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AlexandraCunha
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Joined: 23-Jul-2012
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Posted: 2012-07-23 01:22
Hello everybody! My name is Alexandra Cunha and I am a Portuguese poolplayer. I've arrived 1 weak ago to your country and now I am living at Eastbourne, East Sussex. I have searched on internet for pool rooms and went to Rileys in Brighton to play some 8 and 9 ball. I don't know if there is a place to play pool near my home, but maybe Hastings be closer... I wonder if anybody can help me with pool rooms with 9 feet tables near Eastbourne and I would like to know too if there are some tournments here in the area... 9 ball, 10 ball, 8 ball or straight pool I play them all  And if there is any poolplayer who wants to practice some pool with me I will apreciate it a lot, because I don't know noone here... I'm sorry for my english, I need to practice that too AC
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BigDave
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Joined: 13-Mar-2006
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Posted: 2012-07-23 12:18
Welcome to England and welcome to Pro9 Alexandra... Thanks for bringing the nice weather with you!  I hope you get some help from our forum members. I'm thinking Dave Verey, Luke Rollison, James Welch and "Team Lester" might have a better clue than me about this. can someoe give them a nudge if you see this and you know them please? -----------------  Authorised Pro9 forum advertiser/sponsor
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virgy
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Posted: 2012-07-23 12:36
Hi there Alexandra, my name is Paul Wensley and I am the cue sports manager here at Slick Willys in Worthing. You are more than welcome to pop over and try our facilities here. I am on the GB9 tour and we have a few good players over this way who would be willing to give you a game ( myself, Dean Mazirel, Luke Rollison, Greg Jansz, James Topliff). I am starting up another 9-Ball Grand Prix 4th September which will be a weekly handicapped comp run every Tuesday evening. Don't think Brighton has any comps or 9-Ball players over there anymore but I could be wrong. http://www.amcleisure.co.uk/#[ This message was edited by: virgy on 2012-07-23 12:37 ]
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AlexandraCunha
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Posted: 2012-07-23 13:46
Thank you for your reply virgy. I would like to know more details about the 9-Ball Grand Prix, but I want to play it In a few days I will visit your poolroom just let me know when I can find you there so we can talk about our georgeous game I just wonder if there is some comp in Hastings at Rileys... it is a litle closer... And... BigDave, thank you for your welcoming words. Now that I arrived there will be no more rainy days in England xx
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wildman147
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Posted: 2012-07-23 13:58
Afternoon Alexandra, my name is Phil Wildman. Im the owner of Total9ball also known as T9B. We regularly organise tournaments held in St Albans using a mixture of formats and pool disciplines. I'm not sure how far this is for you travel wise but your more than welcome to come and compete in our events. There are some threads up with details of the next few events and also at website www.t9b..co.uk take a look thanks Phil
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BFrench501
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Joined: 28-Mar-2010
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From: Leicester
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Posted: 2012-07-23 14:33
Isn't Tom Staveley from Brighton or that way?
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Stibily
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Joined: 11-May-2010
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Posted: 2012-07-23 15:21
Hi Alexandra. My name's Tom Staveley and yes, I am originally from Brighton as Barry mentioned however I now reside in East London. I do occasionally pop back down to Brighton from time to time so, should I have my cues with me, I will give you a shout. The tables in Brighton got reclothes and rerubbered not too long ago so they should be in an alright condition (for a Riley's anyway!).
Welcome to England!
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AlexandraCunha
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Posted: 2012-07-24 11:28
Thank you Phil for your invitation. I will take notes of your competicion but I think it is to far for praticing. Althouth it will be nice to play your competicion I'm sure of. And Tom, I hope you let me know when you pop back down to Brighton, it would be nice shoot some pool Thank you all to your posts, but I still wonder if I can get some information about the 9 ball competicion here in Hastings... :/
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BigDave
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Posted: 2012-07-24 11:42
It looks like Rileys has only 2 American Pool tables in it's Hastings club... Have you visited it yet? Rileys Sports Bar HastingsAlbert Road, Wellington Square Hastings East Sussex TN34 1PN 01424 421607 http://www.rileys.co.uk/club/66/HastingsIt may be down to you to raise some interest, or even start a league. [ This message was edited by: BigDave on 2012-07-24 11:44 ]
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BigDave
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Posted: 2012-07-24 11:54
I don't even know if these clubs are still open, but it might be worth phoning and seeing if they know anything?
Penguin Snooker & Social Club
47-50 Priory Street
Hastings
TN34 1EA
Contact Phone Number: 01424 439068
O'Sullivan's Snooker Club
8-12 Wickham Avenue
Bexhill-on-Sea
01424 222586
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BigDave
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Posted: 2012-07-24 12:55
Does anyone know if this snooker club has any American tables? QBall Eastbourne124-126 SeaSide Eastbourne East Sussex BN22 7QP England 01323 724995 [ This message was edited by: BigDave on 2012-07-24 12:57 ]
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AlexandraCunha
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Posted: 2012-07-24 13:05
The QBall Estbourne is closed, infortunately...
I have to visit Rileys Hastings for sure, just don't know when...
I went 2 times to Rileys Brighton and they have five 9 ball tables althouth the poolroom was totaly empty...
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BigDave
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Posted: 2012-07-24 17:15
WOW... That's a shame about the QBall - I know a few clubs are always closing, but from what I saw it was a decent snooker club.
I know they used to have a really well organised 9 Ball League in Brighton Rileys previously... Maybe YOU need to be the one to start it up again, with some help perhaps?
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tiradordin
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Joined: 03-Aug-2007
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Posted: 2012-07-24 19:50
Worst here in Rileys Reading, previously they have 2 American table and now they are all disappeared and replaced by english pool table. Nearest club is Hurricane in Highwycombe, but seems lack of 9ballers in there.
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AlexandraCunha
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Posted: 2012-07-24 21:07
BigDave, I did it already in Portugal with the female competicion, but here I really don't know anyone... yet!  tiradordin, maybe what we have to do is pull us together (all the 9 ball players) and open a REAL pool hall!
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Anything-with-a-cue
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Posted: 2012-07-24 22:24
Hey Alex i play in Ashford, kent if you fancy coming over for a game sometime its not too far from yourself
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