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2026 WPA Predator Men's World 10 Ball Saigon

sjm
Looks like 15 of the last 16 on the men's side carry a Fargo of 800+. The outlier, Felix Vogel, plays 800+ speed in my eyes. Felix won a 10ball major already this year at Predator Austria and came 5th at the US Open 9ball. Cinderellas need not apply.

This event is sure to produce great drama in the final stages, not to mention a very worthy champion. An event that was dragging along in its early stages should be electrifying from this point on.

Good luck to the sixteen that remain. May the best man win.
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Mathematical analysis of Predator format (sets)

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sjm said:
World 10ball Stage 1 is best of three sets. World 10ball Stage 2 is best of five sets. Which type of match have you analyzed?
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Didn't realize that. I was doing best of 3 sets.

For best of 5:

- The odds of Player A winning against player B: 81.26%
- The odds of Player A winning the match but NOT winning more racks: 2.75%
- The odds of the match going to a shootout: 4.71%
- The average number of racks played: 22.52

So that falls right between a race-to-13 and a race-to-14.
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JFlowers Shaft (Weight Reduction)

K
I’ve recently upgraded from a Lucasi LH wood to the JFlowers CF SMO cue.
I really love the smooth finish of this SMO shaft, the radial pin (bye uniloc), and the lower deflection. I moved from a 12.4 down to a 11.8mm tip, and have no regrets at all.
If there was one thing that I’d improve would be the weight in the butt. The 19oz configuration is a bit weird, having moved from a 17oz Lucasi butt. It seems like adding the 4oz extension would make it too heavy at around 22oz.
Are there any JFlower users out there who’ve successfully removed weight from a JF 20-21 butt? I can ask support and get some help too.
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Mathematical analysis of Predator format (sets)

sjm
tomker said:
Out of curiosity, I wrote a program that enumerates all possible outcomes of a Predator Pro Billiards Series match and collected some stats that I thought might be interesting to people.

Assuming:
- Player A is rated 50 Fargo points higher than Player B (odds of him winning any particular rack: 58.58%)
- The odds of Player A winning a shootout are the same as his odds of winning a rack

Here are the stats I've calculated:
- The odds of Player A winning a Predator match against player B: 76.12%
- The odds of Player A winning the match but NOT winning more racks: 3.07%
- The odds of the match going to a shootout: 7.25%
- The odds of Player A winning 9 racks but losing the match: 5.17%
- The average number of racks played for a Predator match between these two players: 13.93

Ultimately, the odds of player A winning such a match are the same as if the players just played a regular race-to-9 match.

Disclaimer: I'm not trying to say that either format is better, I just wanted to have a better understanding of how the formats compare to each other.
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World 10ball Stage 1 is best of three sets. World 10ball Stage 2 is best of five sets. Which type of match have you analyzed?
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Mathematical analysis of Predator format (sets)

T
Out of curiosity, I wrote a program that enumerates all possible outcomes of a Predator Pro Billiards Series match and collected some stats that I thought might be interesting to people.

Assuming:
- Player A is rated 50 Fargo points higher than Player B (odds of him winning any particular rack: 58.58%)
- The odds of Player A winning a shootout are the same as his odds of winning a rack

Here are the stats I've calculated:
- The odds of Player A winning a Predator match against player B: 76.12%
- The odds of Player A winning the match but NOT winning more racks: 3.07%
- The odds of the match going to a shootout: 7.25%
- The odds of Player A winning 9 racks but losing the match: 5.17%
- The average number of racks played for a Predator match between these two players: 13.93

Ultimately, the odds of player A winning such a match are the same as if the players just played a regular race-to-9 match.

Disclaimer: I'm not trying to say that either format is better, I just wanted to have a better understanding of how the formats compare to each other.
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Phenolic Tip

S
Do you need a special tool to cut a phenolic tip? I bought a mid America Cue Lathe a few months back and have put several tips on since then but they were all leather tips. A guy in our pool league wanted me to take his old phenolic tip off and put a new one on. I just tried to make a small face cut on the old one and I couldn't cut it at all with a carbide blade insert.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks
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