tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post6274939269865688392..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: THE FORGOTTEN FINALDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-85572314634309716722012-03-08T15:51:51.156+00:002012-03-08T15:51:51.156+00:00More funny enough, the final qualifying round for ...More funny enough, the final qualifying round for the Crucible in that year was also held at the same hotel in Torquay just after this match.<br /><br />Some players were definitely benifit from the arrangement such as Steve Davis, as they were more adopted to the scene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-51367838340765123262012-03-08T06:22:40.330+00:002012-03-08T06:22:40.330+00:00Thanks for reminding me that I'm an old spoile...Thanks for reminding me that I'm an old spoiled brat, Dave! I can't imagine the outcry if such untelevised tournaments ever occured again.<br /><br />But still... If I have to stream the match on my pc because Eurosport, after a week of coverage, ditch the final for yet another batch of skiing I find myself being immensely irritated! <br /><br />Such are the times we live in my friend.Clausnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-1747050838667170452012-03-07T22:23:21.136+00:002012-03-07T22:23:21.136+00:00We've done a piece on that final in the March ...We've done a piece on that final in the March issue of Snooker SceneDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-25234157285157107222012-03-07T22:14:23.837+00:002012-03-07T22:14:23.837+00:00Nice article Dave. One other forgotten final was t...Nice article Dave. One other forgotten final was the 72 WCH between Higgins and Spencer. I believe your colleague Clive was there. Could you get him to do a write up of his memories of this match, for posterity?Colin Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-60004092437957951772012-03-07T22:13:04.137+00:002012-03-07T22:13:04.137+00:00I think the jury is still out on Cope. I know he ...I think the jury is still out on Cope. I know he has off-table problems, but personally I don't think his tactical game is up to much either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-36225597373279204782012-03-07T19:58:59.197+00:002012-03-07T19:58:59.197+00:00The future of snooker is, Allen, Trump, Cope and s...The future of snooker is, Allen, Trump, Cope and some of those Chinese wildcard children I saw last week in The World Open in Hayling Island.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-12879237683003461482012-03-07T19:12:32.692+00:002012-03-07T19:12:32.692+00:00David, i am a Hendry fan and i do not like Ronnie ...David, i am a Hendry fan and i do not like Ronnie one bit, but i accept he is a fantastic snooker player.<br /><br />This blog made me SMILE. Yes smile!!<br /><br />great snooker is great snooker, no matter the players.<br /><br />these days a lot of people call themselves snooker fans when theyre really only interested in one player (their fav)<br /><br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-66480298030096880602012-03-07T11:20:29.955+00:002012-03-07T11:20:29.955+00:00The golden era for standard was 95-05 I feel, when...The golden era for standard was 95-05 I feel, when the "class of 92" were making their mark.<br /><br />We know that commercially, the golden years were roughly 82-89. This would suggest that the inrease in standard is a direct legacy of a commercial boom.<br /><br />This is not surprising. The more that watch, the more that will play. I expect the standard in 4 or 5 years to go through the roof as more young players take up the game as a result of watching it on television, now that we have somebody who can push snooker forward.kildare cuemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-955001644702004112012-03-07T08:43:26.102+00:002012-03-07T08:43:26.102+00:00Good post Dave,
nobody can argue about the"bi...Good post Dave,<br />nobody can argue about the"big four"+ Steve Davis and their total dominance of the sport, winning more than 80% of all ranking- tournaments over a very long period and yes, it was a golden age, followed with what promised to be remembered as the dark ages.<br />The professional sport survived by a whisker and a lot of luck and to me,the turningpoint will always be the 2003 Wch, covered live by e-sport and all Ken Dohertys dramatic matches that had a (for e-sport)huge aduince and (not so well known) ment a turning point for a struggling sports channel!<br />Sir Rodney Walker bagged a 3-year<br />contract keeping the sport on track.Then comes China Open and Ding Junhui and another five year contract and finally Barry Hearn.<br />Snooker is now (at last) recognised<br />as a sport in the UK,with all the benefits that follow and might eventually be part of the Commonwealth Games and in 20 years<br />even be in the Olympics.<br />With snooker making good inroads in<br />all muslim countries there are actually only India that need to open the gates for young people to<br />try the game.<br />Forget about the Americas,great if you get a foot in but probably not worth the effort.<br />So the story around the corner is hopefully "the Renaissance of the Snooker game"!kimballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-83371021278504283982012-03-06T22:03:19.084+00:002012-03-06T22:03:19.084+00:00Ah yes eurosports blanket coverage except when the...Ah yes eurosports blanket coverage except when there's skiing on!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-46749173177636524522012-03-06T18:23:52.829+00:002012-03-06T18:23:52.829+00:00Jamie, were you even born in the 80s lol?
I remem...Jamie, were you even born in the 80s lol?<br /><br />I remember the European Masters, there was only enough room for about 50 people to watch. People who say the standard has gone through the roof need to think back to the turn of the century snooker: the 1998 Masters final; the 1999 world semi; the 2003 British Open; the 2004 Masters final to name a few. All great matches that surpassed the standard we regularly see in finals these days. That was the true golden age, and as you eloquently put it Dave, we have only realised it now it is over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-25379319617021210932012-03-06T17:25:14.820+00:002012-03-06T17:25:14.820+00:00Ah, happy memories of Ceefax!Ah, happy memories of Ceefax!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-37317603094254878212012-03-06T16:34:54.645+00:002012-03-06T16:34:54.645+00:00Dave, It think you touched upon the point about th...Dave, It think you touched upon the point about the same style when you mentioned that Daniel Wells is a little different to some of the younger breed emerging, in that he mixes in some safety, more than his contemporaries.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-80659902613484801232012-03-06T16:10:45.086+00:002012-03-06T16:10:45.086+00:00I didn't watch snooker in the eighties, but th...I didn't watch snooker in the eighties, but the game we have seen ever since Hendry shook up the playing conventions seems a more entertaining, high excellence and engrossing sport than we had in the 'boom years'. <br /><br />However, the only worry for the future might be that every player plays in such an attacking manner that the sport becomes a bit one-dimensional. <br /><br />There is something to be said for having more methodical players on the circuit, a clash of styles always makes for a captivating tussle in any sport. <br /><br />However, watching two attacking players going toe-to-toe is still the main delight, and that is what made the late-nineties/early noughties clashes between Hendry and O'Sullivan such box office entertainment. <br /><br />I definitely think it is for better that we can now access more snooker. This is the great strength of specialist sports channels, they can cover the breadth and depth of the sport.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-44226163603699675682012-03-06T16:08:50.752+00:002012-03-06T16:08:50.752+00:00Great post
i lived through the 80s watched snooke...Great post<br /><br />i lived through the 80s watched snooker and for that matter finals mainly in highlight packages.<br /><br />one of the 80s most memerable and talked of finals the 1983 UK Between Davis and Higgins was concluded as a highlight at gone midnight on the sunday. no Live Coverage at all.<br /><br />The only Time they showed the concluding session of a Final Live on the BBC Was the World Championship Back Then.<br /><br />Snooker Fans today dont know they born with the coverage available.wildnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-10077529240179272952012-03-06T16:01:31.448+00:002012-03-06T16:01:31.448+00:00They also contested a high standard British Open f...They also contested a high standard British Open final that year, it was during a period where it was the sport's ultimate match-up: the greatest against the best talent.<br /><br />Was the first tournament on British television from abroad the 1996 World Cup in Thailand? The BBC showed it and my dad still raves about Mike Hallett's commentary on it!jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.com