What's your favorite pool memory from 2025?

JAM

JAM

I am the storm
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As 2025 is coming to a close, I’ve been reflecting on some of my favorite moments of the year.

I subscribed to WNTTV-dot-com for Matchroom's World Nineball Tour's U.S. Open Pool Championship in Atlantic City. There were lots of interesting matches, but this one really grabbed me. A local Virginia shooter who plays for the love of the game drew World Champion Fedor Gorst his very first round. And if that's not tough enough, they put them on the TV table.

Reginald Jackson stepped up to the plate and showed no fear. Though Fedor did win every game of the match, Reginald was a complete gentleman in defeat. Look at those smiles between these two. Reginald posted about the experience: "One of the best moments I've had as a pool player. What an experience. I've been working even harder on my game ever since. Can't thank Fedor enough for that goose egg."

If you have a favorite memory in 2025, please share.

The mutual respect shared by these two was captured at the right moment. I just love those smiles!


Fedor and Regiond 2025 US Open.jpg
 
For me, it's not even close. The pool year began in clouds of mystery, with 245 WNT players banned from WPA-sanctioned events. Those not banned had to carefully balance their participation in WPA and WNT events, while playing the diplomacy game where possible. To the WNT's disadvantage, Filler appeared to be in bad standing with Matchroom, having been deplorably persecuted through exclusion from both the 2024 Reyes Cup and the 2024 Mosconi Cup.

In May, however, WPA and Matchroom jointly offered “an agreement has been reached, ensuring that WNT events will be ratified by the WPA.” The WPA lifted the ban of the aforementioned 245 players and pledged not to suspend WNT players going forward.

The negotiated peace treaty between Matchroom and WPA was the highlight of the pool year for me, as it was a big step forward in the direction of allowing pro players freedom of choice in event participation.
 
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definitely not favorite but what stands out a lot is tyler's 3rd missed 9-ball at MC.. brutal.

i guess my favorite would be filler robbing buffalo's. crazy good performance throughout
 
Getting my 70+ year old Brunswick table reset, new cushions for first time since the originals, new cloth - it was idle for a long time following a little bit of flooding a year ago (got it up and "safe" from the water which only just covered the carpet, but 1500 square feet of it, lol), but needed a complete going over and put back in its rightful place. Loving it!
 
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