Archive for 9-ball Pool

6 Great Places to Watch Live Pool (When we’re not streaming)

January 24, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

There are a number of great people out on the web providing some really good quality live streaming, you may have seen some of them but I hope that some are new to you. However, you are only allowed to watch them when Cuesport TV are not live streaming!

I have not ranked them in order of preference, the list is simply there to make it easier to read:

  1. InsidePool.TV – probably the best pool/billiards magazine on the market, they have been involved with live streaming for a number of years now, they make use of both the Youtube and UStream platforms which makes access very easy.
  2. TheActionReport – They have been doing this since 2007 (about the same amount of time as us!) and the quality has just got better and better over the years, expect multiple camera angles, live commentary, interviews and also a live podcast now as well. Probably the one website that most ‘streamers’ aspire to.
  3. Pool Action TV – Operated by Ray ‘BigTruck’ Hansen PoolActionTV have done a number of differing productions over the last 2 years. Along with regular coverage of Pro/Am events they have also covered the Ultimate 10-Ball Championships and a number of money matches.
  4. OTBNTV -On The Break News operate a number of smaller pool magazines and also got invloved with the live streaming of tournaments from their area a while back. Again utilising the Ustream platform to provide live and VOD coverage.
  5. MaxLeePool – It is great to see someone else trying to push the UK game forward and this site provides live streaming as well as a tour that they operate up in Scotland, great if you are a fan of Blackball or the UK 8-Ball game.
  6. OnTheRail TV – Established in 2008 (07/08 almost seems to be the birth of live streamed pool!) they create high quality match-ups and stream pro-am tournaments from the Arizona region of the US. Many top names have featured including Efren Reyes, Earl Strickland and Darren Appleton with One Pocket seeming to be a speciality.

This is just a small list of live streaming resources, please send me links to other live streaming websites/companies/profiles on the web and I will try and update this list over time. If I have made any glaring errors then please let me know.

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Top 5 Matches of 2011

January 2, 2012 / The_Teach / No comments

Thought I would have a go at compiling a ‘Top 5 of 2011′ in terms of the matches that we have covered, you can find details of them below and where we have it a link to the video on Cuesport TV.

It has been a difficult task to compile this list due to the sheer amount of pool that I have been involved with covering in 2011 so they are in no particular order of preference!

1. Welsh Open Blackball Final – This has been our most watched video of the second half year even though it was only released at the end of November. In my eyes one of the most perfect games of pool ever played in front of our cameras as Simon Ward won his second consecutive Welsh Open title by demolishing Richie Oliver 6-0.

2. GB9 British Grand Prix Final – Jayson Shaw once again proved what a very classy and entertaining player he can be by lifting the GB9 British Grand Prix in November. Up against the best GB9 player of all time (Imran Majid) many felt that Imran’s more deliberate style would have slowed Jayson down but not on this occasion, the Scotsman showed pure class as he lifted the title 11-4 with 4 break and runs in the process. The win also meant that he finished 2nd in the end of year rankings. (Video available soon)

3. Oly Bale v Ronan McCarthy – This was a well talked about, high profile, big-money 8 Ball match that in terms of the pre-match hype didn’t meet expectations from the home player. What it did do though was prove what a class act Ronan McCarthy is! (Link is to the first part of the match.)

4. Money Match TV 14: Matt Lawrenson v Craig Osborne – There have been many great MMTV matches over the last 12 months but this one sticks in my mind due to the final part of the match alone, both players were tied early on with Matt the taking a lead. It looked pretty much over when Matt went 18-14 in front only to see one of the greatest comebacks in MMTV history by Craig Osborne. (Video is a link to this exciting final part)

5. European Blackball Championship Semi Final – ‘The Battle of Ireland’ as Gavin Cleary of the host nation took on Darren Sterrett of Northern Ireland for a place in the final. A very good advert for the game of Blackball with two very contrasting styles of play. Video link is part 1 of 2.

If you would like to submit your ‘Top 5′ or ‘Best of 2011′ then please drop us an email to enquiries@cuesport.tv

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Europe to win in Las Vegas Showdown?

December 6, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

Yes folks it is the return of the Mosconi Cup again this weekend and Team Europe fly out to the USA to try and defend the trophy they won on home soil last year.

Again the European team consists of two British players in Darren Appleton and Mosconi rookie Chris Melling. Appleton has once again had a stellar year culminating with his defence of the US Open title.

Melling has also produced some superb pool this season and won his first major when lifting the China Open title. Melling, for those that have not seen him before, has the most amazing cue action ever! He is a twice WEPF World 8-ball Champion and has also competed on snooker’s main professional tour. He certainly has the pedigree to compete on this level.

Incidentally both of the Brits are from that ‘Cuesporting Mecca’ called Yorkshire and have been friends off the table for some years.

These two ‘heavyweights’ of the pool shooting world are joined by the unbreakable Ralf Souquet of Germany, a member of last years victorious European team, Nick van den Berg of Holland, also part of that winning team in 2010 on his return to the Mosconi Cup and finally Niels Fiejen, also of Holland, making a Mosconi Cup return after missing out in 2010.

The team is also captained by Dutchman Johan Ruijsink for the second time in succession thus giving, in my opinion, the European Team the upper hand and some invaluable continuity.

Team USA will be skippered for the first time by Mosconi Cup veteran Charlie Williams, his team is made up of the ever-impressive Johnny Archer, the very exciting Rodney Morris, probably the best money player in the world, Shane van Boening, Shawn Putnam and debutant Mike Dechaine.

With the number of high level titles won this season the European Team looks much more likely to lift the trophy for the second time in succession, however, the last time the event was held on US soil it was the Americans that did the business with that man Shane van Boening potting the winning 9-ball.

My opinion (and that of Mosconi Cup player Karl Boyes) is Europe to win!

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Set & Ready

November 18, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

Well GB9′s last event of 2011 started nearly 2 hours ago with the preliminary rounds in the Challenge Cup.

This will be joined by the first round of the Pro event later.

The tour continues to innovate and this time every one of the 16 tables have a laptop to input pigeons results that then pushes data straight put onto the web. There are also auto functions like calling the next matches automatically and ref’s being called to a table at the touch of a button.

It will be interesting to see how it goes down with the playing contingent and if there are any teething problems.

The live coverage from us starts tomorrow at 10.15am after we completed mortal of the setup this afternoon.

Please join us if you can at http://www.Cuesport.tv

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What is it with Darren Appleton?

October 26, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

The title of this post is questioning on purpose. Darren Appleton has propelled himself to the pinnacle of a sport he wasn’t even playing properly back in 2007 and continues to win huge events.

So my question to you guys is What is it with Darren Appleton? (You can answer with your ideas in the comments below).

The man is a nice bloke that has proved that focus and determination coupled with a will to learn are the tools required to become a champion. Since 2008 when he won the World 10-Ball Title he has now bagged a World Masters title, 2 US Open 9-ball titles, A Challenge of Champions title, A World Team Championship title and numerous Eurotour event wins plus a performance in a winning Mosconi Cup team for Europe.

It almost seems pre-written now that Darren Appleton will lift a major title each year and this is starting to drive the UK forward as a whole. The Yorkshireman who was also regarded as probably one of the best UK 8-ball players ever never managed to win the world title in his original sport. But he could see that at the time the US disciplines of pool were the route to go and he has never looked back.

So, please comment below and give your thoughts into what has made Darren Appleton a continual champion for the past 4 years.

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Matches Confirmed for MMTV 16 on 29th October

October 19, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

The players, match times and TV table matches have all now been confirmed for Money Match TV 16 on October 29th.

Starting the day off will be the match between MMTV newcomer Phil Morgan against Kev Simpson, should be a reasonably evenly matched affair that one. Wrapping up the day will be Craig Dixon against Shaun Storry, Shaun will also be an MMTV debutant but has done some amazing work on the GB9 Challenge tour this season in lifting an event title so will be a tough opponent for our champion Craig Dixon.

Full Schedule

11:00am

Kev Simpson v Phil Morgan (TV Table)

Mark Lunn v Phil Newman (+4 start)

2:30pm

Chris Hall v Adam Shaw (TV Table)

Anthony Banham v Lee Speight

6:00pm

Craig Dixon v Shaun Storry (TV Table)

Nicky Hayes v Dylan Thomas

Pay-per-view tickets are now on sale here priced at only £3.99 for around 9 hours of live 9-ball pool, so please join us for the days action which will no doubt be close and well fought.

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A Quiet Couple of Weeks

October 7, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

After the hectic last few weeks with Cuesport TV out and about on our travels to different live events, there are now at least two weekends without any live coverage.

