Last 8 ▸ Shane Van Boening vs Francisco Sanchez ▸ Predator WPA World 8-Ball Men's Championship 2023 

Even if he doesn't win it all, Shane is definitely the world's best 8 ball player.

These guys are such savages! I love SVB and Ferrari, two of my favorite players. Such methodical, technically accurate players. They truly make it look easy. Why be a shot maker when you can make all your shots easy. AWESOME! Of course, they are both shotmakers as well, but yep. So much to learn here. I wish them both MUCH success!

Were going to be in for one hell of a ride come mosconi cup time still think Europe is a slight favorite but SvB, Sky and now Gorst going to be fun to watch !

I'm becoming a huge fan of Daryl Peach's commentary. Very knowledgeable and easy to listen to.

Judging by the YT algorithm I'm going to assume every pool match involves SVB playing against someone.

No matter how they may talk! Shane does what he does best. DELIVER WHEN IT MATTERS

That 'no pocket' call by SVB in the 7th rack was genius! 43:15

44:50 or so. Brilliant! I didn't even know that was a thing. If you purposely don't call your ball and then you make it. It's your opponent's turn right where everything sits but it's not actually a foul so that was really brilliant because the four was tied up and he made Sanchez hit it and therefore free up Shane's ball for him with no penalty. Wow, just wow. If I understood that correctly.

Shane Van Boening the man

Never seen Shane play any better.

Between the massive skids, slug racks, and odd bounces off the cushions, the Predator equipment came out of this match looking REALLY questionable. I've only heard great things about it prior to this match but conditions here were clearly not ideal.

That was perfect play by Shane on the no pocket

Absolutely not embarrassing to have so many problems with equipment on such a big stage. Predator needs to do something about this.

This is very pleasant to see way to go svb

Here is a novel idea. The ref should use a cleaning rag to clean the cue ball. He keeps using the gloves that he racks all the other dirty balls with. These glovesl progressively.pick up dirt thru out the match.

Jumping up on the ball is definitely a thing. When you start coming up quickly it alters your mechanics, particularly your follow through and stroking motion. It also affects your bridge hand. It’s very subtle but it’s definitely a real thing

I love to see player breaks as harder as humanly posible!

well played Shane!

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why is this streaming so fuzzy it’s annoying

When SVB is on he’s on.

What time is the semifinal?

SVB played very well! FSR looked a bit out of sorts at times, not his normal consistency…

Sanchez needs to work on his pattern selection..

Too many commercials

Cuetec is about to come out with their own line of balls, so they asked Shane to have the ARCOS2 cleaned every other shot ;-)

Larger crowds around the main table(s) getting closer to the finals = more humidity in the air and probably causing the skids we saw in this match.

How does the best US player not make the poster?

Both players are shooting ok but you can't help feeling like there's so much variance on the break. There's going to be some randomness for sure but some of these racks look like they're not tight and half the balls hardly move move despite a square 20+ mph hit.

Feel bad for Sfr. Just stay there for like 7 racks and watch opponent clean the table time and time again. Svb just don’t miss!

I wish the commentators would stop saying they're jumping up on the shot, look closely and they're absolutely not.

Shane always looks so unimpressed from the chair, lol. It makes me laugh.

How many times they gonna clean the cue ball

Sup with the rave going on in the background?

Does this skid happen with other equipment then predator? How often does it happen with predator equipment?? This is the biggest stage, an match, how can imperfections in equipment that players on playing impact the outcome of even a single game? This is how these professionals make a living..

28:54 i havent seen this kind of shot for a long time..... call the pocket end executed . NO fluke

15:34 FSR did that in Do Khai style 🤣

FSR is/was just a flash in the pan... 😅

SVB❤❤❤❤ My forever favorite Even if I may be better than him in the future, he'll forever be my pool idol

Imagine shooting pool and you don’t get a shot

1.15:31 did anyone notice that FSR fouled by hitting the 3 first before scratching in the side?

I use a svb red stick .. I’m not mute but I love the stick and I’m a 7

What causes a skid? It looked like both players had a disappointed look like it was out of their control.

FSR struts after every shot.

Sancho doesn't know what hit him!

