UNBELIEVABLE FINISH | Shane Van Boening vs Alex Pagulayan | 2018 US Open 8-Ball Championship Final

2018 US Open 8-Ball Championship
July 21-24, 2018
Griff's, Las Vegas, NV
FINAL: Shane Van Boening vs Alex Pagulayan
Produced by CSI Media, a division of CueSports International. www.playcsipool.com
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[@natpawlick943]

this what i be watching at 2 am

[@youngstapoiz4199]

Nice

[@soyomars]

Omg me too lmao

[@implacableonion]

Grammar isn't that difficult...

[@user-hh9ni8su3p]

3am for me

[@Stonefalconetti]

I agree with implacableonion. Good grammar is not difficult and is more overall understandable (consider people who aren't good at a language and learn bad grammar from the internet...lol)

[@tomnekuda3818]

Every time I see Shane shoot I think, "He can't be as good as I remember.".......then, again, I'm amazed by him and his fine touch and the shape he gets.

[@pete-dog]

45:40 Great shot

[@stefan3225]

$9,000 for winning the US Open is such a joke

[@josephnewcomb5670]

I agree it should be Alot More

[@jamesroboyle]

Should be at least 40k

[@josephnewcomb5670]

@@jamesroboyle I agree

[@Mickster114]

I HATE HATE HATE HATE how under appreciated and under payed pool is! Its an immensely difficult and extremely competitive game. You must come out on top amongst 100+ amazing players. It is insanely difficult. And yet, a measly $9000 for the US open. Huh what a joke.

[@josephnewcomb5670]

@@Mickster114 yep it is a joke for sure :(

[@thomasheal6286]

$9,000 is a joke. It should be 3 or 4 times more than that to the winner.

[@jaylovestesla1099]

Wtf no its only a pool.

[@majorpain3779]

@@jaylovestesla1099 snooker 2019 had $140,000 payout for 1st, $60,000 for 2nd. If it's popular the players should be able to support themselves to committing to the sport.

[@jaylovestesla1099]

@@majorpain3779 getting rich by just putting the ball into some little hole on a table? Some kinda dream i would do

[@TheOnlyJura]

@@majorpain3779 but snooker is much harder

[@ryankelly2109]

@@majorpain3779 It's £500, 000 for winning the World Snooker Championship. and £200,000 for the runner up.

[@enzorocha2977]

~4:46 if you want to skip to the start of the break

[@McClappin-yp6be]

Ty

[@blakebellamy82]

Enzo Rocha good looking out

[@quickbilliards885]

For a faster version of the match see my channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nJSkoGZ7o8aDors

[@Igotabigone]

Nice sharingan

[@Deep_phobias]

You're a legend. Much love bro, thank you.

[@cherrybomb3341]

Shane is unbelievably perfect 🌹😳❤️

[@WorldIsCold]

Niusha Niusha unless he plays the real master, The Magician...

[@Z0MBM0Z]

Thank you CSI for hosting this event. Sorry to see Alex in such a tough spot but always nice to see SVBs gears oiled up and running smooth. Great commentating, saw a lot that I didn't at least.

[@vincenttripied6982]

X. Xq xq ss. Awqqwwwwsxqxsq:-P:-P:-P

[@someonesomewhere8406]

AMAZING WELL DONE SVB

[@bass-binsound9627]

These are games to watch 🙌🙌🙌🙌🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. Alex is underrated. Shane is insane. Skills to keep learning

[@HGBillard]

Trận đấu quá hay.

[@linhtinh9498]

Sao e có cảm giác bắn không siêu bằng mấy giải 9 balls của philipine?

[@HGBillard]

linh tinh hâhhaahah. Cảm giác đó nhiều người có đấy em

[@rapidroy6162]

you guys are the best commentary iv heard!

[@kscileli]

Great match for SVB. Love the commentary, especially Freddie's reference to Larry Bird!

[@freddieagnir3138]

I wish I remember what I said!

