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Wikipedia has a pretty good history of the World Championship. It seems that Matchroom's first event in Cardiff in 1999 (Reyes) was...

Yes. I did not remember that Matchroom moved it to Asia for four years after Cardiff.

The first real open tournament Matchroom ran was the newly-purchased US Open Nine Ball in April, 2019 at The Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas...

I'm sad to report the passing of an active and fairly long-time member, Dennis Bossa, known here as L.S. Dennis. He was my close friend...

Perhaps you haven't noticed the colour of the five ball 🟣 🤮

I think some of the "more experienced" posters need to recalibrate on what "expensive" is. Ham and egg breakfast at the Westgate with...

They're the rules used by both the WNT and the WPA which includes the Eurotour. I'm pretty sure CSI plays by the point spot rule. A PDF...

For deflection/squirt, there was no good theory until about 2000. By good, I mean able to make useful predictions and explanations of...

center line of the cue ball is just flat out more accurate and a good reason needs to be there not to use it.

I love watching and listening to the old matches, but they were all over the place on the science stuff. In fairness, most of them had a...

Sure. At the end of racking, move the back ball back a tiny bit so it is barely away from the two balls in front of it. That will let...

The rules have a single infinitesimal point as the spot. It is not the area of some protective sticker. Not all players follow that...

Hey, everybody! I was both honored & excited to be asked to join the other greats of our game to recount my life & experiences in pool...

I guess "soon" is a relative term. WST has spoken. The contract with the Crucible has been extended to at least 2045. 500 seats will...

Here is a pro match from 1991. Two world champions. Large pockets. And somewhat old rules, except on the break and for illegally...