by Wildey » 08 Dec 2024 Read
Wednesday 18th~Friday 20th of December in Boulevard CityThe Last event of 2024 Who will win the Riyadh Season Snooker Championship in Saudi Arabia the top 10 players in the world and local wild cards will be there with debuts for Kyren Wilson and Zhang Anda. Last season it was played in March but its been brought forward to December probably the ideal time of the year for Gimmicks like the Golden Ball if someone gets it they might hang it on the Christmas tree.
Who will come away with the spoils?
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by SnookerFan » 08 Dec 2024 Read
I'd forgotten that this was a thing.
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by D4P » 08 Dec 2024 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I'd forgotten that this was a thing.
Had you also forgotten what these matches are best of?
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by Juddernaut88 » 08 Dec 2024 Read
I would have preferred this to have been played in February instead.
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by SnookerFan » 08 Dec 2024 Read
D4P wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I'd forgotten that this was a thing.
Had you also forgotten what these matches are best of?
No, it's best of 47.
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by SnookerEd25 » 08 Dec 2024 Read
SnookerFan wrote:D4P wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I'd forgotten that this was a thing.
Had you also forgotten what these matches are best of?
No, it's best of 47.
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by Dan-cat » 08 Dec 2024 Read
Riyadh: Open Season for Shills
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by gninnur karona » 08 Dec 2024 Read
A more appropriate tournament name than World Masters?
No word on prize money yet?
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by Dan-cat » 08 Dec 2024 Read
gninnur karona wrote:A more appropriate tournament name than World Masters?
No word on prize money yet?
'snooker championship'
It must have taken them ages to come up with that name
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by Wildey » 09 Dec 2024 Read
gninnur karona wrote:A more appropriate tournament name than World Masters?
No word on prize money yet?
2024 Riyadh Season Snooker Championship prize moneyWinner: £250,000
Runner-up: £125,000
Semi-finals: £75,000
Quarter-finals: £50,000
Round two: £25,000
Round one: £5,000
Total: £785,00
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by The_Abbott » 12 Dec 2024 Read
Won't be wataching this.
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by RunningSide » 12 Dec 2024 Read
me neither,only a matter of time before its pay per view.The end is nigh,see you outside Crucible with my placard.
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by SnookerEd25 » 12 Dec 2024 Read
RunningSide wrote:me neither,only a matter of time before its pay per view.The end is nigh,see you outside Crucible with my placard.
Down with this sort of thing?
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by The_Abbott » 12 Dec 2024 Read
RunningSide wrote:me neither,only a matter of time before its pay per view.The end is nigh,see you outside Crucible with my placard.
I've kind of accepted that it will happen eventually. I thought maybe it would rotate with China at some point but like the football, I can see Saudi getting more snooker
I just can't support that. So making the most of snooker whilst I can. Is it 3 more years at the crucible?
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by Hedgehog » 12 Dec 2024 Read
The_Abbott wrote:RunningSide wrote:me neither,only a matter of time before its pay per view.The end is nigh,see you outside Crucible with my placard.
I've kind of accepted that it will happen eventually. I thought maybe it would rotate with China at some point but like the football, I can see Saudi getting more snooker
I just can't support that. So making the most of snooker whilst I can. Is it 3 more years at the crucible?
Yeah, I would hate Crucible losing World Championship but at least snooker is played in China and it is popular there.
Saudi is just utter bullocks, I have no interest watching any of the tournaments.
For an example I used to love FIFA World cup but after Qatar I just lost all interest and spark for the whole tournament.
I would hate to see snooker follow the same path.
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by Prop » 12 Dec 2024 Read
Hedgehog wrote:The_Abbott wrote:RunningSide wrote:me neither,only a matter of time before its pay per view.The end is nigh,see you outside Crucible with my placard.
I've kind of accepted that it will happen eventually. I thought maybe it would rotate with China at some point but like the football, I can see Saudi getting more snooker
I just can't support that. So making the most of snooker whilst I can. Is it 3 more years at the crucible?
Yeah, I would hate Crucible losing World Championship but at least snooker is played in China and it is popular there.
Saudi is just utter bullocks, I have no interest watching any of the tournaments.