[@kscileli]

@@freddieagnir3138 @17:20 you talked about Bird's left handed shooting (vs. Portland).

[@NeutralBruu]

What a finishing kick shot!!

[@djobokuwali4316]

Unbelievable finish...okay cool just a nice short satisfying video.

[@Kramolio]

just lost at 8 ball pool... im so depressed and ive got nothing left... my kingdom has fallen and i must go now... i love all of you, maybe i will return one day to reclaim the throne but not today...

[@Kramolio]

so much love

[@TuncOzturk]

Great game. By the way commentary was awesome.

[@MrErickMesquita]

Amazing game!!

[@HGBillard]

sau 2 năm quay lại xem vẫn thấy hay

[@funkgremlin2765]

I love that the commentators are at least calling themselves out for critiquing the players. Most wouldn’t and I kinda enjoy that

[@BuceGar]

Shane is the King of Pool.

[@senhayatndahatamgordunlan307]

wonderful! great feast!

[@JoshMoney120]

I saw both of these guys at this place while playing there.

[@kylelibby2241]

shane's record in this event is astounding

[@tapanmartha9434]

Brilliant player

[@jasonnieuwenhuis335]

What a pool player! He even has the commentators confused sometimes.

[@herobrain311]

1:34:24 what a shot!💪

[@AskAlgerians]

Great shot indeed

[@manuelrega8320]

It was really clean and nice

[@CadChamberlain]

idk anything about pool but this video is hittin

[@WyattW259]

You two commentators are the best I have ever heard. So much foresight into what shot is next. Wrong

[@hanzomain6376]

That first match is what I call a *squad wipe*

[@dustinhenson7874]

Noce

[@thehunterboy13.12]

Nice cushion shot at the end!

[@nasarpatel56]

What a brilliant shot to finish it. Great game from Shane

[@dread7203]

12:28 NO!

[@danielopher9594]

amazing

[@chester717171]

holy crap this tournament needs a shot clock

[@break4runbillard1909]

uuuuuh yessss!!!!!

[@boldambilyard9438]

Mantap 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ianthomas537]

I'm high rn and this is the most interesting shit I've seen in my life!!!!!!

[@chemmii]

Great game!!

[@Jack3dBrett]

Hey CSI thank you for the uploads. Its a pleasure to watch the highest levels of pool being played. I would like to make a suggestion, please designate the 'table level' view as the primary view and the above table and side view as secondary views. The above table view should not be used as much as it is in my opinion. It is hard for our eyes to relate to the angles and thus difficulty of shots ect from above the table being that we never see the game from that view when playing. I realise that view has been used since pool started being recorded but just because it has been used for a long time does not make it optimal. Just a suggestion. Thanks for the uploads.

[@shannonmcstormy5021]

I re-watched the 2nd to last 8-ball attempt by Shane and the ball seemed makable if he used the bridge, particularly given how close it was to the pocket. Or am I missing something because there is no camera from the top aiming down?

[@mobitzm9820]

Hello , can you tell me what the color of the carpet is ? He is magnificent . Ty

[@flxshslain1876]

Is anyone else watching this as a kid wanting to play?

[@stevenmadden671]

The other day I was playing for 25,000$, I won it too. I’m only 14 and ppl are always telling me to go pro but idk. You got ppl like these two legends playing this game and I’ve only been playing for 3 years. They have been play basically their whole life lmaoo.

[@futileretard8822]

He got good angles

[@marshalcraft]

glad to see you guys brought the tool shed back to do commentary. Shane made the 8 in the side pocket twice, he must love the side pocket in 8 ball... Alex should have started asking SVB if he like the side pocket a lot, maybe would of got in his head. Also apparently every 8 ball rack is an easy out. Hasn't even racked them yet, "yep should be an easy out"

[@MrPat1953]

You need opposites in the corner one stripe one solid and it looks like there's two stripes

[@marshalcraft]

Sure :)

[@marshalcraft]

Yeah that's just the way i've always done it I guess, seems more symmetrical that way. But I suppose those 2 corner balls always shoot off rail and always land on opposite side of table, putting 2 solids/stripes always together on one side of table. Never thought that far into it I guess, and just developed the habbit.