Fear not though fellow cue sport fans as there is plenty of video content available for you to peruse over at the VOD site.

Some top picks for you:

European Blackball Champs – Wheelchair Final – 8 Ball

European Blackball Champs – Men’s B Team Final – 2 of 2 – 8 Ball

MMTV 12 – Kevin Uzzell v Matt Lawrenson – 11 of 11 – 9 Ball

MMTV 12 – Ben Clayton v Alex McElhatton – 1 of 8 – 9 Ball

Jamie Cope Interview – Snooker

Live events will return on the 29th October with Money Match TV 16, once again 3 live matches back-to-back and there is talk of Craig Osborne playing Chris Melling in this event.

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The September Collection

October 3, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

As with most people these days I spend some time browsing the web and finding useful and interesting stuff. Some of it related to the industry and some that is not! these links are presented as is and there is only a short description of what the link is about, I will leave it for you to decide if you like it or not.

Now Is The Time – A link to a forum thread (there are loads at the moment) over on Cue Club International about the EPA/IPA saga that will continue to go on for the foreseeable in my eyes.

10 Cool Tools for Marketing – This interested me due to the Facial recognition campaign being used by Unilever to give people Ice Cream bars for smiling!

First Foray into Google+ – I managed to get an invite to see what all the fuss was about, so link me up if you are currently using Google+

Wheelchair Blackball Final [VIDEO] – This deserved a mention in this random list due to it being the first ever European Blackball Wheelchair Championships final.

Your Playing Small Doesn’t Serve Anyone – Anybody interested in the Internet, marketing or business should follow this blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Some great ideas and snippets.

Twitter Feed of the Month

@ProSnookerBlog – How the guy finds the time I am not sure but an amazing Twitter feed for fans of snooker. Live tweets throughout tournaments, in depth coverage and almost instant ranking updates.

Facebook Page/Group of the Month

Rack ‘n’ Roll Pool Leagues & Tournaments – I picked this group simply due to the fact that it is regularly updated and commented upon by a core group of 9-ball pool enthusiasts in Leicester. Go and join in the fun!

If you have a Twitter feed or Facebook page/group that you think deserves a mention then please let me know.

On a Cuesport TV note: Thanks to the viewers that tuned in on 1st October for MMTV 15, plus keep checking the site over the coming week for new videos from the European Blackball Championships in Ireland.

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Return to Form

September 29, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

It is a sad state of affairs that our 8-ball coverage has been somewhat lacking over these last 18 months. But with the European Blackball Championships now complete we have a return to form this weekend with edition 15 of Money Match TV.

The event promises once again to be full of highlights, pressure, tension and of course some good quality pool. The match that needs a mention out of the three televised matches is the headline game. Mike Gibney finally plays Craig Dixon in a £2000.00 challenge. These two have wanted this game for a while but until now had not been able to arrange the details. Well now it is on we can all just get on and watch it, it will be tasty!

If you get in quick (like right now!) you can get access to the live stream for only £1.99 – that is 3 matches and about 9 hours worth of pool for less than the price of a pint!

Buy Money Match TV 15 – 3 live 9-ball Pool Money Matches

If you enjoyed our coverage from the European Blackball Championships then until the videos are released (looking likely this will start to happen week beginning 3rd October 2011) then you can check out some great photos from the event taken by myself and James during the event. Euro Blackball 2011 Pictures

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Can Osborne March On?

August 31, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

August has been a very interesting month for Craig Osborne. The Ipswich based cueist has had his second Main Tour win on the GB 9 Ball Tour, against old adversary Imran Majid, in what proved to be a very thrilling final.

He then followed this up by winning an amazing match against Matt Lawrenson at Money Match TV 14 in front of a sizeable crowd that were firmly behind his opponent.

There is no doubt that at the present time Osborne is the U’s most in-form player, the win at the GB9 event moved him up to his highest ranking of Number 2, just 7 points behind Imran Majid.

The tour returns this weekend with the Southern Masters, with the events all being held in the same venues now Osborne surely has a big chance to repeat his win three weekends ago?

You can, as ever, watch the GB9 Tour live on Cuesport TV. It is priced at £2.49 in advance and will increase to £4.99 over the weekend. Buy your tickets here: GB9 Southern Masters 2011

On the Saturday we have action from the Pro Cup event that will be down on numbers as Chris Melling and Tony Drago will not be around.

Who is likely to win this event? Have your say below.

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