1Pocket Wedge Arrives at the Crucible

lfigueroa said:
www.nytimes.com

I was at the snooker for the longest frame in Crucible history. This is why the referee was heckled

The poor handling of Friday's 100-minute frame by Marcel Eckardt left everyone frustrated – including the fans
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I saw it live. I may have been reading my email, also. And getting tea.

The Times article is behind a paywall unfortunately. Here is a picture from The Guardian:

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They have to hit a red and it's a foul to pocket the black.

"The gruelling frame was finally completed in one hour, 40 minutes and 21 seconds – the longest in history ..." The crowd was really getting into it and not in a good way.
 
Bob Jewett said:
I saw it live. I may have been reading my email, also. And getting tea.

The Times article is behind a paywall unfortunately. Here is a picture from The Guardian:

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They have to hit a red and it's a foul to pocket the black.

"The gruelling frame was finally completed in one hour, 40 minutes and 21 seconds – the longest in history ..." The crowd was really getting into it and not in a good way.
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Ah yes, ye old paywall.

Here’s anudder:

www.express.co.uk

World Snooker Championship viewers up in arms as BBC slammed again

Mark Allen and Wu Yize played out one of the most bizarre frames in snooker history, yet many viewers would have missed some of the match
www.express.co.uk www.express.co.uk

Lou Figueroa
 
lfigueroa said:
... Here’s anudder:

www.express.co.uk

World Snooker Championship viewers up in arms as BBC slammed again

Mark Allen and Wu Yize played out one of the most bizarre frames in snooker history, yet many viewers would have missed some of the match
www.express.co.uk www.express.co.uk

Lou Figueroa
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That article points out that the broadcaster (BBC) got a lot of flack for stopping the broadcast (moving it to a different platform) in the middle of the frame. Who remembers:

en.wikipedia.org

Heidi Game - Wikipedia

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I saw the recap video of that frame. They started it with all the balls clustered up and I've yet to figure out how that can even happen. It was odd how the producers/refs sort of forced the players to do something which you can tell they were both annoyed by it.
 
that is when all t.d.s should have a rule when the outcome of a game is delayed they can adjust the balls, or call the game a draw, or award it to one of the players.

see how nick varner would have done if that was in effect. still well i supposed.

to let two players ruin things for the sake of winning a game is bad for any kind of pro pool. or any other viewer sponsored sport.
and all pro pool is basically viewer sponsored.
 
alphadog said:
Why wasn't a stalemate called ? Or maybe they call it a rerack?
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Often the players will call a stalemate themselves. In this case, one player was ahead by about 30 points and didn't want a rerack. In the end, Marcel gave them three more turns to make some progress before a rerack. The commentators had seen enough after the first ten shots.
 
Bob Jewett said:
Often the players will call a stalemate themselves. In this case, one player was ahead by about 30 points and didn't want a rerack. In the end, Marcel gave them three more turns to make some progress before a rerack. The commentators had seen enough after the first ten shots.
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marcel waited way for long for that action. probably because it's the world championship, but who knows. ought to be the same no matter what tournament it is
 
Bob Jewett said:
I saw it live. I may have been reading my email, also. And getting tea.

The Times article is behind a paywall unfortunately. Here is a picture from The Guardian:

View attachment 901810
They have to hit a red and it's a foul to pocket the black.

"The gruelling frame was finally completed in one hour, 40 minutes and 21 seconds – the longest in history ..." The crowd was really getting into it and not in a good way.
Click to expand...

Ah yes, ye old paywall.

Here’s anudder:

www.express.co.uk

World Snooker Championship viewers up in arms as BBC slammed again

Mark Allen and Wu Yize played out one of the most bizarre frames in snooker history, yet many viewers would have missed some of the match
www.express.co.uk www.express.co.uk

Lou Figueroa
Bob Jewett said:
I saw it live. I may have been reading my email, also. And getting tea.

The Times article is behind a paywall unfortunately. Here is a picture from The Guardian:

View attachment 901810
They have to hit a red and it's a foul to pocket the black.

"The gruelling frame was finally completed in one hour, 40 minutes and 21 seconds – the longest in history ..." The crowd was really getting into it and not in a good way.
Click to expand...

Bob, Gail and are thinking of going next year (she's helping me cross off my bucket list :- ) -- any tips for getting tickets, which I know to be a challenge.

Lou Figueroa
 
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