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World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

Island Drive
JAM said:
First round, Sam "Ryno" Henderson v. Fedor Gorst. With only 8 Americans in the mix, that's unfortunate, but what's worse is 18-year-old Sam is facing last year's World Champion. What a draw for Sam!

I read this on Facebook. When Fedor was asked about what he thought of Young Gun Sam, he replied, "You're a good young player, and you're traveling and consistent. And if you continue at this rate, you'll definitely be a top contender." That was very gracious of Fedor.

On a funny note, Alex Pagulayan, Shane Van Boening, Fedor Gorst, and some others were sharing a ride in a van, going somewhere, yesterday. Alex asked Fedor if there was going to be a Round 3 with Shane. Before Fedor could get an answer out, Shane bellowed out a saucy reply and then giggled. The entire van cracked up laughing, including Fedor. Leave is to Alex to add a little levity. All's fair in love and pool, I guess. :LOL:

Not sure if you can see this Facebook reel by Alex, but here it is: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1645377010182348
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Men at ''work'' thx Jam.
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Ultimate Pool Kansas City Open

skor
skogstokig said:
what is the evaluation of the format in a league setting? i think that's the appropriate measure, because these events are advertising a league, not a pro tour.

i would think the clock is a big sell if you're a working man playing a tournament and don't know when you're getting home.

you can clearly see it works in that regard because johnny isn't picking lint and bergman isn't taking two minutes per shot
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In league and also on non tv tables, there is no shot clock. But there is a time limit on a match which I think is absurd.
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Ultimate Pool Kansas City Open

S
markjames said:
interesting format and entertaining-
but the format is unusual, bizarre,
with gaff rules and often the ref and
or the clock will determine the winner,
not the players playing

alternate break race to six on a tiny table-
it’s the pickleball of billiards
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what is the evaluation of the format in a league setting? i think that's the appropriate measure, because these events are advertising a league, not a pro tour.

i would think the clock is a big sell if you're a working man playing a tournament and don't know when you're getting home.

you can clearly see it works in that regard because johnny isn't picking lint and bergman isn't taking two minutes per shot
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Question for instructors out there.

banged up
Are there any well-documented—not just anecdotal—instances of a player with a 500+ Fargo rating making a jump to 600 or beyond within a year under professional coaching?

Over the years, I’ve committed significant time and resources to coaching and put in countless hours of practice, yet my overall progress has been modest. One coach helped me improve my alignment, which was a noticeable step forward, and my current coach addressed issues with my vision center—another meaningful improvement. Still, after two years, I doubt I’ve broken past 550. Age and vision challenges likely play a role. While I’ve heard stories of major breakthroughs, I’ve yet to come across concrete evidence to support those claims.
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Do used but practically new McDermott’s that had a $1400 MSRP usually sell for $500?

Paul_#_
Texas Carom Club said:
cues resell for far less than you paid for them
unless its the top selling production cues you can expect less than 50 percent return, if you intend to sell within a year
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I think you can add to that. This McDermott was from the H-Series that sells from $550 (a few times on eBay) to $2100. When selling a used cue, buyers tend to price it at the lower-end of the price range for that model. That is to say, the do-dads and extras put on the cue are given greater discount than the discount to the bare-bones model.

What doesn't matter so much is that the cue was supposedly used very little. The more-important issue is that it is used and there is no warranty.

All that would put the price even more than half off --- 60% off here.
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