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That's awesome to hear! He had some moments in the recent predator tournament where he played really solid. He also had some moments where he showed that he needs to get back into the tournament grind mindset. He has potential to go deeper in those tournaments than any US player other than Gorst...

I think everyone has their ideal team in mind but needs to remember Matchroom does this to make money. The rule that the top three money winners are selected is because they want that talent to show up in tournaments to drive attendance and viewership. Mosconi is a reward since the travel...

A random tidbit that I remember hearing at the time based on the person moving the table. I can't 100% confirm it, but recall it being accurate. If you remember the Green Bay Packers Linebacker Clay Matthews, he had a short stint with the Los Angeles Rams. He bought a house in Calabasas, then...

In league one night we had 2 situations where the shot was close, we would sometimes record them for review. The first hit was very very close, but a bad hit, the second was also very close but a good hit as we could essentially identify a specific frame. I ran both recorded videos through...

Justin proved this tournament that he can play solid, be clutch, and win against the top players in world. I watched nearly every one of his streaming matched in singles and doubles and wanted him to crush it every time. But...he also makes more mistakes than the top players in the world that's...

Im guessing one of the reasons they aren't playing big money sets is it doesn't make sense from a backing standpoint. They are pretty close to 50/50 on who wins, but then the winner gets a cut. Use 50/50 winner money split as typical, though that can be negotiated. It's a bad bet to take...

Just curious about how many people say he is better than Shane after the break. Is that saying that if he broke better he would be world champion and a 5 time US open champion as well? If that was all that needed to improve in his game he should have done that years ago. I'm a huge fan of his...

I think the situation that is not being looked at is from a side better point of view. Imagine you had $5k on Guama and were watching from some remote location. The match ends and you are ready to send your $5k, then word gets out that Oscar modified the table prior to the match and didn't...

If you go into a match knowing your advantage is how to play the dead rails on your table and you realize 10 games in that your table is different, your focus has changed and you start wondering what is going on. Your opponent seems to now understand your own table just as good as you, and now...

I think the original action was $30K per side and that was posted and paid. The other $50k is a convoluted mess of many people making side bets with the backers from both sides and is only digitally recorded.

This is an interesting situation. Oscar is a very standup guy and would never intentionally cheat and his character shows that. But it seems that the scenario is "Guama accepts the action that Oscar comes and they play on Guama's specific table the way it is." Oscar is allowed to practice before...

If the US wants to improve in the Mosconi format is to play the event style matches like the Euros did before the event. Whether it be exhibition or money challenge an Asian team, or another group of US players (For example a team of Oscar, Chris R, Lukas, JB, Mike D), this would at least let...

Duya Legends Golden Nine Classic Jinan Station Ko Ping Chung eliminated at 49-64th place Ko Pin Yi eliminated at 17-32nd place Wu Jiaqing eliminated 5-8th – He lost to the overall tournament winner and was leading going into the final 2 racks but ended up losing to the overall winner. Nice to...

Who wins in a "Rest of World" vs "WPA" match? Gorst, Sky, FSR, Shaw, Neuhausen vs Filler, SVB, Eklant Kaci, Ouschan, Kazakis? Seems like probably favors WPA. Some of the doubles matchups would be fun to watch like Filler and SVB.

I know this is geared towards pool, but if it was to pocket a ball not worrying about position and to simply make a pressure shot, perhaps RONNIE O'SULLIVAN?