by Roland » 17 Nov 2011 Read
This weekend sees the Power Snooker Masters from the Trafford Centre in Manchester and features all of the current top 16.
This is the official website (warning: sunglasses required to avoid blindness)
http://powersnooker.com/These are the rules:
http://www.powersnooker.com/rules.phpThis is my write up after the first Power Snooker event (it's very long and goes off track towards the end but it's fairly balanced in my view):
http://www.snookerisland.com/blog/power ... e-snooker/It's bound to cause a bit of controvesy and be slagged off amongst many of you snooker fans, but if you take it for what it is and give it a go you may end up liking it. It's on ITV4 all weekend so bring it on, I'll be watching as much as I can because for me it's the perfect appetiser for the upcoming UK Championships when the proper version of the game returns to our screens.
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by Roland » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Fair play for getting first comment in though to show your support
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by Wildey » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:Fair play for getting first comment in though to show your support
good point
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by Roland » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Abuse of the delete button
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by Wildey » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:Abuse of the delete button
sorry
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by Roland » 17 Nov 2011 Read
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by mishcka » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Geat article. I think I understand this power snooker thing slightly better now. The analogy to computer games helped alot. Thanx
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by mediter » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Actually Power Snooker feels like a great great fun having playing a few frame myself in here
http://www.flyordie.com/Only trouble I would guess pro players may have with it, is that isn´t there a major advantage to player who gets break-off shot ? Whacking reds spred, and most likely to be able to start breakbuild ? And other player is in trouble then. Don´t know, just guessing that might be a problem. But other than that so brilliant fun !! Should be played much more during the season, if they can sort out that / or I am wrong there and it´s not that much problem.
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by snooky147 » 17 Nov 2011 Read
If I watch it I will have the sound muted.
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by Witz78 » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Can see Dott on the end of some jeers and heckles.
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by Bourne » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:Can see Dott on the end of some jeers and heckles.
Hear you mean
Or are you built differently up in Scotchland
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by randam05 » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Eh I think it will be better this year. Look, its not snooker and will never be as good, but I love watching any cue sport, and at the end of the day, it is a cue sport, so i will be watching
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by Wildey » 17 Nov 2011 Read
randam05 wrote:Eh I think it will be better this year. Look, its not snooker and will never be as good, but I love watching any cue sport, and at the end of the day, it is a cue sport, so i will be watching
yes thats the way to look at it but its a bit baffling when people say it will atract new fans to the real game
HOW ?
they are totally different games.
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by Bourne » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Wild wrote:randam05 wrote:Eh I think it will be better this year. Look, its not snooker and will never be as good, but I love watching any cue sport, and at the end of the day, it is a cue sport, so i will be watching
yes thats the way to look at it but its a bit baffling when people say it will atract new fans to the real game
HOW ?
they are totally different games.
Same players though and a lot (arguably most ?) new fans are drawn in by personalities.
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by Roland » 17 Nov 2011 Read
As I said Wild, it will grab the attention of the console generation. Obviously not being one of them you probably won't understand what I mean. Best to just sit back and let it happen and enjoy the event.
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by Tubberlad » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Oh Jesus, I cannot wait for this tournament.
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by Witz78 » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:As I said Wild, it will grab the attention of the console generation. Obviously not being one of them you probably won't understand what I mean. Best to just sit back and let it happen and enjoy the event.
Wild was part of the console generation though......
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by randam05 » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Wild wrote:randam05 wrote:Eh I think it will be better this year. Look, its not snooker and will never be as good, but I love watching any cue sport, and at the end of the day, it is a cue sport, so i will be watching
yes thats the way to look at it but its a bit baffling when people say it will atract new fans to the real game
HOW ?
they are totally different games.
Totally different yes, but like Sonny said, the same players. So kids may start to think snooker isnt just fat, old, ugly, smoking, boring people. (By the way this is what 80% of people my age think) So then they will pick up on personalities in the game that they like and begin to watch them in real snooker. And at the end of the day, powersnooker is a lot more attractive to the majority of young people, there is no denying that unfortunately.
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by Witz78 » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Carter came across quite well at last years event, im not a fan but after that last year i warmed to him a bit more
Selby came across well too and even Ding responded well to the Ding Junhui My Lord crowd singing
I reckon Bingham could get wound up quite bad this wknd, the crowd will be on the side of those playing to the crowd, the likes of Judd, Selby, Allen, Ronnie, Williams, Maguire should have full backing whereas likes of Higgins, Dott, Murphy etc i expect to get some stick in the hope they get wound up.
