10 Best Shots of the Legendary Alex "Hurricane" Higgins!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTTA8qiPh8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pTTA8qiPh8
The Wonderful World Of Billiards , Snooker , Pool etc !
- Thread starter church66
- Start date
Alex Higgins V Jimmy White 69 break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAO48WSZnRU
You just knew I was including this one !
:thumbup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAO48WSZnRU
You just knew I was including this one !
:thumbup:
Coronavirus: Snooker becomes the first sport to return to live TV action in Britain
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/52848049
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/52848049
DECIDER O'Sullivan vs Hendry 1997 Victoria Charity Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BGxhNou420
Quite possibly my favourite last frame decider !:thumbup:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BGxhNou420
Quite possibly my favourite last frame decider !
:thumbup:
World Snooker Tour News
28
MAY
2020
MATCHROOM.LIVE TO BROADCAST CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE :
https://wst.tv/matchroom-live-to-broadcast-championship-league/
EUROSPORT TO BROADCAST CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE OUTSIDE UK :
https://wst.tv/eurosport-to-broadcast-championship-league-outside-uk/
HOW TO WATCH THE MATCHROOM.LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE :
https://wst.tv/how-to-watch-the-matchroom-live-championship-league/
2019/20 SEASON FOUL COUNT:
https://wst.tv/2019-20-season-foul-count/
28
MAY
2020
ROBERTSON FIGHTING FIT FOR RETURN :
https://wst.tv/robertson-fighting-fit-for-return/
29
MAY
2020
BARRY HEARN PICKS THREE FAVOURITE MOMENTS :
https://wst.tv/barry-hearn-picks-three-favourite-moments/
29
MAY
2020
FORM AN UNKNOWN FACTOR – GILBERT :
https://wst.tv/form-an-unknown-factor-gilbert/
30
MAY
2020
WST FACEBOOK VIDEO VIEWS EXCEED 2019 FIGURES :
https://wst.tv/wst-facebook-video-views-exceed-2019-figures/
URSENBACHER WITHDRAWS FROM CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE :
https://wst.tv/ursenbacher-withdraws-from-championship-league/
That's the catch up from World Snooker Tour website . :wink:
28
MAY
2020
MATCHROOM.LIVE TO BROADCAST CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE :
https://wst.tv/matchroom-live-to-broadcast-championship-league/
EUROSPORT TO BROADCAST CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE OUTSIDE UK :
https://wst.tv/eurosport-to-broadcast-championship-league-outside-uk/
HOW TO WATCH THE MATCHROOM.LIVE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE :
https://wst.tv/how-to-watch-the-matchroom-live-championship-league/
2019/20 SEASON FOUL COUNT:
https://wst.tv/2019-20-season-foul-count/
28
MAY
2020
ROBERTSON FIGHTING FIT FOR RETURN :
https://wst.tv/robertson-fighting-fit-for-return/
29
MAY
2020
BARRY HEARN PICKS THREE FAVOURITE MOMENTS :
https://wst.tv/barry-hearn-picks-three-favourite-moments/
29
MAY
2020
FORM AN UNKNOWN FACTOR – GILBERT :
https://wst.tv/form-an-unknown-factor-gilbert/
30
MAY
2020
WST FACEBOOK VIDEO VIEWS EXCEED 2019 FIGURES :
https://wst.tv/wst-facebook-video-views-exceed-2019-figures/
URSENBACHER WITHDRAWS FROM CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE :
https://wst.tv/ursenbacher-withdraws-from-championship-league/
That's the catch up from World Snooker Tour website . :wink:
The Highs and Lows of World Class Pool | Inside the Mind of Niels Feijen Ep. 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAw...7kT_DDLGVASFfy-x7bEsMCKq5V6jU1DyyYM_TFUFN-uX4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAw...7kT_DDLGVASFfy-x7bEsMCKq5V6jU1DyyYM_TFUFN-uX4
Mark Allen: Northern Irishman not looking forward to prospect of empty Crucible
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/52977860
Yeah dudes , Snooker without the fans in the audience is not the same under Corona Virus restrictions .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/52977860
Yeah dudes , Snooker without the fans in the audience is not the same under Corona Virus restrictions .
Snooker returns – the organisers
https://wst.tv/snooker-returns-the-organisers/
Quote .
"Tuesday 9 Jun 2020 11:06AM
Ronnie O’Sullivan eased through group one.
The Matchroom.Live Championship League has seen snooker’s top professionals lead the way, as the world of sport begins to resume, following the global shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The behind closed doors tournament, staged in Milton Keynes, is being broadcast to every country in the world and is one of the first sporting events to return. We’ve been taking a look behind the scenes, with a series of features looking at the extensive measures taken to ensure the safe restart of professional snooker."
"This time the focus is on the Matchroom Multi Sport team, who have worked tirelessly to get the appropriate precautions in place, to create a safe zone for all players and staff present in Milton Keynes…
With countries around the globe entering nationwide lockdowns in early to mid March, running professional sporting events essentially became an impossibility. As things have progressed and restrictions have been peeled back, sporting bodies began exploring possible ways to make their return.
The UK government announced that the second phase of lockdown restrictions would allow for professional sporting events to take place in England, providing they take the appropriate precautions. This second phase came in on June 1st and Matchroom Multi Sport ambitiously decided that they would run the Championship League to facilitate snooker’s return on this very day.
