tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post8508077630361712316..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: THE GRAND PRIX: 25 YEARS NOT OUTDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-49321809190028352732009-10-04T18:34:19.524+01:002009-10-04T18:34:19.524+01:00As the PPT was a ranking tournament and was said a...As the PPT was a ranking tournament and was said at the time to have become the Grand Prix and been given TV coverage I agree that it was the forerunner of the Grand Prix and should be treated as such- in as much as the LG Cup was the Grand Prix anyway!JohnHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-24135906064275269252009-10-01T07:32:57.781+01:002009-10-01T07:32:57.781+01:00I must be getting old, I could have sworn that the...I must be getting old, I could have sworn that the Grand Prix started life on ITV. Maybe I'm getting confused with the old British Open?<br /><br />Anyway, scrap the boring Premier League and bring back the old Hofmeister Doubles and State Express Team Challenge is what I say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-83825250708084082062009-09-30T23:03:40.276+01:002009-09-30T23:03:40.276+01:00I don't count them as the same tournament
The...I don't count them as the same tournament<br /><br />The Grand Prix is one of the traditional BBC events, the PPT wasn't on TVDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-25970839731190037102009-09-30T22:42:52.564+01:002009-09-30T22:42:52.564+01:00I agree with Betty, the two PPT tournaments won by...I agree with Betty, the two PPT tournaments won by Reardon and Knowles are normally regarded as running in the same historical lineage as the Grand Prix. They weren't televised however, but they had ranking status.Tim Sandlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10596417622050798981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-37825275153578162912009-09-30T15:38:06.331+01:002009-09-30T15:38:06.331+01:00Hasn't the Grand Prix actually been going for ...Hasn't the Grand Prix actually been going for 27 years? It was the Professional Players Tournament for a couple of years before it was sponsored.Betty Logannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-77673051569296328942009-09-30T15:06:40.276+01:002009-09-30T15:06:40.276+01:00Shame that the Prix is no longer very Grand.Shame that the Prix is no longer very Grand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-20236751141072603472009-09-30T14:30:15.000+01:002009-09-30T14:30:15.000+01:00In order:
The Royal Highland Centre hosted the Sc...In order:<br /><br />The Royal Highland Centre hosted the Scottish Open in 2003.<br /><br />I write this blog because I enjoy writing it. If I didn't, obviously my posts wouldn't appear on TSF.<br /><br />No I won't, but hi anyway.Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-49665021476652757972009-09-30T14:00:59.402+01:002009-09-30T14:00:59.402+01:00will you be in glasgow dave to commentate (or doin...will you be in glasgow dave to commentate (or doing it from elsewhere)?<br /><br />if youre there, hope to see you and say hi.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-35442126837459374802009-09-30T01:26:01.084+01:002009-09-30T01:26:01.084+01:00Dave why bother with this blog when you get more c...Dave why bother with this blog when you get more comments on the snooker forum???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-41101520083915956872009-09-29T18:27:36.346+01:002009-09-29T18:27:36.346+01:00I hope we see some good crowds for the seasons cur...I hope we see some good crowds for the seasons curtain raiser(UK-centric obviously). It sets the tone for the whole season.<br /><br /><br />Mat WilsonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-54673561628838177042009-09-29T18:07:14.353+01:002009-09-29T18:07:14.353+01:00Hi Dave,
Wasn't Bournemouth where a certain D...Hi Dave,<br /><br />Wasn't Bournemouth where a certain Dominic Dale won in 1997? What were his odds of winning the GP that year?<br /><br />I have always called the GP the best world ranking tournament of the smaller one's (ie; shanghai, china, welsh, n.i, international, British, Thaliland, players championship et al.)<br /><br />Thanks, JoeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-24984127210616137962009-09-29T15:12:17.117+01:002009-09-29T15:12:17.117+01:00Was there not another awful decision to host it at...Was there not another awful decision to host it at the Royal Highland Centre, close to Edinburgh Airport and miles away for anyone who didn't have access to a car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-27228332355984020672009-09-29T15:04:13.008+01:002009-09-29T15:04:13.008+01:00I think, what didnt help was renaming it the LG Cu...I think, what didnt help was renaming it the LG Cup for three years and BBC advertising it as a new event, even though all snooker stat guru's like yourself class it as the same event.<br /><br />I think bringing in the random draw is a nice idea, but would like to see it from the off. <br /><br />Regarding the BBC coverage disappointed that the highlights are on so late and that the Tory Conference is eating in to some of the afternoon schedule.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-88683847907960184722009-09-29T13:22:05.764+01:002009-09-29T13:22:05.764+01:00Don't forget Bournemouth!Don't forget Bournemouth!Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-13049577377887926522009-09-29T13:18:16.723+01:002009-09-29T13:18:16.723+01:00Other Grand Prix venues:
Derby, Aberdeen, Preston,...Other Grand Prix venues:<br />Derby, Aberdeen, Preston, Telford,Sunderland, Glasgow (not Kelvin Hall).<br />Now I am struggling.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-55519859982937454132009-09-29T11:46:25.698+01:002009-09-29T11:46:25.698+01:00You mentioned Dennis Taylor's win - This was o...You mentioned Dennis Taylor's win - This was of course just a couple of weeks after his mum died when he initially wasn't going to compete. He did and won destroying Cliff Thorburn in the final, going on to win the WC and having a great few years reaching no.2 in the world, getting beat the following year in a decider by Davis and winning the masters - easily his best spell of his career, but the grand prix sparked it off.<br /><br />I remember Jimmy White playing Rex Williams in the final as well!<br /><br />It has produced a few surprises over the years - the likes of Ian McCulloch, Euah Henderson, Jamie Cope and Fu in his first tournament reaching a final and Dale and Small winning.Malnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-87727078303723536822009-09-29T10:42:55.650+01:002009-09-29T10:42:55.650+01:00Marco Fu reaching the final from the first qualify...Marco Fu reaching the final from the first qualifying round, beating O'sullivan and Peter Ebdon along the way, in his first ranking event as a pro is my highlight of the tournament.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com