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QATAR WORLD CUP 10 BALL, OCT. 28 to NOV. 2, 2025

J
Here is a breakdown of who is playing where this week:

PLAYING IN PHILIPPINES OPEN and QATAR 10 BALL CUP

Fedor Gorst
Carlo Biado
Johann Chua
Duong Quoc Hoang
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz
David Alcaide
Mario He
Denis Grabe
Naoyuki Oi
Thorsten Hohmann
Jayson Shaw
John Morra
AJ Manas
Robbie Capito
Jeffry De Luna
Jonas Souto
Ralf Souquet
Khalid Alghamdi

PL:AYING ONLY IN PHILIPPINES OPEN

Lukas Facasso-Verner
Billy Thorpe
Mickey Krause
Pijus Labutis
Moritz Neuhausen
Alex Pagulayan
Emil Gangflot
Arseni Sevastyanov


PLAYING ONLY IN THE QATAR OPEN

Joshua Filler
Shane Van Boening
Albin Ouschan
Wiktor Zielinski
Eklent Kaci
Kledio Kaci
Alex Kazakis
Niels Feijin
Max Lechner
Daniol Maciol
Felix Vogel
Wojciech Szewczyk
Sanjin Pehlivanovic
Oliver Szolnoki
Wu Kun Lin

PLAYING IN NEITHER
Aloysius Yapp
Ko Pin Yi
Ko Ping Chung
Tyler Styer
Skyler Woodward
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QATAR WORLD CUP 10 BALL, OCT. 28 to NOV. 2, 2025

J
The matches should be viewable on:

www.youtube.com

Qatar Billiard Sports Federation

الصفحة الرسمية للاتحاد القطري لألعاب البليارد. The official account of the Qatar Billiard Sports Federation.
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

One of few big events in pro pool not organized by WNT or Predator. The China Open, International and Derby City are the others. Battle of the Bull trying to become one.

I wonder about the longevity of these events. All but the BotB have been around for awhile. What happens when Pat is gone? He is in his late 70s.
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Philippine Open

skor
Vahmurka said:
Double-elims at preliminary stage, I think, are meant to give players a chance to redeem themselves in case they slip once. Those who made to KO stage without a loss don't need such a chance, hence there is nothing unfair about this.

(What is definitely unfair though, is having a DE tournament decided in the finals by a single set only. This way a player with only one loss can be eliminated without a chance every other participant had. Therefore I really like so-called true double elimination, let it even be an extended shorter set instead of a full one, in case a player from B side wins the first final set.)
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why is it unfair at the final but not at the semi final or last 32?
A second chance should be available to all or to non.
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Controversial Non-Call of WRONG-BALL-HIT-FIRST FOUL - Hanoi Open - Capito vs. Lechner Quarter Final

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Poolmanis said:
I saw this was foul right away. It was so easy to see. I think player should call foul to himself if referee is dumbass.
I have done it many times. This is what is wrong nowadays pool. Players don´t have REAL sportmanship.
Just to share you example that happened 2 days ago in 3 cushion WORLD CHAMPS!

Korean player Choi making nice masse point and referee called it a foul. Caudron comes and talk little with Choi and makes random shot (3:02 to3:40, he has to try shot to not make unsportmanship foul)to give inning back to him. Caudron refuses to get advantage from referees bad call.
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He got some good karma and just few moments ago was crowned to new world champion of 3 cushion..

Thanks Dave i just hope some referees watch your videos!
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I am wondering why it was called a foul and appreciate you sharing the link so I can ask my Korean people what they are asking.
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QATAR WORLD CUP 10 BALL, OCT. 28 to NOV. 2, 2025

J
$450,000 prize fund

Winner - $100,000
Runnerup - $40,000
Semifinalists: $15,000
Quarterfinals: $8,000
Final 16: $5,000
Final 32: 4,000
Final 64: $3,000

Sponsors: Yalin, Andy, Dynaspheres, GWC, Ezdan Palace

128 players invited

Alternate break
Stage 1: Double elimination. Races to 9.
Stage 2: Single elimination. Races to 11 until finals
Final: Race to 13

Shot clock starting with Round of 32.
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2025 Reyes Cup, Oct 16-19, Manilla. Team Asia vs Team World

jay helfert
gopi-1 said:
JAM, I haven’t been back home (Philippines) in 22+ years, but for what its worth, 99% of Filipinos are self taught. They have to learn the game the hard way. You don’t win, you don’t eat, and no food on the table.

I really want to hear someone who’s been there recently. Jay’s been back and forth the past few years, and I want to hear his take on this.
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Thanks for asking. There has been a defacto training center in Manila for decades now at Star Paper. It is a private facility owned by a wealthy backer of pool in the Philippines. Only pros and aspiring pros can enter the premises. You must enter through a security gate outside, and for a new player to get in one of the pros must vouch for you.

Star Paper's "poolroom" has maybe 18-20 top of the line tables and they are kept in good shape by attendants there. The players have access to free food and drinks while practicing there. It is a place where the top pros pass their knowledge on to the aspiring pros and help them with their game. When I was there I saw instruction and interaction of all kinds including playing sets against each other. I don't think they are allowed to gamble there. I believe this environment helps to create the great camaraderie we see among the Filipino players where they all support each other.

I think it goes without question that more good players come out of the Philippines then anywhere else. In essence the Filipino players are not "self taught." They undergo their own type of training and it seems to work fairly well I'd say. Different strokes for different folks and all that.

As for the many Filipino players who come from the provinces (far away from Manila), they all aspire to come to Manila and learn there. And when they are good enough they make it to the big time and start practicing with the big boys (Tier One and Two) in Manila. The rest is up to them and their own dedication.

One thing I left out is that in the huge metropolis of Manila there are several groups/poolrooms dedicated to hosting money games. Such as Marboys and a few others. This acts as a proving ground for new talent, where you might see a young up and coming player playing sets with Efren, Francisco, Dennis or other veteran players. This is how they work their way up the ladder. They spend more time actually playing in competition than simply practicing and hitting balls.
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For those of You that don't know... The BreakRAK is getting some attention...

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SlateMan said:
I think the benefit from this product would be the time saved factor. How long does it take you to gather the balls up and re-rack. How much of your back do you use and make sore bending over racking? If you could take 20 swings in just a few minutes as comparted to 20 swings in 30-40 minutes, what could you do with that extra time in your life? Take your hourly worth, divide the $500 bucks by your hourly worth and see the payback period on this thing...
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