fels could play when younger and there were a lot that played like him or near his speed. names no one will ever hear again or remember.

there was a long list of no name players that would spot people that played decent, 50 or even 100 no count. and no one would win at that.

skogstokig said:

that's a pity. especially wiktor, chua. but i'm thinking the 64 players will make a tough field anyway

didn't they use to have 96 player fields?

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The field is 96. Eighty picks are named in the link above. Then there is a qualifier stage in which 16 others will get added to the main event.

Thanks.

vintagecollectibles831 said:

Hi, check out O'Brians next time you visit Evansville. Very nice pool hall.

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I've been there before. But it's mostly 7-footers. Last time I was there they only had the one big table, the 9' Diamond ProAm. But usually there are alot of people at O'Brian's and it's hard to get on the big table. That's why I drove further into town to the Mall. I didn't think there would hardly be anybody there. And there wasn't. Including any tables worth a hoot to play on.

No way would I ever get a bar box table.

ChopStick said:

I recently bought a new Cuetec Cynergy 12.5 shaft. I have noticed a variance in shaft diameter at the tip end. It is supposed to have a 15.5 inch pro-taper. It starts out as 12.5mm at the tip. As I move down the shaft towards the joint the diameter dips down to 12.41 then up again to 12.5. I was wondering if anyone else had this issue. It feels weird. I am tempted to sand it all to match. I have may have waited too long to report it as a warranty issue.

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As someone who can also let almost immeasurable things get in their head, my recommendation if this is bothering you, is to go somewhere where they sell cues/shafts. Try a few shafts and find one you really like. Buy it and take it home.

Then under NO circumstance should you ever allow that shaft (or any other part of your cue) to be withing 10 feet of a scale, micrometer or caliper. Also, avoid laying the cue on a pool table, as that can sometimes lead to rolling it (either intentionally or accidentally) and you may see something you would have never otherwise known about.

Also, and this one is important. Never watch your cue guy put a new tip on it. You see things on a lathe that you cannot unsee!

I'm sure you can sell or trade your old shaft or maybe just keep it as a spare.

For many years I played with a Meucci "The Pro" shaft. It was 30" long and 12.5mm. I LOVED that shaft. I didn't wear a glove at the time and when it got sticky, I would often use one of those two-sided Tiger pads to "clean" it. One day I was having a new tip put on and he grabbed the 12.5 mm collet and when he slid it on the shaft about 3" from the ferule it actually rattled and wouldn't hold tight.
If that wasn't bad enough, he was using a Porper lathe where a fair amount of the joint end of the shaft sticks out of the head and it was bouncing so bad he had to ask me to loosely hold onto it to keep it from oscillating too much because of chatter on the other end.
I couldn't play with that shaft after that. I probably played some of the best pool of my life with that shaft right up until the day I had that new tip put on.

eastcoast_chris said:

Not 25, but rather 24 of them because that's how many come from a carton. 12*2.

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That's why the Devil makes you crave 25.

jbart65 said:

No. There's just too many high-level players not playing in the event to suggest they all turned down invites. Especially young guys who travel everywhere - Krause, Neuhausen, Wielinski.

All the top players who are absent, except for Niels Feijin, stuck with Matchroom/WNT during the standoff, therefore losing WPA points in the rankings. (Feijin simply doesn't go to most events anymore, whether WNT or WPA).

Mike Panazzo posted about it:

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙
Check out the list of contenders who won't be in the 64-player World 10-Ball Championship. The reason? It's all WNT players stripped of WPA points after participating in last year's Hanoi Open, thus not ranked high enough to earn spots, and not enough wild card invites to go around. After being told they could enter the Stage One qualifiers, these players opted to pass on the tournament altogether.
This has nothing to do with Mosconi or Reyes points. These players were simply frozen out of the field. Once again, everyone loses.. players, promoters, sponsors, WPA. And, so it goes.

Michael Panozzo

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 Check out the list of contenders who won't be in the 64-player World 10-Ball Championship. The reason? It's all WNT players stripped of WPA points after participating in last year's...

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Big names missing from the 2025 World 10-Ball Championship field…

Johann Chua

Francisco Sanchez Ruiz

David Alcaide

Niels Feijen

Jonas Souto Comino

Mickey Krause

Moritz Neuhausen

Wiktor Zielinski

Bernie Regalario

Jefrey Roda

Skyler Woodward

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Tyler Styer is also missing.

On the other hand, some WPA invitees include Hunter Lombardo and Lukas Fracasso-Verner from the US. And Juan Carlos Expósito and José Alberto Delgado from Spain. They are not the best those countries can offer, obviously.

PS: It appears Souto is taking part in the qualifiers.

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that's a pity. especially wiktor, chua. but i'm thinking the 64 players will make a tough field anyway

didn't they use to have 96 player fields?

bobbydee said:

In league last week I want to hit a straight in shot where the cue ball and object ball were an inch or probably closer to an inch and half apart. My team was telling me it was too close and it'd be a double hit. At what distance would you say it wouldn't be a double hit? I figured it was far enough.

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Distance is not as important as the action of the cue ball after the hit. Even if the balls are closer together, you can still shoot the shot and not foul the cue ball. If you are able to stop the cue ball or draw it by using an elevated butt then the shot isn’t a Push or a bad hit. The only time these shots become a foul is when, the cue ball follows the object ball forward.

fastone371 said:

Has there ever been a quality cue manufacturer that put the joint stud in the shaft??

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Dufferin did

BasementDweller said:

How Hunter Lombardo (739) still manages to get any invites is curious. I imagine his pool playing is a net negative. I'm guessing he makes his money with instruction but I really don't have a clue. He's certainly had an interesting journey.

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probably has a good spot for high rate instructions, like toastie

Looks like an old Dufferin joint.

Maybe so imports used it too?