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What's your favorite pool memory from 2025?

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JAM said:
As 2025 is coming to a close, I’ve been reflecting on some of my favorite moments of the year.

I subscribed to WNTTV-dot-com for Matchroom's World Nineball Tour's U.S. Open Pool Championship in Atlantic City. There were lots of interesting matches, but this one really grabbed me. A local Virginia shooter who plays for the love of the game drew World Champion Fedor Gorst his very first round. And if that's not tough enough, they put them on the TV table.

Reginald Jackson stepped up to the plate and showed no fear. Though Fedor did win every game of the match, Reginald was a complete gentleman in defeat. Look at those smiles between these two. Reginald posted about the experience: "One of the best moments I've had as a pool player. What an experience. I've been working even harder on my game ever since. Can't thank Fedor enough for that goose egg."

If you have a favorite memory in 2025, please share.

The mutual respect shared by these two was captured at the right moment. I just love those smiles!


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The Rumor........................................... MR.... Holding the 2026 US Open 9 Ball in TEXAS
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Custom and High End Cues on the Decline?

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garczar said:
I'm still sticking with age being the deciding factor here. If you were to poll every hi-end cue buyer as to their age i'd bet pretty good that VERY few are younger than 50. As that age group gets older/dies off you'll see fewer and fewer custom cues. Younger players don't give a crap about fancy one-off cues.
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you're right of course, but i wouldn't be the wood hugging luddite i am if i didn't bring up the fact that two young world champions this year used custom cues: seo seoa and ko ping chung
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Tougher tables did not help USA pros for 20 years

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Johnson said:
Was he practicing to win just US Opens or was he also practicing to go on the road and win a ton of $ gambling? When's the last time you heard of 2 US Fargo 770's matching up for 5k or more aside from Fedor vs Shane? The tourney competition would be much much tougher but there's virtually zero matchups for the top 10 - 20 US players against each other. Oscar is always looking for action but he's playing Morra or some hispanics more than American players. The action isn't there and the depth of US pool players is non existent minus Shaw/Fedor and a lot of other non US born players that live here now.
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sure, but money matches didn't make shane what he is, or fedor for that matter. shane is one of the biggest practice demons in the history of the game. for most pros it's not like that, they need mentors and sparring partners
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Sold ⭐️⭐️🔥🔥 4Sale: 2008 8pt Ebony into BEM with SS joint Carmeli Cue 🔥🔥⭐️⭐️

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⭐️⭐️🔥🔥 4Sale: 2008 8pt Ebony into BEM with SS joint Carmeli Cue 🔥🔥⭐️⭐️ $2495 USD shipped.

RARE 2008 8pt Ebony into BEM with SS joint Carmeli Cue.

• Length: 58” total (Butt 29” / Shafts 29”)
• Forearm: 8 points Ebony with Ivory inlays.
• Veneers (outside → in): Black, Red, Green and Silver.
• Butt sleeve: JetBlack Ebony with beautiful ivory inlays.
• Joint: 3/8-10M Copper.
• Joint trim: Natural stitch rings.
• Wrap: Line (Black & White) premium quality.
• Butt weight: 15.39oz
• Two fitted shafts:
• Shaft A – 3.63 oz @ 12.75mm→ 19.02 oz assembled.
• Shaft B – 3.61oz, 12.85mm → 19.00 oz assembled.
• Condition: Cue is straight and sound

💲 2495 USD total (includes shipping & fees)
📦 Insurance available at buyer’s expense
💳 Payment accepted via PayPal, F&F or G&S(4% on top)
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Illuminated Cueing arts vs Projection Pro Billiards systems (ICATS vs PPB)

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xX-Wizard-Xx said:
right ... i dont use and dont need ..... and i understand it enough to know it not worth having
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ok. then move along and don't say anything. you aren't adding anything. and you implied people who buy the systems are somehow inferior to you. which i am pretty sure isn't true.
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150 BALLS RUN Irving Crane vs Joseph Balsis 1966

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Vince_Former_BB said:
Hello all........
Can anyone accurately depict the layout of the balls prior to Irving Crane pocketing the two at 11:21 For the life of me I can't figure out the chain reaction that resulted in him making that shot. The YT video I have access to is entirely too dark to make heads or tails out of. Thanks in advance. This is the video for reference:
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Looks like at least 5-6 balls were involved in some series of both caroms and combos which allowed him to make this shot.

When initially looking at it, I thought he hit the striped ball directly in front, but after looking at it again, it appears he hit the ball located to the left of the striped ball quite thin, never touching the striped ball, which is why he had to hit it so hard.
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