World Championship

The World Championship's have been finished less than a week and this year they gripped the general public with a sensational final-the best seen for years. Snooker is an incredibly popular sport in this country and the viewing figures for the final actually beat the F.A Cup final figures which is an amazing achievement especially seen as the final didnt conclude until nearly midnight, The standard of Snooker is rising all the time highlighted by the fact the highest amount of century breaks were made this year including eight in the final itself. The venue the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield is the 'Wembley' of Snooker and is widely ...  Read the complete review

  THE EMBASSY WORLD PROFESSIONAL SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIP 2002 ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (01)   Ronnie O'SULLIVAN 10      (18)             Drew HENRY    5    (01)   Ronnie O'SULLIVAN 13 (16)         Fergal O'BRIEN    8    (54)         Robert MILKINS   2 (54)        Robert MILKINS  10                                                     (01) Ronnie O'SULLIVAN  13 (09)             Paul HUNTER   9                                                     (08)            Stephen LEE  10 (25)           Quinten HANN 10     (25)           Quinten HANN   2 (08)             Stephen LEE ...  Read the complete review

Now there is no better way to relax than to sit doen infront of the television with a cup of tea and the snooker on. Now because i am ay college and i work afterwards i dont get a lot of time to relax, but i have made exceptions for watching the snooker. Just incase you do not know what the game of snooker is i will explain: Firstly the idea of the game is to pot as many balls as you can a to gain more points than the opponent. The player that is playing at the times shot is known as a "break" so for exammple if the player potted red, black, red, black, red then he would score 17 points. Then the opponent would have to try and score more. ...  Read the complete review

Chewing gum for the eyes - Advantages: It's on BBC, not ITV, Some exciting players, Can be relaxing - Disadvantages: No good on black & white tv, Some boring players, Not enough live matches

Or so I can hear millions of non-snooker fans shouting at their TV sets this week, as the World Snooker Championship goes into its second week at Sheffield. I am a long-standing snooker fan (C'mon Hendry - whoops, he's out!) and I must admit that this years coverage has been one of the best I can remember. BBC2 has virtually become 'Snooker Channel' - something Sky television doesn't have yet! There are sessions on the BBC twice an afternoon and twice an evening, and as the final approaches we can expect even more sessions. Coverage is hosted bu good ol' Dougie, but the best part of watching the snooker is the ...  Read the complete review