Champion of Champions - Tuesday 4th Nov

[danam1]

watching your hedge grown is more fun!

Haha, that's exactly how I feel about Selby!

[peterpackage]

I want to see Ding v Judd in next year's World Championship final

A win from either of these players will help the sport take yet another leap forward. Ding winning would make the asian market explode and Judd winning could really help get a lot more youngsters into the game

Ultimately i want to see Ronnie match but not exceed Hendry's 7 world titles. If Ronnie does exceed hendry's 7 and would also exceed his total centuries and probably every other Hendry record, it would relegate Hendry down to basically nothing (relatively) and Hendry doesn't deserve that

[dcrackers147]

I want to see Ding v Judd in next year's World Championship final

A win from either of these players will help the sport take yet another leap forward. Ding winning would make the asian market explode and Judd winning could really help get a lot more youngsters into the game

Ultimately i want to see Ronnie match but not exceed Hendry's 7 world titles. If Ronnie does exceed hendry's 7 and would also exceed his total centuries and probably every other Hendry record, it would relegate Hendry down to basically nothing (relatively) and Hendry doesn't deserve that

What a stupid comment... Of course it wouldn't relegate Hendry down to nothing!!! It would in fact keep him where he is now as the best player of his generation, like ROS is and Steve Davis was. For me Hendry will go down as the 2nd best of all time behind ROS. Alot of others would put Hendry ahead. To say the most driven winner the sport has seen would be relegated to nothing is beyond stupid.

[Ronnie's tip]

I disagree entirely, just show the snooker and let the public make their own minds up. Nobody needs anyone else to tell them what they are actually watching, that is simply marketing and drumming up interest in something that is actually boring, like the premier league, where the football is crap and the only talking points are refereeing decisions and manager's perceived mind games and the general consensus becomes the pundits viewpoint because no one is thinking for themselves.

If the participants deliver, in whatever sport you are watching, it will sell itself, like last nights Champion Of Champions final, and indeed the whole tournament did. Nothing whatsoever to do with ITV, everything to do with Trump and O'Sullivan and the rest of the boys involved. If the tournament was crap and Selby won a boring final nobody would be talking about how good McManus was in the commentary box.

By the way, why not ITV1 or 2 so that I can watch it on my widescreen tv and not resort to my pc. I live in an area where I can't get a signal from the main transmitter and get less than half the Freeview channels, ITV 3 & 4 aren't available to me yet ITV1 +1 and Channel 4+1 are

You don't like looking back at turning points, great pots, safety's and so on? It's enjoyable to 'reflect' on what you've just seen. I can understand your football example, but then tennis is the exact opposite and yet that'll have a good half an hour of post match analysis (not counting the trophy presentation).

[cyberheater]

I want to see Ding v Judd in next year's World Championship final

A win from either of these players will help the sport take yet another leap forward. Ding winning would make the asian market explode and Judd winning could really help get a lot more youngsters into the game

Ultimately i want to see Ronnie match but not exceed Hendry's 7 world titles. If Ronnie does exceed hendry's 7 and would also exceed his total centuries and probably every other Hendry record, it would relegate Hendry down to basically nothing (relatively) and Hendry doesn't deserve that

I can understand what you mean but the each generation has their best. Ray Reardon in the 70's, Steve Davis in the 80's, Stephen Hendry in the 90's and now we have the rocket. All fantastic champions and they all took on the best of the previous generation, beat them and improved the game.

Also. I think Ronnie is the best player who ever picked up a cue and if you ask all the other previous world champions they would say the same. Ronnie in the Masters when he beat Walden and yesterday in the first session against Judd was just about the best snooker I have ever seen. Turning potting and position into a art form.

[wake_up_bomb]

I want to see Ding v Judd in next year's World Championship final

A win from either of these players will help the sport take yet another leap forward. Ding winning would make the asian market explode and Judd winning could really help get a lot more youngsters into the game

Ultimately i want to see Ronnie match but not exceed Hendry's 7 world titles. If Ronnie does exceed hendry's 7 and would also exceed his total centuries and probably every other Hendry record, it would relegate Hendry down to basically nothing (relatively) and Hendry doesn't deserve that

I'd happily live in the house he bought from achieving nothing, trust me!

[GeordieDS]

I'd happily live in the house he bought from achieving nothing, trust me!

His garden shed would do

[ADR147]

I'd happily live in the house he bought from achieving nothing, trust me!

which one?

[vmax4steve]

You don't like looking back at turning points, great pots, safety's and so on? It's enjoyable to 'reflect' on what you've just seen.

You have your own memory for that mate, looking back on tv and listening to pundits is simply letting someone else's opinion usurp your own.
Think for yourself is all I'm saying. I actually don't like listening to commentary on any sport that I watch and will mute the tv and listen to music while watching live snooker rather than be distracted from my own point of view. Watching Ronnie flowing while listening to Pink Floyd is a surreal experience.

[golferson123]

Champion of Champions - Tuesday 4th Nov

totally agree ,makes me chuckle at those in the audience with headphones on,your watching it live for gods sake,if you don't know what's happening you shoudnt be there.some sports need commentary because you can't see the bigger picture but snooker aint one

[ADR147]

You have your own memory for that mate, looking back on tv and listening to pundits is simply letting someone else's opinion usurp your own.
Think for yourself is all I'm saying. I actually don't like listening to commentary on any sport that I watch and will mute the tv and listen to music while watching live snooker rather than be distracted from my own point of view. Watching Ronnie flowing while listening to Pink Floyd is a surreal experience.

dire straits for me but a similar idea, there are some commentators i can't cope with!

[cyberheater]

I'm watching the matches backwards at the moment.

Just saw the Ronnie vs Fu match this afternoon. What happened to Fu. He looked lost. Has he commentated on the match yet?

[gavpowell]

totally agree ,makes me chuckle at those in the audience with headphones on,your watching it live for gods sake,if you don't know what's happening you shoudnt be there.

God forbid people should have freedom of choice eh? Don't they realise they're WRONG? Why do the TV insist on showing replays? If you weren't concentrating and missed the shot, that's your problem. Why do we have a scoreboard? People can count can't they??

Personally, I used the earpieces sparingly these days, but I used to enjoy the anecdotes and reminiscences, as well as professional insight into the shots being played. I've never picked up a cue in my life, so I'm often clueless as to why a shot was played in a particular way(check side etc) so the commentary can often explain certain things.

Test Match Special is a prime example of commentary done well - I have no interest in cricket but they transform the experience into something I actually quite like.

[rich45]

God forbid people should have freedom of choice eh? Don't they realise they're WRONG? Why do the TV insist on showing replays? If you weren't concentrating and missed the shot, that's your problem. Why do we have a scoreboard? People can count can't they??

Personally, I used the earpieces sparingly these days, but I used to enjoy the anecdotes and reminiscences, as well as professional insight into the shots being played. I've never picked up a cue in my life, so I'm often clueless as to why a shot was played in a particular way(check side etc) so the commentary can often explain certain things.

Test Match Special is a prime example of commentary done well - I have no interest in cricket but they transform the experience into something I actually quite like.

Haha agreed.

My only problem with the earpieces is how the crowd chuckle at every slightly humorous comment, which must annoy the players somewhat.

I love the post-match analysis, and anyone who doesn't has a simple choice...change the channel.

[robertmac]

I dont always use the sound when watching but with ITV
I did occassionally listen to the comments which I found
quite good. Its whatever you prefer in my opinion. If I
knew everything about snooker or the players or matches
I wouldnt need to but I dont.