Author Topic: Any snooker fans out there? (Read 398 times)

Nilsen · « **on:** November 13, 2004, 05:17:21 AM »

Have not played since sometime in the early 90's but I have been waching it alot on eurosport the lat few months... Think I have to start again

beet1e · « **Reply #1 on:** November 13, 2004, 05:34:10 AM »

Yes - past tense though. I was never much of a player, but used to go to the televised snooker tournaments local to me here in the south. (Most are up north) I even met Cliff Thorburn (Canadian, and world champion 1980) and Terry Griffiths (champ 1979). Also Bill Werbeniuk, who used to drink about 15 pints during a match.

He claimed it was to stop his arm from trembling. He managed to convince the taxman that he needed it for his game, and got tax relief on his lager purchases!

Nilsen · « **Reply #2 on:** November 13, 2004, 05:53:38 AM »

Lol, abit before my time and before Hendry changed/evolved the game

I was never any good myslef with 72 as break record and 20-30 average

beet1e · « **Reply #3 on:** November 13, 2004, 06:57:53 AM »

LOL! I once had a break of 9.

Suave · « **Reply #4 on:** November 13, 2004, 08:03:01 AM »

I'm a fan. Is there a club for us, with T-shirts and whatnot?

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #5 on:** November 13, 2004, 09:03:18 AM »

Aye; the Pink Balls Club.

Nilsen · « **Reply #6 on:** November 13, 2004, 09:23:25 AM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
LOL! I once had a break of 9.

Oh.. I guess you never went to British Open then, as a player i mean

beet1e · « **Reply #7 on:** November 13, 2004, 10:20:14 AM »

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Originally posted by Nilsen
Oh.. I guess you never went to British Open then, as a player i mean

No. I went to the Benson & Hedges at Wembley a few times, and to another tournament in Reading hosted by different tobacco companies each year. The World championship is the Embassy World at the Crucible in Sheffield, where Dowding's from. But that's about 250km from here and I never went.

Nilsen · « **Reply #8 on:** November 13, 2004, 10:53:03 AM »

Yeah, i followed the embassy world from the comfort of my couch this year on eurosport... addictive.

Maybe ill ring the doorbell @ dowdings cave next year

john9001 · « **Reply #9 on:** November 13, 2004, 12:24:10 PM »

i played years ago,intresting game.

a snooker table is bigger and the pockets are smaller than a regular pool table, it really sharpens up your pool game.

beet1e · « **Reply #10 on:** November 13, 2004, 12:32:54 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
a snooker table is bigger and the pockets are smaller than a regular pool table, it really sharpens up your pool game.

Quite correct, which is why the Brits trounce the Yanks at pool. I couldn't believe how big those American pool table pockets were - 5" I believe, compared with 3" for snooker table pockets. Still, pool needs to be made easy so that Americans can play it.

vorticon · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2004, 01:12:04 PM »

i played once, spent the entire night doing it, and this wasnt even on a proper table.

Nilsen · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2004, 01:34:00 PM »

Difficult but very enjoyable when you start getting a feel for it.

Nilsen · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2004, 04:19:11 PM »

wow, O'Sullivan sure got his bellybutton kicked today.

Hope there will be a final tomorrow, cause if Higgins wife delivers the baby before or during the final he will hop on the first plane home to recive and forfit the game.

Furball · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2004, 05:33:25 PM »

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Originally posted by beet1e
Quite correct, which is why the Brits trounce the Yanks at pool. I couldn't believe how big those American pool table pockets were - 5" I believe, compared with 3" for snooker table pockets. Still, pool needs to be made easy so that Americans can play it.

english pool is much harder than american pool too, even though it is a much smaller table.