World Open/October event cancelled?

[snoopy2608]

I notice on the updated tournament calendar that the August qualifiers for the October ranking event no longer appear - does this mean the end of the World Open I wonder?

[ferret]

As far as I know it will not take place unless a sponsor is found, it would be very unlikely that you will see this event in Scotland again unless a Scottish sponsor steps forward.

[FOXMULDER]

This is unbelievable. So there's no snooker on TV in the UK until December?!

I thought this game was supposed to be having a renaissance?

[KashifK]

There is Snooker in the UK. It is on Eurosport. They are showing all the ranking tournaments as well as some of the overseas PTCs coming up.

[wildJONESEYE]

There is Snooker in the UK. It is on Eurosport. They are showing all the ranking tournaments as well as some of the overseas PTCs coming up.

yup how many actual golf tournaments or Tennis tournaments are there on these shores they spread around europe and the world.

[SnookerFan]

I wasn't a fan of the World Open anyway. I felt the best of five format had got very boring by the end of the week.

[wildJONESEYE]

I wasn't a fan of the World Open anyway. I felt the best of five format had got very boring by the end of the week.

one dimensional seen one match you seen them all.

[Penalty]

Seems there is interest in Ireland to hold this one.
http://www.ribsa.net/index.php?optio...ney&Itemid=168

[wildJONESEYE]

Seems there is interest in Ireland to hold this one.
http://www.ribsa.net/index.php?optio...ney&Itemid=168

different tournament lol

[Penalty]

different tournament lol

My mistake.....not out of bed long enough ..............still sleeping read it wrong :snooker:

[tatannes]

At WO, you were able to watch several matchs in a day & therefore many different snooker pros.
I found it more interesting than the so-so World Cup this month.

[wildJONESEYE]

At WO, you were able to watch several matchs in a day & therefore many different snooker pros.
I found it more interesting than the so-so World Cup this month.

didn't you find the matches 2 short you cried out wanting more.

[tatannes]

didn't you find the matches 2 short you cried out wanting more.

That's the rule of this single event. I'm OK with it.
It's a good way to discover some players.

Sometimes, in ranking event, you don't have to cry out wanting more !
When your favorite plays on the second table which is not televised !

[SnookerFan]

The World Cup didn't work for me at all, I'm afraid.

The World Open was okay, but I found it had got really stale at the end of the week. Best of 5 just didn't feel like a match to me, and it was okay for a couple of days. But the constant rotation of matches spoiled it in my opinion, not enhanced it. A match that short doesn't tell a story in my opinion. A player going 2-0 down, and winning 3-2 is the only thing close to dramatic that can happen.

I'd rather watch one longer match, where a story is told and drama unfolds, then after 5 frames the two players leave and another 'match' starts. It was better then the World Cup though.

[FOXMULDER]

There is Snooker in the UK. It is on Eurosport. They are showing all the ranking tournaments as well as some of the overseas PTCs coming up.

Well not everyone has satellite TV and I don't think snooker can afford to alienate those who don't.