Billiards
The silent billiards data pipeline: when a deep analysis contains no numbersAt 2:20 PM, I received a deep analysis of billiards. I am used to spending tw...
Northern Ireland Open Stays in Belfast Until 2029: The Contract Is Real, the Praise Is Not YetThe last table came down off the riser at Waterfront Hall around two in the...
Mark Allen Returns in Belfast After 10 Weeks of Treatment: The Long Pot Is the Biggest UnknownIn April, Mark Allen left the Crucible after a World Championship semi-final...
Mark Allen, the Black at 16-15, and a Farewell Arranged in AdvanceThe black sat on its spot in the middle of the table. No awkward cut, no...
Mark Allen, the black at 16-15, and the farewell signal after a 4-2 defeat in BelfastBelfast, October. Mark Allen laid his cue down on the table at the Waterfront...
Causier Claims a Fourth English Open: The 790 Break and the Fourteen-Point Gap at LandywoodThe clock in the Landywood practice hall stopped at the ninetieth minute, the...
Northern Ireland Open: Four Straight Frames in Belfast and the Designed Limits of Best-of-7The scoreboard at Waterfront Hall, Belfast, stopped at 2-0 as Sunday evening...
Reyes Cup: When 'Rest of the World' Learned to Win 9-Ball Through Control, Not Highlight ShotsIn the fourteenth rack of the Reyes Cup, Team Rest of the World allowed only ...
The Verdict Is Not on the Scoreboard: Kelly Fisher, the Quiet Feat, and the Limits of DataKelly Fisher wins the final 7-4. But that scoreline, standing alone, tells us...
DigiCue, DrillRoom and the Limits of the Digital Practice Table: How Snooker Learned to Measure the Stroke6:40 in the morning, a practice room on the outskirts of Sheffield. A player...
Four Billiards Disciplines: When Data Doesn't Know Which Table It Belongs ToIn September 2026, in Ankara, Turkey, the final of the world three-cushion...
Allison Fisher: The Last Sediment Layer of a Women's Cue Sports EraIn 2026, a seventeen-year-old English girl walked into the final of the Women...
Cuetec Expands World Nineball Tour Partnership: From One Cue to Four Official Equipment CategoriesIn June 2026, inside a hall in Las Vegas, I sat in the seventh row watching t...
Mark Selby in Shenzhen: Three Centuries and an Unfinished Message“The match truly begins at the moment the ball touches no one.” In snooker, o...
Empty Arena, Money Still Flowing: Why a Vietnamese Billiards Season Cannot Do Without Its Quiet AccountantsThe Vietnamese billiards season is entering its peak period, but what catches...
Jimmy White's Final Black: Age 64 and the Lesson of the Nanjing QualifiersJimmy White's Final Black: Age 64 and the Lesson of the Nanjing Qualifiers Th...
Reyes Cup 2026: When the Makati Table Becomes an Unfinished Symphony19:00 Manila time, 15 October 2026. The lights snap on above table one, and...
Busuttil becomes first Maltese Q Tour champion: A week of peak form or a real turning point?Amid the final days of autumn in Sofia, snooker history in Malta gained a sma...
Jimmy White Beats Stevens 6-5 in International Championship Qualifying: The Stop at Nine and the Structure of Best-of-11On a small scoreboard in a practice hall in Essex, the numbers read 5-2. Jimm...
Crowley and Brown Fall in Deciders: How the International Championship Qualifiers Compress Class Into a Final FrameKyren Wilson beats Leone Crowley in a decider at International Championship...
Jimmy White and the Best-of-11 Paradox: Winning at 64 on an Opponent's ErrorIn the deciding frame, Matthew Stevens was first to the table. He needed one...
Blue Off the Black in Leicester: Crowley, Brown and the Limits of the Short FormatBlue Off the Black in Leicester: Crowley, Brown and the Limits of the Short...
European Disability Snooker Championship 2026 in Sofia: Eight Ranking Tournaments, 45 Entries and a Design Built for PlayersFive days of competition. Eight main ranking tournaments. One Challenge Cup f...
