The controversial rack! ▸ Mika Immonen vs Jeffrey De Luna 

That's exactly what happened. The Ref got scared. HE was watching the game as he is REQUIRED to do but unbelievably he favored (or got scared with Mika). That Referee MUST be suspended or kicked out.

ref didn't call a foul, but a loss of turn. Two very different things.

@@AngrierGorilla either way he reversed it when mika threw a tantrum… so still a shit ref

@@chriswarren9857 agreed, just making a clarification, beacuse in pool hall I always have to explain to newbies that in 8-ball and 10-ball it's not a foul when you make undeclared balls. I think it's a common misunderstanding.

@@AngrierGorilla yes I understand that rule as i prefer 10 ball than 9 ball. The game should take it further for poor sportsmanship and ill behavior by adding extra 2 games for the penalized player and a foul. The problem with pool is not the game but the poor ambassador’s of the game

I'm with you there. It seemed like Mika was the aggressor here, and was totally out of line, and is known for this type of behavior already. But so many players seem to be on his side. Is there something about De Luna that we don't know?? Seems odd. He always seems to be a nice and courteous player. Confusing situation this...

@@diathekedriven Yeah exactly, I expected other players to stay away from it but have seen a lot of support for Mika, even though he is known for this sort of stuff......very confused.

@@Chuckle_Sauce exactly. There’s something odd here to me. Especially given Mika’s reputation for being rude and hotheaded. One guy commented on another post saying he was totally justified and should have thrown a piece of chalk at that “weasel”. Those are pretty harsh words for Jeff responding to a ref’s call. Mika’s mannerisms seemed to be much more aggressive than was called for. Vitriolic even…

Ref said he mouthed 9-ball. But is there a camera from the other side of the table?

whatever. how about i come over with a couple of cops and take some money out of your wallet while they stand right there and pretend i'm not doing it. i'm sure you'd be the epitome of poise and decorum.

This isn’t the first shady tactic Jeff has attempted and his shade is well known . See how that works both ways ?

@@aarbar6615curious…. Where was Luna’s shade？

Neither did I. But every player has to abide by the same set of rules.

Every shot need to be called. Thats obviously for the nine ball but Mike need to tell it where to pocket it.

Yes, it just proves the stupidity of call-shots format.

believe me when something this absurd happens to you,and it did to me in the past,your voice gets loud when tards try to take a spot/game from you because of a grey zone in a stupid ruling for bad players and amateur.

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ODUH1SO8z7Q.html Steve Davis : You can't talk to a player. (next moment) Commentator : Strickland creates the situation for himself.

Okay but was it the same ref? If not then it doesn’t matter.

Hearing he sharks a lot of people. Many pros don’t like him from what I hear. 🤷🏽‍♂️ one of my favourite players

Mika should be sanctioned for that unprofessional behavior.

exactly!! De Luna just reacted when he heard the ref called foul and he was hitting on De Luna when in fact De Luna did nothing

Mika was already pissed at DeLuna from earlier in the match refusing to go to his chair when it was Mikas turn at the table

Unfortunately you can hear the conversation that happened outside of the mic range. De Luna was the bad sport here.

Well said

But being a hothead, being cheated from the turn almost, only to have him standing after reversing the decision is just why he reacted that way.

But deluna is a gentleman, so he will shake hands

@@arpeemac You think what deluna just did is gentlemanlike?

Agreed. Mika could have kept his mouth shut and just shot the ball. But Jeff played a part in this too and Mika Was the one shooting and trying to keep his concentration.

Deluna literally was talking to mika while sitting down. Mika was tired of his mouth lmao

Right. Melting Iceman.

This is not the refs fault. *The responsibility was on Mika only.* Rules were explained at the beginnng of this tournament. It is the player's responsibility to ensure the Ref heard his intentions. *No problems with 127 other players - Only Mika.* Then he verbally assuaults his opponent. This would not have went like this in a regular pool hall!

Geraldo being Geraldo.

@@kelvikelv5322 yeah ur right i agree rules is rules and it should be implemented in the game no matter whats the situation is. it should be followed at all times ... i think theres nothing wrong with the ref.. he definitely call it right. its mika's fault not aware of calling his nxt shot even it was a clear shot he should call his shot to be recognize by the official or ref .. and worst his really insulting his opponent that was no bad intentions at all but to stand what is on the floor going on . he must be thsnkfull his opponent was not being so rude as him...👍💯% +

@@kelvikelv5322 I understand where your point lies.. but, in any situation where there is a foul, the deciding factor is the ruling of the ref. Which ultimately lies on ensuring the ref is aware of Mika’s actions: And yes, that includes following the same rules the other 163 players followed. Enforcing the rule means that the intention of the ref is assumed that they were fully aware of what is and isn’t called, and when.

