by dale or swail » 20 Apr 2015 Read
The first 2 days have been very low-key and quite dull. I know there haven't been many characters about for some years but it seems really bad this year. The 2 main stars of the sport O'sullivan and Trump not playing so far has not helped. Even as a big snooker fan I fail to get excited by Hawkins/Selt or Dott/Walden. Luckily a couple of close finishes have added a little interest but overall for me it has been disappointing.
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by Dan-cat » 20 Apr 2015 Read
I don't know what tournament you've been watching, but the two matches I've seen - Selbs/Mafo and Mags/Ant McPants were full of drama, points of interest, fun, frustration, cue bangs, killer breaks and exciting safety.
Shame that this marmite got posted to the Snooker Island Twitter account
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by Clara8633 » 20 Apr 2015 Read
Cue bangs? You mean Maguire?
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by Dan-cat » 20 Apr 2015 Read
Yes. He's the king of the cue bang!
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by sundaygirl » 20 Apr 2015 Read
I'm sensing some bitterness that neither Swail or Dale made it through qualifying
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by Clara8633 » 20 Apr 2015 Read
sundaygirl wrote:I'm sensing some bitterness that neither Swail or Dale made it through qualifying
Yep
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by Cloud Strife » 20 Apr 2015 Read
sundaygirl wrote:I'm sensing some bitterness that neither Swail or Dale made it through qualifying
If it is dull, Swail or Dale being there wouldn't have helped all that much.
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by davisfan » 20 Apr 2015 Read
Oh, but Dale is a character(TM)! He's called the Spaceman! And, and...
...he grins quite often? Honestly, I'm all out of things.
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by Skullman » 20 Apr 2015 Read
He wears odd shoes, a very original thing to do.
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by armchair de critique » 20 Apr 2015 Read
dale or swail wrote:The first 2 days have been very low-key and quite dull. I know there haven't been many characters about for some years but it seems really bad this year. The 2 main stars of the sport O'sullivan and Trump not playing so far has not helped. Even as a big snooker fan I fail to get excited by Hawkins/Selt or Dott/Walden. Luckily a couple of close finishes have added a little interest but overall for me it has been disappointing.
sorry snooker is not for you then, the tournie has been superb entertainment
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by Dan-cat » 20 Apr 2015 Read
I have a feeling he was trollolololing
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by barrydoherty54 » 20 Apr 2015 Read
People were complaining about Selby celebrating so you can't win.
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by Ayrshirebhoy » 20 Apr 2015 Read
I still haven't seen selby do anything except wipe his brow?
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by davisfan » 20 Apr 2015 Read
That isn't being a character. That's being unsporting and undignified.
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by Andre147 » 20 Apr 2015 Read
davisfan wrote:That isn't being a character. That's being unsporting and undignified.
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by davisfan » 20 Apr 2015 Read
Well, really. Why not go the whole hog and make a banker sign in your opponent's face?
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by Cloud Strife » 20 Apr 2015 Read
davisfan wrote:That isn't being a character. That's being unsporting and undignified.
Apparently, Selby was under a lot of pressure in that match.....which gives him the right to behave as he wants according to some people.
It was also abit presumptuous, I thought. What if he had missed the next shot and Maflin had wanted to play on for snookers, as Selby himself would surely have done in that situation?
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by Andre147 » 20 Apr 2015 Read
davisfan wrote:Well, really. Why not go the whole hog and make a banker sign in your opponent's face?
Good choice
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by Clara8633 » 20 Apr 2015 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:davisfan wrote:That isn't being a character. That's being unsporting and undignified.
Apparently, Selby was under a lot of pressure in that match.....which gives him the right to behave as he wants according to some people.
It was also abit presumptuous, I thought. What if he had missed the next shot and Maflin had wanted to play on for snookers, as Selby himself would surely have done in that situation?
I don't think there was anything wrong with it. I would stick to this opinion even if it was someone I didn't like.
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by barrydoherty54 » 20 Apr 2015 Read
I though it was good to see. A bit of emotion is great.
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by Dan-cat » 20 Apr 2015 Read
I love it when snooker stars show emotion. I just don't get that it's disrespectful to the opponent. That fire, that passion on display. What's not to like?
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by Andre147 » 20 Apr 2015 Read
Dan-cat wrote:I love it when snooker stars show emotion. I just don't get that it's disrespectful to the opponent. That fire, that passion on display. What's not to like?
Tennis players do that kind of emotion after winning a point ffs... Tennis players must be the most disrespecful human beings then
Like you say, it shows their passion and letting go of their emotions they contained for the whole match.
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by davisfan » 20 Apr 2015 Read
Not the whole match... that's kinda the point.
Giving it the big 'un before the match has technically finished is just not cool. Your opponent has been through the mill just the same as you, he's dealing right there and then with the emotions of defeat, and he deserves better than to have it rubbed in with "CMON!!!" or whatever. Stay cool until the ref calls it, at least.
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by Ayrshirebhoy » 20 Apr 2015 Read
Cheers, ach it wasn't bad. Iv seen a lot worse.
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by SnookerFan » 21 Apr 2015 Read
dale or swail wrote:The first 2 days have been very low-key and quite dull. I know there haven't been many characters about for some years but it seems really bad this year. The 2 main stars of the sport O'sullivan and Trump not playing so far has not helped. Even as a big snooker fan I fail to get excited by Hawkins/Selt or Dott/Walden. Luckily a couple of close finishes have added a little interest but overall for me it has been disappointing.
So you saw Selby vs Maflin, Hawkins vs Selt and Maguire vs McGill, and decided that these matches were too boring?
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by snooky147 » 21 Apr 2015 Read
There's one thing that this championship hasn't been and that's boring.
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by Holden Chinaski » 22 Apr 2015 Read
snooky147 wrote:There's one thing that this championship hasn't been and that's boring.
Indeed. It's been very entertaining so far.
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