Chief Operating Officer Emily Frazer, and her team, adopted the policy of creating a ‘bubble’ around the event, in order to maintain the safety of those within it. Strict testing measures were set up to ensure that anyone going inside the bubble was clear of the virus. With an on-site hotel in place, Stadium MK and the Marshall Arena proved to be the ideal venue.
Frazer said: “So much is unknown and we were the first ones out, in terms of putting on a sporting event. It felt like if we started from a point of being very strict and creating this bubble, where nobody is allowed to enter unless they are tested negative, we could go from there. Understanding all of the implications of that was definitely the most challenging thing so far. "
"“The fact the hotel is on site was an ideal scenario for us. We have it exclusively to Matchroom and it has allowed us to have full control. As soon as a hotel bedroom is used by a player or member of staff, whether they test negative or positive, it basically gets red tape over it and is out of use for the rest of the tournament. Everything has been kept really straightforward. We have signposting and one-way walking systems everywhere, with lots of hand sanitizer stations and PPE for people that want it. There is an air lock system used for any deliveries. We can’t just let whoever is making the delivery into the bubble, so we use the airlock to avoid that contact.
“Despite having done all of the testing, we are still maintaining the two metre social distancing rule. You just need that extra precaution as you are testing the people, but you never know for certain if it has been brought in on other surfaces like suitcases. It isn’t an unpleasant environment to be in. Everyone just feels super safe and super secure. We have a great team on site and the main objective is to make everyone feel safe.”
In terms of the testing process nothing has been left to chance. In order to ensure that the procedures are watertight, very stringent rules have been put in place to preserve the integrity of any results. Frazer utilised expert opinion and planned down to the finest details.
She explained: “We have a Chief Medical Officer, who our documentation has been passed through to make sure we are going by the right rules and regulations. We are working with a company called Summerfield Healthcare, who administer all of the tests. We’ve nicknamed the nurse who does them as Phillip the Destroyer! He is super thorough, because the last thing you want is to do a test and it come back as invalid. He comes on site every day, administers the tests and they get couriered straight to the lab. Timings have to be strict because if we miss our cut off time we don’t get the results the next day.
“Once the tests have been done, every step is taken to uphold their results. The players have to be quarantined in their rooms overnight. We put masking tape over the doors so we know they haven’t been opened. We have 24-hour security monitoring the corridors and we know who all of the rooms have been assigned to. As soon as we get the all-clear, the team goes round and wristbands all of the players. Once inside the bubble, we have green and red zones clearly marked out. As long as it is green, it is fine for you to pass. If anyone crosses into a red zone, they have left the bubble as there are people in those areas that have not been tested. We have already had three instances of that happening this week. They have all had to be escorted back to the testing and isolated again until they get results back. The testing procedure is very new to us. I am confident we have gone above and beyond to ensure everyone’s safety.”
Paul Collier now works as a Tournament Director, as well as a referee.
Once players get the all-clear the following day they can enter the arena and practice areas. Like any other event, it is the job of the Tournament Director to ensure that play proceeds smoothly and to the desired timings of broadcasters. Paul Collier, a two-time World Championship final referee, is this week’s Tournament Director.
Collier admits that ensuring coronavirus regulations are adhered to, has added complications to his role. Given the group format of the event, the turnaround times between matches have been decreased, but there is also more to do to ensure the tables are properly sanitised.
“Normally it takes around 15 minutes to turn things around in between matches. This week we actually have four minutes and 53 seconds. As soon as the winning ball goes in, I am grabbing the next two players and getting them in position,” explained Collier.
He added: “A lot of trial and error has gone in to finding the quickest way to get everything done. Our table fitter Josh goes straight in after the match. There is an anti-bacterial spray which he puts on the table, before he blocks it down. He also uses a spray to wipe down all of the woodwork on the table. While he is doing that Ryan from Trans-sport, who do all of the staging for our events, goes in and wipes down the seats and tables, as well as the sets of rests. Abigail and Phoebe, two of our event managers from Matchroom, also go in and change the bottles of water, hand sanitizer and tissues we provide for each player. We originally had two complete sets of tables and chairs that we were going to swap in and out between matches, but we found that took longer than just cleaning everything. It works really well and it is impressive to see it all unfold.”
Finally, the players must undergo the usual post-match media obligations attached to snooker events. However, facilitating this has provided its own challenges, as access to the venue for press hasn’t been possible. Matchroom Multi Sport’s Head of Media Nick Teale has had to turn to technological solutions to ensure maximum coverage for the event.
Teale said: “The seeded player in the group is generally the player who generates the most interest with media. So we have been holding virtual press conferences on Zoom after their first game at around about four o’clock. That way the journalists can get stuff for the first editions, rather than have to wait until the end of the day. We then follow up with our own interview at the conclusion of play and send round the audio to the relevant people.
“It’s not all that different from press conferences at events like the World Championship, where you have all sorts of different press with different requirements. I have two laptops here with me, one to hold the interviews on and another that I can use to be admitting people to the press conference while it is ongoing. Generally, first questions go to anybody who isn’t doing it for embargo, like the Press Association and BBC Sport. Then the following day’s papers come in. It is really like a normal press conference, the media are just online rather than in the room.”"
https://wst.tv/snooker-returns-the-organisers/
Quote .
"Tuesday 9 Jun 2020 11:06AM
Ronnie O’Sullivan eased through group one.
The Matchroom.Live Championship League has seen snooker’s top professionals lead the way, as the world of sport begins to resume, following the global shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The behind closed doors tournament, staged in Milton Keynes, is being broadcast to every country in the world and is one of the first sporting events to return. We’ve been taking a look behind the scenes, with a series of features looking at the extensive measures taken to ensure the safe restart of professional snooker."
"This time the focus is on the Matchroom Multi Sport team, who have worked tirelessly to get the appropriate precautions in place, to create a safe zone for all players and staff present in Milton Keynes…
With countries around the globe entering nationwide lockdowns in early to mid March, running professional sporting events essentially became an impossibility. As things have progressed and restrictions have been peeled back, sporting bodies began exploring possible ways to make their return.
The UK government announced that the second phase of lockdown restrictions would allow for professional sporting events to take place in England, providing they take the appropriate precautions. This second phase came in on June 1st and Matchroom Multi Sport ambitiously decided that they would run the Championship League to facilitate snooker’s return on this very day.
Chief Operating Officer Emily Frazer, and her team, adopted the policy of creating a ‘bubble’ around the event, in order to maintain the safety of those within it. Strict testing measures were set up to ensure that anyone going inside the bubble was clear of the virus. With an on-site hotel in place, Stadium MK and the Marshall Arena proved to be the ideal venue.
Frazer said: “So much is unknown and we were the first ones out, in terms of putting on a sporting event. It felt like if we started from a point of being very strict and creating this bubble, where nobody is allowed to enter unless they are tested negative, we could go from there. Understanding all of the implications of that was definitely the most challenging thing so far. "
"“The fact the hotel is on site was an ideal scenario for us. We have it exclusively to Matchroom and it has allowed us to have full control. As soon as a hotel bedroom is used by a player or member of staff, whether they test negative or positive, it basically gets red tape over it and is out of use for the rest of the tournament. Everything has been kept really straightforward. We have signposting and one-way walking systems everywhere, with lots of hand sanitizer stations and PPE for people that want it. There is an air lock system used for any deliveries. We can’t just let whoever is making the delivery into the bubble, so we use the airlock to avoid that contact.
“Despite having done all of the testing, we are still maintaining the two metre social distancing rule. You just need that extra precaution as you are testing the people, but you never know for certain if it has been brought in on other surfaces like suitcases. It isn’t an unpleasant environment to be in. Everyone just feels super safe and super secure. We have a great team on site and the main objective is to make everyone feel safe.”
In terms of the testing process nothing has been left to chance. In order to ensure that the procedures are watertight, very stringent rules have been put in place to preserve the integrity of any results. Frazer utilised expert opinion and planned down to the finest details.
She explained: “We have a Chief Medical Officer, who our documentation has been passed through to make sure we are going by the right rules and regulations. We are working with a company called Summerfield Healthcare, who administer all of the tests. We’ve nicknamed the nurse who does them as Phillip the Destroyer! He is super thorough, because the last thing you want is to do a test and it come back as invalid. He comes on site every day, administers the tests and they get couriered straight to the lab. Timings have to be strict because if we miss our cut off time we don’t get the results the next day.
“Once the tests have been done, every step is taken to uphold their results. The players have to be quarantined in their rooms overnight. We put masking tape over the doors so we know they haven’t been opened. We have 24-hour security monitoring the corridors and we know who all of the rooms have been assigned to. As soon as we get the all-clear, the team goes round and wristbands all of the players. Once inside the bubble, we have green and red zones clearly marked out. As long as it is green, it is fine for you to pass. If anyone crosses into a red zone, they have left the bubble as there are people in those areas that have not been tested. We have already had three instances of that happening this week. They have all had to be escorted back to the testing and isolated again until they get results back. The testing procedure is very new to us. I am confident we have gone above and beyond to ensure everyone’s safety.”
Paul Collier now works as a Tournament Director, as well as a referee.
Once players get the all-clear the following day they can enter the arena and practice areas. Like any other event, it is the job of the Tournament Director to ensure that play proceeds smoothly and to the desired timings of broadcasters. Paul Collier, a two-time World Championship final referee, is this week’s Tournament Director.
Collier admits that ensuring coronavirus regulations are adhered to, has added complications to his role. Given the group format of the event, the turnaround times between matches have been decreased, but there is also more to do to ensure the tables are properly sanitised.
“Normally it takes around 15 minutes to turn things around in between matches. This week we actually have four minutes and 53 seconds. As soon as the winning ball goes in, I am grabbing the next two players and getting them in position,” explained Collier.
He added: “A lot of trial and error has gone in to finding the quickest way to get everything done. Our table fitter Josh goes straight in after the match. There is an anti-bacterial spray which he puts on the table, before he blocks it down. He also uses a spray to wipe down all of the woodwork on the table. While he is doing that Ryan from Trans-sport, who do all of the staging for our events, goes in and wipes down the seats and tables, as well as the sets of rests. Abigail and Phoebe, two of our event managers from Matchroom, also go in and change the bottles of water, hand sanitizer and tissues we provide for each player. We originally had two complete sets of tables and chairs that we were going to swap in and out between matches, but we found that took longer than just cleaning everything. It works really well and it is impressive to see it all unfold.”
Finally, the players must undergo the usual post-match media obligations attached to snooker events. However, facilitating this has provided its own challenges, as access to the venue for press hasn’t been possible. Matchroom Multi Sport’s Head of Media Nick Teale has had to turn to technological solutions to ensure maximum coverage for the event.
Teale said: “The seeded player in the group is generally the player who generates the most interest with media. So we have been holding virtual press conferences on Zoom after their first game at around about four o’clock. That way the journalists can get stuff for the first editions, rather than have to wait until the end of the day. We then follow up with our own interview at the conclusion of play and send round the audio to the relevant people.
