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I wore a white dress shirt to the US Open and the head ref came over and told me "no shirts". I thought he was joking and replied "oh that'll be extra for me to take it off 😉" Turns out he was dead serious and no button up shirts were allowed. I had to switch to a polo. I later got another...

Price drop! Now just $600, a great deal for a brand new Carolina Custom.

That's how hard he fought - he had us all believing that he could beat this thing. His final months of life were every bit as inspirational as his tournament wins and championships.

Isn't that just one of her main weaknesses though?

Yes, but both you and I know that there are too many people on this forum that lose their minds the second they see the words "calculate" or "probability". I figured gathering some real world data would be helpful.

A lot of unsubstantiated claims have been getting thrown around regarding Predator's set format for the World 10-ball Championship, so I decided to take a look at the actual data and find out the truth. The first claim I wanted to tackle: the set format leads to a lot more upsets than a single...

That's quite an overreaction. They're only 40 Fargo points apart, which by definition means Duong wins a medium length race 20-30% of the time. Filler has been playing at an 870+ level this year based simply on his tournament performances.

Obviously unplayed. Exactly 30" from the black pad under the tip to the end of the shaft. Weighs 4.1oz. Still has the Predator sticker on it but it DOES NOT come with the "V" decal. I can confirm it is a Vantage partial and you can see the tip size in the photos. Has the tiniest of roll in the...

Oh, I forgot to mention a very relevant anecdote from my time at the 2023 US Open: I hit the gym at the hotel in the evening of Day 1 and guess who walks in? The three Ko brothers and later, Konrad Juszczyszyn. They weren't doing just cardio either, they were all lifting weights, like bench...

Very impressive, congratulations on your fitness journey

Unfortunately had to edit for length - not too many people want to read for 20 minutes and hear about my vacation stories! Food-wise Zhijiang is in the Hunan province of China, which is tied for the region with the spiciest food. Asking for something extra mild would get you something with a...

Great time. My teammates were a lovely bunch, the tournament was unique, and town was very fun to explore. From talking to spectators, I learned a lot more about the pool culture and the rating system they have over there (subjective tiers 1-11, similar to APA except over a much wider range)...

In a league or tournament? Absolutely! American pool culture is so odd in this regard. People would pay thousands for the opportunity to play against a famous tennis pro or a basketball pro, and yet in pool it's somehow a bad thing to play anyone better than you.

Sounds great, would love to

I had, but only twice. I got notice that I was going only two weeks before leaving. I had played Heyball competitively before and did well. My first match was competitive and I played well but my opponent simply played better. The second match I got matched with one of the 30 best players in...

I just got back from a two week trip in China to play in the latest JOY Billiard's Heyball Masters Tour event. It was an all expenses paid trip, my first time playing in an international competition, and a completely eye opening experience. The quick summary The events in China are massive...

Thorsten and Jasmin Ouschan and Donny Mills would disagree with this entire thread 💪 I think there's a lot of confirmation bias due to the dominance of Asians in pool and gym culture not being as mainstream in Asia. I just came back from China where pool halls outnumbered gyms 2:1.

Many of the top Chinese players are playing at the conflicting Zhijiang Heyball Division One event (I'm currently playing there right now)

What a year this man is having. Here's the stream of the final vs Ko Ping Chung: It was a smaller prize pool, but very solid field. Brackets can be found at https://challonge.com/Stage2_AdultGroup

Still common. Mario He: Wojech Szewczyk: