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What a fun week that was, we learned that all the experts in the "championship" game are all massively overrated. Their niche hobby is a whole lot easier if someone way more talented gives it a serious go for a week. We saw some ego's crushed, and funny meltdowns [in here] too. Congrats...

Yet despite the "easiest field in recent times" and "bucket pockets", even playing in such favourable conditions, Shane couldn't even make the semis. I'm not too old to remember when the excuse for him not winning was that it wasn't winner breaks. Just maybe its too much expectation and far...

2 x World 8 ball champion, Melling?

Not even half Babe Cranfields unconfirmed 768. But the 410 on a 5x10 was witnessed. http://untoldstoriesbilliardshistory.blogspot.co.uk/2010/08/babe-cranfield-willie-mosconi-and-long.html

1000000/15 = 66667 whole racks If you have a bar table with a counter you can know easily enough.

Chris Melling

Good luck to him, he probably has the most chance of any [current] US pro. He's tried before and not given up, that alone deserves kudos :)

In 2004 Darren Appleton called a foul on himself on the break trailing 9-10 in a race to 11 match for the English 8 ball World Final, knowing it cost him the title. The ref didn't spot it either.

"I'm a Champion, and you're a chump!" By the logic on here, why didn't Dennis reply "I have a big break and have won lots of $ in long races", instead of getting upset then?

I guess this whole argument boils down to what you would want on your tombstone: "Here lies XXX, broke his way through some races to 100 for the $$$, made some keyboard warriors happy" or "Here lies XXX, World Champion" I know which one I would want. I suspect the ones who want to gamble...

There is no crying. Most crying involves playing for money. Gambling is all about "trapping" or otherwise disadvantaging your opponent it always has been. Tournament play is a level playing field, where everyone fights for themselves for the same prize with the same pressure and the same...

What is the obsession with races to 100? It could be some of the reason pool is dying in the USA. I mean look at half the stories of your "great" hustlers, and it is full of sayings like "once his mixture was right he was unbeatable" (Ie a drug cheat, who chemically outlasted an opponent). Wow...

They have started http://livescores.worldsnookerdata.com/LiveMatchesList/Tournament/13735

I guess there could be a clue in the name of the game? :wink: