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Which round?

1R
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2R
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11%
QF
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SF
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30%
F
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16
59%
 
Total votes : 27

Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened?

Postby Erza Scarlet

A lot of talk on Twitter about this with the players, fans and commentators weighing in, general consensus is the semis should be shortened. Higgins mentioned the Last 16 should be over two sessions and finished in 2 days instead of 3 in his interview after beating Bingham.
Last edited by Erza Scarlet on 03 May 2019, edited 2 times in total.

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby Wildey

On a more commercial note why would World Snooker get rid of sessions and revenue when there is a call for tickets

Next season Semi Final tickets is £75 for morning of semi finals get rid of 2 sessions for Semi Finals thats £147,000 they will lose from the gate just in tickets.

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby Wildey

fridge46 wrote:I dont think any should, but if any should, it probably should be the Last 16 (25 to 19 frames, 2 sessions).

I would rather they somehow rejig the schedule to allow a full day off between QF and SF.


That would cost them about £150,000 in revenue.

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby hendry_fan

Wildey wrote:NONE





YES,KEEP IT HOW IT IS. <ok>


It,s the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FFS!,Hearns done,is doing a good job,but he,s already shortened enough.


The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP,just like in all other sports is in a league of it,s own,it,s the absolute BIGGIE,most prestigious,most wanted,most important of all tourneys and has tradition and without a doubt should,nt be tampered with.

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby Wildey

Cloud Strife wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:No

Extend the final to best of 39 instead


Reduce the semis to best of 29 and increase the final to best of 39.

3 Session Match 9 x 10 x 10 is Worst than 4 sessions 8 x 8 x 8 x 9

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby Alex0paul

Wildey wrote:
Cloud Strife wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:No

Extend the final to best of 39 instead


Reduce the semis to best of 29 and increase the final to best of 39.

3 Session Match 9 x 10 x 10 is Worst than 4 sessions 8 x 8 x 8 x 9


It would be 7,7,7,8 if it was 29 imo

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby Lemnas

You could change the second round to 23 and the semifinals to 31 frames, but anything more would damage the character and reputation of the World Championship. I don't see an issue with the current length.

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby Wildey

Iranu wrote:The semis could do with being a couple of frames less tbh. Even bo31.

Best of 31 was changed to best of 33 to get rid of 7 frame sessions.

use to be 7x8x7x9

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby Larunss

No. Enough with the UK being butchered or the Welsh Open being turned into a PTC.

What exactly is the gain to let's say shorten from 17 days to 16 by shortening semis or R2?

Is a certain player going to be more bothered to perform if it is only 16 days?

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby KrazeeEyezKilla

Every example of matches being shortened made sense whether people liked it or not. Best of sevens allows 128 player tournaments to be played in a week. The UK format was shortened to allow every match be televised and although that changed when the flat draw came in there's still a lot more matches covered then previously. I could understand why BBC would rather have a best of 11 players in one session than having to cover matches that start on BBC2 and finish on the red button. Plus a 6-0 is easier to cover than a 9-2. If the UK had the full 13 days televised or the China Open given a few extra days then you could have longer matches.

There's no need to do any of this with the World Championship. It's got 17 days coverage with 12 morning sessions which gives plenty of time to cover it properly. It's a big enough tournament that matches ending a session early or only having a couple of frames in the last session isn't a big deal. It's the highest profile event of the year and reducing it would mean less money and media exposure.

Re: Should any rounds of the World Championship be shortened

Postby mick745

Reduce tournament by a day by keeping 2 tables until final. There is plenty of time to reconfigure the arena between Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Playing in the one table atena should be a privilege only for the finalists.


   

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