Also.. I think Mika handled it terribly. And yes, he has a history of doing that. Even still.. the ref is there to ensure that the rules are enforced as truthfully and accurately as possible. Sharks will shark. The ref is chosen to be the enforcing factor to ensure that doesn’t happen.

you will smell like one when you behave like that in the philippines.. i bet

I saw no evidence that De Luna was "amped up". Mika kept eyeballing him and making unnecessary comments. Mika disgraced himself!

Deluna is one of those people who complains when his opponent doesn't call a straight in 10 ball to finish 😂. Weaponizing the rules. His intention to shoot the combo was clear. Just sharking Mika and he deserved to get it rubbed in his face

@@Itsmetheguy7 Yeah I didn't at all like the way Jeff carried it on afterwards, still trying to claim Mika called the 5 after the ref finalised the call and throwing his ego around afterwards. If anything he came across worse to me, Mika was justified in being outraged even if he did act a dick about it but Jeff did absolutely nothing except make the situation worse ant continued to antagonise after the situation should have been over with.

Usually the line of what shots need to be called or not is whether you can direct pot the lowest numbered ball on the table and whether the pocket it'll be going in is the only pocket the ball can be potted without hitting any rails or other numbered ball. As Mika wasn't trying to pot the 5 (lowest numbered ball) and not trying to pot the 5 directly into the corner pocket(the only pocket available without hitting other numbered balls or rails), he has to call the shot. Therefore it would be Mika's fault if he didn't call the 9 ball in the side pocket. If some obvious combo is considered "obvious shot", it would've been a bigger controversy cuz De Luna could claimed that it wasn't a direct pot of 5 ball hence not a straight forward shot while Mika thought that it was a straight forward shot as 5-9 combo is already lined up. And the referees would be in a tough spot as referee shouldn't be the one who decides the match and rather they're just there to make sure players are following the rules and treat both players equally. Yes I know this is "dirty" or unsportsmanlike but this is what could happened and what's needed to be avoid.

@@anferneeleung694 Even the announcer who isn't anywhere near a professional called the shot and knew what pocket it was going in. De Luna is dirty and that's a fact! He can't beat him straight up so he had to try something like this.

All combos and banks have to be called no matter how obvious. Average 10 ball players know this.

Nine ball was not the object ball. Object ball means the ball in which the cue ball should have made the first contact. It was a combination shot. Therefore, Mika the Bully, should have called "Nine ball side pocket."

The rule is calling the pocket eventhough it's stupid

bro right!!! hahah

Efren comes to mind.

Listen at 0:08, Mika says "5 combo". Whether or not that's considered a legal pocket call is a different discussion.

seem like the only one heard 5=9 was the commentary , Mika sound softly on the call was not Noticeable, but every call was after the drama

@@bosox-pk9jp Listened to it with headphones. Could not hear it. Mika also said that he said "9-ball" not "5 combo."

​@@davidhunternyc1 I'm not sure what to tell you then. I also listened with headphones and he says "5 combo". It's not nearly as audible as the commentary that immediately proceeds it but that's what he said. If he said anything about the 9 after that, the commentary would drown it out and we would not be able to hear it. Nothing in this clip has him saying 9 audibly.

Rules book are written for losers especially these called shot rules.

I mean De Luna.

Maybe use common sense and your ears a little bit.

@@littlethingsmatter2729 What can you say about other comments. Maybe you should use your eyes.

what? Mika called the 9 literally we have footage from the angle that shows it. No the ref corrected his mistake

0:09 you literally hear him say 9 ball. Please stfu

Exactly. And there's no room for barking at your opponent and trying to intimidate them...

Mika's reaction is completely justified. He called it and that little weasel tried to scam him out of his shot. He should've thrown a piece of chalk at him. lol

@@spartanical I thought the ref made the call and Jeff responded to that. Hard to be a weasel if the ref calls something and you go with that…

@@diathekedriven when the ref reversed his call and acknowledged that the 9 ball was declared, the little weasel stood up still to contest that reversal. and this was after he had also been insisting the 9 ball wasn't called all along.

@@spartanical I think he protested mika shouting at him

just move the table. that place already a boxing ring

Yes bring it to octagon now

"Push for it?" He did that AFTER Mika screamed at him. And he has every right to talk to the ref, to push for whatever as long as it is done respectfully. What players don't have the right to do is scream at their opponents.

Let him try and face whole Filipino's wrath :)

Mika don’t have the balls 🤣🤣🤣

Maybe right now DeLuna would win but Mica in his prime would destroy him Mika was Unreal in his prime.

Imagine if he missed?!?!

De luna didnt call it… ref called it

Is why I always tune in on a Mika match! Guaranteed fireworks show!

I thought that too, but Jeff was just reacting to the ref's call it seems. That's perfectly normal...

Normal excited reaction of someone who waits for his opponent to make a mistake.

He’s the worst example of a professional and a complete embarrassment

Deluna was being a bad sportman. He was obviously going for the 9-ball, stuff like this is ruining the integrity of the sport.

