Nice screen grabs. Man, he’s done a good job marketing himself in China. Works out. Dresses well. Stylish haircut. I suspect he’s making quite the living.
Gareth Potts 8 pack of 9-ball on a Chinese 8-ball table
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Nice screen grabs. Man, he’s done a good job marketing himself in China. Works out. Dresses well. Stylish haircut. I suspect he’s making quite the living.
I'm not sure what that was all about. As for recent stuff, here is the rule from the 2016 US Open 9-Ball:
... Players must rack the 1-Ball in front, the 9-Ball on the spot, and the 2-Ball behind the 9-Ball. ...
My point was that the 2 in back was a known rule.
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I'm sorry to quibble over the comparison to a 16 pack because it was a legendary pool feat to run 8 racks on this table, but I have my doubts.
I've never heard of any 16 packs in 9 ball. I've heard legends of Johnny running out a 13 rack set on Busty, but I don't know if that was exaggerated. I know Earl did 11 with a few 9 ball breaks and some short racks. But other than tales of McCready on the barbox or stories of Johnny Irish running 20 racks of 9 ball with a broomstick, I've never heard anything reliable to suggest 16 racks of 9 ball on a 9' table has been witnessed.
And this is 9 ball, a game that has been the major pool game for 50 years with a huge international following.
If this has never happened in 9 ball over all of these years, and Potts just starts playing 9 ball on the Chinese 8 ball table and posts an 8 pack while still learning the game, how could that be the correct comparison?
Obviously it's a gaff table and most racks would be unrunnable, but with the magic rack he proved that it's possible.
Again, it's silly, because maybe it's the equivalent of a 12 pack or a 10 pack, or a 400 ball run. Not trying to diminish it and we'll never really know. But when I read 16 pack I just scratched my head. Not even Rossoroni can run that many racks!
I've never heard of any 16 packs in 9 ball. I've heard legends of Johnny running out a 13 rack set on Busty, but I don't know if that was exaggerated. I know Earl did 11 with a few 9 ball breaks and some short racks. But other than tales of McCready on the barbox or stories of Johnny Irish running 20 racks of 9 ball with a broomstick, I've never heard anything reliable to suggest 16 racks of 9 ball on a 9' table has been witnessed.
And this is 9 ball, a game that has been the major pool game for 50 years with a huge international following.
If this has never happened in 9 ball over all of these years, and Potts just starts playing 9 ball on the Chinese 8 ball table and posts an 8 pack while still learning the game, how could that be the correct comparison?
Obviously it's a gaff table and most racks would be unrunnable, but with the magic rack he proved that it's possible.
Again, it's silly, because maybe it's the equivalent of a 12 pack or a 10 pack, or a 400 ball run. Not trying to diminish it and we'll never really know. But when I read 16 pack I just scratched my head. Not even Rossoroni can run that many racks!
I mean, you could be right. I just based that off the fact that any rack with a ball on the middle of the rail is unrunnable barring a breakout of some sort. I would estimate that happens typically once every 3 or 4 racks on average. If you let guys pattern rack with a magic rack on 4.5" pockets and newish cloth I think 15-16's would happen. Not often, but neither will an 8-pack like this. Johnny's rack run was actually 15 because he ran the first 2 of the next set (per an interview with him and busty), Neils has run 15, Shane has run 13 of 10 ball. I've heard about a 21 pack on the bar box, Chang has run double digits in a tournament. Ko ran 14 and out on D.O. in a tourney, etc. So it happens. Lock Shane, Chang, etc. in a room with these conditions and I think you'd see some astronomical numbers honestly
There is a documented case of a fifteen pack by Niels Feijen.
According to an AZB website article on 2/2/2003:
In a 'challenge match' against French player Donald Du Bois, Feijen broke and ran 15 consecutive 9-ball racks on a regulation 4 1/2 X 9' table.
Johnny's thirteen pack was witnessed by many but came in an action match.
There is a documented case of a fifteen pack by Niels Feijen.
According to an AZB website article on 2/2/2003:
In a 'challenge match' against French player Donald Du Bois, Feijen broke and ran 15 consecutive 9-ball racks on a regulation 4 1/2 X 9' table.
Here's a link to the full article:
https://www.azbilliards.com/news/stories/54-feijen-runs-15-racks-in-netherlands/
To my knowledge, nobody has exceeded Feijen's fifteen pack in the 16 1/2 years since.
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Snooker like table, snooker cloth, snooker cue, snooker break, snooker stance, snooker bridge, snooker pocket design, snooker like scoring, players playing 9 ball. Nice.
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And with a dead ball on the break. Evidently the Chinese have not yet caught on that the break is a problem at nine ball.
Whaddya mean; the wing ball on his breaking side actually missed once (but the 1-ball went in the side).
it's hard for us to translate the feat to a run on a regular pool table. maybe jayson or melling could estimate as they play on joy tables with some regularity.
anyway, it's quite understandable why potts sticks to the chinese scene. i bet he is making more money than filler and shane combined.. i know daz had his biggest payday over there winning c8ball when it was new. it might not draw big crowds, but there's a lot of tv viewers and that's what matters for the sponsors.
anyway, it's quite understandable why potts sticks to the chinese scene. i bet he is making more money than filler and shane combined.. i know daz had his biggest payday over there winning c8ball when it was new. it might not draw big crowds, but there's a lot of tv viewers and that's what matters for the sponsors.
This is the equivalent of Bar Box in the USA, Chinese Snooker Bar Box 9 Ball.