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Neils Feijen (The Terminator) announced as Team Europe captain

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Quite happy with this. Like his Youtube channel and he's obviously very into the mental side of the sport which hopefully means he'll make a good captain.

Seems Johan was a bit of a mentor to him when he was younger which I'm sure Matchroom will use in their marketing.
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Sold Schon STL-4 for sale. Priced to sell

miramachine
Hits great, selling because I got my dream cue.

$480 shipped

19.50z
12.75 mm tip
Typical Schon 5/16-14 joint

Wrap started to come undone last winter. I but a touch of glue on it to stop it and into a more humid place and is fine now but it could use a new wrap. I also have a 6” extension I will throw in.
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Pool is Thriving in Texas!

TwistedTexasStyle
What a great two weeks for pool in Texas. The US Open in Frisco was a roaring success from the Star Spangled Banner harmonica solo of the opening ceremony to the fight from behind finish to close out the event. Followed by the Texas Open in Round Rock running simultaneously with the BadBoys Texas Bar Box Championships less than an hour away in Temple.

Frisco and Matchroom are in love. There seems to be little doubt the US Open Pool Championship will return to Texas. The Texas air conditioners did their jobs and places like Sticks and Stones, Snookers and Sharkys were happening. Stadium seating on three sides of the final table ensured everyone had a good view of the match. Many players were unaware the Texas Open was scheduled for the following week but are now planning a two week stay in Texas next year.

Between Frisco and Round Rock lies Temple. The 42 7' Diamond tables saw games playing well past 10 pm with some matches not starting before 10. It was a well run family event with promising young players coming up and old salts who can really play. It showed how healthy pool's future is in Texas. Future Cuez and Charlie's Cuez(non-smoking) are walking distance apart and Dooley's is only a couple of miles away. The BadBoys event kept pulling me away from the Texas Open it was so much fun. They have been going strong for over ten years. A little advertising could turn many of them into pro pool fans.

I really enjoyed the Texas Open. Even outside looking in I was only feet away from many of the best pool players in the world. It had some exciting side action on the BarBoxes as well. The two carom tables I never saw empty.

Matchroom should be complemented on how available the players are to the fans. They were signing everything! I got a few Texas One shot balls signed. Even Emily signed a Texas One Shot ball! I could not be more proud!
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Have you ever known any players who played really good with the heavy (mud) cue ball, that you see on so many Valley coin op tables?

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westcoast said:
I first learned to play pool in my early 20s on bar tables with a big heavy cue ball (whether you call it a mudball or not officially). It definitely was difficult to draw the ball and cut shots were different (not sure in what way- but I certainly had to adjust when first playing with standard cue balls).

There was a guy at the 8 Ball Saloon in Ann Arbor, MI named Leonard Gustafson who ran the weekly tournaments- he was great with the big cue ball- took a great player to beat him. On tables with a regular cue ball or 9 footers, he looked basically like a slightly above average player, but on those bar tables with the big cue ball, it would take a pro speed player to beat him.
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Here's a bizarre thought:
The big ball actually cuts thinner than a regular pool ball. Common knowledge but the epiphany was a stunner. :ROFLMAO:
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Have you ever known any players who played really good with the heavy (mud) cue ball, that you see on so many Valley coin op tables?

ShootingArts
Mensabum said:
A decent shortstop is liable to beat anybody on home turf especially if they catch a gear.
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Years, many years, ago I made a US Open winner acknowledge that on here. Been decades, he hasn't forgotten yet!(grin)

I raced dirt track and got into a lot of mischief with a man. We were working like dogs one day and stopped on the way home for a beer. Two guys wanted to play partners for a beer before we got started. One of them broke dry after winning the flip. Bobby ran that rack and seven more on his break! I grabbed him as we went out the door. "We have to talk!" I took care of a little business the next day and hit the road for two weeks the following day.

Another time I went and drug him out of an old dive in the piney woods. He had been playing for three days straight, won over five hundred at three dollars a game! Then an old man that had been watching plucked him like a chicken! He was down to a hundred and a half when I grabbed him and hauled him home. He hardly knew where he was at and had a wife with two small children hungry at home. He was a wild and crazy guy. Could play pool, couldn't manage money or life!

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The us open viewing numbers are in !

jay helfert
garczar said:
views is just total views, reach is number of individuals who saw it at least once and interactions is comments/saves/shares etc. Basically its a stream's scorecard. The 'hours' is how much, timewise, was watched. A lot of people just looked in and left or logged on/off mult. times. Still very good for pool, there's SO much sports on that getting this many eyes is good.
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Each show has a tv rating as well. College football and basketball typically get 1-2. That translate into how many actually watch the game. If the Open got a 1 (one million viewers) that would be great!
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China Open

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Flakeandrun said:
He's an absolute beast on the table. Pretty relaxed, friendly guy who takes his personal game serious. He was at the hall last night, and was nice to see that he remembered kicking my ass 9-1 a couple years ago. I never asked him for a photo at that time, as I was more interested in simply talking to him post-game, and don't really think during a tournament is the right place for such a thing to take place. He is one of two players on the planet I would actually bother to ask for a photo (and he obliged me last night with a bit of banter - will put it next to my pic with KPY on my refrigerator 😂 ).

Fedor was busy getting the angles with his camera man, dodging marker pens, and Xue was just casually milling around, practicing and chatting.
Would pay good money to watch Xue Vs Fedor in a long race for big money.


And lots that should be in that range that don't even have a rating. I would hazard to guess how big the 800+ list would grow if some of the mainland contingent took part as regularly in Fargo-rated competition as players from other countries.
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xue specifically does have a fargorate, 820, same as david alcaide. makes him top 31.

still no news on who of the top players awaits in stage 2? this tournament/bracket is a complete shambles
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Hotels with pool tables

jay helfert
Bob Jewett said:
There are companies that arrange corporate "nights out". I think they contacted a supply store and got directed to me. I mostly did challenge games. I had some trick shots ready. There was plenty of room for a table for the tarot card lady.
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I was asked to accompany Ronnie O'Sullivan on his trip around the USA. It conflicted with a tournament I was asked to direct. I turned Ronnie down. Stupid me!
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