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Hello to all from Orlando. Another great day of pool is in the books and what a day it was. Capito eliminated Gorst but the lost his next so he is out. Thorpe was the beneficiary of a missed eight ball by Zielinski at double hill but went wrong one ball from the finish line in his next...

Greetings from Orlando to all. The Florida Open has been magnificent to this point. Stage 1 had as many memorable matches as I can ever remember in Stage 1 of a Matchroom major. So many are playing well that it is tough to know what to expect in Stage 2, but I know I am going to enjoy watching.

Nice match between two future BCA Hall of Famers, ably covered by the greatest commentator of all time, Billy Incardona.

I'm with you. We need to let this go. Yes, those who make the rules and those who officiate must take note of the situation and do what they must to ensure fair play going forward, but pro pool must move on. Carlo Biado is our World 9ball champion, and all must hail the king. We all...

Dave, is Yapp's comment that it is virtually impossible for the cue ball to play slicker at the end of a long match than it did at the beginning reasonable?

Disagree here. Sigel is remembered as the best closer the game has ever seen. Nobody was tougher in event finals, and that's why Mike's resume of titles is endless. Saying he won a lot of tournaments because he played in a lot of tournaments is uninformed. Sigel retired from competition at...

Mark Tadd was actually Mark Tademy and, yes, he was a monster player. In the early 1990's, he was known to steer clear of Archer and Parica but was willing to gamble with practically anyone else at 9ball. I had lunch with him, Tommy Kennedy and Tony Robles during what I believe was the 1996...

On Matchroompool.com it is on the "live scoring." If you have not signed up for it yet, you should, as it is excellent.

Which is the year Greenleaf, the face of the 10-foot era, died.

Low right is best, but you can probably succeed with low center, too.

The players have always known this was outside the rules, and only a few violated those rules, perhaps more than the few of which I was aware, but still not many. I think what's new about the situation is that it has become a more common practice. Now that pool has started to bring its majors...

I really want to believe that you are correct here, but does this feel like a warning? A warning would be " we will greatly increase the level of scrutiny in this area" and will take decisive disciplinary action against those found guilty of doctoring the cue ball including fines and...

The usual nonsense from WPA. They'd have us believe that they've done enough to ensure that doctoring of the cue ball is not tolerated and will be dealt with harshly. Unfortunately, the officials in any WPA sanctioned event are acting on behalf of the WPA and know WPA rules. I have never seen...

Very well said. Who showed up? Who didn't? Who was injured? Who was healthy? Who had personal issues to deal with? After all is said and done, few care about anything but who won the title. Greatness is measured in titles, and the players we respect the most are the ones with the longest...

Those glasses make him look like he could be the dean of Harvard law school.

It was one of the greatest finals on record, with two superstars playing like superstars. The ability of the Filipinos to compartmentalize personal tragedy was even more evident at the PBT Florida Flare Up event in what I believe was 1996, which I attended in Fort Lauderdale. Shortly before...

These are definitely not on a par with the others. In my books, they are still all chasing Earl. I suspect that both Josh and Fedor will catch Earl, but we shall see.

Totally agree. Conditions is never an excuse for poor performance. That said, players should always be notified in advance of what the conditions will be at any upcoming event so they can prepare properly. I agree 100% that part of being a great player is the ability to adapt to changing...

This has been going on for over twenty years, and I was aware of it, but the prevailing opinion among the pros was that so few were doing it that it didn't much matter. It all came to a head this year because, in the crazy humid conditions of Jeddah, doctoring the cue ball appears to have been...

America just got a little bit better.