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Not thread related, but Jayson Shaw has had a tough time at home. Literally...

I don't thinks pigs are going to fly. So yeah, SVB will be on Team Mosconi (-: The real question is, who besides SVB and Gorst? Sky, Oscar or Billie would have to get very far in Peri/Hanoi to pass Styer. Team World is more interesting. I personally would be happy to see someone other than...

I am speculating, of course. The date for the Hanoi Open was announced last year, if I recall correctly. It was the first announced event of 2025, way before any other. And it was announced well before the WPA finalized the date for the WPA 8-ball tournament. WNT bylaws seem to suggest there...

SVB has professed his love for 8-ball, and it is a "world" title. Prolly helps him with future invites to the WPA World 10 ball events, too. Plus the field is more limited and he has an great chance to finish first/second. Prize money just as good for second in the 8-ball tourney as it would be...

This is really the only major date clash this year. I guess that is the good news. The WPA is holding the World 10-ball tourney in late September in Vietnam, but it takes place before the Peri Open and Hanoi Open. Some players will be able to play in all three with limited travel. I would...

WNT promos above show SVB participating in the Hanoi and Philippines opens, but he is skipping Hanoi to play in the WPA World 8-ball tourney. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16tJbpexaX/ Latest WPA 8-ball promo shows Filler and SVB participating, but no other men's players of note. There...

I heard the interview. The way it sounded to me, Fedor was implying that SVB’s ability to block out the noise made him less susceptible to high pressure when crowds are large and loud. It also allows him to filter out distractions. That is clearly an advantage for Shane. How much? Impossible to...

Oh, he sure does, sjm. Rogan was just being provocative about Gorst being the greatest ever. So I won’t bother to explain his, ah, reasoning. He later said he thought SVB was probably the greatest ever. The guy is a total pool nerd. It was obvious he watched the WPC, Florida Open and U.S. Open...

Not sure who brought up Nashville, but nice city. Just came back from a three-day stay. Had to go outside the city to find a pool hall that opened on the earlier side, though. The two mainstays don’t open till 4. I wonder if there is a big pool culture. Definitely a fair amount of APA, but a...

Gotcha. Just hope MR starts publishing the full sked well in advance!

Your perception of the Tidewater area - close relatives of mine live there - and my perception are decidedly different. Nice area, but out of the way. So, no contradiction. Your view of MR/WNT - a view lacking any support whatsoever - is so far from my own that I will refrain from further comment.

Sorry, crazy idea. MR has trouble enough pinning down spots and getting its annual schedule determined early and communicated to players and fans. Doing something like this would make a bad problem worse. What MR needs is a permanent site for most big opens. The WPC could be the the tourney...

Orlando is a big city now. Plenty of things to do, as is the case with any large city. That said, if I were to travel to a big tournament as a fan, the assumption is I would be attending and watching the event every day. Then I would go out to dinner and start all over again the next day. I...

Johann Chua uses a slip stroke on longer draw shots. He did a video demonstration several years ago. Ive tried to do it, but not very successfully.

It’s not going back to Vegas. Never heard Frazer say much good about it. Keep in mind the Battle of the Bull could become a way station from the Florida Open to the U.S. Open. That’s what happened this year and it worked well.

A different perspective: I started watching pro pool in late 2021, and within several months I became addicted. By 2023 I had watched 100s of hours of matches and I had become very familiar with the top 100 or so active players on the WNT and WPA. And yet, I never paid close attention to Fargo...

The problem with a lot of sites proposed on this thread is the crowd size is a big unknown. The South seems to be the most hospitable region in that regard and Matchroom is aiming for a triple or home run like Orlando. Texas seems like the best bet by far.

Shekels pay Matchroom - and they pay the players. Pool has suffered for money a long time, and you still want them to suffer? No thanks. The other U.S. Open this week has a $90 million prize fund. Now that’s shekels. Wish the billiards U.S. open got a fraction of that. MR needs more places...

Precisely. The Peri Open, with a first prize of $40,000 this year, is the lead in to the Hanoi Open in the first half of October. If the Manila Open is a success and becomes a mainstay, the Manila and Reyes will take up late October-early November. My guess is MR will always want the Florida...

Watched a ton. No issues with the stream or announcing. Except when JJ was still in it, and the others had to do double duty. MR is doing more interviews, but athletes answer the same in all sports! Looked very good visually.