“It’s not all that different from press conferences at events like the World Championship, where you have all sorts of different press with different requirements. I have two laptops here with me, one to hold the interviews on and another that I can use to be admitting people to the press conference while it is ongoing. Generally, first questions go to anybody who isn’t doing it for embargo, like the Press Association and BBC Sport. Then the following day’s papers come in. It is really like a normal press conference, the media are just online rather than in the room.”"
Eurosport Snooker Drummers are Drumming
'I'd happily defend world title in a car park' - Trump content to play without fans :
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker...-content-with-no-crowd_sto7771744/story.shtml
Luca and learn: Why bewitching Brecel can become Belgium's first world champion :
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker...s-first-world-champion_sto7772867/story.shtml
Reading between the headline's it looks like Eurosport Snooker are drumming up a World Snooker Final , Judd Trump V Luca Brecel .
No harm in speculating to accumulate but that must mean Eurosport Snooker are ruling out Ronnie O'Sullivan for the World title .
12 Drummers Drumming :
The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)
Soon find out ! :wink::thumbup:
'I'd happily defend world title in a car park' - Trump content to play without fans :
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker...-content-with-no-crowd_sto7771744/story.shtml
Luca and learn: Why bewitching Brecel can become Belgium's first world champion :
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker...s-first-world-champion_sto7772867/story.shtml
Reading between the headline's it looks like Eurosport Snooker are drumming up a World Snooker Final , Judd Trump V Luca Brecel .
No harm in speculating to accumulate but that must mean Eurosport Snooker are ruling out Ronnie O'Sullivan for the World title .
12 Drummers Drumming :
The Twelve Days of Christmas (song) :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Twelve_Days_of_Christmas_(song)
Soon find out ! :wink::thumbup:
Oddschecker
https://www.oddschecker.com/snooker/world-championship/winner
Best odds .
Judd Trump 11/4 , Ronnie O'Sullivan 9/2 , Luca Brecel 125/1 .
Just throwing it out as Luca never entered my calculations for the World Championships but since Eurosport Snooker brought up the idea that's the odds for the above .
No harm giving it a mention as there's no clear date here in Scotland as to when Da' Bookie's reopen . :wink::thumbup:
https://www.oddschecker.com/snooker/world-championship/winner
Best odds .
Judd Trump 11/4 , Ronnie O'Sullivan 9/2 , Luca Brecel 125/1 .
Just throwing it out as Luca never entered my calculations for the World Championships but since Eurosport Snooker brought up the idea that's the odds for the above .
No harm giving it a mention as there's no clear date here in Scotland as to when Da' Bookie's reopen . :wink:
:thumbup:
Catch up's .
Eurosport to Show World Championship Qualifiers on TV ;
https://snookerhq.com/2020/06/19/eurosport-show-world-championship-qualifiers/
Eurosport to screen World Championship qualifying :
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker...hampionship-qualifying_sto7780227/story.shtml
Eurosport announces multi-platform coverage of World Championship qualifiers :
https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/eurosport-televise-world-qualifiers/181058
'The greatest standard of all time' - Why John Higgins predicts the best World Championship ever :
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker...ver-world-championship_sto7780235/story.shtml
Marco Fu Won’t Enter World Championship :
https://snookerhq.com/2020/06/18/marco-fu-wont-enter-world-championship/
World Snooker Championship: Marco Fu pulls out 'feeling unsafe to travel to UK' :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/53016692
Marco Fu has been on a slippery downhill slope since that infamous incident V Mark Selby.....
Marco Fu loses to Mark Selby in the Betfred World Snooker Championship
1,845 views•May 1, 2016
Eurosport to Show World Championship Qualifiers on TV ;
https://snookerhq.com/2020/06/19/eurosport-show-world-championship-qualifiers/
Eurosport to screen World Championship qualifying :
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker...hampionship-qualifying_sto7780227/story.shtml
Eurosport announces multi-platform coverage of World Championship qualifiers :
https://www.sportinglife.com/snooker/news/eurosport-televise-world-qualifiers/181058
'The greatest standard of all time' - Why John Higgins predicts the best World Championship ever :
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker...ver-world-championship_sto7780235/story.shtml
Marco Fu Won’t Enter World Championship :
https://snookerhq.com/2020/06/18/marco-fu-wont-enter-world-championship/
World Snooker Championship: Marco Fu pulls out 'feeling unsafe to travel to UK' :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/53016692
Marco Fu has been on a slippery downhill slope since that infamous incident V Mark Selby.....
Marco Fu loses to Mark Selby in the Betfred World Snooker Championship
1,845 views•May 1, 2016
Overcoming Big Losses & Sticking With It | Inside the Mind of Niels Feijen Ep. 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sIDrBXUO1Y
Attitude Tips for Playing World Class Pool | Inside the Mind of Niels Feijen Ep. 4 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuFA6sARAsA
Niels Feijen , what a player and that reminds me , I meant to wish former USA Mosconi Team captain Mark Wilson a Happy Birthday .
If your looking in , Happy Birthday Mark !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sIDrBXUO1Y
Attitude Tips for Playing World Class Pool | Inside the Mind of Niels Feijen Ep. 4 :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuFA6sARAsA
Niels Feijen , what a player and that reminds me , I meant to wish former USA Mosconi Team captain Mark Wilson a Happy Birthday .
