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Outside of the break, which is the one thing SVB and Siming worked on together at length, I'm not convinced she learned anything from...

Jasmin being jacked up for the ten ball after the break was a bad roll, not a good one, but to suggest the rack goes the other way if...

Calling someone who beats a field not containing most of America's top players (and not even one member of the 2024 Team USA at the...

Please. Chezka made what should have been a match-ending error at 8-6 behind when she left herself an inch from the 1ball. That she...

I'd call anybody that learns all the conceptualization skills of pool in a year to be a miracle worker. I think it takes about two...

Nice post, and Jasmin's incredible straight pool skills translated well to eight ball, as I am sure you noticed and appreciated.

I first saw Jasmin play in the 2001 WPBA Nationals` and she had already been competing in Europe. She was already fairly seasoned...

I'm dropping this debate. There's an old saying that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. The "cue ball fouls only" rules have served the...

Not buying any of this. Allowance of playing with "cue ball fouls only" rule is as deeply embedded in the annals of amateur pool as...

I favor "all ball fouls rules" in top level competition. To me, that means events in which the average entrant is at least 650 Fargo...

As has so often been the case, Chezka lost with errors in judgment rather than errors in cueing. By my count, she misplayed three...

Even then, I suspect Chezka had the higher Fargo. I had no idea they even played. Still, in my post, I commented that Chezka has a...

Chezka is the one to beat today. Wishing her the best.

Yes, I attended a couple of events in which Pat did this. It was in 1997-98 that he went through this phase. To be fair, he was the...

Agreed. Chezka is so natural and comfortable at the table and really keeps things moving. I think she is the favorite to win the title...