Billiards
BilliardsThe Hill-Hill Rack in Quezon City: Thorpe Beats Nalaunan and Exposes the Variance of Short-Race NineballIn the deciding rack of a second-round match, Billy Thorpe bent over a long,...
BilliardsMark Allen Loses in Northern Ireland Open First Round and Signals Possible RetirementThe black ball was sitting on its spot. No awkward angle, no cut required, no...
BilliardsMark Allen, Six Frames in Belfast, and the Limits of Form DataThe sixth frame ended in Belfast. The scoreboard stopped at 4-2, and the only...
BilliardsMark Allen, the Black on the Spot, and How a Cueist Signed Off in BelfastFrame 31, World Championship semi-final at the Crucible. Mark Allen leads...
BilliardsRoobet Philippines Open 2026: 74 Home Cues, One Mosconi Cup Place, and a Draw With No Safety NetThe draw for the Roobet Philippines Open Pool Championship has just been...
BilliardsThe Money Behind Professional Billiards: Beyond the Lit TablesBefore every 3-cushion billiards World Cup event, I read the prize distributi...
BilliardsSzewczyk Completes the Brace, Kaci and the Power Equation in 10-BallA 9-foot pool table covered in green cloth. The cue ball sits behind the head...
BilliardsEight Points and a Crack: Chung Su-bin Wins the LPBA Title and the Lesson of Closing the DoorThe scoreboard read 3-1 when Chung Su-bin leaned over the table. Eight...
BilliardsSaudi Arabia Snooker Masters: Gulf Money and the Fragile Line Between Sport and DiplomacyOn August 31, 2026, the World Snooker Tour announced the contract for the Sau...
BilliardsVietnamese Billiards and the Crack Beneath a Shared RoofNha Trang, a late-month Saturday evening. In a small billiard hall tucked dee...
BilliardsThe Three Worlds of Professional Billiards and the Silent Power ShiftIn 2026, in Ankara, Turkey, Bao Phuong Vinh — a Vietnamese cueist born in 202...
BilliardsFive Rule Sets on One Baize: A Map of World Cue Sports Through Vietnamese EyesIn the autumn of 2026, in a small studio at VTC, I sat behind a microphone to...
BilliardsSpain Wins the 2026 Men's Doubles 10-Ball World Championship: A Victory of Structure, Not LuckBali, October 5, 2026. The final result of the WPA-sanctioned Men's Doubles...
BilliardsWorld Grand Prix 2027 in Barcelona: The $100,000 Equation and a Stage Built for the Gaming IndustryOn January 18, 2027, at Fira Barcelona Gran Via in Spain, 64 cueists will ope...
BilliardsVietnamese Billiards and the Data Gap: What Is Missing After Every ShotOn the third night of a three-cushion carom tournament in Hai Phong, I sat in...
BilliardsSnooker's Fixture War: When Technique Is No Longer the Decisive WeaponThere is a moment anyone who has sat long enough in a snooker arena will...
BilliardsAllison Fisher Retires With Parkinson's: Seven Women's Snooker World Titles and the Cross-Discipline Pivot That Reshaped Women's PoolIn November 2026, at seventeen, Allison Fisher walked into the final of the...
BilliardsShenzhen Open: The New Home of Chinese Snooker and the Four Names That Define ItOn the opening night in Shenzhen, the organisers took the players onto a boat...
BilliardsRyan Day and His Maiden Seniors Title: When an Active Pro Steps Into the Veterans CircuitIn a small hall in Reading, Berkshire, on a table the organisers call The...
BilliardsThree Billiards Systems, One Data Table: The 2026 Season Rhythm and Seven Silent Gaps No One MeasuresIn the last 90 days, I sat down with 42 billiards finals spread across three...
BilliardsChina Open 9-Ball Championship: Gorst, Liu Shasha and the Value of the One-Loss SideThe men's final in Shanghai had ended. Fedor Gorst set his cue down, glanced...
BilliardsWilliams Rallies From 1-5 to Beat Murphy, Carter Beats Ding 6-2: An English Open Final Between Two Players Aged 47 and 51In the eleventh frame of the English Open semi-final, the cue ball sat tight...
