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. . . on winning the World Championship Tuesday.

"The Thunder from Down Under", indeed ;-) . . . This message has been edited by Dr No on 2010-05-08 13:12:41

Congrats to the Australian team!  While there aren't many snooker tables in the billiard halls in L.A., I've played it before and it's a difficult game to master.  Anyone else here play snookers?

-MW

.. i played a lot of snooker. I think my highest break was around 40 points or so .... makes one wonder how the 'gods' cleared the table with a 147 !!!

Filip

Well, Art, that cuts it down to just 22,338,654 people (at 10:00a.m. AEST, 9 May 2010). - click here

 

Cheers,

pplater.

. . . in Las Vegas than snooker fans in all of the United States :-( . . .

...professional men's and women's billiards.  Women's is particularly amusing because the players have the craziest nicknames.  A sampling of the nicknames I've heard referenced on ESPN:

Allison "The Duchess of Doom" Fisher

Jeanette "The Black Widow" Lee

Ga-Young Kim, "The Little Devil Girl" (Who comes up with these things?)

Monica "The Assassin" Webb

Cheers,

Daos

 

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Wrestling is a sport I most definitely do NOT watch, but here in the US there is/was a women's wrestling league called GLOW (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling), and those billiards nicknames seem like they would fit right in!

*weird*

Daos

. . . "Texas Tornado" . . .

There is, though, only one "Assassin" for me . . .

. . . Jack Tatum, Oakland Raiders . . .

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Of course following Cliff Thorburn from my home of Canada who won in 1980.

I used to play (and follow the sport) a lot but haven't picked up my cue in years now, and despite having coverage of just about every other sport on earth, there's no pro snooker coverage here on TV that I can find. 

BTW since we are discussing it, I think my biggest break ever was in the 80's....certainly not good enough to compete even locally here.

Cheers, Al

. . . but if there were, I'd have a reason to buy a TV ;-) . . .

...famous and striking graves in the Melbourne Cemetary is Walter Lindrum's grave....a pool-table.

Never had the patience for Billiards and pubs here only really do 8-ball....which I can play...ahem...