Pool vs Snooker - A One-Player Comparison

Scaramouche

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Mark Selby played 8-ball in China last week.
Came second IIRC. :D

This week he plays in a ranking snooker tournament in Germany.
http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/2/2/snooker-heads-back-to-berlin

Broadcast on UK Eurosport 2 live, with additional repeats and summaries.
http://tv.eurosport.co.uk/search.shtml?query=snooker
The time difference from these UK listed times
EST is minus 5 hrs

UK Eurosport Schedule (Scroll down)
http://tv.eurosport.co.uk/

Note the broadcast start times - 15 minutes before the match starts - a gabfest featuring a new blabbermouth - Ronnie O'Sullivan
http://www.inside-snooker.com/snooker/2015/2/1/osullivan-to-be-tv-pundit-in-berlin

A variety of links for viewing
http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=372688

In the beginning, four tables are in action.
Two tables should be available of the pay feed and the free sites.

Draw & Schedule
http://snooker.org/res/index.asp?event=355
This site is in Finland - same time zone as Germany
EST is minus 6 hrs
That means some matches start at 4 a.m. EST :grin:

Preview
http://www.prosnookerblog.com/2015/01/31/german-masters-2015-tournament-preview/
 
nikotesla said:
Where's the comparison?
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In a big pool tournament the snooker player (current World Champion) came second.
In a snooker tournament this week he will finish ???

If he gets knocked out early, does that prove the superiority of the pack of pro snooker players?
:D :tongue: :grin-devilish:

Male snooker players come to pool because they couldn't handle snooker competition at the highest level.

Female snooker players come to pool because there is no pro female snooker tour - pool pays better, and top snooker players made the transition.

Selby came to China for the $100,000 pot. The prize up for grabs on the snooker tour last week was about 20% of that amount.
Seems to have been a rational economic decision.:D
 
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Scaramouche said:
In a big pool tournament the snooker player (current World Champion) came second.
In a snooker tournament this week he will finish ???

If he gets knocked out early, does that prove the superiority of the pack of pro snooker players?
:D :tongue: :grin-devilish:

Male snooker players come to pool because they couldn't handle snooker competition at the highest level.

Female snooker players come to pool because there is no pro female snooker tour - pool pays better, and top snooker players made the transition.

Selby came to China for the $100,000 pot. The prize up for grabs on the snooker tour last week was about 20% of that amount.
Seems to have been a rational economic decision.:D
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Since Selby won a world 8 ball championship in 2006 he must play the game pretty well. Since they were playing the game on snooker type pockets it shifts the skills over into a different realm. It is kind of a cross between snooker and pool. Great format.
 
wayne said:
Since Selby won a world 8 ball championship in 2006 he must play the game pretty well. Since they were playing the game on snooker type pockets it shifts the skills over into a different realm. It is kind of a cross between snooker and pool. Great format.
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That was the English version - 3.5 x 7 table, tiny balls, light cue. :D
 
Ron Swanson said:
A british pool player.
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Originally Posted by Sloppy Pockets
Cool! Who came in first?
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Cornerman

An American Pool poolplayer.
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Ron Swanson

A british pool player.
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A British player of American Pool:)

Dale
 
pdcue said:
Originally Posted by Sloppy Pockets
Cool! Who came in first?
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Cornerman

An American Pool poolplayer.
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Ron Swanson

A british pool player.
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A British player of American Pool:)

Dale
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An E8B player who popped over a few years ago for a littel holiday and hasn't found his way home yet (may have met and married someone there too)
 
Selby, Appleton, Melling and the English lads who came from E8B are best suited to C8B. Usually cueists from the UK have a grounding in snooker as well. There were no pure US pool players close, which is no surprise at all.
 
Grantstew said:
Selby, Appleton, Melling and the English lads who came from E8B are best suited to C8B. Usually cueists from the UK have a grounding in snooker as well. There were no pure US pool players close, which is no surprise at all.
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good try but Darren has said he has never played snooker except in passing... Based on his perfomance I would expect to see Shane, Alex and a few others in attendance next year... I'd say Alex may have the nuts in a round robin between the 3 of them on those tables.....
 
The Renfro said:
good try but Darren has said he has never played snooker except in passing... Based on his perfomance I would expect to see Shane, Alex and a few others in attendance next year... I'd say Alex may have the nuts in a round robin between the 3 of them on those tables.....
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OK, But Darren was two time finalist in the E8B world championships. Alex should be good at this game, he is the best snooker player in North America by quite a distance.
 
The Renfro said:
good try but Darren has said he has never played snooker except in passing... Based on his perfomance I would expect to see Shane, Alex and a few others in attendance next year... I'd say Alex may have the nuts in a round robin between the 3 of them on those tables.....
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Grantstew said:
OK, But Darren was two time finalist in the E8B world championships. Alex should be good at this game, he is the best snooker player in North America by quite a distance.
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But guys alex was there in attendance then he flew quickly to the Derby City, Here's a video of him playing in this chinese 8ball tournament this year 2015.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpw-uf1nmQ8

he quits befpre the match ends for reasons I'm unsure of.
 
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