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Panozzo also said ... SVB likes Asia and will travel to some events in the region this year. After listening to SVB on the Boomer and...

You might be right, but hardcore fans do like to see lots of established players in big tournaments. I know I do. That said, there is no...

Definitely some truth in what you say, but ,,,, I think that Matchroom's jump into producing the World 9ball in 2000-03 may have been...

Yes, Strickland, in 2000, was the first U.S. Open winner to receive $50k. For the next 17 years it fell back to $30k or $40k except for...

This is not accurate. Matchroom obtained the rights to the World 9ball in 2000 and produced it in Cardiff, Wales from 2000-03. In...

You are correct. MR ran it from 2000 to 2007. The event wasn’t held in 2008-2009. When I did my research earlier in the year, it was...

Matchroom did not buy the long term rights (in perpetuity) to the WPC in 2000, as it did in 2020. So I viewed the 2000-2007 period...

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...

... The creation of the WNT was obviously a pivotal event. Matchroom gained momentum, most of the top players in the world joined the...

... Matchroom had created several big pool events over the years - the World Pool Masters (1993), the Mosconi Cup (1994) and the World...

I am a history buff. Mostly military and economic history these days, but sports history when I was young. Naturally when I rediscovered...

Agree. Well said. I find every post of your informative, relative and fair. Clearly you love the game. Me2. Keep posting please. Thx

We'll see. Rumors are rumors. He still could qualify for one of the three auto spots. Still, his absence from the Euro Open was notable...

So would I! MR should copy it.

I disagree with Mike Panozzo. The WNT is not only a tour, but it is the best tour. Still, its inability over the past two years to...