Dude: Deluna hustled here knowing it was over. He sharked Mika, and Mika won't take any shit. Good on Mika!

@@JCBeAtS1000 re watch the match. This is incorrect

@@JCBeAtS1000 you must be blind and deaf

I think he done that to escalate the situation

Ka hambog na mn ni Mika, unsportsmanlike nmn gnawa nya, pangiinsulto yung gnawa nya dapat merong consequence

How? Mika was throwing obvious tantrums in his little man chair the ENTIRE MATCH. Deluna never once reacted until the ref made the correct call. Jeff jumped up as anyone would. Ref got scared and lied saying he mouthed the shot. Obvious from where the ref stood wasn’t a thing. A combo needs at the minimum a cue pointing to the intended pocket. Haters 🤦🏻‍♀️

@@robinparker292 stupid I’m talking about the first few games of the match.

@@robinparker292 in his ‘little man chair’? You’re a weirdo.

after the ref made the decision and rescinded his initial call, Jeff was just sitting down, but then Mika started shouting at his face 😅 that's when Jeff stood back up to ask for clarification. not sure why the officials didnt just show the players the footage they were looking at to settle the disagreement. The ref sucks.

​@@ramensospicy2992 exactly why not show the player and the viewer if he really said it or not.

@@edwinhocson3878 doesnt matter if he said/point the pocket/not said he played the fking combo and made it,end of discussion with this stupid rules for loser and opportunists

Fue un mal entendido sguido por falta de profesionalismo de parte de todos, la reglas comunes de estos torneos es que si vas a tirar a una bola indirecta, ya sea de rebote, de carambola o de combinacion el jugador en turno debe anunciar la bola que intenta meter, en esta caso Imonen(azul) tiro la combinacion 5-9 pero el referi no escucho con claridad y marco foul, Immonen inmediatamente lo nego diciendo que anuncio la bola 9, aqui es cuando De Luna(rojo), que al parecer tampoco lo escucho haber anunciado la bola 9, le pidio al referi que sostubiera el foul a lo que el referi decidio revisar el video para saber si la bola 9 fue anunciada o no. Despues de revisar el video el referi sedio el tiro a Immonen ya que si anuncio la bola 9. Aqui es cuando las cosas se salieron de control por que Immonen le grito a De Luna y este se enojo tratando de revertir la decision del referi y se hizieron de palabras. La verdad fue falta de profesionalismo de todos aqui, Immonen debio haber mantenido la calma y pedirque se revisara el video, De Luna se quizo aprobechar de la situacion ya que si el tiro no era legal tenia la oportunidad de acabar con esa mesa y potencial mente la que sigue ganando la partida, igualmente que en pool profesional es de honor darle el beneficio de la duda a tu contrincante, en esta caso De Luna se debio quedar callado y esperar que el referi revisara el video y tomara la decision en vez de atacar al otro jugador, y el referi por último, y el mas importante ya que su trabajo es estar alerta de todos los movimientos de los jugadores en esta caso Immonen anuncio la bola 9 pero debido al ruido y la falta de atencion del referi este no lo escucho y empezo todo el problema.

@@yserdm gracias Luis, ahora sí me quedó claro.

haha, you see De Luna legs??....he's got no power! Well, no fighting power that is lol.

@@mikea5205 I’ll bet 2 grand for De Luna all day. 💪💪🤑🤑

@@ervintoledo7483 - I'll take that bet all day long. Philipinos are small and weak. Awesome pool players though.

@@mikea5205 People there don’t afraid to die that’s why Spain, Japan and America did not successfully colonize that tiny country. But going back to Mika and De Luna doing MMA fight, I still stick to root for De Luna and I’ll bet my tax refund on him all day and night.

Whats the rule? Than you play 9 ball

Luck should be minimized, but here the shot was obvious.

@@michaeltrumph121 luck should be maximized. That makes stuff interesting.

@@MrSkinkarde Nope..Luck is not ok.

there's a shot clock so they get up out of their seats quickly

@@ramensospicy2992 ah good point!

Who cares... Bad calls happen. Refs/players are human and make mistakes. You can't expect perfection. The issue is Mika screaming at De Luna which is completely disrespectful and should not be tolerated by refs.

thing is even you dont hear it,but you should concentrate on the match so he should have heard it,but even if he didnt heard it the fking shot was made,no flukes involved,a perfect combo why would he lose his turn because of the stupid call shot rules that only bring controversial incident like that...any loser like De Luna who would get up and take the foul deserves a tango mano to mano.

​@@mikescorpio13 rules r rules in WHATEVER sports u play! W/out it, it wouldn't be called as a SPORT! get it?

@@kushilabisto3771 in normal sports they dont change rules from week to week...idiots are loving these rules...weak players love these rules....clueless amateur couch watcher love these rules....and i aint none of that compares to you

Ye you are so brave when there are 100 of you. Lets see how brave are you alone in the same situation that you described. Typical coward behavior... The scariest dude with his buddies and a wimp alone.