Coral Players Championship Quarter Finals !!

Yeah totally agree about Hendon Wild.

Studd's a recent addition to Eurosport, right? Hopefully he'll improve as he does more because currently he sounds like a football commentator which isn't a good thing.

If Jack wins tonight he has booked his spot at the Crucible and will avoid the qualifiers which is dog eat dog.

Wildey wrote:If Jack wins tonight he has booked his spot at the Crucible and will avoid the qualifiers which is dog eat dog.

He'll be at the top table.

Success breeds success.

Judd faces mission impossible here

You dont have to have played to any sort of standard to understand the game and how hard it is..

However, Studd is a shitty commentator no doubt about it.

Phil Yates for instance might be very annoying but you can see he understands the game, and I bet he hasnt played much in his life.

Snooker is unusual though. I think it is very hard to commentate well if you do not understand some of the intricacies of the game. Not impossible but more difficult than in other sports where a good historical knowledge can be sufficient.

Jack is one of those players I would not be surprised to see lose from 5-1 in front.

Judd once recovered from that deficit... against Martin Gould at WGP.

Andre147 wrote:Jack is one of those players I would not be surprised to see lose from 5-1 in front.

Judd once recovered from that deficit... against Martin Gould at WGP.

I know what you mean but it would need Jack to crumble badly. He has looked solid under pressure so far.

Jack should get the next frame going here

Said Judd would win 6-3 but it might be other way around.

Andre147 wrote:You dont have to have played to any sort of standard to understand the game and how hard it is..

However, Studd is a shitty commentator no doubt about it.

Phil Yates for instance might be very annoying but you can see he understands the game, and I bet he hasnt played much in his life.

I think Yates actually plays a lot, or used to, on the amateur/local league scene.

He's spoken before about playing top players when they were young.

Ever since Chalk mentioned the background noise at ITV events I can't not hear it.

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Snooker is unusual though. I think it is very hard to commentate well if you do not understand some of the intricacies of the game. Not impossible but more difficult than in other sports where a good historical knowledge can be sufficient.

Yes but I'd guess no one in this forum is a professional Snooker player but all of us could more or less predict the next shot of a snooker pro. Or if a player has a good angle to keep the break going or not.

Not sure if Studd does know. But he gets paid for it. I mean ok when Foulds is sitting next to you and commentating its not easy sometimes and you dont wanna embarrass yourself saying wrong things but given Studd has been a Snooker commentator for a long time you'd expect more knowledge from him.

I think I've seen him commentating in a Championship league match once. And as you know there's only one commentator so he was on his own. And to be fair. It was barely any better.

a trademark Gould-Barry-esque choke coming up by Jack?

Last time Higgins played Ronnie at this venue he hammered him 9-2 at the 2005 Grand Prix Final...

Badsnookerplayer wrote:Snooker is unusual though. I think it is very hard to commentate well if you do not understand some of the intricacies of the game. Not impossible but more difficult than in other sports where a good historical knowledge can be sufficient.

Not blowing my own Trumpet i know all the shots in the game ive failed to execute them countless times

Wasn't Ben Williams refereeing the match before? Now there's Camilleri. What happened?

The Rocket - It is a fair point. I don't think Snookerfan has ever played a frame, but he could call the shots and I would be sure he knows how to apply side, stun screw etc.in theory

151kbar151 wrote:Wasn't Ben Williams refereeing the match before? Now there's Camilleri. What happened?

He was taken unwell.

Badsnookerplayer wrote:

151kbar151 wrote:Wasn't Ben Williams refereeing the match before? Now there's Camilleri. What happened?

He was taken unwell.

TBH I don't remember when there was referee switch during the televised match last time before.

151kbar151 wrote:

Badsnookerplayer wrote:

151kbar151 wrote:Wasn't Ben Williams refereeing the match before? Now there's Camilleri. What happened?

He was taken unwell.

TBH I don't remember when there was referee switch during the televised match last time before.

No I have never seen it before.

Hope he is OK

Looks like Trump will probably win

151kbar151 wrote:Wasn't Ben Williams refereeing the match before? Now there's Camilleri. What happened?

Very eclectic mix of snooker idols you have there

Decider written all over this.

Oooooof. Poor shot from Jack there. Hope that's not an omen.

Oh no, think Jack is going to lose now

mantorok wrote:Decider written all over this.

Jack is showing first signs of stress.

Lisowski could do with Steve Peters.


All the talent in the World but there's something missing

Judd has refined his game hes gone from belting the life out of every shot to floating some balls in

Jack does not seem to have the 'nasty streak' required to be at the very top.

Not saying he can't develop that.