This is all just really great for both games. Not a competitive game but you can tell how much the commentators respect Judd and snooker. Great to see the American crowd support Judd too
I love 9 ball pool, but in competition it's so easy to just watch one player dominate the whole thing whilst the other just sits there. I love both games but in snooker there is often more tactical battles between the players, which I think makes it better as a spectator sport. Really enjoyed this tournament though.
Yep, snooker is definitely a better game in every way. The only thing pool has going for it is the fact the table is smaller so it's more accessible. The fact the winner of one rack starts the next one and can continue after potting any ball is just stupid.
Trump didn’t “just sit there”, he blew the easy out in game 1. If you don’t run out wide open racks when you get the chance in pool, you’re gonna get steamrolled.
So.... Ronnie O'Sullivan and Judd Trump don't do this very thing to people all the time in Snooker? I'm not saying there isn't a bit more back in forth in Snooker..... But don't act as though players don't sit on the sidelines and watch for entire breaks and matches.
Running an entire frame in snooker is virtually impossible. The opponent always has at least 1 chance usually off the break. Clearly that is not the case in 9 ball when it could very easily happen that your opponent doesn't even take a single shot the entire match
For people wondering who's better pool players or snooker players - consider this: the best snooker players are competitive with the best 9-ball and 8-ball players in the world with a little training. They can do a pick-up match any day after an hour or two of practicing and be genuinely competitive. The best 8 and 9 ball players don't stand a chance in snooker - that's why they're never in snooker exhibition matches. They'd have to train for years and still might not crack the top 100.
i know rigghttt. best pool players like efren, filler, shaw, svb strickland and many more arent even better than the average snooker players. while best and some average snooker players can easily compete against some of the best pool players lmao
Snooker players all grew up playing english pool but not a single usa pool player grew up playing snooker. It's such a retarded comparison.. Judd lost and it wasn't even close. Get over it...
All these people talking smack about pool players not being able to play snooker at a high level. When I was studying in London, me and my mates had the fortune to witness the American Pool Team practice for the Mosconi Cup in Hurricane Room. One of my mates even got into a money match with Jayson Shaw in snooker and he was making 80-90 breaks no sweat all night. With a bit of practice, these pool players could be really competitive in snooker if they wanted to. They just choose not too with the restrictive uniform, long drawn out gameplay of snooker, and the long qualification process it takes to even join the World Snooker Tour and main professional tournaments that get broadcasted (do some reading on the Q School qualification) and many other factors. Also English pool and American pool are very different. They have different pocket shapes making some shots the optimal one in american pool but completely unplayable in english pool. The two shot rule in English pool rather than the free ball gives rises to so many different strategies and gameplay. Just because someone has played English Pool and snooker growing up doesnt make them automatically good in American Pool. Just appreciate the beauty of pool and snooker as different forms of cue sports. Snooker is meant to be a gentleman's sport and y'all really aren't giving snooker followers and fans a good name by bashing pool players for no good reason. What do you even gain by bashing down pool and claiming snooker is superior? Its just shameful behavior. I love snooker and I think Judd Trump and Ronnie the Rocket are just geniuses out of this world in Snooker, but likewise Efren is just magical in Pool and the brilliance of Shane van Boening and Joshua Filler brings a different side of cuesports that is just mesmerizing to watch as well.
How does entry work for competitions like this though? The pool lot would have to commit a year or two of their life to Q school and then try to qualify for everything. It would cost a fortune for very little reward because they’d be unlikely to progress far in any tournament even if they managed to qualify. I’d like to see some attempt it but it wouldn’t be as easy as hopping on a flight and playing a bit of snooker.
@@badofcheese Yeah. Good point. Unless there could be some tournament wildcard arrangement like they have in tennis. But you're right, it's easier in pool comps as it appears literally anyone can nominate.
@@badofcheese Any sufficiently talented or popular pool player would get an invitational wild card. It's just, the pool #1 would lose 10-0 to even the world's 128 ranked snooker player, in snooker.
