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2026 Reyes Cup - October 15-18

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jbart65 said:
I have to laugh at all the online debate about the wild card pick of Januarta. It's playing into exactly what Frazer wants!

I expected her to go with the safe choice of Yapp because of his overall WNT rating, his reputation, his "loyalty" to Matchroom and his participation in the first two Reyes cups.

But I personally wanted Januarta. He's arguably been better than Yapp this year, and his inclusion just freshens up the event in my opinion. He and AJ are friends, it seems, but they both want to be stars. Could be fun to watch how they interact.

A wild card pick, what's more, is exactly that. A surprise pick that might work out well, or fail miserably. A wild card pick is not meant to go to the obvious choice. Januarta was not an obvious choice.

Looking at the list of top Asian players, the pickings among qualified players is also thin given the ineligibility of the Ko brothers and Chua. I think Oi should get an invite at least once to the event, but the only other players with a decent claim are Jefry Roda and maybe Chang Yu Lung.

Januarta and Manas appear to be the region's rising young stars. So why not.
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don't think chang has played in enough open events. but he's a fun player. i also think oi would be good in this type of event.
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Savannah “The RoadRunner” Easton using a wood shaft?

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skor said:
Take added power/speed as a good side effect. Pros don’t need it, most amateurs don’t need it if playing in good conditions. It’s handy with bad conditions.

The main benefit of CF is for traveling, it stays consistent and it’s more durable.
A local player can benefit from that as well but it’s not a good enough reason to ditch your wooden shaft and get a CF, but really, who needs a good enough reason to change or upgrade?
But if you are in the market for a new cue or shaft, whether it’s a first cue or just a new cue, might as well get a CF shaft and get used to it.

I’ve been playing and testing lately the Predator Centro shaft, it a hybrid shaft, a solid wood with a CF core at the front. It gives almost the same deflection performance of a CF (compared to the SMO), a bit less power. Really nice shaft but feels fragile with all the warnings on the ferrule. Might as well just a CF and an have a quiet piece of mind
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I started playing 3 years ago and I never felt the need to have a CF shaft. In my price range, I certainly get more bang for my buck with wood for designs I like.

I've played with the CF cues of my buddies and I didn't hate them (aside from how some of them feel without a glove), but I didn't feel like I was missing out by not having one.
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Gluing the seams?

jtompilot
realkingcobra said:
If you superglue the seams of a 3 piece slate together correctly, you don't need to use the slate screws at the seams to hold them together! Think about it!!!
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The paragraph above this post said to mount end slate screws last, so in confused a little. If you glue the seams do you need slate screws at all? Can the rails secure the slates without using any screws or do you still need the screws to hold the slates level? Thanks
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Table recover?

jtompilot
I just set up my Peter Vitalie table, I used a 96” level to level the frame. I’m waiting on the movers to set the slates on top. They mentioned that they refelt tables and offered their services. I’m already concerned they’re hacks so I asked a few questions. Do you glue the seams, do you glue the cloth, do you use bondo or beeswax, what type of level do you use to level the slates. Their answers, no glueing slates or cloth. They use beeswax and sand it. They use a 5’ level on the slates.
The house has a concrete slab with a 3mm underlayment and 10mm laminate flooring. Should the slates still be glued and what about the slate screw holes? Do these guys seem like table hacks?
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