2016 World Championship discussion

[culraven]

He's a great commentator but I wish someone would have a quiet word and remind him this is snooker not boxing. It's even starting to feel like the other commentators are getting a bit fed up with Virgo yelling at every oportunity. It's a shame because his quality analysis is being overshadowed with his pantomime approach. I've noticed he seems a bit more absent minded recently so I hope it's not a condition he might be dealing with.

I don't think he's a well man, but can't be doing too bad to keep up with unscripted live commentary, knows his stuff just goes over the top and seems to find it hard to remain neutral with certain players. Thankfully I'm on the red button tonight with the dulcit tones of old Tel!
Allen has come to play, 7-3 now.

[MrRottweiler]

He's a great commentator but I wish someone would have a quiet word and remind him this is snooker not boxing. It's even starting to feel like the other commentators are getting a bit fed up with Virgo yelling at every oportunity. It's a shame because his quality analysis is being overshadowed with his pantomime approach. I've noticed he seems a bit more absent minded recently so I hope it's not a condition he might be dealing with.

[culraven]

Both matches on the BBC tonight, all we need now is for Virgo to have the night off and we'll have cracked it!

[PatBlock]

...great for winding up apple heads "look how shiny and beautiful my iPad is!" "Can it do this?" Very much a zip lob moment!

Even better!

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[culraven]

I'm having one of them. What's the battery life like with the projector going?

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Its pretty good, doesn't seem to drain the battery much more than the screen does on full brightness.
Doesn't work too well in bright light, but for an in built projector its bloody fantastic, great for winding up apple heads "look how shiny and beautiful my iPad is!" "Can it do this?" Very much a zip lob moment!

[PatBlock]

Battery life on those is usually quoted around 18 hours, so probably about 3 or 4 hours

Not bad at all. Thanks.

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[gavpowell]

I'm having one of them. What's the battery life like with the projector going?

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Battery life on those is usually quoted around 18 hours, so probably about 3 or 4 hours

[PatBlock]

IPad died so treated myself to the Lenovo yoga pro 3, 10 inch tablet with an inbuilt 70" projector great sound quality aswell, really happy with it.

I'm having one of them. What's the battery life like with the projector going?

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[ghost121]

11-5 to JH would do me just fine thank you (10-6 seems more likely though)

What a careless mistake bij Walden...but then again, I have always found him to be a rather messy player...far too little focused it seems to me, missing easy balls too often, not thinking enough on the shot...careless player.

I still find it amazing that Walden is a top ten player.

[PatBlock]

...I don't think Ronnie looks too bothered so I doubt he will lift his game and win.

From what I've seen of Ron v Baz Ronnie doesn't look at his best and yet he's had breaks of 139, 88, 103, 68, 118, 82 and 89. If he decides/manages to shift up a gear or two.....:hopelessness:

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[daffie]

11-5 to JH would do me just fine thank you (10-6 seems more likely though)

What a careless mistake bij Walden...but then again, I have always found him to be a rather messy player...far too little focused it seems to me, missing easy balls too often, not thinking enough on the shot...careless player.

[Cov86]

Ding was my pick way back, but not sure he is up to it even though I would like to see him win. Selby is out of sorts and looks more depressed than White did, and I don't think Ronnie looks too bothered so I doubt he will lift his game and win. All of which leaves Higgins, and I have a horrible feeling it's going to be one of those tournaments where all the favourites fall early or knock each other out leaving Higgins to demolish a lesser ranked player in the final with his B game. Worst result of all for me.

Dott made the very valid point that anyone who has had to go through the qualifiers will be burned out by the finals. I think it is a huge ask for Ding to make it through another 3.5 matches.

I think only having 16 seeds is a shame for the guys that are ranked 17 - 32, although I can understand the argument that it gives the lower ranked guys a chance to get in to the event which they would otherwise be locked out of.

I've not been following snooker as closely these last couple of years and I was just looking at the rankings - can anyone tell me what happened to Jack Lisowski, he doesn't seem to have progressed much?

[culraven]

I think there's only Higgins at the moment that seems capable of winning it, hard for me to pick a favourite this year, suppose I would like to see Williams lift it more than most, but anyone but Selby will do for me, just something about the fella?

[Cov86]

Mark Williams seems to have gone under the radar a bit as he was due to play Neil Robertson in the 2nd round,it wouldn't surprise me now if he made the final,but I don't think he does much for the casual viewer though.

I don't know, Mark seems to have a reasonable fan base? OK he isn't a photogenic as Trump or awe inspiring as ROS but he still ought to be someone proper snooker fans know about surely?

Anyway, Higgins about to go 10-6 here. I can't see any way back for Walden.

[ghost121]

I like watching Selby and I'd be happy to see him lift it again, but I'm not sure he's quite up to it atm. I agree with you about MJW though, love to see him win it one more time but he's just too inconsistent these days.




Yes it gives him a fighting chance I suppose, but I'd still be surprised with a Hawkins win.


I think it's going to be Ding or Ronnie to win it this year, hopefully Ding.

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Ding was my pick way back, but not sure he is up to it even though I would like to see him win. Selby is out of sorts and looks more depressed than White did, and I don't think Ronnie looks too bothered so I doubt he will lift his game and win. All of which leaves Higgins, and I have a horrible feeling it's going to be one of those tournaments where all the favourites fall early or knock each other out leaving Higgins to demolish a lesser ranked player in the final with his B game. Worst result of all for me.