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Chang Lu Lung was possibly even more impressive than SVB tonite. Turning back time and blitzing thru racks like a guy who has a lifetime of experience. Break was awesome. Tough out if he plays like that in the semis.

Karl said MR needs more events in the US. Frazer has talked up Texas before. Bet we see something next year. Maybe not a GOLD event, but SILVER to start.

Haven’t seen SVB play so good at a major in a long time. He was good at last’s year US Open, but not this good.

Max played with a ton of heart, but he kept falling behind his last few matches. Had to catch up to him eventually.

Frazer says 2026 Mosconi in Orlando at the Caribe. Also indicated- no surprise- they want to be back next year for a Florida Open. Seemed to suggest it could become an annual event, as I would expect.

Well, I saw them pan around. I know what i saw. Plenty of people making some noise. Didn’t say "huge" either — pool never draws a huge audience anywhere. Florida has just been better than the UK, Europe and WPC. As for the company line, I listen to WNT commentators a lot. More than most...

Gorst, Filler, Yapp and Biado are the clear top four imo. SVB and Chua have been in and out of this group. But these days there are no guarantees. I expect the winner to come from SVB, Yapp or Krause. Lechner and Neuhausen are dark horses - Moritz has the kind of game that matches well with...

Sure, he could win a big one again, and he is young enough to think he will do it once or twice. But he hasn’t gotten to the semis of a major MR tournament since he won the WPC in February 2023. Two and a half years ago. Which is why I don’t expect FSR to be a top favorite anymore. The magic...

Final 8 has some surprises. Lung, Gangflot, Morra. Lung has had the easiest path to get to here, but he did beat Duong and Alcaide handily. Gangflot never should have made it this far. His opponents played down to him. But credit him for outlasting them. One of Lung or Gangflot will make it...

It’s a trade off, all right. Matchroom needed to bring more money into pool. Comes at a cost, but I think it was worth it. In any case, it’s a 10-year contract. We just have to learn to accept it. That said, it turns out Orlando would have been a great home. Who knew! Crowds have been amazing...

The Florida Open appears to be a rousing success for Matchroom. They took a shot and it seems to be paying off. One of the play by play announcers said the crowds the first two days were the biggest he has seen at any MR major, including Hanoi. JJ wasn't quite as sure the crowd was bigger than...

The early matches today don't look as delectable after a lot of upsets. In the first stage, almost every you'd expect to make it to the final 64 did. Only upsets were Marc Bjisterboch, Jefrey Roda and Pijus Labutis, who has been disappointing since the PLP. On Friday, Gorst wasn't as sharp as...

This has been a great event, imo the best WNT event this year. Great matches today.

Great, tense match that was also a great advertisement for a shot clock.

This event was actually announced in June. I speculated on AZ about whether Filler and Biado would miss Hanoi. https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/matchroom-wnt-2025-problems-and-progress.576654/page-2#post-8156034

Watching American juniors too. Eddie Vondereau, 17, had his biggest win ever, 8-3 over Marc Bijsterbosch. Playing Harry Vargara next (now) Lazaro Martinez, one of the best under 20 Americans, knocked Mieszko Fortunski out of the tournament and has scored two wins. On the losers side now, but a...

Seems we have an influx of very young players trying to break their way into the top echelons of pro pool. Moritz Neuhausen, 21, already made the leap and Kledio Kaci, 19, has joined him. AJ Manas, 18, got all the buzz a year ago, and still gets the buzz. Countryman Bernie Regalario, 20, has...

More attention from who? Pool fanatics know the tourney is going on. Heck, the crowd and sound of the crowd on the TV is better than what I saw or heard at the UK and Europe opens and the WPC. MR says regular tickets for the final day are already sold out. Would we love mainstream or local...

Gorst was up 2-0, then scratched after pocking the eight to get to the nine. Routine shot and position play he should have aced. That turned the tide. Funny thing was, the announcers were going on about how smooth and efficient Fedor was just before the scratch. He was set to take a 3-0 lead...

I suppose Matchroom could try volunteers. Get free attendance to a big event and lunch and dinner on us. But if one of them screws up ...