by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Bingham has just confirmed on Twitter that this will be back
the fact Bingham is involved and is playing Murphy in round 1 (5th v 12th) makes me think the top 16 must all be playing and its in an expanded version to last seasons.
No offence but id sooner see this event remain as a novelty event with players like Jimmy, Brecel etc involved instead but if this is another step towards the future growth of POWER SNOOKER then Hallelujah
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by Wildey » 06 Oct 2011 Read
just tweeted him what a load of bullocks
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by Monique » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Wild wrote:just tweeted him what a load of fluffy bunnies
Well it isn't. It's not snooker, it's a different game, based on snooker with different tactics and strategy. It's good exposure and the only thing that's wrong with it is that YOU never got your head around its rules. It's not a threat to snooker neither. It's complementary as it appeals to the video game generation, and why not?
Well, correction, the other thing that was wrong was to allow the crowd to go too far in what was initially supposed to be good banter. Hope they are just a tad stricter this time.
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by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Wild wrote:just tweeted him what a load of bullocks
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by KrazeeEyezKilla » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Ha Ha Ha I'll be amazed if it happens. It has some potential if they simplified the rules a little bit and got rid of the stupider people in the crowd then it might be alright. A two-day event with 16 players would be good.
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by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
the crowd interaction and shout outs are part of the events appeal and identity
whats the point of having it played in front of a morgue like atmosphere like most snooker events are?
this is a blueprint of the future of snooker, be it in 2020 or 203o or whenever
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by Monique » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:the crowd interaction and shout outs are part of the events appeal and identity
whats the point of having it played in front of a morgue like atmosphere like most snooker events are?
this is a blueprint of the future of snooker, be it in 2020 or 203o or whenever
Crowd interaction is great and I'm all for it. Being rude to the refs and players is not on though. The shoot-out had it right. Power snooker got off the rails at times.
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by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Monique wrote:Witz78 wrote:the crowd interaction and shout outs are part of the events appeal and identity
whats the point of having it played in front of a morgue like atmosphere like most snooker events are?
this is a blueprint of the future of snooker, be it in 2020 or 203o or whenever
Crowd interaction is great and I'm all for it. Being rude to the refs and players is not on though. The shoot-out had it right. Power snooker got off the rails at times.
the shoot out might not have it right this season going by the mottly bunch of associates ive rounded up to hit it
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by Wildey » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:Monique wrote:Witz78 wrote:the crowd interaction and shout outs are part of the events appeal and identity
whats the point of having it played in front of a morgue like atmosphere like most snooker events are?
this is a blueprint of the future of snooker, be it in 2020 or 203o or whenever
Crowd interaction is great and I'm all for it. Being rude to the refs and players is not on though. The shoot-out had it right. Power snooker got off the rails at times.
the shoot out might not have it right this season going by the mottly bunch of associates ive rounded up to hit it
you might just kill them off
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by Casey » 06 Oct 2011 Read
I think the event is grand, its not snooker as Monique said. What is the harm, as long as its not costing WS any money who cares?
Also if it does come back it give give Ronnie a chance to win a televised event this season
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by Wildey » 06 Oct 2011 Read
case it was just one big shambles it did nothing at all for snooker the rules was messy made no sense the refs made mistakes aparantly many times the corrected themselves while a player was playing.
however if theres a modification to rules and simplified a great deal i might be convinced but trully never with last years showing.
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by KrazeeEyezKilla » 06 Oct 2011 Read
The Shoot Out worked so well because there were so many players involved. The two most memorable matches were Robertson-McManus & McLeod-Drago. Only one of those four would have been invited to an 8-man event.
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by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
what the hell was complicated about the rules
from memory it was normal shotclock snooker except
when you played from the power zone (from behind baulk line) points were worth twice as much
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when you potted the powerball there was 2 minute period where points were worth twice as much
that was pretty much it really, hardly complicated to follow
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by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
personally if theres 16 players involved then having the top 16 there doesnt work in this event, no offence to some but heres the 16 i would pick for this event. Carter and Snookerbacker didnt like it last year so on principal i wouldnt invite them.
Selby - embraced it well and had good banter with crowd last year
Murphy - pantomime villian
Trump
Higgins - only for the boo factor
Williams
Ronnie
Ding - Ding jun wee my lord, ding jun wee. One of the crowd chants of the season
Maguire - his kamikaze style would suit it
Robbo -
Allen -
Lee -
Lisowski-
Drago -
Jimmy -
Brecel -
Figeuerido - a reward for his efforts to promote the game plus his style of play would suit this
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by mishcka » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:what the hell was complicated about the rules
from memory it was normal shotclock snooker except
when you played from the power zone (from behind baulk line) points were worth twice as much
and
when you potted the powerball there was 2 minute period where points were worth twice as much
that was pretty much it really, hardly complicated to follow
I still dont get it... too complicated for my simple brain! I can hardly keep up with the snooker rules!
