2018 US Bar Table Championships
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Last one was in '17. IIRC all the CSI pro championships are now on the big table.
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That is awesome. Pros should only play big tables. Leave the baby tables to social bar players like me
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Pros on Bar Tables
Watching the Pros on the bar tables is an excellent teaching tool. Not much too learn about breaking out multiple clusters watching big table 9-ball. There are a ton more bar table players on the planet than Pros. KEEP the bar table events!
Watching the Pros on the bar tables is an excellent teaching tool. Not much too learn about breaking out multiple clusters watching big table 9-ball. There are a ton more bar table players on the planet than Pros. KEEP the bar table events!
Agree... greenie for you sir
The switch to big table is so top players get more big table time. Players from other countries NEVER play on them and over the years US players have paid the price for too much 7ft. table play. I do agree that cluster-busting is important on a bar-box but watching top pros on little tables is kinda of a joke after a while. Too easy for better players.
I agree. 8ball is the only b-box game challenging for better players. Lotta traffic to mess-u-up.
I'm not sure you and I are talking about the same tournaments. The US Open 10 ball and 8 ball tournaments have switched from the bar tables to the big tables recently (which I like). I am referring to the US Bar Table Championships, which have been held annually on the bar tables for what... 20+ years?
I am all for having major tournaments on the big tables, I love them too! But there is no reason for anyone to hate on the bar table championships. Hundreds of people have made their way out to Reno or Vegas for that tournament for a long time now.
Right. The US Bar Table Championships in Dec. 2017 were said to be the "24th Annual" such events. So the annual string has been broken.
With new cloth, template racks, and high quality clean balls there are really not that many clusters to deal with. It's just the best players on easier equipment.
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Pro players playing last pocket 8 ball on the bar boxes would be pretty sweet.
There are games that can challenge even the pros on the bar box.
Call Mark at Griffs/CSI and tell him you want the USBTC back. Let us know how that goes.
There are also tons more 5 a side soccer pitches than full size ones. Tons more karaoke joints than concert arenas. Tons more....
I reached out to Ozzy, he said they still own the tournament and will be bringing it back. What's your point? Do you think I'm the only one who likes the tournament?
Make it a 650/under Fargo event. Don't need top pros playing on a cracker box. That's basically just a burial ground for a LOT of dead-money.
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I agree about the amount of dead money. But if they're willing to donate, who are we to take that tournament away from them?
Also, why 650 and under? What makes a 651 too good to play in a bar table tournament? Have you ever played in the USBTC? Its a great tournament!
Just a side rant: The Phoenix area has lots of great pool halls, with tournaments almost every night! In addition to the weekly tournaments, they have a number of monthly and special annual events out here. TONS OF POOL! Here's the rant... Almost every tournament is based on Fargo, capped at a certain number, AND handicapped! If you play over 600 speed, you only get to play in maybe half of the tournaments. Play over 650 speed and you get to play even less. What's the deal with capping the tournament if it's also handicapped?!?!