Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

Jason Laus: “Only 1 player in the US making a liveable wage…

SVB won a total of $180k in 2025 which included a lot of non-Matchroom events.

I noticed the discrepancy between winnings in the AZB (total) money board and the WNT board.

Pia Filler, not Josh, but Pia made more money than Thorpe and Styer.

Maybe she should be the first wildcard for Europe?

She’s not even the top female. Jasmin Ouschan made almost as much as her little brother who didn’t make the Mosconi team for Europe. She still logged more than Team USA captain Woodward.

Good for the ladies, but do we really think they could hang in the Mosconi? I’ve heard Emily Frazer talk about dollars being the way to rank players.

WTB any wood Mezz United shaft or 5/16 14 kielwood

Just got a used Mezz with a warped shaft - if you went CF and have an old shaft collecting dust, let me get it!

Preference is around 12.5, but will entertain other sizes. Straight, tight fitting, and reasonably priced are my main caveats.

What I'm really wanting is kielwood, although I believe I'm going to have to go custom for that to get one without a loose fitting pin. Please let me know if you know better!

Mosconi cup SOLUTION

I won't pretend to know even A fix. I do think corglomerate will is the issue. Essentially, no mo heyday.

My view is one of performance skill; clearly absent in Am team. What to do?
Anything _but_ looks like a good start.

IOW, 10 vs 3.
What _does_a 3 need anyway?
The only good answer is: 3 need to get to 10.

Break it down and keep rebuilding till it works.

Mosconi cup SOLUTION

I found the solution. TRY WORK
“Never let anybody outwork you”.
Keep grabbing at straws while the rest of the world outworks you to death.

Stop with the bullshit of pockets, choking, sharking, who is deserving or not, etc.
The Navy Seal move had to be the dumbest crap I’ve ever seen, how’d that work out?
Practice more as a team,,, yea ok.
Not saying a team gel is a bad thing.

The two times a year I watch 9 ball .
International Open, Woodward vs Yapp.
The crew was in Woodwards corner socializing, sharing whatever on their phones, he engaged, and can hear everything.
It’s all fun and games until he misses the breakout then scratches carelessly .
Suddenly the world came to an end.
Mental and physical distractions kill.

I would have told them to go sit in the bathroom and powder your nose.
They act like it’s a birthday party and everyone’s invited.
It’s 2025, you’re banging heads with killers from around the world.

Woodward was two eyelashes away from winning the International and in control.
If he takes the event down it could have sent him into elite class. It was his time to move up that next click.
I have arrived, mentally, and physically.

They don’t need a coach, they need to work hard 365-24/7 as individuals.
They need people to stop telling them how great they are and slap a dose of reality in their heads. You’re second tier, wake up.
The US is loaded with “can’t get there players.”
That’s for every player who wants to be the next Shane. “WORK” It’s Simple Concept.

BUTTERFLY EFFECT CHALLENGE - fullsplice cue for donation

Once again, a change in the weather has caused me to get my Butterfly Challenge Cue out -- it is cold outside, not half as cold as putin's atrophied excuse for a heart but cold enough to remind me of the circumstances facing our friends in Ukraine. But my purpose of picking up this machine was to write about a cue . . .

This cue is an incredible piece of work. But its real significance lies in the emotional response it evokes in me. For so many reasons this cue remains a clear favorite . . . any of you who has not done so already should order one. Today.

8 Ball Question??

If forced into that nonsense, I would discreetly, withhout saying a word, lay one of these on the rail between the pocket and first sight.

Then let the fun begin.

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True story...

I played one session of APA years ago without knowing what I was getting myself into.

My first game of 8-ball I was about to make the 8 and the captain screamed for a timeout and explained that I had to "mark" my very obvious pocket.

A bit confused but willing to play along, I pulled out my wallet and placed it next to the pocket. I was told that for some inexplicable reason, neither the wallet or any kind of money was allowed as a marker.

To the horror of half the players there, I replaced my wallet with the small .380 pocket pistol I was carrying and made my shot.

I didn't last long in APA... 😁

Nova Collector Cue 19 oz

Very nice Collector Nova Cue loaded with inlays including lots of natural materials, birdseye maple, ebony, malachite, intricate natural material diamond inlays throughout butt sleeve and forearm of the cue 19oz and 57.25 inch the shaft is shorter at 27.5" and has triangle tip, also has a leather wrap and silver rings between the ebony with malachite diamond rings, the cue hits great and is straight together and apart, is in very good used condition it does have a mark in the butt cap which you can't feel in the finish and doesn't appear to be a crack possibly can be buffed off, the maker is no longer alive unfortunately so not possible to get anymore Nova cues unless you see on the secondary market and they don't come up for sale often especially one with this intricacy, also has interesting plastic piloted joint which makes the hit amazing and i have never seen another joint like it, willing to trade for certain Cognoscenti or Schon Runde R14. R15 or 16 or Kikel Custom Cues




$2800 or trades for Kikel/Cognoscenti cues considered

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