Kjackxon said:

I’ve already addressed that. This was an obstructed ball, requiring either a combo, or him clearing the obstruction. It’s not a matter of where the ball was pocketed. I’m not remotely speaking of SLOP.

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As has been mentioned, doesn't matter as long as the called ball went into the called pocket and he didn't hit an opponents ball first.

FYI, here is the specific CSI/BCA rule explicitly making the point (#5)

an alternative to Billiard TV is to stream content from YouTube. All of those matches are there. I do both.

As for ESPN I hope they don't screw it up.

Kjackxon said:

I got it!
It’s the interpretation and not the rule. You’re telling me that you don’t need to call combos. I get it!

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Its ball and pocket. How hard is that?

Rocket354 said:

If she worked ar McDonald's, would her job not be McDonald's associate?

She is doing her job: pool player. She makes money through sponsorships, endorsements, social media, and tournaments, alll directly tied to her play. Just like Fedor Gorst, SVB, and others.

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They don't live with there parents at 16 years of age. Ridiculous comparison. I'm done with this. Carry on.

GideonF said:

As I read your initial post, he called the 10b, and called the pocket. He then “missed the 10b completely” hit the 15 and caromed the 10b. Aside from the fact that he might well have been playing the carom all along, he’s called the ball and pocket and made the ball in the pocket.

In terms of when to call it, the safest course is to call all banks, caroms and combos. In some rulesets (such as BCA) there is no such thing as an obvious combo. In others it might be possible that a combo is so obvious that it doesn’t need to be called, but I personally always call it to avoid any dispute.

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I’ve read more of your comments and I now understand your confusion. When people (like me in my post above) are saying you should always call a combo (or bank or carom), we don’t mean you have to use those words or anything like that.

What we mean is that when you are shooting those shots the result is not “obvious” under some rule sets so you need to indicate which ball and pocket you are calling. So if the 10 and 15 are both near the corner pocket and I’m going to play either a combo or a carom I have to tell you which ball I’m playing. “10b corner pocket” is all I need to say. As an aside, if the combo is wired for the corner or the 10b is hanging and I’m clearly going to play the combo or carom into that pocket (and not some other pocket), just saying “10b” is sufficient.

trob said:

Who cares…thats just a show for the fans. I’ll take a us open win over a short race 9 ball on big pockets win any day.

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US Open 9ball and the Mosconi are both played on the exact same equipment specifications.

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