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All joking aside, if you think of pool as a pyramid, then it is incredibly easy to get into the top 1% of all pool players and therefore appear very very good to the lower ranked players. Taking myself, I am an easy top ten pool player in my local area but once I get the pro tour, I am simply...

I always say I am a good player, mind you, I am number one in the world at the moment so I suppose that is fair. Lots of Love, Carlo Biado

I am based in England. World rules has never taken off outside of England. It is played in tiny pockets of the UK outside England. Within England, it has a large following but only at interleague and county level with a few regional tours. The vast marjority of pub leagues play a set of rules...

world rules is in no way "far larger". It has been taken over by blackball some years ago - bearing in mind blackball is a young sport, the writing is on the wall for world rules.

There is now a sanctioned professional event, 2 of 2 (100%) Potts Whelan

Underdog? He won a ranking event this season and reached a couple of semis and was ranked I think 6 and is now ranked number 2. £300,000 for his win - not too shabby I suppose either..

The four semi finalists were all English, so it was no surprise to hear that an Englishman ended up runner up really.

What are these snooker academies you speak of? You make them sound like they are on every corner. I couldnt tell you where the closest one to me if my life depended on it. They do not exist to the scale some of you think they do. And how does that explain british cannyness at all the rest of...

how so? Yes this is true. A few years back, I was shot and killed during a pool tournament in France. It stung I can tell you. much better now thank goodness! Bizarre you state your safety to travel is so good, the rest of the world is under the illusion that if you pop out to the local store...

So in summary then, none of you septic tanks can explain why the brits are best at all cue sports?

Anyway! All good banter, I hope you agree! :D

Gracious and appreciative? The USA is the most hated nation in the history of the world - you should go ponder why that is for a while before posting further.

The ironic thing is that our former colonist is probably completely unaware that septic tank is cockney rhyming slang for yank They have history? I thought they were pubescent teenagers of the world at best.. This is obvious by their stroppiness.. Anyway, back to the OP.. The british are...

Historically, we win the wars we start, whereas you do not. And for a nation too scared to finish off the japs with your fists and instead drop an atom bomb on them, it's a bit rich to claim you are any good at fighting. And having worked with US rangers in the past, if that's your special...

A frog walks into a bank, and approaches the teller. He sees the tellers name tag read Paddy Black and says "I'd like to take out a loan, Mrs. Black" "Certainly," says the teller, "how much would that be for?" "One million dollars." replies the frog. "Don't worry, it's ok, I know the manager."...

English 8 ball is played on English 8 ball tables. I thought the OP was UK based. I stand corrected. Sold ow anyway.

I hadn't realised how bad the NHS cut backs had affected social care until I spotted a sign at my local hospital: "Thieves operate in this hospital"

ALL levels of English 8 Ball, above pub league, use the Aramith Pro Cup balls. 2" object ball with a 1 7/8" white ball. I have a six month old set I would let go for £45 (including courier delivery) to someone in the UK. £40 plus whatever the shipping is to anyone outside the UK.