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Elizabeth Billiards in Charlotte was a similar concept with free pool on four 8' tables, and it lasted for about 35 years until a combination of forced COVID closures + the purchase of the entire city block where it was located on Central Ave did it in. Its former location is now a huge...

That's higher than I would have guessed but I imagine you're right. It's funny to see how many people in the pool world consider 8 ball on a 9'er "too easy," though (even for themselves). And I know that virtually none of the complainers are within even 100 points of 760 (and likely not even...

Stu, at what Fargo Rate do you estimate that 8 ball on a 9'er becomes "too easy" and a decent break/spread of the balls equals an almost guaranteed runout?

One of my local pool rooms has a mixture of 8' and 9' Gold Crowns. All of the tournaments and leagues are played on the 8' tables, and the regulars flock to them for friendly games as well. The rest of the rooms around here have almost all 7' Diamonds with a couple of 9'ers, and the 9' tables...

In college I played with a lot of friends and acquaintances. Pool was my friend group's thing for a few years, so naturally a lot of friends of friends ended up at the pool room with us. That showed me there's a massive variation in "default skill level." Granted, some people grew up playing in...

Lack of focus. Either not being experienced enough to know how to truly focus on making a shot or being preoccupied with something else (winning the game/match, a desire to not look unskilled or clumsy, fear of missing, ruminating on the conversation you're having with your opponent or...

There was also a moment where, when faced with a tough kick shot, David Alcaide looked up at Efren and jokingly offered him his cue: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/6aQ7NfFdwxQWQyMZ/ Likely a callback to this famous moment: Sadly, the cameraman/producer/editor never cut to Efren's reaction.

Earl jumped on the table 22 years ago after winning the World 9 Ball

Fat lady is warming up.

Shane has scratched a ridiculous number of times in this match

APA night at the U.S. Open.

Even with a lead, Shane's gotta stop giving away racks like this.

Does Shane have the crazy eyes going?

The only match I remember SVB winning against him in a major (or semi-major in this case?) is the 2021 World Pool Masters. That one went hill-hill in the semis. Then Shane got blanked by Kazakis in the finals. Of course, he also beaten him plenty in the Premier League format, but everyone...

All 4 remaining players are world champions. And for all his titles, Filler is the only with just a single world title.

Gonna start copying SVB's game face when I get BIH with 5 balls left and inevitably mess it up.

Shane gets to play his best friend Duong Quoc Hoang in the round of 32.

A few interesting results: Jonathan Pineger beat Wiktor Zielinski 9-5. He's through to the Last 64. That's a pretty big upset, especially that scoreline. Corey Deuel lost hill-hill to a Fargo 685 from Miami. Said he dogged the 8 and it was the worst miss of his life. Niels smoked Duong Quoc...

Earl must have borrowed Robert De Niro's shoes

Barry Hearn is clearly very inexperienced, but he's got decent mechanics. I saw him roll some long straight-ins while he was warming up. He looks better doing that than a lot of lifelong pool players I see at my pool room. I guess his time with Steve Davis paid off (unless I'm missing the fact...