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Would you Rather?

Watch every event but not the World Championship?
2
13%
Watch the World Championship but nothing else?
13
87%
 
Total votes : 15

Would You Rather?

Postby Alex0paul » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Hmmm

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby The_Abbott » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Just the Worlds because at one point (Hendry era and early 00's) thats exactly what I did.

So its sort of part of my furniture that every April/May is Crucible.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Prop » 28 Mar 2023 Read

The Worlds. Especially lately, with 90% of tournaments shifting from one cheap leisure centre to another and building absolutely no identity.

I look forward to the Worlds like children look forward to Christmas.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby TheRocket » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Watch the Worlds but nothing else. There isnt another tournament that can replicate the feeling of watching the World Championship.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby RunningSide » 28 Mar 2023 Read

World's, no contest,looking at the crowd at Hull may be only option soon.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby RunningSide » 28 Mar 2023 Read

World's, no contest,looking at the crowd at Hull may be only option soon.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby RunningSide » 28 Mar 2023 Read

World's, no contest,looking at the crowd at Hull may be only option soon.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Prop » 28 Mar 2023 Read

You can’t vote three times, RS.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby The_Abbott » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Prop wrote:You can’t vote three times, RS.


he really wants to make a point about Hull

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Prop » 28 Mar 2023 Read

The_Abbott wrote:
Prop wrote:You can’t vote three times, RS.


he really wants to make a point about Hull


rofl

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby SnookerEd25 » 28 Mar 2023 Read

This is one that does not need a ‘don’t care’ option.

Worlds all the way :D

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby RunningSide » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Prop wrote:
The_Abbott wrote:
Prop wrote:You can’t vote three times, RS.


he really wants to make a point about Hull


rofl

Some reception glitch sorry, if England was a body Hull would be the blue frog.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Alex0paul » 28 Mar 2023 Read

RunningSide wrote:World's, no contest,looking at the crowd at Hull may be only option soon.


You’ve posted that more times than there are actual spectators in Hull

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby RunningSide » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Apparently everyone who turned up Monday been locked in.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Womble » 28 Mar 2023 Read

SnookerFan wrote:Probably The Cruce. It's that important.

I'd not be happy about it though.

I agree.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby KrazeeEyezKilla » 28 Mar 2023 Read

I'm not one of those people who thinks the World Championship is the only event that matters but I would go with it easily.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Iranu » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Jeez. Does this mean the rest of the season is irrelevant?

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Cloud Strife » 28 Mar 2023 Read

I’ve barely paid any attention to this season so far. That will change once The Cruce starts.

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Postby Dragonfly » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Cloud Strife wrote:I’ve barely paid any attention to this season so far. That will change once The Cruce starts.


Same. Been very indifferent to this season. But will be glued to the Worlds.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Granite » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Worlds by a mile.

The tour seems tin-potish to me at the moment, even this so called new major people are trying to make the Tour Championship to be but you look at the size of the crowd and just laugh. Would the Masters ever have a pitiful crowd like this? Never in a million years.

Only 2 tournaments I'd miss is the Masters, and maybe the CoC. Nothing else.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby KrazeeEyezKilla » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Iranu wrote:Jeez. Does this mean the rest of the season is irrelevant?


Not in general but this season has been really flat for a few different reasons but the World Championship should still be a big deal.

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Postby lhpirnie » 28 Mar 2023 Read

Unsurprisingly, I'm the outlier on this.

As is well-known, I tend to follow younger players, and players trying to make a breakthrough. Easily the most emotionally intense event on the calendar is the World Championship qualifiers, where there are 128 players all desperate to succeed: to qualify, to stay on tour, or make some kind of breakthrough. All around the room there is drama, everyone has a story. It's everything these guys have worked for, and you get to see their character up-close.

After that I am usually quite drained. I do watch the World Championship, but it's mainly just the same old faces doing their thing. I've seen them play 100's of matches. It's not always the case that there are dramatic matches.

In terms of attending events, I do like the smaller tournaments in the early rounds, as that gives me the chance to see every player on tour, with multiple tables in play. Usually around the Q-finals, I prefer to watch at home and save on the hotel bill. The Home Nations tournaments used to be really good for that, but not since they wrecked them with qualifier rounds.

So I guess I'm diametrically opposite to everyone else!

I'll be in Sheffield for the first 8 days of the qualifiers, if anyone wants to meet up. It's my 6th tournament of the season.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby SnookerFan » 29 Mar 2023 Read

Iranu wrote:Jeez. Does this mean the rest of the season is irrelevant?


More mismanaged than irrelevant.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Iranu » 29 Mar 2023 Read

SnookerFan wrote:
Iranu wrote:Jeez. Does this mean the rest of the season is irrelevant?


More mismanaged than irrelevant.

I’m not convinced the responses would be much - or any - different regardless.

Re: Would You Rather?

Postby Dan-cat » 29 Mar 2023 Read

lhpirnie wrote:Unsurprisingly, I'm the outlier on this.

As is well-known, I tend to follow younger players, and players trying to make a breakthrough. Easily the most emotionally intense event on the calendar is the World Championship qualifiers, where there are 128 players all desperate to succeed: to qualify, to stay on tour, or make some kind of breakthrough. All around the room there is drama, everyone has a story. It's everything these guys have worked for, and you get to see their character up-close.

After that I am usually quite drained. I do watch the World Championship, but it's mainly just the same old faces doing their thing. I've seen them play 100's of matches. It's not always the case that there are dramatic matches.

In terms of attending events, I do like the smaller tournaments in the early rounds, as that gives me the chance to see every player on tour, with multiple tables in play. Usually around the Q-finals, I prefer to watch at home and save on the hotel bill. The Home Nations tournaments used to be really good for that, but not since they wrecked them with qualifier rounds.

So I guess I'm diametrically opposite to everyone else!

I'll be in Sheffield for the first 8 days of the qualifiers, if anyone wants to meet up. It's my 6th tournament of the season.


Proper fan. Nice read that. :)
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