2019 Snooker Shoot-Out

[pottr]

Neal Foulds is a moron. If he really believes that any professional snooker beating another professional snooker player in a one frame match with a 10 minute type limit is "unexpected" or an "upset" he truly is clueless.

If it takes all of these qualities he describes to win, how the hell do you explain Michael Georgiou winning last year? It's ONE FREAKING FRAME!!!!! Anything can happen. If you played the tournament 50 times you'd have 40+ different winners.

100 percent agree.

[fkhan]

May I know why the crowd gets so excited when a player plays the yellow?

[vjmehra]

May I know why the crowd gets so excited when a player plays the yellow?

I think its because its in Watford.

[pottr]

Look at Jimmy, perving at her rack... Go on my son!

[vjmehra]

100 percent agree.

I (marginally) disagree....upset is perhaps too strong, but there is always a favourite.

For example, in one frame, to an extent almost anyone could beat anyone...however if you re-play that frame 100 times you'd see a pattern and probably could work out a favourite.

I do also however appreciate in reality it is a lottery, I'm just being a bit pedantic and pointing out that there is almost always going to be a favourite in every game.

Also...is ROS completely smashed???

[fkhan]

I think its because its in Watford.

Is it their football team’s jersey? Sorry, I have absolutely no idea about football. Checked this online.

[vjmehra]

Is it their football team’s jersey? Sorry, I have absolutely no idea about football. Checked this online.

Yep! (had to write 10 characters....)

[Billy]

May I know why the crowd gets so excited when a player plays the yellow?

Even stranger is why the crowd have started chanting 'Toon army! Toon army!"

When I first heard it I thought maybe one of the players was a Newcastle United fan, but they've been doing it for a few of the matches now.

[Stony152]

I (marginally) disagree....upset is perhaps too strong, but there is always a favourite.

For example, in one frame, to an extent almost anyone could beat anyone...however if you re-play that frame 100 times you'd see a pattern and probably could work out a favourite.

I do also however appreciate in reality it is a lottery, I'm just being a bit pedantic and pointing out that there is almost always going to be a favourite in every game.

O'Sullivan playing a random lower ranked player is maybe a 55/45 favourite to win a single frame in this format. In 95% of the matchups it's 51/49 at the most. The majority of matchups are complete coin flips. Sometimes a coin flipped 7 times comes out heads each time. (128 to 1 odds against) ---> see Michael Georgiou.

[vjmehra]

O'Sullivan playing a random lower ranked player is maybe a 55/45 favourite to win a single frame in this format. In 95% of the matchups it's 51/49 at the most. The majority of matchups are complete coin flips. Sometimes a coin flipped 7 times comes out heads each time. (128 to 1 odds against) ---> see Michael Georgiou.

Yep...that's my exact point...there is always a marginal favourite and I was pedantically pointing it out.

I completely agree that for all intensive purposes its basically a lottery!

[pottr]

For example, in one frame, to an extent almost anyone could beat anyone...however if you re-play that frame 100 times you'd see a pattern and probably could work out a favourite.

Not in this format.

Yeah, O Sullivan's battered... He's so awkward

[crocodile]

I think its because its in Watford.

Yes, and the crowd's usually recruited by a minor snooker official who prowls the streets of Watford a couple of days before the bash gets under way and promises people a few quid if they're prepared to shout their heads off for three days ....

[crocodile]

I think its because its in Watford.

Maybe another reason is that they put 5 goals past Cardiff yesterday (away from home too)!

[Stony152]

According to the Eurosport commentator....

"Some players are more suited for this format than others"

This is completely untrue. Rod Lawlor is suited for this format??????

Neal Foulds said that Bingham was the favourite. What the hell happened?

[crocodile]

[QUOTE=pottr;975106]I'm an absolute piece of ****, mate /QUOTE]

What does **** stand for? Cake?