For an example I used to love FIFA World cup but after Qatar I just lost all interest and spark for the whole tournament.
I would hate to see snooker follow the same path.
Feels like we’re just seeing the thin end of the wedge. Enjoy it while it lasts, and try not to preoccupy yourself with the inevitable.
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by mick745 » 14 Dec 2024 Read
It is ridiculous to give the same or bigger prize for a single break than for the winner of the world championships.
Just an exhibition event dressed up as a tournament.
No doubt lots of appearance fee money changing hands.
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by SnookerFan » 14 Dec 2024 Read
Is this televised, or just on Discovery+?
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by Iranu » 14 Dec 2024 Read
mick745 wrote:It is ridiculous to give the same or bigger prize for a single break than for the winner of the world championships.
Just an exhibition event dressed up as a tournament.
No doubt lots of appearance fee money changing hands.
Wasn’t the max prize at the Worlds comparable to winning the tournament for a long time?
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by mick745 » 14 Dec 2024 Read
Iranu wrote:mick745 wrote:It is ridiculous to give the same or bigger prize for a single break than for the winner of the world championships.
Just an exhibition event dressed up as a tournament.
No doubt lots of appearance fee money changing hands.
Wasn’t the max prize at the Worlds comparable to winning the tournament for a long time?
Ronnie got 147k in 1997 but the winner got 210k. It was 190k v 147k in 1995.
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by Prop » 14 Dec 2024 Read
mick745 wrote:Iranu wrote:mick745 wrote:It is ridiculous to give the same or bigger prize for a single break than for the winner of the world championships.
Just an exhibition event dressed up as a tournament.
No doubt lots of appearance fee money changing hands.
Wasn’t the max prize at the Worlds comparable to winning the tournament for a long time?
Ronnie got 147k in 1997 but the winner got 210k. It was 190k v 147k in 1995.
Wasn’t there a high break prize on top of the 147k?
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by HappyCamper » 14 Dec 2024 Read
Prop wrote:mick745 wrote:Iranu wrote:mick745 wrote:It is ridiculous to give the same or bigger prize for a single break than for the winner of the world championships.
Just an exhibition event dressed up as a tournament.
No doubt lots of appearance fee money changing hands.
Wasn’t the max prize at the Worlds comparable to winning the tournament for a long time?
Ronnie got 147k in 1997 but the winner got 210k. It was 190k v 147k in 1995.
Wasn’t there a high break prize on top of the 147k?
Aye, though technically getting a 147 didn't guarantee getting the highest break.
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by Wildey » 15 Dec 2024 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Is this televised, or just on Discovery+?
At the moment i cant see it on any Station
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by SnookerFan » 15 Dec 2024 Read
Wildey wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Is this televised, or just on Discovery+?
At the moment i cant see it on any Station
Probably not the end of the world anyway, is it?
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by Wildey » 15 Dec 2024 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Wildey wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Is this televised, or just on Discovery+?
At the moment i cant see it on any Station
Probably not the end of the world anyway, is it?
i won't have that much free time to watch it anyway and with discovery showing the quallies plenty of snooker to watch if i got time anyway
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by Juddernaut88 » 16 Dec 2024 Read
Shame this isn't televised anywhere.
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by Cloud Strife » 17 Dec 2024 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:I would have preferred this to have been played in February instead.
It should be played in June or July. So it becomes a sort of pre-season tournament.
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by Cloud Strife » 17 Dec 2024 Read
mick745 wrote:It is ridiculous to give the same or bigger prize for a single break than for the winner of the world championships.
Just an exhibition event dressed up as a tournament.
No doubt lots of appearance fee money changing hands.
Yeah, so?
They could offer £1m for the highest break if they chose to, it wouldn’t in any way detract from the World Championship. I mean, why would it? This is an exhibition event, everyone knows that. These are exactly the sort of tournaments that should be handing out appearance fees if the promoters feel like doing so.
I don’t know why some people get offended at snooker players being given the opportunity to earn big sums of money.
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by SnookerFan » 17 Dec 2024 Read
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by Andre147 » 17 Dec 2024 Read
Yes it's on DAZN and for free.
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