JolietJames said:

Did you all see the post from Dennis Hatch?
I haven't verified it so no copy pasta but what I read was he wants to be the coach and has a plan. ...

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I must have missed it along the way.... Which pros has he coached in the past?

skogstokig said:

the swedes were actually the best european players during the 1970's and 1980's. we're rubbish now but before ortmann and engert, we were the dominant euros. i suspect on a global level only filipinos could hold a candle to the US pros

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I have heard of Tom Storm, but he never came to the US that I know of. Who were the other top Swedes back then?

jasonlaus said:

Only 1 player in the US making a liveable wage and he isn't even officially American we suck.
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SVB won a total of $180k in 2025 which included a lot of non-Matchroom events.

I say Stop the Series completely until USA can become more competitive.

GoldCrown said:

Playing doubles is being around 8 balls

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not always....

Chairman said:

Ah, I do love butterflies. Here’s my latest from Shelby Williams.

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So, I’ve added a few butterflies to my collection. The original Shelby is still there, on the left. Plus a few more thanks to Jerry -R- (moving right)

- Rauenzahn double full splice 360 finished by Tascarella (Ebony on Ebony)

- Rauenzahn short splice, finished by Tascarella (Gaboon Ebony info African Blackwood)

- Rauenzahn double full splice 360 (Bolivian rosewood into Gaboon Ebony)

- Rauenzahn double full splice 360 (Kingwood into Gaboon Ebony)

- Raienzahn short splice finished by Paul Drexler as an amazing Dice Gambler cue (Gaboon Ebony into African Blackwood)