SnookerFan wrote:Following the assumption that Barry Hearn truly does want snooker to grow into an international sport, then you've got to hope it'll grow, and become something bigger. If it doesn't then it'd just been pure stupidity. We have to see where Hearn goes with this, to be fair.
Calling it pure stupidity is going too far- even if it would turn out to be a flop after some time (I don't assume it will, of course). As Wild said, it's better than nothing, what harm can some playing opportunity and some money for the players do? Ask Williams or Selby if they have any complaints and in case it doesn't work out perfectly- if they think it shouldn't have been started.
And maybe in a while, we will be watching another PTC event and recalling the bizarre times when we couldn't even follow live scoring. Worth a try either way.
Though I admit it would be wise to incorporate live scoring or at least some really frequent, detailed account as quickly as possible, can't be that hard and would at least partially satisfy many fans.
About Robertson and Selby (I know it was originally discussed somewhere else, but it's been already mentioned here anyway)- I'd say that in some sense Selby is better, that is, more naturally talented. But I also think Robbo is smarter and more aware both when it comes to himself and his opponents. If I were to bet who'll achieve more in the near future- I'd go for Neil. And I also have bigger respect for him, at least for now... so in the end, I have to say, that at the moment he's the better player for me (and it's only partially about the titles, more about how he makes the most of what he has- and I'm not sure when and if Selby gets there).