1999 Strickland v Suk

A text book run from Earl Strickland

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• world
• pool
• championship
• championships
• manila
• strickland
• suk

[SexBirdCake]

A few points:

Controlling is harder with small balls

Controlling precisely over a larger table is more difficult

Potting a snookerball on a snookertable is ten times harder than sinking a poolball on a pooltable.

We can conclude clearing a snookertable is harder, but that doesn't make the game harder. What makes a game hard is the quality of play of your opponent, and since they all clear tables that easily (it simply IS easier) it makes it hard to compete in professional pool.

[LeonFleisherFan]

Well, ask Ronnie what it's like to play Snooker against Efren!

[plmijnygcrdzwaquyijo]

@8down10 pool players dont have to know where to start in snooker, thats why they are called pool players.

[BobFilip]

Noo, fuck! Not snooker vs. pool debate again. For fuck sake, just knock it off cause it's fucking irritating!

[LeonFleisherFan]

@bogdychamp What's really important, however, is the likelihood of championship calibre players from one billiards variety or discipline to beat ones from another. Fact is, there are countless such examples, Efren beating Blomdahl at 3-Cushion, Blomdahl beating Efren at 9-Ball, Mizerak beating Davis and White in challenge matches combining Snooker and pool, ironically despite Davis beating Mizerak, of all games, in a game of Straight Pool, etc. & etc. (e.g. Stalev and so many more examples)…

[LeonFleisherFan]

@bogdychamp Well, it's Peter Ebdon's story as told to IPT participants I know, as well as according to some who were present watching, apparently Efren beat them both in short races, if memory serves right, to 5 (best of 9) gambling. No reason not to believe it, but I'll admit I wasn't there to have witnessed it personally. Unfortunately, the IPT petered out right when everyone around here was getting ready to make a move… :-(

[bogdychamp]

@LeonFleisherFan don't tell me u believe that stupid story according to which Efren beat Ronnie at snooker ?!?

[afkdude]

why is it everytime i watch a pool match on youtube theres some dumbass typing about snooker? go find a snooker video and type about it there...

[BataMusa]

@SexBirdCake no problem. I honestly don't understand how so much hate is generated on youtube from snooker vs pool. When I talk w/snooker and pool players, they're all friendly and respect both games. I don't understand. It's too easy to flame and troll on the internet. It gets really out of hand sometimes.

[SexBirdCake]

@BataMusa Thanks fuck for that. I've only had wanky, testosteron-filled shitremarks rain on me for the past 3 years because of that one. Cheers.

[BataMusa]

@SexBirdCake I am saving this. I can never get my thoughts into a 500 character response about this issue. You did it so nicely. Explains everything I think about both games.

[8down10]

@plmijnygcrdzwaquyijo yes but alot of pool players wouldnt know where to begin in snooker, at least snooker players can give pool a damn good go