. Jesus Christ ... this isolation is not good for a lot o people.