they don't need a showman. they'll show up, smoke the US and go home. That's show enough.
2026 WPA Predator Men's World 10 Ball Saigon
- Thread starter jax_joe
- Start date
He is good for the audience
Shaw shines at the MC
He’s the modern (euro style) Earl Strickland
atencio is a freak with the jump stick
Women are down to four after Pia Filler takes down Wei. Semis are set:
Pia Filler vs Rita Chou
Rubilen Amit vs Tianqi Shi
May the best woman win.
It's now fair to ask, a) Which Filler will go further? and b) Which Kaci will go further? Stay tuned for the answers.
Pia Filler vs Rita Chou
Rubilen Amit vs Tianqi Shi
May the best woman win.
It's now fair to ask, a) Which Filler will go further? and b) Which Kaci will go further? Stay tuned for the answers.
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.
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.
Last edited:
Ok they need a pantomime villain then
At least some of that info is wrong. The rules for BBCCo pocket billiards -- eight reds and eight yellows and a black ball -- first appeared in Brunswick rule books in 1908. I'm sure they were selling sets for the game at that time. But I'm unaware of any pro tournaments before 1970 or so, when beer companies sponsored some large pro-am events.
seems likely.
i haven't watched capito yet in this event. i don't particularly like watching him. but i note that in the entire tournament he's lost just 1 set. he seems to be playing very strong.
I'll defer to you over Wikipedia. Thanks for filling in the holes here, Bob.
Crane told me that some had hoped to add it to the array of pro events well before 1970, but that the idea was rejected. He noted that he was among those against. In America, 8ball had been a pub game in the aftermath of World War II, although English 8ball didn't appear until the 1960s.
Jay Helfert reports that Boston Shorty won an 8ball event by 1972.
If so, the decision to include him is likely already made. I still do not feel his performance at the World 10ball will be taken into account.
some incredible safety duels in that match
Do you keep track of who the referees are when you are keeping stats?
With the hand racking with that Predator rack, and two elite breakers, it makes me wonder if the ref is at least part of the issue. But if he has racked for other players and they are making balls, then it looks like the ref is off the hook!