'Point Break' – Matrix icon Keanu Reeves 'living the snooker dream' flanked by speed star Rocket Ronnie O'Sullivan

ByEurosport

Updated 11/02/2022 at 16:01 GMT

Keanu Reeves was "living the dream" when he popped into a local snooker hall in Arizona with his friends, according to the club's owner. The Matrix and John Wick star loved the green baize when he was brought up in the Canadian city of Toronto and relished the chance to take his cue at the Arizona Snooker Academy near the city of Phoenix earlier this week.

Keanu Reeves has been right on cue with his pals in the Grand Canyon state of Arizona this week flanked by images of snooker GOAT and green baize speed merchant Ronnie O'Sullivan on the walls of the local hall.

The likeable leading man of blockbuster films such as Speed, Bill & Ted, The Matrix and John Wick turned up at the Arizona Snooker Academy near the city of Phoenix seeking some table time during his downtime.

Having played snooker during his formative years being brought up across the Canada-US border in Toronto, one suspects the Hollywood icon could make more than a Point Break inspired by the Rocket's world-record 147 maximum made in five minutes and eight seconds in 1997.

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Keanu Reeves is a big snooker fan.

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"I couldn’t believe it myself when I saw Keanu Reeves walking in. He came in with three of his friends and played for while. He was living the dream,” said owner Romil Azemat.

“Then we spoke for about an hour as we both share an interest in motorcycles.

He used to play snooker when he lived in Toronto and he told me that I brought back lot of memories, he really appreciated that. He said it’s hard to find places to play snooker in the USA.

Canada produced some of snooker's biggest stars in the 1980s including former world champion Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens and 'Big' Bill Werbeniuk.

Romil would love to see a ranking event staged in the pool-mad US at some stage in the future and added: “We are really pushing to promote this game in the USA and we have sold over 40 tables here.

"Our dream is to have pro tournaments in USA.”

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