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Very, very disappointed with the quality of the table and the balls in both semi finals. Inconsistant bounces off the cushions and bad contacts and kicks every five shots or so spoiled it for all four players. Poor old Ricky getting eight frames in a row of bad contacts, kicks and poor bounces took all the fight out of him. Even the frame he won to stop the rot he got two kicks that put him out of position yet overcame it.
Judd suffered more than ronnie IMO, his stun run thru hit them hard game was totally ruined by the table and balls.
If world snooker has signed a contract for these "new" balls to be used exclusively in the future then god help the future of the game. The players need to get together and demand these balls are thrown out for good otherwise their futures will depend on a kicks and bad contacts lottery as to who gets them and who doesn't at vital times.
Selby, Robertson, Ding, Williams, Maguire and others all suffered horrendously from kicks and bad contacts in the two table situation but the single table outdid that by 10-1. An absolute disgrace. Even Ronnie who doesn't normally have the cue ball cleaned started asking for it to be cleaned in the final frames of his semi with Judd as time and again bad contacts put him out of position. The kick count stats were a joke as whoever was counting them obviously didn't know what a kick or bad contact looks like or sounds like.
I notice that nobody involved in the matches have come out publicly and said anything but that is probably due to something in the players contract stipulating that nothing is to be said to upset any sponsors or suppliers to the tour.
Judd suffered more than ronnie IMO, his stun run thru hit them hard game was totally ruined by the table and balls.
If world snooker has signed a contract for these "new" balls to be used exclusively in the future then god help the future of the game. The players need to get together and demand these balls are thrown out for good otherwise their futures will depend on a kicks and bad contacts lottery as to who gets them and who doesn't at vital times.
Selby, Robertson, Ding, Williams, Maguire and others all suffered horrendously from kicks and bad contacts in the two table situation but the single table outdid that by 10-1. An absolute disgrace. Even Ronnie who doesn't normally have the cue ball cleaned started asking for it to be cleaned in the final frames of his semi with Judd as time and again bad contacts put him out of position. The kick count stats were a joke as whoever was counting them obviously didn't know what a kick or bad contact looks like or sounds like.
I notice that nobody involved in the matches have come out publicly and said anything but that is probably due to something in the players contract stipulating that nothing is to be said to upset any sponsors or suppliers to the tour.
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