Recent content by Bob Jewett

I've heard it's to avoid ball return noise. The non-streamed tables may be ball return.

What rule set are they using?

The GoPlayPool people don't come on here -- at least not logged in -- so you need to contact them more directly. Their email seems to be info@goplaypool.com

It's not felt, technically.

Au contraire, mon frère. Evidently you haven't been following the activities of some of the players. :devilish: I think the message of desperation, apocalypse, and final judgement is perfect for a pool tournament. And the repeated lyric of Power! Power! Power! is clearly Matchroom asking the...

The tournament is actually in California, but barely. Tucson is an hour longer drive than from San Diego.

His next trial by fire in the Arizona Open: Moritz Neuhausen vs Jacob Parrent

Also, Lechner vs. Archer. It's tough in 128 single elimination if you're not ranked. At least it is race to 10 from the start. Edit: Also, I see Arseni Sevastyanov vs Jeffrey De Luna with De Luna the unseeded player.

The draw is up. There are 12 open spots at this point. https://www.wntlivescores.com/events/arizona-open-pool-championship-2026

one here... Copyrighted music during time outs. :eek:

I just checked the official tournament hotel link and it seems they have no more rooms available. Presumably, the block reservation expired. The normal hotel website shows no availability Saturday night.

Starts in 2.5 hours -- 7:30 Florida time, 4:30 Pacific.

I haven't been involved with the equipment specs, but you're right -- the specs need work. Here is a previous thread about lighting levels and temperature https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/lighting-faq.388551/

Does pool in the US need to change in any way to make the US more competitive? How can that change happen?

The rules/equipment specs have a requirement: the light intensity at all places on the playing surface should be at least 520 lux, which is 520 lumens per square meter. I got a lux meter on Amazon -- about $30. The local room is 160 lux at the end rails, and that's definitely not enough.