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The cue is pretty much irrelevant at most (actually all) levels of the game. However, I think that having your own cue is an important part of the journey of a pool player. "The most important thing about having your own cue is having your own cue" rings true - however, try telling that to...

They are both hokey, and unbecoming of a professional sport. Not sure what the answer is but it's neither of these.

The reasons the elite cueists where much better than others at standard games at an early age are the same reasons they will pick up niche games quickly later on. It has little to do with which part of the planet they hail from. Throw prize money at them and they will come, adapt and some of...

Pool certainly needs to be on a popular sports network (Fox? ESPN? or whatever is big now, my knowledge might be a bit out of date) in the US to capture the casual sports fan. That's only for now though - in the future the major sports networks are actually going to need sports like pool - the...

Too many events for me to keep track of. I will always watch American pool or snooker if there's a clash, but I watch bits of the Ultimate Pool events if I have some time. It's a mix - sometimes there are weekly qualifiers followed by a finals night, sometimes a weekend tournament. Some full on...

Fund me. I'll do it.

The path of least resistance in Singapore is English. It's the language of government, education, business and commerce as well being the de facto national language. It would be incredibly unusual for someone of Yapp's age to prefer Mandarin or a dialect over English as a primary means of...

Solid poker player - had a few deep finishes in the WSOP Main Event. Apparently a decent chess player too - he was president of the British Chess Federation for a while. And by far the best dabbler (as opposed to someone who crossed over) in 9 Ball of all the snooker players.

"Ultimate Pool" with the new International Pool Rules (close to WPA rules) is getting plenty of time on Freesports and one of the tournaments made it to BT Sport (a major premium cable/satellite channel in the UK, a rival of Sky Sports). The prize money is going up and I would say the game is...

Nobody (well almost) plays banks, 14.1 or one pocket in the UK. They play 8 ball with the red and yellow balls and the rules vary from pub to pub and everyone and his brother quotes the "real" rules which are nothing but. Serious players in tournaments play one of three different sets of rules -...

Watching on TV - snooker, hands down. Playing - pool, with a million and one different rulesets - so maybe it's snooker.

No, it's as easy as enforcing any other set of rules. It can be done in one season. Or less - 2 or 3 weeks is usually enough.

It actually makes it easier for them.

Yes I think it is beneficial if players of all levels to play by the rules. They get better quicker and they develop more respect for the game.

Now watched it and don't disagree with any of it.

Haven't watched the video but I'm sure I agree at least 99%. My two big ones: 1) just play WPA rules (they are the one thing the WPA gets right); 2) get rid of the travesty that is "cue ball fouls only". No other sport makes an official rule of a one time courtesy to a drunk in a bar who doesn't...

I'm not too sure about this. I think most serious pool fans think the WPA is a cluster shambles. Regarding the ban, there is no right answer. Some Russians (including those in professional sports) have even said the ban is the right thing to do. As I said there is no right answer - and even...

Ye Yes I agree it would be a lot more. In practical terms though it would be a lot less of a lot more than a lot because so many patterns would be so similar and play pretty much the same. It would certainly be a lot of a lot more than a lot. Anyway, that's my lot.

Just play the table as it is. The difference is real but it's nothing more than that.

I can. It's actually a smaller change than previous changes.