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Re: Unwatchable

Postby Alex0paul

Juddernaut88 wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:Got to have it on mute


But why?


Don’t want to hear idiots shouting out at every opportunity to create some sort of bastardized atmosphere

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Iranu

Alex0paul wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:Got to have it on mute


But why?


Don’t want to hear idiots shouting out at every opportunity to create some sort of bastardized atmosphere

I do agree with this.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby SnookerFan

Iranu wrote:Have what on mute? Have you found a way to watch it?


rofl

Re: Unwatchable

Postby 1892

Alex0paul wrote:
Juddernaut88 wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:Got to have it on mute


But why?


Don’t want to hear idiots shouting out at every opportunity to create some sort of bastardized atmosphere


Completely agree.

Feels like the Shootout at times.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby vodkadiet1

It is just a Covid spreading event that must make NHS workers cringe.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Wildey

Alex0paul wrote:The constant hype about the event.
The bull about what an amazing crowd.
The matches have been pretty dull.
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years.
The incredible standard.

Lets Dissect this


The constant hype about the event. With how governments has been stopping this that and other this was under threat over Christmas
The bull about what an amazing crowd. The crowds has been brilliant, no getting away from that
The matches have been pretty dull. there's been poor matches but there's been great matches, pretty much sums up sport
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years. cant remember a 13 year old Zhao Xintong or 11 year old Yan Bingtao at the Masters plus 10 years ago even Graeme Dott was playing
The incredible standard. to be fair not see anything that unbelievable so Alex has a point there

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Wildey

vodkadiet1 wrote:It is just a Covid spreading event that must make NHS workers cringe.

I Remember going to measles spreading parties, brilliant isn't it

Re: Unwatchable

Postby vodkadiet1

Wildey wrote:
vodkadiet1 wrote:It is just a Covid spreading event that must make NHS workers cringe.

I Remember going to measles spreading parties, brilliant isn't it


AIDS spreading parties were better!

Re: Unwatchable

Postby eraserhead

better than pretty much every ranker except the worlds.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Pink Ball

eraserhead wrote:better than pretty much every ranker except the worlds.

It's fine. No more, no less. I respect that it's the most respected event aside from the Worlds amongst the players, and I know that winning it is a massive deal. But from a viewer's perspective, I've never got all the fuss, and it has always had a problem with its crowds. Atmosphere and idiocy are different things but easily confused.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby eraserhead

Pink Ball wrote: Atmosphere and idiocy are different things but easily confused.

As is amount of frames and quality of match.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Pink Ball

eraserhead wrote:
Pink Ball wrote: Atmosphere and idiocy are different things but easily confused.

As is amount of frames and quality of match.

Correct, a rubbish multi-session match is much toilet facility than a rubbish single-session match. But a good multi-session match is comfortably better than a good single-session match.

Also, longer matches are more effective in separating the men from the boys. That, to me, is the essence of what a truly major snooker tournament should be. The Masters fails miserably on that front.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby eraserhead

Pink Ball wrote:Correct, a rubbish multi-session match is much toilet facility than a rubbish single-session match. But a good multi-session match is comfortably better than a good single-session match.

Also, longer matches are more effective in separating the men from the boys. That, to me, is the essence of what a truly major snooker tournament should be. The Masters fails miserably on that front.

In my opinion a best of 11 is a a good amount of frames for a match. if you can't get it done in 11 frames that's on the player. Masters is great for these one session matches between the top 16.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Iranu

Wildey wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:The constant hype about the event.
The bull about what an amazing crowd.
The matches have been pretty dull.
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years.
The incredible standard.

Lets Dissect this


The constant hype about the event. With how governments has been stopping this that and other this was under threat over Christmas
The bull about what an amazing crowd. The crowds has been brilliant, no getting away from that
The matches have been pretty dull. there's been poor matches but there's been great matches, pretty much sums up sport
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years. cant remember a 13 year old Zhao Xintong or 11 year old Yan Bingtao at the Masters plus 10 years ago even Graeme Dott was playing
The incredible standard. to be fair not see anything that unbelievable so Alex has a point there

You have more important things to dissect.

The crowd have been a bucking irritant, and a borderline disgrace, in every match except the MJW-Higgins match. And even in that one aside from the ovations.

When the referees are telling the crowd not to shout out when players are at the table MULTIPLE TIMES IN EVERY GAME, that is NOT a good crowd.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Alex0paul

The best atmosphere in snooker is when it’s so intense that the crowd are scared to breath incase they make a sound

Re: Unwatchable

Postby SnookerFan

Alex0paul wrote:The best atmosphere in snooker is when it’s so intense that the crowd are scared to breath incase they make a sound


For once, I agree with you.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Prop

Alex0paul wrote:The best atmosphere in snooker is when it’s so intense that the crowd are scared to breath incase they make a sound


Correct.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby McManusFan

The crowds have been too rowdy for my tastes, however the players seem to have been enjoying it, which is maybe the most important thing.

That said, they are hardly going to sat to Rob Walker "great match, shame about the people".

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Pink Ball

The Masters has had an uncanny ability to attract the worst of snooker ‘fans’ over the years, and it’s been celebrated for its atmosphere more often than it’s been condemned. Obviously most people who go to matches there are sound, but those idiots are the first thing I think of when I think of the Masters. Not elitism that doesn’t even bucking exist.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby SnookerEd25

Alex0paul wrote:The best atmosphere in snooker is when it’s so intense that the crowd are scared to breath incase they make a sound


That is the finest point you’ve made in many a post <ok>

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Satch4

Alex0paul wrote:The constant hype about the event.
The bull about what an amazing crowd.
The matches have been pretty dull.
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years.
The incredible standard.

I just watched williams vs robertson and regarding point 3, you are wrong

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Wildey

Iranu wrote:
Wildey wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:The constant hype about the event.
The bull about what an amazing crowd.
The matches have been pretty dull.
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years.
The incredible standard.

Lets Dissect this


The constant hype about the event. With how governments has been stopping this that and other this was under threat over Christmas
The bull about what an amazing crowd. The crowds has been brilliant, no getting away from that
The matches have been pretty dull. there's been poor matches but there's been great matches, pretty much sums up sport
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years. cant remember a 13 year old Zhao Xintong or 11 year old Yan Bingtao at the Masters plus 10 years ago even Graeme Dott was playing
The incredible standard. to be fair not see anything that unbelievable so Alex has a point there

You have more important things to dissect.

The crowd have been a bucking irritant, and a borderline disgrace, in every match except the MJW-Higgins match. And even in that one aside from the ovations.

When the referees are telling the crowd not to shout out when players are at the table MULTIPLE TIMES IN EVERY GAME, that is NOT a good crowd.

I Disagree strongly with this Crap

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Wildey

Pink Ball wrote:The Masters has had an uncanny ability to attract the worst of snooker ‘fans’ over the years, and it’s been celebrated for its atmosphere more often than it’s been condemned. Obviously most people who go to matches there are sound, but those idiots are the first thing I think of when I think of the Masters. Not elitism that doesn’t even bucking exist.

There's Idiots everywhere and When you get a Crowd of that many you will get more Idiots..

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Iranu

Wildey wrote:I Disagree strongly with this Crap

So you think it’s okay for the crowd to regularly be shouting with a player at the table?

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Iranu

Wildey wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:The Masters has had an uncanny ability to attract the worst of snooker ‘fans’ over the years, and it’s been celebrated for its atmosphere more often than it’s been condemned. Obviously most people who go to matches there are sound, but those idiots are the first thing I think of when I think of the Masters. Not elitism that doesn’t even bucking exist.

There's Idiots everywhere and When you get a Crowd of that many you will get more Idiots..

Nonsense. You don’t get this rubbish at the Tempodrom.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Yanfan

I was going to join in with this, but I've realised that I don't mind whatever kind of crowd it is.

I like when it’s so intense that the crowd are scared to breathe in case they make a sound, and I also like it when the crowd are excited in a rowdy way.

I'm easily pleased, I suppose. <laugh>

Re: Unwatchable

Postby KrazeeEyezKilla

Heckling players and shouting when they're on shots is unacceptable but apart from that I don't mind the crowd. The event feels big in a way other tournaments don't and I think the rowdier crowds are part of that. It wouldn't suit the Crucible or the World Championship but I don't think the people who go to that the same although there might be a danger of it creeping in.

Re: Unwatchable

Postby Alex0paul

Wildey wrote:
Iranu wrote:
Wildey wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:The constant hype about the event.
The bull about what an amazing crowd.
The matches have been pretty dull.
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years.
The incredible standard.

Lets Dissect this


The constant hype about the event. With how governments has been stopping this that and other this was under threat over Christmas
The bull about what an amazing crowd. The crowds has been brilliant, no getting away from that
The matches have been pretty dull. there's been poor matches but there's been great matches, pretty much sums up sport
The same players that we’ve seen at the Masters pretty much for the last 10 years. cant remember a 13 year old Zhao Xintong or 11 year old Yan Bingtao at the Masters plus 10 years ago even Graeme Dott was playing
The incredible standard. to be fair not see anything that unbelievable so Alex has a point there

You have more important things to dissect.

The crowd have been a bucking irritant, and a borderline disgrace, in every match except the MJW-Higgins match. And even in that one aside from the ovations.

When the referees are telling the crowd not to shout out when players are at the table MULTIPLE TIMES IN EVERY GAME, that is NOT a good crowd.

I Disagree strongly with this Crap


Watch the Shootout then