It seems like game etiquette to wish your opponent good luck.
I personally don't understand why we do it though as i don't actually wish my opponent to get lucky and fluke shots and beat me!
Would everyone take it personal if i wish you back luck against me and good luck vs other opponents?

i personaly dont care about saying gl but its just the way the game goes i am also not fussed about flukes

I don't know, it just always has seemed the way to say gl. I don't like it when people don't and have been known to say something in the past but these days i don't bother mostly.

I suppose it is "fair play" to wish your opponent good luck and we all do it, just do we mean it? lol

spot on

I can't think of many people that actually mean, but it is common courtesy I feel, like the handshakes at the start of a footy match etc.

But its each to their own.

i think its better saying it at start and then if u know its best of 5 say it after each game type but some people say it every game whats up to them but each to there own

i just feel like i'm cursing myself by saying it!
Might as well say "hope you get plenty of flukes vs me and the balls fall your way"

Yeah good luck have a good game..*hope u play horrible*

Next!

LOL this made me laugh, don't think i'd be the most liked player on the game if i wrote "hope u play horrible"

Good Luck just not too much

If there was a like button i'd like this comment :) lol

It's just a common courtesy from a bygone era. I like to say it as I am a polite guy by nature.

i think its good sportsmanship to say good luck before you play , not everyone says it tho which is a shame . its just a polite saying which is lacking these days

I always say it before a real match, and then shake hands after.

I think it is just each to their own, most say it as an ice breaker, rather than actual good luck.

I will always say it, and I will always say it after a game, unless I have a fluked big style, then i will just apologise.

hey Chapster it's very commendable that your say good luck and it seems u have a good attitude towards pool and your opponent but do you actually wish your opponent to have good luck?

When I say 'good luck' I am hoping that the person plays their best. That way if you win, you know you have played a guy at the top of his game and come out on top.

LOl i know what your saying and i totally agree BUT i hate loosing at pool it can change my manner for the rest of the night honestly. Especially when i have lost 2 some flukey shots. ( i know that's pool )
My attitude is to be a winner u have to hate loosing. SO i honestly do not wish my opponent good luck i just hope they have a good game.

I obviously do not wish them good luck, I hope they have a good game, as you state.

Flukes happen in this game, everyone who plays me knows that I always LOL myself when i fluke something, but then you do get a few people who go off in a strop if you fluke one.

I think anyone who strops at flukes, should read davey_1985's profile.

Its more of a common courtesy of good will which seems to be dwindling in todays society. If you dont wanna say good luck then say have a good game, or say nothing. Hardly warrants a thread though?