Worst standard final ever?

[frameandfortunereturns]

I must admit to turning off the World final this afternoon. I was sickened by the dreadful play I was witnessing. Ali Carter is the worst finalist ever and O'Sullivan is also terrible. What a shameful advert for snooker this is. I am embarrassed for sponsors, the audience, everyone connected with it. O'Sullivan has beaten the weakest field ever. Rubbish!

[dannyd0g]

I must admit to turning off the World final this afternoon. I was sickened by the dreadful play I was witnessing. Ali Carter is the worst finalist ever and O'Sullivan is also terrible. What a shameful advert for snooker this is. I am embarrassed for sponsors, the audience, everyone connected with it. O'Sullivan has beaten the weakest field ever. Rubbish!

OK its not great. But there have been several single visit winning breaks. That cant be bad in anyones books. 2006 was far worse.

[Wim]

O'Sullivan has beaten the weakest field ever. Rubbish!

He is just too strong

[circle]

2006 was crimial , shame there had to be a winner!

[missneworleans]

Well theres centuries in this final at least, there was finals without centuries even!

[LWB]

Finals of all sports can be like this often, it's a bit of a paradox I guess.

[Robert602]

Weak yes, by the standards of a world final, but not the weakest ever. It is the least interesting that I can recall though. It's not good enough to be an exhibition (2004) and not close enough to be a match (2006). An anticlimax to what has been a brilliant championship.

Unfortunately there isn't really time for Ronnie to demonstrate the kind of snooker we know he's capable of, and it'll be Ronnie himself who's most disappointed by that. My only hope for this evening is that Carter can do himself justice and at least make Ronnie play to win it.

[Son of Cliff]

Watching it I am hoping Carter will give it his best shot but Ronnie is just to good for him :snooker:.
On the table and in the mind Ali lost before the first ball was potted.

[TheStranger]

Watching it I am hoping Carter will give it his best shot but Ronnie is just to good for him :snooker:.
On the table and in the mind Ali lost before the first ball was potted.

Honestly, given that Ali had matched Ronnie's accomplishment with a 147 in his match against Perry, I would've thought that he would have come into the final with more bottle than he has.

[rivercard]

Weak yes, by the standards of a world final, but not the weakest ever. It is the least interesting that I can recall though. It's not good enough to be an exhibition (2004) and not close enough to be a match (2006). An anticlimax to what has been a brilliant championship.

Very true.

The 2006 final might well have been a struggle, but it was interesting nonetheless.

[LWB]

You've got to just call a spade a spade, Ali is in his first ranking final and playing the world number 1, he was always going to struggle a great deal. He's done amazing well to get this far so well done to him, he's got quite a pay day!

[spike]

I dont think it's the worst final ever, i just think it's lacked excitement, drama, and tension that most Final's usually have. i think this is the reason why. It certainly wont be remembered as a classic but it's NO way the worst! O Sullivan's played only as well as he's needed to at times as Carter has put up little resistance for most of the final!

[Qubit]

Not the worst ever, but not much in the way of entertainment. I maintain that Perry would probably have made a better finalist against O'Sullivan.

[janverhaas]

I agree that this is the worst standard. I am sure Jimmy White is watching and wondering why he couldn't have played one of these players in the final. The only person producing any kind of standard out there is Jan Verhaas racking the balls up!

[spike]

Yes Perry definately would've been stronger opposition for Ronnie!