Selby: Hands off the World's

Monique wrote:Also nobody ever said something is wrong with the WC because Power Snooker has been invented. It has been said before Power Snooker was even mentioned, by Higgins in the first place. And anyway Power Snooker is not proposed as a replacement for snooker, it's a different form of the game and supposed to attract a different audience. It's an addition not a replacement, so I don't get all the furor some raise around it. You don't like it, don't watch.

wildJONESEYE wrote:No change what so ever

no shortening of 1st round

no rest days

absalutly nothing sooner players and fans get that through their heads the more accepting id be to short formats and then we all can enjoy snooker.

wildJONESEYE wrote:i agree sonny when thinking of scheduling the conclusion other parts of the World must be considered.

Obviously it will be impossible to really consider China Or Australia but Mainland Europe who is a hour ahead of us and 8pm Final is Ludicrous when kids got school and People got work to get to but in Europe that 8pm is 9pm and on ocations during the last few years they had a potential 13 Frames to play starting 9pm.

thats why i said Start it Earlier with Less frames so if there are Frames Carried over it would be 10 or 11 not 13.

Regarding Bank Holiday Monday the BBC Wants to maximize it potential and the figures over the years has shown snooker has been a major Player in The Mondays Audience Share %

Sonny wrote:Yeah don't even suggest it wild. It's a bad idea to shorten any aspect of the Worlds. I like the first round because you get sessions of 9 and up to 10 frames and to stop the winning score reaching double figures that would be a bad move.

The existing format works, there is no requirement to change it. Everything slots together. If anything start it on the first Friday, a day earlier so we in the UK still get a day off work on the Bank Holiday Monday but those in the continent get to see the final finish on Sunday. I don't have a problem with that, plus it would mean a new buzz on the Friday it starts.

The Scot (Higgins) is convinced the player who completes his semi-final in the evening session on the day before the final is at a severe disadvantage for the title match.
And his 18-9 demolition of Shaun Murphy in this year's Crucible showpiece match added fresh weight to that argument.
Higgins had an afternoon finish to his match against Mark Allen in the last four. But Murphy, after coming through a gruelling semi-final against Neil Robertson on Saturday evening, was a shadow of the player who had produced devastating snooker in the earlier rounds as he crumbled against Higgins.
Now 33-year-old Higgins claims it would create a more competitive final if both players are given the chance for a breather.
Referring to the duration of the tournament, Higgins said: "It's a long 17 days, of course it is. It might be beneficial to both players if they had a day off before the final.
"[Organisers could] maybe put on a seniors event or something similar which would bring the crowd in, and make it a lot of fun before the big match.
"It's harder for the second semi-final finisher."

Sonny wrote:Yeah don't even suggest it wild. It's a bad idea to shorten any aspect of the Worlds. I like the first round because you get sessions of 9 and up to 10 frames and to stop the winning score reaching double figures that would be a bad move.

The existing format works, there is no requirement to change it. Everything slots together. If anything start it on the first Friday, a day earlier so we in the UK still get a day off work on the Bank Holiday Monday but those in the continent get to see the final finish on Sunday. I don't have a problem with that, plus it would mean a new buzz on the Friday it starts.

wildJONESEYE wrote:But That Could be said of whoever played the second semi in the World Open was at a disadvantage someone somewhere has to play the second match thats no reason to change formats. there are 4 sessions pot balls quicker get a session off.

But I don't see how a day of rest would harm the championship, quite the contrary. And I don't think that reducing both the semis to best of 15 and the final to best of 17 would fundamentally change the results.

wildJONESEYE wrote:Go Dave Go Dave Go Dave

Monique wrote:

wildJONESEYE wrote:But That Could be said of whoever played the second semi in the World Open was at a disadvantage someone somewhere has to play the second match thats no reason to change formats. there are 4 sessions pot balls quicker get a session off.

Don't be ridiculous Wild. 5 frames don't compare to 33 ...

Bourne wrote:I'd be very much in favour of a day's break before a World final, it's the sport's showpiece match ... I guess we've essentially got an argument here between stubborn traditionalists vs people who just want to see a little tweak which would improve the game.

Sonny wrote:A day off before the final = killing the carnival and also using up a valuable weekend day when viewers are more likely to be able to watch. I don't ever ever ever remember anyone complaining about the final starting the day after the two semi-finals ended.

The World Championships is about blood and guts and stamina. It can be no other way and nor should it be any other way.