German Masters

[DeanH]

It has to be said that this was the case for mainland Europe which apparently still likes Biathlon more than Snooker . I was able to follow on British Europort and they haven't missed a ball really.

I think Ordl is discussing the single TV table as being the "lack of coverage"

One thing that bothered me was the German presenter. Ok, I am not native speaker, but honestly I think there must be someone much better for interviews than him, he was looking for words during them etc., I remember him from last year, he improved, but still .....

I believe this person is the main snooker-in-Germany for many years and without him it may never have been tested in Germany in the 90s. As you say he is not a natural but is certainly a character and becoming a liked-fixture

I missed that part of the interview. Seems a bit odd that if your son plays snooker, you wouldn't have the channel that shows a lot of his matches.

Not that it showed his Australian Open appearance against Higgins.

not sure of the circumstances of the lack of Eurosport but maybe what Martin did not say (and caught himself from saying :wink what that his dad was watching on the dodgy streams :biggrin:

[Odrl]

I think Ordl is discussing the single TV table as being the "lack of coverage"

Partly, yes. You can't have Selby-Hallworth as the only televised match in a session, because when it inevitably goes 5-0, there is no more snooker to watch. I've never understood why they can't just point the camera at one of the other tables and stick the livescoring graphics on it. That's basically all you need to televise snooker. Anything more is just a bonus. :wink:

But the classic "Eurosport weekend" was another thing that annoyed me. I only saw a part of the second semi-final on TV, in the late evening hours, then the final part of the final on Sunday night. I had to watch the rest on Eurosport player, which is not really a big deal for me I suppose, but a lot of the people don't have that luxury. They wouldn't even switch to snooker when the Ski Jumping was delayed and ultimately cancelled. And you know what they were showing on Eurosport 1 when the evening session of the final started? A repeat of the Ski Jumping team competition from Saturday. For the host broadcaster, that's just shocking coverage really...

[DeanH]

ah yes, apologies Odrl, I am on British Eurosport not international and forget the "lack" of coverage on that channel

[cyberheater]

Luca lost the final in the first session. There is attacking and attacking, he over did it. He started the best then let MG back in early. The start is so important in this game, and Luca will learn from that fact. However, he should know that being a Pro..

I'm not so sure. It was always going to be an attacking game from two attacking players. I think Luca's downfall was when he was in he just didn't punish Martin enough and kept on missing relatively easy balls before he was over the line. He certainly had plenty of chances.

How many times did Luca pot a red and fail to get to the right side of the blue. His positional play was simply not tight enough which forced him to take on more difficult shots just to keep the break going which eventually caused him to break down which allowed Martin back in. Martins positional play was a lot tighter and he constantly played the white into positions that allowed him to play on more then one ball. He also spent more time on his shots and shot selection which allowed him the chance to score more heavily.

[_royle]

Nice comeback, I thought it was between me and cineramax, but it looks like you could even take the lead after this tournament. :smile: I was on the verge of buying Brecel myself, but after I bought Allen I only had a little over 5€ left, so I could only buy Alfie Burden. Great choice, obviously. :wink:

I didn't have much luck in the first part of the season, but that's all been reversed since UK. 4 points behind you is nothing and I just hope I don't run out of transfers before WC. I really need to play smart from here on...

[Odrl]

I didn't have much luck in the first part of the season, but that's all been reversed since UK. 4 points behind you is nothing and I just hope I don't run out of transfers before WC. I really need to play smart from here on...

Yeah, the Welsh Open will be a huge tournament. All players start at the last128 stage, so if you waste your money on an early loser here, the damage will be huge... :smile:

[throtts]

I agree cyber with what you are saying. Luca won the first frame and if I remember correctly he was up by around 45 to 50 the second, but he still carried on taking 6 out of 10 pots on. He was in control of the final at this stage, early stage, yes, but he was in control.
MG was let back in and when it went level he knew it really shouldn't have been the case because Luca had done all the work. As players we have all been there when this happens and if I was MG I know I would have felt my name was on that trophy just by the way it was going. I can recall some games I have had when I draw level and I have played absolute cr*p, but you gain so much confidence from it, like a false confidence if you will. Of course MG potted well, slammed in some lovely long reds with awesome club hitting stun but that was from confidence gained in the way it was played out. ROS even stated Luca had to tighten up, too confident I think he said Luca was.

