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    New MC cup captain team USA

    How many of you cognoscenti on AZ have made the connection between the Next Big Thing that you are predicting namely Ruslan Chinakov. Johann is his coach.
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    New MC cup captain team USA

    Let's not be fooled by the jingoistic tones of many posters on this (and related threads). US pool needs some European, (particularly UK) influence to give it some backbone. Johann's appointment is just the tip of an iceberg. Darren, Jayson,Mika, Thorsten are all raising the standard in US...
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    New MC cup captain team USA

    Johann is a very good friend so I am torn with this decision. Unquestionably he is the best man for the job - perhaps the only one. But the question is is this the right job for the man. WHICH JOB? He needs to be clear what his responsibilities are. Mark Wilson foundered on the back of multi...
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    Ronnie O'Sullivan in new pool show

    It takes 36 balls to make a maximum snooker break. I have watched Ronnie play pool often and believe me if he played with 15 pool balls on a nine footer it would take him about two hours practice to clear two racks plus a further seven balls of straight pool It would probably need a couple...
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    New MC cup captain team USA

    ......and the referee is from Wales
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    the sad atate of pool in America

    Pool players are no different from plumbers or bricklayers. A certain %age of them opt for themselves and their families to enjoy an American lifestyle. There is no significant difference whether pool play in the US or Europe. Less than a dozen including women have made the lifestyle relocation...
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    So Who Is The New MC Captain 4 2017

    The k The List of EUROPEAN PLAYERS capable of stepping straight into an AMERICAN team grows ever more formidable. NIELS FEIJEN VAN DEN BERG SHAW GRAY APPLETON EKONOMOPOULOS OUSCHEN SOUQUET IMMONEN HOHMANN BOYES PEACH MALAI MELLING ALEXANDRIS CHINAKOV...
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    So Who Is The New MC Captain 4 2017

    The role of Captain is more of a managerial one. Ralf could bring a lot to the party but not as Captain. Alex can probably be ruled out on the grounds that he has already captained the European team when the Mosconi Cup was played in Malta. Jay and Mark both have bullet points. But Jay would...
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    So Who Is The New MC Captain 4 2017

    It is not hard to see why the USA are doomed to forever taste failure. Put simply, there is not one player whó would be able to command a place on the European side even if there were ten places on the team The are not nearly good enough because they lack the FUNDAMENTALS. A sound cue action...
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    How Much More Time Do You Give Mark Wilson To Captain Team USA?

    A well constructed post from someone who can distinguish the wood from the trees. But Mark's approach to the job has always been twofold. He is trying to build a new infrastructure as well as a cup winning team. On the former he has made much progress but not so on his team building. So here is...
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    Mosconi Cup Gifs

    It does not mean that there is a roll on the table. The angle that the 7 ball caught the rail put anti clockwise spin on the ball which dragged it back towards the rail. This happened again when it hit the pocket knuckle and that flicked the ball into the pocket. The fall of the slate in the...
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    Chang Jun Lin

    I met Chang at the 2010 Qatar Open. He had an engaging personality and we soon struck up a friendship. He had been the World Junior Champion and then he spent two years dominating the Guinness Asian Tour virtually winning at will. But he wasn’t doing that great in other events and had not...
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    True Double Elimination vs Extended Game Single Elimination Match

    Double elimination is OK in earlier stages of an event because it guarantees players two chances and this ensures that players who travel long distances are not discouraged from entering an event. It is no fun to find yourself headed home two hours after a tournament starts. But the format...
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    ABR Special Report: Ian Anderson of the WPA answers questions

    On reflection although I have long campaigned for players to become WPA members I think that the contract is an ill thought out way to pursue this goal..What needs to happen is for the WPA Constitution to be revamped to give players a chance to debate and vote on policy matters. If a bunch of...
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    ABR Special Report: Ian Anderson of the WPA answers questions

    This interview was long overdue if for no other reason than to clarify some of the scurrilous accusations that have been levelled at Ian Anderson. I am glad that he took the opportunity to tell it as it really is. The weakness of a Forum of this type is that it allows irresponsible and ignorant...
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    Wpa contract

    Scott you are an Oasis of understanding in a Quagmire of ignorance. I am not 100% opposed to the Contract's contents. But it offers nothing in the way of access to decision making for the players. I still believe that a PLAYER'S ORGANISATION - FOR THE PLAYERS is the way forward. But I do...
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    Wpa contract

    AN OPEN LETTER TO IAN ANDERSON, WPA President We have been good friends or many years and I know just how hard you work to keep the game alive. You are a good man (honest and conscientious) and I have supported you for many years now. So it is with a heavy heart that I take this action in...
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    Filtering music in background during live stream

    Why do people feel that they have the right to steal other persons property. Because that is what it is THEFT. I don't suppose you would ever contemplate walking into an artist's private apartment and helping yourself to loose cash that was lying around. That is theiving too
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    Wpa open letter

    There is a huge cultural difference in the thinking of Qataris and the Westerners. Over there the countries that play the game are very competitive, always trying to outdo each other. A couple of stories that made me laugh. When Dubai wanted to build the iconic Burj Al Arab building, the...
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