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Congrats to Albin, who clearly found his old self in the past weeks, playing better and better. When Matchroom changed the breaking rules in 9 Ball, I thought that Albin will be one of the dominant players because of his tactical game, but as we know he really struggled in the new format. Now...

Watching some of the free streams and the highlights on social media, the most important thing that sticks out is the crowd. There are people there, who enjoy watching pool and this lifts up the whole tournament. All the money aside, MR made a really bad decision moving the WC to the middle...

I know a player, who uses silicone spray to practice on our club tables before he goes to state championships or european championship to get used to a fresh cloth there. It makes a difference for sure. But i have to admit, I never played with silicone plus new cloth...must be like playing on ice..

I wasn't able to watch a lot of the games so far, but just looking at the draw and reading through the thread here, a few thoughts came to my mind: First, even a mediocre playing Gorst is still strong enough to beat most of the players out there. And eventhough snooker comparisons often don't...

Probably won't happen, but I cheer for Mario He. He came close many times, but never won a big title. He is a very humble guy and would deserve to be a world champion.

One thing to add about Albin: He definitly lost his nimbus of someone you don't want to draw in a tournament. The SVBs, the Fillers, the Gorsts...they sometimes win matches because of their name. And this helps a lot, especially in the early stages, when you feel jetlagged or you potting or...

I can't really explain why Albins game went downwards the past two years. I always thought the new break rules and difficult layouts would suit him, since he is one of the best tactical players in the game. But if you watch him play nowadays you get the feeling he doesn't take it as serious as...

Just 40... felt like he was already around forever. RIP

As someone mentioned Johan Ruijsnik, I think there is a big difference between an instructor and a coach. Years back I saw Johan at an Eurotour event. There were two visitors tables and in a quiet minute Johan grabbed a cue and started shooting...and it looked like friday night beer league...

At my club we do a lot of kids training, so we acquired a selection of cheap McDermott cues, around 100€. They have good shafts, ok tips, they look nice and they are in a price range, that makes a good present for christmas or birthdays. And while we, the coaches, play everything from Mezzs to...

Meanwhile Felix Vogel won the juniors event. This young man will be a player to watch for the future. He also played very, very well at this years European Championship, beating Mario He to secure the title for Germany in the team event. And for future MR events I would love to see more juniors...

And because of this post, Tony Drago just deleted his AZB account ;) But I agree, while Drago had some big success, especially at the MC, I always considered Gray the best player coming from a snooker background. Edit: ...or maybe Chris Melling...but he never really got his snooker career going.

That is a good point. When I was thinking about the topic, I had in mind that people just want to play. I know that this is not true on the professional level, where people want to make a living competing in their sport. But sooner or later most professional sports will have some kind of ruleing...

Actually I am kind of neutral on this topic, but I always wondered if hormone treatment and other medical procedures affect the performance of transgender athletes and how their performances are compared before their gender reassignment. For me personally the easiest solution would be an own...

When Predator had their 8-Ball Championship in Austria, me and my friends were playing in our club one evening and Shane and Tyler came in to get some extra practice time during the event. Shane started working on his break and it was like someone was throwing bombs on the table next to us. I...

I work with kids and teenagers in my club for some years now and if you want a recipe for getting good players: Don't start with pool at a very young age. I think from 5-10 it is important to develop a healthy child. Healthy food, lots of outside activities and other sports where they get a...

While MR again put together a great tournament, the treatment of Filler, and other WPA players, throws a shadow especially on how MR handles their PR and social media during the European Open. Only thing left is that they turn of the lights on the TV table during Fillers matches.

Following the European Open, I think it will be interesting to see how the K.O stages will unfold. MR so far pretty much ignored the players, who were on the WPA side, on social media and the TV coverage. With the Premier League coming up next week and two spots still open, I wonder what MR will...

Styer lost to a player from Kuwait, don't know if he is considered a top 100 player. But there are a lot of local players, who just entered for fun, so the early stages will be a lot easier compared to other MR tournaments we had in the past.

Bob vs. Kazakis reminds of a Eurotour where a buddy of mine had a 2:0 lead, with a Break and Run in the first rack and a full table jump in the second rack. He didn't even chalk his jump cue because he took it from our display case in the club and it had the price sticker still on. Will still...