World Snooker Championship 2022

There are factors other than the pocket template that affect the apparent width of the pocket, one of which you mention in your post. The camera angle theory is rubbish, balls are dropping into the same pocket that weren't earlier in the tournament.

I doubt it's been done deliberately, it's probably a combination of some tiny manufacturing "flaw" and degradation of the cloth as the tournament goes on.

For a crowd of 900 people, it should really be an easy solution alright.

I think that's a damning indictment on the modern game and players.

Wow that fluked red for Yan could be very big

Or alternatively a special generation of snooker players.? Who kept themselves at a high level. Theoretically age should not matter in snooker.

I am now of the opinion that snooker nous invaluable regardless of age. More experienced players naturally have more of that.

Other experience players of other older generations lack either one or both of two things

Is lacking confidence - Example Ken Doherty

Or lacking concentration- Jimmy White.

The older generation succeeding have nous, confidence and concentration!

Which of these guys would pose the stiffer test for Bingham or Trump? I'm guessing Mark if he could find his groove...

And another one. Has Yan been granted the Mandate of Heaven?

Fantastic break from Williams there, can't see him loosing this match after that.

Game set match

Crazy that Yan conceded down 70 with 59 on table. I presume his head was gone. I know it’s very unlikely, especially against Williams but 12-11 down in world quarter final, can’t concede there.

Stranger still there was no talk about it post match.

they've been playing for 10 hours with less than 2 hours break, must be getting to them a bit

meant 8

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