UK Championship 2013/2014

[Masterdoctorgenius]

Bingham won and deservedly so.

I am not too disappointed becasue after Ronnies WC win i said that everything onwards is a bonus for me.

He won the CoC and made the UK QF where he never get going. It happens. But he will bounce back no doubt about that.

[Dr_Doctor]

I wonder what makes a snooker player popular?

Ronnie is probably the best of his generation but a popular player doesn't necessarily mean the best. Higgins and White don't always win but they seem to get more bums on seats than Hendry or Davis could get.

[ADR147]

To be fair its always been the same in snooker. I know people from the 80's who packed up watching when Higgins lost, when White was knocked out and now Ronnie has taken over that mantle.

Happens in other sports too when the big names are knocked out, a lot of the interest is lost by casual fans who are important. Its only the die hard fans who appreciate the players and what they do that get pi**ed off by these but where would the game be without the casual fans!

i wonder if it is to do with the standard of play of the viewer - everybody i know who plays well, say 50's or above, thinks bingham was superb today and ronnie way off the boil it would appear to be people that don't really play that are only interested in ronnie, jimmy etc.

[cyberheater]

I have to say the flat 128 format has really impressed me. I wasn't convinced when they first announced it but the best players still managed to find their way into the top 16 with a few exceptions.

So here are my predictions for the rest of the tournament. I've been hopelessly wrong as per usual up to this point but what the heck:-

Selby beats Hawkins.
Walden beats Allen.
Selby beats Walden.
Robertson beast Bingham.

Selby and Robertson in the final. Selby wins.

[ADR147]

Bingham won and deservedly so.

I am not too disappointed becasue after Ronnies WC win i said that everything onwards is a bonus for me.

He won the CoC and made the UK QF where he never get going. It happens. But he will bounce back no doubt about that.

he will still take some stopping at the masters!

[Masterdoctorgenius]

The question is, can Stuart back it up and win a major?

Neil seems to be on a mission. Hardly got challenged in the tournament.

[ADR147]

I have to say the flat 128 format has really impressed me. I wasn't convinced when they first announced it but the best players still managed to find their way into the top 16 with a few exceptions.

So here are my predictions for the rest of the tournament. I've been hopelessly wrong as per usual up to this point but what the heck:-

Selby beats Hawkins.
Walden beats Allen.
Selby beats Walden.
Robertson beast Bingham.

Selby and Robertson in the final. Selby wins.

i would think you are almost exactly wrong!

[ADR147]

The question is, can Stuart back it up and win a major?

Neil seems to be on a mission. Hardly got challenged in the tournament.

neil looks very very dangerous you would imagine the winner of that match will win it.

[cyberheater]

i would think you are almost exactly wrong!

LOL. More then likely

What would you bet on?

[j6uk]

So here we go again, back too the two ronnies, what a mood swing! I wonder what went on last night for him to bring his naughty dark twin out today. We all knew his weren't gonna win from the off but still, he played some amazing stuff.. roll on the masters

[ADR147]

LOL. More then likely

What would you bet on?

robertson is the man to beat.

[jw147]

To be fair its always been the same in snooker. I know people from the 80's who packed up watching when Higgins lost, when White was knocked out and now Ronnie has taken over that mantle.

Happens in other sports too when the big names are knocked out, a lot of the interest is lost by casual fans who are important. Its only the die hard fans who appreciate the players and what they do that get pi**ed off by these but where would the game be without the casual fans!

I think you mistook casual and die hard!!! The die hard fans support 1 player and pack the event in when they lose! They are too devestated to watch other players in the latter stages of events.

[Dr_Doctor]

I think you mistook casual and die hard!!! The die hard fans support 1 player and pack the event in when they lose! They are too devestated to watch other players in the latter stages of events.

I guess they're die hard fans of that particular player but not the sport.

[jrc750]

I think you mistook casual and die hard!!! The die hard fans support 1 player and pack the event in when they lose! They are too devestated to watch other players in the latter stages of events.

They sound pathetic then these die hard fans

[jw147]

The thing about them is..........they watch every match involving all players with great interest while theyre favourite player is in the event, but once he loses, the event goes out the window. It sucks being a die hard fan!