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Yup, Steve was box office and the Seminoles contributed a lot to pool.

Ah, gotcha. As you rightly point out, the negative of having seeding is that you get more early round mismatches, but I feel the benefits outweigh the costs. The benefit is that, on average, a seeded event will produce a stronger contingent in Stage 2. Another argument in favor of seeding is...

That would be the end of women's pro pool as we know it.

Mizerak's tour had about five events a year and was, if memory serves, for players over 50. Steve, because of the Miller Lite commercial, was one of extremely few male players that had become well-known outside of pool, and it gave him access to some sponsorship. His tour lasted a few years but...

As a viewer, I can do without the many lopsided scores in early Stage 1 play. On the other hand, I believe that having large fields in the Matchroom majors enables local players having lesser skills to test their hands against the world's best, and that this, in turn, helps to stimulate...

Has Matchroom ever shown any interest in producing anything but World Class 9ball events for the best male players in the world? If a senior tour is coming, it certainly won't be produced by Matchroom.

Not even one chance in a million.

Really a shame. When an indoor sporting event is postponed due to weather, you know things are tough. Hope this situation is resolved quickly.

Well said. On reflection, Bonus Ball was built around two ideas that made no sense to me at the time: 1) the problem with pool was the game being played 2) pool fans had a rapidly growing appetite for team play These assumptions were quickly proven false, and Bonus Ball collapsed like a house...

Nice work here, Dave. You offer a lucid explanation of how to play one of the game's most important shots.

Agreed that the occasional schedule conflict is a near certainty no matter how things proceed, but collaboration among the event producers can minimize it, and isn't that what everybody (event producer, sponsor, pro player, fan) wants?

Wishing you the best in relocating your favorite cue.

You are as knowledgeable as it gets on our forum, and this is all a matter of opinion. Ultimately, my curiosity concerns how many majors the most elite (let's say that means Fargo 810+ players) are going to play in 2026. I continue to fear that the seeming lack of collaboration among the...

Wow, your excellent post shows it is far from obvious. My list, in order of importance, excluding any events that have yet to be contested. 1. World 9ball 2. US Open 9ball 3. China Open 4A. European Open 4B. Hanoi Open 4C. UK Open 4D. Florida Open 8. World 10ball Other premier events that...

This schedule conflict is regrettable, but as a viewer, the choice is easy. I'll be paying a lot more attention to the Hanoi Open than the World 8-ball. Eight ball on the big tables is way too easy for the top pros and amounts to a breaking contest that is not easy to watch. Still, it's easy...

Yes, but we know how great these events were when they did include nearly all of the greats of international pool, so it's hard not to miss it. Still, you make a good point in saying that aspiring greats will have a greater testing ground than in the past, and this could, in turn, mean deeper...

Wow. 13-4 over Ko Ping Chung. That's super-impressive. Well played. With wins at the Peri and the Premier League Pool, Moritz is firmly in the Mosconi conversation. Hope they pick him for Team Europe.

Robbie has had Fedor's number in 2025. He was the one who eliminated Fedor at the Florida Open, too. Robbie's runout skills are so elite that he is a threat to beat anybody and everybody in a big spot.

That's really not fair. You must accept that Matchroom is backed into a corner. Having invested so much and brought a professional pool product of previously unsurpassed excellence to us, it is a shame that they cannot get the kind of fields they were getting a couple of years ago. Matchroom...

In case anyone cares, I'm rooting for Fedor to take down the Peri.