9-Ball
Topic: Mosconi Cup 2012

Hi all, I know it's a little early but I was wondering if anyone knows if Diamond Billiard Products are sponsoring and providing the table this year.

And any1 know when tickets go on sale?

I guess nobody really knows at the moment, so I figure I'll ask another question . For those who have played on a Diamond. How do they compare to a Brunswick Gold Crown or a SAM table?

IMHO, Diamond Tables are light years ahead of SAM Tables and a wee bit better than GC tables. But, that's only my opinion.

Best wishes

thecardman

I've put some "feelers" out in the hope that they will elicit some answers to the Mosconi questions you proposed.

Regarding the two tables - when comparing them, although I think both designs are peerless, personally, I think Brunswick Gold Crown tables are slightly better designed and constructed than the Diamonds.

The Gold Crown has low profile pocket tops that do not obstruct hand placement or cue sighting, and although the leather pockets of the Diamond are a really classy and stylish touch, winning over Brunswicks more plain design, they DO leave nasty black marks on cueballs and cue shafts which is unforgiveable, and owners need to specially treat the pockets with an aftermarket product to avoid this.

When you strip each of the tables down, take the slates off and really get to the nitty gritty, the Brunswick foundations are a solid wood, simple design, strong dovetail joinery with large metal bolts, and it's plain to see they are sturdily designed and constructed.

When you strip a Diamond table down it's ugly to say the least, with complex steel cabling reinforcing the structural integrity. Nothing wrong with that, but name one other table made with cables. You can't see the cables as they are concealed by beautiful wood cladding, but knowing they are there subconsciously displeases me. It just seems wrong. (I'm trying to "Google" an image showing these criss-crossing cables, maybe my mind is playing tricks on me, but I can't find a cutaway photo of the Smart Table).

It's probably a continental thing... We like houses made from brick, whereas Americans are happy with steel frame construction.

Having said all this, you may think I'm being negative about the Diamond table... I am not... I would be equally happy to have either table. They are both brilliant, and I'm just nit-picking.

Brunswick seem to have dried up on the sponsorship front after years of supporting pool, and that will play a huge part in table selection for the big televised events, and we should always put our money in the pockets of the companies who are currently re-investing in our sport.

These are just my personal preferences and opinions... I could be wrong, and everyone else is perfectly entitled to their own thoughts on this subject.


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OK, word has come back from Matchroom Sport about the brand of table to be used at the 2012 Mosconi Cup - and unsurprisingly, the word is that it's still early days yet, and they are still in negotiations.

Watch this space!

not missing this one this year,3-4 days in london n watch mosconi,try n pick a few tips up

As Diamond Billiards Products has been named as table supplier for all of Matchroom events for 2012, how do people feel about this? Will we slowly see Diamond tables become the de facto table? Personally, as one who has never played on a Diamond table and have only seen these tables played on streams, I welcome this news and hope that when the Mosconi is in town I will have an opportunity to really see how these tables play.