2019 World Snooker Championship

[jrc750]

I'll never understand why the crowd roar with laughter at the commentators little jokes, they are not that funny, maybe a smile is warranted but to lol, nah ......

[snookerball]

Who suggested it first, Dave or John?

John suggested first. Thought he was joking to be honest.

[jrc750]

Who suggested it first, Dave or John?

John .....

[Billy]

Who suggested it first, Dave or John?

[JimMalone]

That's a rather strange re-rack.

[snookerball]

Strangest re-rack I've ever seen.

Good sport from John there.

[snookerball]

Evening session at 7.30pm tonight.

[nevets]

Weirdly, although Higgins has reached another semi, and still might make another final, he looks like he's finished to me.

Can admin delete this please.

[fkhan]

14-14. Higgins is surely the favourite now.

[snookerball]

This kind of thing never happens in Canada or the US. 50 years ago a network left an NFL football game before it finished to show the film Heidi. There was such an uproar that it's never happened since.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game

I think it disrespects snooker and I really don't understand why the governing body keeps their relationship with the BBC. I'm sure Sky Sport would love to carry some snooker and would offer the same amount of money and actually show all of the matches.

The best solution is what happens in Canada. Many years ago the CBC carried all of the most important sporting events, but now there are two sports networks (TSN and Sportsnet) and they have the rights to 95% of the sport shown on Canadian TV. During events like the Olympics one of two main networks (CBC or CTV) get the rights, but then they partner with one of the sports networks so all of the events can be shown. I don't understand why the BBC can't find a place other than the red button or iPlayer to show all of the matches.

Well the Olympics will be trialling this format with a Eurosport and BBC deal next time round. And to be fair they already do this with the snooker.

But many of us don't have Eurosport.

[JimMalone]

Sure, I can see the logic in being more disappointed by losing a final than by losing at any other stage, but sometimes you just have to consider the situation rationally and accept that this was the second-best result you could have got. 126 players did worse than you, and only one did better. :smile:

Yeah, as I say it's only the title that counts.
And last year it added to the disappointment, that he was the favourite going into the final.

[Stony152]

126 players did worse than you, and only one did better. :smile:

Actually 142 did worse.

[Odrl]

That's not how those champions think though. If you are sooo close, only one match away from the title you are bemoaning your fate. "God, soo close." And it's not as if Higgins was an outsider at those championships. As a four-time-world champion, who still was among the top 6 in the rankings even before the 2017 final, he definitely was a contender.
It's like you need to get to the pharmacy in time to get a vital medicine. You miss the bus, get into an fight with some stranger, but despite this hurdles make it in time - just to find out they don't have the medicine you need there.

If Gilbert loses the final here, it will be different. He really couldn't and didn't expect this in any way. It's already a dream for him. And even he might feel a little sting first. "Couldn't I have won one more match?"

Sure, I can see the logic in being more disappointed by losing a final than by losing at any other stage, but sometimes you just have to consider the situation rationally and accept that this was the second-best result you could have got. 126 players did worse than you, and only one did better. :smile:

[Stony152]

So they've just left the semi-final of the World Snooker Championship on BBC2 whilst still showing horse racing on the single red button channel, despite being in the last frame of the session. I love the way they treat the sport sometimes - not.

This kind of thing never happens in Canada or the US. 50 years ago a network left an NFL football game before it finished to show the film Heidi. There was such an uproar that it's never happened since.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi_Game

I think it disrespects snooker and I really don't understand why the governing body keeps their relationship with the BBC. I'm sure Sky Sport would love to carry some snooker and would offer the same amount of money and actually show all of the matches.

The best solution is what happens in Canada. Many years ago the CBC carried all of the most important sporting events, but now there are two sports networks (TSN and Sportsnet) and they have the rights to 95% of the sport shown on Canadian TV. During events like the Olympics one of two main networks (CBC or CTV) get the rights, but then they partner with one of the sports networks so all of the events can be shown. I don't understand why the BBC can't find a place other than the red button or iPlayer to show all of the matches.

[snookerball]

You have to know it's the end, however hard it is to take

That's half the point of being a champion though, you never ever give in until your forced to.