Riyadh Season World Masters

[Darren D]

Higgins on course for the 147 right now but how on earth can it be done while releasing the gold from the cushion ? :P

[Darren D]

Oh well...he mucked up the yellow...nevermind.

[itsnoteasy]

Oh well...he mucked up the yellow...nevermind.

Your stream is pretty far behind.

[Darren D]

Yeah ok I realised just now it wasn't live...watching on eurosport

[Cue crafty]

Oftopic:

Crafty! I've heard a lot of people rate Riley Aristocrats as the 'gold standard' over Star/Rasmussen/even BCE?. But are you referring to vintage/old ones, in the Accrington heyday, or the ones currently being manufactured and sold? (or both?) Thanks!

Sort of both, I can speak with experience up to about 2010 WRT Aristocrats but I don't personally have knowledge of newer models but I do hear from good sources they are still made in UK from solid mahogany and are still very good. The main difference that should be understood between these Riley's and new Rasson/Star tables is that the latter were chosen by the Tour because they are very good "pop up" tables, i.e. they are easier and lighter to set up and move etc. (using cheaper materials e.g the gold legs on a Star are made from compressed multi chip wood lacquered gold to hide that appearance, these chip expand and crack over the years and can cause the table to go out of level.Also Star tables use a hardwood called Meranti which is a cheaper substitute that grows faster and is less dense to Mahogany and is more prone to movement over years) to They only need to play well for a short time at tourneys and therefore it makes sense to use a cheaper made table.

The crunch point is they (Rasson/star - Star especially) are expensive tables to Joe public, however to WST with their contract they are a more viable regular solution over the Riley Aristocrat from a cost perspective. ( This is the only reason Riley were dropped ).

So the bottom line is that if you are building your own snooker room were a table will sit for many years buy an older Aristocrat as they have the Welsh slate which was the best and it will last and stay true for decades if maintained properly.

[GeordieDS]

Wow , this match is a comedy of errors

[itsnoteasy]

That was fun!

[GeordieDS]

Obviously won with an insane black

[SnookerfromtheThatcherEra]

Sort of both, I can speak with experience up to about 2010 WRT Aristocrats but I don't personally have knowledge of newer models but I do hear from good sources they are still made in UK from solid mahogany and are still very good. The main difference that should be understood between these Riley's and new Rasson/Star tables is that the latter were chosen by the Tour because they are very good "pop up" tables, i.e. they are easier and lighter to set up and move etc. (using cheaper materials e.g the gold legs on a Star are made from compressed multi chip wood lacquered gold to hide that appearance, these chip expand and crack over the years and can cause the table to go out of level.Also Star tables use a hardwood called Meranti which is a cheaper substitute that grows faster and is less dense to Mahogany and is more prone to movement over years) to They only need to play well for a short time at tourneys and therefore it makes sense to use a cheaper made table.

The crunch point is they (Rasson/star - Star especially) are expensive tables to Joe public, however to WST with their contract they are a more viable regular solution over the Riley Aristocrat from a cost perspective. ( This is the only reason Riley were dropped ).

So the bottom line is that if you are building your own snooker room were a table will sit for many years buy an older Aristocrat as they have the Welsh slate which was the best and it will last and stay true for decades if maintained properly.

Thanks! My dream is to have an old vintage Aristocrat, plus an old "coffin" light, for maximum light vs gloom ambience.

Jesus, that was an insanely tense decider between Allen and Selby. The sort that won't 'work' on a highlights reel, because it was all about real-time mistakes, tension, flukes, and then a bizarre conundrum of pink and black over pocket.

[Cue crafty]

Thanks! My dream is to have an old vintage Aristocrat, plus an old "coffin" light, for maximum light vs gloom ambience.

Jesus, that was an insanely tense decider between Allen and Selby. The sort that won't 'work' on a highlights reel, because it was all about real-time mistakes, tension, flukes, and then a bizarre conundrum of pink and black over pocket.

Nice dream to have.

That match was absolute carnage, not often I feel sorry for Selby.

[Cue crafty]

Is that an actual audience… 👀

[GeordieDS]

The camera keeps panning to Tommy Fury in the crowd but the commentators mustn't know who it is so say nothing

[itsnoteasy]

The camera keeps panning to Tommy Fury in the crowd but the commentators mustn't know who it is so say nothing

Apparently he's got a fight lined up with the winner of this, he's second favourite with the bookies.

[fkhan]

Has a match ever started at quarter to 2 or so in the morning, before?

[FredDavis'Leg]

Ronnie looks on it tonight so far...