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Old 31-07-2016, 16:22
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Yep, needed to be very accurate with how tight it was.

Back in the top 16 now, glad he got back in there so quickly. He could be going to the Masters now and deservedly so.
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Old 31-07-2016, 20:07
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Watched an old episode of Big Break last night with appearances by a young Paul Hunter, Dennis Taylor and a guy I can't recall ever hearing of before called Martin Clark.

It's part of the BBC4 Quiz Show Collections
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...es-13-19052001
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Old 31-07-2016, 21:54
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Yep, needed to be very accurate with how tight it was.

Back in the top 16 now, glad he got back in there so quickly. He could be going to the Masters now and deservedly so.
Yep couldn't agree more. Was out all day so had to content myself with just the highlights edition this evening. Although he didn't appear to show it that must have been a very emotional triumph for Ali.
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Old 31-07-2016, 22:00
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Watched an old episode of Big Break last night with appearances by a young Paul Hunter, Dennis Taylor and a guy I can't recall ever hearing of before called Martin Clark.

It's part of the BBC4 Quiz Show Collections
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...es-13-19052001
Very decent was Martin back in the day, top 16 player but career cut short due to neck problems. He went on to get a tournament organisation job with World Snooker, a position I think he's still in.
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Old 05-08-2016, 19:46
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Ronnie has made a 147 in 6 minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qgw...ature=youtu.be
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Old 07-08-2016, 23:33
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Very decent was Martin back in the day, top 16 player but career cut short due to neck problems. He went on to get a tournament organisation job with World Snooker, a position I think he's still in.
He was never a threat on tour though even before his back problems.
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Old 07-08-2016, 23:37
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Yep, needed to be very accurate with how tight it was.

Back in the top 16 now, glad he got back in there so quickly. He could be going to the Masters now and deservedly so.
Mind you he's not already there now the way he would have been in the old antiquated system.
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Old 08-08-2016, 14:14
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He was never a threat on tour though even before his back problems.
Well I did say he was very decent not a world beater - i.e made numerous quarter finals which you hardly do if you're 'unthreatening'.
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Old 24-08-2016, 09:45
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I have checked Eurosport TV listings for UK and Germany but can't find the Paul Hunter Classic showing live on either ESP1 or ESP2. World Snooker are promoting Eurosport as having it available on the Eurosport Player.

Is this a new strategy by Eurosport to put snooker online only? If so, that is a retrograde move, as it will deny access to the sport to many in Europe, and UK, who won't stump up the monthly subs. on top of their Sky / Virgin or whoever else subs.
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Old 24-08-2016, 16:20
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I have checked Eurosport TV listings for UK and Germany but can't find the Paul Hunter Classic showing live on either ESP1 or ESP2. World Snooker are promoting Eurosport as having it available on the Eurosport Player.

Is this a new strategy by Eurosport to put snooker online only? If so, that is a retrograde move, as it will deny access to the sport to many in Europe, and UK, who won't stump up the monthly subs. on top of their Sky / Virgin or whoever else subs.
No it is one of only a handful not on live

Snooker 2016/2017 season on Eurosport

All tournaments below available on the Eurosport Player:



Date Tournament

25-31 July World Open*
25-28 Aug Paul Hunter Classic
30 Aug – 2 Sept Shanghai Masters Qualifiers
5-10 Sept Six Red World Championship
19-25 Sept Shanghai Masters*
27-30 Sept International Championship Qualifiers
3-9 Oct European Open*
10-16 Oct English Open*
23-30 Oct International Championship*
14-20 Nov Irish Open*
22 Nov – 4 Dec UK Championship*
6-9 Dec German Masters Qualifiers
12-18 Dec Scottish Open*
15–22 Jan The Masters*
24-27 Jan China Open Qualifiers
1-5 Feb German Masters*
6-12 Feb World Grand Prix* (excluding UK)
13-19 Feb Welsh Open*
24-26 Feb Shoot Out (Europe, excluding UK)
3-5 March Gibraltar Open*
6-12 March Players Championship* (excluding UK)
27 March – 2 April China Open*
5-12 April World Championship Qualifiers*
15 April – 1 May World Championship*



*Also broadcast on Eurosport TV


No idea why not, can only assume a rights issue perhaps ??
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Old 24-08-2016, 16:47
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Didn't expect world championship qualifiers to be on TV. Even if it's only the final round I'll look forward to that, always high on drama.
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Old 24-08-2016, 17:00
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Does seem a bit arseholes about face that when it was a minor ranker the Paul Hunter ClSsic was live on Eurosport, now that it's a major its relegated to Eurosport Player only....
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Old 24-08-2016, 18:30
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Very disappointing, was looking forward to seeing some live snooker this weekend.

Eurosport have a lot of motorsport and cycling live though so it's debateable how much snooker would have been shown anyway.
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Old 24-08-2016, 20:04
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I have tweeted them to ask why but no reply as of yet.

I had forgotten that this event was now a major
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Old 24-08-2016, 22:37
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I have tweeted them to ask why but no reply as of yet.

I had forgotten that this event was now a major
Who did you ask Darren?

Dave Hendon probably the best person to ask, or maybe even Rolf Kalb.
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Old 25-08-2016, 12:53
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Finally upgraded my TV to a Samsung Smart TV, partly to access the Eurosport player, only to find that a few days after my new TV arrived the player has been discontinued on Smart TV's. Great job Eurosport! Well done!
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Old 25-08-2016, 13:43
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No idea why not, can only assume a rights issue perhaps ??
Might have a scout around the German channels, perhaps WDR has nabbed it, or Sport Eins.
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Old 25-08-2016, 14:55
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Who did you ask Darren?

Dave Hendon probably the best person to ask, or maybe even Rolf Kalb.
I did ask Dave and he just confirmed its only on the player. I tweeted Eurosport too but they never seem to reply
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Old 25-08-2016, 15:01
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Finally upgraded my TV to a Samsung Smart TV, partly to access the Eurosport player, only to find that a few days after my new TV arrived the player has been discontinued on Smart TV's. Great job Eurosport! Well done!
I feel your pain, as another option you can Access the Eurosport Player on the Amazon Fire TV stick, which is currently £30. This is what i use and it works well.
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Old 25-08-2016, 16:19
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Do I see an effect of the change in ownership of Eurosport to Discovery Networks resulting in US corporate greed?

What will be next? Can we expect some winter sport to be hidden behind the Eurosport Player paywall?
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Old 25-08-2016, 18:35
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Do I see an effect of the change in ownership of Eurosport to Discovery Networks resulting in US corporate greed?

What will be next? Can we expect some winter sport to be hidden behind the Eurosport Player paywall?
No. If you see my last reply to you you will see they are showing shed loads of televised snooker, just not this one.
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Old 25-08-2016, 18:41
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I know I've already posted this once but nobody is taking any notice.

The're not showing it because of the sheer volume of other live sport they have at the weekend. Pretty obvious when yoiu look at the schedules.
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Old 26-08-2016, 10:03
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I feel your pain, as another option you can Access the Eurosport Player on the Amazon Fire TV stick, which is currently £30. This is what i use and it works well.
Thanks for the tip. I think I might go for this.
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Old 27-08-2016, 00:07
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Great day for Jimmy White in Germany! Won three matches to get through to the last 16 on Sunday.

Mark Selby also through to last 16 as well as 16 year old Yan Bingtao.
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Old 27-08-2016, 19:12
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After missing the black twice for a 147 last season Theppy Un-Nooh finally nails the maxi at the Paul Hunter Classic 👏🏻👏🏻
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