Earl STRICKLAND's 5th US OPEN 9-BALL TITLE - 2000 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (vs. Takeshi OKUMURA) 

Great to hear Earl speak to the crowd at the end. He has his wild moments (no excuses; he needs to check himself often), but the guy is human, he loves the game, and is a legend.

I miss this Earl Strickland, a ferocious competitor who loves the game of pool. I do not like comparing players from different eras but to this fan Earl Strickland is the undisputed best 9-Ball player in the history of the game.

Agree with other posters that I think this shows Earl’s human side, or the “real Earl.” Fearless aggressive competitor but above all loves and respects the game. This side of him is what he will be remembered for, IMO.

I never seen earl smile so much, usually he's sulking in his chair ,if he's having a bad day... Earl the pearl one of the greatest of any time

Wish there was videos of Earl's first and 2nd US Open wins, love the 80s videos

nick varner commentary is a treasure, what a great pool brain he has

Great match and commentating. I have always loved watching Earl play this game. His long bridge, accuracy, speed of play, intensity, and the way he spins the cue ball are five reasons I enjoy watching him. In his prime, I consider Efren to be the best overall professional pool player, but given a choice of any other professional, Earl has always been my pick for the most exciting player to watch. As an aside, Earl was marginally stronger than Efren in the game of nine-ball. Cheers

greatest pool player of all time , force to be reckoned with

This looks much better on my iPhone than on my vhs tape! Thanks

no one has played as good as earl for as long as earl. Almost 50 yrs as a top player and still going.

The Euro-bots do not understand why Sir Strickland is a national treasure; how about a kick-carom or a combine bank clean into the 5-hole? When he is aiming at the fried egg, do not be surprised when it comes-up juevos rancheros, what we call a breakfast of champions in the 9-footer race to 9 5 ahead world!

For those haters of the "Pearl" rack 15 is the reason why he is thee Best...!!! The kick shot on the 6 was insane

I watched this video years ago. Thank you Accu stats for having a remastered edition.

I used to just happen to play at Q-Masters once in awhile when I was stationed in Norfolk. I would always see Barry Behrman and his son working really hard. They didn't just stand around and watch his staff work. Once in awhile I'd see his son playing. That was the good ole times.

people can say what they want but Earl is probably the best 9 ball player ever....5 US Open 9 ball wins and 6 WPA World 9 ball Championships and is the only player to win the WPA World 9 ball Championship in 2 consecutive years says it all not to mention he ran 11 9 ball racks in a row and got screwed out of the the Million dollar prize for doing so even though it was supposed to be 10 racks in a row

He made some amazing shots to win this title he deserved it.

Wow that's one of his best games no one would have beat him he was on a rail

Earl..... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the Million man Pearl the GOAT

Earl in his prime...effortless pool

Say what you will, like him or dislike him, when he’s in stroke he’s almost unbeatable

In matches there's either no commentary, sub par commentary or good commentary. This is immortal.

Listening to Nick Varner is gold. The way he laughs at himself as he talks always makes me laugh, and what he says isn’t necessarily all that funny. Then there is the word “interesting”, pronounced: inner-resting

Earl STRICKLAND NAILED IT

Earl is a Genius no doubt about it 👍 the amount of times his opponent got lucky was frightening........

59:30 That worked out beautifully. What a tool.

1:01:30 The only person in the building that saw that shot was Earl. Wow.

Best ever.. Efren included

😉😯😉 ... I'LL BE WATCHING 😯😉😯 ... THANKS IN ADVANCE PAT FLEMMING AND ACCUSTATS !!! 🥳

Focused beast

They don’t call him The Pearl for nothing💪🎱

Earl: "Don't forget your towel, Takeshi."

Finally the Gene was out of the bottle.. Thanks for uploading...

Speech was as good as the match

a veces de afuera se ven que está fácil el juego pero por un error se pierde el juego y a veces por más que cuides el juego también se pierde ahí es donde se dice que es la suerte que tiene cada jugador

Pat Fleming, does video exist of Earl’s 1984 or 1987 US Open victories?

Great match !

53:46 nice one

Looking forward to this gem. Thanks for all the great vids!

Deep diving again. 👁️👁️ 3:09 into the video the commentators collectively said “uh” 25 times so far. At 7:07 the “uh” factor is off the charts. I suggest zero volume unless you wanna hear “uh” countless times.

Question for equipment geeks out there! What is the brand of Earl's Glove, I really like it's style.

Is the foot end of that table level? Watch the path of the 2 ball on the first break.

1:27:20... Corey Deuel

LEGEND 💪💪💪💪💪 5 TIMES

若かりし頃のストリックランドやば はやいうまいかっこいいの三拍子揃っとる

Hi, Accu-Stats Video Productions! Japanese pool fans are searching for "1994 World 9ball Championship final Takeshi Okumura vs Yasunari Itsuzaki " video. If you have the video, I'd like you to upload.

Thank you for this. Accu Stats can you upload US Open 2001 final Corey Deuel vs Mika Immonen ?

