easy-e said:

No advantages? Most of them had a day off to rest. And they're also guaranteed to draw a player in the round of 64 who did not have that luxury. I'd call that an advantage.

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jbart65 said:

I don't know how MR schedules all TV table times. It can be a bit perplexing. Just not sure they are majorly going out of their way to spite Filler. Earlier before the settlement, yes, but not so much now.

One issue with MR is the same with all sports broadcasters. They never want to start showing a match and jump away halfway through. Or televise a match starting when it is halfway over. Viewers have a right to see a whole match carried through.

As such they have to guess before the day starts when matches will end to schedule the TV tables. No easy task when matches are played without a clock. Some matches ran several hours. Others, like the Chua-Garcia match, was over pretty quickly. Both players shot every fast.'

They can do better and eventually they will have to if they want more viewers.

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skor said:

but the predator is 52, that's why I'm asking.
Make sure that it's short enough.

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skogstokig said:

sure, he will get TV time, because eventually they go to a three table setup.

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Frosty said:

There is none. This is just one of the several maddening things that have transpired with MR buying the rights to, and running the US Open. It used to be a true double elimination tournament until the Final, not getting it to 64 and then going to single elimination, quite unjust to those still on the winners side.

Then there’s the change from the once standard race to 11 being to 9 now until it goes to the round of 64, then I believe it becomes a race to 10. While many might not think the difference matters, it favors weaker players and alters the event. Sadly Barry’s family sold his legacy for filthy lucre, and were now at the mercy of however MR wants to run it.

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SSP said:

Just getting back into pool about 3 years ago so much has changed, I swore I would never buy a CF shaft, I didn't lie....sorta....I own a complete CF cue made by Becue, I love the way the cue plays so much I wondered if someone would invent a rubber tip or something like it, I learned that a rubber tip would be illegal as it's not a fibrous material, Bulletproof tips came out with the Recoil tip, made of complete synthetic man-made material, the problem with leather tips is they are made from animal hide, you will never get consistent skin, I think that's why sometimes the tip is great and sometimes not so much, the same thing you get when using wood, I have 3 shafts with the Recoil tip on them and they play the same, if a tip popped off during a match I could spin on my spare shaft and not have to think about how this shaft plays compared to my main shaft, a consistent proper stroke will help make you a better pool player, my Becue cue and Bulletproof Recoil tips help me play more consistently, that, and a lot of practice.

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