Why do players drink out of a water bottle rather than a glass (This years 2019 WC)

[pejones]

Hi

Whilst watching this years World Championships on TV I noticed most players doing this drinking out of a bottle (water) - whilst some (e.g. Judd Trump) gracefully drink/sip from the glass. Would be good to know peoples thoughts on this or if it's just myself being old fashioned?

[presprout]

I sort of assumed it was a way of sneaking in an extra sponsorship. I forget who it was (might have been Gilbert), but I noticed someone drinking out of a Chinese labelled bottle. I thought a couple of things, firstly he didn't get that round these parts, and secondly that's unlikely to be an accident/coincidence.

[DeanH]

even the glasses they have are branded for the Chinese water company

[jrc750]

even the glasses they have are branded for the Chinese water company

I take it that's for benefit of the Chinese viewers, i wouldn't mind buying some from Morrison's

[pejones]

Yes I see this angle - I was also thinking how unpolished it looked to see adults swigging out of a water bottle (live on the TV). I thought they usually had large bottles of water which they used to use to pour into a glass.

[TooDark]

Really doesn’t bother me one bit how players are drinking their water to be honest.

[Nifty50]

Really doesn’t bother me one bit how players are drinking their water to be honest.

Except for straws which are not environmentally friendly unless they're made of paper lol.

[ken147]

Why don't the Chinese water brand have glass branded bottles? Wouldn't it look more classy or sophisticated? Plastic is so tacky and looks cheap.