Ennis recalls a time in the sweltering desert heat of Yuma, Arizona, when
Eight-ball had a rough field short takeoff and landing experience.
Although snooker was big on the street, Tourangeau always felt that
eight-ball was going to take off, and it has.
Indeed, Mr Prior informs me that the 1950 final between Linthwaite and Elland was the last tie ever to play
eight-ball overs and that an Elland bowler named Drinkwater did actually send down 16.6 overs in the Linthwaite innings, which was recorded as 54.6 overs long, and Kenworthy bowled 18.7 overs in the Elland innings out of 59.7.
McKenna and Swansea's
eight-ball ace Ben Davies played for their country in the nine-ball doubles version of the sport, but they went out to Germany's former world champion Oliver Ortmann and European Tour pro Thomas Engert.
During this here hop the flight lead--already behind the
eight-ball for letting one of his charges get below bingo state--added another log to a roaring inferno of rotten headwork by blindly choosing the shorter distance option.
"Without him, we would have been a fair way further behind the
eight-ball," he added.
And when Simon Jones struck three overs after the restart following an 83-minute delay for rain, the Windies had slumped to 113-4 and Old Rubber Lips himself was waxing lyrical about Harmison's electric
eight-ball spell.
RACK 'EM up and prepare yourself for a game of
eight-ball pool - internet style.
North Star defeated Parkhouse more easily after posting 104-9 and restricting Parkhouse to only 32-4 in their 12
eight-ball overs.
Dubai: Ameen Fikri staged a miraculous fight back on the opening day of the 2012 GCC Billiards Championship at the Ezone Club in Dubai on Saturday to edge past Ali Al Obaidli of Qatar 7-6 and progress to the
eight-ball pool quarter-finals.
The 32-year-old Orcollo, the 2011 World
eight-ball champion, Biado, Chang and Ko are playing under the banner of sportsman/businessman Ceferino "Perry" Mariano of Bugsy Promotions.
But unfortunately for the real estate advisers, Trophy rules restricted him to two eight ball overs and Wragges recovered well, losing no more wickets scoring 154/2 in their allotted 16
eight-ball overs.
The C team have also become the first Redcar champions to play by the new updated version of
eight-ball pool known as world rules, which encourages a more attacking game.
Samoa's 19-15 loss to Tonga in Montpellier last weekend has put them firmly behind the
eight-ball.
Cardiff's former world
eight-ball champion has been teamed with Swansea man Davies, himself an
eight-ball global king, to face the best the planet can offer in the nine-ball game.
