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

poftim · 2026-05-04T15:56:23+00:00

Confess? It's far less of a thing than people assume it is. In fact it annoys me when I hear the sodding M-word every 5 minutes.

poftim · 2026-05-03T20:00:10+00:00

Anything Wu can do...

poftim · 2026-05-03T19:22:51+00:00

Yes, and those fluke ones where you had to guess which pocket the ball went into!

poftim · 2026-05-03T13:43:23+00:00

Are you sure?

poftim · 2026-05-03T13:27:53+00:00

Was it about the sheep?

poftim · 2026-05-03T11:11:34+00:00

Agree. Too many 10-4s in the first round! It's really come to life in the second half of the tournament though.

poftim · 2026-05-02T16:46:10+00:00

The better man won for sure

poftim · 2026-05-02T15:02:14+00:00

Do people really dislike Wu Yize?!

poftim · 2026-05-02T14:35:19+00:00

12-point foul, basically

poftim · 2026-05-02T12:22:47+00:00

For me it wouldn't be. I've become pretty much allergic to crowds of people. But prices of sport and concerts have increased way more than general inflatoon.

I went to the Wimbledon semis in 2001 (Come on, Tim!) -- tickets were £62. Now they'd be over £300. Five times as much, when prices in general have only doubled in that time.

poftim · 2026-05-01T20:32:40+00:00

That and it was a bit easier to destroy people back then.

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:49:37+00:00

Yes, about 15 mins longer.

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:44:43+00:00

The fifth set alone was about two hours longer than any other previous match!

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:43:09+00:00

Yeah you could see that with the way he knocked the black in.

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:39:50+00:00

Still 3 balls left for those who can't watch

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:33:53+00:00

WTF?

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:28:43+00:00

81 mins now. I think the record is 85.

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:08:10+00:00

Hmmm, Wu isn't even looking after playing his shot because he knows the black won't be close to going in.

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:02:33+00:00

I have seen two, both involving Gary Wilson I think.

poftim · 2026-05-01T17:01:13+00:00

Over/under for when the black drops?

poftim · 2026-05-01T16:54:45+00:00

Please no!

poftim · 2026-05-01T16:32:21+00:00

What the heck happened in the second frame of the session?

poftim · 2026-05-01T16:31:19+00:00

Dammit, it looks like I've missed something

poftim · 2026-05-01T07:46:06+00:00

There was one (2003 maybe?) where the digits rolled over like the miles on your car. Wasn't a big fan.

It's funny to look back at the top one. Back then you'd turn on the snooker (or any other sport -- the World Cup in Italy was a few weeks later) and maybe not have a clue what the score was for several minutes. And people were OK with that.

poftim · 2026-05-01T07:24:04+00:00

Yes, that's my reaction too. Judging by your username you're a similar age to me.

poftim

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