that's a harsh statement, especially considering the scalps he took in the 8-ball. i would say his comeback is still in the works. give him a few more events. the alternatives are still tyler and billy
were he to reach the final in the world 8-ball i assume that would be enough WPA points for an invite to the WPC? but as i said before, things need to simmer down a lot over there for that event to even be feasible, not just for players who don't like air travel but for everyone..
overall my...
dunno. i know albin did it last year against (i think) bader alawadi, won the lag, ran out.
race to 8 is very short if the racks are good. with magic rack i reckon they would need to add +4 to the distance, at least.
for pro 8-ball you need to throw some kind of wrench in, or it will be to...
shasha liu, han yu, rubilen, chezka, siming chen, kristina tkach, weiwei, chou.. all of them are above pia. few of them attend WPBA or eurotour events obviously