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I'd have to go with Spot Shot Kenny.

Matchroom must do what they think is right, but until WPA/Predator and Matchroom make some attempt to work together with regard to shaping the world pool calendar, I fear that we will have to settle for suboptimal fields at the majors too often, and that would be a shame.

This pretty well encapsulates where things stand. Still, 2025 may be an outlier. If Matchroom and WNT have truly reconciled, they can do what it takes in 2026 to avoid (at least most of) the scheduling conflicts that have caused problems this year. If that happens, the pro players will be in...

Fedor is amazing!

Nice move by Cuetec here. Atencio is a flashy, charismatic player who brought his game to the next level in 2025. Wishing both Jesus and Cuetec everything good in their new partnership.

I feel that one of the ways in which Mika shone brightest was in his ability to play into position zones that involved flirting with obstructing balls. Sometimes, the angle off the object ball has to be near perfect to find a position zone, and while Mika was not quite on a par with Appleton...

Another moment that stands out for me is when I called Mika in Finland two days after he won the World 9ball in 2001. I was in London at the time, but I had not made it to the event in Cardiff. I tried him several times, but all I got was a voice mail message -- in Finnish, no less -- not even...

Well done, Jay.

Each time that we lose one of the legends of the game, I am reminded of how inspirational the annual BCA Hall of Fame banquet really is. Each year, early in the proceedings, a lengthy video of legends past is shown, and the tradition we have of reflecting on those who paved the way is very...

It is twenty-two months since my last trip to QMasters, but I was very impressed. Good atmosphere, the place is clean, good ball sets and good house cues, and good food. I think you will have a good experience there.

Conventional wisdom says that being tall is a disadvantage and that being short doesn't necessarily slow you down. After all, Pagulayan and Varner were both short but may well be counted as top ten players of all time. Alex won the Bigfoot 10ball on the 10-footer and is also very good at...

Ah, those were the days!

Thank you, I have corrected my post. Tough year for pool.

For those of us who love pool, 2025 has been tough, as we have lost four BCA Hall of Famers in Dan DiLiberto, Buddy Hall, Terry Bell and Mika Immonen. It's a reminder to all of us that we can never take the presence of the legends of pool for granted, and that we must tell them how much they...

When I learned of this coincidence, I was in complete shock, but Mika and I were born in the same hospital (15 years apart, of course). Oddly enough, we were both born at St Mary's Hospital in London, England. We were equally shocked to learn that the other was born in London, where I lived...

I think that every time event producers think about the players before the viewers, the game takes a step backward. It is a mistake pool made for decades and, at long last, Matchroom is leading the way in attending to the needs of the fans more than to those of the pro players. For twenty-five...

The text message to which I woke up was heartbreaking. Mika and I spent a lot of time together over the years, both playing pool and socializing. I even staked him once in a match with George "Ginky" San Souci, another star of New York pool who left us far too early in life. I recall how, in...

I suspect he spells "ten ball" with his Alpha Bits.

OK with that, too.

I'm OK with that, as it remains a comprehensive test of skills.