Billiards
Allison Fisher Retires: Seven World Snooker Titles, One Diagnosis, and the Gap She Leaves Behind
Ali Carter Reveals Surprise Phone Call From Ronnie O'Sullivan's Father During Cancer Treatment
Aaron Hill and Three Centuries at Scottish Open Qualifying: Reading a Week Through the Scoreboard
Sofia 2026 and Forty-Five Cues: When Disability Snooker Writes Its Own Rules of Fairness
Chung Su-bin Wins Crown Haitai LPBA 2026: An 8-Point Run and a Crack in the 10-7 ZoneThe scoreboard read 10-7. Chung Su-bin was one point from closing the third...
Vinnie Calabrese and his fourth Australian Open title: What the data says and what it does notThe highest break of the tournament was 136. In the opening frame of the fina...
Kenny C. Unbeaten at 'King of the Box': What the Calcutta Auction Revealed That the Scoreboard HidBefore the first player bent over the table, the auction had already closed....
One Word 'Billiards', Four Rule Sets, and the Biggest Trap in Sports AnalysisMore than twenty years ago, during a live broadcast at VTC, I sat next to a...
Professional Billiards Divided Into Many Worlds: Chinese Money, British Rules, and Vietnam's PlaceThe final at Ngoc Son, a packed arena. I sat in the commentary booth, the cro...
Chou Chieh-Yu Wins the 2026 Women's World 9-Ball Championship: An All-East-Asian Podium and the Gaps Left UntoldThe final ended faster than many expected. Chou Chieh-Yu stepped to the table...
Allison Fisher Retires: Seven World Snooker Titles, One Diagnosis, and the Gap She Leaves BehindIn 2026, a 17-year-old English girl walked into the final of the Women's Worl...
Michael Holt beats Kyren Wilson 5-2 at the 2026 Shenzhen Open: When 'calm' defeats 'technique'The first frame was the whole match compressed into fifteen minutes. Kyren...
Szewczyk Wins Second World 10-Ball Title: Seven Unbeaten Matches and the Data Zone Nobody MeasuredThe final ended with a clean clearance. For me, the moment worth recording ha...
Shenzhen Open: O'Sullivan Falls to World No. 64 as a Monday Shakes the Class of '75In the opening frame, Ronnie O'Sullivan stood over two easy reds that any...
Starboy Manas and a Wildcard Without a Denominator: Reyes Cup 2026 Through the DataOn the official notice board of the World Nineball Tour, the announcement run...
Shenzhen Open 2026: The Quiet Shift of Chinese Snooker and the Zhao Xintong EquationWhen Mark Selby stepped onto the red carpet in Shenzhen under the flashlights...
Ali Carter Reveals Surprise Phone Call From Ronnie O'Sullivan's Father During Cancer TreatmentAt the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield in late April 2026, the second-round mat...
Aaron Hill and Three Centuries at Scottish Open Qualifying: Reading a Week Through the ScoreboardIn the third frame, Aaron Hill cleared the table with a total clearance of 13...
Vietnamese Billiards: From Amateur Arenas to the Million-Dollar Negotiating TableAt the qualifying round of a 3-cushion World Cup held in Ho Chi Minh City, a...
Empty Data Analysis: When Sports Journalists Choose Silence Over FabricationOn June 16, 2026, a sports tactical analysis document was published. What dre...
Call-Shot Rule and Duong Quoc Hoang's Test of Nerve on Home SoilCall-Shot Rule and Duong Quoc Hoang's Test of Nerve on Home Soil Hook On an...
World 10-Ball Championship in Ho Chi Minh City: Duong Quoc Hoang, the Call-Shot Rule, and the Most Telling NumberSaigon, September 19. Phu Tho Arena. On the information board, two numbers...
Sofia 2026 and Forty-Five Cues: When Disability Snooker Writes Its Own Rules of FairnessTable three on the ground floor of the Ramada Sofia City Centre hotel stands...
