Recent content by thewolfman

The date was changed to the 22nd - 29th due to the previous date clashing with the 9-ball World Championships in Manila.

Some great matches in the first round. Be interesting to see how O' Sullivan matches up with Wu.

I hate to disagree but I think a close look at the qualifiers shows anything but a well executed advertising strategy. A high percentage of players played in more than one qualifier. Considering the prize for winning these qualifiers was a place on a tour promising more prize money than any...

I would love to see the WPC in Manila. But I think given the fact that Taiwan will be desperate to keep it (which will probably equal more money invested into the tournament) plus the the political unrest that The Philippines has recently experienced, I cant see it being in the Philippines this...

It did seem strange at the time that out of all of the invitations sent for both the World Pool League and the World Pool Masters, the only american invited was Rodney Morris. This year though, Matchroom Sport seemed to go with a strong european contingant plus players who finished highly at...

The World Pool League is a six man invitational tournament held in Poland and out of Matchroom's 4 annual events, it probably has the lowest profile. It was won last year by Thorsten Hohmann beating Francisco Bustamente in the final and also featured Kuo Po Cheng, Alex Lely, Tony Drago and...

Including Raj Hundal on a list of one hit wonders is very unfair IMO. He is a great young player who won the masters on his first appearance in the tournament and his game has improved so much in the last 18 months that he is becoming a player who can mix it up with best on the world scene (His...

Thrown out for expressing his opinions!! I'm sure that would do a lot of the IPT's profile!!:)

As much as no one can blame the pros for playing where the most money is, I can only see this whole situation being bad for the game. I think the two most likely outcomes are: The first is the IPT turns out to big success, the elite players make lots of money and pool is brought to a worldwide...