I very much doubt that the event will have a second year tho. Lets face it this will be a bit of fun and will show the players character. Yes exactly one day none ranker no harm done. ![]() But if people watch it and enjoy it, so be it. Calling it the future of snooker, more interesting then The Crucible, is somewhat over the top. I do think Hearn and Ronnie are perhaps making a bit too much of a meal out of it. As I was typing, I was already reading the format, so I got more into discussing that. Ps.These quotes were made at a press conference launching a new tournament, or something." I think it was sensationalising the least important part of the press conference. When I saw it in The Metro this morning, the article was basically a paragraph or so basically going "Ronnie says Snooker's World Championship is boring, and it should be modified by Barry Hearn. SnookerFan wrote:I must apologise for the original post being a bit all over the place. ![]() Calling it the future of snooker, more interesting than The Crucible, is somewhat over the top. It's one of those "Don't like it, don't watch it" type ideas. It's not going make any difference to anything, and being that it's on ITV4 rather then ITV, you could probably go the whole day and not notice it was on. It's hard to hate this tournament, as it's a one-day none-ranker. I must apologise for the original post being a bit all over the place. People who think The Crucible is boring = Even so, can any of us, hand on heart, say that this idea sounds more exciting than the World Championships? It's not going to involving ranking points I'm sure, so essentially could just be considered a 'bit of fun' snooker, rather than a serious snooker tournament. I know in disliking those gimmicks, it's just my personal opinion, and if I don't like what I see in this tournament I can stop watching. But worst, and most gimmicky of all, and I quote "There are fewer balls, a Power Ball, which when potted means every ball potted counts double for two minutes". If a frame hasn't finished after half an hour, the highest scorer wins. Hearn's old friend the shotclock is back (yawn!) and there's a 20 point penalty if a shot takes longer than twenty seconds, for bucks sake. On the down side, some of it is typical Hearn gimmickry which I am sure a lot of people on here will love, and I am pretty sure I will loathe. But if it gives snooker a fresher image and brings in more fans, I'm all for it. I can't think of anything more irrelevant than what the players are wearing. Neither of these make any difference to me watching at home, to be honest. Audience participation is encouraged, and the players will wear designer gear rather than waistcoats. ![]() It's on ITV4, which is a good move, expanding to a new channel. ![]() Some alright ideas there, but a bit to gimmicky for me at times also. Looking at the idea of the tournament itself that Hearn is introducing, it's a one-day only event. So, it gives you rise to wonder what Ronnie was thinking making these comments. It’s not a bore, it’s just a different game.’ That’s why I love Ronnie, offered Barry, ‘because he’s so left-field.’ This quote wasn't in the paper I read, so at least Hearn is actually defending the worlds. ‘The flagbearer of my world championships says its a bit of a bore. On the article I just found on the internet, it gives this quote from Hearn ‘I haven’t signed the BBC contract yet,’ complained Hearn, imagining the headlines. But is there any need for us to hear that The World Championships at The Crucible is boring, by one of the top players in the game? I mean, if anybody who claims to be a snooker fan comes out and agrees that The World Championship is boring I really do despair of where the sport is going. I really don't want to start a anti-Ronnie rant, and am sure his fans are going to come up and say his quotes were taken out of context. Have you seen the comments made by Ronnie O'Sullivan in the papers this morning? Saying the World Championships at The Crucible is boring, and that Hearn's new '20-20 Cricket Style' tournament, hoping to be televised on ITV is the way forward.
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