He is more chilled, but as a bloke and talking away from cameras seems to be alright. Nice to see them having a chat about the game afterwards, esp since past interactions.
@@Xsplot Sure, if you can find me a match with a one hour shot clock. if not read what i actually said - ''That's what the time is for." Read the context please.
@@Xsplotthat's why they have a shot clock, in the league I played in the last 2 years it was 2 minutes, and you got 2 timeouts per game, which were basically a 2 minute extension with coaching. Most of the better players didn't use timeouts even when they were snookered. Because at the level some of us were at nothing anybody said was going to make us do something different. You want to talk about games taking forever watching the lower ranked players go at it with all the lucky snookers and lucky safties 1 frame could last 20-40 minutes. But we only played one frame per match basically every match was a team round best of 13. Playoffs was race to 7. It was a fun time, but i don't ever want to watch 2 bad players duke it out in a who can miss the most shots.
Love to see Earl compete. Good game J. Shaw. Earl I think when they say "Standing on shoulders of giants" I know they are referring to you. Love your will Earl
@@desip66 definitely doesnt help... hard to get out of that headspace though.. I hate when i shoot poorly and people said i shot well cause i won. No, I won because the other player didnt shoot well enough to beat my subpar playing for that match. If I know I should run racks and I'm having to get at the table 2-3 times to do it due to poor positional/speed play, then I'm not shooting well no matter the outcome.
Hearing someone as great as chris melling talking about having a day of bad confidence causing him to second guess easy shots really shows how humble he is and is inspirational to an above avergae pool player like myself hoping to maybe one day be great.
I played Earl a couple of times in the early 90's at Hard Times Billiards in So Cal. He was a complete jerk back then. Seems like he's still the same old Earl, treating people like crap. I was pretty good back then and beat the shorts off of him. Also got to play with Bustamonte, Reyes and a few other big names. Good memories.
As a young newcomer to the sport, I've never understood why Earl had a fanbase, especially after only hearing about his bad side. But this game made me completely change my opinion about him. I gasped at least 3-4 times. What a player he can be when the stars align.
If I was this good, I wouldn't quit playing either. Just like golf. If I could hit that sweet spot every time, I'd never leave the golf course. Bernhard Langer is a prime example. Dude's played more rounds of golf than anybody in history.
Anyone else think 13:25 is a bad hit? Also, it's comforting to listen to Melling, one of the best ball potters in pool, talk about how he feels like he's going to miss every shot. And knowing of course that he will snap out of it soon enough. I didn't realize that top players go through that too.
@@330devans Of course there is luck in every game but in snooker not so much. The balls are rarely (if ever) smashed all over the table in snooker. In pool, the run of the balls is pure chance, the game is based on hope.
@@Shytot-1 not in certain disciplines of American pool. I prefer playing 14.1 straight pool. Which is a called ball and pocket game. If you miss the called object ball and it rolls into a different pocket it isn’t counted and is put back on the table at the spot or nearest position from behind the spot. In snooker if your on a red or designated color and miss that ball into the intended pocket and goes in a different one, it counts. Also to straight pools opening break is played very similar to snookers opening break. There’s instances where you have to go into a pack or cluster of balls in order to continue your run. This is very similar to going into the reds and opening them up. Everyone that talks about pool only thinks of 9 or 8ball. 14.1 is the more comparable game and has a lot less luck than 9ball. I could guarantee if you take a snooker player that hasn’t played 14.1 straight pool and played a race to 150 points on a 9foot or better 10foot table with 4 inch pockets they would have a tough time and respect that game over the popular game of 9ball. Also don’t get me wrong I love snooker, watch it all the time, and respect its difficulty. I wish I had easier access to a proper snooker table.
it's absolute crap the margin of error they have - come and play in a pub in Scotland where you need to be right in the pocket or you miss and see how they get on...
Earl has played in Chinese 8ball tournaments as well as other pros. They play on the tables given to them. Not all tables have forgiving pockets. To me the game of 9ball isn’t the best game. I’d say come play on a regulation 9 foot American table with 4inch pockets playing 14.1 straight pool at a race to 150 and see how you do. Tight pockets aren’t the only aspect of pool and it’s not some unattainable skill that only European players can do.
*THUMBNAIL PHOTO CAN SEE HOW SLIM EARLS SHAFT IS. RIGHT TO THE JOINT SHAFT TAPERS DOWN. PINK WRAP INCREASES DIAMETER* WEARING PINK, POSSIBLY FOR BREAST CANCER MONTH?
After the Dutch helped fund and orchestrate EuroMaidan ..? And are so eager to prolong an unwinnable war I just HATE these people. Add to that the generally poor commentary (assessment of the actual problems and difficulty) and I find them painful.
Cara desculpa odeio mentira taco que VC falo que vale 11 mil reais. Pesquisei custa 480 euros não chega neim 3 mil reais mais mole pra efeito mais duro pra seguir legal explicação VC falo que tem taco snooker que bom joga pool snooker usa solar de vibra. Pool sola laminado. Fora outras coisas muda VC falo falo. E não explico nada sobre taco. Peso. Nível shaft peso. Shaft peso do capo. Que modelo peso que usa. Fora outras coisas. VC só falo mais desenho VC tem certeza que entendi do assunto
@ulasyildiz Well he is consider to be the greatest 9 baller of all time and he is number six in the world all time rank so he is up there. Not saying he is the GOAT of pool, that'll be for sure Efren Reyes but Earl is not out of the conversation.
@@noisypr6048 EARL HAS BEEN PLAYING TOURNAMENTS AND WINNING TOURNAMENTS IN THE USA BEFORE EFREN STEPPED ON U.S. SOIL. SO HOW DOES THAT MAKE EFREN SUPERSEDE EARL AS THE ALL TIME GOAT. MIKE SIGEL IS THE MOST WINNING PLAYER OF ALL TIME. PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY GO EFEREN WITHOUT KNOWING ALL THE TRUE PLAYERS OF THE INDUSTRY AND HISTORY. EFREN NEVER WON 5 US OPENS.
@@ulasyildiz Earl won 5 US Opens. Only SVB matched that. No One else came close and no one superseded. And has won over 100 titles. He has won more titles, age for age, than any of the current players.
*UNINTERESTED ATTITUDE IS ANNOYING? HE IS PLAYING POOL AND YOUR WATCHING A VIDEO, WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING SHAW TO DO?* AS SOON AS A PLAYER SHOWS EMOTION YOU FOLKS TALK SMACK, WHEN A PERSON IS QUIET, HE BECOMES ANNOYING. FICKLE LITTLE GIRLS.
Fun Fact: When earl strickland won his first major championshp shaw didn't exist yet. Legend.
Fun Fact: I lost my first game before Shaw was born ;)
I have two kids older than Strickland.
@@ngc-fo5teare you a vampire 😮
@@ngc-fo5te you're an 80 year old commenting on RUclips? Man times have changed...
@@JonHop1 86 this July.
Shocked to see Strickland still playing, absolute fossil, legendary he’s still potting them like the best
And he doesn't waste time on walking around the table and thinking and rethinking and looking at balls and looking again... as Filler or Gorst.
That's because the fossil dosent have that kind of time anymore.
@@aaronakaspanky still way better than watching any of these new guys. bunch of damn robots.
Nice to see Earl isn’t as easily bothered these days. He’s definitely been working on it
Obviously you don't know him..
The only reason he's quite is because there is no audience there.!!
He is more chilled, but as a bloke and talking away from cameras seems to be alright. Nice to see them having a chat about the game afterwards, esp since past interactions.
@@nuntana2agreed, seems to have become content with unlucky roll of the ball
He's old now, he knows he isn't competitive anymore with the younger guys. He just happy to be there still playing and getting a payday
He does elderly onlyfans now.
Earl the Pearl still kicking butt! I love seeing that. What a master.
love to see strickland and reyes play. none of this taking so much time looking at every freaking shot angles.
Whats wrong with taking people time to think? That's what the time is for
Ok then, watch players take an hour between shots and then you might get his point.
@@dashtv4964it kills the viewing pleasure for anyone watching. Same reason the mlb implemented pitch clocks
@@Xsplot Sure, if you can find me a match with a one hour shot clock.
if not read what i actually said - ''That's what the time is for." Read the context please.
@@Xsplotthat's why they have a shot clock, in the league I played in the last 2 years it was 2 minutes, and you got 2 timeouts per game, which were basically a 2 minute extension with coaching. Most of the better players didn't use timeouts even when they were snookered. Because at the level some of us were at nothing anybody said was going to make us do something different. You want to talk about games taking forever watching the lower ranked players go at it with all the lucky snookers and lucky safties 1 frame could last 20-40 minutes. But we only played one frame per match basically every match was a team round best of 13. Playoffs was race to 7. It was a fun time, but i don't ever want to watch 2 bad players duke it out in a who can miss the most shots.
