Other All things Snooker

[moto748]

Was watching a cracking contest last night between the Australian ex world champion Neal Robertson and young Judd Trump. The big tournaments like the UK championship and the World championship are still extensively followed and televised in the UK, where all the top players are household names.

Has in not been shown in Australia?

 

[CAS79]

got some attention after Neil won the worlds, possibly only In Melbourne. It was a few clips and a radio interview or two. The story dried up fast.

There is more free to air TV coverage of ten pin bowling than snooker in Australia....

 

[Wallaby]

No interest in Australia - Pot Black was an interesting cultural phenomenon in the '70s, but the sport has no following outside its actual players.

Of course, if an Aussie wins any World Champs - even the Synchronised Yoghurt-hurdling Rallycross - the local media will do a rah-rah story. But that's usually yesterday's news pretty fast.

 

[iDon]

I do love it but can't even watch it on foxtel, well I dont think I can.

When living in the UK it was great and would sit down to watch a number of games. THis and darts

 

[getthefooty]

Pretty sure it's on Fox all the time. I know I watch it fairly regularly - don't really have a clue about the tactics etc though.

 

[peternorth]

i love snooker. for me snooker > pool.

but pool is easier to play with friends as its quick and easy.

snooker is like test cricket

 

[CAS79]

Pretty sure it's on Fox all the time. I know I watch it fairly regularly - don't really have a clue about the tactics etc though.

When it's on fox it's usailly the middle of the day or early hours of the morning. Work and study gets in the way and it never gets prime sports times or even decent ones.

 

[moto748]

Robertson once again came up against Trump in the Masters and did very well to overcome him (in the semi-final). Final session of the Final, against Shaun Murphy (English, not Irish, despite the name) is being screened live in a few minutes. Robertson is 5-3 up; first to 13.

 

[krisholio14]

Settling in for the action now

 

[moto748]

First to 10, not 13 as I said. Mid-session interval, Robertson 8-4 up.

 

[d0gs]

Love the Snooker. Watched a lot of the tournament when it was at Bendigo mid last year. Shame on crowd sizes and atmosphere, if I could have gotten time off work I certainly would have went!

Its on a lot on Fox Sports but as its been said its at odd times. Don't mind staying up and watching the Snooker or the Darts, shame they don't get a lot or any time on free to air television.

 

[moto748]

A win for Robertson by 10-6. Well deserved, he grew stronger and stronger as the final went on.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/snooker/16671018.stm

The Masters is arguably the second biggest tournament after the World championships. Although it's not a 'rankling' event, carrying ranking points, because it's an invitation competition. Simply the Top 16 players in the world battling it out.

 

[krisholio14]

He scrapped that one out. Wasn't in his best form but Murphy was pretty ordinary in the big moments.

 

[moto748]

That's good matchplay. Murphy looked the better in the first couple of frames, but Robertson grew stronger and stronger as the match went on. By the end, he was playing pretty good stuff. Too good for Murphy on that form, anyway.

 

[General Soreness]

There should be interest as the Goldfields Open is almost upon us.

 

[peternorth]

could one argue that with the current generation being so in tuned with facebook, twitter, instgram etc they dont have the patience to sit or even play snooker?

 

[General Soreness]

could one argue that with the current generation being so in tuned with facebook, twitter, instgram etc they dont have the patience to sit or even play snooker?

I did hear that very accusation made by a more senior pro against younger professional players.

 

[Ekomaira]

There's a fly buzzing around at the moment. He's enjoying it! Think Ford wants to kill the little bastard.

 

[General Soreness]

There's a fly buzzing around at the moment. He's enjoying it! Think Ford wants to kill the little bastard.

A lot of insects died on the baize yesterday.

 

[Partridge]

i love snooker. for me snooker > pool.

but pool is easier to play with friends as its quick and easy.

snooker is like test cricket

I'll give you a better analogy:

Pool is like 20/20.
Snooker is like one day cricket.
Billiards is like Test cricket.

 

[Ekomaira]

Robertson is off to a pretty messy start, this one frame here feels like it has been going for like an hour

 

[General Soreness]

Robertson is off to a pretty messy start, this one frame here feels like it has been going for like an hour

Yeah - two really awkward fouls.

Good break in the 4th though.

 

[General Soreness]

I thought there might be a larger crowd

 

[Ekomaira]

Big mistake missing an easy red for Higginson. Put him away Robbo!

 

[Ekomaira]

Aw geez, now Neil misses an easy blue