He has a personality that makes him want to master everything he does. Tremendous play. Quite possibly. He also was known to race on the road during US races. A 28-minute frame is won by Si. Allen thunks home the final red, and that's another to him. A magical shot from Si to open up reds on side rail via pink to the left centre. Out of position on a red, but recovers the situation nicely with fine cut to a top pocket as a pink follows before he drops in a red to the green pocket. The battle of wits here is a joy to behold, and Selbz has a long think before proceeding. He looks the complete player. Ranking the game's top five players in history, including World Championship stars. People always say to me that I should write a play about snooker. Another break of 102 to go with the 125 in the second frame and that will be 2-1 to the World Championship debutant. Si escapes from the snooker with the old hit and hope, but has presented his opponent with a glorious chance to build up a decent lead at this visit. 80. Another eight frames to come in the morning before their third session on Friday evening. Really arcs that cue ball into the cluster and the reds are opened up. Eurosport Snooker commentator David Hendon has worked in the sport for many years, but during his spare time away from the box he has become an acclaimed playwright. The match starts at 10:00 on 21 April 2023. Can understand why Si has been described as fearless. It is already sizzling hot. Would dearly love some Selby-esque resistance to keep Si in check, but his opponent looks like he is in practice mode out there. Si misses brown six times attempting to escape from the gas cooker handing 24 points straight back to his opponent. A ton on his first real scoring visit in this match beckons. A packed crowd inside the Crucible Theatre for this semi-final as both men take to the table. You often see sitcoms and comedies where older people are made fun of because they have dementia, but it isnt funny when it is in your family. Was brilliant yesterday, and John Higgins is convinced he's going to win a fifth world title and he's certainly the favourite. Brecel admitting that he did not hit the practice table before he shocked Rocket Ronnie on Wednesday. It was funny and had a proper story. Jaswal, who has also presented snooker coverage on Eurosport and football on BT Sport, is working alongside the pundits in explaining the action taking place in Sheffield until May 2. Referee Rob Spencer has been busy in this frame replacing the white. Gasps of disbelief around the Crucible. A break of 97 from Si this time to go with earlier breaks of 125 and 102. That is a terrific little shot. Former professional John Virgo, who made his name playing the game and as part of the BBC gameshow Big Break, is again on commentary duties. Keep up with todays best players: Judd Trump, Ronnie OSullivan, No colour to follow. I'm not sure we'll see many frames won from a red potted following the break. A former national track champion, Hannah Walker spent years on the road racing as well. Solid stuff. - Dedicated to jrc750! Just a lapse in concentration at the wrong time. The 2022 World Snooker Championship is under way in Sheffield as 32 players compete to see who will be crowned champion on May 2 when the 15-day event comes to a conclusion. A miscue by Luca leaves Si with a free ball. Handed another chance to get moving early in the sixth frame. This is high, high-class stuff. Si has been missing nothing, but reaches 39 before butchering an easy red using side. Luca misses with his attempt from distance and that will cost him the fifth frame of the day. Another former National Road champion, in 2016, Blythes relaxed style has seen him move from the studio to behind the mic. Si looks like he is going to score heavily every time he visits the table. Si suffers a double kiss to leave Luca with easy pot on the penultimate red. Well, we've somehow survived the annual World Championship marathon until the semi-final stage as we reach day 13 of the annual 17-day potting jamboree in Sheffield. Si seeing all the possibilities so far as he screws back off black to land perfectly on next red. Looks utterly at one with the one-table set-up and has that cue ball on a piece on string at the moment. What a boost that is. With nothing doing, Carlton Kirby still finds plenty to talk about and discuss, with the dad jokes aplenty too. This has been an exceptional response from Si. Luca forced to sit and watch the young Chinese potting prodigy show off his considerable wares as another mid-range red disappears. A poor safety shot by Si gives Brecel chance of a long red which he floats in with ease. Brilliant frame from Allen, who won the safety wrestle and then cashed in. Ronnie OSullivan beats Judd Trump 18-13 in World Snooker Championship final as it happened! It is back to 4-2. The former sprinter has an eye for racing detail and analysis. Enjoy live streaming of this seasons top sports competitions. Finally, he tells that his scoring is there when he needs it and his back-up game is better than in as long as he cam remember. Now, for me, it is a chance to win the World Championship. is it just me or does anyone else have to mute the commentary on eurosport, seriously they call everything wrong, they think he can pot it, he cant, they think hes Si Jiahui described as fearless by an animated MC Rob Walker. BBC Sports daily coverage of the World Championships is being presented from the purpose-built studio at IMG by Seema Jaswal and Jason