I have been watching the Belgian National Billiard Championships on the Web (Kozoom Billiards). Leaving aside the vests and the black trousers and the vests, there is a feature to the conduct of the players which I find commendable. When the battle's lost and won, the two players actually look one another in the eye as they shake hands and they usually speak a bit with one another. Then they both shake the hand of the referee and, I think, the scorekeeper. In a couple of instances, they have both put their cue cases on the table at the same time and stowed their cues and shafts away and then walked away together. In general they act like people who respect one another and who expect to compete with one another again in the future.