I think that George may have had a 58 in the round-robin phase, but I can't find any detailed results on the website right now. He definitely had a large share of all the high breaks listed in the prelims.tksix said:
instroke75 said:
Yes,Cameron.That is exactly what you said!!The packet is very tight compare with the normal one that we used to play.It is the main reason why you did not see any higher break for the past 4 years.But the condition of the tables should be the best in the US.Beleive or not ,I think even the top Pros cannot make the centery easily over there because as good as George he might just hit a few 100+ for the past 10 years...Cameron Smith said:
Hi Ray D,I heard about you actually from my friend in philly and you should be so tough to beat when you are in form....anyway,I am now practice at Prince snooker Club in Brooklyn,open everyday after 2pm,they have 6 snooker tables in good condition.Even it is not a open house for everyone,but you could ring the bell outside the front door,tell them that you know me ,they will let you go in....Address: 6322 20th avenue ,2/fl,Brooklyn..Tel:917-682-9988(Tommy-the owner)......we have 55 to 60 members to play snooker there consistantly(mostly chinese)Other than me,there are few pretty good players here,like Jian Wang(runner-up of nationals 2008 )and Henry Wong1/4 final of nationals 2008....Alan Morris came here last month and we got a great time.Hope to see you soon!!raybo147 said:
Well if Alan had any say in the matter I'm sure he would have been at pains to ensure the pockets conformed exactly to the official templates used for recognised competition. You should be under no illusions how difficult the pro tables are if you are not used to them, and how immensely skillful the players are who make it look so easy at times, not just the pockets but the also the speed of the cushions and cloth. Conversely they can reasonably expect a uniformity of playing conditions from competition to competition that pool can't match.RayFung said:
Ray I will take you up on that for sure, I was tough to beat about 15 years ago when I lived in Ireland but not really so tough to beat anymore! I will save that number and hopefully before too long I will get up there as the last good snooker player I played was Karen Corr about a year ago. It is good to see a good player like yourself posting on here, if they move the National's too your club I will practice up and give it a try, LA is a little far for me.RayFung said:
My understanding is that the world organization has not responded usefully to requests from the USSA for pocket templates. The pockets are what they are.Boro Nut said:
The thing is too Boro that this is the only snooker event all year and they are playing short races so add that to a tight table and the break level is not that surprising. The guy that won seemed to be knocking in 40's and 50's pretty steadily so I am sure he is a strong enough player. I think it would be hard too stay loose in these conditions. Sometimes it is easy too knock poeple when you haven't been there yourself. The game is not just about big breaks.Boro Nut said:
Bob is right, it is very difficult to obtain the professional match pocket tamplates.Bob Jewett said:
Hi Ray D!RayFung said:
