Ssb - oneforseven launched

[leeroygor]

Wild is a tool.

pressed send too soon.

He should give people who care a chance.

[twentytwo]

fair enough but they are not running snooker so if they introduce this WSA wont listen to their ideas anyway even if it goes well

The WSA prefer to itroduce pro challengers events with pathetic prize funds

Why would they want World Snooker to listen - especially if it works!?

[superaussie]

WSA doesnt own snooker.

geeze some people are not good with facts and logic. wheres my big bucket of popcorn...........

they run snooker which is a form of ownership

[ja.]

Wild is a tool.

behave now ginge or you'll be banned...... not.

[superaussie]

Why would they want World Snooker to listen - especially if it works!?

because WSA run snooker and no one seems to be doing anyhting to change that so they are in control of ranking tournaments and what happens to the professional game

[Monique]

because WSA run snooker and no one seems to be doing anyhting to change that so they are in control of ranking tournaments and what happens to the professional game

ever heard of the SPA?

[ja.]

they run snooker which is a form of ownership

no they run their tournaments.

like kfc own their recipes but they dont have exclusive rights on chicken.

[superaussie]

ever heard of the SPA?

yes and sadly spa will try but if they try to change snooker it will lead to a darts type breakaway which will spilt snooker in 2

[twentytwo]

they run snooker which is a form of ownership

It owns the ranking list and the ranking tournaments. Not sure it owns the game. There are plenty of commercial organisations running indpendent events - Matchroom, World Series, PHC.

IBSF is an International Governing Body of the Sport also with no ties to World Snooker!

So as far as I can see not very 'owned'!

[Monique]

yes and sadly spa will try but if they try to change snooker it will lead to a darts type breakaway which will spilt snooker in 2

Well I don't think so. It has happened before in the history of the game and ... the problem has solved by himself.

[leeroygor]

anyone coming down the Q bar on Sunday.

Im holding a OneforSeven Satelite Qualifier. Its only £17.50 to enter but the winner gets in next sundays final satelite for a place at the venue...

The 1st one is full on Sunday but I may run a 2nd one.

[mayli]

i cannot understand why there is no ranking event in Germany. Snooker is huge there at the moment and the World Series in Berlin was sold out quickly
i know that this does not solve the problem in Britain but it is a "new" market as well.
as for the 147, i think it is a good thing to always try out new things even if other things tried didn't work out!

[Migtsf]

This new version of the game doesn’t appeal to me. I particularly don’t like the part where the audience is encouraged to make noise. I don’t know how many people here actually tried to do something in which they had to remain focused most of the time while surrounded by a lot of noise. Well, I have, and it’s very difficult to perform under those conditions and you end up exhausted.

So, if this new concept encourages noise, then I can only assume there isn’t much interest in players having the best environment to put on the table the best they can do. In other words, there isn’t that much interest in the game itself.

I know times are difficult and all, and there is absolutely no reason why a few players can’t gather round a few tables and have fun while they are being paid for it. That is ok with me, but don’t call it a tournament, and don’t call it snooker, because it’s not any of those things.

Some people believe this idea is about promoting snooker, well I think the only thing ONEFOURSEVEN is going to promote is the ONEFOURSEVEN version.

I can understand the outrage of long date snooker fans. They feel these new things, like shot-clocks, 6-reds and now 147 are replacing the traditional game, and although some people say they aren’t, the truth is they are.

It’s not being done clearly. They are not picking for example, the Welsh Open, and saying, from now on, it’s all 6 reds. What is happening is the traditional format events are disappearing and new events with different concepts are emerging in their place. So, a change is already happening.

Maybe things will change if that’s what the majority wants, but you can’t expect those who are happy with the way the game is played right now to be happy with it, because they are losing something here.

The ingredients that appeal more to me in the game are players competing to win matches in a fair and proper manner. This new idea has none of those things. They say it’s all about fun, well, it’s not fun to me. This is clearly pushing the game towards the entertainment side and away from the sporting and competitive side.

I guess in the end the game will move to where the money is, and if the new stuff is what sells that’s what snooker will be in the future. If that’s the case, snooker won’t be in my future.

[montoya10]

i cannot understand why there is no ranking event in Germany. Snooker is huge there at the moment and the World Series in Berlin was sold out quickly
i know that this does not solve the problem in Britain but it is a "new" market as well.
as for the 147, i think it is a good thing to always try out new things even if other things tried didn't work out!

I think Germany can be a good place to host a ranking event. They show interest in players,the game and it should be a better fit than having more tournaments on Far East..

Abd migtsf, I just wanted to add my opinion on your idea. If any new format wins the sponsorship battle and replace traditional snooker, I don't think it'll be limited to just fun. I mean, let's think for a moment that WC is gone and instead we have OneFourSeven to decide the world champion. Which player would just play it for just entertainment? The competition comes with money, as well as ambition. But still, it is very unlikely to get a better format than the current one and these events will just stick around as minor events, generally.

[SnookerGuru]

Darts survives in a pub atmosphere and there is no reason why snooker can't ina few extra events. Move with the times, or be left behind snooker :snooker: