Billiards
Mark Allen in Belfast: Ten Weeks in a Clinic, a 4-2 Defeat, and the Submerged Part of a CareerThe handshake at the end of the sixth frame lasted longer than usual. Mark...
One Word, Three Systems: How to Read Vietnamese Cue Sports Results CorrectlyOne in the morning at a billiards club in Cau Giay, Hanoi. Six carom tables...
Zhao Xintong and the World No.1 Ranking: What Happened After the CrucibleTuesday, Waterfront Hall, Belfast. In the fourth frame, Zhao Xintong rose fro...
When Data Falls Silent: Lessons from an Empty Analysis ReportIn 43 years of observing the sports industry, I have never seen a tactical...
Robert Milkins: 31 years on tour, one relegation and a confession with no planThere is a moment when a snooker table falls quieter than an empty one. The...
One Name, Six Rulebooks: Billiards and the Discipline-Identification ProblemOne November evening I sat in front of two screens placed side by side. On th...
The Invisible Contract in Vietnamese Billiards: Money Moves Before the Ball RollsOn the night of a three-cushion carom billiards final in Hanoi, the stands we...
Stan Moody Wins Snooker 900: A Victory of Format, Not a Form BreakthroughStan Moody, aged 20 and from Halifax, England, beat Gary Wilson 5-4 in the...
Read the Name Before the Shot: World Billiards and the Lesson of Identity on the Green BaizeOn a billiard table, everything begins with a name. Not with a shot. Not with...
Vietnamese 3-Cushion Billiards: The Gap Between a Booming Grassroots Scene and the Elite PeakOn a Saturday evening, at a billiards club on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, I...
Billiards Is a Family of Disciplines, Not One Sport: The Cost of Analyzing Without Discipline IdentificationOne winter evening in Beijing, in a hall with seven tables, I heard three...
Shenzhen Open: When the Short Format Redraws the Snooker MapIn Shenzhen, what people remember is the moment Kyren Wilson left his chair. ...
Szewczyk wins a second World 10-Ball title: victory built on safety play, not fireworksFourth set. Eklent Kaci led 2-0 in the set, the table was open, and the World...
32 Spots Gone in 30 Minutes: The Real Signal Behind Ho Chi Minh City's Mixed Doubles Format32 registration spots for the mixed doubles draw disappeared in 30 minutes....
Pia Filler Wins Women's Saigon Open 9-Ball: A Title Built on Opponent Errors, Not FirepowerSecond set of the final, Shi Tianqi leads 3-1. The 24-year-old from China has...
Malta and the Professional Card: Aaron Busuttil Opens a New Geological Layer on the Q TourSofia, Bulgaria. The Q Tour Event 2 final ended after four frames, not seven....
Busuttil's 4-0 in Sofia: Malta's first Q Tour milestone and the conversion problemThe Q Tour Event 2 final in Sofia lasted exactly four frames. Aaron Busuttil...
Sofia, Eight Groups and a 46 Break: When Disability Snooker Data Forces Me to Recount from ZeroDave Beaumont is 58 years old. He is the world number one in his classificati...
Aaron Hill Books Scottish Open Spot: Three Centuries and a Week of Data Worth VerifyingAt 1:40 in the morning I stopped at the seventh line of my qualifying noteboo...
When Data Is Empty: The Crisis of Trust in Modern Sports AnalysisWhen Data Is Empty: The Crisis of Trust in Modern Sports Analysis Hook: A...
The Called Shot That Shapes Everything: Hoang 'Sao' and the 10-Ball Map at Phu ThoOn September 19, Phu Tho Arena in Ho Chi Minh City opened its doors to nearly...
Rhythm and Space: What the Crucible Scoreboard Never Told About Kyren WilsonThere was a moment in frame 28 of the 2026 World Snooker Championship final...
English Open: Mark Williams Rallies From 1-5 Down at 51, Meets Ali Carter in the FinalOpening: Two Seconds and Two Tenths Frame ten. Table three, Brentwood Centre,...
English Open: Murphy Beats Trump 6-5 in the Decider — How Frame-Closing Technique Reshaped the Quarter-FinalsThe eleventh frame lasted more than half an hour. Judd Trump, world number...
English Open: Shaun Murphy beats Judd Trump in final-frame deciderI sat back with the numbers when the stands had gone dark. The English Open...
