Mosconi Cup Streaming ?
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Why is Wych so critical of the US players?
And where the heck is Michaela Tabb?!
5-4 USA on the hill!
And where the heck is Michaela Tabb?!
5-4 USA on the hill!
Usa running out for the match win
we dogged it -- hill hill
just a little to much muscle there Dennis.
we dogged our brains out and lost the first match..... we puked our lunches up
Yes USA showed their nerves. They will settle down. And if thats a preview of the whole thing, its going to be great to watch! LETS GO USA!
Ahh...
I feel the desire to post on AZ again... hehe
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I feel the desire to post on AZ again... hehe
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I was thinking the same thing!!!
100% agree with you. This kind of atmosphere would attract people who might not normally be interested. Its a shame this is on live TV over there and we have to struggle to find a live stream.
People on this forum have been saying that live presentation of this sport is the only way to truly get fan interest.
ESPN will play editted matches 6 months after the fact and they will get shit ratings, for reasons that should be obvious.
Crap promotion and marketing in billiards by Matchroom, ESPN and crew. Nothing new for this sport. Par for the course.
Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 7pm
Match 1 Team match (all 5 to play)
Match 2 Doubles match
Match 3 Singles match
Match 4 Doubles match
(All players to have played once in Matches 2 - 4)
Friday, December 10 - 7pm
Match 5 Singles match (Cannot be the same player as Match 3)
This player is picked by the opponent's captain.
Match 6 Doubles match
Match 7 Singles match (Cannot be the same player as Matches 3 and 5)
Match 8 Doubles match
(All players to have played once in Matches 6 - 8)
Saturday, December 11 - 2pm
Match 9 Doubles match
Match 10 Singles match (Cannot be the same player as Matches 3, 5 and 7)
Match 11 Doubles match
(All players to have played once in Matches 9 - 11)
Saturday, December 11 - 7pm
Match 12 Doubles match
Match 13 Singles match (Must be the player who did not play in Matches 3, 5, 7 & 10)
Match 14 Doubles match
(All players to have played once in matches 12 - 14)
Sunday, December 12 - 2.30pm
Match 15 Singles match
Match 16 Singles match
Match 17 Singles match
Sunday, December 12 - 7pm
Match 18 Singles match
Match 19 Singles match (All players to have played once in matches 15 - 19)
Match 20 Singles match
(This player is picked by the opponent's captain)
Match 21 Singles match - Captains pick. (Cannot be the same player as match 20)
The Captains may not use the same pair twice. There are seven doubles matches and a possible 10 pairings.
There is a 30 second shot clock in operation at all times.
It truly is more about the venue than the players, I think.
Mainstream Americans don't have any respect for pool. The image of a pool room casts a vision of an opium den where women aren't allowed and cigar smoke fills the air. Mainstream Americans think pool rooms are frequenetd by scoundrels and scalliwags. They have no idea who SVB or Johnny Archer is.
It is not quite the same in non-American countries, where snooker also comes into play. There is a respect for pocket billiard games elsewhere.
Even within the American pool culture, professional-caliber play is not as popular as most diehard pool enthusiasts would like. There is more interest league play and amateur pool.
I hate to say this, but what makes it seem exciting for TV viewership is those Euros pounding their feet, screaming at the top of their lungs, and blowing their air horns. :grin-square:
Ok, seems like I should stick to not posting haha
Oh how i much i hate nineball. What a great second match going on. Ralph can't find the speed of the table, and a big fluke shot. Great Great match