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Moritz played well in the first half of the match vs Hoang, but then he faltered. Both and he and Hoang missed shots they normally make. I'd argue it was nerves more than anything, I contend Matchroom-run majors generate more tension than any event in pool. Once top players go up against each...

Kaci has become much better at safeties and kicking since his injury. I just think he didn't show it today. I'd argue he is close to elite, if not elite. Mortiz, on the other hand, is definitely elite. Amazing for such a young player. That's what really separates from so many under-30 players.

Hard not to like Moritz, but I admit I was hoping Kaci would win. I wanted a Kaci-Filler matchup. When Kaci smashed Filler several years ago in the UK Open, it was the only time I ever saw Filler intimidated by another player. Kaci was on the verge of becoming on par with Joshua as the world's...

Worst I've seen Kaci play this year. He had been playing extremely well. Looking the best I've seen him since his injury. Not today. Moritz has been shaky this year. Evidently he is adjusting to a new stick. But he's looking in this match like he did late last year, when he was playing as well...

I’ve watched parts of all the matches. They have played out two ways. Some winners had good breaks and controlled the table. Kledio Kaci was the best example. Alcaide just didn’t get many chances. Mario did the same to Sevastanov. In the other matches, one player made more critical errors to...

Six of the remaining 16 players played in the recent PLP. I don’t that’s a coincidence.

Twelve of the remaining 16 players have Fargoes of 800-plus. Only ones who don’t are Soufi, Sevastyanov, Van Berkel and Salim. Does anyone really want to play Arseni? Gorst wasn’t as bad as I thought after watching the full match. Arseni was just much better. Alcaide was his usual savvy self...

If WNT seeds solely by its rankings, Hoang would have been the 13th top seed. Just seemed a bit early for him to end up playing a player like FSR, and vice versa. Hoang beat FSR in the PLP final. He's been playing as well as anyone this year not named Filler. Hoping he snaps off a big one.

Probably the worst game I have seen Gorst play. At times he looked like a barroom nervous Nelly. How the heck do Hoang and FSR end up playing each other already! Capito vs Neuhausen in the other part of the Hoang-FSR bracket. The Kaci brothers could end up playing for a semifinal spot. My...

Wild seventh rack in the Gorst match. Fedor missed two chippies - shots I'd hit 99 of out of 100 - but he got bailed out by some weird mistakes by Arseni. Gorst down 6-1.

The EPBF took away about 20 players who often play in WNT events, about 10 or so who might make noise. Not 30 or 40. Still a substantial hit, though, especially given a light Asian contingent.

Could of sworn he did not come up when I searched half an hour ago. But now I seem him. Ghost in my machine perhaps.

Upsets coming in. Daniele Corrieri took down Niels Feijin, 10-6. Feijin was terrific in his first two matches, but Corrieri played perhaps his best game ever. Niels couldn't nail down his break and Corrieri controlled the table with some fine safety play. He made a lot of clutch shots, too...

MR wants the most competitive match on table 1, and Arseni is viewed as an up and coming star who is one of the most exciting young players to watch. Gorst and FSR are expected to win handily.

First big shocker. Max Lechner (Fargo 817) is ousted, 7-9, by German Hermann Hoyh (Fargo 738). I don't think Hoyh has ever beaten a top player. Lechner appeared to plateau a few years ago. To get better, he hired Alex Lely as coach. I could see that his safety and tactical game improved. Lely...

Pro golf wants top players play each other more often. See top of a WSJ story below. Pro pool has tried this. Matchroom had the World Pool Masters, for instance, but it has appeared to be abandoned. The PLP is an odd version of this. Perhaps WNT or Predator should create a new WPM, maybe one...

Childress was the second seeded player knocked out. He got a meager 500 Mosconi points for his trouble. The last automatic spot last year went to Styer, who had almost 40,000 points.

Races to 10 until the semis, then races to 11. Final is race to 13.

The single-elimination stage moves to races to 10 from races to 9. The same was true of the 128-player Philippines Open. First big name ousted: Alex Kazakis (824 Fargo) loses 10-9 to Francesco Candela (753 Fargo). Candela was the only seeded player to lose his first march, 7-9, to 25-year-old...

Not sure it matters to WNT, Bob, that the first few days of a big tourney are slow. I would imagine the local entries all pay an entry fee and spend some money in and around the venue to support the local economy. An Open in theory would also serve to drum up interest. Get local players, their...