Mohammad with a commentary/analysis team comprising Steve Davis, Ken Doherty, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and Dennis Taylor. Feeling it a bit more today because of the Si onslaught. Das Match beginnt am 30 April 2023 um Hatch is often on the biggest races and usually covers the race finishes too. Smith was twice a winner of the National Road Championships, in 1991 and 1994, as a rider before becoming a directeur sportif. Laughter. All eyes on the table with 980 fans inside the Crucible engrossed by the action. Thankfully it wasnt. In the clear here for a 3-1 advantage unless something goes drastically wrong. Joining Hendry is six-time champion Steve Davis, a regular fixture on the BBC's coverage for over 20 years. Im interested that it is going to New York. Brecel on the move then in the eighth frame of the day. Report Schalke 04 February 15, 2012 6:16 PM GMT Really centring that cue ball. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. Tense end to the session. Si showing Luca what happens when the other bloke starts scoring. After becoming a consultant for high-profile teams like Canyon SRAM and the Danish national track team, Bigham moved to Ineos Grenadiers for 2022. This upcoming performance will be slightly different because it is with a new actor and a new director. Holds for black. Meanwhile, 2005 winner Shaun Murphy, eliminated in the first round this year by Stephen Maguire, has joined the team. Astonishing. The annual championship is currently underway at the Crucible, but former-snooker-player-turned-Eurosport-commentator Neal Foulds reckons hes spotted a Chance for Allen, and he earnt that with that really good safety. Si looking well in the mood. First up in the opening encounter is Luca Brecel, fresh from his 13-10 win over Ronnie O'Sullivan in a quite astonishing quarter-final, against the tournament debutant Si Jiahui, perhaps not so fresh from a 13-12 win over Anthony McGill before midnight on Wednesday evening. Would expect this to be the first of many judging by the way they've played this week. Luca goes for a red to left middle, but leaves Si another long-ranger. It makes sense when you find out that he was a languages graduate Rob was in fact in his 4th year of Uni at Bangor when I started my 1st year there (also in the languages department). What a terrific shot by Si to spin the white into the pack of reds off the black. Usually, in the studio leading The Breakaway pre and post-race segments, she leads and guides the other presenters to discuss the stage or race of the day. Brilliant black is followed by supreme position on final red. Eurosport has a select core of lead commentators who find themselves describing the action we see. A new signing for Eurosport and GCN is the Aussie Robbie McEwen. I thought it succeeded on both levels. Wow. Maggy will often be heard on lower-level Belgian classics although not exclusively. The match starts at 10:00 on 21 April 2023. Red to Selby, in behind the yellow, escape into the pack, fine starter bridging awkwardly, and Selby breaks the pack to finish on nowt. See you then. Goes for another cutback on a red to left centre, but nothing doing this time. Early chance for the former UK finalist, but he misses tricky red to right middle. Selby has been stuck close to the middle of the bottom rail oh, and cannon off the pink sends him into the pack. He lays down a statement 116, and he is flying. ", Stream top snooker action, including the World Championship, live on, Brecel bang in trouble as Selby 'back with a vengeance, say White and McManus, Hes back with a vengeance McManus and White laud Selbys magnificent 147. Still life in this opening frame yet with four reds left on the table. WebEurosport Snooker commentator David Hendon has worked in the sport for many years, but during his spare time away from the box he has become an acclaimed playwright. Si escapes from the snooker with the old hit and hope, but has presented his opponent with a glorious chance to build up a decent lead at this visit. There was a lot of pressure on him to perform and he did. You used to hear Declan Quigley covering the Giro dItalia but now seems to find himself part of the B-tier. No long wait for this semi-final to catch fire. Every chance now to press on, but Luca somehow jaws a straight pink. I wonder if Allen fancies himself in the battle, or would prefer to get out of it as soon as possible. Zoe, in particular, became a double junior world champion in the last year. The whole point was that it was at the Crucible. It wasnt disrespectful to snooker, far from it. But after one fine recovery pot, he runs out of position, so divests himself of disappointment and plays a good safety. WebThe first snooker broadcast listed in the Radio Times dates back to December 1935, when legendary billiards and snooker player Willie Smith provided commentary for regional Developed & Powered by Innovative Solution Technologies | ISOLS Group. You can see Banana Crabtree Simon at Theatre503 in Battersea on Thursday 12th July and Saturday 14th July at 8:30pm. Pops in a tricky red to left middle from baulk and he is back at the business end of the table. Playing second fiddle in the first semi-final against an opponent playing without fear. Eurosport Snooker commentator David Hendon has become an acclaimed playwright. Stephen Hendry | Lockdown ReflectionsIt can't really be 30 years since the Crucible King won his first world title, can it!? He's not forcing it because Selby doesn't offer you chances, but he's playing