8-Ball Tournaments
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I like 8 ball
Absolutely not... If people want to watch 8ball just head down to the local pub on a Wednesday night and the APA will take care of your fix all evening long....... Bleh.....
yes on bartraps people wanna watch great players play on the same thing they do
I for one would love to see a TAR matchup of SVB vs. Jesse Bowman, long race, 8-ball on the Valley. I think it would bring in a lot of viewers and a lot of interest in the action room.
A number of years ago at VF, when the WPBA still had tournaments there, the male pros played an 8 ball tournament. Players at that level play a totally different game than you see in your local league. It was great for the spectators.
Back to the OP -- although the Action Pool Tournaments are not totally played by pros, it would still be great to see a top level regional 8-ball tournament.
Back to the OP -- although the Action Pool Tournaments are not totally played by pros, it would still be great to see a top level regional 8-ball tournament.
If I remember right, when Kevin trudeau started that pool version of the World Poker Tour thing, with the big purses...it was only 8-ball...but i think the whole think failed miserably, but not necessarily because of 8 ball as the choice of game...it just never took off... wanna says Mike Sigel was the winner of the first one? something like that..
My favorite game...20-30 years ago, there were as many or more 8 ball tourneys as 9 ball...it was NOT just an amateur's game, but beautiful to watch when really played well. Tell Dave Matlock it's just a banger's game. I love it on the bar box, but actually prefer it on a 9 footer. Watching a pro switch patterns, get into a safety battle or develop balls is pure poetry. Go on youtube and search for Bustamante vs. Reyes tactical 8 ball and behold a real game.
Can't speak to the tour deal , believe that is east coast , but i think 8 ball is best on 7 and 8 footers , over sized or not . 8 ball on 9 footers not as much a challenge. I do like 8 ball , it retains some straight pool strategy . You move balls in 8 ball , a similar situation in 9 might require a safe.
BigTruck is suppose to stream the 4Bears 8 ball tournament from N.Dakota in a couple of months , you may see some heavy hitters there.
some people for some reason think 8 ball is beneath them and it is only played by newbies
Those people should be informed that SVB's favorite game is bar box 8-ball and he is better then they are. If he feels it is not beneath him I get a laugh out of most of the people who think the game is beneath them.
They can also chat with Glen Attwel, Stan Tourangeneau, Jason Kirkwood, and many other top bar box 8-ball players that have mastered the game to a level those players who think 8-ball is beneath them can only dream of.
Anyone who thinks 8-ball is an "easy" game I would guess is not actually very good at the actual game of 8-ball. They think that their ability to run out an open table is some sort of proof of the ease of the game but they do not realize that is not where the game is won and lost at the top levels. The game has a ton of strategy that comes into play more and more as the level of competition increases and patterns and cueball control become hugely important along with choosing the correct time and way to break out balls so that you don't get messed up.
Most average 8-ball players think they got unlucky when they break out a cluster and are left without a shot, that is not bad luck, they are playing a critical part of high level 8-ball at a low level and showing a lack of knowledge about the game is the reality. I wonder how many of those guys too good for 8-ball play the "hit it hard and hope" method for breaking out clusters?
Just a reminder that, as some have noted, top notch bar box eight ball is alive and kicking at the BCAPL extravaganza in May, and event that, thanks to Mark Griffin, seems to get better eer year.
I think the most interesting challenge match out there would be Shane vs Appleton.
However, it needs to be noted that although both have played bar box eight ball extensively, Appleton's specialty is English eight ball, a game in which the pockets are cut like snooker pockets (not only in tightness but also in pocket shape), and, just as in snooker, certain shots are virtually impossible.
I don't doubt for a second that Appleton would also play exceptionally well on an American barbox, but he'd likely be a slight underdog with Shane, and Shane might be a slight underdog on an English barbox.
Perhaps a home and away match in which one match is played in England on an English bar box and a second match is played in America on an American bar box would work.
I think the most interesting challenge match out there would be Shane vs Appleton.
However, it needs to be noted that although both have played bar box eight ball extensively, Appleton's specialty is English eight ball, a game in which the pockets are cut like snooker pockets (not only in tightness but also in pocket shape), and, just as in snooker, certain shots are virtually impossible.
I don't doubt for a second that Appleton would also play exceptionally well on an American barbox, but he'd likely be a slight underdog with Shane, and Shane might be a slight underdog on an English barbox.
Perhaps a home and away match in which one match is played in England on an English bar box and a second match is played in America on an American bar box would work.
That would be interesting for sure. :thumbup: