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One assumes a new generation of talent is coming to the fore. Some of these names will drop out of the top 20 in the next five years. David Alcaide won’t be on the list. Yet as he has shown, players can still be among the world’s best, even in today’s game, into their late 40s if they stay...

I've watched almost every match he's played in the past year when it was available. What you saw is real. Every facet of his game is better than it was three years ago. He's is arguably even one of the top 5 players in the world with a jump cue, too. Yet in big moments, Hoang still makes...

I watched Filler's run, sjm, and it was very impressive. No disputing that. I still think the sets format favors Filler more than a race to 11, relative to other players. He's hard enough to beat in one set, never mind two or three. There is a bit more margin for error. Not so in a single race...

It's close, but you are probably right. Shaw finished third at the Philippines Open, 5th in the UK Open and 9-16 in the European Open, Scottish Open, US Open, Hanoi Open, and Predator's Jacksonville Open. He consistently got to the final 16 or final 32 in every big tournament he played...

You make a good case for Filler. I myself discount mixed or doubles events and one pocket too. Limited fields, for one thing, and I want to judge players on individual performance. I have a hard time taking Derby City as seriously as others, especially in recent years. Grueling event, but the...

If we went by Fargo, but only included recent regulars on the WPA or WNT tours, the rankings would look like this: Joshua Filler 861 Fedor Gorst 848 Ko Pin-Yi 847 Ko Ping-Chung 847 Shane Van Boening 847 Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 845 Johann Chua 839 Aloysius Yapp 839 Carlo Biado 837 Jayson Shaw...

Looking at these lists, I wonder: What is considered the prime age of pool players? Clearly some players can remain top pros into their 40s, making pool somewhat similar to golf in that regard. Shane Van Boening, Carlo Biado and David Alcaide attest to that – all three make my top 20 list...

Most AZ members would probably agree Filler is the best player in the world. I agree, too. But I would not put him No. 1 in my top 10 based on his performance over the past year. That honor would go to Aloysius Yapp. Here’s my top 10, assuming the Ko brothers will skip most big WNT and WPA...

I was not surprised to look at the WPA and WNT rankings and see a big disconnect. It simply reflects the competitive but disjointed nature of pro pool these days. WPA lists Albin Ouschan at No.1. It might have been true four years ago, but he’s not even in my top 10. WNT rankings have their...

Much was made by Jeremy Jones about Moritz struggling because of an equipment change. Clearly it's what Neuhausen told him. It's impossible for fans to know how much it really affected him, though. Moritz switched his cue sponsor from Cuetec to Triple Sixty in mid-January. Triple Sixty produces...

I reviewed the final last night to check on something. When Neuhausen was down 7-2 to He, he finally won a game after a safety error by Mario. The score was then 7-3. Neuhausen would then win 10 games in a row (11 straight overall), and a huge reason was his break. Moritz actually broke dry in...

If someone asked me, is Joshua Filler a tidy player, I would say yes. But I never think about him that way. For some time now, I have referred to Neuhausen as a neat and tidy player. Perhaps the most neat and tidy on the circuit. Quite a distinct game he has. Moritz has now won the PLP, Peri...

As you know. Bob, when the pressure is on, that is the whole point of training and fundamentals! (-:

I’ll have to go back and look. But I don’t think Neuhausen did that most of the match. I remember Jeremy Jones at one point talking about how he had picked up his pace.

Virtuoso performance. That’s all there is to say. Mario played great, but he never got a chance at the table after 7-2. Only performance I’ve seen better was when Ko Ping Chung won the U.S. Open. He blanked Yapp, if I recall, and rolled over Gorst 13-6 in the final after falling behind 6-3.

I’ve grown everything possible to be grown on the East Coast. I start all my own seeds indoors except for certain things that don’t like transplanting (carrots, beets). I even grow tomatoes indoors during the winter. My staples each year are tomatoes, peppers, chiles, squash, cukes, carrots...

Just enough time to go grocery shopping, prep dinner, bake bread and plant some stuff for my garden. Can’t sit around and watch pool all day! That was a very tense match. Heck, I am still tense from it!

Not shocked at all given Filler’s uneven performance this week. Moritz is one of my favorite players and a face of the game for the next 10 years. He plays the game the right way and I like how he comports himself. I would like to see him win, but I can’t root against a … panda! May the...

I think Mario is just as hungry, but does he have the stamina? That was a grueling match.

Filler missed a lot of shots he normally wouldn’t and it can’t be all chalked up the nerves. Especially his early misses. But I have contended for a while now that he does not play enough in big Matchroom events. The pressure is unlike any other. He’s only won one Matchroom major since the...