Billiards
Shenzhen Open 2026: The Chinese Chessboard and the Best-of-9 Trap Lying in Wait for the Seeds
Reyes Cup 2026: The Emotional Crucible of Asian 9-Ball
Jimmy White beats Matthew Stevens 6-5 in qualifying: the short format is hiding a longer game
Veteran Mark Selby overcomes Zhang Anda in deciding frame at English Open
Seven frames in Belfast: opening day and the price of the short formatOn the electronic scoreboard at the Waterfront Hall, the number beside Mark...
Rest of the World Dethrone Asia: First-Ever Reyes Cup Title for the VisitorsIn the fourth rack of the closing doubles match, Shane Van Boening played a...
Reyes Cup 2026: Rest of World Lead 9-4 After Day Three, First Title Within ReachDay three closed at the Makati Coliseum and the scoreboard on the wall read 9...
Reyes Cup 2026: Rest of the World Within Five Points of a Maiden TitleTran Nam, from the Makati Coliseum, Philippines Rest of the World enter the...
Pia Filler and the Saigon Crown: Sediment Layers Beneath the Phu Tho LightsPhu Tho Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City. The fifth night of the tournament....
Q Tour Americas' Fourth Season: Toronto, Santa Clara and Three WST Tour CardsAn amateur cueist in Toronto walks into his practice room at six in the...
Shenzhen Open 2026: The Chinese Chessboard and the Best-of-9 Trap Lying in Wait for the SeedsDuring my coverage of the qualifying rounds at the Mattioli Arena in Leiceste...
Before Asking Who Won, Ask Which Billiards They PlayedBefore Asking Who Won, Ask Which Billiards They Played Hook On a Tuesday nigh...
The Trap of the Label 'Billiards': Why an Empty Analysis Still Has ValueOn Tuesday night, I opened a nine-section analysis file. Every cell was empty...
Selby's Three Centuries in Shenzhen: Clean Data and the Lines Left BlankSelby lost the opening frame, then won five straight, closing the match with...
Tom Cayer Defends Maine Event Title: A Four-Year Climb and Two Identical 9-4 ScorelinesOn the second day of the eighteenth Maine Event, Tom Cayer walked into the...
Aaron Hill overcomes Antoni Kowalski for the second time in five days: three centuries and a ticket to EdinburghAaron Hill needed to come from behind twice but produced three centuries to...
Reyes Cup 2026: The Emotional Crucible of Asian 9-BallWhen the Makati Coliseum lights up on the night of October 15, 2026, I will n...
Six Billiards Disciplines, One Label: Where Every Analysis Starts Going WrongIn June 2026, sports wires ran the same headline: ten Chinese cueists banned,...
Jimmy White beats Matthew Stevens 6-5 in qualifying: the short format is hiding a longer gameIn the deciding frame of the 2026 International Championship qualifier, Matth...
Professional Billiards and the Data Void: When the Ledger Has No AuditPage one lists the tournament name. Page two lists the sponsors. Page three —...
The Empty-Data Incident in British Billiards: How Fragile the Analytics System Really IsTuesday night, a small studio in Liverpool. The screen to my left was blank....
English Open 2026: The nature of victory lies not in the shot, but in the defensive play that decidesEnglish Open 2026: The nature of victory lies not in the shot, but in the...