Bro i´m a snooker fan but that excuse is kinda sad why you bringing that subject here? You wanna feel superior or something? Btw in case you didn't know Mark Selby was a pool player before he played Snooker and he was for years number 1 in the world currently number 2, he won 4 times the WSC and many others not bad for a pool player right?
Great to hear Nick Schumann calling US Open pool. Brings a great perspective to any game! Definitely my favorite Poker analyst and now my new favorite Pool prognosticator as well!
Class, you mean the snooker crowd massive pockets and inferior strokes and snooker is superior, pool is a joke etc etc. Hey snooker fans, this here river dont go to AINTRY.....you done tooken the wrong turn.
Just like to add some perspective as a snooker player switched to 9 ball many years ago. What I found was rarely mentioned which is that side spins in snooker curves every time in opposite direction due to the distance and we practice so much that we compensate without thinking about it. It’s kind of like the bowling ball curves. When I first played on pool table with larger and heavier balls, the curve isn’t as much and side spin kick action is different. I was missing all those shots Judd is missing. In 9 ball I literally relearned to curve and kick with much slower speed, the cloth doesn’t reverse the curve and fast shots don’t react much, so all that instinctive compensation in snooker actually was too much adjustment and shots are missed. It was very frustrating. Today I play in 9 ball with much less power, leaving more angles to run around the table rather than using power and spins as I do in snooker. Not sure if I explain this clearly or if anyone else experienced the same. Great games both snooker and 9 ball. :)
I know exactly what you are talking about. I learned to play snooker first as a kid but later got into 9 ball as a 20 something, and now I've gone back to mostly playing snooker but I still play 9 ball from time to time. Sidespin is completely different because the balls have different masses and different angular moments of inertia (angular moment of inertia is a physics term describing how much force is required to spin a round object about its axis). So the bigger pool balls have a larger moment of inertia so it's more difficult to make it change direction as a result of spin. That's why you have to play the cue ball slower to make it swerve the same amount in pool compared to snooker: the frictional force exerted by the cloth that makes it swerve is small compared to the inertia of the ball. That's in addition to the fact that pool cloth is much smoother than the nappy snooker cloth. There's also the fact that larger balls have more surface area contact with each other. So in snooker compared to pool, with the same amount of left spin and at the same speed, you get less right spin throw on the object ball after contact because the balls are smaller and there's less surface area contact. So for that reason snooker requires a little bit longer of a backswing, more follow through and smoother acceleration of the cue on most shots because you need more spin on the cue ball to get the same throw on the object ball. I've found that keeping my backswing in pool much more compact helps tremendously with cue ball control on fast tables. I have to really extend my backswing quite a bit more in snooker on traditional cloth. It's worth pointing out here that this trend in snooker is changing towards becoming more compact with players like Kyren Wilson because the professional table cloth is much faster than it used to be.
as a snooker spectator, shaw was coming up with shots i never imagined, i completely forget that u can take advantage of hitting a ball to pot another, it completely goes over my heard when looking for plays
As an aside, great commentary. I especially like Jeremy Jones, but everyone really. Just all around good job, really adds to the experience of watching 🙂
One thing not mentioned much here, and that is the different pocket geometry. In snooker the cushions are rounded into the pockets, but in pool they make a sharp angle. It means that in pool you can pocket by aiming deliberately at the cushion on the other side of the pocket and it will ricochet in. In snooker aiming directly at the cushion next to the pocket will just not work. It means that a snooker player will not notice some pocketable balls that a pool player will immediately go for.
you mean you can play a shot shot and it will go in. You don’t have to get it in the pocket. This excuse of snooker players won’t see a shot is nonsense. Those cushions just make it even easier on a smaller table.
@@rickswords6346 Yes, potting is easier on the smaller table, but because the cushion angle at the pockets is different It means that a snooker player will not notice some pocketable balls that a pool player will immediately go for. It's the not noticing that's important, the potting is another matter.
