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Cue ball fouls in itself is such a strange concept, I've never heard of it other than on this forum, I assume its a US only thing, just seems odd to me, if you touch a ball it should be a foul.

I completely agree with you regarding the ball colours, its annoying...however I think even without the changes the commentators would still say the number and colour as the Sky Sports commentary team are commentating mainly for casual viewers in the UK and only a handful are likely to know the...

Yep, but it is considered a major and is recognised as a significant achievement by fans (and importantly sponsors) therefore it matters far more than an exhibition. I use the snooker example purely to highlight that the same applies to other sports (and its also pretty similar as snooker too...

Thats highly subjective! Sporting results are factual (i.e. someone wins and someone loses), however the prestige associated with any victory is down to the public perception. I would suggest that to the majority (acknowledging not everyone) of pool fans, the Mosconi Cup is a prestigious...

By your definition events such as The World Pool Masters and The Masters in snooker would simply be exhibitions, yet both are considered 'Majors' in their respective disciplines and any player who wins one is considered to be top tier (I would also point out that broadcasters often comment on a...

What is your definition of an exhibition? I would counter that the Mosconi Cup is an end of season event, where only the best qualify, I think someone else equated it to the playoffs, or perhaps closer to home, the World Pool Masters (i.e. only the best get picked, plus some wildcards and...

Craps has an outcome determined by randomness. I don't think anyone could legitimately argue Mosconi Cup results are random (yes luck is a factor in an individual rack, which can influence a single match, but overall it has been clear for a while that Europe has an edge for whatever reason)...

Perhaps the bigger question is why is that not a foul??? I appreciate its a US local-rules thing, but it just seems very odd, in the UK (and I believe in mainland Europe too, happy to be corrected), I've never seen or heard of a tournament where this wouldn't be considered a foul, potentially...

Ultimately it doesn't matter, however consider whether switching between cues could actually be hindering you? Perhaps your consistency would improve even more by sticking to the same cue for both games and the reason you feel better with your current setup is purely psychological? There...

Did anyone else think it was a bit strange that Emily Frazer said she already knows who will compete in the next Reyes Cup? It was always implied (albeit not confirmed) the Reyes Cup would be Asia vs Mosconi Winners, but she made it sound like its been pre-determined, regardless of the outcome...

Yeah, definitely the best one I've found, some good research has gone into it!

I found this video on Youtube the other night, I thought it was pretty interesting and might appeal to people on here: It goes back over 2000 years (depending on how you determine the origins exactly), which is pretty cool!

If he skipped Hanoi and played in another event that would be a breach (don't recall if that was the case)?

https://matchroompool.com/news/wnt-statement-joshua-filler-2/ Just released via the Matchroom Twitter Feed (the link is to the main Matchroom site, you don't need Twitter).

As @skogstokig mentioned, thats largely good marketing. There is truth in it to some degree however, in that, here in the UK our houses are typically much smaller, so it was always (and still is) very rare for someone to have the space for a full size English Billiards (snooker) table. Only...

Efren & Bustamente vs JJ & Boyes, that would be a fun match up for the crowd!

There may have been others too, but I've been shouting that out to anyone that will listen :ROFLMAO: I think it would be great and the Asian talent pool is big enough too!

That's what has surprised me actually, there is a case (although its close) that on paper Team Asia could be stronger man for man, however factoring in the nature of the contest, with Team and Doubles matches, Europe has far more experience. So this scoreline has surprised me (and its not...

Matchroom only promote 9-Ball (in terms of pool), so that was never going to happen. However they pretty much said it will be Asia vs the winner of the Mosconi (it just so happened to be Europe this time) going forward (technically not 100% confirmed, but as good as, based on all the press...

I think the approach for Matchroom (snooker follows an almost identical approach) is that players can choose to play in whatever events they like, they could take a whole season off and just turn up for the World Championships (as Ronnie O'Sullivan did). However, what they can't do is play in...