Sometimes it looks like Earl employs more cue ball antics than he needs to, but MAN, he pretty much ALWAYS gets it exactly where he needs to. An amazing player, especially back in his prime, as this demonstrates. If I tried that twice in a row it would be a DISASTER. I'm not too sure all the goofy nonsense he wears now on his left hand does anything for him, not physically, anyway...always makes me wonder if it isn't just more "antics". He's definitely even a mental giant at pool, though, so who knows, really? Never a dull moment with Earl, I will say that. "Require a big stroke" "I don't know if he can slide up" "If he has to draw out of there, Nick, it's gonna require ...) And he was jacked close to the rail for that draw. Don't know what others think, but if that isn't the DEFINITION of a shot where the likelihood of a miscue is high, I don't know what is. My guess is that thought was somewhere in his mind, as he KNEW he was playing it at draw extremes, goofy stroke angles, etc. Not only requires a big stroke, but a damned accurate one. Drop that tip just a millimeter too low on that awkward stroke and a miscue will be the outcome. Percentages, percentages, and not just on the pocketing side. Boy, it was a different Earl back then...near zero mouthing off, and just razor sharp concentration. A couple of those shots, especially that carom in the close corner on the 9 were just awesome. The one carom with the carom ball close to the spot and the 9 in that same corner that the other guy made was a hell of a shot, too.

1:27:29 isn't that a young Billy Thorpe....

That mark zuckerberg asking for picture with earl?!

@1:21:21 Earl #1

The look in Strickland eyes gives me the impression he’s on some heavy stimulants 😂, or a lot of coffee 😅

Okumura plays so slow and it irritates Earl so bad 😂

17:45 Why does okumura put a cloth over the pocket here?

My 2 favorite players all time in order Efren (effy) the magician Reyes and Earl the pearl Strickland. No players add up to these 2 guys. I like Shane too and Skylar they would be 3 and 4 number 5 is James Arañas in my book excellent player too. Honorable mention Dennis Orcullo(robocop) also Jason Shaw and Joshua Filler, Ko Pin Yi, and last Fedor Gorst. These guys to me are the top 10 cream of the crop players today

1:05:43 What??? lmao

I think uhh earl uhh uhh is uhh great uhh really uhh uhh great uhh!

That is a horribly slow gold crown he pounds of ball into the end rail barely makes it the back to the middle of the table 27:13

The only thing uglier than Okumura's stroke is that rug. I don't know how he got to this level, painful to watch.

奥村撞くの遅すぎ。今時じゃないね。

* ❤😯👍👍😯❤ THANK YOU SINCERELY FOR UPLOADING AND SHARING THIS VIDEO 📹 !! - I HONESTLY APPRECIATE IT !! - GOD BLESS 🙏 EVERYONE WHO HAS EVER POSITIVELY INFLUENCED AND AFFECTED THIS GREAT SPORT - IN ALL IT'S MANY FACETS - INCLUDING YOU MR. FLEMING !!!! - GOD BLESS THE WAR ... AND ALL THE LESSONS IT HAS IN STORE !! ❤😯👍👍😯❤ ... P.S. I CAN HONESTLY THINK OF NO OTHER SPORT THAT HAS A HALL OF FAME WHERE YOU COULD WALK INTO A ESTABLISHMENT ON ANY GIVEN DAY - THEN IF SO CHOOSE - PLAY AND / OR CONVERSE WITH APPROACHABLE WORLD CLASS HALL OF FAME PLAYERS - I HAVE HAD THAT EXPERIENCE AND PLEASURE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS - BUDDY HALL ... SHANNON DAULTON ... JOHNNY ARCHER - NICK VARNER ECT ... JUST TO NAME A FEW ... JUST LOOK AT ALL THE FANS AROUND EARL ... NO ARMED SECURITY GUARDS ... NO ROPES OR BARRIERS ... COREY JUST WALKED RIGHT UP AMONGST ALL THE OTHER FANS TO SHAKE HIS HAND AND CONGRATULATE EARL ... TO SEE EVERYONE AROUND EARL AND THE SMILE ON EARLS FACE ... AND YES EARL IS MOST LIKELY MANIC DEPRESSIVE ... I HAVE RAN TOURNAMENTS WHERE I HAVE SEEN IT AND PERSONALLY FELT HIS WRATH ... I HAVE SEEN THE ANGER UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL ... AND I AM NOT JOKING WHEN I SAY EARL AND A " CRITIC " IN THE CROWD GOT INTO IT HOT AND HEAVY AND THE " CRITIC " TOLD EARL TO STEP OUTSIDE TO FIGHT - AND HE WAS GOING TO BEAT EARLS A$$ 🤬 ... YET EARL LOVES THIS GREAT GAME / SPORT MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE ON GODS GREEN EARTH ... JUST LOOK AT THE INTENSITY AND SERIOUSNESS DURING HIS INTERVIEW AT THE END ... HE SWITCHES FROM SMILING AND LAUGHING AND BEING AT THE TOP OF MOUNT OLYMPUS TO ... BEING DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT HIS LOVE FOR THIS GAME AND VOWING TO GET THIS GAME MORE RESPECTED / APPRECIATED AND POSITIVE EXPOSURE WORLDWIDE ... GOD BLESS THE WAR ... AND ALL THE LESSONS IT HAS IN STORE !! - SO MOTE IT BE !!! *

あまりにもアウェーで見てるのがいたたまれない。実力の半分も発揮できなかったんじゃないかな。残念だ。

Never seen such worthless racking in my entire life. The 9 tracking towards the corner on almost all breaks. I think they made more combos on the 9 than regular shots.

Gusta más Earl por su humildad pero la perla creo que le ganó más veces a efren de lo que pensamos y fue demasiado tiempo el número 1 en usa que no es nada facil