I loved watching Judd in this tournament. Probably the smoothest stroke on the planet. Child prodigy turned world snooker champion. Everyone expected his break and safety play to be weak, and that he would pot every ball he could see, but we were all surprised to see that his break was very solid, imaginative and well executed safety plays, and a few missed pots. Hope he maintains interest in the game and we get to see more of him
Put any Pool player on a Snooker table and play them against Trump in 100 frames. Trump would be odds on to win 100-0, that's the real difference we're talking about. Pool is easy, simple pimple, nothing at all difficult about it, every aspect of Pool is basic and easy.
@Michael Smith You know when you find yourself typing the same thing many times? Are you actually now saying, that YOU actually sit there, and retype it all, time and time again? Is that really what you're trying to say? And do you also think that if someone copies and pastes something?, that in some way means the words are worth less than if I'd retyped them? LOL. You do understand that today we have technologies that allow us to save our own time by copy and pasting things? You know a computer technology? You seem to think that anyone who uses that technology must be doing something wrong or something? Do you understand how utterly dumb that makes you? I mean, listen, if you want to sit and retype things over and over again, you go ahead you ever so bright individual, me? I'll continue to use what we have available to us today. ABSOLUTELY HILARIOUS
@Michael Smith Put any Pro Pool player up against any Pro snooker player and play 100 racks of Pool, then 100 racks of Snooker. The Snooker player has a good chance of winning playing pool, the Pool player has ZERO chance of winning playing snooker, and it wouldn't even be a surprise to see the Snooker player win the snooker 100 - 0.
Who's idea was it to change the ball colors? The cameras are now good enough to see traditional colors. I've watched plenty of pool matches on RU-vid and this is the hardest time I've had distinguishing the colors.
Agree there needs to be a change to alternate breaks. Big pockets make it easy to pot from the break and then you usually just need one good shot or a bit of luck for position on the next pot.
With players of this caliber, they can often break and run out frame after frame. Like Judd did in previous matches. I think alternating break is much better... Well done to Judd for his great debut. If he finds it fun he may return, but 50K to the winner? That's what top Snooker players make for doing badly on a tournament!
Judd won the safety battle in game 1 and proceeded to dog the easy out. If you don’t run out in pool when you’re supposed to, you’re gonna get your ass kicked by top players.
@@sphigel1 agreed, he has plenty to learn and practice. I'm not saying he's the best pool player in history, just that he has a very solid base and if he so desires, can be a serious contender in championships and definitely an asset in the Mosconi cup
Judd seemed like he was underprepared for this match. The fact that he can run 147 on Ronnie in the finals with superb cue ball positioning, but not set himself up well for the 4 ball in the first rack is just carelessness to me.
I love shaw, being a fellow Scot, but felt really bad for judd , big fan of snooker and him especially. Just didn’t get a chance in this match with winner breaks, hope he comes back to pool at some point
Well either this or alternate with sudden death. In the end during sudden death the breaker still have huge amount of adv. Not a big difference if you looks at the end result since whoever breaking having the advantage. So is crucial dont lose when you are breaking
So many people are arguing about which is the more skilful sport. This doesn’t really make sense. The argument is about which are more skilful players... Simple sports require higher degree of accuracy and completion, harder sports are more forgiving. Yes snooker is more difficult, but this doesn’t make their players automatically more skilled. That’s like saying it’s harder to score in soccer than basketball, so soccer players are more skilled. Sure, basketball is way easier, but unless Messi is putting out double doubles of goals and assists this doesn’t mean anything. It’s easier to score in basketball, but if you do so as a team 5 times a game you are trash. Either game, the difficulty is scoring more than your opponents, and they find it just as difficult as you, so despite soccer being objectively harder, it is subjectivity equally difficult to play. Regardless of how difficult or easy the skills in a game are, being better at performing them than the other professionals is the measure of skill. Snooker fans always go on about how the small table makes it easier to pot balls so it should be easier for a snooker player to pot out in 9 ball. It is… and it’s easier for your opponent who is a nine ball player as well. So on an open table people pot out more often… how did this make the game easier, if the object is to be better than your opponent who has the same advantages and disadvantages. Yes many of the skills required for snooker are inherently more impressive because they are more difficult to master from scratch, but some of the unique 9ball skills like jumps and power breaks are impressive too, and transitioning is incredible, even though the sports are similar. Kudos to the greats who have transcended more than one discipline or even attempted it. Davis, Ronnie, Earl, Efron, Selby, now Trump. Trump is the more skilled individual here, no question (although he had a bad day) but probably not better at 9ball. Meanwhile the best 9ball player probably COULD compete against the 100th best snooker player with a little preparation. At the end of the day the sports are different enough that you back the person on their home turf, and similar enough that the best of the best are competitors regardless. But arguing about if the top snooker players are more skilled than the top 9ball players is as pointless as arguing if the earth is rounder than Pluto is cold.
