2017 Masters

[Neil Taperell]

Come on Joe

[narl]

Anyone else noticed the grain filler on o'sullivans cue seems to be non existent around the part he has his chin on? You can see the grain arrows then they vanish, must put some pressure on that area to grind it away like that.

[adebisi10]

And someone would like to get crowd more involved...

[DeanH]

I believe WS uses the same system and it seems the BBC tend not to show the screen at these times, the same system displays the distances and angles you sometimes see
I remember at the Welsh 2 years ago I saw the referee's being trained in it

OK, thanks Dean, but why do they have one ref looking at it and telling the other where to move the ball? Would it not be easier if the positioning ref just looks at the screen?

P.S Did someone predict a 10-4 win for Ronnie

I am not sure why they don't have the extra screen to show the ref at the table. Even then the Marker does the hand signals

[jonny66]

I believe WS uses the same system and it seems the BBC tend not to show the screen at these times, the same system displays the distances and angles you sometimes see
I remember at the Welsh 2 years ago I saw the referee's being trained in it

OK, thanks Dean, but why do they have one ref looking at it and telling the other where to move the ball? Would it not be easier if the positioning ref just looks at the screen?

P.S Did someone predict a 10-4 win for Ronnie

[DeanH]

Remember in China when they had the top down camera to get the balls positioned much easier, why hasn't that been rolled out across all tournaments?

I believe WS uses the same system and it seems the BBC tend not to show the screen at these times, the same system displays the distances and angles you sometimes see
I remember at the Welsh 2 years ago I saw the referee's being trained in it

[jonny66]

Remember in China when they had the top down camera to get the balls positioned much easier, why hasn't that been rolled out across all tournaments?

[Billy]

ES has a different studio on the green side of the table, BBC on the yellow

Ah, thanks.

Ken, speak up and enunciate for goodness sake! That mumbled whisper of his gets right on my paps!! He talks like Diarrhea O'Briain.

[jimev]

Ronnie fans really do clap every shot of his don't they

[DeanH]

Missed the start (my PC clock is slow) but I noticed JW and NF through the glass of 'a' studio as Joe was walking on. Is this a separate studio for Eurosport or have the BBC brought them in for the final?

ES has a different studio on the green side of the table, BBC on the yellow

[Billy]

Missed the start (my PC clock is slow) but I noticed JW and NF through the glass of 'a' studio as Joe was walking on. Is this a separate studio for Eurosport or have the BBC brought them in for the final?

[thommo335]

2017 Masters

Maybe a bbc vs eurosport pundits frame in the msi would be a good time filler rather than that handwriting bloke.....

[Billy]

Ah! Thanks, jrc.

[jrc750]

There's been a lot of backstage noise this year; crashes, bangs and the aforementioned clicky-click from the practice table. Someone was on there gone 10pm last night, during the Perry vs Hawking match - heaven knows who at that time of night - I very much doubt it was O'Sullivan.

Neal Foulds was saying Jimmy and Ken were practicing for matches next week

[Billy]

Who the heck is on the practice tables???
JP and SD v KD and JV in a four up??

There's been a lot of backstage noise this year; crashes, bangs and the aforementioned clicky-click from the practice table. Someone was on there gone 10pm last night, during the Perry vs Hawking match - heaven knows who at that time of night - I very much doubt it was O'Sullivan.