Loved this match , but I’m glad Shane missed with ball in hand just goes to show even pros miss shots like that shows there human

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3rd time watching this match.Shane and Cisco worth studying. My comment is about the “cling,skid,or whatever else they call it “ Just maybe they haven’t thought of this,but I’m sure they have by now. I’m just tired of hearing George T.talk about it. Down on the Gulf coast where the humidity and salt air is as thick as anywhere. At our regional tournaments,we tend to go overboard trying to reduce the ill effects of climate. We clean all the pool balls each evening in a machine that we put in the cleaning solvent by hand and then the wax by hand. One time the owner of the room,trying to help out, volunteered to clean the balls.He had never done it before. He put the wrong amount of wax in on the final cycle. Next day,Tournament restarts, and soon players are complaining about “skids”. We were trying everything we could think of, rebrushing the tables, changing the Chalk, turning the A/C down till everyone was shivering. Finally one player,I think it was Jeremy Jones, said “these balls don’t feel right, as he was racking. Another player,Gabe Owen,picked up a ball and declared “ these balls have too much wax on them “. Well, we grabbed 12 racks of old dirty balls and proceeded with the tournament, adding the new Re cleaned balls as available. No more “skidding “. So this time it wasn’t dirty balls, but too much wax on very clean balls. The owner was super embarrassed. I’m not going to say who Won the tournament,except to say it was one of the ones I mentioned. The other one was second. So, well, maybe that’s Predator’s problem (?) adios

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41:25 i see whst you mean... The commentator is saying that what he did after his q-tip left the cue ball somehow affected the outcome of the shot which obviously can't be true. If you watch it in slow motion, you can see that he had already hit the cue ball. Then he saw that he had missed. Then he hopped up.

Most of these racks cannot be tight as the balls are barely spreading on the break despite both players clearly trying to hit them hard. This can only be down to the rack (the quality of the Predator rack I mean) or the rails. Don't see this happening frequently when different (better) equipment is used.

I can beat 🎱 all these guys! They call me the king 👑 I'm undefeated. 😁

Are the commentators sitting inside the ring? Why are they whispering? Speak up!

Cue ball jumping on contract will make the pot not fall no he miss the pot

Predator equipment causing this match to be a challenge again. They really should just stick to cues and accessories.

The amount of dry breaks at this level is surprising

Way too many ads

43:35 Would someone explain to me what happened here? He, Shane, put the ball that belonged to him but then the rival played

I wonder in the rules is there no second ball break? I haven’t seen anyone break like that I’m just wondering

@ 43:38 min, that was a chess shot🔥 Beautifully played SVB🤙

The ref has done so much ball cleaning, he could open a salon..

Wow that shot of FSR at 28:58 reminds me of PRIME EFREN REYES SHOTS. Those shots are the shots that ROTATION PLAYERS usually shoots. Who know the ROTATION POOL GAME in here?

Bien por Shane le bajaron los humos a FSR no niego juega muy bien pero, una dosis de humildad le falta.

Shane is taking the other players to school

Why Sanchez Ruiz elected to go solids in the 8th rack is beyond me

Shane has lots of troubles to break the 8 balls game tours by using the side reels. He needs to use the middle to break the balls, so it will give him the better breaks to have more chances to run the games.

Can you do a push out in 8 ball?

If predator series had decent announcers it would be right up there with matchroom. George absolutely ruins it for me.

Who is Francisco Sanchez never heard of her…

Calling “No Pocket” But Make A Ball In A Pocket Is Beyond Me….

@ 1:16:35 does anyone else think that was a double kiss from shane? It even sounds like it to me.

It’s George again: He’s reading right off Wikipedia, and gets it wrong.Shane’s first US Open. He said 2011. It was 2007,which he eventually figured out. Are you up to your standard “ over 50% Wrong “ yet? You aught to be quiet as you can, then read the sponsors between racks.

Perhaps the player shouldn’t be allowed to jump on top of the table and start dancing when they win?

I wish they could do something about the horrific annoying background music.

How is it even possible for an experienced player to make this comment at 24:10, "It doesn't matter what the format is, the better player will still win." That is one of the most ludicrous statements an experienced pool player has ever made. It is much truer in many other sports or games, but certainly not pool. I wish I knew who it was that made that comment.

wtf is with the techno soundtrack?

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I’ve just opened this match and have to hear George T. give his first “ flub” without a ball having been struck. Am I doomed to be subjected to his “flubs” for this whole match?😢

GAOT at it again if he wins this one I dont want to hear another GOAT discussion

*It’s not the FOG. Predator Cloth is made of recycled microwave popcorn bags. Plays kinda sketchy but it’s ecologically sound!*

Is that 80’s porn music playing during the match?!?

Man the skids are so bad. That “predator” cloth is junk. They just can’t seem to do anything right.

Shane missed a ball with ball in hand, lol.

FSR no more world #1😅😅😅

You’d think the commentators would be more professional and not be absolutely saliva dripping during the match. Couldn’t enjoy this because of that mouth noise over the mic. Next time have some self control and don’t eat until after the match

What's with the nondescript 70s porn jazz in the background? Annoying!

Donkey commentating man. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I don't know how these players can concentrate when this God awful crap for music is dronning on. Who in their right mind chooses this Rave background noise as music ??

Stupid music playing while shooting, don't like it