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Majid wins third straight, London’s Finest Pool’s Summer Open 10-Ball event

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We decided to take a trip to London that didn’t involve actual travel this past weekend (Sun., June 14), to see how the Brits do things when it comes to their regional tournament structure. We are, after all, AZBilliards, with an emphasis on the full alphabetical spectrum of the worldwide pool community. And while we can’t be everywhere, we do like to ‘get out of the house,’ once in a while, to take a look at what’s happening in other, distant neighborhoods. The first thing we found out, possibly limited to this one event, was that this particular tournament organizer […]

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8 ball break

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If this (all 7 of one suit on the break) ever actually happened, surely a reasonable person would agree that the breaker has choice between the 8 ball or taking the other balls. Unless playing take what you make, then they're on the 8 ball.

Ah, this is addressed in the WPA rules (2025-09-15) - that AI is also wrong, there's no automatic assignment:

4.4 OPEN TABLE / CHOOSING GROUPS
...When the table is “open,” any object-ball may be struck first except the 8-ball. Hitting the 8-ball first when the table is open is a foul unless a group has been completely pocketed. In this situation, the shooter may temporarily claim that group, and thereby be shooting the 8-ball, possibly for a win.

The "temporarily" implies (I think) that if they shoot at but miss the 8 ball, it's still open; opponent can then attempt the 8.
And note that this could happen after the break, if all of one suit gets pocketed before any called shot is made. Also unlikely...but possible.

Interesting. But yes I know WHO CARES it's (probably) never going to happen.
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I watched a live stream of an 800 Fargo rate player, competing in a $20 weekly tournament, recently.

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How cool would it be to get to play against a top Fargo rated Pro, in a short race 9 or 10 ball tournament?

Seems pretty unbelievable to me, that it would even be worth their time, to compete in such a small tournament, for a top Pro.

I am not even sure if an 800 Fargo player is a top pro anymore though, but that seems really high to me, and surely pretty close to Elite, right?

Anyways, I just think it would be such an hour to be able to compete against a top player, for such a small price. That is, if you even see a short race to 3 as a competition, lol.

I still bet that he went on to snap the tournament off though, but I am not sure.

It was at Skinny Bob's, in Round Rock, TX, and I randomly seen a live youtube stream of their weekly Friday night tournament going on.

Oh, and the TV Table looked to be in such nice condition. I imagine that they probably keep all their tables in great condition though.
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