World Snooker Championship - April 16 - May 2

Scaramouche

Scaramouche

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17 days of snooker

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BBC Schedule - this link needs to be manually advanced to the correct date
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/genr...les/2011/04/16

Eurosport UK Schedules of Snooker coverage
http://tv.eurosport.co.uk/search.shtml?query=snooker

Eurosport UK Schedules
http://tv.eurosport.co.uk/

Available here
http://mypremium.tv/
usually has five links for any channel, so if one not running smoothly, try another

http://www.everythingon.tv
You have to register to keep it from switching back to the home page every 20 minutes

Other possible sources
http://www.fromsport.com/c-11.html
http://www.livearena.net/category/Other/
http://veetle.com/index.php/listing#80/popular/1
http://www.actiweb.es/freddy49sports/index.html
http://tinyurl.com/freddy49sports

Saturday April 16
First Round
Neil Robertson v Judd Trump (1000 BST) That's 5 a.m. EDT :D
Jamie Cope v Andrew Pagett (1000 BST)
Ali Carter v Dave Harold (1430 BST)
Mark Williams v Ryan Day (1430 BST)
Neil Robertson v Judd Trump (1900 BST)
Shaun Murphy v Marcus Campbell (1900 BST)

Sunday
First Round
Ding Junhui v Jamie Burnett (1000 BST)
Jamie Cope v Andrew Pagett (1000 BST)
Stephen Hendry v Joe Perry (1430 BST)
Shaun Murphy v Marcus Campbell (1430 BST)
Ali Carter v Dave Harold (1900 BST)
Mark Williams v Ryan Day (1900 BST)

Monday
First Round
Ding Junhui v Jamie Burnett (1000 BST)
Stephen Maguire v Barry Hawkins (1000 BST)
Stephen Hendry v Joe Perry (1430 BST)
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Dominic Dale (1430 BST)
Peter Ebdon v Stuart Bingham (1900 BST)
Stephen Maguire v Barry Hawkins (1900 BST)

Tuesday
First Round
Marco Fu v Martin Gould (1000 BST)
Ricky Walden v Rory McLeod (1000 BST)
Graeme Dott v Mark King (1430 BST)
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Dominic Dale (1430 BST)
Peter Ebdon v Stuart Bingham (1900 BST)
Mark Allen v Matthew Stevens (1900 BST)

Wednesday
First Round
Marco Fu v Martin Gould (1000 BST)
Ricky Walden v Rory McLeod (1000 BST)
Graeme Dott v Mark King (1430 BST)
John Higgins v Stephen Lee (1430 BST)
Mark Selby v Jimmy Robertson (1900 BST)
Mark Allen v Matthew Stevens (1900 BST)

Thursday April 21
First Round
Mark Selby v Jimmy Robertson (1300 BST)
Second Round
Williams/Day v Cope/Pagett (1300 BST)
Roberton/Trump v Fu/Gould (1900 BST)
First Round
John Higgins v Stephen Lee (1900 BST)ril
 
C'mon Selby

I always cheer for Mark Selby.
Maybe 'cause he won an 8-ball tournament with over 600 entries.
Thanx for the link.
 
Scaramouche said:
Saturday April 16
First Round
Neil Robertson v Judd Trump (1000 BST) That's 5 a.m. EDT :D
Jamie Cope v Andrew Pagett (1000 BST)
Ali Carter v Dave Harold (1430 BST)
Mark Williams v Ryan Day (1430 BST)
Neil Robertson v Judd Trump (1900 BST)
Shaun Murphy v Marcus Campbell (1900 BST)

Sunday
First Round
Ding Junhui v Jamie Burnett (1000 BST)
Jamie Cope v Andrew Pagett (1000 BST)
Stephen Hendry v Joe Perry (1430 BST)
Shaun Murphy v Marcus Campbell (1430 BST)
Ali Carter v Dave Harold (1900 BST)
Mark Williams v Ryan Day (1900 BST)
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Clearly noone is going to watch this. They have opening round matches that are taking hours to play, many even over a two day period. Someone at the World Snooker Championships needs to realize that short races are where it is at for cue sports, pool is doing awesome with races to 9, sometimes even dropping to race to 7 in the finals.