[@ka51rga27]

Awesome

[@jeremybell5156]

This Jeremy I love to play pool

[@crystalnewcomb2735]

Alternate few things make it tougher to run out then it might bring more interest and more money in bc be lots more challenging..ppl wanna see the pros Really have to bring out their skills

[@jerryriedel5244]

I wish CSI would find some better commentators. George isn't bad but Freddie is constantly second guessing Shane's choices because he is apparently an intermediate player trying to follow what the number 1 player in the US is thinking. He and the viewers would be better served if he just tried following along and learning something new about the game. There is a reason Shane is rated #1 and Freddie doesn't get it..

[@steveghisallo]

In that respect I think George is far worse, and a master at ruminating over the obvious. I'm sure the most pedestrian of viewers knows what ball will be shot after the last solid. Give the viewers a little credit and let them watch without the rambling.

[@eric1099]

I love pool

[@cgrant2382]

Rest in the good news

[@tomaszsosnowski9279]

Amazing how much you can soak up of how to play position, how to see the patterns and try to solve the puzzle before the player does his job. Just hit the pause button and predict how it's gonna be played out.

[@landonech]

Love the Poolhall Junkies reference

[@JamesBond-lb3yr]

Pagulayan was clearly off his game.

[@robtsteiner]

when you break several times and come up dry, then go down by 6 games, Alex was not exactly off his game, without a chance to shoot there is just no game. If Alex had made just one ball on the break way back in the beginning, it could easily be Alex with the win.

[@robtsteiner]

When I am playing and I keep coming up dry, I will move my break spot or hit the pack in a different place with a bit of english. I didn't see Alex moving his break spot.

[@andrewlizhen]

@@robtsteiner He did. He started off breaking in the center then after couple dry breaks he moved slightly to his left, where SVB always breaks.

[@masterroshi7921]

I hate the Magic Rack! It always gets in the way on or off the table. And I've definitely seen it alter balls direction or actually pop up and catch a ball. It's also annoying laying on the rail of the table. MARKETING GONE WRONG

[@scrabble4541]

Master Roshi Alex great shot but sooooooo boring to watch 7 hrs to figure out what to do

[@patrickbaitman8336]

Marketing perfection! How many times did they say "Magic Rack" during this match? Free promotion!

[@jasonnieuwenhuis335]

Magic rack works way more consistently than any triangle does. Especially on a table that wasn’t recently refelted.

[@neuvocastezero1838]

The best promotion for template racks yet is the fiasco between Shane and Shaw last year, despite any shortcomings in their practical use.

[@wayneowens6914]

WOW!!!

[@pjninja9546]

Why do they use that paper / flimsy plastic rack? Seems like a pain in the butt to have to remove it later with balls around it. Why not just use a regular wooden or solid plastic rack that you lift off the table before the break?

[@jaybranno]

I thought the same thing!

[@ShotCalla19]

Called a magic rack, it cost around 40$ and it racks the balls pretty tight. I think it looks cool and does it job.

[@royivlogsofficial4584]

support from solo boiz

[@user-ii4rb4vw2e]

40:00

[@Jeronus1]

8:33

[@jasonflora5367]

Come on Lion!!!!!!

[@Hungchia]

last one GOOD~~

[@AfghanistanBoys9787]

Well played son

[@farhadelahi6622]

عالی بود

[@ninefotimbo4036]

you can see the magic ball rack influence the striped-orange ball on the break.

[@murdomeiring2934]

On the 3rd break @14:40, aren't the balls placed incorrectly ? 2nd row, 2 stripes, 3rd row 2 solids. Or is there a rule I'm unaware of (like honestly asking) ?

[@spencerbrinton1397]

I think it depends on ruleset. They're placed different each time as far as I can tell

[@terankehler575]

someone tell me how to rack pool because google images gives me 100 different ways. what’s the best most consistent way. and is it racked differently for bar pool vs tournament pool?

