Mosconi Cup teammates become rivals as Joshua Filler meets Eklent Kaci in the Last 64 of the 2022 European Open Pool Championship in Fulda, Germany #JoshuaFiller #EklentKaci #9Ball
@Matchroom Pool, thank you for posting this match. This one is like a pool masterclass, between the masterful play of the two players and Jeremy Jones' clear and illuminating commentary! Thank you! I do wish you would show the credits for the cameraman, commentators, etc. They deserve that, IMHO.
Please matchroom should put back the shot time clock,, Kaci was taking forever tooooo long to shot every single shot, it makes the game boring to watch
Match was a lot of fun to watch. Compliments to the commentators. Its good to listen to a few guys that understand the approach to an out and know how to describe it. Nicely done.
Filler trust what he sees and his mechanics, plays fearless, and that's what gives him an edge over other players on the tour. I'm still an SVB guy though. 😀
I want an Eklent Kaci channel where simply his time to shoot is made more watchable. Kinda like snooker does some of their longer matches. Each shot isn’t necessarily instant but it makes it so addicting to watch
i really don't like those racks. i don't think they should be used unless the conventional racks just can't get the balls to be tight. the templates should be a last resort, imo. either that, or it has to be mandatory that the rack be removed immediately after the break because they sure as hell can affect the roll of the ball and detrimentally affect the leave.
Joshua played a little careless position a few times. Especially towards the end, giving a game to Kaçi. He really should have paid for that. As much as I love Filler he didn’t deserve this match. Kaçi has that 5-9 combo 8 times out of 10, but missed it. Filler is great but it is funny how even when he plays worse than his opponents they don’t clutch and give him major wins. Ahh, just the way she goes boys.
Josh has barely squeaked by the entire tourney in some matches. Of course he can always dominate a match as well but I’m sure he is very thankful to still be in the tourney.
@matchroom It doesn't happen often that the balls hamper removal of the rack, but you could make yourself a simple tool that would mark the position of the "ball position marker" and move obstructions further away from the rack. This way the referee would have less problems like in the last rack when the 7 was on rim.
@@mastercheeks3017 - he was frustrated too, the way he threw his cues on the table at the end of the match. Then Josh screaming didn't help the situation either. Poor sportsmanship on Josh's end. This isn't basketball!
@@mikea5205 It is all about story telling. It gets medias there, it gets sponsors there.. At the end of the day it is what pays the bills for both of them. We demand this kind of emotions otherwise we would not be here. If anything Kaci should be banned for playing so extremely slow !!
@@jgallagher1359 - ehh either way Josh runs those out no problem. Not sure why he made the ref remove the rack. Kaci lost fair and square, he had his chances.
0:00 intro Please subscribe if you want more of this 09:22 Filler fluke on 2ball 15:45 Filler safety on 3ball 17:24 Filler rare miss 20:21 Filler bank on 7ball 33:34 Filler 2 rail kick escape 34:54 Kaci timing mistake 35:26 Kaci cut on 5ball 39:01 Kaci calm stroke on 2ball 42:26 Kaci simple safety forces Filler mistake 47:26 Kaci mistake on break 52:52 Kaci cut on 2 ball 54:01 Kaci mistake cost him a frame 1:09:57 Kaci draw for shape on 3ball 1:10:15 Kaci mistake cost him a frame 1:19:10 Filler breaks dry leading 6-5 1:23:03 Kaci played 2 rail on 7 for shape on 8ball 1:35:32 Filler positional mistake on 4ball 1:36:17 Filler 2 way shot and recovers 1:37:09 Filler cut on 9ball 1:38:36 Filler played 4 rail on 2 for shape on 3ball 1:39:50 Filler’s gift for Kaci 1:50:22 Hill Hill, Final frame
03:53 to hear Neffex there in the background. Respect. Strange that YT recommended this to me, prefer traditional pool. Though I does motivate me to increase my talent for it more.
Players are allowed too long a time before having to make a shot. Also, the format of allowing the winner of a rack to break the next rack is undesirable, for obvious reasons.
When kaci hit the 2 ball and left the cue behind the 4&9 ball, no rail was contacted by any ball, but no foul was called!! Josh should have had ball in hand; can anyone explain?
