Snooker + High Speed = Shoot-out
 |
| Shoot those snooker balls! |
Basically, the best 64 snooker players in the world will try to do their best in an one-frame knockout event which runs from January 28 to 30, next year at the Circus Arena from Backpool, UK. But things are getting even more twisted, as a frame will have a maximum duration of 10 minutes with a 20-seconds shot clock in the first five minutes and 15-seconds for the last five. Now, how about that? :-)) And I thought Power Snooker was "fast and furious" :-))))) Boy, was I wrong or what? :-P
This visionary, this Jean Luc-Picard of snooker- Barry Hearn is the one who came up with the idea, an idea that will probably be seen not too good by the purists, but like a breath of fresh air by the those who embrace change.
In an interview gave to the BBC back in May, when this idea was made public, Hearn said:
“It will be snooker at full throttle. It will test players to the limits of what they can do under pressure. They will have to make quick decisions and show their natural ability and plenty of bottle - with the chance to double their money for every game they win."
Hearn also added that the atmosphere will be "lively". Now, I hope that doesn’t mean "Power Snooker lively", for I was really bothered by the rudeness of the people who got drunk and started to sing and shout like they were at a football match. A more relaxed atmosphere is very ok by me for it brings together the players and the public like a whole, but let’s not exaggerate and bring too much noise into snooker, for it’s such a fragile segment which needs attention and care.
Now, on the other hand I did enjoy very much the atmosphere from this year’s World Championship re-match...you know the one between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor. That was awesome! The players were speaking with the public, the public was responding respectfully...that was superb! Don’t you think? :-)
 |
| New sheriff in town - new tournaments |
Someone was telling me that one can’t obtain performance with only 6 or 9 reds on the table. Not to be rude, but what’s that got to do with it? Performance is performance!
The "Shoot-out" tournament will be broadcasted by SkySports, being the second great snooker event covered by this television, beside the Premier League and the draw for each round will be random. Oh, and one more “unimportant” detail: the winner will go home with £32,000!!! :-)
Below, you’ll find the draw for the first round, so you can imagine how this event will start ;-)
Andrew Higginson v. Jamie Burnett
Tom Ford v. Stephen Maguire
Robert Milkins v. Martin Gould
Fergal O'Brien v. Stephen Hendry
Jimmy Michie v. Marcus Campbell
Mark King v. Jimmy Robertson
Alfie Burden v. Matthew Selt
Peter Lines v. Barry Hawkins
Ronnie O'Sullivan v. Marco Fu
Stephen Lee v. Michael Holt
Michael Judge v. Alan McManus
Mark Williams v. John Higgins
Graeme Dott v. Matthew Couch
Adrian Gunnell v. David Morris
Jamie Cope v. Ken Doherty
Judd Trump v. Dave Harold
Barry Pinches v. Neil Robertson
Shaun Murphy v. Rory McLeod
Gerard Greene v. Rod Lawler
Matthew Stevens v. Mike Dunn
Stuart Pettman v. Bjorn Haneveer
Andy Hicks v. Mark Selby
Ding Junhui v. Dominic Dale
Jimmy White v. Ali Carter
Nigel Bond v. Joe Jogia
Tony Drago v. Liang Wenbo
Joe Perry v. Ricky Walden
Joe Swail v. Mark Davis
Anthony Hamilton v. Anthony McGill
Stuart Bingham v. Ian McCulloch
Mark Allen v. Ryan Day
Peter Ebdon v. Steve Davis
0 comments:
Post a Comment