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A player I'm keeping an eye on is Michael Baoanan, who showed plenty of form at the US Open 9ball, coming within a single rack of the...

Tough draw… efren and biado collision course then AJ next… past, current, and future of PH pool!

It feels like Filipino Week! I was standing in line at the grocery store yesterday, and there was an older lady behind me. The only...

Nice match on YouTube, Feliciano vs Bongay. Give me fixed camera any day and yes, no commentary. I know pool good enough now that I...

Jay Helfert has suggested that there are 100 Filipinos 18 years old or younger that play to a Fargo 750 level or better. Fargo can only...

I'd like to see Fedor win the title here.

We know how deep the talent pool is in the Philippines. I think a lot of really top-notch pool will be on display.

I have a feeling this event is going to be superb. Single elimination is a very tough format, but the cream will still rise to the top...

Wow, eyeballing the list, about 85% of the field is Asian.

The point of posting here I’m sure is because this forum is about talking pool. This topic is an excellent conversation starter for pool.

Expanding on this: Could a petition be created for us as a collective? Would seeing something with a pile of people signing be enough...

I don't think a petition would make any difference. Two things that Matchroom should avoid doing are: 1) giving the players...

Yes, this is very important. Two comical occurrences in 2025 were a) UK Open dates were announced so late that many top players had...

Yeah, Raga has fallen off my radar a little, with few high finishes of note in recent times and only sporadic participation in the top...

Thanks for asking. There has been a defacto training center in Manila for decades now at Star Paper. It is a private facility owned by a...