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TX Poolnut meant John, and not Alex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TB0_7f5ft4 You're right that Alex never had a 147 in competition. He got close a couple of times, though: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0maHVpDy8Bg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5dDTEE0OBg I have a DVD with the second...

Davis was first, no question. Steve made his in 1982, Thorburn's came in the World Championships the following year. Thorburn's was the first at The Crucible, so that may be what you're thinking of.

Yep. Past a certain point in high runs or frames, you're competing against the game. A 147 is a win.

You'll only ever hear about the ghost-ball, hitting the furthest point from the pocket on the object ball or fractional ball aiming from snooker players - all of which involve feel, judgement and repetition to see the angles correctly. From the little I've seen about CTE I've gotten the...

Unreal. Bill, you have to keep John at your house for another month or two so we can see 500 on film! Outstanding play.

So this was your first time? Did you enjoy the game?

These aiming systems are unheard of in snooker. Much more important that you can deliver the cue in a straight line without unintentional side. Pool and snooker are about "feel" and there's no getting around it!

Brass joints are the standard for snooker cues. One-piece cues and 3/4 cues are by far the most common kinds used by professional players and good amateurs. I can't actually think of a top professional player that uses a centre-joint cue off the top of my head. Like the OP, most players prefer...

I really hope this gets made, as a lover of documentaries and pool. Has a lot of potential, I think.

I can say this much: if Hearn thought there was money to be made in America, he'd go after it. I'll upload the 1987 interview tomorrow, you can see what you think. I was disappointed with the ESPN commentator's impression of safety play in the snooker clip, but he didn't hesitate in speaking...

Glad you liked it. I'd love to see the format revived today - like yourself I'm a huge fan of both games. Unlikely it will ever happen, but we can hope. Barry Hearn is in charge now and he's looking to promote snooker outside of the UK, though he's looking more toward Europe than the US. The...

Certainly there are elements of Mizerak's technique not well-suited to snooker. He stands more upright, and as you've suggested the cue isn't always on-line after the shot is played. Alex Higgins' cue often finished in the light shade after he had hit the ball, and he jumped up on a lot of...

No one ever plays on. This is a total non-issue. If a player kept playing on in every frame, which never happens, then the referee could warn them. It's a matter of discretion...and it has never been a problem in the game. Why don't you give us an example of when this has been a problem? It...

I posted this in the 14.1 forum already along with Davis playing straight pool, thought I should post the Mizerak video again here in case any snooker people missed it. With the different equipment Steve struggles to control the cue ball, but he pots some nice balls in taking this frame...

No part 3. Part 2 ends with the screen giving the overall result - Mizerak ran 56 in the next game and finally took the third to win 2-1. In the interview they talk a little about the last game, but there's no footage of it on the video.

Last bit of play from this challenge uploaded - Steve Mizerak playing snooker! Again, with the different equipment he struggles to control the cue ball, but he pots some nice balls in taking this frame: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDiO5SS3RnI Post-match interview...

Glad everyone liked the video! The full results of the challenge were: 2-1 Mizerak in 14.1 playing to 75, 4-1 Davis in snooker and 3-1 to Mizerak in sets playing 9-ball, first to 5 each set. Here's the interview following the 14.1 portion of the challenge...

Good luck in the tournament! When is it on?

I've just uploaded a couple of videos to YouTube for the 14.1 forum - Steve Davis playing straight pool in 1987, in a snooker/pool challenge against Steve Mizerak. You can see Steve isn't quite used to the equipment and his positional play, which is the hallmark of his snooker game, suffers...

Great run, Blackjack! I've seen some excellent old posts of yours in the 14.1 forum, very useful for someone new to the game like myself. Keep up the great pool!