Unrelated, but Taiwan is one of the few asian countries (plz dont) to get live Snooker coverage of all the major ranking events. Itâs on Sportcast (Channel 208 on MOD).
It was a pleasant surprise when I moved here. No need to VPN and BBC anymore
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Judd was 5-1 behind in a best of 11 semi-final when he played that crazy green. Granted, the frame was secure and it would have been 5-2 even if he didnât make that shot. But he said later that being able to pull that off gave him a ton of confidence.
He later won the semifinal 6-5 in a miraculous comeback, and destroyed Jack Lisowski in the final with a scoreline of 9-2.
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Iâm watching the Hendry White qualifier on youtube. Painful to watch. Check out the third frame around about the 16 minute mark.
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Well Hendry hasnât played competitive âmatch-playâ snooker for 9 years. White has also not qualified for the WSC in the last 16 years. Add to that, the history between these two guys at the WSC.
What else could you expect?
Quite exceptional to win the third frame without hitting a break over 7. I donât recall ever seeing that in a professional match.
What else could I expect? Hendry must be hitting decent scores on the practice table or he wouldnât have attempted a comeback, so I expected it to have been more competitive than this. White looked really nervous. Perhaps the threat of dropping off the tour got to him. Sadly, I wouldnât be surprised if he needs the money.
Hendry & White have probably made a lot in their prime. Theyâre both paid for being pundits on Eurosport and BBC as well⊠Money isnât likely the motivation
Iâm watching snooker shoot out for first time. I didnât even know this was a thing. It is, weird. I donât know how to feel about it. I think Iâm going to watch Nadal instead. Before itâs too late.
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Youâve been snookered!
Where you watching snooker? The world championship is on now
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MOD-208 is basically 24h snooker. MOD-209 is mostly pool, but also snooker.
The Shootout is just a fun, take-it-easy sort of Snooker ranking event that many pros believe shouldnât even be a ranking event per se. What with all the shouting, booze guzzling, wear whatever you like, a count down timer & just a one frame match to decide the winner makes the Shootout more like something one should play in a club or a snooker parlor, not in a venue thatâs televised. I like it though, it takes away all the stress the players endure during the other ranking events and makes them look like human beings instead of just a potting machine with no emotions. The 50K pound prize money is also a good initiative. Shaun Murphy hit a 147 at this yearâs shootout which is simply amazing! Itâs almost a supernatural task in itself to make a 147, but to make it with a timer and a rowdy crowd⊠
Oh! and that shot made by Jimmy WhiteâŠitâs a full on top spin shot with lots of power so that when the cue ball bounces off the cushion, instead of rolling back to Jimmy, the cue ball is still spinning forwards due to the top spin and hence due to 2 forces acting in opposite directions, the cue ball comes to a dead stop.
Yeah!!! Watching it everydayâŠOâ Sullivan decimated Page without breaking a sweat. Looking forward to an awesome final (Trump Vs Sullivan would be awesome) but I really wanna see a new face lifting the trophy like David Gilbert or Lisowski.
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WTF!!! Iâm going to watch that, right now.
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