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Because his game is a dwarf planet at the end of the main solar system? 😁Originally Posted by PatBlock View Post
Maybe his new nickname should be Pluto.
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Sounds about rightOriginally Posted by Cue crafty View Post
Can't help thinking vmax was a tad harsh, but spot on. 
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Itsnoteasy post #472 tbf you're ( and to your credit for it ) are one of the first on here bemoaning the lack of new faces coming out of the Q School and Stan Moody only qualified for the tour from a junior championship where i don't think anyone else from that route ever avoided relegation two years later.
The Q Tour winner was Martin O Donnell a 36 year old defensive player with nine years pro experience and there were no new names in the last eight of the Q Tour playoffs.
Theres probably a very low to zero chance that there'll be new name qualifier from the Q School in June, rough guess the average age of the the eight qualifiers will probably be in the mid 30's.
The best way to gain merit is to gain experience where new players will eventually become good enough.
There is zero evidence that anything else works, it couldn't be more obvious.Comment
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I just looked up Anthony McGill on wikipedia, he qualified from the old Pontins International Open which was the qualifying route before the Q School came about, that was probably a fairer system as relegated players were properly relegated for the year, you also got new young players from that system like Lisowski,Jamie Jones, Michael White, Liam Highfield, Robbie Williams as well as McGill.Comment
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Would that be the one about three events in China?Originally Posted by Nifty50 View Post
https://wst.tv/world-snooker-tour-se...ts-in-2023-24/Up the TSF! :snooker:Comment
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The PIOS system was indeed a good way for juniors to play in events with prize money on offer and sadly it ended when Pontins pulled out of snooker. They've never attempted to recreate anything similar.The route now to get on tour is through q-school, another costly event and subsequently those entering can go through the q-tour events.Originally Posted by trains View Post
What we could really do with is a few players who've got the money and pulling power to do something for the future of the game. Its all well and good Ronnie and others complaining about the game but doing nothing to help the game in the UK. Ronnie will go and do more in Asia, opening a club and encouraging people to play, what about doing something in the UK where he has made all his money from!
I could do a whole story on the failure of the amateur scene of the UK snooker circuit but it'd be a complete waste of time because nobody has a vision for anything in this country. Its all short termism, make as much money as you can, an Americanisation if you like where the only driver is profit.
To be honest, I think the UK deserves to lose the sport. China and the Asian area inc Thailand could do a whole lot better with it and I just see within a decade most of the events and tour moving there to compete, they may even set up a rival tour as its blatantly obvious that snooker is only thriving in China, thousands of clubs, millions of players, what has the UK done to give itself a future? The main two academies in the UK are both Chinese owned and run, ironic that they are doing more for British players as well as their own countrymen than any British player on tour. Ding opened his academy and has done more for players here than Ronnie, Higgins, Hendry. At least Mark Williams opened a club and gave players a chance and Mark Allen had a failed attempt opening another but fell foul of Covid.Comment
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Talked to the coach of the three Chinese debutants at this year's WC and he said snooker is pretty much dieing in China, they have all switched to their eightball pool. I see his academy is now open and touting for business from overseas players, I bet they wouldn't have needed that to fill the places five or six years ago, so I don't think snooker is as healthy over there as we may think.This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
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Two debutants in the Quarter finals Jak Jones and Si Jiahui, for the first time since 1988. Who were the other two debutants to make the quarter finals in 1988 and who did they lose to and by what scoreRonnie O' Sullivan seven times the record breaking Snooker MasterComment
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So... predictions?
I'd say Ronnie 13:7 and Mark 13:10."That pocket moved!"Comment
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Luca looking really nervous lol.
12 seconds a shot
This is how you play darts ,MVG two nines in the same match!
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That yellow...
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Well, the Chinese do like to innovate and I know that the 8 ball has become really popular but unless it goes mainstream, its going to be a singular sport that won't get global attention, it's probably just quicker and easier to get good at. Snooker is still popular though from what I've heard and now all Covid restrictions have been lifted I expect numbers will pick up again. I also suspect not having any events on in China for 3 years has impacted participants too.Originally Posted by itsnoteasy View Post
If its dying in China and practically dead in the UK, does snooker even have a future? There doesn't seem to be any more interest globally or even in Europe than there was 10 years ago. Its still mostly only played and watched in Germany, Belgium and Poland, a little in Ukraine and neighbouring countries, but its not growing enough to make up for the lack of interest elsewhere. The only hope really is to make it an Olympic sport so it gets a bigger global reach and encouraging other markets to invest in it.
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