2019 World Snooker Championship

[PatBlock]

It might sound like that, Pat, but it's honestly not the case. I'm one of the minority who is genuinely indifferent about RO. He can be amazing to watch, but I truly don't lose any sleep when he exits a tournament.

OK mate. :wink:

To be fair my gripe isn't with RO, it's with the BBC and media in general making this out to be something far bigger than it is. I'm surprised all other programming wasn't affected' "We interrupt this programme to bring you a news flash...."

Well to be fair Billy, it is quite a big deal, a young amateur coming through the qualifiers to beat the world No.1 (and all the rest of it) in the first round. I mean, they play endless repeats of Ronnie's matches when he wins, because he's brilliant, so it's only fair to do the same when he's beaten against all the odds by a rank outsider, because he's brilliant. Surely any neutral would see the sense in that?

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[Mark187187]

It begs the question as to why an amateur is allowed in the world professional championship at the expense of actual pros?

I think the case against an amateur being allowed entry would be stronger if they were whitewashed in the first round of qualifying. Winning 40 frames and knocking out the world no. 1 makes a strong case in favor of their inclusion.

[Billy]

I thought the same when I saw they are showing the Ronnie match. Funny you mention Red Dwarf as I pulled out my Red Dwarf V DVD earlier tonight to put on after the early finish with Dott and Bingham but that didn't quite work out. I put on Series 1 disk 2 by mistake a few weeks ago when I meant to put on series 1 disk 1 and discovered the 25 minute documentary I had never seen before. Fascinating how it all came together.

What's even funnier is that I'm currently on series V, too. Series 1 and 2 are my absolute favourite, though.

And sour / grapes don't come into it either do they Billy.
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It might sound like that, Pat, but it's honestly not the case. I'm one of the minority who is genuinely indifferent about RO. He can be amazing to watch, but I truly don't lose any sleep when he exits a tournament.

To be fair my gripe isn't with RO, it's with the BBC and media in general making this out to be something far bigger than it is. I'm surprised all other programming wasn't affected' "We interrupt this programme to bring you a news flash...."

[Odrl]

For some reason I get the feeling the Hawkins-Li match is not quite over at 8-1. Li is a notoriously slow starter who always fights until the end, and Hawkins often has problems closing out matches. There could still be some snooker left in that one. :smile:

[fkhan]

Unlucky Un-Nooh, Trump wins this.

[Odrl]

Yeah, some "non-professional" players were added to the qualifying simply to make the numbers work, because you need 128 players to produce 16 qualifiers over three rounds, unless you want some players to receive walkovers. Why such players are actually able to get through to the Crucible is a different question though. :smile:

[Stony152]

It begs the question as to why an amateur is allowed in the world professional championship at the expense of actual pros?

At the expense of what pros? Every "pro" not in the top 16 was in qualifying. "Amateurs" and two women were added to top up the qualifying field. People make it seem like Cahill played in his local league and then magically qualified for the Crucible and then beat O'Sullivan. It's ridiculous.

[fkhan]

Yes, maybe he'll find his game as well before tomorrow

Yes, it's 7-7 now.

[vmax]

Ronnie looked tired and played like a tired man shooting at most things trying to get the match over quickly, shame. It begs the question as to why an amateur is allowed in the world professional championship at the expense of actual pros?

Enjoying Trump v Un Nooh, lots of great pots, lots of misses, proper snooker.

[gavpowell]

I thought Graeme Dott coming in to Simply the Best was a trifle optimistic...

[DeanH]

Bit off topic but does anyone know the name of the walk on music that James Cahill and Li hang come out to, tried searching twitter and youtube but no joy?

Cahill, Stronger, Kanye West
Li Hang, ?

[cueman]

Bit off topic but does anyone know the name of the walk on music that James Cahill and Li hang come out to, tried searching twitter and youtube but no joy?

[PatBlock]

Well I was hoping to watch some highlights of the Allen match in the Snooker Extra show, but of course the beeb are still slavering over the RO defeat so we all have to endure the match yet again. Mountain / molehill doesn’t even come into it ��

And sour / grapes don't come into it either do they Billy.

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[alabadi]

Bingham missed three times when he could see a ball on and lost the frame as a result. Most of the reds were still on the table at the time.

oh , OK that makes sense, what a silly boy!

[Odrl]

i was checking the scores of the Binham V Dott match on world snooker website , it shows frame 16 , scores 12 to Dott 1 for Bingham. that can't be right. was there a re-rack or something. i didn't see the match. or is it just an error.

Bingham missed three times when he could see a ball on and lost the frame as a result. Most of the reds were still on the table at the time.