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I've been really enjoying watching the MIH 14.1 event. The round robin format reminds me of a modern version of those old world championships from the early part of the 20th century. It would be wonderful to see a real revival of those events for the sake of posterity. Invite the top 6-8...

In case anyone is interested, Eklent KaÇi is competing in both the U21 and Men's European Snooker Championships. This is a amateur event, but for those of you who don't follow snooker closely amateur only refers to anyone who is not one of the 128 players on the main tour. The field ranges...

I've noticed over the last few years the frequency of 200 ball runs in these challenges has increased quite a bit. In fact high runs overall, seem to be much higher than the early years. I remember in the late 2000's sweating a 150 ball run by John Schmidt, hoping he'd reach 200, only to...

I don't think this has been posted on the forum yet, but it seems the World Pool Series has an official channel and is uploading all of the matches the most recent event. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9i0iqdFq_8q2WQSCaCnyqA

Check some of this out. http://youtu.be/4DF35t5u71Q It's tournament coverage of a pro chess tournament and I think they do a great job. You can't have a much slower game than chess but they do a good job of making it watchable. In a nutshell they skip between games in progress analyzing the...

Just wondering if there is any intention of releasing the video from this years event in any format, be it free or ppv? I probably won't get to watch any of the event, so it'd be great to get a hold of the video somehow.

I've been interested in the reasoning for transitioning from Continuous Pool to 14.1 for a while, but it's been rather difficult to nail down the exact issue they had with Continuous Pool. Obviously 14.1 favors the better player, but I wanted to know what the players of the time were thinking...

Last contact I had was back in September when I was informed that there was a production issue that was being resolved. 3 months later, all attempts to get an update have gone unanswered. I ordered this back in the middle of July and am still waiting. I would be fine with the wait if not...

I was under the impression that these were supposed to be made available for purchase. Do we know of any progress? It'd be great to get the match with Appleton's 200 and out.

This is the earliest footage I have seen of Willie playing pool. It's from 1962 and after the game show portion finishes he's asked to run 15 balls. I have seen a match between Jimmy Caras and Willie from the early 60's but Willie doesn't play much at all in it. Anyways the actual shooting...

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In the 6 years I've been on this forum, it feels like at least once a year at least one person signs on and completely hijacks the forum. Between the million threads they start and their controversial comments, it stirs the forum into an absolute uproar. Please lets do our best to ignore these...

I've been playing with this concept as a teaching tool for a little while. Most players tend to look down on throwing balls on the table and running them, but I tend to feel there is a certain usefulness to the routine. When a player states they want to run a certain number, 50 for example, my...

I've started threads like this in the past to see if there is any interest and generally there is not. But worth a try again. I love rotation. Not as much as 14.1 but close. The version I like best follows the same format as a typical rotation game, except you aren't trying to get to 61...

I'm thinking about buying one, would it work? If not, I'll stick to 9 ball 10 ball rack.

Since I went back to school I've played significantly less than I am used to. In the process of getting my stroke back I've started practicing 10 ball again which is something I haven't really done at all in the last year. In fact break cue has become my girlfriends cue essentially (falcon cue...

I made the goal at the beginning of the year to improve my average by at least double. Straight Pool has alway been my favorite game. I honestly believe that it is the most challenging of all cue sports that I have played, including snooker (I've never had an opportunity to play carom). But...

I don't know how well this would actually work, in actuality I just think it would be cool. However it seems as though there are extra spots in the tournament each year. Barry Hearn of the WPBSA (World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association) is looking to expand snooker into North...

First off let me start by stating that, obviously certain breakshots you can't smash regardless of your inclinations. And of course others you must hit at top speed otherwise you wont cause much damage. That aside, which is the better approach? I've heard differing theories. Hitting the...

Does anyone know of any tables in or around Montreal? I've wanted to play this game for a long time, but there just aren't any tables!