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I edited my post. The AZBilliards posts says Mataya got the high-run award in 1970. If he won his first big straight pool tournament in the late 1960’s, and we know he was a gambler among gamblers, it would stand a reason he made it to Johnston city, IL when living in Detroit. Even if he was...

I was only responding that he was already passed. I didn’t think he was either but is there a list of Johnson City winners? Someone on AZ listed Mataya as the 1970 14.1 High-run winner at Johnston City.

Mataya is no longer with us

A local amusement company was selling used Diamond ball polishers for $300. I picked one up. In retrospect, I should have grabbed two. Mine is awesome.

Love this post

Shane won the Louie Roberts action and entertainment award one year. There is no way anybody would confuse him with someone who doesn’t gamble. I mean, goodness he is the standard bearer for the race to 100 matches.

I first saw Niels I would say in the early 2000s when he first came over the United States. He most definitely was an action the entire time.

I’ve seen Filler in the box against Chang JL

Paul and I at Alex’s induction ceremony.

And not just the stroke. Sometimes (often) his whole body was still looking and standing at the path and table and his opponent , and he would fire away with amazing speed control.

Oh, I would do that for sure. Back then before template racks. It was the best way to sneak the head ball into the side pocket. I learned to break that way playing 90-yr old at the senior center on their 9’ table. Made the head ball in the side every time.

I had one Accustats one pocket of Hopkins versus Varner. I literally fell asleep watching the first game and woke up an hour later and it was still on the first game. Hopkins ended up beating Varner 3 to 2 I think. In the Billiards Digest Hopkins Hall of Fame Link, page 2 of the article has...

Yep. He was voted by his peers at the time in Billiards Digest in 1991 as the top one pocket player for a reason. Here’s an interesting read when Hopkins gets inducted into the BCa Hall of Fame: https://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/jul_08/story_3.php

Is it still going on? Is it being televised? I’m in Wuxi right now.

I believe people find that off the head rail get the right height of the cuestick automatically for that angle of attack, especially for pop breakers. I remember Dennis O. raising his bridge on the bed to get the height he needed. Corey one tournament broke using a mechanical bridge, and he...

Efren is the GOAT of one-pocket. IMO, better than anyone who ever played. But in the 80’s and most of the 90’s, he wasn’t yet. That was the question. He was still learning the game in the early to mid 90’s and didn’t play it for most of the 80’s.

Can someone tell me why those U.S. Open one pockets weren’t considered major tournaments? As a sincere question because several of them are not, and then they became major tournaments.

Ah, I misunderstood what you meant then.

Well.. I guess that begs the question. Maybe I misunderstood what a “break spot” is since that’s not a term.

That would seem incredibly silly. The little spot is called the spot and has been used since the spot was created. why would somebody spot a ball somewhere other than where a spot is that defines the spot?