If anyone is interested, streaming now on Alex's youtube page. I can honestly say, I dont think Ive ever seen a 9 ball tournament on these tables. The only time I recall was some exhibition where Gareth Potts was just soft breaking the entire time.
Alex P vs Mick Hill in the Finals of a Chinese table 9 ball tournament
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whatta joke. lets make 9b as boring as possible.
reminded me of the time these 2 came in late and racked up 8ball on the carom table
took em a whole 20 mins to change tables
looks like it takes about 20 mins to make a ball here
im good
bring back 5 inch pockets and smoking in tournaments please
took em a whole 20 mins to change tables
looks like it takes about 20 mins to make a ball here
im good
bring back 5 inch pockets and smoking in tournaments please
First place according to Alex's partner doing commentary from Canada is 700,000 USD.
who cares.
Fix the pockets he said incessantly...
For a guy who is glad to be alive at 65 you sure spew negativity.
I only watched a rack or two. Couldn't do more.
It seems the points awarded for winning a rack are 4, and for a break and run its 10.
I think they play a set number of racks (35) and whoever has more points at the end of those is the winner.
It seems the points awarded for winning a rack are 4, and for a break and run its 10.
I think they play a set number of racks (35) and whoever has more points at the end of those is the winner.
Alex's win puts him in the final 8 of this tournament. I have not idea how many players it started with.
The commentator said it's double elimination "each round." That must make it the longest tournament in the world. ha ha.
The commentator said it's double elimination "each round." That must make it the longest tournament in the world. ha ha.
to answer your question, the person who cares is who wins $700,000.
if that much money doesn’t matter to you, enjoy your retirement.
your dislike/hatred/constant commenting about this game is well documented.
Early game. First or second rack maybe. Hill has a dead out except 1, 2, 3, are within a foot of the cushions going for the corners. Blows the out, they start playing million a point snookuh.
heyball is double elim to the final, this seems to be a different promoter but maybe it's the same format. how much did alex make getting to L8?
tough watch for sure. makes no sense using these tables for 9-ball really. but money is money, scott r mentioned it in the buffalo stream that alex was playing this, i hope he wins
true but what about any cue sport makes sense?
gandy, brunswick, diamond, rasson, olhausen, gabriel, chevillotte
I'm surprised more people on here do not love this? Everyone is always whining about needing tighter pockets, well, this is it, as tight as pockets can realistically get, apart from the side pockets which are actually somewhat generous. Pocket sizes do vary a tiny bit from table to table, the tightest ones are extremely tight, even more so than a pro snooker table.
I've played some 9 ball on this kind of table and to reliably run racks, you need to be pro speed. I ran 2 in a row at one point, which I was actually proud of. Many racks have to be developed, even if the balls are all clear of each other and have clear paths to the pockets, balls on the rails will limit what you can do. I have also missed near hangers with ball in hand, which hasn't happened to me in a decade at least on any tightness of American style table. Even low 700+ fargo players have no shot at stringing racks outside once in a blue moon. Any shot can be missed. In 8 ball you can work around the problems, but in 9 ball, if the balls do not lay right, you can't run the rack. Personally I'm not a fan of tight pocket 9 ball, but this is what that looks like. Lots of safes and tactical play.
Mick Hill, the guy Alex is playing is THE UK pool legend. A phenomenal cueist. I'm not surprised he's in the final.
I've played some 9 ball on this kind of table and to reliably run racks, you need to be pro speed. I ran 2 in a row at one point, which I was actually proud of. Many racks have to be developed, even if the balls are all clear of each other and have clear paths to the pockets, balls on the rails will limit what you can do. I have also missed near hangers with ball in hand, which hasn't happened to me in a decade at least on any tightness of American style table. Even low 700+ fargo players have no shot at stringing racks outside once in a blue moon. Any shot can be missed. In 8 ball you can work around the problems, but in 9 ball, if the balls do not lay right, you can't run the rack. Personally I'm not a fan of tight pocket 9 ball, but this is what that looks like. Lots of safes and tactical play.
Mick Hill, the guy Alex is playing is THE UK pool legend. A phenomenal cueist. I'm not surprised he's in the final.
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I was surprised to see Mick Hill in this when I first saw it. IIRC, he was literally the 8 ball pool god in the UK scene and then he just disappeared.
To be fair to the topic, I did watch a few racks of this and there is just no way this would make it as a spectator sport. Obviously, it's a way tougher table than even the tightest Diamonds, but the idea is to get as many people watching. This does not even come close to that.
Although, it is interesting to see a 9 ball tournament on these tables. I honestly did not think anyone would ever do one.
