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i dont know what the fuss is all about? i dont think it was bad at all.
i watched it live on itv iplayer for the first session, and went to the o2 for the second session with my girlfriend.
starting off the with the bad stuff first, the crowd got out of hand a bit. its not the drinking or the timing of the cheers (calling when the player is down on the shot), i think it is out of line when the crowd made comments about michaela and a condom.
i'm not too sure, but i don't find jokes about potting the brown funny. maybe i have missed something.
i am mostly disappointed with the layout in general. VIPs cant see the table, but have to look at the big screen. for the audience, the table is placed horizontally, so the audience can only see the right side of the table.
matt smith wasnt the best presenter. it seemed like he was quite aloof, but at least he did ask some right questions. the guy in the PA pronounced snooker wrong when the show started in the first session.
i'm surprised about the attendances. my gf bought the tickets and told me tickets were almost sold out, but more than half the seats were empty.
breakbuilding is stopped usually because player ran out of position. i suspect its got to do with the cloth, its really fast.
my gf noted something... why are all most the attendees were men and were well over 20 and even 30s?
while many bad things can be said, some good things came out of it.
for one, finally some snooker on tv
my gf knows i am a fan of ros, and finally got to see the action. btw, she has never seen live snooker before. in the midst of rowdyness, you can see who are the better players under pressure and distractions. because with the variety of terrilby scrappy-ness, some really simple misses and some fantastic shots, you can tell what constitutes as a wonderful break and what constitutes as bad play. my gf and frds finally understood snooker is not that easy afterall and they loved it.
the rules aren't as complex. i dont understand why people find hard to understand. im pretty sure that if you write the rules of any sport in laymen terms on paper, it would look uninterestingly long and complicated as well.
i thought the crowd had a funny song going "who needs x factor? we got michaela?" :P funny enough because x factor was on that night too. its great for the crowd to "wooooooooohhooo" when the power ball is about to be potted or when a ball is dangling by the jaw waiting to be dropped. i think its great to let the world know that snooker isnt just a quiet, tranquil game where no one talks.
players, beside murphy and ding, were involving. at least, i love how murphy threw his chalk at us. and carter really interacted with the crowd.
power girls were and are still awesome!!
in the end, i thought it was quite entertaining, despite a few problems with the crowd's comments. but i think its important understand that the reason why the crowd got so excited is because it is great and intense to watch. people really acknowledged the good shots and big breaks and other good stuff.
sorry for the long passage.
i dont know what the fuss is all about? i dont think it was bad at all.
i watched it live on itv iplayer for the first session, and went to the o2 for the second session with my girlfriend.
starting off the with the bad stuff first, the crowd got out of hand a bit. its not the drinking or the timing of the cheers (calling when the player is down on the shot), i think it is out of line when the crowd made comments about michaela and a condom.
i'm not too sure, but i don't find jokes about potting the brown funny. maybe i have missed something.
i am mostly disappointed with the layout in general. VIPs cant see the table, but have to look at the big screen. for the audience, the table is placed horizontally, so the audience can only see the right side of the table.
matt smith wasnt the best presenter. it seemed like he was quite aloof, but at least he did ask some right questions. the guy in the PA pronounced snooker wrong when the show started in the first session.
i'm surprised about the attendances. my gf bought the tickets and told me tickets were almost sold out, but more than half the seats were empty.
breakbuilding is stopped usually because player ran out of position. i suspect its got to do with the cloth, its really fast.
my gf noted something... why are all most the attendees were men and were well over 20 and even 30s?
while many bad things can be said, some good things came out of it.
for one, finally some snooker on tv
my gf knows i am a fan of ros, and finally got to see the action. btw, she has never seen live snooker before. in the midst of rowdyness, you can see who are the better players under pressure and distractions. because with the variety of terrilby scrappy-ness, some really simple misses and some fantastic shots, you can tell what constitutes as a wonderful break and what constitutes as bad play. my gf and frds finally understood snooker is not that easy afterall and they loved it.
the rules aren't as complex. i dont understand why people find hard to understand. im pretty sure that if you write the rules of any sport in laymen terms on paper, it would look uninterestingly long and complicated as well.
i thought the crowd had a funny song going "who needs x factor? we got michaela?" :P funny enough because x factor was on that night too. its great for the crowd to "wooooooooohhooo" when the power ball is about to be potted or when a ball is dangling by the jaw waiting to be dropped. i think its great to let the world know that snooker isnt just a quiet, tranquil game where no one talks.
players, beside murphy and ding, were involving. at least, i love how murphy threw his chalk at us. and carter really interacted with the crowd.
power girls were and are still awesome!!
in the end, i thought it was quite entertaining, despite a few problems with the crowd's comments. but i think its important understand that the reason why the crowd got so excited is because it is great and intense to watch. people really acknowledged the good shots and big breaks and other good stuff.
sorry for the long passage.
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