ONE of the world’s top pool players may not have even been in the sport had it not been for a fight he had as a teenager.
Jayson Shaw is Britain’s top player and one of the most decorated nine-ball pool players produced on these shores.
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Nine-ball pool star Jayson Shaw thought he would be a snooker pro before he was banned from his local club
Nine-ball pool star Jayson Shaw thought he would be a snooker pro before he was banned from his local club
‘Eagle Eye’ is now one of the world’s best players and currently ranked No 3 in the world
‘Eagle Eye’ is now one of the world’s best players and currently ranked No 3 in the world
He is currently ranked world No 3 and will be part of the European team that faces Asia in the Reyes Cup this week – in a format similar to golf’s Ryder Cup.
But as a teenager, Shaw had been more focused on snooker and believed he would become a pro.
He was working and playing daily at the Craigpark Masters, the famous Glasgow snooker hall that regularly saw the likes of John Higgins, Stephen Maguire and Graeme Dott pass through its doors.
But a scrap with another member of the club, who happened to be related to the owner, ended his ability to play and practice there.
Shaw, who is a massive Celtic fan, tells SunSport: “Back in the day I worked at Craigpark Masters, cleaning the tables, filling the fridges, and I got to play.
“I got into a little bit of a fight outside the club one day and they ended kicking me out of the club.
“I just ended up sticking with pool.
“I really feel if that had never happened I would have become a pro because I was really into it, hitting 100 breaks every day, and I was only playing for like, two or three months.”
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