Here is an interview with Emily Frazer about getting Judd to play pool....
Cut shots are different on pool cloth...snooker cloth cuts thicker.I think Judd’s biggest learning curve will be the ball reaction off of the Diamond cushions!
I hope Joe Magee is ready for the tv table. No way Judd plays on anything else with all the build up they’ve given this.Judd's potential opponents and their FR for the first 4 rounds.
R1 -
Joe Magee (?)
R2 -
Dhruvalkumar Patel (?)
Michael Sclafani (520)
R3 -
Abdullah Al-Shammari (725)
Steve Craney (413)
Coen Bell (587)
Jeremy Sossei (758)
R4 -
Hsieh Chia Chen (767)
Elvis Rodriguez (646)
Massimiliano Corso (681)
Josh Roberts (772)
Daniel Dagotdot (697)
Jaydev Zaveri (?)
Esteban Robles (?)
Jayson Shaw(825)
Looks like he's being punished with remedial jumbo equipment.
In an interview with the UK press today he said he hasn't got a cue yet. Don't know if he's trying a few out, or that one's borrowed. Doesn't sound like he's taking it all that serious, more of a PR thing
Soft draw (purposeful?), but he will run into trouble by the third or fourth round.Judd's potential opponents and their FR for the first 4 rounds.
R1 -
Joe Magee (?)
R2 -
Dhruvalkumar Patel (?)
Michael Sclafani (520)
R3 -
Abdullah Al-Shammari (725)
Steve Craney (413)
Coen Bell (587)
Jeremy Sossei (758)
R4 -
Hsieh Chia Chen (767)
Elvis Rodriguez (646)
Massimiliano Corso (681)
Josh Roberts (772)
Daniel Dagotdot (697)
Jaydev Zaveri (?)
Esteban Robles (?)
Jayson Shaw(825)
I hypothesize the problem differences to be:I think Judd might win his first match or second but he going to need a bigger boat to get in to the money or lucky draw to get 32… I dont think he can beat any of the top players in rotation until he gets more experience… Break, banks and strategy is a lot different then snooker. They will eat him alive
im not sure how great he will do but i know he will do better than any pool player jumping over to snooker LOLAny thoughts? Shoots straighter than Dick Tracy. Can he win a match or two?
He was ranked 25th for seeding purposes by Matchroom. Here is the full seeding list:Soft draw (purposeful?), but he will run into trouble by the third or fourth round.
Are you thinking of apa finals? They are played on a 7' tableWhat size table is being used at the US Open this year? I think they were 7 footers in 2019?
He was ranked 25th for seeding purposes by Matchroom. Here is the full seeding list:
Nowadays, the UK Snooker Championship usually runs during Mosconi, and is one of the big 3 snooker tournaments. No chance of him missing that, so if they want him or any current snooker pros to play they'd have to reschedule Mosconi Cup away from early December. I think early on when the snooker players like Steve Davis and Jimmy White were playing they made more effort to avoid the clash, but as the Europe Pool scene developed they stopped doing that. There is little chance of any current highly ranked snooker players putting the effort in, or missing snooker tournaments to play on the euro 9 ball tour, to qualify fairly or get anywhere near the standard required to earn a place on team Europe on merit.Are you thinking of apa finals? They are played on a 7' table
I have been playing with an 11mm tip on my pool cue made by an English cue maker but I have returned it for modifying to 11.8mm tip.
It is made with ash and looks like a snooker cue.
As got Judd I don't doubt he has been preparing himself well so as to make a big impression and he may well be in a future Mosconi cup.
I think they were always going to seed him. They want him to be around for a bit to make a story out of it instead of drawing Filler in round 1 and going straight to the B side.Weird seeding system...they seem to randomly throw out a top 16 WST category just above a load of top level pool professionals.
25th seems a bit generous to me, not disputing his ability in any way at all, but with minimal practice it seems a bit high!
If he doesn't draw one of the top 5 guys early, I would expect him to go deep.Any thoughts? Shoots straighter than Dick Tracy. Can he win a match or two?