jay helfert said:

First major 9-Ball was Caesars Tahoe in 1982 on ESPN. Caesars Boardwalk and Caesars Palace events followed during the next year.

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The question was about live televised events. I don’t recall one before the doubles Brunswick tournament that was live on TV.

I always thought this was an objective measurement, and not subjective. Shooting long rail to long rail, one tip of english will bring the cue one diamond up the rail. Two tips of english will bring the cue two diamonds up the rail. Three tips of english would bring the cue three diamonds up the rail. That's a pretty objective measurement in my mind. At least that's what I was taught.

I wonder if Matchroom will pick Hoang for the Reyes again. There was no Hanoi Open this year and no word if it will be back. What is the business/revenue case for Hoang if Matchroom doesn’t go back to Vietnam?

I bet MR would like to add Januarta, but I don’t see two teens on the team. Manas will be on Team Asia again. Probably Yapp too.

If not Hoang, I’d like to see Naoyuki Oi.

Lowell said:

Are there any 800 + Fargo players with a fully sidearm delivery?

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I don't know about that, but I know there is a player that used to shoot right handed and now plays left handed that is 800+. Some people can adapt. Probably not all people though. I'm sure with some if you try to correct their bad mechanics you will ruin them.

maha said:

unless bob is still writing for it. or perhaps dave. i cant see anything worthwhile that could be in print that could justified buying.
unless you cant read and like pictures.

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Maybe you’ve seen it all, but I haven’t. Just $32 a year, and no, it’s not just pictures. Plenty of good information for people like me. Great story on Mika before he died.

maha said:

look back in the archives 60 or 70 years for some of bob's great informative articles.

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The archives are good too. Glad there is still one industry mag alive.

jax_joe said:

Last year here in JAX at both the International and the Predator event there were a number of Asian players including Capito using those inhalers. It didn't appear that any of them were sick/congested, anything like that.

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Many "decongestants" have stimulant properties.

When I saw him snorting that, I immediately wondered what WPA antidoping policy might have to say about whatever that was. The list of things you can't use is primarily normally prescribed medicines.