Three gentlemen — a Brit, an American, and a Frenchman—are sitting in a lounge discussing the true meaning of the phrase savoir-faire.

The American says, "Let me give you an example. A man comes home early from work, walks into his bedroom, and catches his wife in bed with another man. He calmly closes the door, goes downstairs, and leaves the house without making a scene. That is savoir-faire."

The Brit shakes his head and says, "No, no, that is merely politeness. Real savoir-faire is if the same man walks into the bedroom, catches his wife with the other man, bows politely, and says, 'Pardon me, please continue,' before closing the door."

The Frenchman smiles, sips his cognac, and says, "Ah, mes amis, you both misunderstand the true elegance of the phrase. Imagine instead that you are a man who comes home to find a stranger in bed with your wife. You look at him, bow, and say, 'Pardon me, please continue.' And if he is actually able to continue... that is savoir-faire!

i think you are spot on

but only because the games are shorter and the sets are not long enough. so the so called closeness of the bunch makes it harder for a standout.

Keith thompson said:

Dammit I like Dylan lol

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Just curious… how does it feel to be own your own?

GoldCrown said:

I know I asked before ...who is setting it up?

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I bought my table from Billiard factory in Houston, they will set it up as soon as my carpet is installed in a couple weeks!

Love curly maple shafts!

GoldCrown said:

Your room is going to fabulous. Very special...however Dylan? Please say it ain't so..please.

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Dammit I like Dylan lol

westcoast said:

I’m amazed by how well Manas and Vogel play at such young ages- very skilled players

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Albert Januarta would like a word.

Here's an event recap up until now. It's a lot. But it's the US Open. A lot has happened. This is a great way to catch up on anything you missed and help understand why this event means so much to professional pool. I would paste it here but it's 4,000+ words and I did use AI in some very complex and robust ways (like capturing event-specific performance ratings based on FargoRate). I know not everyone would appreciate the wall of text on the forum so here's the link.

Tyler Styer takes second place in points behind SVB by getting to the final 64.

Gorst, Bergman or Woodward would have to get to the semis to move past Hohmann into third. Thorpe would need to get to the finals.

I’m amazed by how well Manas and Vogel play at such young ages- very skilled players

You will notice as the field gets stronger and players align, you are going to see different players holding up the 1st place trophy at different tournaments. SVB, Filler, and Gorst have seen their dominance. Those two are still great, it's just that the competition is getting insane.

Many of the pros are catching up. Names are going to start popping up and you will see winners come from seemingly nowhere.
In another year or so, there will be 20 guys who could win it all on any particular day (it will be like golf in that respect).
Better than the days of having the Americans winning it more often than not--as in the 80s and 90s.
And that's a great thing, folks. I think pool is FINALLY going to see it's rightful place in the world of competition!