A newbe from Brazil

[pedroja]

Hello everyone!
Since when I was 18 I enjoy snooker, but only now after the 50s that I have the opportunity to practice with greater assiduity. I have in my residence a small table of 8.3 fts. Thanks to Youtube I was able to improve my technique a bit. Also I just bought a good quality snooker cue. (Maximus Ultimate).

Greetings
Pedro

[jonny66]

Welcome to TSF, is it true there are no 12ft tables in Brazil?

[pedroja]

This size is not usual. But there are some and Now, oficial tournaments are using it.

[Ronnington]

Hello and welcome I love your country

[Neil Taperell]

Welcome to TSF Pedro , and yes a Maximus Ultimate is a great cue .

[Millzee]

Welcome mate ☺

[Ronnington]

How does Snooker now rank in terms of sport popularity in Brazil? Has it grown in popularity over the last decade?

Thanks

[DeanH]

A newbe from Brazil

did the recent good results for Igor Figueiredo in Cardiff get any coverage?

[jonny66]

I'm sure there is a Brazilian variant of snooker which looks a bit confusing,I think there's only one red.

[pedroja]

In 80's we had some coverage, with 2 good nacional players. But after that, snooker popularity droped. A game similar to eight ball is very popular as a Entertainment, but it is associate with gambling (hustlers). As a Sport it is not as popular as other sports like football or voley. The good performance of Igor was noted only by the snooker comunity!

[pedroja]

Yes, there is a brasilian variant. But slowly the internacional rule is ranking over... oficial championships use english rules