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Fifty years from now the game along with all other sociability will have disappeared. But all is not lost. In the near future the traditional US pool room will be a dim distant memory. But there will be a resurgence of the game and it will become bigger and more popular than it ever was...

Jay Let me assure you that I have no personal vendetta against Barry. I have never met him. Until this week many aspects of the tournament have been shrouded in mystery but we have been enlightened somewhat on ABR. I have great respect for the heritage of the US OPEN and I will be delighted if...

I think that this is still not set for a fairy tale ending yet. We can presume that 113 of the 128 players will pay their thousand dollars each and with a waiting list it seems plausible that this figure could easily rise to 120 paid players. This would create a revenue of $120,000 and we have...

Why should it do that? The Prize Money was advertised as $187,000. With $75K in Pat's bank (we hope) and 112 players each paying $1000 creating $112k then the prize money is covered. Any revenue from the other 16 (not 15) spots shouldbe used to help with the event's running cost and finally...

Matchroom don't need any enlightenment. They have their finger on the pulse but tis yeat y the problem was that many of the patients were 'flatliners', So they had to work where they could detect a heartbeat and xo a smattering of bar table events were included., So what? They will make no...

Ranking Lists cannot exist in a vacuum so unless a list is created for a purpose other than amusement then it serves no purpose. A list can be fact packed and be very in depth but if it doesn't get you a World Pool Maters spot or a top 24 seeded place in Qatar then what is the point of it?

the fargo ratings are pie in the sky but they are harmless. If they were of any significance then players would be trying to corrupt them. The wpa list is clear in it's objective and that is to rate the performances of players who take part in their events worldwide. Periodically it is used to...

Players should pay some heed to the culture of the country that is funding the event, It is alien to their culture to display the soles of your feet and we should respect that and a number of other practices that are considered anti social in the Middle East. Perhaps the Qataris should issue...

Richard is a pure journeyman professional and has played in the majority of tournaments that I have ever run. He has a pretty solid record on the Euro Tour and he really is capable of beating ABSOLUTELY ANYONE. But so far he has yet to string enough consecutive matches together to win a major...

There are people who post on here who make absolutely no effort to research what they write. It would be perfectly possible for the two Jasons to leave the East Coast of the USA on Thursday overnight sleeping on the plane. The qualifying tournaments started yesterday 7th and there are only three...

The trouble is that both our posts are implied criticisms of Matchroom who were only doing their best with what they had to work with. Unlike some on here who have 20/20 vision - but only looking back.

What would the list look like if all the points won on the bar box events were deducted (At Large?). Not TOO different I would wager

I would not be surprised to see only one change from last year's line up. Dechaine would replace Schmidt. Corey looks well placed for a top3 finish. Justin Hall's cool demeanour and a creditable performance at the TS event give Mark a bit of leeway and Justin Bergman would have benefitted more...

It's Back Now - about this Mosconi Cup................................................................................................................................................................................................................

It would be a good idea to keep your little animated guys handy. You could probably use them many times before the Open is over

I think that the concensus on this thread appears to be that there are still a lot of people waiting for a Doomsday outcome to this. There are others whose sheer Jingoism is blinding them. But could they honestly say that they are PROUD of what this event has become. Jay is doing his best to...

I eventually found the aforementioned list of paid entries which starting at Number 16 proceeded with 23 names. Six of those are the Taipei contingent who are friends of mine. They would not be guaranteed starters unless the numbers increase rapidly. This business of 'prize money subject to...

That flyer could provide the information that would allow players to make an informed decision about entering. What will the prize money be if only 60 players pay - $135,000? For 112 payers will it come out at the very original $187,000. Finally if they attract 120 then all these extra $1000s...

As I am the original poster I must say that I do like your nice line in sarcasm. When one considers how little of the prize money will actually stay on US soil then there is 'much ado about nothing'.. If you exclude any money that Shane collects then the total could be as little as TEN GRAND...

There are players in Europe who want to play in The US Open but they have yet to have a proper update which would allow them to know the FACTS about what is going on. Correct me if I am wrong but somewhere in the mists of time I seemed to recall a fgure of $187,000 being mentioned as the total...