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Zhao Zintong won the snooker this evening, beating Higgins in the final. he is 28 years old and is already World Champion.
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Very good but closer to home Stephen Hendry was only 21 when he won. If Wiki is to be believed he won it seven times in all. Six times when he was younger than 28.
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In ten years time the game will be dominated by the Chinese. There are hardly any snooker halls now, especially compared to the boom years of the eighties. Living in east London at the time I had seven or eight within easy distance, all bar one has closed. That's why the top British players are nearly all in their forties or fifties, there is no new talent coming through.
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In 10 years time, no-one will care, its become very boring. Blame Barry hearn.
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Would that be the same Barry Hearn who was responsible for the Snooker boom in the eighties?
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>> Would that be the same Barry Hearn who was responsible for the Snooker boom in
>> the eighties?
Yes the very same,
Past performance is no guarantee of future results
Check out what he has done, and been involved with since.
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So how would you make it more popular?
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Nothing, Its had its time.
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It's found it's level. It was never going to maintain the high it reached in the eighties, but it is holding it's own.
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Like many “sports” it was elevated well beyond its roots. No longer the cue, table and pint of times past, but a TV sofa fest dominated by £££££.
A bit like darts which I found unutterably tedious - far less engaging than snooker. The latter has tactics and many variables. Darts - 3 pointy things to throw at an 18” disc.
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I was playing snooker on the full size tables at the RAC Club, Pall Mall yesterday (as you do!). Thankfully I managed to beat my son.
The RAC Club always has a 'rather special' car on display in the entrance hall. Yesterday it was a 1956 Mercedes Benz 300 Cabriolet with the same engine as the legendary 300 Gull Wing. Only 49 of these cabriolets were made and this example was still owned by the original buyer, after 70 years! Just 49,000 miles on the clock, it was gorgeous, and probably priceless.
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Talking of darts, this shows fairly impressive throwing of three pointy things at a 0.5" disc, to win the game!!
www.youtube.com/shorts/k2upOWKhku4
Last edited by: smokie on Mon 23 Feb 26 at 17:31
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<< In ten years time the game will be dominated by the Chinese. >>
Wait till they latch onto darts. Will that make all the pubs close ? :-)
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Wonderful final!
22 year old Wu Yize has won The World Snooker Championship.
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Couldnt decide if much of the crowd were booing him or whether it was "wuuuuu" they were shouting?
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It's Wu. There may be a clue in his name.
Sporting crowds are not renowned for having massive intellects. They probably get pleasure from it. They do like to shout out when they are asked not to and to have their phones ringing during matches when they have been asked time and again to turn their phones off or have them on silent. Similarly soccer spectators can't be allowed to sit near opposition supporters because they will start fighting.
Hey ho.
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I thought Murphy's experience would see him through, but Wu played an incredible last frame.
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I used to watch a lot of snooker - even went to the Crucible once - but not watched for ages. Happened upon Wu's semi final on Sunday in the penultimate frame and then again last night just as the final frame started. Thoroughly enjoyed both but not sure I could watch it for more than half an hour or so now!
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<< I used to watch a lot of snooker ... >>
I enjoy an hour or two watching about once a year. I caught the first half of Ronnie O's match and thought he would run away with it, potting every ball perfectly - but it didn't happen the next day. As an exercise in simple ballistics it can be fascinating, even the safety play. Knocks spots off darts, anyway - that belongs in the pub and should stay there.
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I was a fanatical snooker player for years and regularly attended the Masters and have been to the Crucible. Unfortunately now, even though a neighbour had a full size table installed my eyesight makes long pots guesswork and getting my chin down on the cue has my neck on fire.
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Same here although I was never very good. I can't get my chin on the cue and I have to wear my varifocals upside down, and I still can't see properly.
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Snooker - martin aston
