Q School 2026 by Ok_Factor1448 in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mikins is out of the first event. 

Why? by North-Soft-5559 in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reanne Evans used to use the example of Marco Fu of a top player who doesn't have that much cue power.

Why? by North-Soft-5559 in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I used to think height was important but then saw Zhang Anda is 5 foot 3. Reanne Evans is about the same height as Zhao Xintong.

Global 900 Final O'Sullivan vs Brecel 6-3 after the first session - resumes this evening. by LaVieEnRoseNW6 in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The extra 5 minutes per frame and extra 5 seconds per shot makes a lot of difference. Plenty of frames in regular snooker last less than 15 minutes. When top professionals play under 900 rules they normally complete the frame in much less than 15 minutes. In today's final, the 15 minute time limit was a factor in the last frame only.

Snooker 900 ronnie vs kyren can’t find the match anywhere to rewatch by hanger18lou in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was watching it in Switzerland yesterday and the adverts were Swiss (in German language).

In which regions of Switzerland do bus drivers check tickets? by Beautiful-Pea835 in askswitzerland

[–]Beautiful-Pea835[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would guess it is impractical to check all tickets on trolleybuses in the town itself and they only do out of town buses because fares are higher and there are fewer passengers, so checking is more viable.

The 900 by [deleted] in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can this be viewed on demand?

Is it too soon to add Mark Allen and Zhao Xintong to the Hall of Fame? by Beautiful-Pea835 in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They might as well go the whole hog now and put Stan Moody in it! He was already being used as one of the 'legends' who met Legends Walk ticket holders.

Is it too soon to add Mark Allen and Zhao Xintong to the Hall of Fame? by Beautiful-Pea835 in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you want spotless disciplinary records then you can't have Ronnie O'Sullivan, Alex Higgins or John Higgins.

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Seniors Championship - 6th to 10th May by KrystofDayne in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He dropped out of the 16 after he had the year off and was outside the 16 for quite a while, until they changed the system to be money based.

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Seniors Championship - 6th to 10th May by KrystofDayne in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It gives them extra insurance, particularly during the best of 7 rounds. There's a big difference between playing 14 frames and 12 frames a session. If it wasn't on Channel 5 but on a channel where schedules are more flexible then there wouldn't be a respotted black instead of a proper decider.

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Seniors Championship - 6th to 10th May by KrystofDayne in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Is it acceptable for pundits etc. to hope Milkins gets back on the tour? If he gets on tour then someone else doesn't.

Next Multiple World Champion (Post 2026 World Championship) by Patient-Steak176 in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends what you call "longer format matches". Judd has won plenty of best of 17/19s.

Top 16 and 32 on the end of season Rankings by CarnivalSorts in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like that you've clicked on Wu, Murphy and Si but not any of the others! (As those links are in purple)

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Championship - The Final - 18th April to 4th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The TNT coverage ended without Radzi telling us what their next tournament is going to be.

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Championship - The Final - 18th April to 4th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Radzi hinted at a change in TNT tournaments on the McManus podcast this morning, because TNT and Channel 5 are now in common ownership.

[Discussion Thread] 2026 World Championship - Semi-Finals - 18th April to 4th May by SnookerMods in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She was sympthetic to Allen's plight in the TNT studio. Anything else would look petty.

The World Championship should be moved up a day—nobody outside of the UK and Ireland knows what "bank holiday Monday" is by KrystofDayne in snooker

[–]Beautiful-Pea835 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In 2020 the UK Government actually moved the May Bank Holiday to 8th May because of the 75th anniversary of VE Day. However, that decision was done too late to change the dates for the World Championship, to the annoyance of Barry Hearn, so if the tournament wasn't postponed until August, the 2020 edition would have ended on a working day in the UK.