Alex pagulayan snooker
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Your right we got way off topic, and it was my fault...And you guys are right, and said it much better then I. ALL the cue sports are hard. That is the truth of it all...
I love 14.1 and just started playing Snooker maybe once a year when I go on vacation in Pensacola and play on a 5x10. Snooker to me is the toughest out of 14.1, one pocket, 8 and 9 ball. I dont care for 7 ball or 10 ball. My Snooker high run is embarrassing and my 14.1 is only in the 20's.
For anyone to switch over and be competitive would be amazing IMHO. But people think Snooker and 14.1 are easy because you can hit any ball but its far beyond just hitting any ball.
I have a ton of respect to anyone that can run over 100 in 14.1 or Snooker.
For anyone to switch over and be competitive would be amazing IMHO. But people think Snooker and 14.1 are easy because you can hit any ball but its far beyond just hitting any ball.
I have a ton of respect to anyone that can run over 100 in 14.1 or Snooker.
I realise it's an old thread but I was just watching a video of Alex on YouTube and snooker was mentioned, so I hit up Google to see what info was out there.
Alex played in the 2003 Canadian Open Snooker Championships, and finished 3rd-4th behind Alain Robidoux and Cliff Thorburn:
http://www.csns.ca/Archives/cdnmsnk.html#open03
The tournament started with a round-robin stage with four in each group. Alex was in the group with Alain Robidoux - eventual tournament winner, ex-pro and former world number nine. The only frames the pair lost in the group were to each other - Robidoux winning their match 4-3, qualifying in first with Alex second:
http://www.csns.ca/Charts/C03CDNMSR.pdf
Alex won his first match in the last 16, then beat Kirk Stevens 5-4 in the quarter finals. He then lost 6-1 to Thorburn in the semis. Thorburn lost the final 6-2:
http://www.csns.ca/Charts/C03CDNMSF.pdf
The highest break of the tournament was 128 by Tom Finstad. There is no info on Pagulayan's highest in the event.
So not a bad result in that tournament for Alex! I'd love to see him play snooker. A match between him and O'Sullivan would be great to watch - snooker, 10 ball and straight pool, maybe some weight in the games and some cash on the line. It will never happen, but I think Ronnie could get up for an event like this if he got the offer. If Alex will agree to play poker players giving a huge spot I think he'd take a game against Ronnie for the money and the buzz.
Alex played in the 2003 Canadian Open Snooker Championships, and finished 3rd-4th behind Alain Robidoux and Cliff Thorburn:
http://www.csns.ca/Archives/cdnmsnk.html#open03
The tournament started with a round-robin stage with four in each group. Alex was in the group with Alain Robidoux - eventual tournament winner, ex-pro and former world number nine. The only frames the pair lost in the group were to each other - Robidoux winning their match 4-3, qualifying in first with Alex second:
http://www.csns.ca/Charts/C03CDNMSR.pdf
Alex won his first match in the last 16, then beat Kirk Stevens 5-4 in the quarter finals. He then lost 6-1 to Thorburn in the semis. Thorburn lost the final 6-2:
http://www.csns.ca/Charts/C03CDNMSF.pdf
The highest break of the tournament was 128 by Tom Finstad. There is no info on Pagulayan's highest in the event.
So not a bad result in that tournament for Alex! I'd love to see him play snooker. A match between him and O'Sullivan would be great to watch - snooker, 10 ball and straight pool, maybe some weight in the games and some cash on the line. It will never happen, but I think Ronnie could get up for an event like this if he got the offer. If Alex will agree to play poker players giving a huge spot I think he'd take a game against Ronnie for the money and the buzz.
I saw Alex playing snooker with Mike Massey and Fabio Petroni at a 9-ball tournament in Calgary several years ago, back when Great White was open. I had heard he could make centuries, but the best I saw was a 60-odd break playing against Massey. I'm sure he could make centuries if he put in some table time, but to what end? I don't think he'd get many, if any, big money games playing snooker anywhere in North America, and he doesn't play the same speed (snooker) as the heavies in the UK, Taiwan, Vietnam, China, etc.
Snooker definitely wouldn't be the most profitable game for him and he wouldn't be playing in the pro events, but it would be cool to see him play in some sort of challenge event like Mizerak did in the eighties. He's obviously played the game a bit, and maybe still does occasionally, so he'd be a better candidate than most for this kind of match.
