Americas Heyball Championship, July 2024

Bob Jewett

Bob Jewett

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Just got this announcement from the BCA. It says the two winners also get a paid trip to the 2025 Heyball Masters.

For a $100 entry fee, you are getting real good money odds.

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The Big Dawgs 9-Ball event starts the 11th. The 9th and 10th are 1 pocket, so there may be a decent turnout for this event.

Like you said Bob, the money odds are good. $100 entry, go 0-2, you'll walk away with $250.
 
mjantti said:
Are there any Chinese pool tables in pool halls or clubs in the US?
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I would guess fewer than 20. I think there used to be one at Griff's but they don't list one now. Ed Liddawi may have one at his room. There is a local small club that just got one and they claim to be the only available C8B table in the area.

I think there are far fewer such tables than either snooker or carom in the US and both of those are often hard to find.
 
Bob Jewett said:
I would guess fewer than 20. I think there used to be one at Griff's but they don't list one now. Ed Liddawi may have one at his room. There is a local small club that just got one and they claim to be the only available C8B table in the area.

I think there are far fewer such tables than either snooker or carom in the US and both of those are often hard to find.
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likely more in migrant clubs. in my country noones plays russian pyramid, never has. thought i. when walking to grab job lunch not so long ago, i saw a new place and walked in. first thing i saw was a pyramid table, plus an am. pool table. no signs about this other than an azerbajdzjan food and entertainment. i can imagine chinamen in US having the same with private clubs and public establishments
 
CallShotCowboy said:
The Big Dawgs 9-Ball event starts the 11th. The 9th and 10th are 1 pocket, so there may be a decent turnout for this event.

Like you said Bob, the money odds are good. $100 entry, go 0-2, you'll walk away with $250.
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Wait why would you get $250 for going 0-2?
 
mjantti said:
Are there any Chinese pool tables in pool halls or clubs in the US?
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There are a few in the northeast and one here in Texas that I have played on.

To my knowledge, Chinese 8 ball is played on 9' tables. it might be easier & cheaper to find a 10' snooker table and just play on that.
 
Texas3cushion said:
There are a few in the northeast and one here in Texas that I have played on.

To my knowledge, Chinese 8 ball is played on 9' tables. it might be easier & cheaper to find a 10' snooker table and just play on that.
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Some 10-foot snooker tables in the US have very, very small pockets. I've seen a table where you could not play the black off its spot at speed. Of course the table was not used for snooker.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Some 10-foot snooker tables in the US have very, very small pockets. I've seen a table where you could not play the black off its spot at speed. Of course the table was not used for snooker.
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Yeah and even when the pockets are the normal size. Using pool balls is so damn tough.

3 biggest differences any pool player would notice is,

Super fast table. like carom table fast.
have to slow roll so many balls in or they'll rattle out.
Can't shoot a ball down the rail. probably less likely than snooker or english 8 ball
 
tomatoshooter said:
Win 2 matches and you get $1250. Am I doing the math right?
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I think that 8 groups of 8 send two forward and each player gets at least $1250. That requires three wins, I think, unless you lose your first match and then you need four straight wins.
 
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I believe the BEF Junior Nationals will be in Quincy simultaneously. It's a big week for cue sports in that small town!
 
Refreshing the why for the Heyball with its rule set, for me, creates a hmmm...,
7 games within 100 minutes? tough table for sure - creating a non-playing fan base?
With a few billion people on this planet migrating to the $100 entry point...?
...having only 64 guys and gals allowed in feels more like a casting call fee for a Noah's Ark stage performance,
being a good shooting Chinese national is a plus, with their hundred or so illegal border crossing daily, should work out.
The no-call fluke shot good as gold, which I'm fine with, why the numbered balls?
I'd like to see more good quality no numbered solid and striped ball sets available; this outfit looks to have the deep pockets for it.
 
Dan_B said:
Refreshing the why for the Heyball with its rule set, for me, creates a hmmm...,
7 games within 100 minutes? tough table for sure - creating a non-playing fan base?
With a few billion people on this planet migrating to the $100 entry point...?
...having only 64 guys and gals allowed in feels more like a casting call fee for a Noah's Ark stage performance,
being a good shooting Chinese national is a plus, with their hundred or so illegal border crossing daily, should work out.
The no-call fluke shot good as gold, which I'm fine with, why the numbered balls?
I'd like to see more good quality no numbered solid and striped ball sets available; this outfit looks to have the deep pockets for it.
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Did ChatGPT write your post?:) :):)
 
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