Recent content by sjm

With the event just two days away, I think it's time for me to go on the record with a prediction. ROW 11, Asia 9.

Ralf is the perfect coach for Team ROW, offering the right blend of focus and professionalism. I am dying to see Filler pair up with both Shane and Fedor in doubles, and feel Ralf will see to it that this happens.

Sad to hear. Knew him well. Had a photo collection featuring virtually every great player since the 1960s.

And Derby City, too, which starts on 1/22. A clash with Derby City would be most objectionable.

I bought two four day passes to this year's Mosconi. I was told they sold out really quickly.

Yeah, point well taken. Agreed to some extent. It hurt not having a World 9ball this year. Still, as the year's premier event in 2026, the US Open 9ball was fantastic, and gave us one of the best final matches we've ever seen. Of course, FSR has probably spent the $100,000 first prize by...

Nice post, Jay. Harold Worst was before my time and the only game I ever saw Lassiter play was 14.1. I'm unqualified to measure them against other all-time greats. Still, I know of Lassiter's track record at Johnston City and realize in full that it puts him among the all-time greats. Thanks...

You're not suggesting that winning a world 9ball championship was significantly easier in 2018 than today, are you? Maybe a bit easier, but really. I doubt even Josh realizes that he hasn't won a World 9-ball since the WNT tour began in 2022, because it's unlikely he would care. Of course, in...

Thanks, I'll correct my post. I had no idea! Atencio and Gerson, right?

This is a bit of a random observation, but it is a sign of the times.. Top international players rarely come to an American-based WPBA event unless piggybacking (closeness in schedule to another American-based event) is in play. For example, in February, the Predator Women's Las Vegas Open...

Every one of your top seven is either deceased or a senior citizen. It would be very sad indeed to believe that not even one player worthy of consideration in your top seven nine ball players of all time has been born since 1961. Has the game gone that far backward? In truth, the opposite is...

Well said.

Right on. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I respect your right to your opinion, but Shane, an undisputed all-time legend, is not post-peak. He plays better pool than he ever has, and this is a very popular view on AZB. Especially tactically, he is way better than he was when he was winning US Open 9ball titles. He shone in the world...

Shows you don't know what you're talking about. When Josh won his World Games gold medal in 2022, each of the following players was in the field: Albin Ouschan, Carlo Biado, Shane Van Boening, Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, and Aloysius Yapp. It was a stacked field with multiple World 9ball champions...