Billiards
Ng On Yee and her 25th ranking title: the 103 break, three sudden-death frames, and the limits of a one-sided recordSeventh frame of the semi-final. Ng On Yee sits down at 0-2. Across the table...
Mark Allen and the Black at 16-15: A Retirement Signal Arranged Before He Reached BelfastWaterfront Hall, Belfast, an October evening. Table one. Mark Allen bends dow...
Snooker and the Limits of Digital Tools: When Screens Cannot Replace Table FeelIn a snooker hall in Nha Trang, I stood behind the baulk line and watched a...
Billiards on Your Street: VND4.8 million per club, VND90 million for one launch nightAt 6pm on 8 September 2026, a small truck pulled up outside a billiards hall ...
Billiards Is Not One Sport — and Every Rushed Analysis Pays the PriceAt a billiards hall in Liverpool, I once sat next to a young commentator duri...
Australian Women's Open 2026: 29 Players, a Best-of-Three Format, and a Scoreboard Full of GapsOn the WPBSA news feed, the announcement for the Australian Women's Open 2026...
Q Tour Americas 2026/27: Toronto and Santa Clara Expand the Pathway to WST Professional Tour CardsThe World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) has official...
Vietnamese Billiards in 2026: The Meeting of Pocket and Pocketless TablesThe white ball stopped on the cushion, less than two finger-joints from the...
The Empty Report and What Vietnamese Billiards Hides in the SilenceIn a small billiards hall on Nguyen Thien Thuat Street in Nha Trang, there is...
Spain Wins the 2026 WPA Men's Doubles 10-Ball World ChampionshipSpain won the 2026 WPA Men's Doubles 10-Ball World Championship after defeati...
Allison Fisher retires: Parkinson's, precision and a two-discipline careerIn 2026, a 17-year-old Englishwoman walked into the final of the World Women'...
Cuetec and World Nineball Tour: When a cue maker steps into the full talent ecosystemIn a March 2026 online broadcast from Liverpool, I pointed out that Liverpool...
The Billiards Table Changes Hands: When the Golden Generation Leaves, Who Keeps the Rhythm?On a match night at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, I sat in the seventh r...
Shaun Murphy and the Art of Consistency: When 25 Years of Experience Beat ChaosShaun Murphy walked to the table in Shenzhen with an expression that revealed...
Jimmy White Beats Matthew Stevens 6-5 in 2026 International Championship Qualifiers: A Win For the Format, Not For FormWhen Jimmy White bent over the table for the deciding frame, the scoreboard...
Poteet and Chohan Shine in Mobile: A Ten-Match Run from the One-Loss Side and the Art of One PocketDevin Poteet drew his cue back, eyes locked on the 3-ball sitting near the lo...
Busuttil Becomes First Maltese Winner of a Q Tour Europe EventThe first frame of the final in Sofia ran longer than the rhythm of a normal...
Reyes Cup 2026 in Makati: Team Asia Defends Its Title as the Break Format Stays UnannouncedOn 23 September 2026, tickets for the Reyes Cup went on sale. Three weeks...
Vietnamese 3-Cushion Billiards: When Data Is Still Missing After Every RailIn the three most recent international tournaments featuring Vietnamese...
Hoang 'Sao' and the VND 2 Billion: When Vietnamese Billiards Counts Numbers Instead of Listening to PromisesThe invisible contract only reveals itself when we count numbers instead of...
Duong Quoc Hoang's Quest to Reclaim Vietnamese Pool Identity: In-Depth Analysis from Southeast Asia's Largest TournamentDuong Quoc Hoang and the quest to reclaim Vietnamese pool identity: In-depth...
