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In this case, it is not in the details. The big picture here is that one pocket as a discipline is growing and Pat Fleming has chosen to support this growth by adding a one pocket event to the International.

Glad to see that there are no morning matches Jeddah time. The first matches are at 1:00 PM there and the last round starts at 10:30 PM. That is 6:00 AM and 3:30 PM New York time and I am comfortable with that. This schedule is fan-friendly for most who will watch on stream (OK, it doesn't...

These odds are, to me, odd. They do not reflect who is playing well in 2025. Yapp, to me, who absolutely dominated at the UK Open, is one of the favorites, and guys like Souto, Labutis, and Neuhausen have shown consistently good form year to date. Kaci won the WNT event in Boston and Feijen...

Too bad he's missing the World 9ball. Sky makes any tourney in which he participates better.

Darn right. The signs of what was to come were already there. The 21-year-old Archer was not yet a "finished product" by 1990, but he would blossom into a world champion by 1992.

Well said. Still, while our compassion for those that have suffered must be genuine and unswerving, we ARE on earth to learn from those who have made choices that have compromised their futures.

The song that inspired me at the pool table was "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf.

... assuming we are talking 9ball, some would say Jose had a big edge, including me.

There was this time that I would have run 833 but, unfortunately, the 27th ball skidded on me. The size of this run continues to boggle the mind. Well played, Jayson.

I knew Billy fairly well and played him a few times in the late 1990s, when he was playing his best pool. He played more than Fargo 700 speed by the age of 16 but he always struggled to maintain stability in his life and, in my view, never reached his full potential as a player. Billy was a...

I don't agree with all of this, but a lot of it makes sense. When you shoot as straight as Filler, and Earl Strickland played with a very similar mindset because he had similar skills in pocketing the balls, you do not need to be as aggressive in your position play. You need only make sure that...

Surprising for sure but, given the usual promptness on Matchroom live for displaying the draw at the majors, one must guess that the draw has yet to occur.

I've seen both Benko and Vogel play live at the Jayson Shaw Junior Open in London. They are very capable cueists with a bright future.

Nice post. I think we like Chua for many of the same reasons. Chua is certainly super-aggressive on offense and that, as you suggest, makes him great to watch. The exact same thing can be said of both Jayson Shaw and Naoyuki Oi, who wow you by going for everything. All three of them produce...

I recall that interview and actually, Efren said "maybe Chua."

Based on what? Of course, he and many others can beat them both when in highest gear, but Chua's only major championship came at an event in which Filler did not play. Personally, I think Filler would demolish Chua in a long 9ball race. Filler 858 Fargo, Gorst 846 Fargo, Chua 834 Fargo As you...

Nice to see Chua in form at the prep event for the World 9ball. Of course, a much bigger challenge awaits him, and we'll see if he can produce when the heat is turned up highest. Wish him luck.

Well said. It's both the pool and the hotel business model. Trust me, I have been on the production end of pro pool and this is how it works. Obviously, when an event takes place in a poolroom, the business model is very different.

To suggest that there are more than ten non-Matchroom pool commentators that are worth listening to is, in my opinion, an exaggeration. Over 90% of the commentators in both men's and women's pool pro pool get the instant mute button from this fan. In fairness, little can be expected from those...

This shows a lack of understanding of pool's business model. When an event producer approaches a hotel, the hotel is offering to provide something for them (use of the grand ballroom and a few free rooms for the staff are the bare minimum, but there's much more to it). In exchange for this...