O'Sullivan just got another 147. Most talented sportsman that ever lived in my opinion. But I am a snooker fanatic, so...

It seems the new chalk is superior in all ways.

It causes few bad contacts, and means the tables don't need brushing as frequently. 

Obviously the kicks are the same for everyone, but if it's better all round, just use it throughout. 

1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

It seems the new chalk is superior in all ways.

It causes few bad contacts, and means the tables don't need brushing as frequently. 

Obviously the kicks are the same for everyone, but if it's better all round, just use it throughout. 

Neil Robertson said after his last 16 post match interview that he couldn't believe they had not banned it. I agree.

1 hour ago, Alf Hartigan said:

Neil Robertson said after his last 16 post match interview that he couldn't believe they had not banned it. I agree.

A few clubs have been banning it recently as it means they don't have to re-cover the tables as often. The Taom chalks are about £15 a piece, when you can get a pack of 20 Triangle chalk's for a tenner on ebay.

So how good would Ronnie be if he didn't use shit chalk?

wish higgins murphy was the final

on higgins ante post so hope he does it obviously 

murphy great watch, but unbearable as a person

14 hours ago, Traf said:

So how good would Ronnie be if he didn't use shit chalk?

He's not using shit chalk that affects his game. It's just that it affects the baize so the consequences are the same for both him and his opponent. It's just bizarre they've not banned it at the top level. Having said that, I reckon I'd be banging in century breaks with better chalk 😀

What a ridiculous frame this is. Last ball was potted 50 mins ago

Edited May 1May 1 by L/H White

One for the purists…

what a shot

 

3 hours ago, L/H White said:

What a ridiculous frame this is. Last ball was potted 50 mins ago

I only tuned in when the reds were in the corner. How the fuck did it get to that? Think I'll have to watch it back. Probably the most obvious re-rack situation you'll ever see, but Mark Allen chose to soldier on because he was ahead, and ended up losing the frame. Madness.

This semi will be giving people a semi 

People cheering before the black didn't go in hahaha

Wife loves playing pool

I'm trying to watch the final session and alĺ I can hear is "double it"

Fuck the football, what a final this is.

Superb final. Yize is like a robot. Incredible player.

These Chinese kids are going to dominate aren't they.

It's actually in their curriculum they said on radio today

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

These Chinese kids are going to dominate aren't they.

It's actually in their curriculum they said on radio today

It does seem so, but pressure will always cause a miss in the big games so we can still challenge. Murphy was superb in that final and Allen in the semi just missing out to Wize on a pressure black.

Not heard about that curriculum malarkey. Seems a bit odd that tbh.

We've still got good youngsters coming through. But yes I do think the Chink... sorry the Chinese will be dominant in 2 or 3 years.
 

 

10 chinese players in the top 32, more to follow 

said previous, kids now picking up darts, more far superior and more spotlight on it

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

10 chinese players in the top 32, more to follow 

said previous, kids now picking up darts, more far superior and more spotlight on it

And as we know, you only need a few months playing darts to become really good, any one of us on here could break the world top 50 within a few months with just 2 hours a day practice. A dart board can just be slung up in the garage and costs fuck all to play

Snooker, requires a bit more time and patience, and you need to actually find a snooker table to play on, and there are becoming fewer and fewer snooker halls. Snooker will be dead as a UK sport (certainly from a TV point of view) within a decade, when the top 32 is predominantly made up of Chinese folk

just seen viewing figures 

4 mil watched the final in the UK and 120m worldwide 

 

2 hours ago, L/H White said:

just seen viewing figures 

4 mil watched the final in the UK and 120m worldwide 

 

4 million out of 70 mil not bad as opposed to 120 mil out of 8.3 billion 😀

On 05/05/2026 at 21:46, Alf Hartigan said:

It does seem so, but pressure will always cause a miss in the big games so we can still challenge. Murphy was superb in that final and Allen in the semi just missing out to Wize on a pressure black.

Not heard about that curriculum malarkey. Seems a bit odd that tbh.

We've still got good youngsters coming through. But yes I do think the Chink... sorry the Chinese will be dominant in 2 or 3 years.
 

 

Roger Leighton who some may remember from Trickshots is now a world renowned coach - he coached Wu and Si Juahai who went deep in the tournament a couple of years back. This is his office - dedicated to billiards and snooker

 

https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/10/wu-yize-si-jiahuis-childhood-coach-lifts-lid-rise-snookers-elite-26193591/