They should invite that dancing fan to the Reyes Cup.

Biado caroms in the 6ball off the 1ball, leading to a runout and he is on the hill 14-13.

I don't want to see Biado go down like Albin in Hanoi but I am pulling for Fedor

Seriously though. People that don’t follow pool professionally, especially people that play, have no idea just how monumentally intense and entertaining it can be.

What this needs is more anecdotes from Phil Yates /s

SeniorTom said:

Pool is like golf when it comes to playing by the rules, and maybe other sports as well. I would say a good portion, maybe a majority, of players want to have fun and not be bogged down by technicalities. I can respect this approach because when it's all said and done, enjoying yourself is the primary goal. When I go out and play golf, I'll roll the ball over in the fairway, take a mulligan on the first tee, and other leniencies. I don't care what Joe professional does on the golf course in accordance with the rules, that is his choice. Some people say I'm not actually playing golf when I play casually, but that's okay because I play the way I want to play. Pool is a lot the same to me, and I can go any direction with respect to rules that the league imposes. I will say that for the most part if leagues get too picky, they will lose players and eventually die out. Who makes money off of playing pool? Only a small percentage of people, and the rest just want to enjoy themselves.

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I am replying to my own message, as I've had a bit of a change of heart of what I would like to see according to the opening post. Whatever venue one might happen upon that pool is being played, and that would be whatever variation of Billiards you are playing, it would be very beneficial to have a known set of rules that everybody abides by. I am not saying leagues can't have their own set of rules if they choose so, but for standard 8 Ball, 9 ball, 10 ball, and others, it would be so much easier if everybody played by the same rules. As it is right now, even in the open leagues I have played in at various pool halls, I don't think many people understand what to do in certain situations like coming into contact with another ball with your stick, hands, hair, or clothing. People should be schooled in the rules and be able to retain those Rules by virtue of the rules never changing from one game to another, or who you might be playing at particular match. Now with my friends in casual pool, sometimes we get pretty lax, but that's just fun pool. But in any organized setting, one set of rules would be very beneficial. So DD has a good idea.

i have a feeling biado closes from here

13/13!!!!! Best climb evaa

And if this was a race to 13 (which some years have been), this is already over with Biado champion.

Break and run and we are tied at 13-13. Not much pool left here!

SA96 said:

Why does the commentator keep saying Gorsht?

Is that how you pronounce his name.

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The name "Gorst" is pronounced with a short 'o' sound as in "gorse" or "gross" and then the "st" sound. It is not pronounced with a long "o" sound as in “go”

As Pepsi famously once said:
“Look at him. The world #1. The focus. He’s going beyond our every dimension. Even I don’t dare go there”

I might go to Saudi next year for the event.

Seems like a pretty chilled out place.

I might put my dancing shoes on.

13-12..