sjm said:

As per post #372, made by CTRAN, one of the commentators for the Hanoi Open, the match did not have a dedicated ref, only an area ref. As Bob Jewett noted, an area ref only watches a shot when asked to do so by one of the players.

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jay helfert said:

The ref was AWOL on this shot. The seven ball moved a good half inch. Skyler had to know.

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DaWizard said:

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I don't see it on the official site, but this was posted in the Matchroom Pool Facebook group.

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Island Drive said:

Will, ''on a string'' that expression was borne out of the sixties. Thx Jay for the bite.

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Positively Ralf said:

I asked my father about this version of 9B and he mentioned it was really for the gambling crowd. Because straight pool was still the game, someone came up with those rules because the people playing it felt it eliminated some luck that is associated with 9B while keeping the 14.1 guys involved.

If you ask me, I'm enjoying the version of 9 ball being played in the 1989 tournament that AccuStats is uploading to their YouTube channel. And that's because that's how I played it growing up in Washington heights, NYC:

One ball on the spot. If there's a scratch on the break, any balls that went down get spotted with the incoming player having ball in hand behind the line. Maybe it's only me, but I really enjoy watching that version of 9 ball compared to what we see in tournament play today.

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Mensabum said:

If you found your perfect tip, why change??

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