I heard the ref announce 10 and then 5 two seconds apart from each other a good number of times.

Bob Jewett said:

Lots of "audible clock" problems in the Gorst-Lechner match. The ref failed to call 10 on Gorst and then called 5 with no time to prepare.

They need a visible indicator very badly, like a bar of lights that goes green-yellow-red like is used in other events.

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When play was paused at main table and the camera was wandering around other tables in play, at least one table flashed a device you are talking about. The digital shotclock, and the ref was basically pushing the button to start the countdown. The only thing it is missing I guess is any sort of a notification.

(Jeezuz, how hard is that?! We run a local ring game regularly, and use a speaker connected to a smartphone with an app, fully adjustable to our needs. One of the settings we get is a 10 sec vocal warning)

trob said:

If I have to hear the story one more time about someone beating someone with a broom stick I swear to god

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OK, I get it... but I have done it.

Lou Figueroa
really

markjames said:

i heard that when he wears blue jeans they call him fred

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And now when he decided to wear some funny glasses (have to admit, they give him a cool new look) paired with those jeans, it's time to call him Nerdy Fred

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trob said:

If I have to hear the story one more time about someone beating someone with a broom stick I swear to god

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That one has a bit of truth to it. I often beat none players with a broom handle. Poncho (Vince) played real good with a broom. He also played good with the bumper end of the cue. Also one handed.

I know what the original poster means though. As a pool room owner I always heard the paid my way through school one. Then they get a table and you can see they never could have been a good player.

i heard that when he wears blue jeans they call him fred

sjm said:

That's actually not true. No doubt, his incredible fundamentals were developed in Russia, but as recently as four years ago, his tactical play left a lot to be desired. It was not until he competed regularly in America that he developed into an elite defensive and tactical player. I would also add that taking up one pocket, a game played chiefly in America, had a lot to do with the growth of his tactical skills, especially his speed control.

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Dear Stu. There is one (and the only) man standing behind Fedor's success (apart from himself being such a hardworking player and striving to be an athlete). His name is Johan Ruysink. He is a European.

billiards_watch said:

Tight pockets is a requirment.

I play on 4.25'' or smaller. That's my pool hall for you. They are thinking about making them bigger for the customers.

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Maybe convert some or half to 4.5” CP? Sierra Billiards, where I play, has 1/2 the 9’ tables with 4.25” CP size.

Yeah can’t tell much from the pic. But already an improvement in how it looks compared to the Global/Brunswick IMO.

skor said:

As

He might be an American now, but he is FROM Russia. He will always be from Russia.
Russia and the European pool scene made him the player he is, not the American pool scene.

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moreover, FG will be an American in future, and now he is not yet But too few try to get this down. Kudos to Matchroom

skor said:

Russia and the European pool scene made him the player he is, not the American pool scene.

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That's actually not true. No doubt, his incredible fundamentals were developed in Russia, but as recently as four years ago, his tactical play left a lot to be desired. It was not until he competed regularly in America that he developed into an elite defensive and tactical player. I would also add that taking up one pocket, a game played chiefly in America, had a lot to do with the growth of his tactical skills, especially his speed control.

Poolmanis said:

I actually trolled Casper hard when he came our Open tournament(because i still could..)

Said : " congratz your European 9-ball Championship win! Maybe some day you can beat me too"

Because last time before European Champs i beat him on quarter finals Boeing 4-7 down and then i played perfect and won 9-8..

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By Poolmanis's writing (like "Boeing" instead of "being" and so on, lol) one can see he is already drunk celebrating, because he's happy for Casper