2019 World Snooker Championship

[Billy]

I must confess I'm not finding Steve Davis's commentary anywhere near as irritating as I have in the past. He seems to have dropped that silly inflection and tone, and is talking more naturally.

[ken147]

Justt started watching, Ali Carter looks so so angry. Has he just shoulder barged Lisowski?

[narl]

They probably have the cues there but not on display as that would be a store that would need paying for. So WS just doing him a favour by allowing them to display the poster.

As if he needs any more advertising, pretty sure Martians are waiting for their "ronnie rep" ultimates at this point.

[Steve748]

I refer you to my previous answer.

You must be the forum comedian.
One day you'll run the risk of being funny

So I placed a 1p coin under the cue ball and cued the cue ball aiming at a ball. The cue is covering the coin and also as I'm looking at the object ball I cannot see the coin.

[the lone wolf]

No cues there but it says "please ask the staff to view any of the cues listed". They just gonna show pics?

They probably have the cues there but not on display as that would be a store that would need paying for. So WS just doing him a favour by allowing them to display the poster.

[narl]

No cues there but it says "please ask the staff to view any of the cues listed". They just gonna show pics?

[fkhan]

Oh, no cues to see in person at the venue then. I thought they brought some for sale. And yes

[jrc750]

JP cues for sale at Sheffield: https://ibb.co/TRwvYhP

Saw this posted somewhere.

It's just an advert, no actual cues there for sale, and you saw it on facebook i expect

[fkhan]

JP cues for sale at Sheffield: https://ibb.co/TRwvYhP

Saw this posted somewhere.

[Billy]

Billy, why doesn't the ref put his finger behind the ball and have the player cue over it?

That's why I suggested thin plastic as I don't know how thick the refs ball marker is

I refer you to my previous answer.

[Steve748]

That's why I suggested thin plastic as I don't know how thick the refs ball marker is

[Nifty50]

Billy, why doesn't the ref put his finger behind the ball and have the player cue over it?

[Billy]

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?

Yes, because the players would be perfectly fine having to cue over the ref's ball marker

I'm not sure if this is a genuine suggestion, but I'll play along just for the fun of it. It would interrupt play and break the player's concentration if he's having to cue over anything that's in his eyeline.

And finally they're now using the Chinese ball-tracking tech, so there should be no more arguments or deliberation about where a ball goes.

[JimMalone]

Carter - Lisowski was actually the first rounder I was looking forward to the most. I'm curious how Lisowski will cope with Carter's matchplay.

[JimMalone]

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

Expected this match to be a bit closer too. Hawkins is hitting his crucible form again.