Recent content by J.S.

Cue sports, not snooker alone From what I can gather, it would seem that cue sports as whole are making the effort to bid for inclusion into the 2020 Tokyo games. That includes snooker, pool and 3C. There seems to be room for at least one additional sport in those games, and the three...

I think that Roger Federer is the best tennis player in the history of tennis - badminton shouldn't be hard for him. Joking aside, we're talking about two different games here - albeit they have a lot in common, they are also very different.

This happened while practicing for the IPT. I mean, 27 racks is no mean feat, but to do it on a table set up for the IPT (slow cloth, tight pockets) puts it on a another level - at least for me. ... for more discussion, click here

Will do, thanks!

For me, the choice between banking or playing safe depends a bit on who I'm playing. If I'm against a really good player, I'm going for the bank. If against a slightly less skilled player, I'm going for the safety option. My reasoning here is that if I play safe against a good player, he'll...

Hendry's comments on Twitter: "Great fun playing @EarlStrickland9 today" "We were both sh*t he won 13-10"`(edited) Looks like they both enjoyed themselves. Does anyone have a link to a video of the match?

True, and I'm with you on this one. Money coming into the game is definitely positive, and as I said, I'd like to see this happen for pool also. Is this show the answer? I don't know. If it helps, good. As I said, I personally do not like the focus on gambling / hustling.

Ummm... tournament soldiers? Mum pool? With no emotions? No money pay outs? What Europeans think? Really? Is that really what I wrote? Wow.

Good point. I am full aware of betting companies (e.g. Dafabet, Betfred) sponsoring snooker. If that money allows for a professional circuit with multiple events and provides for a decent living for a number of professional players, I'll take it. And would like to see a similar arrangement for...

This is an issue I'm struggling with. On one hand, I would love to see pool gain larger audiences, attract sponsors and have more people playing and competing. And any publicity is good publicity, as they say. If this project takes off, it will surely get more people interested in pool. That's...

I personally benefited a great deal from Phil Cappelle's Play your best pool. What book would this be? Would somebody mind posting a link? Thanks in advance! J.S.

Well, you got the big fish part right, the small pond not so much. Snooker is highly competitive, and many experts think that the level of competition among the pros has never been higher. Although many claim that the level of play at the absolute top of the pack has declined from, say, late 90'...

Possibly. Where I'm from the discussion with people not really familiar with either usually goes something like this: "Snooker's the one with the big table you see on Eurosport, right? Ronnie O'Sullivan is the best, isn't he? So is pool the one they play in bars then?". My point in bringing...

This is pretty much what we see in snooker. Players do call fouls on themselves, etc. They also carry themselves professionally - most of them at least. Now, what happens when amateur snooker players gamble? I don't know, but I'm guessing it's not all that professional. It can be, as it can be...

Here's Jimmy White: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loZndIrYUE0 J.S.