One of the commentators sounds exactly like Bas Reuten
At least the have extra toilet paper at taco bell, i get the runs alot.
Who the hell is that?
The best 9 ball player of my time. The pearl
Strickland is so charismatic that even just a thumbnail of him is fascinating to look at. Quite a guy.
🌈
He is a poor loser, and therefore an A-hole.
lol
Sounds GeH😂
Please show more replays. I just can't get enough.
earl looked great
Love to see Earl compete. Good game J. Shaw. Earl I think when they say "Standing on shoulders of giants" I know they are referring to you. Love your will Earl
Gosh Earls play and stroke are just beautiful.
Wel done Mr Shaw against thre great Mr Strickland 👍🎱
I feel ya @chrismelling! hard to get out of your own head to be able to shoot to your true ability when you get there...
I know right, but talkin crap about himself like that sure isn't gonna help. I hope he snaps out of it and brings back the magic.
@@desip66 definitely doesnt help... hard to get out of that headspace though.. I hate when i shoot poorly and people said i shot well cause i won. No, I won because the other player didnt shoot well enough to beat my subpar playing for that match. If I know I should run racks and I'm having to get at the table 2-3 times to do it due to poor positional/speed play, then I'm not shooting well no matter the outcome.
We'll always love you Earl. You're still one of the GOATs
but got destroyed ahah, not a goat
Melling's struggle just might be the last obstacle before winning a major tournament. Best of luck Chris!
I saw Earl Strickland and I clicked on!🤘
Well, yeah.. So? Doesn't everybody? 😉👍
@@johnstorton They should!🤘😁
Earl has a passion for pool 🎱 his body wants to give up but his heart ❤ says no I got this
18:34 "I just can't beat you Jayson" XD
Did not notice until your comment. Good one!!!
It was like a repeat of the mosconi.
When Earl has nobody to talk to, he will talk to himself.
Doesn't Mike Sigel do that?
I like Jayson's cue extension. What is it called?
Hearing someone as great as chris melling talking about having a day of bad confidence causing him to second guess easy shots really shows how humble he is and is inspirational to an above avergae pool player like myself hoping to maybe one day be great.
friends forever
I played Earl a couple of times in the early 90's at Hard Times Billiards in So Cal. He was a complete jerk back then. Seems like he's still the same old Earl, treating people like crap. I was pretty good back then and beat the shorts off of him. Also got to play with Bustamonte, Reyes and a few other big names. Good memories.
@18:10 EARL ! YOU THE MAN ! GET 'EM
As a young newcomer to the sport, I've never understood why Earl had a fanbase, especially after only hearing about his bad side. But this game made me completely change my opinion about him. I gasped at least 3-4 times. What a player he can be when the stars align.
Legend earl❤❤❤
Wow these commentators really don't like Strickland do they!!!
Who remembers when these two almost fight back in the o
Not me what tournament
@@jakepete5831 2016 world tournament 10ball , earl wrong call
@@ramsesvega5066was it 10 ball, i thought it was straight pool?
Wheres the crowd?
And where would they sit? Around the table?
No sabía que Lionel escaloni también es juez de billar
This guy won the Akron Open, Vincent
Always good to see Earl get beat.
If I was this good, I wouldn't quit playing either. Just like golf. If I could hit that sweet spot every time, I'd never leave the golf course. Bernhard Langer is a prime example. Dude's played more rounds of golf than anybody in history.
My dad is 78 and has been playing golf for 63 years, every week at least 5 times... I bet you he played more 😂
@@sander5457 5 times a week for 63 yrs? That's 16380 rounds of golf. If that's true, I stand corrected. You're dad is now the all time leader.
Earl IS the GOAT!
No he not not even in top 50 stick to playing squash u trumpet
that really hurt my feelings! Please apologize and i you dont, i will make you sorry because I will then vote for Trump!@@John-v8q5k
@@John-v8q5kthere’s no need for such a mouth
Nice game jayson
Earl Strickland IS MY MAN
Earl the Pearl!!!!
