garczar said:

you actually think that touring pro 9b players are going to go to China on anything like a regular basis? Not happening. A few will cherry-pick the biggie events but that's about it.

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I don't know about touring pro 9b players, but Johann Chua, Dennis Orcullo, Jefrey De Luna, Jeffrey Ignacio, Kyle Amoroto, Baseth Mocaibat and ... Alex Pagulayan plan to attend the big Duya event. if those Filipinos go there, others will follow.

garczar said:

N E V E R

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Why not. Just need a sponsor from one of these industries. A million dollars is pocket change for them:

• Liquor
• Tobacco
• Weed
• Sports Betting
• Casinos

The "official" tournament purse would be $2 million from the sponsor: $1,5 mil for champion, rest chops $500k.

$1,000 entry if your Fargo is 800+, $750 for Fargo 750+, $500 for the rest.
3-day event starting Friday night, can be nonstop though Friday night and 24/7 Saturday, but needs to end on Sunday afternoon/evening (not 2AM Monday). Ticket starts at $100 for all 3 days. Tournament time needs to be focused and tailored to fit VIEWERS not player. Viewers will bring attentions and awareness and views and social media engagement, and eventually more sponsors $.

9-ball alternative break, standard table, no BS tight pockets shit, race to 9. Everyone has a chance.

Also allow an online Calcutta that EVERYONE can bid from everywhere. The side action and Calcutta would probably be another 2 millions

I wish I knew why some players seem to deliberately place the chalk upside down.

If I had my way, chalk upside down on the rails would result in a warning on a first offence, and BIH foul for every subsequent offence.

jbart65 said:

China is going to start pulling in lots of non-Chinese players in Asia with these prize funds. Good for the players, but Predator and MR now have another big rival.

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for sure, and duya seems to suit players of american pool better than heyball, given the results i read about. but how long will it last? that liquor sponsor might pull out after one event

anyway i expect players from all cue sports to try their hand here, it seems a bit like the IPT in that regard, it will probably draw a lot

Bob Jewett said:

Foul. If it's your opponent's chalk, I guess you could have an earnest discussion about who the foul was on.

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I would argue the foul is still on the shooter as the rules don’t specify who’s chalk:

“2.6 DRIVEN OFF THE TABLE
A ball is considered driven off the table if it comes to rest other than on the playing
surface but is not pocketed. A ball is also considered driven off the table if it would have been driven off the table except for striking an object such as a light fixture, piece of chalk or a player which causes it to return to the table.
A ball that contacts the top of the rail is not considered to have been driven off the table if it returns to the playing surface or enters a pocket.”

For what it’s worth, the BCA Pool League/ CSI rules have an applied ruling that makes it clear that the foul is on the shooter regardless of who owns the chalk (see 4 below) - different then their rule with regard to extensions etc as in 3 below.

“3. Situation: Player A, preparing to shoot a jump shot, unscrews the extended butt from
their jump-break cue and places it in a pocket. They then forget that the butt is in the pocket and leave it there after their inning. Player B shoots and a ball (a) rebounds from the pocket; (b) is pocketed despite the presence of the butt.
Ruling: (a) foul on Player A; (b) The result of the shot stands and the game continues.
Discussion: With the exception of chalk left on the rail, if equipment used by a
player and left at the table directly interferes with their opponent’s shot, it is a
foul on the player that left the equipment. If a player leaves equipment at the
table and it is discovered before it interferes with the game, or if it interacts with the balls during a shot without causing a disadvantage to the opponent, it
shall be removed without penalty, but a warning may be issued.

4. Situation: Player A shoots and a ball leaves the bed of the table, strikes a piece of Player B's personal chalk that they left on the rail, and falls back on the bed of the table.

Ruling: Foul.

Discussion: Personal chalk left on a rail is an exception to the responsibility
principle of Rule 1-3-1 as applied in Situation 3 above. Personal chalk is
considered a hazard for the shooter regardless of ownership.”

quick google search.........

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Everytime you go up, pick up one of his chalk and put it in your pocket instead of using yours. He'll get the hint, then again maybe not, ha ha.
I used to pick them up and put them on the table where I was sitting.

in english.....

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