Mark Allen's Extended Absence: Northern Ireland Snooker Star Misses Multiple Major Events in 2026/27 SeasonFollowing a painful 2026 World Championship semi-final defeat to Wu Yize,...
One Word, Three Systems: How to Read Vietnamese Cue Sports Results CorrectlyOne in the morning at a billiards club in Cau Giay, Hanoi. Six carom tables...
Zhao Xintong and the World No.1 Ranking: What Happened After the CrucibleTuesday, Waterfront Hall, Belfast. In the fourth frame, Zhao Xintong rose fro...
When Data Falls Silent: Lessons from an Empty Analysis ReportIn 43 years of observing the sports industry, I have never seen a tactical...
Robert Milkins: 31 years on tour, one relegation and a confession with no planThere is a moment when a snooker table falls quieter than an empty one. The...
One Name, Six Rulebooks: Billiards and the Discipline-Identification ProblemOne November evening I sat in front of two screens placed side by side. On th...
The Invisible Contract in Vietnamese Billiards: Money Moves Before the Ball RollsOn the night of a three-cushion carom billiards final in Hanoi, the stands we...
Stan Moody Wins Snooker 900: A Victory of Format, Not a Form BreakthroughStan Moody, aged 20 and from Halifax, England, beat Gary Wilson 5-4 in the...
Read the Name Before the Shot: World Billiards and the Lesson of Identity on the Green BaizeOn a billiard table, everything begins with a name. Not with a shot. Not with...
Vietnamese 3-Cushion Billiards: The Gap Between a Booming Grassroots Scene and the Elite PeakOn a Saturday evening, at a billiards club on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, I...
Billiards Is a Family of Disciplines, Not One Sport: The Cost of Analyzing Without Discipline IdentificationOne winter evening in Beijing, in a hall with seven tables, I heard three...
Shenzhen Open: When the Short Format Redraws the Snooker MapIn Shenzhen, what people remember is the moment Kyren Wilson left his chair. ...
Szewczyk wins a second World 10-Ball title: victory built on safety play, not fireworksFourth set. Eklent Kaci led 2-0 in the set, the table was open, and the World...
32 Spots Gone in 30 Minutes: The Real Signal Behind Ho Chi Minh City's Mixed Doubles Format32 registration spots for the mixed doubles draw disappeared in 30 minutes....
Pia Filler Wins Women's Saigon Open 9-Ball: A Title Built on Opponent Errors, Not FirepowerSecond set of the final, Shi Tianqi leads 3-1. The 24-year-old from China has...
Malta and the Professional Card: Aaron Busuttil Opens a New Geological Layer on the Q TourSofia, Bulgaria. The Q Tour Event 2 final ended after four frames, not seven....
Busuttil's 4-0 in Sofia: Malta's first Q Tour milestone and the conversion problemThe Q Tour Event 2 final in Sofia lasted exactly four frames. Aaron Busuttil...
Sofia, Eight Groups and a 46 Break: When Disability Snooker Data Forces Me to Recount from ZeroDave Beaumont is 58 years old. He is the world number one in his classificati...
Aaron Hill Books Scottish Open Spot: Three Centuries and a Week of Data Worth VerifyingAt 1:40 in the morning I stopped at the seventh line of my qualifying noteboo...
When Data Is Empty: The Crisis of Trust in Modern Sports AnalysisWhen Data Is Empty: The Crisis of Trust in Modern Sports Analysis Hook: A...
The Called Shot That Shapes Everything: Hoang 'Sao' and the 10-Ball Map at Phu ThoOn September 19, Phu Tho Arena in Ho Chi Minh City opened its doors to nearly...
Rhythm and Space: What the Crucible Scoreboard Never Told About Kyren WilsonThere was a moment in frame 28 of the 2026 World Snooker Championship final...
English Open: Mark Williams Rallies From 1-5 Down at 51, Meets Ali Carter in the FinalOpening: Two Seconds and Two Tenths Frame ten. Table three, Brentwood Centre,...
English Open: Murphy Beats Trump 6-5 in the Decider — How Frame-Closing Technique Reshaped the Quarter-FinalsThe eleventh frame lasted more than half an hour. Judd Trump, world number...
English Open: Shaun Murphy beats Judd Trump in final-frame deciderI sat back with the numbers when the stands had gone dark. The English Open...
Mark Allen's Extended Absence: Northern Ireland Snooker Star Misses Multiple Major Events in 2026/27 SeasonFollowing a painful 2026 World Championship semi-final defeat to Wu Yize,...
