Carom billiards in korea

[Texas Carom Club]

40k clubs
10 million players


http://www.kozoom.com/en/billiard-carom/news/korean-billiards-40-000-clubs-10-million-players.html

 

[Black-Balled]

I believe it.

A few years ago, there were 4-6 korean rooms with 8-15 carom tables each, in northern va.

 

[Texas Carom Club]

I was born on the wrong continent

 

[Quesports]

I believe Ga Young Kims parents own one. That would be worth checking out..

 

[iusedtoberich]

Negative Nancy alert

I read the article, written in 2013. I'm a bit skeptical at the number of clubs and players. It might be similar to the BCA literature stating there are millions and millions and millions of players in the USA. The clubs the article is referring to might be local pubs with one garbage table, that all the drunks play on.

I have no first hand experience in Korea, but knowing that what the BCA has published regarding the USA, is far from accurate, it might be a similar situation in Korea.

 

[Black-Balled]

I was born on the wrong continent

Ha...not compared to Korea, you weren't. You ever smelled dinner up in there?!

Shiiiit! If that ain't bad enough, wait for breakfast.

Belgium? Now I will give that a definite maybe.

 

[qbilder]

Playing billiards in Korea is why I make cues today. When I was a young GI stationed there, I'd often hit the rooms and gamble with the locals. I had a late 90's era Meucci. It didn't hold up real well playing billiards. The ferrule busted one day so being a machinist, I found a piece of white plastic & replaced it. The cue was totally different, which got my curiosity going & one thing led to another and pretty soon I was making cues.

I totally believe the stats. There were rooms everywhere. Most I visited would have one or two 9' pool tables but some didn't. Nobody ever used them. The room would be packed, people waiting, and the pool tables empty.