World Pool Championships 2025, July 21-26, Jeddah

[skogstokig]

"speaking of ameer, he's gonna become a full time WNT pro" said JJ. it's gonna be difficult getting a visa to US / UK and probably more countries. he may wanna keep a foot in the kitchen utensils business and the heyball events..

 

[Bob Jewett]

Finally... 3-9

 

[sjm]

Finally... 3-9

Yeah, the safety Fedor played to win control of Rack 12 was a thing of beauty. It has been a very poor tactical day for Fedor, so maybe it is a sign of good things to come.

 

[Philthepockets]

8 racks in a row for Biado

That was an expensive 4 ball

 

[skogstokig]

the comeback is on..

 

[Monti]

Every time he says « Ghorshst ». I can’t help but say « pleased to see you Mish Moneypenny! »

 

[loggerhead12]

"speaking of ameer, he's gonna become a full time WNT pro" said JJ. it's gonna be difficult getting a visa to US / UK and probably more countries. he may wanna keep a foot in the kitchen utensils business and the heyball events..

Unless he gets a US flag next to his name like Fedor.

 

[jbart65]

Yes, well said.

FYI, every single major played in the United States draws very well year after year, including the International Open. I'm curious to see what kind of attendance the Florida Open, just ten days away, will bring.

Naturally Matchroom is trying to find more places like Hanoi. They feel like they struck gold with the Mosconi in Orlando last year.

Hoping the Florida Open can get some of the same vibe. You were there, if I recall correctly. Going to be interesting to see if an open event there can work almost as well.

(Texas is worth a shot in the future too.)

The Philippines Open is of course part of the same quest.

Of the European events, I actually think the Spanish open a few years ago was maybe the best attended and certainly the most lively. Fulda was pretty good, too. Perhaps better attendance overall.

I don’t think MR is done experimenting. Far from it.

 

[sjm]

Fedor has found his game! Just 9-6 behind.

 

[bral]

Naturally Matchroom is trying to find more places like Hanoi. They feel like they struck gold with the Mosconi in Orlando last year.

Hoping the Florida Open can get some of the same vibe.

Do you think they could get a thousand fans on site there? I wonder at what the average Florida Open attendee age could be vs. those at past Hanoi Opens

 

[heresy]

Can't believe Biado missed that 2.

 

[SA96]

The DJ is really cute.

 

[skor]

Do you think they could get a thousand fans on site there? I wonder at what the average Florida Open attendee age could be vs. those at past Hanoi Opens

Maybe if they give free beer

 

[skogstokig]

Every time he says « Ghorshst ». I can’t help but say « pleased to see you Mish Moneypenny! »

every time he says ghorshst i think of this sketch:

definitely woody

 

[9ball5032]

It was 9-5 Biado, now its 9-7 Biado. Race to 15.

 

[loggerhead12]

Six in a row . . .

 

[sjm]

Fedor within 9-8. Despite some of the worst camerawork ever, I'm really enjoying this match.

 

[MattPoland]

You could run this match in 10 parallel universes. I think Fedor wins more than half. But in all those universes, Carlo has the only 15-5 victory between the two.

Fedor woke up and said, “This ain’t that universe”

 

[Bob Jewett]

Fedor woke up and said, “This ain’t that universe”

Or maybe, "That's enough spot for Carlo."

It's a brand new ball game.

 

[9ball5032]

9-9