garczar said:

they live close and are used to the culture deal. very few non-asian players will go there on a regular basis. like i said they'll cherry pick the big events.

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skor said:

there is no rule that says if you unscrew the cue that it's a withdrawal from the match.

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The Old Jaybird said:

I counted him chalking 12 times before shooting. OCD is a horrible affliction.

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Bob Jewett said:

If it ever starts to really bother you, and you do not want to confront his deviant, filthy habit directly, you could go the passive-aggressive route. Each time you rack, bring a towel to the table, and say, "Let me fix the chalk for you," and clean the rails and replace the chalk face up exactly on the middle diamond of each rail section. Or maybe clean the table every half hour.

If you could convince him to use those $30 chalks, that might slow him down. You could pocket one every other session.

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Bavafongoul said:

Every time I went to the table to shoot, I’d walk the table gathering all the chalks.
I’d then play the chalks on one spot on the rail face up and stack 2 chalks and
have 3 stacks of chalk. I’d do it every time it was my turn to shoot.

If my opponent doesn’t take the hint and asks me why I’m doing that I’ll reply this
way. For 2 very good reasons……Having chalks all around the table distracts from
my field of vision on way too many shots. Just as important is not needlessly making
a mess of chalk dust and debris that gets deposited on the rails that eventually gets
on my bridge hand or glove. Having clean rails is very important and it’s why I do this.

I’ll do it every time it’s my turn and the more ai have to do it, the slower I’ll get it done
each ensuing turn at the table. If need be, I’ll start using my Ed Norton imitation from The
Honeymooners. I’ll start stacking the chalks and keep rearranging or moving the chalks to
a different location on the table from where I just spent time previously stacking the chalks.

I know exactly how Art Carney would screw around with Ralph (Jackie Gleason) taking time
to do the simplest of acts like when he had to sign a document. When you gather the chalks,
just do it with a smile and briskly. By the 4th time, start going real slow and slower each time.
I’d take 75-90 secs or longer wiping the rails with napkins if he keeps placing chalk face down.

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garczar said:

you actually think that touring pro 9b players are going to go to China on anything like a regular basis? Not happening. A few will cherry-pick the biggie events but that's about it.

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