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Hello all snookerloopy girls, boys, men, women, cats, dogs, forum readers, forum writers, legendary players, great players, good players, not THAT good players, average players, poor players and all don't-have-skills-good-enough-to-even-hit-the-pack-with-the-break-off-shot players!
I myself seem to find myself in that last category all the time, but it's all good fun, right? Even though I am completely sucked into the world of snooker, I come from, and live in, not so snookerloopy Norway. And that sucks just a little bit!
If I had the opportunity I would probably have been playing snooker on about 80-90% of my free time. But of course, sadly that's quite a bit far from possible in this country. Very few tables, and the ones that are usually lack that little thing we like to call reasonable quality.
But at least I get to watch a lot of quality snooker on EuroSport, and worldsnooker.com and global-snooker.com are the most frequently visited sites on my computer. And even though I have been a massive snookerfan for just 5 years, I have read most of the sports history and watched all the most memorable moments of the game on the net, like the Davis/Taylor final in 1985, White's sixth World Championship final defeat, Higgins' just plain ridiculous clearance against that same man in the '82 semi final, O'Sullivan's magical 147, Hendry's seventh world title and Hunter's three Masters titles.
And to those of you who for any reason just can't take the hint, I will just say it exactly as it is: I love snooker. And I love it so much that I probably would have married had it been a person. Even if it had been a Leatherface-like dude with boobs on his stomach.
And of course I have a favourite player. Or, perhaps not as much a favourite as an idol. And it is NOT Ronnie O'Sullivan. To be frank I actually don't like him that much. Of course snooker wouldn't be the same without him, but his personality is just a bit too... shall we say interesting for my liking.
No, my snooker idol is "Welsh, Gorgeous and owns a Ferrari" as someone once said. Matthew Stevens is insanely talented and entertaining to watch as a player, and he just seems like a really great guy. Plus, his career is this typical "someone up there doesn't seem to like me for some reason" career, with so many nearly's and sad moments. So you really want him to do well, because he deserves it so much.
But he is not my only favourite player. Being a Norwegian snooker fan, I am of course rooting for Kurt Maflin all the time. In my eyes he is the most naturally gifted player ever to not have gotten that big breakthrough. His career have also suffered under unfortunate circumstances at times, but when you see him at his best you just know that he in reality is a world class player. And, last but not least, I am proud to call myself a fan and a friend of Jack Lisowski. His cancer story really made a big impression on me, something I told him, and then he replied and we have just kept in touch ever since. I have always expected a really good career from him, but when I had a little practice game with him during the WC qualifiers this spring, and he made a 112 break in the first frame in a little less than 10 minutes, I realized that he is probably one of the greatest future stars of the game. And after the first part of this season that has been confirmed in style.
Working with snooker on TV and film is a big ambition and dream of mine, since I really want to share the entire greatness of it with as many people as possible. And it is great to have found and online forum with so many die hard snooker fans!
Thanks to everyone involved for making this game what it is: magical!
I myself seem to find myself in that last category all the time, but it's all good fun, right? Even though I am completely sucked into the world of snooker, I come from, and live in, not so snookerloopy Norway. And that sucks just a little bit!
If I had the opportunity I would probably have been playing snooker on about 80-90% of my free time. But of course, sadly that's quite a bit far from possible in this country. Very few tables, and the ones that are usually lack that little thing we like to call reasonable quality.
But at least I get to watch a lot of quality snooker on EuroSport, and worldsnooker.com and global-snooker.com are the most frequently visited sites on my computer. And even though I have been a massive snookerfan for just 5 years, I have read most of the sports history and watched all the most memorable moments of the game on the net, like the Davis/Taylor final in 1985, White's sixth World Championship final defeat, Higgins' just plain ridiculous clearance against that same man in the '82 semi final, O'Sullivan's magical 147, Hendry's seventh world title and Hunter's three Masters titles.
And to those of you who for any reason just can't take the hint, I will just say it exactly as it is: I love snooker. And I love it so much that I probably would have married had it been a person. Even if it had been a Leatherface-like dude with boobs on his stomach.
And of course I have a favourite player. Or, perhaps not as much a favourite as an idol. And it is NOT Ronnie O'Sullivan. To be frank I actually don't like him that much. Of course snooker wouldn't be the same without him, but his personality is just a bit too... shall we say interesting for my liking.
No, my snooker idol is "Welsh, Gorgeous and owns a Ferrari" as someone once said. Matthew Stevens is insanely talented and entertaining to watch as a player, and he just seems like a really great guy. Plus, his career is this typical "someone up there doesn't seem to like me for some reason" career, with so many nearly's and sad moments. So you really want him to do well, because he deserves it so much.
But he is not my only favourite player. Being a Norwegian snooker fan, I am of course rooting for Kurt Maflin all the time. In my eyes he is the most naturally gifted player ever to not have gotten that big breakthrough. His career have also suffered under unfortunate circumstances at times, but when you see him at his best you just know that he in reality is a world class player. And, last but not least, I am proud to call myself a fan and a friend of Jack Lisowski. His cancer story really made a big impression on me, something I told him, and then he replied and we have just kept in touch ever since. I have always expected a really good career from him, but when I had a little practice game with him during the WC qualifiers this spring, and he made a 112 break in the first frame in a little less than 10 minutes, I realized that he is probably one of the greatest future stars of the game. And after the first part of this season that has been confirmed in style.
Working with snooker on TV and film is a big ambition and dream of mine, since I really want to share the entire greatness of it with as many people as possible. And it is great to have found and online forum with so many die hard snooker fans!
Thanks to everyone involved for making this game what it is: magical!
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