Anyone Else See The PCSL Pool Match on ESPN?

Bavafongoul · 2023-08-09T05:24:23+00:00

I couldn’t believe it but I watched a replay of a broadcast of ProCueSportsLeague pool being played on ESPN. It was the match of Allison Fisher & Johnny Archer vs. Jennifer Barretta & Fedor Gost played on a 7’ Diamond table. The game involved a race to 30 points or 15 mins. time limit per game. It’s played with 9 balls (1 black, 4 purple & 4 orange balls). There are 3 spots on the table; one in the middle and one at the head and foot spots. The black ball is in the middle of the table. The 4 purple and 4 orange balls are racked on the foot spot in a 9 ball position but the 9th ball is outside the rack and it’s black sitting on the middle spot. The balls are worth 1 pt. for purple, 2 pts. for orange and 3 pts. for black. They must be pocketed in that order and so the black ball after being pocketed is spotted again on the middle spot until there’s only 1 purple, 1 orange and the black ball. Any unintended pocketing of more than 1 ball results in the extra ball(s) being spotted again. It is a scotch doubles format and you keep shooting and breaking until you miss. Any balls pocketed on the break don’t count but you get to keep shooting. The balls must be pocketed in the order of first a purple, then a orange and next is the black ball that gets respotted. I hope I haven’t confused you but it was a different format that was interesting to watch and it was real pool on TV. Heck, it’s not all that I’d otherwise hope it might be but it was pool. Jennifer & Fedor really dominated the 3 games in the match.