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by Wildey » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Witz78 wrote:what the hell was complicated about the rules
from memory it was normal shotclock snooker except
when you played from the power zone (from behind baulk line) points were worth twice as much
and
when you potted the powerball there was 2 minute period where points were worth twice as much
that was pretty much it really, hardly complicated to follow
buck me mate there was rules on rules on rules timezone double points holy rubbish lol
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by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Wild wrote:Witz78 wrote:what the hell was complicated about the rules
from memory it was normal shotclock snooker except
when you played from the power zone (from behind baulk line) points were worth twice as much
and
when you potted the powerball there was 2 minute period where points were worth twice as much
that was pretty much it really, hardly complicated to follow
buck me mate there was rules on rules on rules timezone double points holy rubbish lol
yeh if it was the 2 minute power play and you potted a long black with the white having been in the power zone you got 28 points
its hardly rocket science
anyone who can multiply by 2 or 4 can soon work it out
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by Wildey » 06 Oct 2011 Read
tell that to the refs lol
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by randam05 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Eh Im also a traditionalist when it comes to snooker. But like Monique said, its not snooker, its a different form of snooker and it hasnt affected normal snooker tournaments, so for a two day fun event once a year, I like it! Or was it one day? Anyhow, I quite enjoyed it.
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by Wildey » 06 Oct 2011 Read
randam05 wrote:Eh Im also a traditionalist when it comes to snooker. But like Monique said, its not snooker, its a different form of snooker and it hasnt affected normal snooker tournaments, so for a two day fun event once a year, I like it! Or was it one day? Anyhow, I quite enjoyed it.
it was one day too many
no i do know what everyone sais is right but it just felt wrong and if they sensable they would have learned from last year
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by Tubberlad » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Fan-fuckin-tastic news :rolleyes: won't be staying in that night
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by simplysnooker » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Best news of the year!
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by KrazeeEyezKilla » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Fan-fuckin-tastic news :rolleyes: won't be staying in that night
Don't worry. There might be two nights this time.
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by SnookerFan » 06 Oct 2011 Read
I don't see the problem with this returning. (And I was somebody who thought it sounded rubbish when the rules were first announced.)
I hardly see it as the future of snooker, or as something that's going to replace it. It's on once a year, if you don't like it don't watch it.
You can't dislike everything that isn't snooker.
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by Wildey » 06 Oct 2011 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I don't see the problem with this returning. (And I was somebody who thought it sounded rubbish when the rules were first announced.)
I hardly see it as the future of snooker, or as something that's going to replace it. It's on once a year, if you don't like it don't watch it.
You can't dislike everything that isn't snooker.
dont put snooker in the title then fine...
call it power bullocks or power marmite and they can get on with it
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by SnookerFan » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Wild wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I don't see the problem with this returning. (And I was somebody who thought it sounded rubbish when the rules were first announced.)
I hardly see it as the future of snooker, or as something that's going to replace it. It's on once a year, if you don't like it don't watch it.
You can't dislike everything that isn't snooker.
dont put snooker in the title then fine...
call it power bullocks or power marmite and they can get on with it
It should be called Power Ball to be fair. But even you must admit, it's a relatively minor complaint.
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by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Wild wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I don't see the problem with this returning. (And I was somebody who thought it sounded rubbish when the rules were first announced.)
I hardly see it as the future of snooker, or as something that's going to replace it. It's on once a year, if you don't like it don't watch it.
You can't dislike everything that isn't snooker.
dont put snooker in the title then fine...
call it power bullocks or power marmite and they can get on with it
they can get on with itGood, so that means your gonna say no more on it then
talk about a stuck record, we know u hate it so just dont watch it, end of
of course u were one of the many who pe-judged it before you even saw it
just the same as a lot of u did with the Shootout too then had to eat humble pie
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by gallantrabbit » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Shootout is great but this is marmite. Still getting snooker player's faces on TV is a plus so if it goes ahead so what.
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by Bourne » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Glad this is back, think peeps took it way too seriously last year and tried to disect it too much, where in reality is it was just a snake hiss about exho.
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by Witz78 » 06 Oct 2011 Read
Bourne wrote:Glad this is back, think peeps took it way too seriously last year and tried to disect it too much, where in reality is it was just a snake hiss about exho.
last year it was a snake hiss about exho
this year with it being exclusive to the top 16 and in an expanded format it is moving towards becoming a more serious event
next season - a ranking power snooker event
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