I have really mixed feelings about the fact they've announced the tournament is staying at the Crucible as the local council and government have promised to spend a fortune upgrading the Crucible. Been down to Sheffield a few times to watch matches. It's a really great city and love the fact the tournament is staying where so much history has been made. But the fact the government is spending money on this which will allow Matchroom to make bigger profits sits badly with me. Especially has Hearne has pretty much coerced them into it by threatening to take the tournament to the middle east.

yes, will ship

Jerry R said:

I have a Chris Whitaker butt I'd let go. Pretty much fits what you are looking for. Has a few scars and a 3/8-10" pin. It’s 29.5” and weighs 13.7oz. There is room for weight to be added but not sure how much. Looks to have been some sort of house cue conversion that he added a little dashed ring and butt cap to. I can get more details if you’re interested.

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Already found one, thanks.

trob said:

I’m heading there tomorrow so this is from a friend who’s been there all weekend but the gambling room which used to be packed with bar box’s only has 1 bark box and a couple 9 footers ? While I’m fine with that because i think the gambling holds the game back to get bigger I’m wondering why that is? It was always a big part of the expo

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It sucks. If you wanna play on the BB you gotta bring balls

spartan said:

Clearly ref should have reviewed like Nigel Rees in the foul in that Bustamante -Daryl Peach match. ...

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Some tournaments explicitly do not have video reviews. Do we know what the policy was in this match?

Personally, I think the ref should use whatever info is available to make difficult calls.

dendweller said:

Could it be that you keep mentioning vault plate to your repair people and they don't think it's worth correcting you?

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That’s it - They’re certain that something was there prior to the removal/cleanup. The cue tech brought it out and asked if I’d put a pad on the shaft.
The BKIII(3) was an advanced predecessor to the Revo, having a similar design and style. The BKII did not have that technology. The reason I added a picture of the shaft is to clearly validate the cushion and vault plate. All of the Predator break cues have the same or similar configuration.

I’d asked the cue repair shop if they worked on Predator cue repair. I was told YES. I really shouldn’t be going down a rabbit hole about who was better equipped to fix my cue. All I’m expecting is to replace what had been erroneously removed. I’m getting educated about cue technology, and people who telling me that it doesn’t matter are misinformed.

While the path of the cue ball does tell the story for this shot, it is not one of the simpler situations, like shooting between two frozen balls. I can see how the ref could be unsure about what a shot would look like if close to a simultaneous hit.

Clearly ref should have reviewed like Nigel Rees in the foul in that Bustamante -Daryl Peach match. Though in that match Rees only reviewed after someone shouted "Foul"




Clearly obvious foul after video review in that match.

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