If your looking in , Happy Birthday Mark !
The Golden Cue .
Do you remember 'The Golden Cue' ?
No ?
Here's some reminders :
Betfair searches for man with the golden cue :
https://www.sportindustry.biz/news/betfair-searches-man-golden-cue
Who's the man with the Golden Cue? Betfair launch new high-break prize for World Snooker Championships :
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/o...tfair-launch-Golden-Cue-high-break-prize.html
Use the Force, Ronnie: Snooker ace O'Sullivan harnesses his inner Jedi ahead of World Championship
"The Rocket" helps launch a new award for the highest break of the World Championship, The Betfair Golden Cue :
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/othe...snooker-championship-ronnie-osullivan-1839071
Hard to believe it was 7 years ago and the Golden Cue prize wasn't put up again and I wondered where it went to , well have a look at what horse won the 5.35 race at Ripon yesterday :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/race/EHRP942756 :
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/results/2020-06-20/ripon/575024/warsill-handicap
Warsill Handicap
Class 6 | 6f | Good to Soft | 13 Runners | Turf
Weighed In
Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 1m 12.18s
RacecardLive ShowResult
1st
Horse silk
11
(7)
The Golden Cue
58-11
18/5f
T: Steph HollinsheadJ: D AllanProminent, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led entering final furlong, held on well
My Stable
2nd
Horse silk
hd
1
(9)
Devil's Angel
49-10
11/1
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: P J McDonaldRear of mid-division, stumbled slightly over 4f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
My Stable
3rd
Horse silk
½
9
(5)
Montalvan
49-2
9/2
T: Roger FellJ: Callum RodriguezChased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd and pressed winner briefly inside final furlong, held and lost 2nd towards finish
My Stable
It took seven years for 'The Golden Cue' to resurface and it transformed into a racehorse and I always wondered where it went to but there it is there , it was a racehorse . I wouldn't have minded a £5 on it at 18/5 fav but Da' Bookie is shut until maybe the end of July .
So funny when you think about it !:wink::grin-square::grin::thumbup:
Do you remember 'The Golden Cue' ?
No ?
Here's some reminders :
Betfair searches for man with the golden cue :
https://www.sportindustry.biz/news/betfair-searches-man-golden-cue
Who's the man with the Golden Cue? Betfair launch new high-break prize for World Snooker Championships :
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/o...tfair-launch-Golden-Cue-high-break-prize.html
Use the Force, Ronnie: Snooker ace O'Sullivan harnesses his inner Jedi ahead of World Championship
"The Rocket" helps launch a new award for the highest break of the World Championship, The Betfair Golden Cue :
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/othe...snooker-championship-ronnie-osullivan-1839071
Hard to believe it was 7 years ago and the Golden Cue prize wasn't put up again and I wondered where it went to , well have a look at what horse won the 5.35 race at Ripon yesterday :
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/horse-racing/race/EHRP942756 :
https://www.sportinglife.com/racing/results/2020-06-20/ripon/575024/warsill-handicap
Warsill Handicap
Class 6 | 6f | Good to Soft | 13 Runners | Turf
Weighed In
Off time: 17:36 | Winning time: 1m 12.18s
RacecardLive ShowResult
1st
Horse silk
11
(7)
The Golden Cue
58-11
18/5f
T: Steph HollinsheadJ: D AllanProminent, ridden over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, led entering final furlong, held on well
My Stable
2nd
Horse silk
hd
1
(9)
Devil's Angel
49-10
11/1
T: Jedd O'KeeffeJ: P J McDonaldRear of mid-division, stumbled slightly over 4f out, headway and switched left over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, went 2nd towards finish
My Stable
3rd
Horse silk
½
9
(5)
Montalvan
49-2
9/2
T: Roger FellJ: Callum RodriguezChased leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd and pressed winner briefly inside final furlong, held and lost 2nd towards finish
My Stable
It took seven years for 'The Golden Cue' to resurface and it transformed into a racehorse and I always wondered where it went to but there it is there , it was a racehorse . I wouldn't have minded a £5 on it at 18/5 fav but Da' Bookie is shut until maybe the end of July .
So funny when you think about it !
:wink::grin-square::grin::thumbup:
Young pinches hopes to follow dad’s footsteps
https://wst.tv/young-pinches-hopes-to-follow-dads-footsteps/
https://wst.tv/young-pinches-hopes-to-follow-dads-footsteps/
Top 16 in Snooker Confirmed for World Championship
https://snookerhq.com/2020/06/27/top-16-snooker-confirmed-world-championship/
Snookerbacker Tweet : https://twitter.com/snookerbacker/status/1276997220047433730 :
snookerbacker ️
@snookerbacker
·
4h
If Ding turns up to the World Snooker Championship this year, he might just win it.
SnookerJudge
@SnookerJudge
·
4h
My spreadsheet can't read players' minds, deffo needs some work
1 more reply
Neal NJI47
@nj_147
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Have you been drinking pal ?
Gareth
@romfordslim1477
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
50/50 he might not turn up
Matt Tummey
@TUMMEY24
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Ding is 20/1 with
@StarSports_Bet
Kash
@KashPatel_
·
3h
I'll give you 30/1
Fraser Marnie
@FraserMarnie
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Do you think? I feel like he needs matches going in to it - it can't be a coincidence he made the final as a qualifier.
Matthew
@_____0________
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Big if?
