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don't forget Karl Boyes. A recent World 8 Ball Champion and several Mosconi Cup appearances.

I have a set of templates which show every possible dimensions for 9 foot pool tables. It covers pocket sizes both corner and middles, It shows you where the slate and fall of slate should be. You can make judgements on how you want your pockets to play. But surely the ideal scenario would be...

Imran is a highly respected player wherever the game is played. He has won several European events and dozens of UK Tour events. He was a member of the successful UK team (Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Daryl Peach, Mark Gray and Imran) which won the World Team Championship.. He has played at...

Of course they are. Buybacks are just a way of augmenting the entry fees and MR are giving players FREE buybacks (courtesy of their Double Elimination spots. When a player arrives at any Matchroom event they are given a detailed schedule of times, tables, opponents and every other detail of...

The main body of snooker rules have been maintained over many yrars. But there have been ocassional changes. which clarified existing rules. Among those are foul shots involving free balls where the cue ball (and sometimes other balls) are restored to former positions after a miss. The shoot...

All that means that there are (at least) two.

Guess again!

Very sad news today. One of the legends of the UK pool scene in the 90s Steve Knight has passed away at the age of 46. More details to follow.

I am sitting watching The UK Open on TV - Ronnie O'Sullivan playing youngster Jack Likowski and reigning World snooker champion Mark Williams playing Stephen Maguire on my laptop. In a couple of hours time I will watch today's play from the Mosconi Cup on YouTube on my tablet. Cuesports heaven!

Has the level of interest in the US Mosconi Cup team sunk so low that it attracts only 36 posters over 123 views.

One thing that the US don't want is SVB versus Kazakis. Alex is the man in form at the moment. Replacing Mario with the Greek has just lengthened USA's chances even further. I just cannot see Europe needing a fourth day now.

Beta Blockers had a brief but significant part to play back in the 80s, when more than a handful of professional snooker players were found to have been taken them on a regular basis. To understand why they were able to produce a performance enhancing effect is relatively simple. The drug is...

There is virtually no infrastructure in place in the UK that allows players to flourish in the way that generated six world champions. Daryl Peach, Karl Boyes, Darren Appleton, Mark Gray, Imran Majid and Chris Melling have all got World Championship credentials. There are two tours in England...

It really is pretty academic who gets the final US spot. Because unless Team USA get a magnitude of rolls then I cannot see them getting beyond THREE matches. The Alexandra Palace venue has been sold out for nearly a year and the cauldron is bubbling away in anticipation. Lack of experience...

Rex Williams is a real class act. He told me that when he toured with Willie it was five star hotels and top class restaurants all the way. He last played in the ill fated 1999 World 9 Ball Championship which was held in Alicante in Spain. The WPA held an event where the prize fund was less...

No Bob it was not RAY Reardon or Eddie Charlton. It was Rex WILLIAMS. I met every top player from the late 50s to the present day and Rex is the only player whom I held in awe because he oozed charisma.

You could pick any five of the top 50 Europeans with a pin and not one of the 14 US squad would have a remote chance of taking their place on the European team sheet. Europe is awash with world class young players with new ones emerging with every tournament.

One other German name you should have mentioned is Ralf Eckert - the perfect man for your job. Your vision is sound but it needs to start now.

This would only lead to the USA being double humiliated.. They are not anywhere near the standard of the other two teams and they would devalue the event..

This statement should be posted up all round the US Players Practice Area. It encapsulates precisely and succinctly why the USA will never again win this tournament. Cue Action to any USA player is when he finds another player who wants to gamble against him. To any other player it refers to how...