UK PTC2 - Gloucester

[Gerry Armstrong]

That snooker took the miss rule too far that was by no means easy there wasnt an easy escape

It was an easy enough escape but a certainty to leave the red over the corner pocket.

EXACTLY what the Miss rule is for.

[LittleMissAlexa]

It was an easy enough escape but a certainty to leave the red over the corner pocket.

EXACTLY what the Miss rule is for.

i disagree the yellow was in the way he was too close to the pink to miss the yellow and hit that cushion

[LittleMissAlexa]

do we call a miss if the white is completely surrounded by colours now?

[Gerry Armstrong]

i disagree the yellow was in the way he was too close to the pink to miss the yellow and hit that cushion

The point is that wasn't the easiest escape - much easier to come off 3 cushions in to the group of spread reds over the bottom left corner pocket. Easy enough to hit one but a virtual certainty to leave one, hence the miss being called as he was attempting a much more difficult escape.

[LittleMissAlexa]

The point is that wasn't the easiest escape - much easier to come off 3 cushions in to the group of spread reds over the bottom left corner pocket. Easy enough to hit one but a virtual certainty to leave one, hence the miss being called as he was attempting a much more difficult escape.

lets just agree to disagree neither of us saw how close he was to the pink or how close he was to the cushion

[Gerry Armstrong]

It was easy to hit a red, Judd chose a much harder escape to avoid the chance of leaving something on whether he hit the red he was attempting to hit or not, hence the miss.

Nothing to disagree about.

[koen147]

UK PTC2 - Gloucester

I hope Brecel can win his matches today, he is a symbol for international snooker I think. I hope, maybe one a Dutch wins a ranking title...

[Souwester]

do we call a miss if the white is completely surrounded by colours now?

If the ball on is impossible to hit, then a F&M will *NOT* be called provided the player has played either directly or indirectly at a ball on with sufficient strength to have hit it had the obstructing ball(s) not been there.

[PatBlock]

I may be being a bit pedantic here, but Luca put his cue on the table after he potted the final pink and the cueball hit it, isn't that a foul? I don't think the ref called it.

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[LittleMissAlexa]

fergal seems to be playing well a 140 and 132 in 3 frames

[LittleMissAlexa]

I may be being a bit pedantic here, but Luca put his cue on the table after he potted the final pink and the cueball hit it, isn't that a foul? I don't think the ref called it.

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i would understand it not being called on the final black of a 147 but it wasnt

[Souwester]

Yes it is a foul, and it should have been called.

[koen147]

UK PTC2 - Gloucester

Yes, I've seen it too, it was a foul, but it wasn't really important anymore. It's sad that Luca lost his match, I'm watching Robertson now.

[koen147]

UK PTC2 - Gloucester

Has an amateur ever won a PTC?

[PatBlock]

Has an amateur ever won a PTC?

No, not that I recall anyway.

It's sad that Luca lost his match...

Yes, his last shot was very careless I thought, considering the circumstance. He's clearly talented, I do wonder about his temperament though. (I know, bit harsh, he's very young, but...)

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