Chris Gill
@chrisjgill75
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
It feels like it will be one of those years
RobbyRobertsonBlue circle
@bugeyes0608
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
£20 he won’t I’ll give ya 2-1.
Gareth
@Padgestic
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Probably won't turn up, could be risky.
Andrew C Holdsworth
@ricpussayshot
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
No chance. The UK was an anomaly. I reckon he's about 4/6 to stay at home anyway
scribbling lethargy
@ScribblingL
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Wish he would, just for what it would do for the sport. But he doesn’t have the noggin for it. Sad to say.
WFCmill
@themill72
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
No chance
Eoin Halpin
@happytohalp
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
While I don’t disagree with the theory, you could have had plenty bigger in other years when you had a handle on his form.
Duncan Briss
@BrissDuncan
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
You not looked at the bottom half of the draw ?
Oddschecker : https://www.oddschecker.com/snooker/world-championship :
World Championship Betting Odds
Championship League
The Masters
UK Championship
World Championship
World Championship WinnerView all oddsView all odds
Judd Trump
11/4
Ronnie OSullivan
9/2
Neil Robertson
6/1
Mark Selby
12/1
Popular Bets
Stephen Maguire
World Championship
60/1
Ronnie OSullivan
World Championship
9/2
Mark Williams
World Championship
40/1
https://snookerhq.com/2020/06/27/top-16-snooker-confirmed-world-championship/
Snookerbacker Tweet : https://twitter.com/snookerbacker/status/1276997220047433730 :
snookerbacker ️
@snookerbacker
·
4h
If Ding turns up to the World Snooker Championship this year, he might just win it.
SnookerJudge
@SnookerJudge
·
4h
My spreadsheet can't read players' minds, deffo needs some work
1 more reply
Neal NJI47
@nj_147
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Have you been drinking pal ?
Gareth
@romfordslim1477
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
50/50 he might not turn up
Matt Tummey
@TUMMEY24
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Ding is 20/1 with
@StarSports_Bet
Kash
@KashPatel_
·
3h
I'll give you 30/1
Fraser Marnie
@FraserMarnie
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Do you think? I feel like he needs matches going in to it - it can't be a coincidence he made the final as a qualifier.
Matthew
@_____0________
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Big if?
Chris Gill
@chrisjgill75
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
It feels like it will be one of those years
RobbyRobertsonBlue circle
@bugeyes0608
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
£20 he won’t I’ll give ya 2-1.
Gareth
@Padgestic
·
4h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Probably won't turn up, could be risky.
Andrew C Holdsworth
@ricpussayshot
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
No chance. The UK was an anomaly. I reckon he's about 4/6 to stay at home anyway
scribbling lethargy
@ScribblingL
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Wish he would, just for what it would do for the sport. But he doesn’t have the noggin for it. Sad to say.
WFCmill
@themill72
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
No chance
Eoin Halpin
@happytohalp
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
While I don’t disagree with the theory, you could have had plenty bigger in other years when you had a handle on his form.
Duncan Briss
@BrissDuncan
·
3h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
You not looked at the bottom half of the draw ?
Oddschecker : https://www.oddschecker.com/snooker/world-championship :
World Championship Betting Odds
Championship League
The Masters
UK Championship
World Championship
World Championship WinnerView all oddsView all odds
Judd Trump
11/4
Ronnie OSullivan
9/2
Neil Robertson
6/1
Mark Selby
12/1
Popular Bets
Stephen Maguire
World Championship
60/1
Ronnie OSullivan
World Championship
9/2
Mark Williams
World Championship
40/1
Snookerbacker Tweets
https://twitter.com/snookerbacker/status/1277280767970881537 :
James
@jaykay3737
·
8h
I don't know about anyone else, but I want to see a WC where everyone on tour has a chance to enter.
I doubt any players want a 'World Champion 2020' with a question mark at the end either
snookerbacker Speaking head in silhouette
@snookerbacker
Replying to
@jaykay3737
None of the ones withdrawn so far would have got anywhere near the trophy in fairness.
5:40 PM · Jun 28, 2020·Twitter for Android
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Shelley Higgins Billiards
@Shellhiggins147
·
8h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
That may be true so far but there may be more to come and it should be a full field. Tainted if not
snookerbacker Speaking head in silhouette
@snookerbacker
·
8h
Lots of tournaments go ahead with players not entering. Can't be helped in this instance.
4 more replies
James
@jaykay3737
·
8h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Even less chance now
Alfie Burden
@ABOFLONDON
·
5h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
How bout the ones that can’t enter who are involved in a relegation battle and now can’t defend their card ?
Sylvia M #BlackLivesMatter
@laptopjunkie
·
5h
WS could just freeze the points. And then starting ranking points and cut offs again when all is back to normal.
1 more reply
Peter Beard
@_peter_beard
·
8h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
Better a World Championship with those who want to enter than not having one, it is their Job of work in a lot of cases .
https://twitter.com/snookerbacker/status/1277280767970881537 :
James
@jaykay3737
·
8h
I don't know about anyone else, but I want to see a WC where everyone on tour has a chance to enter.
I doubt any players want a 'World Champion 2020' with a question mark at the end either
snookerbacker Speaking head in silhouette
@snookerbacker
Replying to
@jaykay3737
None of the ones withdrawn so far would have got anywhere near the trophy in fairness.
5:40 PM · Jun 28, 2020·Twitter for Android
7
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Shelley Higgins Billiards
@Shellhiggins147
·
8h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
That may be true so far but there may be more to come and it should be a full field. Tainted if not
snookerbacker Speaking head in silhouette
@snookerbacker
·
8h
Lots of tournaments go ahead with players not entering. Can't be helped in this instance.
