Billiards
The shifted diamond on the baize: when a match ends at the eleventh angle
Vietnam's 2026 National 3-Cushion Club Championship in Can Tho: October 8 and the Fall of the Favourites
Stan Moody Beats Gary Wilson to Win Snooker 900: When Fast Rules Rewrite the Game
Professional Billiards: When the Table Is Read by Data
The Missed Nine at Phu Tho: How the World No. 1 Fell in a Match Built for Upsets
The Billiards Analysis Sheet Came Back All N/A — And Why I Left the Blanks Empty2:47 in the morning. A nine-row analysis sheet loaded on screen, and all nine...
Thorpe Wins Chaotic Philippines Open Match: When Short-Race 9-Ball Proves Variance Is the NatureWhen Billy Thorpe missed a long, tough seven ball in the deciding rack, with...
Name the Discipline First, or Every Billiards Analysis After It Is WrongLate on a weekend night in a hall in east London, I stood at the wings of the...
Billiards Is Not One Sport — And That's Why Its Data Is Always MisreadThere is a moment in the analysis room that makes anyone who knows the trade...
The shifted diamond on the baize: when a match ends at the eleventh angleOn the night of April 28, 2026, at the Crucible Theatre, the final black ball...
Vietnam's 2026 National 3-Cushion Club Championship in Can Tho: October 8 and the Fall of the FavouritesOn October 8 in Can Tho, the carom — 3-cushion — matches of the 2026 National...
Stan Moody Beats Gary Wilson to Win Snooker 900: When Fast Rules Rewrite the GameFifteen minutes for a frame. Twenty seconds for a shot. When the clock runs...
When Data Goes Missing: Lessons from a Failed Analysis SystemOn a November afternoon in 2026, I sat in my small Liverpool apartment and...
Professional Billiards: When the Table Is Read by DataA player stands at the table with the cue ball frozen to the rail, three obje...
Billiards 2029: Three Worlds Under One NameOn the night of April 14, 2029, at the Shenzhen Arena, a 22-year-old player...
The Missed Nine at Phu Tho: How the World No. 1 Fell in a Match Built for UpsetsIn the fourth rack of the deciding set, Aloysius Yapp leaned over the table....
Ali Carter Storms Back to Claim English Open Title in Classic ComebackAli Carter's 9-6 victory over Mark Williams at Brentwood Sports Centre is mor...
Như Lê Rallies From 5-13, Minh Tài Wins in Overtime: Two Finals, Two Paradoxes at HBSF Tour 2The carom 3-cushion final ended at a moment no short-term model of mine saw...
English Open: Williams Rallies From 1-5 Down, Carter Beats Ding 6-2 — A Final Between Two Men Past 45The chair at the Brentwood Centre is nothing special. It is a leather-backed...
The Missed Black in Frame 32 and Mark Allen's 2026/27 Blank SeasonIn Sheffield, in frame 32, Mark Allen bent over the table with the black...
Mark Allen and the Seven Empty Brackets: The Ranking Table Filed the Record Before Anyone Offered an ExplanationI opened the draw sheet for the International Championship before I opened my...
English Open: Best-of-7 and the Price of a Single FrameThe fifth frame of Wu Yize against Liam Davies lasted nineteen minutes. I sat...
Professional Billiards: The Power Map Behind Four Rule SystemsAcross a single stretch of the annual season, three world champions of three...
Thorpe Wins Chaotic Philippines Open Match: When Short-Race 9-Ball Proves Variance Is the NatureWhen Billy Thorpe missed a long, tough seven ball in the deciding rack, with...
Name the Discipline First, or Every Billiards Analysis After It Is WrongLate on a weekend night in a hall in east London, I stood at the wings of the...
Billiards Is Not One Sport — And That's Why Its Data Is Always MisreadThere is a moment in the analysis room that makes anyone who knows the trade...
The shifted diamond on the baize: when a match ends at the eleventh angleOn the night of April 28, 2026, at the Crucible Theatre, the final black ball...
Vietnam's 2026 National 3-Cushion Club Championship in Can Tho: October 8 and the Fall of the FavouritesOn October 8 in Can Tho, the carom — 3-cushion — matches of the 2026 National...
Stan Moody Beats Gary Wilson to Win Snooker 900: When Fast Rules Rewrite the GameFifteen minutes for a frame. Twenty seconds for a shot. When the clock runs...
When Data Goes Missing: Lessons from a Failed Analysis SystemOn a November afternoon in 2026, I sat in my small Liverpool apartment and...
Professional Billiards: When the Table Is Read by DataA player stands at the table with the cue ball frozen to the rail, three obje...
Billiards 2029: Three Worlds Under One NameOn the night of April 14, 2029, at the Shenzhen Arena, a 22-year-old player...
The Missed Nine at Phu Tho: How the World No. 1 Fell in a Match Built for UpsetsIn the fourth rack of the deciding set, Aloysius Yapp leaned over the table....
Ali Carter Storms Back to Claim English Open Title in Classic ComebackAli Carter's 9-6 victory over Mark Williams at Brentwood Sports Centre is mor...
Như Lê Rallies From 5-13, Minh Tài Wins in Overtime: Two Finals, Two Paradoxes at HBSF Tour 2The carom 3-cushion final ended at a moment no short-term model of mine saw...
English Open: Williams Rallies From 1-5 Down, Carter Beats Ding 6-2 — A Final Between Two Men Past 45The chair at the Brentwood Centre is nothing special. It is a leather-backed...
The Missed Black in Frame 32 and Mark Allen's 2026/27 Blank SeasonIn Sheffield, in frame 32, Mark Allen bent over the table with the black...
Mark Allen and the Seven Empty Brackets: The Ranking Table Filed the Record Before Anyone Offered an ExplanationI opened the draw sheet for the International Championship before I opened my...
English Open: Best-of-7 and the Price of a Single FrameThe fifth frame of Wu Yize against Liam Davies lasted nineteen minutes. I sat...
Professional Billiards: The Power Map Behind Four Rule SystemsAcross a single stretch of the annual season, three world champions of three...