Corey
Pardon me Mr. Morris ...
http://www.snookerusa.com/news/2013...year-old-snooker-opponent-boiko-after-victory
Pardon me Mr. Morris ...
http://www.snookerusa.com/news/2013...year-old-snooker-opponent-boiko-after-victory
In the 80s, at a BCA trade show, Tony Knowles made a disparaging remark about 9-ball.
...he was fourth in the world snooker rankings at the time.
Sigel and Rempe took him to a pool table and charged him $7,000,,,,,Knowles never
asked for a rematch.
A snooker champion is not a pool champion....or a carom champion.
Pardon me Mr. Morris ...
http://www.snookerusa.com/news/2013...year-old-snooker-opponent-boiko-after-victory
The explanation is simple; snooker players view pool as a game for girls - a bit of fun.
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In the 80s, at a BCA trade show, Tony Knowles made a disparaging remark about 9-ball.
...he was fourth in the world snooker rankings at the time.
Sigel and Rempe took him to a pool table and charged him $7,000,,,,,Knowles never
asked for a rematch.
A snooker champion is not a pool champion....or a carom champion.
It would be nice if someone with deep pockets would sponsor two or three pro-level pool players in a career switch. Put them on salary with a room that had three snooker tables and bring coaches in from time to time. Train for several years and then split the winnings. I don't have the slightest doubt that this could be successful. I could not be convinced that the right top-level pool pros could not become top-level snooker players in three years if they completely stopped playing pool.
But would American pool fans cry foul if some of their best players switched? I think a lot would.
Also Walter Lindrum's view of snooker.
It would be nice if someone with deep pockets would sponsor two or three pro-level pool players in a career switch. Put them on salary with a room that had three snooker tables and bring coaches in from time to time. Train for several years and then split the winnings. I don't have the slightest doubt that this could be successful. I could not be convinced that the right top-level pool pros could not become top-level snooker players in three years if they completely stopped playing pool.
But would American pool fans cry foul if some of their best players switched? I think a lot would.
I have stated several times that if I were insanely rich then I would do exactly this as a social experiment.
Then you'd be insanely broke.
Answer me this - why has nobody from the poverty-stricken world of pool attempted this? Last week's prize was $160,000. This week's prize is closer to $250,000. It's decent dough.
Yet...nobody. And let's not forget, plenty of chinese lads have relocated to the UK in recent years to dedicate themselves to the game, top class coaching and all. None of these have really made the breakthrough yet.
And let's not forget, plenty of chinese lads have relocated to the UK in recent years to dedicate themselves to the game, top class coaching and all. None of these have really made the breakthrough yet.
Obviously, you haven't been paying attention.
Ding Junhui won three consecutive ranking tournaments this year.
Last time that triple was accomplished was in 1990, by Stephen Hendry.
And I hadn't heard that Ding was training in England.
In the 80's Knowles was more concerned with bedding a bevvy of buxom beauties than playing snooker or pool. I read it in the News of the World, so it must be true.
Seriously, though, I just don't get this. Anyone taking pride in pool players beating a snooker player in a casual game of pool needs to have a word with themselves. Corey Deuell losing at snooker to a Mongolian yak milker is a different matter entirely, and very telling.
Then you'd be insanely broke.
Answer me this - why has nobody from the poverty-stricken world of pool attempted this? Last week's prize was $160,000. This week's prize is closer to $250,000. It's decent dough.
Yet...nobody. And let's not forget, plenty of chinese lads have relocated to the UK in recent years to dedicate themselves to the game, top class coaching and all. None of these have really made the breakthrough yet.
wow, not just a Troll, a racist as well. You are really living up to your username.