Recent content by jbart65

Second year in a row. Not thrice. Wolford was the fifth pick two years ago. If the U.S.was so dependent on the fifth player, the Mosconi is already lost. The definition of insanity, to me, is picking less talented players, players not on the tour or players out of form simply to try something...

Interesting to see MR’s Facebook page give Filler some love, with Filler retweeting. Good stuff. Hope a full reconciliation happens. Josh will still play in lots of Predator events, as well he should, but he should be a centerpiece of WNT promotion as well. Great River City match with Atencio...

I like his progress too, but I want to see another year of major progress. In any case it’s a moot point now as you know. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1ADFMz6BPW/

Yes. He said so several times. Didn’t see the need to state the obvious or belabor the point.

Oscar didn’t play in many events. I think you have to reward players who do. Oscar should have gotten on the team last year, but this year is a different story.

I’ve said it before and will say it again. Lukas is not ready. Yes, he beat Billy on points, but not by much. His Fargo is 30 points lower at 758. Nor has he beaten many top ranked players. Every time he comes across one he usually gets knocked out of a tourney. Thorpe might be playing the best...

Shane and Tyler announced for the Mosconi today. Looks like Filler will be announced in the next day or two. Should be interesting. Albin Ouschan told Doggin It that Filler was excited to be back in the Mosconi. Filler himself was watching the Philippines Open intently to see if anyone would...

JAA is on the support staff with WNT.TV. He has fielded our complaints and, ah, constructive criticism of the Matchroom channel. The CNN article was quite good. As for Fedor, he won't be officially American unless/until he gains citizenship. But the guy speaks English better than many...

Magpantay played lights out, no doubt. But I also think so many top players exiting early or losing steam at the end (Newhausen) reflected how tired they were. Some had been on the road in Asia and the Middle East for darn near two months. Fedor went from the China Open to Vietnam to the...

Phenomenal performance by Magpantay, obviously. Seemed like he never failed to runout when the layout was there. Played some great safeties and kicks and hardly looked perturbed. I kept thinking he would falter or the pressure would get to him, but it didn’t. I suppose it’s a Cinderella story...

Got to wonder what Emily Frazer was doing at the final in Qatar for a 10-ball event sanctioned by the WPA. The thought occurred to me during the tourney that MR ought to align with Qatar to make the event 9-ball in the future, with ranking implications for both the WNT and WPA. The Qatar event...

The shot clock is 35 seconds. Going to be an odd semi quartet that no one could have predicted.

Young Hong Kong player who seemed to amass a very good record as a junior. Fargo 750. Obviously the biggest win of his career. https://www.hkbilliardsports.org.hk/en/athlete/fu-huan/ Filler has not been the same since the WNT-WPA spat. Less consistent. I think he needs to play in more...

Ah, the bane of youth. Yannick Pongers knocks out defending champ Daniel Maciol, knocks out Gorst, knocks out Ameer Ali. Now the 20-year-old is down 8-0 to FSR.

I don't see much difference in Shane. He was a bit nonchalant for a month or two earlier in the year, but it didn't last long.