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Chinese pool starting to steal more and more 9 ballers, even without the big prize pool

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Flakeandrun said:
Think it's more politicized than simply a paycheck. But, yeah, there's a lot of pool to watch at the moment. Can't complain about that.
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here's ralph eckert's take on heyball:

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it's a bit conspiratorial, but some will probably like it
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Chinese pool starting to steal more and more 9 ballers, even without the big prize pool

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uk_9_ball_convert said:
if we're talking about Asian cue sports in general snooker has went from never having an Asian world champion to it being won by Chinese players 2 years in a row. About a third of the top ranked players are now Chinese in a sport that's traditionally been dominated by British people. The debate seems to have shifted from when will we get our first Chinese world champion, to when will we get a winner that's not Chinese.
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Thanks for sharing.

Still, the emergence of Asian players as snooker champions does not necessarily mean that the game of snooker is growing significantly in Asia. Do you know whether it is growing as much as other cuesports such as Heyball, American pool, and three cushion billiards?
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Does a Good Triangle/Rack Make a Difference.

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july9x said:
The Racks, the felt, the slate, the balls eventually will get dirty and get bad, but the most important thing is getting rid of that damn sticker on the spot. For God’s sake, please don’t put it on the table! Use a Sharpie or something and just mark a dot or a cross on it. Jesus Cry!!!
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If you're playing a game with hard breaking it is unwise to proceed with no spot sticker.

Unless you like that hole that develops...
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Chinese pool starting to steal more and more 9 ballers, even without the big prize pool

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sjm said:
Yes, let's hope you feel up to it, Jay. Your presence adds to any pool event and I know that whenever you attend a pool event, countless people are pleased to see and greet you.

I feel that Heyball should be included in the discussion of the growth of Asian pool, and considered in conjunction with the growth of both American pool and three cushion billiards, what's happening in Asia is both wonderful and impressive.
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if we're talking about Asian cue sports in general snooker has went from never having an Asian world champion to it being won by Chinese players 2 years in a row. About a third of the top ranked players are now Chinese in a sport that's traditionally been dominated by British people. The debate seems to have shifted from when will we get our first Chinese world champion, to when will we get a winner that's not Chinese.
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