Billiards
Zhao Xintong: World Number One, a First-Round Exit, and the Limits of a Sample of One
The 15th China Open 9-Ball in Shanghai: Hybrid Format, the Cut at 32, and a Race Worth Over $350,000
From Germany to Manila: Bustamante, Souquet and the Role Swap at the 2026 Reyes Cup
Fefilova-Styer Undefeated in Bristol: The Data Chain Behind a Title and the Shadow of the Bali–Bristol Flight
One Word, Four Rulebooks: The Classification Trap That Distorts Every Billiards ComparisonIn March 2026, in Riyadh, a golden ball was placed on the top cushion of a...
Hohmann Declines His Mosconi Cup Spot: A Veteran's Self-DiagnosisIn a post on his personal Facebook page, Thorsten Hohmann wrote a line I read...
Zhao Xintong: World Number One, a First-Round Exit, and the Limits of a Sample of OneWaterfront Hall, Belfast, a Tuesday afternoon. The draw board carried Zhao...
Rest of World Close In on Maiden Reyes Cup Title After a Day Three Full of VarianceMakati Coliseum, after the final doubles rack of Day Three, the scoreboard...
Chung Su-bin wins LPBA Crown Haitai 2026: The 8-point run and the art of closing a set in 3-cushion caromSet 3 of the LPBA Crown Haitai Championship 2026 women's final is the moment...
The Empty Frame: British Billiards and the Lesson of an Analysis With No PlayerA Frame With Nobody In It On a Thursday evening I opened a file and found it...
The 15th China Open 9-Ball in Shanghai: Hybrid Format, the Cut at 32, and a Race Worth Over $350,000I reopened my China Open notes on an evening in Hai Phong, after finishing th...
From Germany to Manila: The Shared Journey of Bustamante and Souquet at the 2026 Reyes CupI have been following professional billiards for nearly three decades, and on...
From Germany to Manila: Bustamante, Souquet and the Role Swap at the 2026 Reyes CupLate last January, at a legends event on the World Nineball Tour, Francisco...
Fefilova-Styer Undefeated in Bristol: The Data Chain Behind a Title and the Shadow of the Bali–Bristol FlightThe final 9-ball rolled into the corner pocket, the click of ball on ball dry...
Calabrese, a Fourth Australian Open and the Trap of a Name Too BigI rewatched the final's footage from Mounties, Sydney, on a late night in Hai...
Vinnie Calabrese and His Fourth Australian Open Title: Counting Every Number Instead of Listening to PraiseThe final at Mounties, Sydney, had no thousand-seat grandstand, no...
Three 6-3 Scorelines and an Eight-Year Gap: The Sarah Myers-Mitchell Story in RoseburgThree matches in a row on the winners' side, Sarah Myers-Mitchell won them al...
Vietnamese Billiards: The Invisible Contracts Behind the Perfect ShotThe final of the 2026 UMB World Three-Cushion Championship in Binh Duong ende...
Three Billiard Tables and the Money-Talent Paradox: Vietnam Is Strongest Where the Least Money FlowsOn June 6, 2026, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
Filler Wins Bali Open: Three Sets Dropped, Two Break-and-Runs and One Number-8 ShotThere are racks decided before the final shot ever leaves the cue. In Bali,...
World Nineball Tour Returns to Spain: World Grand Prix 2027, $100,000 and 64 PlayersThe announcement appeared on LinkedIn before any sports news outlet picked it...