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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

OverTheNut
Lots of drama queens on here.

The USA team are all world class players. Numerous major titles between them. They aren't a bunch of randoms from some bar.

Play the Mosconi every week until a team wins 50 times. I bet both teams would get 40+ wins.

As enjoyable as it is seeing the Kansas City Chiefs (probably) not make the NFL playoffs this season - then (sadly) that doesn't mean that they're now a bad team. Just things haven't broken well for them this season. Just like USA have missed a few key balls. That's the difference.
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Feeling 100

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mnorwood said:
I have always been a workaholic and devoted family man. However, I have had a job change where my stress level is gratefy reduced and my kids are grown now. Incidentally my wife loves the fact that I’m chasing a life goal of a 100 ball run. I turn 50 in April but in good shape physically. I have been turning more of my focus in on straight pool. For many years my high run was 55, last year I ran a 67 and the other day I hit 75. Runs in the 30s are more frequent now. I feel a 100, I feel it more now than ever. I picked up a wall mount for my camera and hope to catch it on camera. I just need to get hard with my discipline in correct practice and he honest with myself with what I need to work on.
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At your age, if you recently hit 75, you most certainly have the skill to string 2 more racks get to 100, but try to do it soon! At your age it starts getting tougher the older you get!
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

jay helfert
Sven said:
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I like our chances in match #11. I make Shane a slight favorite. If the other matches go according to form the score would be 9-2 at that point in time. Then Matchroom/Sky could cancel match 12 and we could start talking about a miracle comeback on Day Four. I'm sorry to be so blunt but there is a better chance of this happening than USA winning the day 3 or 4 to 1. My prediction, 11-3 final score.
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

J
Tyler tends to baby shots the closer he gets to the finish line. He lacks the confidence to let his stroke out and swing the ball around like Filler or SVB will do. His caution kills him time and again. He'll move the ball as little as possible and leave himself tough.

The U.S. really should have won both team matches. In the second one, I trace the problems back to Thorpe taking on a bank while playing Labutis. Makeable bank, but the safe bet in a team game is play safe and keep the pressure on Pijus.

Europe deploys this tactic all the time. The US not as much, and it's cost them.
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Little Guidance Here

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Bigdaddi44 said:
So I opened a pool room here in Northern California. Awesome staff, well maintained equipment, in a community of just over 25,000, we have pub style food, 10 beers on tap and great reviews. The problem that I'm having is that our food sales are behind and our early to mid-day traffic is low. We have 2 leagues APA and USAPool. Our weekend numbers are usually higher then the weekdays (as you would expect). I've toyed with closing the kitchen entirely but can't for licensing. I've thought about cutting our menu to Hotdogs and fries only. I,ve also thought about closing the doors and moving to Mexico, but I have too many bills.
I guess what I looking for is a little direction or someone to point me in a direction. Any ideas???
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Your food operation has to be good enough to attract non pool players, both dine-in as well as take-out orders. Our 30 year old 10 table pool room and grill, no alcohol, would never have lasted without the support from our regular and occasional dining customers who have never played pool here.

Also, varying daily chef specials can result in non pool playing regulars to support your food operation multiple times weekly.
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

Chicagoplayer
garczar said:
C'mon man. The wholesale dogging display i've watched has nothing to do with the equipment. That's just a cop-out pure-n-simple. These guys have played pool their whole life, if they can't figure a table out in a couple practice sessions they shouldn't even be there.
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Adjusting is what Americans have excelled at. I’m sure there’s more to what’s happening to our team than we know.
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Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London

jay helfert
SBC said:
Exactly....2 rails up above side or around the world 3 or 4 rails to the same place.

Inexcusable.
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Tyler also cost us a point on that missed nine ball in the team match. It was even easier than the missed shape on the two rail position. That's a four point swing on those two matches! Making just those two shots alone and the score would be Euro 4, USA 3 right now. Tyler's game looks like it regressed five years overnight. Or maybe it's just the MC jitters.

I remember when it happened to Dechaine in the MC about ten years ago. He started missing everything, literally couldn't make a ball unless it was hanging in the hole. He was a nervous wreck and it showed.
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