Men's 2025 World 8-Ball Championship, Bali, Oct.7-13

They aren't even streaming any of the round of 32. Pathetic.

very strange decision.

Yikes, Filler trails Makkonen 3-7 in the L32. SVB is ahead 5-1 in his match.


Edit -- Those matches ended the way they were headed -- Makkonen over Filler 10-6 and SVB over Mantra 10-3.

petri makkonen may be the strongest breaker in northern europe, and it is 8-ball on brunswick-y tables, filler doesn't have as much of an edge. good on petri.

WNT Hanoi Open 2025, Vietnam, Oct 7-12

for Hanoi Open, it's been the practicr from the first year
- refs rack only
- refs clean cue ball only by their gloves after each rack
- after the day they only use gloves or clean towel to clean the set of balls

I dont believe J Chua did the wax last year, evident showed om that match indicated that the table was newly played, and it was... last year the center table was only played in the final 2 days, first 4 days it was covered... unlike this year they used it from day 1 because they need tables to cover for day 0 postponement.

good input, i hadn't thought of that, but it explains a lot. i don't mind it, different places different conditions.

WNT Hanoi Open 2025, Vietnam, Oct 7-12

Proper position to start. He's never in the right place! I saw one Vietnamese official get into good position to see a close hit. Good on him. By the way you should see better officiating in Manila, if MR is smart enough to use local officials. They have many good ones here who have been playing and refereeing for years.

they're using local refs in hanoi. this guy reffing the semi looks local too.

Any good teachers in Toronto/Mississauga area?

I'm more or less recovered from my surgeries, back playing regularly. I'm at the point where I feel like I've hit a plateau. I'm looking to get some instruction to take my game further. I'm primarily interested in 8/9 ball. I've contacted a few players/coaches that friends have recommended. Of the 2 that responded, it seems they don't actually schedule lessons and just provide them when convenient for them. Any recommendations would be great. For info, I'm currently an Intermediate player(6 in CPA, if that means anything) and started playing again in February '25 after 15years away from the game. Thanks

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