The better argument to make is that the skills required for snooker makes snooker players more versatile than pool players - if shaw turned up to the crucible he would look like a member of the crowd at the table so I think people would be right in saying Ronnie is the worlds best “cueist” since he’s the best snooker player. Although your football and basketball argument is clever, it’s not taking into account how dissimilar those two sports are and how like each other these two sports are
Great example of how one can control things with a winner-break format and the one on the spot. When Alex Paglyan can get beat 11 to 0 too, it shows you how important it is to get the first lag, and the first game, then to never let up. But ya, Shaw played fantastically after the first fluke though. He made the table look small and the pockets look much wider than they were. I pick him to win it this year.
Good example of the issues with winner-break. For the top players winning the lag gives you an easy win unless you mess up, regardless of how good the opponent is. It makes the lag way too important.
I hope judd gets more time off snooker and tries pool again. Hes a magician on the snooker table and plays snooker like hes playing pool sometimes so it wld be cool to see how good he cld get at pool
Yeah, he's a wizard on the snooker table, it's weird seeing him miss shots which look far easier here. Maybe they're not so easy though without experience.
@@andrewwilliams1788 it's the adjustment to the ball and the cue probably. Also if anyone noticed, even if the pool pockets are larger, the cushion actually has sharp corners as opposed to the sort of flattened curve towards the pockets in snooker.
@@samme79 Put any Pool player on a Snooker table and play them against Trump in 100 frames. Trump would be odds on to win 100-0, that's the real difference we're talking about. Pool is easy, simple pimple, nothing at all difficult about it, every aspect of Pool is basic and easy.
@@hotstepper887 Absolutely false. The games have similarities but also fundamental differences. There are pool players that are competent snooker players, and vice versa. Too many snooker elitists talking down pool players as opposed to trying to actually back up their talk in a game 🤣
I love watching snooker players switch over to pool. Ronnie and Davis are quiet impressive IMHO. I can definitely feel more tension in the room when it's US against EU .
@@jcchannel2850 m.ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Iu2hUuNTuQU.html Shaw has a reputation for chocking in finals, but normally Shaw vs boening is always good matches.
Hard for Judd to get back into this match. After the lucky win in the first match by Shaw, it was Shaw at the table the rest of the match with the exception of a couple of shots. And Judd was forced to play safeties. But thats pool. Very different from snooker. Judd was sitting too long
honestly , it's as simple as that : if the winner of the - by chance-? - first frame can go on 'starting', and - with their level of breaking - continue , your ONLY chance of evver getting to the table to Do Anything must come from a fault or a mishap of/to your opponent , ,,, you can't change the course of the game if you're 'watching' !!!
Pool is a lot more about have an arsenal of shot types to 'escape' situations. The skill is when to use what 'trick'. that's the inexperience that shows in the snooker players. I think what us Brits don't explain well is that Snooker is more about control of your body and mind in tandem (every shot is a ritual, you don't just get down and you don't just lift your head - the whole thing is an art form and the match length is a measure of consistency at that art form). With such a huge table in snooker and tight pockets the ability to keep the control is something you have to be devoted to and few can master it. With Pool there's a different skill required, but I think a Snooker player with a years focus on pool would be lethal, but a pool player with a years focus on snooker would still be a 1 in a 1000 chance of getting anywhere - the fundamentals are such a big part of it and once you're an adult it's too late to master the fundamentals.
I disagree, you can't say that a master chess player can be the best poker player if he spends time playing poker.. snooker and 9ball are two totally different games. Also, for any sport that has a pre-shot routine that routine is a ritual. Theres no comparison, stance, grip, pace, eyesight are all different, yeah 9ball doesn't have the prestige of snooker and its marketed a bit hilly billy but its super hard. To add to the differences of the game, just imagine that in 9ball the opponent might not have a single opportunity for a whole set. So what you say about getting out of tough spots is much closer to snooker, 9ball is a very very aggressive game. A 9ball player wants that opponent to stay sitted the whole set, in snooker that simply cant happen.. different games, bot immensely difficult to master! No reason to compare, just enjoy these 2 giants :)
@@michaelcake3186 Thanks Michael. I find your point interesting. I don't agree with it but that's what makes the world go round eh? I'm not saying one is better than the other, my comment is more to explain why snooker players feel there's a disparity. Truth is there is. I simply think a snooker player (e.g. Trump or O'Sullivan) could be a force in pool given enough experience, whereas the fundamentals required for a pool player to do the same in snooker make it very unlikely. Snooker is so demanding, physically and mentally that you need to live it from a very young age. I agree that pool is also very challenging, in a totally different way. I like pool, wish I was better at it. But 2hrs on the snooker table and I can often clean up on the pool table - It's like shooting at buckets after snooker.
They’re a different set of mechanics… billiards, Russian pyramid, snooker, pool they all have different set of fundamentals that emphasize certain aspects of the game…
@@0Caracalla That's an interesting thing. I actually think the fundamentals of billiards carry into snooker (billiards is very hard for a pure snooker player, but billiards players are generally great snooker players), and the fundamentals of snooker carry into pool. But jump shots and massive breaks don't really help in snooker, in fact jumping is a foul shot in snooker and seen as cheating. Its not entirely a one way street but I think this is why snooker fans get upset, it's because snooker is so much more disciplined. It's not to take away from pool, it's a great game. I still struggle to understand a pro game though where you could break off, clean up and win the match without the other player getting a shot. That's weird... not really a match is it? But hey I'm a Brit we frown at not requiring dress shoes in snooker.
your point is invalid. Michael's understanding of the game is pretty accurate. what is invalid about your point is that it will hardly ever come true, if a snooker player wants to lose his grip of his snooker game, maybe he'll get somewhere in pool, and if you think that take a year then think again. another aspect of pool that is crucial at the very top level is the mind game, and the mind game in snooker and pool are just two different worlds. these elite pool players have been playing the game at the very top level for years and years, you think someone with only a minor part of the fundamentals can achieve that in 1 year? cut me the crap mate, I've heard this snooker/pool comparison countless of times and grown tired of it. they are different games, have different constraints and require different skills. just accept the fact and enjoy
This is pool for you. Its pretty hard to freeze out a snooker for player for 11 frames in a row without them potting a ball. Pool is a different game entirely
I think you're adding a lot of context into the situation that wasn't there 😅 it's as simple as it just being customary to apologize when you fluke a ball in. Especially when it's the winning ball.
yes with 9 ball he could technically smack every ball as hard as he could and if something fell he could continue to do that. you dont need to call any shot at all
Pareció algo aplastante luego vi algunos 11-1,11-2,11-4 un 11-0 y demás resultados así tanto de alguno q ganaba y luego perdía del mismo modo pareciera un torneo q fue a sorteo
I find it amusing that it’s not just retired pool players commenting but current players as well ^^ it’s like minions from the Disney movie putting up for each other haha
@@dt9127 agree, probably equally bad , but it is a shame that pool players dont seem to be as adventure as snooker players and try competing on the big green table
@@hajnalakos99 Try to have a look at the Mark Selby, you probably know who he is 😉 he started as a pro pool player, moved over to snooker, and is the only person to have won both the world pool championship, and snooker world championship... so, some make it, moved for the bigger money - and did it quite successfully, so it is not as easy to say that pro pool players couldn't do it on a snooker table.
You seen Jayson play snooker like, he couldve been a top snooker player easy. He use to play against John Higgins he'd tell you how good he was. Pool was always his love though that's what he wanted to play mainly because his father was so good also.
Trump has honestly surprised me so far. Much has been made about the level / confidence of his opponents or the lucky safeties, but at the same time you can tell he is picking things up super quick. Shaw is simply one of those pinnacle players and was playing pretty fantastic this match.
Put any Pool player on a Snooker table and play them against Trump in 100 frames. Trump would be odds on to win 100-0, that's the real difference we're talking about. Pool is easy, simple pimple, nothing at all difficult about it, every aspect of Pool is basic and easy.
@@hotstepper887 Nobody is saying that any pool player is going to beat Trump. You are saying that pool is easy bla bla bla, but this game between Trump and Shaw is the perfect example that you are 100% WRONG. American Pool and Snooker are two very different games. Each one requires specific skills. If you don't accept it, you're a snob. BTW I'm a decent pool player and I LOVE snooker! I play snooker a little once in a while and my maximum run is 32 (maximum score in a frame 61). I'm a complete nobody in the world of pool. I can't imagine what a PRO pool player could do if he/she dedicates some months in learning the game; maybe not getting to the top, but certainly do some damage. I do believe that Eklent Kaci and Francisco Sanchez Ruiz are actually pretty good snooker players, with at least one 147 on their resumé.
@@johngatta no actually that guy was right. Any pool player would get smoked at snooker whereas a snooker player could be successful at pool. Snooker has a lot tighter pockets and you gain very good cue control which is suited to pool but pool pockets are very big. Only difference is the table.
@@kevycanavan Sure let's slow down an already relatively boring (for tv) game. (I love pool btw, been playing for plus 30 years) It actually should be shorter, 20 seconds max, but more racks to minimize one sided luck.
its a brave effort by judd trump to join 9 ball tourney.good to see how a champion snooker player fares in another pool disciplne and vice versa.possibly give enough time for judd to learn d grit and grime of 9 ball and he can compete with elite players of d game.
Lmao this whole time I've been thinking "Goddamn this pool commentator sounds just like Nick Schulman" and it turns out that's because he literally is Nick Schulman.
Winner break format is just dog.. If we did this in UK Black ball, the person who lost the first frame wouldn't get a shot the whole match. May as well play one frame and call that guy the winner. Shaw played extremely well but with a turn break system the score would definitely been more competitive.
I’m an american and a decent pool player who has made a few break and runs on a 9 ft table. My local pool hall has a snooker table and I’m telling you, it is very hard to make even two shots in a row on a 12 ft table with those small, unforgiving rounded pockets and small balls. I’ve seen many pool players better than me try, and they have a hard time making even three balls in a row. It is a very difficult game, and if you haven’t tried it, you owe it to yourself to try it before you speak out about it. It’s truly humbling and frustrating. Watching the greats in snooker make a 100 point break is truly amazing.
@@chriskindler10 They first changed the 4 from purple to pink and the 7 from brown to tan to appear better on old analogue TV and make them easier to distinguish from the blue 2 and red 3 respectively. Then some wise guy had the idea to change them again, for whatever reason. But with HD TV, it now seems redundant.
I want to see Judd trump play 8 ball.. I like the way Shaw is kind of trying to teach trump other pool shots and how some of trumps safety’s aren’t actually safety’s lol
Ye, makes you think safeties in snooker are easier because most random combinations of 2 balls on the huge table are not pottable while there is always a way in pool.
But the large table makes safety harder, and you are laying a safety when your opponent can hit any one of many many red balls. They are different animals
I have to say that this gave me some deep satisfaction. For there ain't a single pool video out there without a snooker snob of a fan who never touched a queue in his life but feels the necessity to state how easy pool was compared to snooker. That being said, it's just the fans, I never heard a single pro player utter things like that towards pool or 3-cushion or English 8-ball or Chinese 8-ball. It's just those snobs and they were declaring Trump tournament winner the day he announced his entry. And they got their mouth stuffed (although Trump did way better than I expected him to do and even beat a top 100 player)
Good to see Judd confident enough to play in the US open clearly out of his comfort zone. Pool players relishing playing a top snooker player. He is lacking in positional play and knowledge of cue ball control with the big cue ball and different surface as well as deflection in the shaft of the cue. The commentators mentioned using his snooker cue, I thought it would give his snooker cue a hard time with the heavier cue ball and risk damaging it? Great to see him giving this a go.
@@shardanette1 Both Steve Davis and Ronnie played with their snooker cue's as well in the Marconi cup, and they beat the 2 top players at the time... Ronnie was young as well, just coming on to the scene, don't think they were expecting it, great video to watch as every time Ronnie got a chance he basically just did what Shaw did.
I think for television. There used to be a problem with the way the 4 and 5 balls looked on camera. There may be another reason but this is my suspicion.
its good thing they changed the break rules in the other competition. (European I think or World) But they soon cracked how to pot a ball everytime. They just need to introduce alternating breaks i think. this run of winning is just easily giving them an advantage.
its is like football player playing futsal. 2 different sport. and we see how great judd is, playing with such courage against proffesional pool player. imagine jason playing snooker...he wouldnt get even 1 frame. But i enjoy anyway
Shaws highbreak is 146 and many pro snooker players have actually gone public asking for a maintour wildcard for him so he doesn't need to run the qualification for a year.
Stephans comment is thematically true, but Shaw is a terrible example. Still, at the highest level any player could still make it in their non preferred cue sport if they practiced
After shake hands, being the winner Jason was very quickly to turn his face away from Judd, it seems like Judd still have words to say.. If you know what i mean😊.
Shaw always had arrogance. Pool players lack professionalism compared to snooker players. This is because snooker is more professional than pool in these terms. EDIT: Shaw is trying to show who's boss. Lmao an average snooker player can play very good pool but can a pool player even play snooker upto club standards? Nope!
I am an amateur snooker and played last weekend a 9 ball tournament with some good players, it was my second time i played 9 ball and i made it to the semi final, i was quiet surprised, i had like 0% problem with the pots but the other players were better in the break off do and played some shoots that are impossible on a snooker table,i really enjoyed it do, to be honest its less frustrating then snooker😂, you always can hope that your oponent misses the 9 ball at the end😊
@@seanscanlon9067 didn‘t Judd got two flukes in rack 10? Then why didn’t he take advantage of the winner break format and get to break in a few more racks?
@@Isuc_at_poolgolf Probably because winner breaks is an advantage full stop, but it is more so to a full time pool player than a full time snooker player trying his hand at pool at this level for the first time. Jayson was still the obvious favourite here, just as Judd would be if they were playing snooker.
@@seanscanlon9067 Yeah that’s my point If Jayson can run all his way out but Judd can’t, it just simply means that Jayson is better at pool than Judd. Winner break is fair in long races in my opinion, since running out plenty of racks isn’t easy at all.
Is this a usual procedure to have this loud rock music in the background while the pros carrying out their matches? The music is not in the commentators room, is it? Is that a specialty in the US Open?
It helps the players not get distracted by the sounds from the crowds making noises and at the different tables. They don't play music during the semis and finals when only one table is used.