Plus, how the hell do they ever expect to get a decent sized field for this thing? How is a shortstop supposed to win the world championships when they are played on 12 foot tables with thimble sized pockets and you go and make the races that long? The way they have the thing set up the best player is a strong favorite to win the thing, how boring.
 
Celtic said:
Clearly noone is going to watch this. They have opening round matches that are taking hours to play, many even over a two day period. Someone at the World Snooker Championships needs to realize that short races are where it is at for cue sports, pool is doing awesome with races to 9, sometimes even dropping to race to 7 in the finals.

Plus, how the hell do they ever expect to get a decent sized field for this thing? How is a shortstop supposed to win the world championships when they are played on 12 foot tables with thimble sized pockets and you go and make the races that long? The way they have the thing set up the best player is a strong favorite to win the thing, how boring.
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So what are you saying? You want to dilute the best paying cue sport to short races on a bar box?

I think it's fine the way it is. It may not be suited to the short attention span of North Americans, but they always fill the stands and have a wide tv viewership. Something North America can't replicate with short races, and a luck game (9 ball).
 
Celtic said:
Clearly noone is going to watch this. They have opening round matches that are taking hours to play, many even over a two day period. Someone at the World Snooker Championships needs to realize that short races are where it is at for cue sports, pool is doing awesome with races to 9, sometimes even dropping to race to 7 in the finals.

Plus, how the hell do they ever expect to get a decent sized field for this thing? How is a shortstop supposed to win the world championships when they are played on 12 foot tables with thimble sized pockets and you go and make the races that long? The way they have the thing set up the best player is a strong favorite to win the thing, how boring.
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I'm not even sure whether this post was meant to be 'tongue-in-cheek'...?

Why would a World Championships (in any sport) be set up to hinder the best players?

Why would the World Snooker Championships be played on any other equipment than a 12ft tournament table?

How is a 32-man field not a 'decent' sized field for a 32-man tournament?

If it was meant to be 'tongue-in-cheek'....sorry for being slow on the up-take.
 
supergreenman said:
So what are you saying? You want to dilute the best paying cue sport to short races on a bar box?

I think it's fine the way it is. It may not be suited to the short attention span of North Americans, but they always fill the stands and have a wide tv viewership. Something North America can't replicate with short races, and a luck game (9 ball).
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Most North Americans anyway. I for one, would love to start playing snooker, but unfortunately, the nearest pool hall I can find with a snooker table is about 2 hours away - and I don't have anywhere near the room for my own.

And a greenie to you for the 9-ball comment! :thumbup:
 
Celtic said:
Plus, how the hell do they ever expect to get a decent sized field for this thing? How is a shortstop supposed to win the world championships when they are played on 12 foot tables with thimble sized pockets and you go and make the races that long? The way they have the thing set up the best player is a strong favorite to win the thing, how boring.
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A shortstop shouldn't win the world championship - the best player in the world should. To quote the immortal Ric Flair, "To be The Man, you gotta beat The Man!"

As for the 12-foot table with thimble sized pockets, shouldn't a tournament to determine the best player in the world be a test of their skill? That's why I [sarcasm]love[/sarcasm] the game of 9-ball so much.
 
Celtic said:
Clearly noone is going to watch this. They have opening round matches that are taking hours to play, many even over a two day period. Someone at the World Snooker Championships needs to realize that short races are where it is at for cue sports, pool is doing awesome with races to 9, sometimes even dropping to race to 7 in the finals.

Plus, how the hell do they ever expect to get a decent sized field for this thing? How is a shortstop supposed to win the world championships when they are played on 12 foot tables with thimble sized pockets and you go and make the races that long? The way they have the thing set up the best player is a strong favorite to win the thing, how boring.
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Celtic,

Do you realise how many millions (yes millions) actually stay glued to UK tv for the duration of this tourney?

You may not know that there are extensive qualifying matches with several hundred snooker professionals for many months to get a shot at the last 32.

You may not also realise that the top 16 ranked players typically make a very handsome living (sometimes many millions).

Can you really compare the snooker success story to the fragmented pool world of players struggling to carve out a basic living?

Tell me your comment was (very) dry wit, please.

Bernie.
 
Celtic said:
Perhaps a little too dry in fact given the responses.

http://forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=226763

Funny how many people actually think such things though...
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Head up north to Commonwealth Stadium and kick the **** out of the greenman.
You Calgarians love to do that as often as possible.

Stream the brawl.

You made a knowledgeable, admirable, and completely defensible argument.
How can anyone object to the continual shrinking of the table, and expansion of the pockets to increase the likelyhood that the bangers will sink a ball?


:thumbup::grin::):grin-loving::lovies::rotflmao::angel::bow-down::rotflmao1:
 
Snooker Shoes

In 1986, with unique equipment, Joe Johnson won the final against Steve Davis .
Check out the shoes :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsDH5NvB2zY

The next year, without those shoes, he lost the final to Steve Davis.

In olden times, the defending champion only had to defend. That is, play in the final against the best of the pretenders.

Since the knockout format was introduced, no first time World Champion has repeated in the folloring year. Joe Johnson making the final in 1987 is the closest anyone has come. :D

Neil Robertson won the World Championship last year.
Will he be able to beat the curse?
What footwear will he choose?:D
 
I am gonna have to tune in to some of these matches if possible. These guys are absolutely amazing. I played some snooker today (there is a hall about 30 minutes away that opened recently and they have a 12 footer). I haven't played in years, but my friend and I had a blast. I think my top run was around 40. Not very good, but sure was a lot of fun.:thumbup:
 
onepocketron said:
I am gonna have to tune in to some of these matches if possible. These guys are absolutely amazing. I played some snooker today (there is a hall about 30 minutes away that opened recently and they have a 12 footer). I haven't played in years, but my friend and I had a blast. I think my top run was around 40. Not very good, but sure was a lot of fun.:thumbup:
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A 40+ break is no mean achievement if you're not used to snooker.

Any true cuesports fan should make the journey to Sheffield once in their life - there's nothing like it.
 
Scaramouche said:
Head up north to Commonwealth Stadium and kick the **** out of the greenman.
You Calgarians love to do that as often as possible.

Stream the brawl.

You made a knowledgeable, admirable, and completely defensible argument.
How can anyone object to the continual shrinking of the table, and expansion of the pockets to increase the likelyhood that the bangers will sink a ball?
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Snooker has its faults as well, not least it's too damn difficult. Snooker is a dying game as much as pool is - what's needed is a workable hybrid between the two, one that is easy and fun for the masses to play recreationally, yet can be challenging for the pro and thrilling for the spectator. Damned if I can think of it though.
 
Clive Everton, editor of Snooker Scene, called the Crucible 'The Theatre of Cruelty'.

The first match out of the box is Jud Trump vs Neil Robertson at 5 a.m. EDT Saturday.
One will go home. One will be amongst the favourites to take the tournament.

Robertson is fighting the Crucible curse: No first time winner of the championship has defended it successfully.

http://snookerscene.blogspot.com/2011/04/crucible-stories-man-from-down-under.html

http://www.cambridgefirst.co.uk/spo...nooker_championship_s_crucible_curse_1_863560

http://web.orange.co.uk/article/sports/orange_exclusive_neil_robertson

Trump, 21, was a protegee, winning just about everything available and making a 147 in competition at a younger age than Ronnie O'Sullivan. While he won tournaments after turning professional, he never won a ranking event. That is until a week ago when he took the China Open. In the quarters he beat Ebdon 5-1. In the semi he beat Murphy 6-1. He was the front runner throughout the final against Mark Selby. If he holds that form, he is going to give any opponent trouble.

http://snookerscene.blogspot.com/2011/04/star-is-born.html

http://www.sportinglife.com/snooker...snooker/11/04/13/SNOOKER_World_Nightlead.html
 
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