2016 World Championship discussion

[itsnoteasy]

What irritates me about the big bounces are the commentators' theories as to what causes them. Davis particularly. Just watching the highlights of the McManus match, and Davis casually says after a huge bounce off the black cushion, "It must be some chalk on the cueball..."

What in the name of all that is holy does that mean, Steve!!?? How the hell does chalk on the cueball cause it to spring off the cushion in such a manner??

I might colour in the cushions right round our tables with chalk as they are dead, might bring them back to life.

[JimMalone]

Holt not playing with the same intensity as his R1 match against Robertson.. Does playing against a mate affect state of mentality will to win?

Thought plz

Maybe you are not that determined. But I think a major reason is that friends or training partners know each other pretty good and what their opponent doesn't like and have a slight advantage disposing their weaknesses. It seems that Mark Williams was able to do this better than Holt for the most part.

[wemba]

On both channels here, you could always create your own Virgo sound board, should only need 5 or 6 samples and you can commentate any match?

haha! Now that's funny.

But did you know that the BBC created their own Virgo sound-board years ago?
It's true; Thorne sits alone in the box fiddling with the Virgo board while thinking about what to say next.

In fact, Virgo uttered the phrase "WHERE'S THE CUEBALL GOING?" only once, about twelve years ago.

[Billy]

What irritates me about the big bounces are the commentators' theories as to what causes them. Davis particularly. Just watching the highlights of the McManus match, and Davis casually says after a huge bounce off the black cushion, "It must be some chalk on the cueball..."

What in the name of all that is holy does that mean, Steve!!?? How the hell does chalk on the cueball cause it to spring off the cushion in such a manner??

[mikeyd100]

I have listened to pros moan about big bounces and never really saw much in it, untill this tourney, I saw Alan McManus get a huge bounce off a yellow to green off the side Cush , and that one is just unbelievable you can see the ball accelerate again as it comes off the Cush.

There has been quite a lot. Williams in particular was getting pretty peeed off at it.

[itsnoteasy]

I have listened to pros moan about big bounces and never really saw much in it, untill this tourney, I saw Alan McManus get a huge bounce off a yellow to green off the side Cush , and that one is just unbelievable you can see the ball accelerate again as it comes off the Cush.

[mikeyd100]

Another short clip, probably the biggest irregular cushion bounce you will ever see :

[shmeeko69]

Haha, true yes.
McGill did for a few seconds have a WTF look on his face.

It was quite a humorous moment :couple_inlove:

[mikeyd100]

Fu should know that the Crucible is a snooker arena not for Kendo!

Haha, true yes.
McGill did for a few seconds have a WTF look on his face.

[shmeeko69]

Fu stabs McGill !!!

Fu should know that the Crucible is a snooker arena not for Kendo!

[mikeyd100]

Fu stabs McGill !!!

[shmeeko69]

It's the only venue where you want to lose 9 out of 11 because anywhere else and you're out

I don't think anyone in their right mind would want to lose 9 out of 11 frames, but I get your point.

[GeordieDS]

Tomorrow's another day, but I think Holt has missed his chance after being 4 - 1 up and now he's 10 - 6 down. Losing 9 of the next 11 frames isn't what you want and especially at the crucible.

It's the only venue where you want to lose 9 out of 11 because anywhere else and you're out

[shmeeko69]

Tomorrow's another day, but I think Holt has missed his chance after being 4 - 1 up and now he's 10 - 6 down. Losing 9 of the next 11 frames isn't what you want and especially at the crucible.

[PaddyLowson]

Difficult to see a way back for Holt - got the feeling that to be 4-4 at the end of the morning having led 3-0 he'd missed the boat. That said we've seen 10-6 margins overcome before and Williams has lost a best of 25 having led 10-6 going into Saturday