4 more replies
James
@jaykay3737
·
8h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
Even less chance now
Alfie Burden
@ABOFLONDON
·
5h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
How bout the ones that can’t enter who are involved in a relegation battle and now can’t defend their card ?
Sylvia M #BlackLivesMatter
@laptopjunkie
·
5h
WS could just freeze the points. And then starting ranking points and cut offs again when all is back to normal.
1 more reply
Peter Beard
@_peter_beard
·
8h
Replying to
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
Better a World Championship with those who want to enter than not having one, it is their Job of work in a lot of cases .
Snookerbacker Tweets
https://twitter.com/ABOFLONDON/status/1277325104482004992 :
snookerbacker Speaking head in silhouette
@snookerbacker
·
8h
None of the ones withdrawn so far would have got anywhere near the trophy in fairness.
Alfie Burden
@ABOFLONDON
Replying to
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
How bout the ones that can’t enter who are involved in a relegation battle and now can’t defend their card ?
8:36 PM · Jun 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
4
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James
@jaykay3737
·
5h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
and
@snookerbacker
Exactly. It's not just about winning the trophy. There's careers at stake
Mr P... MBE Flag of England Blue heartYellow heart
Billiards
@lordofmymanor
·
5h
If they are good enough they will be high enough up that rankings... the cream rises to the top.
Fed up of players wetting themselves with a 70 break. snooker doesn't owe you are living as Barry rightly says.
6 more replies
Sylvia M #BlackLivesMatter
@laptopjunkie
·
5h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@jaykay3737
and
@snookerbacker
WS could just freeze the points. And then starting ranking points and cut offs again when all is back to normal.
James
@jaykay3737
·
5h
Common sense would say something like this has to happen for any players that simply can't get here
MARK WILLIAMS M.B.E
@markwil147
·
4h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
Good point Thumbs up.
Alfie Burden
@ABOFLONDON
·
4h
Willo knows the crack
1 more reply
Andy Jay
@andyjay77
·
5h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
That is a very good point AB.
Gareth
@romfordslim1477
·
5h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
Surely world snooker should give them 1 extra year cause of whats happened
Bianca Yarn
@SnookerBunnyy
·
3h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
I was wondering about this too
Dom Cullen
@DomCullenFFC
·
2h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
They've had 2 years to earn enough points to stay on tour. You need people to drop off so that the lads without a card can have their 2 year crack at it. Only way around it is to have ~150 people on the tour for a season. Can't see Barry going for that.
David RoeWine glassSlice of pizza
@davidroe147
·
29m
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
Correct Alfie . The worlds has always been huge for many players as a chance to stay on tour. Twitchiest games of the year.
What do you know folks , the folks the 'Tweet' I'm trying to find was a message sent to Snookerbacker about Chinese players who've withdrawn from the World Championships so far .
https://twitter.com/ABOFLONDON/status/1277325104482004992 :
snookerbacker Speaking head in silhouette
@snookerbacker
·
8h
None of the ones withdrawn so far would have got anywhere near the trophy in fairness.
Alfie Burden
@ABOFLONDON
Replying to
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
How bout the ones that can’t enter who are involved in a relegation battle and now can’t defend their card ?
8:36 PM · Jun 28, 2020·Twitter for iPhone
4
Retweets
17
Likes
James
@jaykay3737
·
5h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
and
@snookerbacker
Exactly. It's not just about winning the trophy. There's careers at stake
Mr P... MBE Flag of England Blue heartYellow heart
Billiards@lordofmymanor
·
5h
If they are good enough they will be high enough up that rankings... the cream rises to the top.
Fed up of players wetting themselves with a 70 break. snooker doesn't owe you are living as Barry rightly says.
6 more replies
Sylvia M #BlackLivesMatter
@laptopjunkie
·
5h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@jaykay3737
and
@snookerbacker
WS could just freeze the points. And then starting ranking points and cut offs again when all is back to normal.
James
@jaykay3737
·
5h
Common sense would say something like this has to happen for any players that simply can't get here
MARK WILLIAMS M.B.E
@markwil147
·
4h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
Good point Thumbs up.
Alfie Burden
@ABOFLONDON
·
4h
Willo knows the crack
1 more reply
Andy Jay
@andyjay77
·
5h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
That is a very good point AB.
Gareth
@romfordslim1477
·
5h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
Surely world snooker should give them 1 extra year cause of whats happened
Bianca Yarn
@SnookerBunnyy
·
3h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
I was wondering about this too
Dom Cullen
@DomCullenFFC
·
2h
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
They've had 2 years to earn enough points to stay on tour. You need people to drop off so that the lads without a card can have their 2 year crack at it. Only way around it is to have ~150 people on the tour for a season. Can't see Barry going for that.
David RoeWine glassSlice of pizza
@davidroe147
·
29m
Replying to
@ABOFLONDON
@snookerbacker
and
@jaykay3737
Correct Alfie . The worlds has always been huge for many players as a chance to stay on tour. Twitchiest games of the year.
What do you know folks , the folks the 'Tweet' I'm trying to find was a message sent to Snookerbacker about Chinese players who've withdrawn from the World Championships so far .
