Philippines win in snooker gold in SEA Games

[CebuanoNiNoy]

Yap and its not Pagulayan who made the clincher but the local
bet here by name of Joven Alba. The win is against Thailand the
powerhouse in snooker in southeast asia, and they (pinoys) only practice as
a group for only three days! Hhhmm...would this mean that filipinos
will not just be playing billiards anymore but snooker also...hhhmm
let see..

http://www.philstar.com/philstar/NEWS200511291602.htm
http://www.mb.com.ph/SPRT2005112950417.html

 

[jsp]

Thanks for the update. Question for all the snooker fanatics out there. How does the Thai team compare to any of the British or European powerhouses?

 

[jsp]

And also...

Doesn't this add more fuel to the fire to the whole pool vs. snooker debate? Aren't all the people on team Philippines true pool players? What does it say when a couple of pool players beat the best snooker players of Southeast Asia in their own game?

 

[parvus1202]

UK is considered the best in the world. But certain aspects of in tour schedules make players from other countries unable to compete in world championships. Almost all rated tours are being held in the UK, before joining the tour you need to qualify in prelim events. And coming to the UK to qualify means more money needed for the players. So most Asian and others just ignore the qualifications. I saw Marco Fu of Hong Kong and Ding of China compete once. But mostly from Europe and Australia. If world championship will be held outside the UK, say Asia or America, with 128 players entered, then we will see who is the best. But be warned, snooker is boring. Almost the same layout all the time. The table is huge, but they only play half the table, where reds are.