Selby has been stuck close to the middle of the bottom rail oh, and cannon off the pink sends him into the pack. Maybe it's a local data, but it could help for evaluation. Just up to the pink required. He was the commentator on the track using the 2022 Cyclocross Worlds held in Fayetteville, Arkansas this year. Here is a run-down of who is providing commentary and insight at the tournament. 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 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!? Meanwhile, 2005 winner Shaun Murphy, eliminated in the first round this year by Stephen Maguire, has joined the team. On Eurosport, Dave Hendon and Joe Johnson are a good team, with passion for the game uppermost. All going off out there. Pops in a tricky red to left middle from baulk and he is back at the business end of the table. A 3-1 lead for the world No. Another eight frames to come in the morning before their third session on Friday evening. Also fronting the BBCs coverage is Hazel Irvine, who has been a mainstay of the channels coverage in recent years, although she missed the 2020 tournament due to a family illness. These two control the white and see the game so well, which means lessons in snooker for us. Deep screw back up the table is the order of the day, but Brecel comes up with a punishing long red to regain access. Si can't hole a tough red from mid-range, but Brecel can't punish as the red to right middle doesn't drop. Just goes about his business with little or no thought for the guy in the other seat. The Scotsman mixes between the role of co-commentator during matches and then as an analyst, both post-match and between session breaks. 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. An Olympic, World and European champion on the track, Dani Rowe can now be heard covering womens cycling on Eurosport. He lays down a statement 116, and he is flying. Luca forced to sit and watch the young Chinese potting prodigy show off his considerable wares as another mid-range red disappears. Selby seemed to be complaining about something to the tournament director, but they come back out and off we go. I wrote a play called The D List and managed to get it on at the Fringe. MORE:Is Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker's GOAT? A bit for Brecel to digest with one more frame before the mid-session break. A little bout of safety here. Commentary comes from David Hendon, Mike Hallett and Philip Studd, with Neal and Jimmy also taking stints behind the mic. Luca Brecel admitted that he has "not practised for this tournament" after he. Can't keep losing the white ball at key times. But he's bossing the table, blatting a pink right into the heart of right-middle, and this is fantastic stuff. Ranking the game's top five players in history, including World Championship stars. The voices of the cycling commentators on Eurosport are beamed into our homes. With Si settling very nicely out there. 'Oh hello!' Brecel cans green, brown and blue with three sublime shots, but can't land on the pink. Probably now the highest-profile commentator on Eurosport, the only criticism Rob seems to get is due to his perfect pronunciation of all words in all languages. A miscue by Luca leaves Si with a free ball. World Championship final LIVE: Selby and Brecel battle it out for glory. No retreat as he powers in a yellow before screwing back off two cushions. Well, he is human after all. You could hear her a few times during 2021 already but Christmas has been heard more often in 2022 so far. 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. It is tough, but I am still here. Kyren Wilson is one of the steeliest players on the World Snooker circuit and he kept his Crucible hopes alive with a determined second session against Stuart Bingham. Up to Luca to respond. I understand nothing from snooker. 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. It should be an absolute corker before old hands Mark Selby and Mark Allen take to the table this evening. Brilliant black is followed by supreme position on final red. I thought that John Astley, who was the professional player involved, was brilliant. The fabled one-table set-up is upon us. 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. Eeesh, Selby looks to go into the pack off the blue and misses it altogether. The white is now stuck to a red which is stuck to the side cushion and they're scraping one off t'other, repeatedly. Both of these blokes feeling their way into the match. In goes brown to follow. It is now set for a run in New York. The seven-time world champion, the most successful player in the tournaments history at the Crucible, is again among the pundits describing the action Sheffield. 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. His daughters, Zoe and Elynor are currently emerging talents in womens cycling. Si quickly up to 33, but the top spin leaves white in centre of pack of reds. Brecel picks out a wonderful cut on a red using the rest. Fascinating early moments in this match. There are a lot of references which are uniquely British, so we will see how they adapt. No Rocket today, but no messing about out there so far. Back out for the second slab of four frames in this first session. I think it is a bit like being a snooker player in the sense that once you have been to the Crucible you have the hunger to do it again!. He earns a delicate cut-back starter to left corner, sinks it nicely, and this is a frame-winning opportunity. Si suffers a double kiss to leave Luca with easy pot on the penultimate red. Eurosport Turkey commentator has recently told that snooker is the most watched sport amongst all that Eurosport covers. Selby fouls a couple of times, but we're still at it, then he sees a shot he can play, so gets the white down the top end; immediately, Allen sticks him to the black initiating another safety battle. Allen plays for a plant to the yellow back, misses it and he's not quite safe in the frame; there are five reds remaining, so 67 points on the table. Rankings Update Osullivan Up To Second, Story Of The 2020 Betfred World Championship. So far I can But I have been feeling well off the table and I am very happy. Luca into the lead by four