So, has the Mosconi cup jumped the shark?
Mosconi Cup 2025, Dec. 3-6, Alexandra Palace, London
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So, has the Mosconi cup jumped the shark?
barry hearn was on between the matches. his response was more events in the US
which i guess in time can grow US players. but until then the euro and asian players gonna rob those events
Who is going to pay for that?
He also said maybe expanding to North America and including Canada
DaWizard
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I would be curious what would happen if some rich person adopted the best 10 youth (16-18yr old) players and get them trained full throttle. Training camp, trips to Phillipines, everything.
Hmm well they would make a solid team probably, but won't beat world class players out of nowhere. Never mind.
Hmm well they would make a solid team probably, but won't beat world class players out of nowhere. Never mind.
They may beat us in pool but geez. ‘We built this city’? Then again they think Sweet Caroline came out last week.
Two of the worst songs in history. Glad I came back to work after rack 1 of Gorst/Filler.
Watch Filler jump this 2 ball in
was that the last match of the day? 
Badpenguin
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I can't watch this slaughter any more. I'm out.
it's no conspiracy, the US team just isn't that good.
We have the talent but not the work ethic, along with a small handful of folks with the work ethic but not the talent. Only SVB combines the two.
no MC thread is complete without a conspiracy theory though
uk_9_ball_convert
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If Mauritz wins this next match will they pull the rest of the games?
Frankly I was surprised that Styer showed his face out there during this match. I'm wondering what the heck is he doing out there, trying to give advice or encouragement to Gorst. Gorst seemed to humor him though.
For all intents and purposes this year's edition of the MC was over after Day One. Now it is only a formality and the final score. For Team USA it is all about saving themsleves the embarrassment of a shutout. A match win in any match would look like a victory for USA.
Imagine if the US' most talented players like Sky, Bergman, Dechaine, Thorpe, and Chohan went on a Euro diet and adhered to a Euro practice regime and in general lived a reasonable Euro player lifestyle focused on health and pool. Then again this is such a preposterous idea that you have to laugh at the prospect.
The highlight of this match was the great safety exchange between these two players in game eight, punctuated by the long jump shot executed by Filler to win the game.