Snooker

[George 1978]

I have got the snooker on BBC 2 from Ally Pally and both players are called Wilson - Kyren and Gary. I can't remember any professional match where two players with the same surname have played against each other, although I am sure it has happened in the past.

And it happened again in Round One at the Crucible this year - Kyren beat Gary, and Kyren stayed in until beaten by Shaun Murphy in the semi-finals. It made me think as he was mentioned as K Wilson in round one and just Wilson after that - I would have thought it was have caused confusion as a result from the second found onwards.

Anyway, congratulations to Mark "The Jester from Leicester" Selby on his fourth win at the Crucible - saw it on BBC Two until the finish at 10.30 pm. Nice that an East Midlander wins again.

[Moonraker]

And it happened again in Round One at the Crucible this year - Kyren beat Gary, and Kyren stayed in until beaten by Shaun Murphy in the semi-finals. It made me think as he was mentioned as K Wilson in round one and just Wilson after that - I would have thought it was have caused confusion as a result from the second found onwards.

Anyway, congratulations to Mark "The Jester from Leicester" Selby on his fourth win at the Crucible - saw it on BBC Two until the finish at 10.30 pm. Nice that an East Midlander wins again.

Slight anti-climax for me. Murphy should not have attempted the red on the cushion, which cost him the championship. I was looking forward to a possible final frame.

[George 1978]

I thought that World Snooker was the end of the season, but I saw on the Red button the seniors tournament that was on last week. Dennis Taylor and Hendry had a go but lost in earlier rounds.

It was a Lillywhite final because David Lilley played Jimmy White - Lilley won over JW (who always seemed to be the Billy Fury of snooker - i.e. always seemed to end second and not quite get to number one).

[SunnyLeslie]

I thought that World Snooker was the end of the season, but I saw on the Red button the seniors tournament that was on last week. Dennis Taylor and Hendry had a go but lost in earlier rounds.

It was a Lillywhite final because David Lilley played Jimmy White - Lilley won over JW (who always seemed to be the Billy Fury of snooker - i.e. always seemed to end second and not quite get to number one).

It turns out that the game season has dragged on? Or how should it be understood correctly?

[George 1978]

It turns out that the game season has dragged on? Or how should it be understood correctly?

I don't think that it has "dragged on" to be honest.

[George 1978]

And of course, we didn't have protests, covering the snooker tables with orange powder back in the day; supergluing themselves to the table, or alarms going off. It's great that we still have Dennis Taylor doing commentary.

I noted down ten players as my "ten to follow" and all ten made it to the second round - O'Sullivan being the wildcard.

[George 1978]

I was absolutely delighted to see Kyren win on Monday - he comes across as a brilliant and generous sort of chap. I feasted out on a McDonald's takeaway ordered online in the afternoon and evening, watching the final on BBC Two. Best way to spend a May Day Bank Holiday Monday.

Indeed, I got his autograph in August 2021 - A top bloke indeed. No disrespect to Jak Jones, however - I will hopefully be staying in Wales in August in his honour, providing that Sunak doesn't schedule the General Election at the same time.

Also, I noticed that the seniors tornament is on this week as well, on Channel 5, surprisingly. Is the first time that Channel 5 have covered snooker? I believe that Eurosport or ITV4 usually covered it in previous years.