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That’s not entirely accurate and we don’t have many good comparison points. Shortly after 9 on the spot was instituted, there was a switch to 4” pockets for all events. So by the time players are used to the breaking rules they are also on 4” pockets, ans break and runs are low. We can...

On the note about whether some of these low stats are driven by unfamiliarity, I figured I’d look up some comparisons from when they first started with 4” pockets. The earliest MR 4” pocket event I’m aware of is the World Pool Masters in 2021 and it was interesting comparing between 2021 and...

Barry’s main contribution to snooker in the early years was promoting his players. He was a player manager until they started promoting snooker events later. But snooker had exploded when matchroom was essentially just Barry and Steve Davis.

I think the break rules would have much larger impact on the number of safeties played for the top players than the pockets. If they went back to the old break rules, I’m reasonably confident that BnR percentage would shoot up to 30% again. Meanwhile, maybe I just suck at racking but the wing...

Personally, I’d like to see another event or two with the smaller pockets before I make any judgement. The players have likely had their practice tables set up to 4” and have prepped for that. Maybe others stick to 4.25” for practice and adjust downwards. I think we saw a lot of players...

I don’t mean it exactly literally, but just to be illustrative. But the main point is that the stat tells a story since it starts after the first ball is made and previous events were frequently in the 60-65% range. It’s not complicated as much by other compounding factors like players...

I think you see the biggest difference in this stat, The player who made the first ball after the break: - Won the game in that same inning 59% 2023 vs 46% 2024 So collectively, the field wasn't even beating the 9 ball ghost. I’ve always been curious about that stat and I think its been as...

I think normalcy will return. if MR states 3.9 is the new the new standard then the top players will get their practice tables updated and adjust. In both this and the world snooker championship we had some randomness due to unfamiliarity, but in the long run we may even see more consistent...

Maybe even 30. i can see two scenarios where MR does 8/10 ball etc. Either the tour is already paying out 300-400k for first place regularly in which case they are successful enough to mess around with some specialty events. Or, they reach a level similar to snooker but then suffer a...

Agree, I seem to remember hearing that Filler runs 200 almost every day on 4” pockets.

I’m not sure that’s necessarily true. Charles Ursitti claims to have seen a run of close to 600 and Willie also claimed a high run 609 or something like that.

Presumably Eufemia ran 625 not long after but it wasn’t accepted as a record. Video evidence and an adjustment to the definition of “exhibition” played a major role here.

20 years ago and no one you know saw it. They went to the other school.

I agree. If we look at every game that has captivated the public at some point (14.1, English Billiards, Snooker, 3 Cushion/Straight Rail), they’ve all had some high run component to them. And those high runs have been a significant talking point, whether it’s records or just frequency...

Unless it’s not the head of the nail, you’d be surprised. I have duramith balls and havent had another scratch in years.

I put electrical tape over the screws and that solved the issue. It also helps protect the balls if you miss more.

Based on this it would seem that scratch is equivalent to 708. There are roughly 2.4 million golfers in the US with a handicap and 40,000 of them are scratch. So about 1% (1.6% to be exact).

I don’t know the exact amount of time but the threshold for a view is not high. With that said, total watch time plays a large role in whether a video gets promoted or not. So while some people are certainly only clicking on for 1-3 minutes, they wouldn’t be getting those views consistently if...

Sorry I keep forgetting to remind them to send me the contract so I can sign.

Like I said, I’m not speaking to the claim. Only clarifying the comparison. A 20% BnR in competition would probably be a 700+ standard with relaxed rules.