attacking safety shots and looking for opportunities. There are a lot of references which are uniquely British, so we will see how they adapt. The thing about a comedy is that it is pretty easy to measure whether people like it or not. Jaswal, who has also presented snooker coverage on Eurosport and football on BT Sport, is working alongside the pundits in explaining the action taking place in Sheffield until May 2. Nowt but a double to right-middle! The play was an attempt to tell the story of one person suffering from it, but you also hear about his family relationships and how it can impact other people. She brings insider knowledge of the womens peloton to the race commentary. It is a very British play. He learnt the script in no time at all and brought a lot of his own ideas for the character. Your play Banana Crabtree Simon had a successful run in March and is returning at the Catalyst Festival in Battersea next month. In his racing days, Blythe was a consistent lower-level classics racer and sometime sprinter. It will be intriguing to see how it does over there. He was initially mixing his GCN duties with the odd spell of commentary but soon changed the balance towards commentary. He won a stage in the Tour de France in 1998 for GAN and after retirement, ran development teams in his adopted country the UK. WebHey guys, ive been following snooker for awhile now, but somehow i cant really familiarise myself with a good portion of snooker commentators voices and their styles. I thought that John Astley, who was the professional player involved, was brilliant. O'Sullivan had led 10-6 overnight. Bit of a sitter and he throws in a poor safety shot seconds later. Former world champions Steve Davis, Dennis Taylor, Stephen Hendry, John Parrott and Ken Doherty are also understood to be in the comms booth throughout the 17 A brilliant effort to get the right cannon on those reds. Red to right-centre for Selby but then a missed black with the rest. WebAny help would be useful, because I think he stopped commentating a long time ago when Phil Studd and Neal Foulds joined the team. Imperative that he starts to weigh in here, but he is out of position again early in the fourth frame until he comes up with a superb cut on a black. A recent addition to the Eurosport and GCN team in 2021 and the only female lead commentator (even if the name catches plenty out on Twitter). Shes often heard covering non-WorldTour classics most often where she can use her native Dutch to pronounce riders and place names perfectly. Into the lead with just three reds left up. Brecel winning that opening frame feels like a long time ago. Break reaches a rapid 40. Willie Thorne; "I used to play this guy in my club in Leicester." Luca into the lead by four points despite Brecel potting only one red. Nor can the Crucible. It is now set for a run in New York. Erleben Sie das Snooker-WM Snooker Spiel zwischen Luca Brecel und live mit Berichterstattung von Eurosport. Allen finds himself on the bottom rail, taking more than three minutes to work out a shot, and he makes it happen, coming off the side, flicking a red, off the top, other side, and back to baulk. Ranking the game's top five players in history, including World Championship stars. A lead of 60 points before Si unearths a sound safety. Si sizing up his options. Hes now a regular behind the mic and on the couch during The Breakaway often with some flamboyant shirts. He slots pink to left centre, but a dreadful safety shot by Si on yellow presents Luca with a gift. He goes for pink to the green pocket down the table, but misses it and pink rests over the left middle bag. Decisions, decisions. From on the top rail, Selby strokes a red long into the yellow, and that's the frame. BBC commentators for the 2023 World Snooker Championship The BBC will once again line up with a familiar team of commentators for the 2023 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre. Allen took more than three minutes devising a safety, it directly earned him a chance, and now he'll be level at worst coming back tomorrow. Misses a pink to a baulk bag, but watches as the object ball races back down the table before nestling in the top right hand pocket. In goes brown to follow. Everyone needs a hobby and being a journalist I really enjoy writing. Allen runs out of position a little, but finds a lovely recovery cut-back red, then a nice brown to middle. They go back and forth, and no one mentions re-rack but this can't go on indefinitely, hilarious though it would be if they were still here in a couple of hours. Kirby is the most marmite commentator there is. Luca was in first, but missed the yellow and will pay the price. Which he doesn't refuse. As his profile grew, he began compering cycling events like the 6 Day track racing and is regularly used by Zwift for their online commentary race events too. Selby splats a beautiful starter into right corner, but again runs out of position and then finds himself nuzzled into the brown. He points out that since his weight loss, he's not as heavy through the ball, and I remember him properly walking into a shot earlier this week - I assumed to try and generate the lost power. Brecel living up to his nickname as the 'Belgian Bullet'. A 3-1 lead for the world No. Powers can be heard exclusively during cyclocross races, usually paired up with Marty McCrossan. Another power pot on black off its spot hits the leather of the pocket. Luca forced to swallow this whole at the moment. After a brief rest in January 2022, McCrossan