Early on Luca just did not look dangerous at all, MG knew it too. Nice to see MG win a major, be so interesting to see how that will effect his game, really hope he pushes on and proves to himself he can mingle with the big knobs on a regular basis.

[ghost121]

The standard of Brecel's snooker was poor. He did not approach the final properly in terms of attitude, his shot selection was ridiculous and I refuse to buy into the he's only 20, lack of experience at this level, can only play one way, rubbish. It's idiotic and symptomatic of someone was isn't very bright and doesn't appreciate his talent. Life too cushy, perhaps.

[trains]

Partly, yes. You can't have Selby-Hallworth as the only televised match in a session, because when it inevitably goes 5-0, there is no more snooker to watch. I've never understood why they can't just point the camera at one of the other tables and stick the livescoring graphics on it. That's basically all you need to televise snooker. Anything more is just a bonus. :wink:

Why would it inevitably go 5-0 when Neil Robertson lost 5-1 to Ashley Hugill ?
I would have preferred they went with either Dott v Hawkins or Gould v Woollaston in the following evening's match so you can't tell really.
But yes I agree they should be able to point the camera on another table,qualifying rounds usually get two matches streamed each time yet 4 matches in a ranking event only get one

[ken147]

The standard of Brecel's snooker was poor. He did not approach the final properly in terms of attitude, his shot selection was ridiculous and I refuse to buy into the he's only 20, lack of experience at this level, can only play one way, rubbish. It's idiotic and symptomatic of someone was isn't very bright and doesn't appreciate his talent. Life too cushy, perhaps.

Yes he played a bad tournament but he got to the final. It does bold well for him in the future, imagine he gets it all together developing a B game he'll challenging for titles. Compared to the other young 20 years old + professionals he looks the most promising player to succeed.

[Snooker_UK]

[Csmith]

Yes he played a bad tournament but he got to the final. It does bold well for him in the future, imagine he gets it all together developing a B game he'll challenging for titles. Compared to the other young 20 years old + professionals he looks the most promising player to succeed.

Totally agree, tons of talent and has a bright future. It was either Ronnie or Jimmy who made the point that he is a lot like Judd Trump was at that age and he just needs to tighten things up. His performance in the final was likely him simply trying to do what got him there, being aggressive. Despite what anyone might have told him over the course of the event, it wouldn't have done him much good to try to all of the sudden change his game up.

I'm certain we will see him in more finals and snooker is enriched for it. I find him enjoyable to watch when playing well and he is personable as well.

[arbitrage]

Totally agree, tons of talent and has a bright future. It was either Ronnie or Jimmy who made the point that he is a lot like Judd Trump was at that age and he just needs to tighten things up. His performance in the final was likely him simply trying to do what got him there, being aggressive. Despite what anyone might have told him over the course of the event, it wouldn't have done him much good to try to all of the sudden change his game up.

I'm certain we will see him in more finals and snooker is enriched for it. I find him enjoyable to watch when playing well and he is personable as well.

kid's technique is awful. he just got lucky this tournament, usually he is out in the early rounds which should be the case given his terrible play. to everyone who was predicting he'd be the next ronnie a few years back, here's my laugh at all of you

[GeordieDS]

kid's technique is awful. he just got lucky this tournament, usually he is out in the early rounds which should be the case given his terrible play. to everyone who was predicting he'd be the next ronnie a few years back, here's my laugh at all of you

I see they let you out of prison then, shame

[cyberheater]

Early on Luca just did not look dangerous at all, MG knew it too.

Yes. MG did not look worried after the first couple of frames.

On the other hand. Luca is pretty good. I saw a vid of him with a camera strapped to his head make a 147 in practise. None too shabby.