I just like watching him play, and would be really interested in seeing his approach to the game - what shots he would take or refuse, and how he'd play safeties. If anyone sees him playing snooker, whip out the phone and record a frame or two!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gePbl2o850
Much bigger table, much smaller pockets, smaller balls - margin of error far smaller than on a pool table.
Much bigger table, much smaller pockets, smaller balls - margin of error far smaller than on a pool table.
Remembering this thread, for all those interested - Alex Pagulayan is playing a snooker match right now. You can watch here:
http://www.cbsa.ca/index.php#
Just click "Live video"!
http://www.cbsa.ca/index.php#
Just click "Live video"!
in his first match on the first day in the morning, he compiled a break of 131. at this years Canadians.
this should have a "*" beside it, as it was performance 'enchanced' (he wasnt playing at 100%)
Are you at the tournament? The implication I'm getting is that he was drunk, or hungover? If we have a drunk Alex Pagulayan running hundreds playing snooker, that is something worth putting on YouTube. Someone has to make it happen!
I was at a meeting with Jim Wych today, a guy who knows a little about snooker, and this very subject came up. His opinion was that if Alex could play for a solid year with top level players he could "go over there and shock some people". Makes sense to me.
The main reason being Alex already has the hardest thing for any competitor to acquire: HEART. The rest is sharpening skills. I hope he never tries snooker seriously because pool needs guys like him.
The main reason being Alex already has the hardest thing for any competitor to acquire: HEART. The rest is sharpening skills. I hope he never tries snooker seriously because pool needs guys like him.
The live stream, from what I gather from occasional views, was a last minute addition, primarily the work of Denise Belanger. She started scrounging money from the audience and appealing for paypal donations for a second camera when the requests for snooker started coming in..
So far, only one camera, primarily for pool.
Alex is on the final against Floyd Ziegler. Yesterday he beat John White 6 to 5. He also did a 115 break. He has the highest break of the torunament: 131.
I think he could have win a little easier if he had more experience and i he would play more conservative. He lost the second frame because he attempted a difficoult shot that a snooker player would have played safe.
I think he could have win a little easier if he had more experience and i he would play more conservative. He lost the second frame because he attempted a difficoult shot that a snooker player would have played safe.
I wandered over to Snookers yesterday to watch the quarters and semis.
Alex has a bet on that someone will top his 131 high run.
He intends to be that someone.
He had two chances in the semi.
He lost two frames on the black and came back from the table complaining that He wanted hundreds!!!
Then he broke down when he was well on the way to a 140,
In the final frame he had three balls left. He shot the blue and it was heading straight for the yellow pocket when the faster cue ball running around the rails collided with the blue right in front of the pocket.
We'll see if it is one of Alex's sucker bets.
An excellent day, particlarly with other competitions going on to pass the time between snooker sets.
Rules seem flexible: vest required, but, apparently, not socks. hugging your semi opponent (John White, former Canadian champion, owner of Shooters) at the start of the match is an alternative to shaking hands; you can welch on a $500 bet with the referee that he can't replace the balls after a miss (a member of the audience had it on video using a high view camera on an extended tripod, so there was no guessing or disputing).
A really good day, particularly since there was other stuff going on between snooker sets.
Alex is at a real disadvantage playing on the big table, trying to keep one foot on the floor while stretching for a shot. If Strickland can use finger extensions, Alex should be allowed to use toe extensions.
Alex has a bet on that someone will top his 131 high run.
He intends to be that someone.
He had two chances in the semi.
He lost two frames on the black and came back from the table complaining that He wanted hundreds!!!
Then he broke down when he was well on the way to a 140,
In the final frame he had three balls left. He shot the blue and it was heading straight for the yellow pocket when the faster cue ball running around the rails collided with the blue right in front of the pocket.
We'll see if it is one of Alex's sucker bets.
An excellent day, particlarly with other competitions going on to pass the time between snooker sets.
Rules seem flexible: vest required, but, apparently, not socks. hugging your semi opponent (John White, former Canadian champion, owner of Shooters) at the start of the match is an alternative to shaking hands; you can welch on a $500 bet with the referee that he can't replace the balls after a miss (a member of the audience had it on video using a high view camera on an extended tripod, so there was no guessing or disputing).
A really good day, particularly since there was other stuff going on between snooker sets.
Alex is at a real disadvantage playing on the big table, trying to keep one foot on the floor while stretching for a shot. If Strickland can use finger extensions, Alex should be allowed to use toe extensions.
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