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by Bourne » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:Carter came across quite well at last years event, im not a fan but after that last year i warmed to him a bit more
Selby came across well too and even Ding responded well to the Ding Junhui My Lord crowd singing
I reckon Bingham could get wound up quite bad this wknd, the crowd will be on the side of those playing to the crowd, the likes of Judd, Selby, Allen, Ronnie, Williams, Maguire should have full backing whereas likes of Higgins, Dott, Murphy etc i expect to get some stick in the hope they get wound up.
Could Stu and Allen meet before the final ?
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by Witz78 » 17 Nov 2011 Read
not sure how the draw works if its been pre-determined
the crowd for that game would be awesome, obviously theyd be 100% behind Allen im sure and it could turn mess on and off the table
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by Bourne » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Aye it's about time we had more of these bitter rivalries, glad I saw on World Snooker that they have no intention of kissing and making up just yet.
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by Roland » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:Sonny wrote:As I said Wild, it will grab the attention of the console generation. Obviously not being one of them you probably won't understand what I mean. Best to just sit back and let it happen and enjoy the event.
Wild was part of the console generation though......
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by Roland » 17 Nov 2011 Read
World Snooker appear to be loving the Allen and Bingham thing.
The draw is, and I assume it's straight knockout with the winner of 1 playing the winner of 2 etc etc:
Saturday
1:10pm Selby v Stevens
2pm Higgins v Allen
3pm Trump v Gould
4pm Murphy v Bingham
6:10pm Williams v Lee
7pm Robbo v Maguire
8pm Carter v O'Sullivan
9pm Ding v Dotty
Bingham v Allen would have to be the semi. Also it's a shame one of Gouldy and Judd will exit round 1.
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by Tubberlad » 17 Nov 2011 Read
I could see Stevens getting snake hissed drunk... and I'd love to see Selby & Sullivan or more likely Allen & Bingham getting into a fight. Then I might watch next year
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by Bourne » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:World Snooker appear to be loving the Allen and Bingham thing.
The draw is, and I assume it's straight knockout with the winner of 1 playing the winner of 2 etc etc:
Saturday
1:10pm Selby v Stevens
2pm Higgins v Allen
3pm Trump v Gould
4pm Murphy v Bingham
6:10pm Williams v Lee
7pm Robbo v Maguire
8pm Carter v O'Sullivan
9pm Ding v Dotty
Bingham v Allen would have to be the semi. Also it's a shame one of Gouldy and Judd will exit round 1.
Specially as both are in good form from Belgium but both would be great to watch in this format regardless.
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by Wildey » 17 Nov 2011 Read
randam05 wrote:Wild wrote:randam05 wrote:Eh I think it will be better this year. Look, its not snooker and will never be as good, but I love watching any cue sport, and at the end of the day, it is a cue sport, so i will be watching
yes thats the way to look at it but its a bit baffling when people say it will atract new fans to the real game
HOW ?
they are totally different games.
Totally different yes, but like Sonny said, the same players. So kids may start to think snooker isnt just fat, old, ugly, smoking, boring people. (By the way this is what 80% of people my age think) So then they will pick up on personalities in the game that they like and begin to watch them in real snooker. And at the end of the day, powersnooker is a lot more attractive to the majority of young people, there is no denying that unfortunately.
Snooker has never Been fat, old, ugly, smoking, boring people. well apart from the smoking bit.
where the hell are these people your age getting their Facts From ????
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by Witz78 » 17 Nov 2011 Read
the crowd should be suitably well oiled by the time Ronnie appears haha
I predict the crowd will support the following players
Selby
Allen
Trump (can see Gould being like a rabbit caught in the headlights, hes a shy guy for all his talk)
Murphy
Williams (just know Lee is gonna get some who ate all the pies chants)
Maguire cos he ll play up to them more than Jono
Ronnie
Ding Junhui My Lord
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by Wildey » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:Sonny wrote:As I said Wild, it will grab the attention of the console generation. Obviously not being one of them you probably won't understand what I mean. Best to just sit back and let it happen and enjoy the event.
Wild was part of the console generation though......
yup far Better stuff than this Trash.
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by simplysnooker » 17 Nov 2011 Read
Absolutely buzzing for this!
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