Billiards
Reyes Cup 2026: Rest of the World Claim Maiden Title as Asia's Reign EndsThe 9-ball rolled into the corner pocket. For about a second and a half, the...
Reyes Cup 2026: Rest of the World Close In on Maiden Title After a Day Three Decided by a Golden BreakThe 9-ball rolled into the corner pocket and the roar inside Makati Coliseum...
The First Gate of Every Billiards Analysis: Identify the Discipline Before Trusting a NumberIn a small billiards club in Binh Duong, I sat behind my notebook and listene...
The 2026 Match-Fixing Sanctions and the Structural Gaps of Professional BilliardsIn June 2026, when the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association...
Reyes Cup 2026: Sánchez Ruiz and the 'Change Something' Puzzle for Rest of the WorldFour days before the 2026 Roobet Reyes Cup begins at the Makati Coliseum in t...
The trap called 'billiards': Why snooker, carom and 9-ball cannot share one analytical tableAt a billiards hall on Hang Bong Street in Hanoi, I once sat for forty minute...
The Word "Billiards" on the Schedule Board Is Hiding Six Different SportsOn the schedule board of a sports television channel, every time slot is...
9-Ball Mixed Doubles Final in Ho Chi Minh City: $38,000, Three Sets, and a Score Sheet With Holes in ItOn the organisers' published sheet, the bottom line reads USD 38,000 for the...
10-Ball World Championship in Ho Chi Minh City: The VND 2 Billion, the Call-Shot Rule, and the Equation Named Duong Quoc HoangPhu Tho Arena, Ho Chi Minh City, in the middle days of September. The trophy...
World 10-Ball Championship in Ho Chi Minh City: Duong Quoc Hoang and a Three-Year TrajectoryIn 2026 I rewatched a nine-ball match in which the winner took the rack with ...
The Breathing Rhythm of the Late-Night Table: The Moment Vietnamese Billiards Touched the WorldThere is a sound I keep in my head the way I keep a ball in my pocket — the...
English Open: Williams Rallies from 1-5 Down, Carter Beats Ding 6-2 — An All-British Final at 47 and 51Frame 10. Shaun Murphy bends over the table, the final red sits at a workable...
English Open: Four Quarter-Finals Decided by Closing Nerve, Not by CenturiesFrame eleven. Shaun Murphy stood up from the table, walked a full lap around ...
English Open: Murphy Beats Trump in Final-Frame Decider — Closing Ability Defines the Quarter-FinalsAt the deciding frame of the English Open quarter-final between Shaun Murphy...
English Open: Shaun Murphy beats Judd Trump in final-frame decider — what the quarter-finals were really sorted byFrame eleven. The arena went quiet enough that the click of ball on ball was...
English Open: Shaun Murphy Beats Judd Trump in the Decider and the Price of the Best-of-11 FormatIn the eleventh frame — the decider of the quarter-final between Shaun Murphy...
