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At it’s most basic, the pool table is a small battlefield. An excerpt from “The Art of War” is provided with how it applies to the competition between opponents.

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Chapter 3 – Planning attacks

Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory: …

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Thus we may know that there are five essentials for victory:

He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.
He will win who knows how to handle both superior and inferior forces.
He will win whose army is animated by the same spirit throughout all its ranks.
He will win who, prepared himself, waits to take the enemy unprepared.
He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign.

Victory lies in the knowledge of these five points.

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There are five factors that help predict who will win the majority of games.

The player who knows when to play offensively, and when to play defensively.
The player who knows how to use cushions, angles, and spins to manage table positions.
The player who knows how to precisely manage control of the cue ball.
The player who is patient when there are no opportunities.
The player who is self-disciplined and is not distracted by others.

Success is a consequence of possessing these abilities.

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