Re: Will Ronnnie win the World Title in his 40s?
mantorok wrote:Andy Spark wrote:All this emphasis on just one tournament a year is an unfortunate thing. Snooker would be much, much better served by changing to a four grand slam model like golf or tennis. I saw that rack pack film by the BBC, didn't even mention the 1983 UK's when Higgins came back from 0-7 against Davis. And this in a film about the Higgins/Davis rivalry!
I disagree, the tournament is a true test of consistency, focus, mentality and skill over a long period, I think it's good to have something for players to strive for, anyone who wins it has gone through a lot of pain to achieve it, and having it once a year makes it all the more special.
Any more than 1 like that and you risk diluting its importance, every player wants to be WC, I think it's important to have that pinnacle in such a sport.
To use the tennis example you could though have a series of second tier events (in tennis it's the Masters titles). So you have the World Champs on tier one, then you have four or so tier two tournaments. So off the top of my head - UK Champs, European Champs, Asian Champs (International), American Champs (wishful thinking).
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