Surprised there wasn't a thread on this already:
New break rule for European Open
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June 22 thread with 138 replies:
Matchroom changing break rules for European Open (Aug 9-14 Germany)
Old: winner breaks, 1 on the spot, no restrictions except forceful break New: winner breaks, 9 on the spot, with a break box and needs to be forceful Thoughts?
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One thing I don't think we knew at the time of the June 22 thread was how wide the break box would be. As I mentioned in that thread, in the other events that have used similar rules to what the European Open will use (US Open, International Open) the break box was 9" to either side of the long string. But the box is a full diamond to either side of center in many other events. From the diagram in post #1, it looks like the European Open will use a fairly narrow box. But the diagram makes it look closer to 8" to either side rather than 9". Maybe the diagram is just off a little (or maybe I am).
What is the source of the diagram? Is there any additional text to go with it?
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People simply run out of gas giving their best at FB, as invited by the director
My bad!
It came from Emily Frazier's Facebook post. I don't think there was any more explanation beyond the diagram.
he's a lock for the MC team, that's for sure
For those of us in the US, the first few days are free on YouTube, Facebook,.and/or Matchroom Live. Last two days are on DAZN I think.
I like Karl’s videos. I saw it yesterday
I'd say Sanchez-Ruiz is in the conversation for third best player in the world right now, only behind Filler and Gorst.
toastie lost his first match to swedish player "sanne" azar, a player i've played myself, a real tough grinder. maybe a bit of an upset but i'm not that surprised. this is the first matchroom open event in continental europe and "unknown" players will come out of the woodwork and possibly cause a few early upsets.
very glad to see tony drago in the bracket. will play on table 2 tomorrow.
sad to not see any pinoy or chinese players. there are hongkong, vietnamese and mideast players (even israeli snooker pro eden sharav) but the most prominent asian players are missing. dennis, ko bros, chang, biado, etc.
sad to not see any pinoy or chinese players. there are hongkong, vietnamese and mideast players (even israeli snooker pro eden sharav) but the most prominent asian players are missing. dennis, ko bros, chang, biado, etc.
I haven't checked the lineup for the upcoming Matchroom Asia event, but hopefully that will have good representation from these missing players.
i don't think it's a matchroom event, just an event that will count in matchrooms nineball rankings, like the DCC?
melling is playing finnish player jani uski at the TV table, uski leading 3-2. uski is very much a player on the rise. he may be the strongest player in the finnish contingent, not counting mika
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Put the 9 on top of the rail under lock and key and the players will still figure out how to break them, unlock the 9 and get out. Alternate break and hope you win the lag and you better run out every time or use Strickland's ideal of placement pool
Have we had two "pro" events in a row with the same rules in place yet? LOL Change of balls, change of cloth, break rules and pocket size seems to change hourly, length of races changes even for the same event year to year. Like I said in a post a bit ago, eventually the break rules will be that the player's smaller weaker cousin that does not play pool will need to break for them.
its on the MR9 calendar. wouldn't that make it a MR event? most events on the sched. are not run directly by MR but are still MR9 events.
While I could possibly be wrong, I think you're mistaken. I believe it's a core Matchroom event and a major, which is more than just a Matchroom-affiliated rankings event. The arena is set up identically to the way the UK Open was set up, with the three-table setup (center table not used until Stage 2) and the remainder of the tables directly behind. The arena is also filled with signs and banners that say "Nine Ball" on them, and that's how Matchroom sets up their arenas in its core events to best market nine ball.
Best of luck to Matchroom and the players at the European Open.
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camel tour broke from the box yrs ago. combined with 9-on-spot should slow down the b&r's. good idea imo. without this 9b can be a joke at the top level.