2026 JOY Heyball Grand Masters Finals
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This should be the proper 8 ball world championship, because it is the harder 8 ball game.
Some pool big names are there trying to get the prize out off a chinese player... Almost impossible i believe.
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seems so, they have a clear advantage. maybe the korean guy park or gareth potts can do it. melling, orcullo may go deep too.
i watched a little on wpalive.tv yesterday, darren was getting beat by an australian guy
CanadianGuy
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Orcullo has no chance
Potts and Appleton have won these and are always a threat but I suspect the newer gen of chinese players is too much for any non chinese
700k plus US is a hell of a prize
Potts and Appleton have won these and are always a threat but I suspect the newer gen of chinese players is too much for any non chinese
700k plus US is a hell of a prize
The money is coming from the company that makes the tables, Joy.
The sports arm of the CCP is said to be involved in funding as well. Don't know if that's 100% factual but it pops up whenever Heyball funding comes up. These big showpiece events are often linked to 'state' funding.
if online betting is legal in China, there's your answer. That's the money source for UK snooker.
no online gaming in china.
ZenmasterBear
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China has a couple national lotteries but online gaming is illegal. Roobet,btw, is a crypto-backed business in Belize iirc and is not available in some countries. Not China for sure.
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Yes, gambling is illegal in China, but it is estimated to be $11B per year. Many snooker tournaments have had bookies as the main sponsor, but the just-completed World Open in China was sponsored by a roasted eel company.
Did i say one single word about snooker having gambling interests as backers? Anyone with two eyes and half a brain knows about snooker's gambling connections. I was talking about this Heyball stuff or did you happen to snooze that part??? If you think the CCP is not involved you're a tad naive. Its more than tables and fish backing this event.
ZenmasterBear
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Lot's of things are illegal but it's still done.....I assume you mean no online GAMBLING, not GAMING?
Unless they've changed the format, they have all the non-chinese players in a separate bracket from the chinese players, then combine them for last 16 (or maybe 32). About the only way they can get non-chinese to enter. I still don't care for the women's "remove your last object ball" handicap. That's too hard to fade for most of the field.