Snooker in Hong Kong

[Rethunk]

Here's a map of snooker clubs in Hong Kong:

http://www.snooker.com.hk/cgi-bin/snookerclub.asp

The text is in traditional Chinese with the occasional bit of English.

In Shahtin there's a place that has 74 snooker tables:
http://www.snooker.com.hk/cgi-bin/snookerclub.asp?a=list_club&area_id=6&r=0.533424

 

[HomeBrewer]

Perfect timing, thanks. I'll be there in 6 weeks and have been wondering about finding some place to play.

 

[Rethunk]

Perfect timing, thanks. I'll be there in 6 weeks and have been wondering about finding some place to play.

Glad to help. If you find a good place, please post a follow-up. I won't be in Hong Kong again until later this year.

So far I've only been to General Snooker Club, a decent enough place. I seem to recall they had a league and regular tournaments.

 

[Rethunk]

Shahtin Fun City

This past Xmas I played at Sha Tin Fun City in Hong Kong, a four-story entertainment complex with snooker halls on two floors. I didn't check the count, but the total number of snooker tables is reported to be over 70. Every table I saw was a proper 6 x 12.

These are photos from my phone; my wife took the second one. I was the only gweilo ("ghost man" a.k.a. Caucasian) in the place.

 

[Rethunk]

General Snooker in Hong Kong (2008):

After breaking as player A, Rethunk considers what to do as player B. That's a tempting leave on the red.

Will that cherry go in the corner? That is, will it go in the corner for someone like me?

A list of a few of the pool halls in Hong Kong:
http://hkpoolhalls.com/

 

[mnorwood]

Doesn't look like Hong Kong at all, it looks like heaven. Thanks for posting a preview of the afterlife.:thumbup:

 

[Underclocked]

China Fleet Club in HK used to have two 6x12 tables upstairs. A couple of Chinese guys "hustled" me. :smile: