How would you rank them in regards of importance to our game? This certainly presents a tough choice as to which one of these news items is most impressive. I've listed them here below, but this is not necessarily the order I'd put them in. Am I missing any other newsworthy events / accomplishments in pool over the past 6 months we could add to this list?
1) John's Schmidt's breaking Willie Mosconi's 526 straight pool exhibition high run, which stood for 65+ years, with a run of 626.
2) Emergence of a new superstar and top player in the game - Joshua Filler, who at only 21, now holds both the World 9-ball and US Open 9-ball titles at the same time.
3) Matchroom's taking over ownership and staging of the prestigious US Open 9-Ball Tournament.
4) Team USA breaking Europe's 8 year consecutive reign of the Mosconi Cup by defeating the European team in London, in December of 2018, which was also the first time team USA has won this event on foreign soil since 2004..
5) The emergence and recognition of Siming Chen as the first female pro pool player in roughly 40 years (since Jean Balukas) to be playing at a skill level that she could potentially be a threat to go deep in to and possibly even win a major professional open 9-ball event.
1) John's Schmidt's breaking Willie Mosconi's 526 straight pool exhibition high run, which stood for 65+ years, with a run of 626.
2) Emergence of a new superstar and top player in the game - Joshua Filler, who at only 21, now holds both the World 9-ball and US Open 9-ball titles at the same time.
3) Matchroom's taking over ownership and staging of the prestigious US Open 9-Ball Tournament.
4) Team USA breaking Europe's 8 year consecutive reign of the Mosconi Cup by defeating the European team in London, in December of 2018, which was also the first time team USA has won this event on foreign soil since 2004..
5) The emergence and recognition of Siming Chen as the first female pro pool player in roughly 40 years (since Jean Balukas) to be playing at a skill level that she could potentially be a threat to go deep in to and possibly even win a major professional open 9-ball event.
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