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Possibly, but I expect matchroom has better lawyers than Charlie did. I wonder what specifically the WPA owns. If it’s just the world “insert game” championships, then matchroom has some wiggle room.

I have to wonder if the WPA has considered that all of the supposed tournaments they have on the horizon for next year is a residual effect of the efforts put in by matchroom and CSI/Predator. CSI/Predator have pulled back a bit it seems and if matchroom were to go away or scales back, then the...

It was a 4 pack if I remember correctly. He had period of 10-15 racks where he just froze Corey out by only letting him see a kick. These packages tend to get exaggerated because the commentators sleep the first couple racks and say “what is he on now? A 14 pack?” And they say it in such a...

Cavernous! You’d need guard rails to safely navigate around that table.

I say 4” pockets for most events and 2.2” for majors. Make them hop over the points to pot the balls.

I would hold off on making final judgments on the pockets. It took several years of the big foot challenge before the players finally hit their stride on that table. In the early days commentators were saying that .800 was close to world class, but now I think they are often in .900s. Even...

Yeah, Greg Norman. The prodcast I reference was “People I (mostly) Admire”

If matchroom were to give up and pull out of pool, we wouldn’t see another well funded organization take a crack at pool for at least 50-70 years. It sounds alarmist, but this whole thing will serve as a warning that the establishment will fight them every step of the way unless they conform to...

The Saudis pumped a ton of money into a rival professional golf tour. There was different formatting, but the key thing that enticed other pga pros was I believe a bigger share of money and I think guaranteed money or something. The PGA tour tried to ban players, I think sue, and ultimately...

The WPA needs to get these people under control. Litigation? Are you kidding me with this?

The Great Filter of Carom high runs. In all seriousness, given how much 3 Cushion is played and how rare this accomplishment is, I think it’s possible that a 28 run in competition is potentially the greatest cue sports achievement of them all.

it’s also possible for someone at a 350 level to improve faster than a Fargo rating can reflect. At that stage, some lessons and practice over the summer months can easily gain you 50-75 points. It’s still unlikely to for a 425 player to run a two pack, but not impossible. I remember...

I dunno I think anything is possible on a bar box. Especially on a standard valley table. I’ve seen players well below what would be 350 fluke their way through a run out. They just need the right layout. Editing to also add, if you are sandbagging to keep your rating at 350 of all things...

yes, I remember Alex P won 75k in 2004 and then I think it was 100k for 05, 06 and 07.

This is where things get murky for me. I’ve always known the local federations in Europe have played a integral role. And I also know that part of their success is based on the existence of government programs. But where I still have questions is what role the WPA has had in the set up and...

They are indeed. The predator tour can learn some basic things from them that cost little money and little time. Matchroom posts replays of matches leading up to tournaments, does count downs and other social media posts. It’s impossible to not know a matchroom event is coming up. Whereas...

Is the drug testing necessary for IOC recognition? Or just a step to get into the Olympics? I think anything that threatens IOC recognition (or whatever it’s called) would threaten the government support that is provided to some federations. But if it doesn’t, then I agree. Pull back on...

His passion is appreciated and I like him. But the two main things that I would take issue with is interrupting the interviewee and just the look of exasperation during the interview. When he is interrupting, it’s clear he isn’t really listening. He’s hearing but he’s more focused on what he...

In this podcast, Mike P provides the best balance viewpoint I’ve seen so far and also the clearest description of the value that the WPA (theoretically) provides. https://www.youtube.com/live/T_P0P1npMAA?si=WiwmX5Xl83vya13v