2023 Shoot Out

[itsnoteasy]

What! the god fearing self appointed disco king As for the crowd you're spot on but at least they leave their phones alone for a while and actually watch to see when 'their designated colour' is about to be potted Which one is it this year ?

Murphy was never really a god botherer , it was his first Mrs that was. If truth be told he's got a few stories he could tell has Mr Murphy.

[balkend]

I’m not that keen on the shoot out but it’s only a few days once a year ,it’s all a bit of luck and a lottery much of the time but it could just kick start some young players chance of getting higher up the rankings with points available .If it brings the odd new player into the game then it’s a good thing .

Thats whats good about it , it gives potential young professionals an an injection of enthusiasm and gives Michael Holt etc ( guys who fell off the tour) another run . Look at Poonjaengs game today ( Mike , as hes known as) and you have to smile . Sport is fun . Snooker is a sport !

[Starsky]

Vmax/Itsnoteasy I'm sorry to say on saturday i'll absolutely be drunk but I'll keep the shouting down to a minimum and will definitely not be shouting any colours HOWEVER I will be wearing a coloured Beanie, our party of 6 are all wearing coloured hats and will be sat in order of Yellow, green, brown.... you get the gist!
This competitions a laugh, it also gives amateurs some valuable TV experience and obscure players the opportunity to win a title, i'm all for it.

I’ll be keeping an eye out for you on Sat Tom.
What colour did you end up with and what was the process on how it was decided ?

[itsnoteasy]

Jesus, we are getting Bruce Lee style Chinese impressions from the crowd while a Chinese player is playing, a new low in my opinion.

[fkhan]

What a fluke!

[Cue crafty]

Jesus, we are getting Bruce Lee style Chinese impressions from the crowd while a Chinese player is playing, a new low in my opinion.

Lolz I'm surprised you're actually watching it! Get down the shed man. 😉👍

[Texas Snooker]

To be honest, I'm surprised that this format is a Ranking Event. The one-and-done match aspect of the tournament seems too much to cater to luck. I'd prefer a 6-red match to be a ranking event, like the one in Bangkok.

THAT SAID: This event would probably be ideal for holding in the United States, ideally in Texas (surprise surprise), with the State name leading to a natural extension of the match type (Texas Shootout). Snooker is getting to be popular in Houston with some snooker clubs opening up, but if snooker has any semblance of taking hold in the world's number one discretionary income market, this would be the event to hold here.

So how about this: Ranking Event shootout stays in the home country, but maybe an Invitational (or minimum prize guarantee) outside the normal tournament window. Why not? I even got my image starter to create the prototype flyer LOL (took me all of 23 seconds).

[Odrl]

I could never get into 6-reds when it was on TV. It just seems like something is missing. The frames are resolved too quickly and the game lacks some complexity.

For all my ranting about shot-clock snooker on here over the past 16 years, I actually think the Premier League with its 25-second shot-clock was the most watchable of these dumbed-down versions of snooker. Couldn't really produce any great drama or tension, but it was still pretty high-quality and entertaining snooker. I would put 6-reds (or 10-reds) in second place. Next would be the circus act that is the current Shoot-Out format. And finally, right at the bottom would be the travesty that was Power Snooker, may it never come back.

[itsnoteasy]

Last night crowd apart was OK, good wins for the Geordie lads and a first for the women with Reanne Evans beating Bingham. First woman to beat a man in an (ahem) in ranking event.
I'm off down the shed

[itsnoteasy]

That's great news Texas snooker, I really didn't think snooker would get a foothd in America but what a huge untapped market if world snooker could get a ranking event over there and the crowds showed up.

[neuronic]

It's bollocks. I don't watch it, I watch darts if I want this kind of entertainment. In fact, I will watch the Darts Masters tonight. There you go.

[fkhan]

What was the joke with Poomjaeng today? Anyone know? Apparently he half climbed the advertisement stand. Why did he do that?

[balkend]

What was the joke with Poomjaeng today? Anyone know? Apparently he half climbed the advertisement stand. Why did he do that?

he half climbed the stand because he's half cracked !!! what will Mark Williams make of him !

[fkhan]

he half climbed the stand because he's half cracked !!! what will Mark Williams make of him !

I did not see that match, just saw that pic so was wondering what it was about.

[DeanH]

Right here we go, last day, important matters at hand; all eyes peeled and first to shout if you see TomW and what colour beanie