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Sorry, but Earl already said that England A is going to be "Victim Number One".

With the start of World Cup of Pool (WCoP) only a week away and being that WCoP teams have been announced. What teams do you predict will make it to the semi-final, final, and win the event? Europe (17) Austria - Albin Ouschan & Mario He Croatia - Ivica Putnik & Karlo Dalmatin Czech Republic -...

I play with different sticks, but for completely different reasons. My home table has tan colored cloth and all the pool halls I play at have green cloth. I use tan colored chalk at home and all my local pool halls use blue chalk. Therefore, I have a separate sets of cues for home use and...

The worst rules I've encountered all seem to have to do with the break. Whether it is 3 balls having to pass the head string or "x" number of balls having to hit a rail. I've seen 9 ball racks hammered and still result in an illegal break because 3 balls didn't pass the head string...

Most already know this and I'm sure that many have said it already... When Earl is shooting, it can be like watching a masterpiece work of art being created. I've seen Earl do some things that have made me realize how much of a genius he is on the table. On the flip side... When Earl gets...

About 6 years ago Francisco Bustamante had the highest B&R percentage of all pro players in 8 ball at 60%. That was before Magic Racks were popular. There is a video on YouTube of an IPT match between Bustamante and Deuel and the announcer gives a brief back story on each of the players.

I used to live in Germany and some of what you interpreted as arrogance may have simply been a difference in culture. I don't know Ralf personally, so I'm not defending him and saying that he isn't arrogant. I'm just saying that I know a few German guys that are great guys but come off as...

Please don't take this as much of a criticism because I really liked how the interviews came out. However, I also found the "What player would you be?" question to be a bit awkward. I think if the question would have read "If you were a player from a different era, what player would you be?"...

I'd say allow as much coaching as possible but put a time limit on each shot with maybe 1 extension per rack. Something like 45 seconds per shot with 1 30 second extension in the rack. As long as you get your shots off before the time expires, coach as much as you'd like. Even the...

I'm pretty sure that the Europeans thought that it was unfair when we won the first 10 of 12 Mosconi Cups. Although I believe we may be at a disadvantage this year, I don't think that it is a foregone conclusion that we are going to lose. If our players perform well as a team, I think we have...

As much as I respect Johnny and believe that he is entitled to his opinion, I have to disagree with him on some of the points that he tried to make. The US's overall record at the Mosconi Cup is 11 wins, 8 loses, and 1 tie. We won 10 of the first 12 Mosconi Cups (1994-2005). I personally...

As a player I can live with alternate breaks or winner breaks. I wouldn't want to play a match where loser breaks. If I had to pick one, I would prefer winner breaks using an old fashion wooden/plastic rack (no magic racks). I like magic racks, but it gives the breaker too much of an...

As a viewer, I like to see alternate breaks. If the match goes hill-hill, the winner of the lag has the advantage of breaking the final rack. I also like to see a referee racking the balls in professional level tournaments/matches. I think that the referee should rack the balls to what he/she...

He got paid. Just not the entire amount. It was settled for an undisclosed amount.

There are amateurs, semi-professionals, and professionals. sem·i·pro·fes·sion·al /ˌsemēprəˈfeSHənl,ˌsemˌī-/ adjective adjective: semi-professional 1. receiving payment for an activity but not relying entirely on it for a living. "a semiprofessional musician" •involving or suitable for people...

Sir, what you (and many others in this thread) are trying to debate is skill level and that has nothing to do with whether she is a pro or not. I'm not knocking her skill level because I actually think she can play (although I'd love to meet up with her in a tournament). However, world...

Not so much that I'd care if Emily played in a tournament that I'm playing in (and I'm no pro) because even if I didn't beat her, I'd bet money that she wouldn't win an event against the level of non-pro players that I play with. We'd actually welcome her participation because a couple of us...

I think that Efren would take 8 ball and 1 pocket. I would have to favor Earl in 9 ball (especially if it is winner breaks and Earl isn't ranting about his opponents lucky rolls). I'm not sure about 10 ball, but it is hard to bet against Earl in his prime so I'm going with Earl again.

Brandon Billiards is smoke free but if you're here for a baseball game and you're staying near Tropicana Field, that's a long drive to play pool (it's longer than 30-40 minutes someone stated earlier). You might want to look for places west of the Gandy Bridge (St. Pete, Clearwater, etc.) I'd...