2014 World Championship - Discussion

[daffie]

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Spare a thought for our foreign members on here where there's little or no live coverage...

Thanks But no need really...we've had some 18 hours a day of live coverage on Eurosport...we're doing just fine!

[cueman]

I'm feeling the opposite. 2 hours of hard match play snooker. Bliss.

I know some people will enjoy it but you are in the minority. If snooker was played like this by all do you really think it would have a future? Where is the inspiration for the next generation of players to watch the game being played like this?

Do you really think its acceptable to see 2 players trying to dictate the pace of the game, do all this needless walking round the table pointing their cue at spots where they want to put the white. Look at the position of the reds countless times even when most of them haven't moved an inch since they last looked?

I'm thinking of the long term future for snooker here and these two are not good ambassadors for the game IMO. For all their centuries combined they are 2 of the most boring tedious players I've ever seen in the game and I've watched since the 70's with the likes of Thorburn, Griffiths and Charlton, but these players never played these mind games or tried to deliberately slow the game down, they were just naturally slow players.

[daffie]

I'm feeling the opposite. 2 hours of hard match play snooker. Bliss.

It's all I hoped for and what I'm forever looking for in a snooker match...this is great stuff!

[vilkrang]

Nearly 2 hours for four frames, disgraceful. What a snooze fest and this kind of match could kill the game. We need more entertainers and flair back, players who play with a style that gets fans on the edge of their seats. Players like Selby and Robertson can dictate the pace of the game and that is unfair on the rest of the players who get on with the game and play the game in the right spirit.

Speak for yourself, I thought it was enthralling stuff.

[alphabetagaga]

I'm feeling the opposite. 2 hours of hard match play snooker. Bliss.

+1 bring it on

[Billy]

For the last few days I've been asking for help to identify a song they play during the montage on the red button. I've FINALLY discovered what it is. For anyone remotely interested, I meant this one:

[snookerpoolman]

Originally Posted by RaveDave
The bbc coverage is good enough, we have the red button. It is a bit annoying though when sometimes they show catchup on matches instead of just going straight to both matches live. but then it is always live on the website so....

Quite often it's not on the red button.

Well said RaveDave. We're pretty spoilt in the UK TBH. BBC provide almost wall-to-wall coverage via BBC2 / Red Button 301 and Internet.

Generally the only problem with the red button is Football Focus (or Final Score whatever they call it) or Antiques Roadshow - these are just at weekends.

If you have Sky you can watch on Eurosport.

Spare a thought for our foreign members on here where there's little or no live coverage...

[funkrider]

The tactical battle in the third game was superb.

[cyberheater]

Nearly 2 hours for four frames, disgraceful. What a snooze fest and this kind of match could kill the game. We need more entertainers and flair back, players who play with a style that gets fans on the edge of their seats. Players like Selby and Robertson can dictate the pace of the game and that is unfair on the rest of the players who get on with the game and play the game in the right spirit.

I'm feeling the opposite. 2 hours of hard match play snooker. Bliss.

[attilahun]

last semi final which was decided in a final frame shootout? Dohery vs Hunter?!?!?!?!

Selby-Murphy 2007....

[cueman]

Nearly 2 hours for four frames, disgraceful. What a snooze fest and this kind of match could kill the game. We need more entertainers and flair back, players who play with a style that gets fans on the edge of their seats. Players like Selby and Robertson can dictate the pace of the game and that is unfair on the rest of the players who get on with the game and play the game in the right spirit.

[attilahun]

Robertson is level with Selby with only 84% pot success and a highest break of 46......great stuff from world number 1......but he did win a world final without making a century break and having defeated only one top sixteen player during the tournament. Pure genius.

[Masterdoctorgenius]

last semi final which was decided in a final frame shootout? Dohery vs Hunter?!?!?!?!

[Masterdoctorgenius]

this match has a decider written all over it

[brusque]

Selby is up for it ... come on!!!