A couple folks on Facebook mentioned they did not care for the name "Team Rest of the World" (ROW).
Upon thinking about it, why not Team East v. Team West instead of Team Asia v. Team Rest of the World?
I'm not knocking MR or WNT. Just thinking about the pros and cons of the names. I enjoyed Captain Souquet and is Row, Row, Row celebration chant with Team ROW.
I like Team ROW. If the Asian based players think they are the best, let's see it! East vs. West implies 50/50 geography. I respect your opinion of this though! I'm a child of the toughness of the 1980's, where the attitude was "if you think you got it, step up, but be ready to get hit in the mouth" (to say it nicely). In line with this, I have personally never taken a spot in pool in my many years of competing.
I've tried, on various brands of cues, (none that I've owned), just about every joint you've mentioned, and nothing feels better to me, than a piloted, stainless steel joint...it's worked best for me, for all of the 63+ years, I've been playing...