I don’t know much about the cue market but I do know that generational tastes have a lot to do with it. Currently 10000 baby boomers die everyday in America and that number is set to grow larger. This is causing the largest transfer of assets in world history. A great many things other than cues are seen as worthless to the younger crowd like old antique furniture, antique silverware, memorabilia from pop culture of the 50s and 60s, the list is lengthy. Collectible items have always been boom and bust. Who knows maybe 30 years from now the next wave of players might take an interest. But for now younger people being disinterested is what it is.

A rematch between Team Philippines and Team Poland. Team Philippines got cooked in the 1st round, 3 sets to zip. Is it payback time for Team Philippines?

mnorwood said:

I’ve been on the forum for 22 or so years and this topic has been talked about since then. I don’t think a solution to market the existing games to the masses will be found if it hasn’t happened by now. I do think UPL has the most promising alterations even more so than match room. Another post mentioned players showing some kind of emotion/personality would be helpful but the locked in stoic nature of how top players play is how they perform so well. It would be nice if they could all be Kieth and or Jimmy mataya but maybe that’s not reasonable.

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your post resonates more with me, I've always said. Its the way its played! Its just not exciting to watch.
compared to the mid 90s, today's game is a lot slower. But im stuck in past, old videos is what i like watching. I struggle watch the modern stuff, To build a platform for a wider audience, people have to be interested.
Darts is a prime example of this.

skip100 said:

Hayden definitely looking and playing like a mid 700 player (800 shooter, 750 tactics and decisionmaking, occasional 650 level mental errors). Januarta seems a little high at 796 but he did hang with the adult pros at the PLP.

Overall the level of play in this junior event has been super impressive.

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Just started watching this match. Hayden broke first and pushed to a jump, but a right handed jump shot. Januarta passed it back and Ernst made the jump. As Januata is a lefty, that is some impressive atrategy for a young player.

JAM said:

He knew at age 12, but by that age, the pool room was his home and family. Long story.

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Thank you for replying

If you're ever bored and want to tell that story, I'm all ears! I am a big fan of Keith. I can't get enough of his story, what little of it's out there.

If you ever wanna make him chuckle, tell him some internet stranger thinks he's a better actor than Tom Cruise

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In the Men’s Event, Filler was the story. It seemed the pool gods had it in for him when his path to the title included three world champions in Biado, SVB and Gorst, but he beat all three of them and won the title. The first set of the final between Filler and Gorst was a dandy, and Fedor made two different bank shots at double hill to win the set. Unfortunately, what looked like a good one became a dud as Filler won the next eight racks to secure the title.

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At least from the stream (and the commentary here), Filler looks like he has reached another level. I think he was tinkering with his stroke last year and maybe that paid off? In addition to everything else he does and has of course.

SA96 said:

How big are these pockets?

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Who cares?

penguin said:

No one is wishing that Savannah ends up broke.

Some of us just think a kid should be allowed to be a kid.

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The Jackson Five hated their father.

But without him they wouldn't have amounted to much........

How big are these pockets?

They look a lot bigger than the ones in the Mosconi Cup.