The
Masterclass.
A collection of drills, gear reviews, and tactical breakdowns designed for the serious player. No fluff—just the math and mechanics behind the perfect break.
Is Heyball Heading to the Olympics? Inside the Case For and Against
Kelly Fisher just won her Heyball world title for the fourth year running, and instead of talking about her final against Waratthanun Sukritthanes, she was talk...
Cue Sports Weekly: Mark Selby Makes China Open History as a Five-Way Title Race Opens Up, and Pune Delivers a Shootout for the Ages
Forty-three years old. Bravely sporting a new cue for the first time in two decades, and somehow still finding another gear nobody saw coming. Mark Selby just...
Cue Sports Weekly: Zhao Xintong Goes Out on a Respotted Black, Pankaj Advani's Heyball Comeback Ends Early, and Pune Is Underway
Frame's tied. Everything's gone except the black. This is the scenario every club player half-knows the rules to and half-argues about, and on Tuesday it played...
Cue Sports Weekly: Judd Trump Avenges Old Final Losses in Shanghai, and Pune Is Just Five Days Out
Judd Trump Beats Kyren Wilson to Win Shanghai, Finally There's history behind this one that makes it worth more than just another trophy. Trump lost the 2015 S...
Cue Sports Weekly: Judd Trump Downs the World Champion to Reach Another Shanghai Final, and Pune's Heyball Showdown Is Under Two Weeks Away
Shanghai delivered exactly the kind of match the draw promised. The world number one against the reigning world champion, first meeting of the new season, every...
Cue Sports Weekly: The British Open Draw Heats Up in Leicester, Pune's $400K Heyball Showdown Edges Closer, and a Kiwi's Making Waves on the World Stage
Three ranking-event qualifiers deep and the Mattioli Arena still hasn't had a day off. Meanwhile, the countdown to one of the richest events on the heyball ca...
Cue Sports Weekly: Jak Jones Grabs the First Trophy of the Season, Heyball Lands a $400,000 World Championship, and Auckland Crowns a New Champion
Three months of Championship League Snooker finally has a winner. Heyball just found out where its next world championship is landing, and the number attached t...
Cue Sports Weekly: Marco Fu Outlasts a Maximum, the US Open Hits Half a Million, and Auckland's Own Major Kicks Off This Weekend
t's a good week to be near a table. There's a snooker story out of Leicester that's basically a parable about experience versus fireworks, the US Open just quie...
Cue Sports Weekly: ESPN Comes Calling, Championship League Chaos & the Drill That'll Fix Your Stroke
It's been another packed week across the cue sports world, and honestly, this one's got a bit of everything — a genuinely huge broadcast deal for pool in the US...
Cue Sports Weekly: Filler Makes History, Snooker's New Season Kicks Off & the Ghost Ball Drill You Need This Week
It's been a big few weeks in the world of felt and chalk. Joshua Filler rewrote UK Open history in Essex, the World Nineball Tour rolled out a new ball set that...
Pool Fouls Explained: A Quick-Reference Guide for Heyball and 8-Ball
Nothing kills the flow of a frame like a dispute over a foul nobody's 100% sure about. This guide breaks down the standard fouls in Heyball and 8-Ball under W...
Rack 'Em Up: This Week in Heyball & Pool 🎱
Oslo Just Hosted the Heyball Event of the Decade Forget everything you know about easy pockets. From June 12–17, Oslo became the center of the cue sports unive...
The Quiet Revolution: How Heyball Snuck Up On Us
The first time someone mentioned "Heyball" to me when I was at a comp at the cozzie club, I thought they were joking. A new cue sport? In this economy? But ...
Heavyweight Upsets Ignite World Heyball Masters Grand Finals
Pockets of Steel: Seeds Shredded at the Heyball Grand Finals The opening stage of the 2026 Liber Win and Joy Cup World Heyball Masters Grand Finals in China ju...
Shaun Murphy Reflects on Brutal World Championship Final Loss
Shaun Murphy has openly detailed the deep emotional and psychological weight following his narrow 18-17 loss to 22-year-old Wu Yize in the deciding frame of the...
