SA96 said:

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Well done to Matchroom for getting this back on the calendar.

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Empty stadium, quite arena, silence matches

Bring it to Taiwan, Vietnam, The Philippines or Cardiff or Vegas/Taxes/Florida please, get a deal with a betting company as the main sponsor, and work with the local government for tourism destination promotion, have it broadcasted in Asian ESPN, European Sky Sport, and USA ESPN plus streaming. The local government will help with prize money, they can get more $$$ from sponsors as well (in Asia, if local GOV. "asks", local companies and global corporations like Samsung, Toyota etc. will put in money right away, hell they never pay a dime in taxes as one of the perks so $1mil donation is nothing..., $1mil is easy maybe make it $2mil, in Europe, many betting companies will sponsor, $1mil is a drop in the bucket, in USA get Predator and CueTec etc. to sponsor lol, sign 2-3 year deal, do it in summer (May - Aug) for travel purposes as well... start to work now maybe 2028/2029/20230 we can have a real Word Pool 9-ball Championship like we had in 2000 - 2007 as well...

DeeDeeCues said:

Anyone who has the ability to hold the cue in a lathe with the pin exposed can do it. I've modified many in a lathe with a hand file. You can do it by hand with a file, but it is harder to get professional looking results. Not impossible, just harder. A steady hand and a benchtop belt sander works also

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Hey I just wanted to say, I really appreciate all your input!

JAM said:

April 2027 is a long way off, but the current climate in that region of the world, you couldn't pay me a million dollars to fly there, much less stay in the region for a few days.

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Agreed. I love to travel, especially to places I've never been. I'd love to see more of the middle east. But I'm not going anywhere within 1000 miles of this event.

Always knew baseball would end eventually.

As luck would have it, my son found this lazy deer laying in the leaves, gently resting his head on his elbow…

Jesus Rice! We can’t be done hunting too. It’s not even sweatshirt weather.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times

Currently, flights to Bahrain are about $1000 from NYC and about $1200 from California. The best hotel option seems to be about half an hour away at $120 or so per night.

bpeacock said:

Where is Tyler? Could he get bumped out of the top 3 for Mosconi?

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He is probably staying home to get ready for the Ultimate Pool Grand Finals! Doesn't want to ruin his stroke by playing on the big tables...

bpeacock said:

Where is Tyler? Could he get bumped out of the top 3 for Mosconi?

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Hope springs eternal. Where is he? Off choking somewhere is an even money bet.

tearthecloth said:

To be honest I'm not sure how much I care about originality.. The cue is very cool but it's not (yet?? haha) particularly valuable. Who would I go to for modifying the pin? A machine shop?

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Anyone who has the ability to hold the cue in a lathe with the pin exposed can do it. I've modified many in a lathe with a hand file. You can do it by hand with a file, but it is harder to get professional looking results. Not impossible, just harder. A steady hand and a benchtop belt sander works also

Where is Tyler? Could he get bumped out of the top 3 for Mosconi?