Alex P vs Mick Hill in the Finals of a Chinese table 9 ball tournament

iusedtoberich said:
Was there an example of playing a 9 ball bread and butter shot of shooting a ball down the rail and playing the CB twice across? That's almost never done in snooker, for example.
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that has more to do with the corners being rounded. pockets in heyball looks tighter
 
skogstokig said:
that has more to do with the corners being rounded. pockets in heyball looks tighter
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Right, it 100% has to do with the "snooker rounds". But this Heyball table has the same thing, right? The rounds are the fundamental reason the shots in snooker don't look anything like the shots in pool.
 
iusedtoberich said:
How did Alex do today? I believe his match was 6am USA Eastern time.
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Alex lost badly….he was way behind, won a game for four points, broke and made three balls, the fourth ball didn’t cross the line, his opponent inherited the break, ran out…..funny rule when you can make three balls and it’s deemed illegal.
 
pt109 said:
Alex lost badly….he was way behind, won a game for four points, broke and made three balls, the fourth ball didn’t cross the line, his opponent inherited the break, ran out…..funny rule when you can make three balls and it’s deemed illegal.
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He’s still in though, right? The Canadian commentator yesterday said it’s double elimination “each round”.
 
CanadianGuy said:
the current top end cloths used both in Snooker and Chinese pool are superior playing to Simonis,
they are grippier, less skids, more control

some down sides, they still technically have a nap and may require ironing / more maintenance
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Directional nap is one of the most disgusting things that has happened to billiards….and ironing makes it even more inconsistent.
 
CanadianGuy said:
the current top end cloths used both in Snooker and Chinese pool are superior playing to Simonis,
they are grippier, less skids, more control

some down sides, they still technically have a nap and may require ironing / more maintenance
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They do require ironing, and if not cared for, they turn to shit pretty rapid.
 
pt109 said:
Alex is out…it progressed to single elimination…he won 30Gs though.
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One thing I've always admired about Alex, he's not afraid to try to new games. He gave snooker a whirl, and as most know, the money payouts in snooker are higher than pool. Now he's in China going for a big payout. $30,000 ain't too shabby. Bravo to Alex Pagulayan! See you next year. He will conquer this game too.
 
pt109 said:
Directional nap is one of the most disgusting things that has happened to billiards….and ironing makes it even more inconsistent.
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I agree but its still the tradition in snooker/heyball to use directional. Hell a lot of these guys still use brass ferrules. C'mon guys join the new millenium. I watched a snooker match the other and its way more watchable than any of this Heyball shit. Nine ball is a FLOW game and on these tables it flows about like cold molasses.
 
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