@@Isuc_at_poolgolf Defensing is the most boring way to win a game..i dont watch pool I AM POOL compares these kids to Earl Strickland in his prime and the way he ran around the table hungry to take the next shot....not deliberately keeping their opponent cold on the bench for 5 miutes each shots.9-Ball lost all their sponsors due to slow players and safety battle that go on forever.Watch Strickland vs Masse speed 9-ball no safety allowed this is spectacular compares to these somniferous match played these days. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-T7cxrLjvUjg.html
@@mikescorpio13 why does pool lose its popularity? Because modern kiddos like you thinks that safety battles are boring. The accuracy and power control is way harder than clearing the table, and it’s always a pleasure to see the pros getting out of difficult situations with good kicking skills. I don’t believe that when you play pool you don’t play safeties, that will only make you lose every single match.
In game 4 with the score 3-0 filler leading, josh breaks and sinks the 1 ball, he pushes out on the two and kaci makes him shoot the push; he does and makes a legal hit; kaci is shooting at the 2 ball and gently rolls the 2 towards the center of the table anlets the cue ball lockup close to the 7 ball, but no rail is contacted after the 2 was hit and no foul was called; forcing josh to kick at the 2 ball, wwhich he does! But he should have had bih with an easy win; instead kaci goes on to win the game and make the score 3-1! Hard to believe everyone involved missed an obvious no rail foul! Anyway josh still won the race to 9 match! Am i the only person who saw this; the officials need tosee a replay of this , so they understand what a no rail foul is; I think everyone including the commentators had a loss of attention moment at exactly the same time! Difficult to fathom, but, there it is; game 4 kaci playing safety on the 2 ball, no rail, not even close; he got away with one; the shooter knows: if it were golf he’d be penalized for not calling a foul foul on himself; maybe even disqualification or loss of match on the spot! Come on man! What do the rules say let’s put integrity back in the pool hall!!
It's painful to watch Kaci getting 5 and more times down on the shot, up again, down... He shouldn't be allowed to play anywhere without a shot clock. I'm glad Filler "killed" him.
Killed him? It was a 9-8, what are you talking about… Filler placed the cue ball well, its normal that he takes his time since there isn‘t any time limitations. Dont watch a 2h Video if you dont like it, you won’t be missed here anyways.
No foul, kaci got a rail with the CB after it hit the two ball, you have to watch closely; my bad! Disregard the comments where i rant about the no rail foul! I was wrong ; my apologies for any offense (actual or perceived)
They've moved where the rack is. It used to be that the one ball was on the spot, basically guaranteeing the wing ball would go in, now the 9 ball has been put on the spot. They've also changed where you can break from, before it was anywhere in the 'kitchen' (behind the line), but now it have to be in the box you see in the kitchen. Basically this makes it much harder to pot a ball on the break, so we will see much less break and runs for 5/6 racks
In the 4th game kaci played a safety shooting the 2 ball and failed to get a rail with any ball, but a foul was not called, kaci went on to win the game and make the score 3-1 in filler’s favor, but josh should have had ball in hand with with an easy path to make the score 4-0 in favor of josh. the foul is obvious, except, apparently, to everyone present at the table! Go watch game 4, filler in the lead 3-0, kaci plays safe on 2 ball, foul no rail, not called, kaci goes on to get first victory!
Painful viewing with the big bloke taking nearly 2 minutes over every shot. He's gets down for the shot then up again then down again then uo again et al. No fum watched that!
Ive said this above too, but they've moved where the rack is. It used to be that the one ball was on the spot, basically guaranteeing the wing ball would go in, now the 9 ball has been put on the spot. They've also changed where you can break from, before it was anywhere in the 'kitchen' (behind the line), but now it have to be in the box you see in the kitchen. Basically this makes it much harder to pot a ball on the break, so we will see much less break and runs for 5/6 racks
@@HDMcElwee Thanks. Ok, that is what I thought. Location of 9 ball, and location of break area. It sure did affect our dear SVB. He still made it to the final... :)
It was a last 64 match, and Filler celebrates victory like that? Come on. That's way OTT. Not much respect for your opponent shown when you shout and holler like he did. Bad form, imo.
THEY MUSTN'T MOVE EIGHT BALL IN CRITICAL SITUATION IN THE END OF MATCH AT 8;8 (WHEN ONLY EIGHT AND NINE BALL LEFT). MAYBE EIGHT BALL WASN'T PUT BACK ON SAME PLACE. KACI IS STOLEN.
