Bloody hell. Dom's only gone and done it! Amazing to see him returning to the Crucible after 10 years.
Red, Yellow, Green, Brown, Blue, Pink and Black. It's the General Snooker Thread!
Soldato
Robertson 9-9 with Jamie Jones, 1 frame shootout to make the Crucible.
Ooh, I hope Jamie can do it.
Soldato
Jones wins the decider and Robertson won't be at the Crucible!
That's two good results for me - Dominic in and Robbo out. Just one more wish - Joe O'Connor to get through.
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Soldato
Ryan Day crawls over the line, 7-2 up and wins 10-9 on the final green.
Cor, that was a rigmarole. Joe O'Connor v Matt Selt with Joe winning in the end. Discovery+ chopped their coverage off before the end which was pathetic so I was glued to the WST website but it took him ages to get over the line.
Soldato
Joe O'Connor beats Selt 10-8, final frame may well have just beaten the record for the longest professional frame, which was ~123mins41secs between O'Brien and Gibert.
Caporegime
First round draw
Luca Brecel v David Gilbert
Robert Milkins v Pang Junxu
Ali Carter v Stephen Maguire
Shaun Murphy v Lyu Haotian
Mark Selby v Joe O'Connor
Kyren Wilson v Dominic Dale
John Higgins v Jamie Jones
Mark Allen v Robbie Williams
Judd Trump v Hossein Vafaei
Tom Ford v Ricky Walden
Zhang Anda v Jak Jones
Mark Williams v Si Jiahui
Ding Junhui v Jack Lisowski
Gary Wilson v Stuart Bingham
Barry Hawkins v Ryan Day
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Jackson Page
Luca Brecel v David Gilbert
Robert Milkins v Pang Junxu
Ali Carter v Stephen Maguire
Shaun Murphy v Lyu Haotian
Mark Selby v Joe O'Connor
Kyren Wilson v Dominic Dale
John Higgins v Jamie Jones
Mark Allen v Robbie Williams
Judd Trump v Hossein Vafaei
Tom Ford v Ricky Walden
Zhang Anda v Jak Jones
Mark Williams v Si Jiahui
Ding Junhui v Jack Lisowski
Gary Wilson v Stuart Bingham
Barry Hawkins v Ryan Day
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Jackson Page
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Man of Honour
Looking forward to this - 2 weeks of solid snooker!! Might as well enjoy it while it lasts; I won't be tuning in at god-awful hours to watch it in Saudi or China if it moves!
Soldato
They're certainly laying the groundwork for it aren't they. The Crucible has a deal till 2027 for it's 50th anniversary but unless something changes between now and then I can't see them keeping it there any longer
Barry Hearn was a snooker man (for all his faults!) and did seem to want to keep the worlds at the Crucible, Eddie has no such affinity for the sport and has already sold Boxing down the river to the Saudis so no doubt snooker won't be far behind if they pay enough.
If they want the prize money to approach golfing levels (which I think is what Barry Hearn wanted) then it won't do having the World Champs at The Crucible. Not enough seats and nowhere special for VIP tickets to seat. Look at them comfy sofas they have at the Riyadh event and the Masters in Ally Pally. Saudi Arabia is only +2 hours ahead at this time of year so I wouldn't mind it going there. China no way because the matches would be played at silly o'clock. The only total disaster for me would be if BBC or Discovery+ lost the rights to Sky or something.
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Commissario
I don’t see it going anywhere. Didn’t they say last year that there’s going to be a new venue in Sheffield?The Crucible has a deal till 2027 for it's 50th anniversary but unless something changes between now and then I can't see them keeping it there any longer
I think they have been calling on Sheffield Council to build them a serious venue upgrade.
A council statement this week read: ‘We are working with World Snooker on a new agreement for the event to remain in Sheffield.
‘We are committed to securing the tournament’s long-term future in the city. Sheffield is proud to be the home of the World Snooker Championship and looking forward to another fantastic tournament this year.’
I suppose If the Council do not give them an upgrade then Eddie will look at international venues.
Man of Honour
Personally for me (and I'm no where near old enough to remember the World Snooker not being at the Crucible) the World Snooker being there is like The Masters being at Augusta; inseparable.
Frankly I suspect most of the recent posturing is to try and pressure Sheffield council into something; I think they know how unpopular moving it would be with the fans.
As much as I think it would kill it in the UK I actually would have less issue with it being in China than Saudi; at least China has a huge following for the sport and a lot of players (well, ok cheats and fixers but there's a few!)
Frankly I suspect most of the recent posturing is to try and pressure Sheffield council into something; I think they know how unpopular moving it would be with the fans.
As much as I think it would kill it in the UK I actually would have less issue with it being in China than Saudi; at least China has a huge following for the sport and a lot of players (well, ok cheats and fixers but there's a few!)
Here we go! Always nice to see Hazel Irvine presenting. Even yesterday I said I wouldn't mind this going to Saudi but when you see The Crucible on your screen at this time of year, it really does give me a warm feeling inside. Long may it continue.
Commissario
It’s nice to see snooker again where the table almost fills the screen and it’s not so far zoomed out that the top third is an advertising hoarding in the background.
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I think it’s got to move away, it’s too small. The new indoor arena in manchester would be perfect for it.
Got to move with the times, I think it would suck if it was in China due to the time zones and if it was in SA they’d be no crowd to build the tension. I do agree with B.H you’ve got to move with the times.
Hmm, I've seen that on the news. I wonder if they'd get 20,000 people watching the snooker in there.
Caporegime
No way China. Completely ruins it for the UK viewers. Just find or build a bigger venue in the UK.
Eddie Hearn runs both the WST and the PDC. He could get going on a big venue to hold both snooker and darts events. Maybe a bit of boxing too.