Tournament formats ?

GJ wrote:

vinot wrote:

Witz78 wrote:i think in future the World Champion wont be getting that protection anymore now that were moving to a flatter structure tbh

That would mean, theoretically, that we could see lots of WC:s in the future where the reigning world champion is not there to defend their title. That will be fun to watch...

it happens in tennis and i dont see it suffering

Snooker is not tennis.

NO tennis is in a place snooker can only dream of reaching

Then we agree then? Snooker would suffer. At least in todays snooker when star players and great characters are so few and vital to the game. I would think the buzz around this years crucible wouldn't be as high if Ronnie had decided to take the whole year off.

i agree but would love ronnie to play more events than just the worlds

The more i think about this i like the new format as it means if a player has won a couple ofevents and is feeling jaded

If they are abit below power in their china open qualifier in england they may not have to make the trip to china