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  1. benjaminwah

    Want a piece of Chicago pool/music history?

    I am friends with the owner of a 3 cushion billiards table that was owned by deceased music legend Steve Albini. They have been trying to find a new home for it with no success. Anyone interested in it? It is listed on an auction site stevealbiniscloset.com
  2. benjaminwah

    Controversial question- how long do you keep a dead player on Fargo?

    I saw today that Chang Jun Lin is still on Fargorate, I dared to make a post on the Matchroom Facebook page about it and people are losing their minds. What’s the logic on keeping a dead player on there? Isn’t it a CURRENT standing list? Want to honor the memories of dead players? Maybe make...
  3. benjaminwah

    2016 flashback, Hillarious

    In 2016 we had an event in the suburbs of Chicago called The Atlantic Cup Challenge. I took my then 6 year old daughter to try to inspire her to play. A few days ago I was telling a friend about it, looked up who those kids were. Vitali Patsura and Kristina Tkatch were there. Also future...
  4. benjaminwah

    Waxing the cue ball? WTF is Kaci talking about now?

    World number six Eklent Kaci has called for any player caught cheating to be banned for a long time after the cue ball behaved in a strange fashion at the World Pool Championship. Kaci, who was beaten in the final in Saudi Arabia last time around at the hands of world number one Fedor Gorst...
  5. benjaminwah

    What’s the drama with Wiktor Zielinski?

    Wiktor Zielinski Made some post about how there is a guy in Poland who keeps trying to keep him from playing events, Matchroom worked it out where he can play but he no longer represents Poland? Does anyone know the details? “ Hi all, as some of you have already noticed that polish flag is...
  6. benjaminwah

    ACS tournament craziness in Iowa

    My wife just got back from this tournament. She had left when this happened. The top two teams were battling for 1st/2nd place. The match is held on two tables. Apparently they were running behind so the tournament director wanted them to also play on a third table. Both teams refused and got...
  7. benjaminwah

    Very personal John Morra interview

    This popped up on my YouTube feed. It’s a few months old. This is a show about sobriety, totally not pool related. John opens up about his childhood and struggles. Damn, he has overcome a lot.
  8. benjaminwah

    Allison Fisher joins Fedor, becomes AMERICAN

    She had citizenship already, now she is finally playing as an American!
  9. benjaminwah

    Kaci getting an award at a huge ceremony

    anyone have any idea what this is about or what is being said? https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0_2lmcM6W6/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
  10. benjaminwah

    Battle Of The Bull 9 ball tourney happening now

    Some big names, Shane, Yapp, Tyler, Billy, CJ Wiley. Here's the bracket. If Fedor and Kristina win they play each other! https://digitalpool.com/tournaments/battle-of-the-bull-nineball-tournament/viewer?fbclid=IwAR18WWQHKgj6Nw2bF-WjQgxJ-38mdmlQVgWKrT-3vxaaScsteOc00PCbI7E
  11. benjaminwah

    APA/Fargo cut off?

    So my friend just played in the 7/8/9 9 ball APA nationals. He was cruising through the field until he ran into this guy with a 746 Fargo, higher than people who have recently played on the Mosconi Cup team. He had a tight match against him but lost, taking 3rd/4th out of 122 players. 746...
  12. benjaminwah

    Biado vs Chang Jung Lin free live stream

    Happening right now
  13. benjaminwah

    Fedor vs Jayson is happening

    I know a lot of you aren’t on Facebook. Fedor vs Jayson Shaw. 1st set is at Jayson’s pool hall, 2nd is at Fedor’s choice location. Game details haven’t been hammered out yet. Fedor’s backers put down $100k
  14. benjaminwah

    New Matchroom Podcast series- Jayson Shaw episode 1

    Entertaining listen, Jayson lays it all out there. From his early days in the snooker hall to the Mosconi Cup
  15. benjaminwah

    Chicago- come meet the Ko brothers

    Tomorrow at Surge Billiards, 3716 W Fullerton, all three Ko brothers will be there to play challenge matches, sign autographs and sell their line of equipment. $30 entry, all proceeds go to them. Event will be from 6-9 pm.
  16. benjaminwah

    Tournament debaucle, what’s your opinion?

    A friend just won a tournament, or at least they thought they did. They were in the one loss side. Lost again but opponent decided to drop out, so they continued and ended up winning the whole thing. Now opponents, who at the time knew what had happened and still allowed this to happen, are...
  17. benjaminwah

    Lo Ho Sum, here today gone tomorrow?

    Found an interesting article about this 23 year old. Left school at 15 to be a pro pool player, lives in the Hong Kong training center. Says they might be losing their funding, if they do his pro career is over “Hong Kong pool player Lo Ho-sum says funding cut may end his professional career –...
  18. benjaminwah

    World Games pool in Birmingham

    Looks like Shane and Tyler are representing America. Anyone have any specifics on this event or how it will be ran?
  19. benjaminwah

    Kaci pulls a weird flex on Fedor

    Apparently Kaci made a Facebook post for friends only, it was a video of his opponent Wojciech Szewczyk missing and hooking him when the score was 9-7, basically being a crybaby and attributing his loss to that moment. Fedor responded and said let’s play a set, Kaci responded with this weirdness
  20. benjaminwah

    Buying Mosconi tickets

    It's that time of year again! I have gotten no email and there's no link on the website. HELP!!!
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