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I noticed a couple of snooker players. Martin Gould is in the draw and he is a former ranking event winner. Gary Wilson is there too. Gary is currently ranked 33rd but has been as high as 17th. I didn’t see any others. Given the timing of this I expected them to get others top players...

I like tight pockets and I’d get my home table adjusted to 4” if I didn’t enjoy play straight pool so much. But unless a pool room is changing the cloth on a regular basis and has a strict cleaning regimen, 4” pockets in a public pool room would be brutal.

And pool isn’t a reaction based sport, so therefore it’s not comparable. My last post on the matter, because these discussions get rather silly, is pool/snooker always gets the short end of the stick in these comparison. It’s always comparing how hard it is to hit a 90 mph baseball vs. how...

If I remember correctly it's designated as a sport by the IOC. But whether it is or not is just semantics. It's a competitive activity so it's worthy of including in the discussion, IMO, because it does force you to evaluate whether athletic ability truly is the prime factor that determines...

I agree with everyone who says we can’t compare sports. Which sport you consider harder or easier is really dependent on the factors you deem most important. If reflexes, hand eye coordination and strength are the only factors which contribute to difficulty, then elite level chess must be a...

I’ve watched a few of their videos. If I didn’t know better I would have assumed it was 7” pockets. You can miss near the side pocket and still have the ball slide into the corner.

Of course it entirely depends on who is throwing the baseball. Just as pools difficulty is dependent on who is sitting in the chair.

Emily isn’t as polished as Barry, and she certainly has less experience. But she is one of the best things to happen to pool in a long time. As for matchroom, they absolutely are doing this to make money. And I want them to succeed at making money because that will filter down to players...

I didn’t quite read her the same way. From previous interviews she tends to be quite smiley generally. It’s clear that she thinks that 10 ball is the wrong strategy for attracting casual fans but I didn’t think she intended to be overly derisive of predator/CSI’s efforts.

As already mentioned, people rarely mention side pockets when discussing the tables difficulty. But they mention it often likely since we aren’t accustomed to watching tournaments on 4” pockets and they are probably trying to educate the viewer on why players might be missing a few more pots...

I think that dumping or match fixing occurs is not as much of an issue as it is that there is no accountability for it. Or at worst I suppose they get banned from a particular tournament. In snooker, match fixing occurs periodically and it results in bans after a investigation is concluded...

So $60 USD total?

Is there any options for Canada?

From this guys perspective, amateur pool is pretty successful so I don’t see any benefit to dismantling anything they are doing there. But I’m do see benefit in more unity at the professional level but that doesn’t mean anyone should necessarily go away.

Judd Trump comes very close to matching Ronnie's playing level. During his two-year domination, Judd managed a 50+ break frequency of around 2.10 frames per break over 50. And 6.86 frames per break over 100. That century break rate is on par roughly with Ronnie's best and the 50+ rate is a...

Take all the balls off the table and just start shooting the cue ball into pockets. Or leave the balls on the table and shoot them directly into pockets. Either way, remove the object ball from the equation for the time being. I would start by pulling the cue ball slower than is comfortable...

I just can’t see it. Snooker works because there is a good balance between safety play and potting. The tv audience can sit through a scrappy frame if they get a 50-100 break in the next. I don’t think two consecutive prolonged up table games would result in repeat viewing among the casual...

Yes exactly. Much like One Pocket the safety play in snooker seems deceptively easy to execute, but getting inch perfect position and knowing where to leave the cue ball is the real trick to it. It’s more popular because the safety is broken up by 5-10 minutes of scoring vs a 2 minute 8 and...

Well that’s frustrating. I hate to see the momentum of a match determined by a fluke.

There will always be people who will back Hendry. One thing Ronnie will never be able to match is the sheer dominance of Hendry in a short time. Personally I do think Ronnie is the best ever. He may not have totally dominated a decade, but he was the best in the world over several decades and...