has been back behind the mic once again. How have these men fared in previous meetings? Well, he is human after all. Can't keep losing the white ball at key times. Brecel playing without a B game out there. He enjoys hammering down some colours with flourishes and a trick shot, black zooming around the angles and down, and this is the best I've seen him play in a while. Hell often be heard covering non-WorldTour classics and stage races with his distinctive Irish accent. Watching these two duel is such a treat, and right as it looks like Allen's in control of the exchange, he leaves one. No complaints from me. An Olympic, World and European champion on the track, Dani Rowe can now be heard covering womens cycling on Eurosport. Si misses a thin cut on a red to left middle. Hes been heard less and less on Eurosport and GCN recently as hes been on the world feed coverage for the Flanders Classics in 2021. Some stunning movement on the cue ball from Brecel as he finishes off the opening frame in some style. Both players have played really well tonight, but it's Allen who's had the edge, winning the safety exchanges overall and scoring well under pressure. From talking about spring classics to grand tours, hell also be seen in the studio after races. Break heads beyond 50 from Luca and this semi-final is heading back to within a frame of each other at 4-3 to Si. The lead commentator for cyclocross and womens cycling on Eurosport. Sean Kelly is a great of the sport of cycling a 9-time monument winner, 4-time Tour de France green jersey winner and winner of the Vuelta a Espana in 1988. "It is unbelievable to be in the semi-final, particularly because I was behind the whole game, 6-2, 10-6. Huge visit for Luca. Watching Selby play like this, after what he's been through, is such a joy. What is Si going to offer up in response? In goes the pink to lead by three points. 97 percent pot success. Are we heading for another century? He may well clinch the frame at this visit. Bit of Mark Selby v Mark Allen? I'm not sure he'll work it out in time to win this competition this year - he's not played that well yet and his form isn't set-in like Selby's - but he knows he can perform under pressure, and if it clicks, he can make it happen. She retired from racing after 2018, a season where she finished 3rd in the Womens Tour. The evening sessions will be live on Eurosport 1 with highlights aired the next day on Quest before each afternoon session. On Eurosport, Dave Hendon and Joe Johnson are a good team, with passion for the game uppermost. Is that a turning point in this match? He was the commentator on the track using the 2022 Cyclocross Worlds held in Fayetteville, Arkansas this year. Bigham helped to give deeper insights into the world of aerodynamics during the opening time trial of the 2021 Giro dItalia and has been back during other major time trials too. However, it is fine to think you can do better, but really you need to give it a try. Every single bike race we watch has some commentator giving their spin on the action. @SHendry775 pic.twitter.com/08FZazPeLB. Catch all the upcoming competitions. WebA snooker journalist and commentator for several years now, Phil can most often be heard these days commenting on the Premier and Championship League competitions for Regularly commentates for Eurosport in recent years. First off, I already spend most of my time working in snooker. Everyone knows that Rob Hatch is the guy who pronounces each foreign word ultra-correctly and that Carlton Kirby will be the one telling the dad jokes. Jimmy A little bout of safety here. It doesn't work out well though - he doesn't hit the ball he wants and can't get through to another to middle. But he is not on an easy red having split the pack. Troubling times for the 'Belgian Bullet'. Fascinating early moments in this match. He initially started combining riding with Eurosport work in his final season in 2019. Yup, we're back level, and this is boiling. Brecel cans green, brown and blue with three sublime shots, but can't land on the pink. The Australian had been It's Mark in again, he quickly finishes the frame, and that was an incredibly engrossing session (of World Championship snooker). Two years ago a snooker based play called The Nap was on at the rather appropriate venue of the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Stay with us for live updates throughout the opening day of these best-of-33 frame semi-finals. The Scotsman mixes between the role of co-commentator during matches and then as an analyst, both post-match and between session breaks. He earns a delicate cut-back starter to left corner, sinks it nicely, and this is a frame-winning opportunity. If they arent laughing, then you have failed. "If I don't feel good I am not going to play well, and if I feel good I will probably play well - that is just how this game plays out; it is a mental game. This session rapidly turning into damage limitation for Luca with three more frames to play. An error from Allen leaves Selby one to left corner; "this is a good chance, this," says Uncle Joe. WebThe beloved Jimmy White and the sports GOAT, Ronnie OSullivan, are both part of the Eurosport snooker commentary rotation, and OSullivan even had his own show with Has been quite the afternoon so far. Luca nipping out for a comfort break before they get ready to roll for the final frame of this opening session. I consent that the Eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services. But not for long as Si buries a brilliant