Gorst Ousted at UK Open as Tight Pockets Alter 9-Ball Patterns
World Number 1 Fedor Gorst was eliminated from the 2026 UK Open Pool Championship in Brentwood by Robbie Capito, exposing how elite 9-ball players struggle when...
Heyball vs Pool: The Key Differences, Rules & Fouls Every Player Needs to Know
Heyball, also known as Chinese 8-ball, is a hybrid cue sport played on a 9-foot table sized like standard pool but fitted with snooker-tight pockets. It uses th...
Mastering the High Bridge: How to Shoot Over Obstacle Balls Like a Pro
The "Achilles Heel" of Pool If you can’t shoot over a ball, you’re giving away frames. It’s as simple as that. For most players, being "Chinese snookered"—hamp...
The Real Hustlers: 6 Pool Sharks Who Turned the Baize into a Bank Vault
I've seen plenty of guys who think they're sharks because they cleared a messy table once in a pub match. There's a difference between playing well and hustlin...
Who Invented 8-Ball Pool? The Real History, Explained
No single person invented 8-ball. There's no patent, no inventor's name attached to it, no single moment you can point to. It took shape in the United States ar...
Snooker Respot Rules: What Actually Happens When the Spot's Taken
You pot the black, look up to celebrate, and there's a red sitting right on the spot you needed. Every club player's had this moment. Someone glances at you lik...
How to win at Snooker against a superior player
Last updated 21 June 2026 | Reviewed against the official WPBSA Rules of Snooker You're up against a bloke who's knocking in 40-breaks like he's shelling peas,...
How to Handle 8-Ball’s Biggest Arguments
There’s nothing that ruins a good night at the club faster than a row over the rules. I’ve seen it all—from shouting matches at the local RSA to stony silence...
Winning Away: How to Master Unfamiliar Pool Tables & Beat the Interclub Pressure
Winning Away: Mastering the "Foreign" Table Playing at your home club—whether that’s the Pappa RSA or your local Pool Club—is easy. You know where the roll is ...
Why the Snooker Miss Rule is Killing the Club Game
Here’s the thing: we all love watching the Masters or the World Champs at the Crucible. We see the ref move the balls back with surgical precision after a miss,...
Road to the World 9-Ball Championship: Contenders and Dark Horses
While my heart is always in the 8-ball clubs of Auckland, there’s no denying that the World 9-Ball Championship is the pinnacle of professional pool. It’s fast,...
Mastering Stop, Follow, and Draw: The Vertical Axis Secrets of 8-Ball
If you want to move from being a "potter" to being a "player," you have to stop thinking about where the object ball is going and start obsessing over where the...
The Art of the Soft Break: Why Control Beats Power in 8-Ball
I’ve spent three decades leaning over the green baize of tables from the Papatoetoe RSA to national tournament floors, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it...
The Foundation of 8-Ball: A Guide to Stance, Grip, and a Straight Stroke
I’ve spent a lot of nights at the Papatoetoe RSA, and if there’s one thing that separates the weekend warriors from the guys and girls who actually collect the ...
How to Replace a Pool Cue Tip: A Step-by-Step Guide from a Pro
If you're still taking your cue to the local shop and paying $30 every time you need a new tip, we should have a chat. Re-tipping your own cue is one of the m...
1,200 Newtons of Force: The Mathematical Blueprint for the Perfect 8-Ball Break
The Paradox of Force It is the only shot in cue sports where you are explicitly required to swing the cue with maximum velocity, yet you are simultaneously req...
Cuetec Cynergy vs. Predator REVO: Which Carbon Fiber Shaft is Best?
THE DEATH OF THE MAPLE MONARCHY For over a century, hard rock maple was the only way to play. But wood is a living thing—it breathes, it warps in the Auckland ...
The Crucible Calls: 2026 World Snooker
Update: Well what an amazing final, I was on the edge of my seat for much of it. It’s amazing when the pressure comes on, you ever see the pro’s miss some shots...
How to Stop Choking on the Black Ball
It happens to the best of us. You've run the table, the cue ball's sitting exactly where you want it, and for one shot you're playing with zero pressure. Then t...
