2019 World Snooker Championship

[Steve748]

When a player is snookered and there is the possibility of the ball going back why can't the ref use his ball marker or a piece of thinner plastic and leave it behind the ball but not touching?

[bobmikeking]

Someone asked Jan Verhass about that on twitter he said

"If there is a danger of the player fouling then we wont bother, if not then we are just helping with the flow of the game."

[Mr Snooker]

John Virgo said in commentary that a player left the rest on the table and the referee said it is your responsibility to place and remove the rest or extension from the table not mine. I am not sure which referee said this or to which player in which match, but it was in this years World championsip. The referee is correct in my opinion.

[Odrl]

For some reason I get the feeling the Hawkins-Li match is not quite over at 8-1. Li is a notoriously slow starter who always fights until the end, and Hawkins often has problems closing out matches. There could still be some snooker left in that one. :smile:

Never mind, I was just talking nonsense. :smile:

[Billy]

Has anyone got a video of Kyren's 14 ball plant? (if you can really call it that!)

You're not missing anything. It was maybe a four-ball plant. His opponent broke off and practically re-racked the balls. The ones that were dislodged just happen to line themselves up with the corner pocket.

He made 51, 86, 53, 54, 97, 104, 89, and 53. Stats wise, he was ahead on all but the overall score. So he wasn't garbage. I'd give him a 7. And I'd expect him to beat a rank outsider on that form. He didn't, because James put him under more pressure than he expected, and it caught him out. IMO.

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Well I say we leave it there

[PatBlock]

Look, I'm taking nothing away from his win... at least not intentionally. Good luck to the lad - I hope he goes far. He faced up to RO, showed no real nerves and sent him home. Great. Brilliant.

But tell me this, Pat. In all honestly where would you rate RO's performance on that day... out of 10?

He made 51, 86, 53, 54, 97, 104, 89, and 53. Stats wise, he was ahead on all but the overall score. So he wasn't garbage. I'd give him a 7. And I'd expect him to beat a rank outsider on that form. He didn't, because James put him under more pressure than he expected, and it caught him out. IMO.

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[the_unrepentant]

Has anyone got a video of Kyren's 14 ball plant? (if you can really call it that!)

[peejaytwo]

Why did Scott's mum let him leave the house with a haircut that the other kids at school will laugh at?

My Mrs just said that he looks about twelve but what with the hair.

[Billy]

Why can't some people simply accept the fact that James played better than Ronnie on the day, and give the lad the credit he definitely deserves, instead of being so mean spirited?

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Look, I'm taking nothing away from his win... at least not intentionally. Good luck to the lad - I hope he goes far. He faced up to RO, showed good nerve and sent him home. Great. Brilliant.

But tell me this, Pat. In all honestly where would you rate RO's performance on that day... out of 10?

You can say it's irrelevant, and maybe it is. There has to be a winner in any match and JC came up trumps. I'm just not getting the 'biggest shock in Crucible history' thing. Even some of the players when asked about the match are saying it wasn't that big of a shock.

[Stony152]

Why did Scott's mum let him leave the house with a haircut that the other kids at school will laugh at?

[bobmikeking]

Ah Ronnie.....
Probably the greatest player to date
Probably the greatest negative effect of any player on the game.

[PatBlock]

Not when it means sacrificing coverage of other matches. As I keep saying, yeah, Cahill's win looks good on paper, but why can't people simply accept RO didn't play well enough?

Why can't some people simply accept the fact that James played better than Ronnie on the day, and give the lad the credit he definitely deserves, instead of being so mean spirited?

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[fkhan]

Allen is OUT.

[Billy]

I mean, they play endless repeats of Ronnie's matches when he wins, because he's brilliant, so it's only fair to do the same when he's beaten against all the odds by a rank outsider, because he's brilliant. Surely any neutral would see the sense in that?

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Not when it means sacrificing coverage of other matches. As I keep saying, yeah, Cahill's win looks good on paper, but why can't people simply accept RO didn't play well enough?

Let's see how good Cahill really is, in his next round when he's playing someone who genuinely wants to win as much as he.

[Billy]

Has there ever been a WC with as many ridiculous comebacks?