long red with no fear. End of break, but with a good lead in the frame and the table only fair-to-middling. Luca then sends a red careering into the green pocket. Left one to the yellow bag, Selby gets himself away, but trying to hold for a particular red atop the black off the blue, he overruns and plays safe towards right corner. That's big let-off for Selby who'll have noticed how well Allen is playing, so getting out of this mini-sesh 2-2 would be just fine. Brecel has time to sit in his chair and envisage how this frame might have gone. Luca fails to hold for the black with the stun shot and is forced to run safe back to the baulk end. Jaswal, who has also presented snooker coverage on Eurosport and football on BT Sport, is working alongside the pundits in explaining the action taking place in Sheffield Luca reaching a rapid 50, but then hammers a blue into the left centre pocket attempting to carve out an unlikely angle. He's not sleeping well and thinks it's excitement and the pressure you put on yourself. Luca Brecel -. Pops in the black to move ahead in this frame by seven points. One-way traffic via Si. structure and function of flowering plants ppt. Where does he goes from here? Looking very fluid early doors, but Si also sharp at close range. That is utterly remarkable. Allen gets away to left-middle, and that'll be level again. Selby seemed to be complaining about something to the tournament director, but they come back out and off we go. Its Mike Smith, he commentated on cycling on Had it been a disaster, I would probably have stopped there. Maybe it's a local data, but it could help for evaluation. Just expect these goings on from Si. Born in Northern Ireland, Dennis Taylor won two ranking finals including that Don't mind if we do! The distinctive Irish voice on Eurosport. Find up to date Europsport & GCN Colour Commentators Sean Kelly The distinctive Irish voice on Eurosport. With his well received monologue Banana Crabtree Simon set to take to the stage for the second time at next months Catalyst Festival in London, we caught up with Hendon to find out how he got into playwriting. But I have been feeling well off the table and I am very happy. That session was brilliant from the unlikely lads. Hell usually be heard paired up with Dani Rowe for womens cycling and Jeremy Powers for the cyclocross. I then went to the Edinburgh Fringe to watch some plays and thought to myself that actually a lot of them werent that good. Brecel back at the table early in this third frame, but only making his way to a 33-0 lead when more seemed likely. Astonishing end to the session. Report ror February 15, 2012 12:51 PM GMT For the masters the commentary on Eurosport was better than BBC, but I'm not sure this time around. Si quickly up to 33, but the top spin leaves white in centre of pack of reds. A bit of everything in that first session, but Si probably deservedly holds the lead heading for the second day of the three-day semi-final joust. WebEuroSport Joe Johnson From Bradford and best known for winning the 1986 world championship as a qualifier. That's the best he's played for ages, a great session from both, and currently his A-game is better than Selby's. In the two frames Allen won, you could almost forget how well Selby's playing; thinking he had his measure. Australian broadcaster SBS unceremoniously let him go at the end of the 2022 racing and so its no surprise to hear him over in Europe given he had such a high reputation. He is, though, able to get at balls that would previously have troubled him, his stamina is better, and getting himself healthier reflects a calmer and more mature approach to life. Tut tut. 2019 MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN SIGNATURE in Edmond, OK Mini Cooper Countryman Features and Specs. - Brecel lands extraordinary fluke early on against Si, Brecel reflects on 'unbelievable' victory over O'Sullivan and Hendry being his 'hero', 'There's something about this kid' - White and McManus laud Si, Highlights: O'Sullivan stunned by Brecel in Crucible shock, 'Possibly the worst match Ive ever played' - McGill after defeat to Si. 'Oh hello!' Boys on baize at back of one. In goes blue and pink and a huge roar from the crowd. It doesn't favour either man because this is their first match on the professional circuit. One more frame of the session to come. The first race I remember hearing him was during the Vuelta CV Feminas at the start of 2021 but hes now a regular across the board on cyclocross and stage races like the Saudi Tour at the start of the 2022 season. CJ was really good. I understand nothing from snooker. Bringing his A game to the sport's biggest stage. Can hear more from the former Scottish Open champion here. Another error by Si trying to navigate a path back to baulk. Allen struggles through a stun run-through, but a fine recovery means he's in good shape now, and will expect to clinch the frame from here. And in goes the latest crushing red. Should be first frame in the bag for Belgium. Rankings Update Osullivan Up To Second, Story Of The 2020 Betfred World Championship. So he takes a while deciding what to do, then plays an absolute stinker, hitting the brown full-ball. Really is getting through that cue ball with real meaning. Most famous for winning the 2004 edition of Paris Roubaix, Magnus Backstedt had a long pro career. CJ is better known for things on TV, but he was superb in this and I hope this goes some way to getting him more roles..
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