Today's top snooker players: which ones will give pool a go as their career fades?

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I don't know about you but I would be so interested to see Stephen Hendry, John Higgins or Shaun Murphy's like really try and take up pool when their snooker star fades.

I know some top snooker players like Ronnie and Steve have had a dabble now and then on a pool table but If some of those players took the game seriously, even in their later years, and changed their stance a bit, lifted their heads a bit and really focused on the game in practice, I for one would love to see the results.

We've seen Drago, Davis and O'sullivan, so who's next? and how do you think they'll do?
 
That would be interesting to see and I personally would love to see them try BUT, I really don't see any of them putting in the time that it would take for them to challenge the top 10 or even top 25 in the world of pool. They are superstars in their own sport and most will earn millions of $$$ by the time they decide to retire from snooker, I just don't see there incentive.
I'm not saying they are not capable of doing it as most would automatically be A to Open speed right away anyway, but I just don't see why any of them would.:confused:
 
I would think that snooker players might be more successful at straight pool than the rotation games. There are some similarities (the opening break, picking balls out of the pile, opening up the pile, shooting the balls in a pattern, etc.)
 
I don't look to see many. They snooker players over seas make a nice living playing that game. I think this years max break was something in the area of 140,000 pounds in the world championship. Thats a lot of green. I would like to see more play, but I just don't believe it will happen.
 
I don't know it will ever happen, but the players I'd love to have seen play pool and been succesful are:

Jimmy White
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Mark Williams
 
obvious one for me would be Selby. He was world pool
(English 8 ball) champion before he went into snooker.
 
I think that it could happen.

It does not seem easy to compete in snooker at the top level when you get into your 40's. And if you are not competing at the top level, you are not making any money. At that point, why not try pool? The problem is that the main pool money is in 9 ball, and snooker players might struggle with the break. Still, Allison Fisher seems to have done ok
 
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