Cues are like musical instruments. No matter how much you savor what you own and play,
do remember there are lots of others that can make it sound better than you can achieve.

In music & pool, there will always be others that make it perform a whole lot better than you.
Just be satisfied to claim it’s yours and do your best to fly with eagles instead of turkeys.

The New/Unused Joss Northeast 9 Ball Tour cue and the New/Unused Joss Gel Style Case are still available at great prices.

iusedtoberich said:

God no. That's the most convoluted scoring I've seen! I hope you were joking. 9 ball is so simple and pure, so easy to understand, so easy to show a beginner. "Make the balls in order, whoever makes the 9 wins". Here, we are all pool fanatics, and hardly any of us can follow the Chinese 9 ball format.

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I wonder if the scoring system was designed to encourage runouts rather than making a few balls and then ducking (not a crazy idea given how tough the table is).

Actually, my recollection is that their 9b game developed as a gambling game. They play by the point (thus more points for runouts). I think in the gambling version safeties are not allowed - if you don’t make a ball and your opponent can’t see the ball they can make you shoot. Maybe one of our Asian posters can confirm?

billiardcue said:

Here is another variation circa 1970.

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Meucci didn’t begin until 1975’ buddy hall series was after that

iusedtoberich said:

The leukemia was a bad hand for sure. The citizen stuff, IDK why on earth he wanted to leave Taiwan for China. I vaguely recall he might have tried Singapore first. Taiwan had and still has the best pool players, imo, other than the Philippines.

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here is an article
https://77billiards.com/2024/09/17/the-curious-case-of-wu-chia-ching/

I'm watching. First match ever. Lets see if its better than Chinese 8 ball.

Razman1976 said:

I have a gently used Predator Revo Shaft 5x16x14 at 12.4mm for sale used and in pristine condition. Kamui clear black medium tip like new condition. Shaft weighs 3.94 oz. You can’t buy these on predators website they are out of stock.

Will ship immediately the following day in a shaft box with tracking. Venmo or PayPal goods and services to protect both buyer and seller is fine. Shipping included in purchase price.

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I would like to buy your shaft! Please contact me 409-502-0869
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SEMIFINALS | 半决赛 | WU JIAQING CHU BINGJIE | 240 Mins/40 Racks

What does 240 min/40 racks mean? Is the winner the highest points after 40 racks or 240 min, whichever comes first? Is the match halted if its mathematically impossible for the losing player to catch up?

Rules are on the youtube page, scoring is as follows:
• Break and Run: 10 points
• Table Run: 7 points
• Standard Win: 4 points
• Foul: 1 point awarded to the opponent

Over the last 20 years Ive been lucky, Ive played on the same weekly league in 4 different rooms and all under 15 minutes from my home.
My limit would probably be around 30 minutes, but it better be good.

Ttt

iusedtoberich said:

God no. That's the most convoluted scoring I've seen! I hope you were joking. 9 ball is so simple and pure, so easy to understand, so easy to show a beginner. "Make the balls in order, whoever makes the 9 wins". Here, we are all pool fanatics, and hardly any of us can follow the Chinese 9 ball format.

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I get that. The stalling problem seems to be the Pro blem.

I would be remiss if I did not post this. Joss “Fast Eddie” cue and my prize, Eddie Cohen “Doom” homage. I love the history and mythology of the 2 movies, makes me want to watch them again. It’s been a while.