Update on Chinese players withdrawing from the World Qualifiers
https://ronnieo147.com/2020/06/28/update-on-chinese-players-withdrawing-from-the-world-qualifiers/
June 28, 2020 Monique Professional snooker tournamentProfessional snooker
Yesterday, one Chinese friend posted on twitter about Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong, and Zhang Jiankang not having applied for their visa, hence effectively withdrawing from the WC qualifiers.
ChineseNoVisa
Today, the same person added that more than 10 Chinese players had withdrawn, adding the following names to the list:
Chang Bingyu, Li Hang, Mei Xiwen, Zhang Anda, Chen Zifan, Xu Si, Bai Langning, Zhao Xintong and Lei Peifan.
And, of course, Marco Fu also withdrew a couple of weeks ago.
Luo Honghao who is currently in his second year and ranked 62, will surely do everything in his power to be there. He’s not guaranteed to succeed though. Zhang Anda, ranked 72, had a decent chance to stay on tour, but, if the above is confirmed will now be relegated.
Ding doesn’t need to qualify. So that’s 13 out of 22 who opted out, and I’m certain that, for most of them, it was not a light-hearted decision .
This is alas, exactly what I feared. The “World” Snooker Tour becoming actually a UK Snooker Tour more than ever next season. And if China loses interest in snooker, the sport will suffer financially. Big time.
The original Tweet I was looking for included overseas players who applied for their Visa's and got them so they will play if it goes ahead .
Will Mark 'The Jester From Leicester' Selby make it to The Crucible this year if it goes ahead ?
PM Boris 'Bonkers' Johnson's Government is threatening to put Leicester into local lockdown so Mark Selby and any other Leicestershire based player best head to Sheffield and book a hotel room .
Coronavirus: Leicester could be first city to go into local lockdown amid 'spike' in COVID-19 cases
Home Secretary Priti Patel confirms officials were looking at extra restrictions for Leicester after reports new cases had risen. :
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...ockdown-amid-spike-in-covid-19-cases-12016655
You really couldn't make it up , best put all bets off until nearer the time folks !:frown::grin::thumbup:
https://ronnieo147.com/2020/06/28/update-on-chinese-players-withdrawing-from-the-world-qualifiers/
June 28, 2020 Monique Professional snooker tournamentProfessional snooker
Yesterday, one Chinese friend posted on twitter about Zhou Yuelong, Xiao Guodong, and Zhang Jiankang not having applied for their visa, hence effectively withdrawing from the WC qualifiers.
ChineseNoVisa
Today, the same person added that more than 10 Chinese players had withdrawn, adding the following names to the list:
Chang Bingyu, Li Hang, Mei Xiwen, Zhang Anda, Chen Zifan, Xu Si, Bai Langning, Zhao Xintong and Lei Peifan.
And, of course, Marco Fu also withdrew a couple of weeks ago.
Luo Honghao who is currently in his second year and ranked 62, will surely do everything in his power to be there. He’s not guaranteed to succeed though. Zhang Anda, ranked 72, had a decent chance to stay on tour, but, if the above is confirmed will now be relegated.
Ding doesn’t need to qualify. So that’s 13 out of 22 who opted out, and I’m certain that, for most of them, it was not a light-hearted decision .
This is alas, exactly what I feared. The “World” Snooker Tour becoming actually a UK Snooker Tour more than ever next season. And if China loses interest in snooker, the sport will suffer financially. Big time.
The original Tweet I was looking for included overseas players who applied for their Visa's and got them so they will play if it goes ahead .
Will Mark 'The Jester From Leicester' Selby make it to The Crucible this year if it goes ahead ?
PM Boris 'Bonkers' Johnson's Government is threatening to put Leicester into local lockdown so Mark Selby and any other Leicestershire based player best head to Sheffield and book a hotel room .
Coronavirus: Leicester could be first city to go into local lockdown amid 'spike' in COVID-19 cases
Home Secretary Priti Patel confirms officials were looking at extra restrictions for Leicester after reports new cases had risen. :
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...ockdown-amid-spike-in-covid-19-cases-12016655
You really couldn't make it up , best put all bets off until nearer the time folks !
:frown::grin::thumbup:
Leicester lockdown: Restrictions could be extended for two weeks
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-53217095
BREAKING
Coronavirus: Leicester to be told it must stay in current lockdown for extra two weeks after spike in COVID-19cases
Leicester's mayor says a report recommending the city stays in lockdown is unjustified and has been "hastily cobbled together".
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...o-weeks-after-spike-in-covid-19cases-12017156
I've been trying to tell you the UK is leaderless under PM Boris 'Bonkers' Johnson Government so if you've bet a few bucks on Marl 'The Jester From Leicester' Selby for the World Snooker Championships you can either phone up Da' Bookie and withdraw the bet or calll a taxi and book Mark Selby into a hotel room near the Crucible Theatre Sheffield .
Your choice ! :wink::grin-square::thumbup:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-53217095
BREAKING
Coronavirus: Leicester to be told it must stay in current lockdown for extra two weeks after spike in COVID-19cases
Leicester's mayor says a report recommending the city stays in lockdown is unjustified and has been "hastily cobbled together".
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavi...o-weeks-after-spike-in-covid-19cases-12017156
I've been trying to tell you the UK is leaderless under PM Boris 'Bonkers' Johnson Government so if you've bet a few bucks on Marl 'The Jester From Leicester' Selby for the World Snooker Championships you can either phone up Da' Bookie and withdraw the bet or calll a taxi and book Mark Selby into a hotel room near the Crucible Theatre Sheffield .
Your choice ! :wink::grin-square:
:thumbup: