Mensabum said:

Welcome to the club my friend!!

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I'm a member of cue extensions club
Cue extensions are what I love
set to the tune of I'm a member of the country club......

Racky BallBoa said:

Great safety battle exchanges. When they were tied 58 to 58, Anthony stopped the cue ball when trying to bank the 4 ball and left Oscar a direct shot on the 4 ball into the corner pocket. Anthony was hoping to hide the cue ball behind the 8 or 9 ball, that was the turning point to the end game.

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Exactly! Anthony came back from about a 9 game deficit after day 1. I understood the bank attempt by Anthony - but he needed to insure hiding the cb behind that 8/9 screen - he fell just short with the cb and the missed 4 rolled out enough to offer Oscar an open shot and runout to get to 59- and 60
Was a 3-9 combo.
Super thriller for any 60 win match right to the end .

congrats denis. nice to see an old trooper like him win one of these. he's been a tough draw for near two decades, goes all around the world and plays a lot of tournaments. not a finesse player by any means but he gets it done, with his characteristic lateral elbow drop and all. is it the wonkiest stroke to win a WNT title? who else do we have as a contender for that title?

sjm said:

OK, have to admit that I bailed on the final and went to bed when it was 10-4. Grabe looked like a sure thing and it was well after midnight. Well played, Dennis.

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It was clearly over by that point.

Match went as I expected. Grabe was unquestionably the best player in the event. Pecelj was very good, but not championship caliber.

Grabe is another player in his later 30s getting a second win of sorts in his career. He's improved quite a bit in the past few years.

Grabe has always had a powerful break. He's gotten better at pattern play and the defensive side of the game - he always has a two-way shot in mind. More deliberate in his approach and more maturity to his game. He hardly ever seems rattled.

If he stays in shape, he'll win more events in the next stage of his career.

You say "fairly straight" what does that really mean ?
Am I right in thinking that you want to refinish the cue to sell it and that's why you want to know the value?

Two year rolling total of all WNT events, including the majors and the many WNT satellite events.

jasonlaus said:

I think he'll do it. Greatest player of our time repeatedly. Wish Filler played all games.

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Now that made me laugh.

At 28 years old, Josh has already a) mass-produced titles at rotation pool, b) won the American 14.1 Championship and the European 14.1 Championship, c) won the World 8ball title, d) won the Buffalo Billiards 1-pocket, and e) won the DCC Master of the Table.

Which other games do you want him to take up?

datnodude said:

Wnt has to do a better job of scheduling next year and I know they work with predator now to not overlap but these 3 tournaments in a row is kinda dumb

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Wow! It's just the opposite.

The WNT had done a poor job of scheduling in prior years, and participating meant huge amounts of travel from continent to continent and country to country. It also meant high player expenses.

A year ago, WNT was widely praised by the players for how it put together the schedule for August, which had, in consecutive weeks, offered a) the Rally in the Shenandoah Valley (Virginia), b) The Florida Open (Florida), c) The Battle of the Bull (Virginia), and d) The US Open 9ball (New Jersey), in four consecutive weeks. Countless players participated in all four events and the foreign players showed up in droves.

This year, things got even better with Vice City (Florida), the Florida Open (Florida), the Arizona Open (Arizona), the Phoenix Open (Arizona), and the US Open 9ball (Texas) played over five consecutive weeks. I've discussed it with more than a few of them and the players love it when the schedule looks like this.

With so many events on the world pool calendar, we have reached the point where more than a few of the stars of European and Asian pool won't come to America unless there is a series of events in which they can play, because participation costs are much more manageable in this scenario.

If SVB was tired, it was surely because of his long race with Fedor, not because he had to compete in a six-day event in Florida in which he played just two matches on each of the last three days and then, after a three-day break, a four-day event in Arizona with a similarly light match schedule. Actually, unlike the two finalists at the Florida Open, he skipped the first two WNT events, foregoing foreign travel in each case.

Playing in tourneys week after week is something SVB has done for his entire career. Stamina was no issue at all for SVB at Derby City this January, in which he played dozens of matches over ten consecutive days, and he was as sharp on Day 10 as on any other day, winning the one pocket final and securing Master of the Table.

To serve the players' best interests, pro pool needs more of this kind of scheduling, not less.

bbb said:

Chris nitti is in orlando
Mid florida not south

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And his step son David Elliot...

My recent order of tips was delivered within a week without any problems with my order. While it's been a while since my last order my past orders have always been fast and accurate.

nicksaint26 said:

Race to 60 must win by 2 and Oscar took it down 60-58! Love that Oscar always bets some of his own money and travels to other people’s house to play. He also took on all bets from railbirds who wanted to bet against him. Over $100k in the middle plus additional side bets.

Congrats Oscar and respect!

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Great safety battle exchanges. When they were tied 58 to 58, Anthony stopped the cue ball when trying to bank the 4 ball and left Oscar a direct shot on the 4 ball into the corner pocket. Anthony was hoping to hide the cue ball behind the 8 or 9 ball, that was the turning point to the end game.

I guess the question should be who doesn't make 30" shafts. You don't see many from Pred, but they are out there as an option. I'm not sure of a maker that doesn't offer it as an option.
For me, it kept me from buying quite a few custom cues that were offered for sale with 2 standard length shafts. Just couldn't see buying two standard shafts that I would never use. I've bought my last two Jacoby's at their booths at state tmts by me partly because I liked the cue I saw, but also because I could change out the shaft the cue was displayed with for another of my choosing. Jacoby makes a very high quality cue

Take a video of him playing and show him the double hit or push
Ideally show him the video before the match……
Then tell him you will be calling a foul
If he is a friend, show him the video at a time when there is no match at stake

couldnthinkof01 said:

So, the differences between most chalks..used by most players...with proper techniques, is minimal.
Why would I pay 40x for premium?

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Considering only the amount of applied English, this statement is true as Dr. Dave has shown. But it is demonstrably false for cleanliness, including chalk residue on the cue ball and resulting kicks. That’s one of the reasons the “new” chalks are preferred in snooker. The same holds true for pool.

-td

Would be nice for WNT to have a little more info on the Phoenix Open. They have the streams ready to go for tomorrow, but it's not even listed in the upcoming events.

Chris nitti is in orlando
Mid florida not south

OK, have to admit that I bailed on the final and went to bed when it was 10-4. Grabe looked like a sure thing and it was well after midnight. Well played, Dennis.

That was very informative dr dave…..….thanks
Nic demonstrated a nice pendulum stroke
I am sure its not the stroke he practices much

Probably the new Lucasi carbon shaft I would guess