[@zerz4617]

its litterly random

[@ozgurinsan]

why is there always noise in the background at pool tournaments ?

[@ngcjulio2465]

Baianinho é o que perto desses caras?

[@Crantrex]

As a 16 yr old almost 16, I grew up playing billiards and I ran the table on a few people, even my dad and he won a tournament in 2k1, I want to start getting into tournaments, And all that, Does anyone have any tips? I live in a place where there’s isn’t a lot going on and the closest Pool hall is an hour away

[@snookerhand]

I feel for Alex, he was off somewhat. However, the breaks did not give him a fair shake to give him a chance to compete. Even in the last frame he would not get a break time and again to effect a run out.

[@AcharyaNarayan59]

Is this 9 ft table?

[@malkflow8129]

1:31:17 crack

[@SYRCX]

Its 1 am and i am watching this

[@zakspeed63]

The finish is quite believable...

[@codybearification]

When will the 2019 US open 8 ball championships be released???

[@horsetoothedjac]

I like watching them play on 7 ft Diamonds because those are the tables I compete on regionally. The few big table tournaments we have are on crap equipment.

[@mrpizza3210]

shane is the best

[@keishapreacher5452]

My dad loves pool I think he like probably would watch this everyday his new house I don't know if he does

[@silvercoate]

Billards is kinda lit tho

[@luxuryviplifestyle9494]

Top

[@rizkyoctora4718]

Thats a 9ft table right?

[@keenanwalker6597]

God damn, shane is just so fucking good.

[@johawnn]

shane is on addy. these shots hes making cannot be made sober... PERIOD

[@jaroslavcech225]

is shane using his playing cue to break?

[@mikefromflorida8357]

The best commentators I have heard. Not only are they not annoying, but actually add something for the viewers.

[@JaredDeinlein]

What pool cue does van boening use

[@TNskinny]

Cuetec

[@davidg.9561]

Why have a referee if all he does is clean the cue ball between racks?

[@mt-nv4jd]

To watch for fouls? I think the player should rack his own breaks...no one to complain to.

[@wauttz]

1:10:49 - Shane, wrist action on draw shot.

[@ginonicolosogagliardi5384]

monster 8 game by svb!!

[@Grrr604]

can the ref not just move the magic rack every time they break?

[@MrJWTuley]

not in "Rack your own"

[@dylanrapalo5795]

Anybody know how many inches are this pockets?

[@dreedamus3313]

4 1/4

[@thisisjpshorts]

Compared to Australian 8 Ball tables these pockets are like absolute buckets, I am surprised they miss half the shots they do with pockets this big. Potting out is definitely a skill and picking your order. However, that is made 10x easier by the fact that they are able to pocket a lot of balls that normally are not potable on Australian 8 Ball/Snooker table pockets.

[@calvinwest7990]

So why aren’t u pro..?

[@johnstorton]

I've seen a lot of UK players say the same thing, but they don't realize American balls are bigger (2 1/4"). The ball to pocket ratio is about the same. What is the ball diameter in Australia?

[@Dren6988]

Does anyone know what balls they are using

[@thesoftparade435]

Yall remember when they showed billiards on tv? espn i think

[@levi.x2230]

Shane has the best arm in the wolrd no cup.

[@TheNameOfJesus]

$9,000 does seem a bit low. But not as low as you might think. Winning a US football conference championship guarantees each player a minimum of $54,000 (and all of a team's players earn the same amount for each postseason game.) A football game is harder on the body than a game of pool, and takes twice as long to play. But even ignoring that the champion of this game earns 11% of what a football conference champion earns for a day's work. That's not as bad as I thought it would be. A football career averages 3 years, while a pool player's career can potentially last 30 years.

[@BirchKing8]

Man. He had to wait a whole year for this one lol.

[@JoshG-yo6xc]

Did Shane break an illegal rack on the hill? The two corners were striped, were they not? @1:18:09

[@westonallen122]

yep idk how the slipped through the cracks