Anyone else think 13:25 is a bad hit? Also, it's comforting to listen to Melling, one of the best ball potters in pool, talk about how he feels like he's going to miss every shot. And knowing of course that he will snap out of it soon enough. I didn't realize that top players go through that too.
2 ball hit first but risky shot. Somewhat smart to break up the possible 2 9 combo opportunity for Shaw
@@EG-vo1oi You are right. The overhead view shows it is clearly good. But still pretty close. Jayson asked the ref to be sure.
Its a good hit. Change the playback speed to 0.25 and you will see its pretty clear.
I thought this was a foul at 13:44 but frame by frame the cue was coming back towards Earl at first
Good hit, if u playback at 0.25 speed its very clear
strickland got robbed on a couple great shots man. good match tho
Earl is my hero
try to set your sights a little higher hsahahahahaga like saying booog Powell is your hero.
Last frame green ball top corner the ball hits the cushion 8” away and still goes in 😂🤦🏻♂️
Thanks 😊
Put some respect on Earl’s name!!!!
Time for earl to get Velcro sneakers 😂
hahahahahahahahahahahagachucklhahahahchucklehahagahaha
did they not have a big argument before?
We need E & E reunion match
Efren needs a shoulder replacement. He can't raise it anymore. He's still going strong, though.
why do they use that diamond? takes him ages to build the balls then he has to remove it after the break. why not use the traditional one?
Makes for a tighter rack. Also makes it harder to pot the 9 ball
@@EG-vo1oithanks 👍🏽
Earl is the ronnie of pool. Real finesse
Looks like a 7 foot table?
Man, you guys are little harsh on old Earl!
Is Strickland having trouble seeing long distance? He cost him self that match for sure.
Yikes! Looks like Earl is developing a serious Budwiser tumor....😅
Was actually worse a couple years ago
shaw too
Impossible to miss a ball on them tables. Basically if you don’t dish or get a ball in off the break you will lose.
Those are 4 inch pockets on those tables. It’s very possible to miss
It’s time for Shaw to think about getting a training bra…
He gained a bit of weight, he got a doughnut popping out of his mid section.
Jayson better now. Earl out of prime.
Good start but bad luck caught Earl.
Wow the squirrel can still play
Great job lefty kicking hiss butt. I like most don’t care for Earl at all. It’s nice to see someone walk right through him.
Aloha from TN,
Scotty B
what a shite comment
You can ignore the guy signing his RUclips comments Earl
Don't know to route for they are both hot heads .
😂
EVERY TIME THAT OLD MAN LOSE ALL MY PROBLEMS ARE WASHED AWAY FOR A MINUTE
There is too much luck involved in this game to take it seriously. How can the ball touch the side rail and still go in the pocket?
In 9ball. Not in other games.
@@330devans Not in Snooker I agree.
@@Shytot-1 oh hell yes there’s luck in snooker!
@@330devans Of course there is luck in every game but in snooker not so much. The balls are rarely (if ever) smashed all over the table in snooker. In pool, the run of the balls is pure chance, the game is based on hope.
@@Shytot-1 not in certain disciplines of American pool. I prefer playing 14.1 straight pool. Which is a called ball and pocket game. If you miss the called object ball and it rolls into a different pocket it isn’t counted and is put back on the table at the spot or nearest position from behind the spot. In snooker if your on a red or designated color and miss that ball into the intended pocket and goes in a different one, it counts. Also to straight pools opening break is played very similar to snookers opening break. There’s instances where you have to go into a pack or cluster of balls in order to continue your run. This is very similar to going into the reds and opening them up. Everyone that talks about pool only thinks of 9 or 8ball. 14.1 is the more comparable game and has a lot less luck than 9ball. I could guarantee if you take a snooker player that hasn’t played 14.1 straight pool and played a race to 150 points on a 9foot or better 10foot table with 4 inch pockets they would have a tough time and respect that game over the popular game of 9ball. Also don’t get me wrong I love snooker, watch it all the time, and respect its difficulty. I wish I had easier access to a proper snooker table.
What is this announcers accent
NO HUG?
Looks fixed on 5th frame
never liked strickland so pleased with this result!
Wow. @6:41 That pink had no right to go in after hitting the rail that far from the pocket. How big are these pockets?
Yeah ikr , just look at the shot at 24:00 , it was off by miles but still went in.
I didnt know Shaw and Melling are dating.