Northern Ireland Open Stays in Belfast Until 2029: The Contract Is Real, the Praise Is Not YetThe last table came down off the riser at Waterfront Hall around two in the...
Mark Allen Returns in Belfast After 10 Weeks of Treatment: The Long Pot Is the Biggest UnknownIn April, Mark Allen left the Crucible after a World Championship semi-final...
Mark Allen, the Black at 16-15, and a Farewell Arranged in AdvanceThe black sat on its spot in the middle of the table. No awkward cut, no...
Mark Allen, the black at 16-15, and the farewell signal after a 4-2 defeat in BelfastBelfast, October. Mark Allen laid his cue down on the table at the Waterfront...
Causier Claims a Fourth English Open: The 790 Break and the Fourteen-Point Gap at LandywoodThe clock in the Landywood practice hall stopped at the ninetieth minute, the...
Northern Ireland Open: Four Straight Frames in Belfast and the Designed Limits of Best-of-7The scoreboard at Waterfront Hall, Belfast, stopped at 2-0 as Sunday evening...
Reyes Cup: When 'Rest of the World' Learned to Win 9-Ball Through Control, Not Highlight ShotsIn the fourteenth rack of the Reyes Cup, Team Rest of the World allowed only ...
The Verdict Is Not on the Scoreboard: Kelly Fisher, the Quiet Feat, and the Limits of DataKelly Fisher wins the final 7-4. But that scoreline, standing alone, tells us...
DigiCue, DrillRoom and the Limits of the Digital Practice Table: How Snooker Learned to Measure the Stroke6:40 in the morning, a practice room on the outskirts of Sheffield. A player...
Four Billiards Disciplines: When Data Doesn't Know Which Table It Belongs ToIn September 2026, in Ankara, Turkey, the final of the world three-cushion...
Allison Fisher: The Last Sediment Layer of a Women's Cue Sports EraIn 2026, a seventeen-year-old English girl walked into the final of the Women...
Cuetec Expands World Nineball Tour Partnership: From One Cue to Four Official Equipment CategoriesIn June 2026, inside a hall in Las Vegas, I sat in the seventh row watching t...
Mark Selby in Shenzhen: Three Centuries and an Unfinished Message“The match truly begins at the moment the ball touches no one.” In snooker, o...
Empty Arena, Money Still Flowing: Why a Vietnamese Billiards Season Cannot Do Without Its Quiet AccountantsThe Vietnamese billiards season is entering its peak period, but what catches...
Jimmy White's Final Black: Age 64 and the Lesson of the Nanjing QualifiersJimmy White's Final Black: Age 64 and the Lesson of the Nanjing Qualifiers Th...
Reyes Cup 2026: When the Makati Table Becomes an Unfinished Symphony19:00 Manila time, 15 October 2026. The lights snap on above table one, and...
Busuttil becomes first Maltese Q Tour champion: A week of peak form or a real turning point?Amid the final days of autumn in Sofia, snooker history in Malta gained a sma...
Jimmy White Beats Stevens 6-5 in International Championship Qualifying: The Stop at Nine and the Structure of Best-of-11On a small scoreboard in a practice hall in Essex, the numbers read 5-2. Jimm...
Crowley and Brown Fall in Deciders: How the International Championship Qualifiers Compress Class Into a Final FrameKyren Wilson beats Leone Crowley in a decider at International Championship...
Jimmy White and the Best-of-11 Paradox: Winning at 64 on an Opponent's ErrorIn the deciding frame, Matthew Stevens was first to the table. He needed one...
Blue Off the Black in Leicester: Crowley, Brown and the Limits of the Short FormatBlue Off the Black in Leicester: Crowley, Brown and the Limits of the Short...
European Disability Snooker Championship 2026 in Sofia: Eight Ranking Tournaments, 45 Entries and a Design Built for PlayersFive days of competition. Eight main ranking tournaments. One Challenge Cup f...

