That is the most amazing game of snooker I have ever seen
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It is a much harder game of billiards than 8/9 ball where you have a break ball and you must knock in all red balls followed by a black ball and then sink in the colored balls after. The balls are smaller than the balls that you usually play with at a pool hall, and the table is 12 feet long compared to 8 feet pro / 9 feet classic. The pockets are also smaller, and the felt is slicker.
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Also a large difference is the point system. In 8 or 9 ball, the objective is to sink the 8 or 9 ball. Snooker is to rack up points.
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Actually, yes and no. Any classic British player will say that snooker and billiards are the same thing, but they don't consider 8/9-ball billiards either.
Snooker has become a colloquial term used for billiards since then, but a person who actually plays and doesn't pose as a pool player, will know the difference. In other words, for the average player, there is no difference anymore, but for a person who plays competitions there is a difference.
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MmmSkyscraper, what was your BCA rank? Because you seem to be pretty smug about snooker for some reason.
Very good, looks like he was "in the zone" as it were. It's something that a lot of skilled players in many different "games" experience. Snooker is a fairly difficult game, especially for western players who are used to the much, much smaller 9' tables. In snooker there is far less room to cheat pockets and you must rely on deflection and follow/draw a great deal more.
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Just remembered I watched this live. Seeing as most people in the thread don't know snooker, they won't know that Ronnie can play just as well with either hand, and regularly switches from one to the other during frames.
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Originally posted by: DaShen
MmmSkyscraper, what was your BCA rank? Because you seem to be pretty smug about snooker for some reason.
I'm British, that's my problem
In snooker you really almost solely on deflection and control. You try to not use any English (follow/draw) unless you have to because it is not as accurate for control.
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Most people at a certain level will practice both hands as well. I was never good enough to play big tourneys, plus touneys and pool memberships were a lot of money, but you definitely want to be as ambidexterous as possible in snooker. If you aren't you can screw your self when the cue is in the middle of the table.
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Originally posted by: DaShen
MmmSkyscraper, what was your BCA rank? Because you seem to be pretty smug about snooker for some reason.
I'm British, that's my problem
Hahahaha!
Dang British. There so elitist when it comes to pool.
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I agree, but he's so good at flipping it back and fore, it's almost like he's mocking the opponent. He doesn't just use it to get out of trouble, he does it for fun, during world championship matches. FTW!
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Originally posted by: DaShen
Hahahaha!
I like pool, just don't get to play much. I don't know anyone who looks down on it.
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