U.S. OPEN 2026, Frisco, Texas, August 25-30

jay helfert said:
I was getting ready to praise Tyler untill.....he dogged an easy seven ball that would have put him on the hill 8-6. The old Tyler had resurfaced. Billy went on to steal the match 8-7.
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Billy shooting like it was a 24 by 12 foot table....and making them.
 
Down to the final 64, here are the top players already ousted;

Albin Ouschan
Naoyuki Oi
Denis Grabe
Wiktor Zielinkski
Daniel Maciol
Bernie Regalario
Wu Kun Lin
Szymon Kural
Mieszko Fortunski
Thorsten Hohmann
Oscar Dominguez

Seven U.S. players thru to the final 64.

SVB
Fedor Gorst
Tyler Styer
Skyler Woodward
Billy Thorpe
Justin Bergman
Chris Reinhold
 
Thirty-nine of the top 100 Fargo-rated players made the cut.

Biggest surprises (relatively speaking)

Stephen Holem
Sun Yi Hsuan (not if you saw him play)
Dominik Jastrzab
Chris Reinhold’

Reinhold is the lowest Fargo left in the event at 760.

There are 34 players with 800 Fargos or better.
 
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SBC said:
But WNT welcomed Russian Kenny a couple tournaments back with a free entry.

WNT loves the highlight the dysfunctional nonsense and scumbaggery in American pool.
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American pool and all the voices (except Scott) are British voices. Same as the MC. And this is the U.S. Open in Texas! You would think that an American might do some of the interviews and introductions. Just like the new ball colors Matchroom is transforming our game into theirs!
 
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Here's an event recap up until now. It's a lot. But it's the US Open. A lot has happened. This is a great way to catch up on anything you missed and help understand why this event means so much to professional pool. I would paste it here but it's 4,000+ words and I did use AI in some very complex and robust ways (like capturing event-specific performance ratings based on FargoRate). I know not everyone would appreciate the wall of text on the forum so here's the link.

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jay helfert said:
American pool and all the voices (except Scott) are British voices. Same as the MC. And this is the U.S. Open in Texas! You would think that an American might do some of the interviews and introductions. Just like new ball colors Matchroom is transforming our game into theirs!
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You forgot JJ.
 
Here's a much less wordy analysis of the draw
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FINAL DRAW VERDICT
• Strongest overall: Quadrant 1
• Best route for an elite favorite: Filler in Quadrant 2
• Most consequential: The Gorst/SVB and American-heavy Quadrant 3
• Weakest on paper but most volatile: Quadrant 4
 
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