Recent content by sjm

Another thing that hurts American pool is the routine foregoing of a final where the top two spit the first and second place money. How often do we read on AZB Headline news that Player A and Player B split the top prizes in a recently completed tournament? It is bad enough that, in doing so...

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This is great news. I always liked both Justin and his 9ball game. Still, despite Scott's suggestion, I highly doubt he'll do everything he can to qualify, as that would mean, at very least, playing in all the WNT majors. It's hard to imagine the travel-phobic Justin going to the WNT majors in...

I think you've got this right. Josh was surely excited to be back in the mix at the Mosconi after the persecution he endured from Matchroom. His play at the Mosconi was exceptional and his enthusiasm was high. He duplicated that high level of play in Jacksonville and it added up to his first...

The voice of reason has spoken. Cue sponsors will be lined up at the World 9ball Champion's door now.

Numerical order was my assumption.

On pro spec equipment, I think that anyone that can run these out in numerical order more than 70% of the time is probably Fargo 700+.

Happy holidays to all.

Yup, I was talking about the men's event. Wrong thread!

Breaking at 10ball on super-tight equipment is pretty tough.

Really some nice pool on offer in the ladies final. That safety battle at 2-2 in set five was a classic. Hate to see the match decided in a shootout, but Seo Seoa deserves great respect for a fine win. Loved the cue toss at the end. When you finally realize the accomplishment of a lifetime...

Yes, good example. We'll see where all of this lands.

I can only compare Savannah to the teenaged women that I've gotten to watch. I only cited the credentials of those players with whom I'm most familiar and, yes, I saw every one of them up close in person. To be more precise, Savanah is 15.9 years old. My intent in recalling the credentials of...

Thanks for your input. This is a well-reasoned and well-presented post. I agree that Savannah, who will be sixteen in seven weeks, is improving and I wish her well. Perhaps she will go on to be a great player, but she is not yet threatening the most elite players and many of the greatest...

Yes, based on Fargo, Sofia is #68 and Savannah is #72, but performance in the WPA sanctioned majors can be an important indicator of potential and Sofia, with a World Junior 9ball Championship and a Top 5 in the World 10ball, has more credentials in world championship level play than Savannah to...