STEPHEN LEE
Strickland used to be a great player
it's absolute crap the margin of error they have - come and play in a pub in Scotland where you need to be right in the pocket or you miss and see how they get on...
Earl has played in Chinese 8ball tournaments as well as other pros. They play on the tables given to them. Not all tables have forgiving pockets. To me the game of 9ball isn’t the best game. I’d say come play on a regulation 9 foot American table with 4inch pockets playing 14.1 straight pool at a race to 150 and see how you do. Tight pockets aren’t the only aspect of pool and it’s not some unattainable skill that only European players can do.
J Shaw bravo ....Earl bye bye
*THUMBNAIL PHOTO CAN SEE HOW SLIM EARLS SHAFT IS. RIGHT TO THE JOINT SHAFT TAPERS DOWN. PINK WRAP INCREASES DIAMETER*
WEARING PINK, POSSIBLY FOR BREAST CANCER MONTH?
YOU DON'T NEED TO YELL
Shaft?
EARL THE DOG HE'S A SHELL OF WHAT HE USED TO BE
I wonder how much Earl got paid to tank that shot in the end of the 4th rack, or was it the fifth?
Such a sterile atmosphere. Needs an audience.
Shaw is one guy i just dont care for.
Strickland has no class! He's a loser! Go look at his reaction after losing to Seo.....
9 ball is for children. Straight pool is for champions.
The game of champions!
No dance now? 😂
After the Dutch helped fund and orchestrate EuroMaidan ..? And are so eager to prolong an unwinnable war I just HATE these people. Add to that the generally poor commentary (assessment of the actual problems and difficulty) and I find them painful.
Shaw looking like 🍄
What's better than watching Earl lose 5-2? Watching Earl the Girl lose 5-0.
Can’t stand Strickland.
Cara desculpa odeio mentira taco que VC falo que vale 11 mil reais. Pesquisei custa 480 euros não chega neim 3 mil reais mais mole pra efeito mais duro pra seguir legal explicação VC falo que tem taco snooker que bom joga pool snooker usa solar de vibra. Pool sola laminado. Fora outras coisas muda VC falo falo. E não explico nada sobre taco. Peso. Nível shaft peso. Shaft peso do capo. Que modelo peso que usa. Fora outras coisas. VC só falo mais desenho VC tem certeza que entendi do assunto
Strickland is the worst sport in the game. Wouldn’t use any product he endorses.
Can't deny that he is very toxic and arrogant but you can't also deny he is one of the best Pool players to step up to the table.
He is good not the best and the worst part is he acts like he is the best, which makes him a bad player.
@ulasyildiz Well he is consider to be the greatest 9 baller of all time and he is number six in the world all time rank so he is up there. Not saying he is the GOAT of pool, that'll be for sure Efren Reyes but Earl is not out of the conversation.
@@noisypr6048 EARL HAS BEEN PLAYING TOURNAMENTS AND WINNING TOURNAMENTS IN THE USA BEFORE EFREN STEPPED ON U.S. SOIL. SO HOW DOES THAT MAKE EFREN SUPERSEDE EARL AS THE ALL TIME GOAT. MIKE SIGEL IS THE MOST WINNING PLAYER OF ALL TIME. PEOPLE AUTOMATICALLY GO EFEREN WITHOUT KNOWING ALL THE TRUE PLAYERS OF THE INDUSTRY AND HISTORY.
EFREN NEVER WON 5 US OPENS.
@@ulasyildiz Earl won 5 US Opens. Only SVB matched that. No One else came close and no one superseded. And has won over 100 titles. He has won more titles, age for age, than any of the current players.
Jason Shaws uninterested attitude is irritating
Why should he care, just another mid player buffed in USA, easy win for him
Keep crying bud
-From a fellow American 🇺🇸
Because they have beef between each other before Hahahahha
*UNINTERESTED ATTITUDE IS ANNOYING? HE IS PLAYING POOL AND YOUR WATCHING A VIDEO, WHAT ARE YOU EXPECTING SHAW TO DO?*
AS SOON AS A PLAYER SHOWS EMOTION YOU FOLKS TALK SMACK, WHEN A PERSON IS QUIET, HE BECOMES ANNOYING.
FICKLE LITTLE GIRLS.
Jayson*
He hasnt won shit either...
yet when the Chinese girl beat Earl he insulted her after she won
I love watching Strickland lose
The dutch guy talks too much