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Lukas Verner wins WNT Ranking Event

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jbart65 said:
This is a fair point and it's been hotly debated before, but the die has been cast. MR will be vindicated to some extent if/when Fedor becomes a citizen. Gotta say, though, Fedor acts ands thinks more like an American than many native-born people I know. He's is very attuned to our culture.

At any rate, the U.S. has no more six legit Mosconi players, if I include Hohmann. Only three of them, SVB, Gorst and Woodward, would have a chance to make a European team.

Then there's another handful of very borderline candidates, and that is being generous.

Lukas would be the youngest of the lot. His recent WNT win was his best ever. Let's see if he can build on that.

I've said before, the U.S. has lost the past two years more due to tactical, strategic or mental errors than other causes. They can hang with Europe in shotmaking, but not if they don't give themselves a chance by playing smarter. They need an edge simply due to the obvious though not insurmountable talent gap.
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Lol, if Hohmann gets on the US team, then that will be basically 2 Euro players on the team, in my opinion. I still feel that Bergman is one of the best in the US though. I hope that he crushes a Major someday.
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Lukas Verner wins WNT Ranking Event

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sjm said:
Bergman was one of the top three American players ten years ago, along with SVB and Dechaine.

Still, he, more or less, feel off the face of the earth as far as competing at the rotation pool majors, and that includes the ones played in the United States. As you rightly note, the reason he has always offered is that he does not like to travel, and that's a legitimate reason. Nonetheless, that decision, like all others, comes with consequences, and one of them is reduced access to sponsorship.

I'm not sure what you base the "he's still one of the best US players" comment on, as he has no noteworthy results at rotation pool in recent years. If he has those skills, let him show them. He has missed every single major championship in the four-year history of the WNT tour. There were about ten WNT ranking events in the United States last year (probably more this year) and he missed them all. To this point of 2026, he has yet to play in a WNT ranking event. Let's see if he plays at Super Billiards Expo, a WNT ranking event that starts this Thursday in Pennsylvania.

Scott Frost has been selling Justin Bergman for Mosconi inclusion like snake oil, but there's no evidence that Justin has any interest in demonstrating that he cares to qualify on points. If he is given a wild card that is not based on performance in rotation pool events, it will be yet another stain on the already embarrassing Mosconi Cup wild card selection process for Team USA, further proof that Team USA selection is about politics, not about playing excellence.

Also worth noting is that Justin has never played in an event having the Matchroom break, and the only way he will learn it is by playing in some WNT ranking events. As is his every right, he has shown no inclination to prepare himself for WNT play, so on what basis are any of us to take his Mosconi Cup candidacy seriously?

I like Justin a lot and consider him a friend. I'm rooting hard for him to recapture the magic of ten years ago, and we know that he is capable of outstanding play. I will not, however, go as far as saying that just because I am a fan of his, I want him to get a Mosconi Cup spot whether he earns it or not.
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Okay, going way off topic, who on the recent US Mosconi Cup teams would play Bergman in a long race, other then SVB and Fedor? And, speaking of skill, and consistency, I thought this was pretty impressive.

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Anyways, I just wonder who all in the US would play him even, in a long set, other then Shane or Fedor.

I see that he just beat Filler in the World 8 ball, so that was really cool.

I still just wonder what US players would beat him, in the long run, other then Fedor and SVB. Even playing an all around, in all games.

Would Styer beat him in a long set? Would Thorpe? Would Skyler beat him in a long set, of 9 ball, or an all around?

Anyways, I just can't get over the idea that he is still one of the best, even though he does not play in these majors.

I would love to see him win a major someday, and I believe that he has what it takes to do it.
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Lukas Verner wins WNT Ranking Event

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sjm said:
Last year, there were Matchroom ranking events in

Philadelphia PA
Jacksonville FL
Seattle, WA
Atlantic City, NJ
Orlando FL
Raleigh, NC
Front Royal VA
Roanoke VA
Boston MA
Wallingford CT

Ten opportunities in the US to earn WNT rankings points, including two WNT majors, made it easy to chase down a Mosconi spot in 2025 without ever leaving US soil.

In 2026, it will be even easier as a new US based, Matchroom major has been added to the calendar, namely the Arizona Open.
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Curious, do many of these locations change every year, to different cities? Roanoke for example. Big pro tournament in such a small city. Wallingford just sounds really small too, lol.

Anyways, that is interesting. Thanks for the info.
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Joe Rogan And Pool ???

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nine_ball6970 said:
He has shown up at the Texas Open on several different occasions. I would be surprised if he didnt make the trip to the US Open honestly.
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Interesting, I must have missed that. To clarify, I'm not making a negative statement. I was there a lot and did not see him. Allegedly, I like to drink and that may have impaired my vision. Allegedly. I may or may not be very loud on the last 9 ball livestream.

I stand by what I said before. Whatever, whenever and however Rogan wants to be involved with pool will be an absolute positive on pool.
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Automatic Shot Clock

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Pretty sweet idea. Like someone else mentioned, what if I hit a stop shot 3 railer? That would be an issue. What about breaking 8 ball or 10 ball and you stop the cueball dead but the other balls take a good while to come to a stop. And how bout between games when the cueball is just sitting there while the balls are being racked? Idk the answers but just stuff that comes to mind. Anyway, really cool implementation/concept!
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PBS St Louis 2026 (Men’s World 8 Ball Championship, Mixed Doubles, Women’s Open, Bank Pool), 1-8 April, Half Million Prize Fund

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SA96 said:
Feels like a rule change is needed.

Winner breaks is fine, but should be capped to 5 break and runs from the start of the game.

So in the Biado example, the break would have automatically switched at 5-0.
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With this approach, in a straight pool match, they should stop a run at 50 and switch players…

The statistics show that winner break and alternate breaks even out.
Sometimes we witness something like that, it doesn’t happen very often, just let it be.

I prefer winner breaks (and looser rack)
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Testing Kicks and Banks on Diamond Brand Tables, and How to Adjust Aiming

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jbart65 said:
Crazy stuff can happen, too.

A few weeks ago, I shot a seemingly simple 2-1 kick on a GC4 I play on regularly in a DC suburb. The shot was way off.

After my match was over, I practiced the same 2-1 bank and it was quite short. A very slight amount of running spin solved the issue.

Then I practiced the classic Corner 5 shot. I could not get the CB to go into the opposite pocket from where I shot hitting the third, second or first diamond. Didn’t matter the speed or spin.

Just a week earlier, the same table kicked just fine and I pocketed the Corner 5 shot consistently hitting the second diamond.

I’ve never played on a table that was so off from one week to the next!
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First thing to check, is an AC/Heater register blowing on the table? Doors nearby? Unusual amount of foot traffic passing by or finding yourself next to a league table with people hanging over it and talking before and after every shot? Lots of hand powder or just a dirty table. Humidity can make a big difference particularly on a table with little care.

I would hate to say anything is impossible but a radical change in a week is almost certainly due to something besides the amount of wear. I would study the room. Sometimes a table near a wall or something else to direct air will have issues dealing the AC or heat. It may take a minute or two for the airflow to reach a table.

Most tables in a pool hall are subject to some of these things. One of my favorites was sunshine through a very lightly tinted window every evening. One entire long rail became a safety. It made matters far worse if you suckered somebody into looking directly into the sun. That could cost them a game or two!

Learning to read a room fast was a must for a traveler. Often local players overlook things that would benefit their game. Not likely to change in one week but one place I played had a lighting issue. Took me about a month to figure out that deal. After finding it once I check lights now.

Good Luck!

Hu
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