2019 World Snooker Championship

[JimMalone]

On a sidenote:
The WSA doesn't really like Mark Williams, doesn't it?

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Pretty disrespectful towards the champion.

[Stony152]

Yeah, I read his tweet and understand it. It would just have been a nice sign to have a second female referee here as well in times of gender equality. 3 of the 16 are females, so roughly 19 percent. 2 of 10 would have fitted better than 1 of 10 to that calculation.
But that's not even the main point cause I think you should indeed treat all 16 equal regardless of their gender and just give the spots to the ten "best" referees. And I feel Li would have been more deserving than one or two of the referees (don't want to call names) who made the cut.

Who are the other five?

I agree it would have been nice to see another woman and at least one Chinese referee, given the number of Chinese players on tour. I mostly like all of the referees, other than Marteel and Eckardt who seem very full of themselves.

[Stony152]

Not a lot of hair involved in the Brecel vs Wilson match.

[DeanH]

On a sidenote:
The WSA doesn't really like Mark Williams, doesn't it?

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Pretty disrespectful towards the champion.

it is amazing how this could have been signed off for printing?

[thommo335]

2019 World Snooker Championship

what am I missing? I thought the mc intro for MJW was pretty cringeworthy.....

[DeanH]

nope you did not miss anything, it was cringeworthy

[fkhan]

That brown by MJW to level things up

[DeanH]

a thought, if ever, when was the last time the defending World Champion was NOT in the top 16?

[herbie]

Ronnie O'Sullivan 2013

[DeanH]

thank you

[Stony152]

If Williams is playing this well in his first match it's worrying days for his opponents going forward. All of this talk of partying and drinking for a year might have been one big smoke screen. He's too much of a pro to not have thoroughly prepared over the last few weeks. I'm not saying he didn't enjoy the year, but it might have all been a bit exaggerated. It's perfect because it lowers the expectations and he can fly under the radar.

[DeanH]

nice 131 from Brecel

[fkhan]

The pockets are not tight.

[DeanH]

many a time we comment on a commentator mispronouncing a player's name, often with a Chinese or Thai player, but a British commentator mispronouncing a British player name?!
Johnson - "Gold" for Gould (as in cooled)

[herbie]

Hazel does that too.