points despite Brecel potting only one red. Astonishing. Referee Rob Spencer has been busy in this frame replacing the white. This upcoming performance will be slightly different because it is with a new actor and a new director. Is Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker's GOAT? Break reaches a rapid 40. Astonishing end to the session. Tut tut. The evening sessions will be live on Eurosport 1 with highlights aired the next day on Quest before each afternoon session. - Dedicated to jrc750! Selby overscrews a red playing safe, leaving a cut-back which is gratefully guzzled. "It is totally unexpected because I've not practised for this tournament! Talking about the days events and doing analysis with the touchscreen TV. Brecel has time to sit in his chair and envisage how this frame might have gone. Hell usually be heard paired up with Dani Rowe for womens cycling and Jeremy Powers for the cyclocross. Si the youngest player to reach a semi-final since Ronnie O'Sullivan managed the feat at the age of 20 in 1996. Luca fails to hold for the black with the stun shot and is forced to run safe back to the baulk end. 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 Smith was twice a winner of the National Road Championships, in 1991 and 1994, as a rider before becoming a directeur sportif. Catch all the upcoming competitions. It is a very British play. 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. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. Selby can't make anything of it though, so it's thinking caps on for some safety riddling. Shes often heard covering non-WorldTour classics most often where she can use her native Dutch to pronounce riders and place names perfectly. He inspires such devotion that he has his own fan club, yet also is on the receiving end of a petition to get him sacked. Should be first frame in the bag for Belgium. 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. Quite possibly. Follow the World Championship Snooker match between Luca Brecel and Mark Williams with Eurosport UK. Looking very fluid early doors, but Si also sharp at close range. End of break, but with a good lead in the frame and the table only fair-to-middling. Don't mind if we do! Kirby is the most marmite commentator there is. 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. Hes now a regular behind the mic and on the couch during The Breakaway often with some flamboyant shirts. The former sprinter has an eye for racing detail and analysis. Si seeing all the possibilities so far as he screws back off black to land perfectly on next red. 2019 MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN SIGNATURE in Edmond, OK Mini Cooper Countryman Features and Specs. 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. Everything going right out there so far. Selby can see just enough of a red, clicking it to left corner with a few loose balls kicking about. Bit of Mark Selby v Mark Allen? This is high, high-class stuff. She retired from racing after 2018, a season where she finished 3rd in the Womens Tour. What is Si going to offer up in response? Sean Kelly is almost synonymous with the coverage of major races on Eurosport and GCN. 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. Was brilliant yesterday, and John Higgins is convinced he's going to win a fifth world title and he's certainly the favourite. Brecel winning that opening frame feels like a long time ago. Wasn't easy, but an early reprieve for Luca. A few early excursions from Si to the table, but just running out of position at the wrong time. But after one fine recovery pot, he runs out of position, so divests himself of disappointment and plays a good safety. 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. Early chance for the former UK finalist, but he misses tricky red to right middle. He initially started combining riding with Eurosport work in his final season in 2019. What was he like to work with? Bringing his A game to the sport's biggest stage. Powers in the long red like it is over the top pocket. The final two reds are on and above the top rail and Selby misses the first, striking through it, to right corner. All rights reserved. Nor can the Crucible. The American former pro rider won 4 national titles in cyclocross and was a top-10 ranked rider. Just the job for Brecel. CJ was really good. That's the best he's played for ages, a great session from both, and currently his A-game is better than Selby's. Discovery company. Luca then sends a red careering into the green pocket. The distinctive Irish voice on Eurosport. For me, Carlton is the perfect commentator for the early shift on long, flat grand tour stages. Would expect this to be the first of many judging by the way they've played this week. It doesn't favour either man because this is their first match on the professional circuit. Goes for another cutback on a red to left centre, but nothing doing this time. Red to right-centre for Selby but then a missed black with the rest. 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. He helped develop the Endura, NetApp (became Bora-Hansgrohe) and MTN-Qhubeka teams in their early days before becoming a staple on Eurosport and GCN. A former F1 aerodynamicist, Bigham has turned his attentions to cycling and helped his track team beat national teams. Im interested that it is going to New York. Watching these two duel is such a treat, and right as it looks like Allen's in control of the exchange, he leaves one. A few months ago, Allen was playing too conservatively, but so far tonight the balance is right. WebEurosport brings you live match updates including snooker results, interviews, commentary and expert analysis. The BBCs regular expert team of analysts and commentators include snooker legends Steve Davis, John Parrott, Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty, Alan McManus and Dennis Taylor. If he plays like that, it's hard to see how anyone can stop him. However, it is fine to think you can do better, but really you need to give it a try. Selby misses to right corner but it costs him nothing and another safety exchange ensues. It is back to 4-2. Watching Selby play like this, after what he's been through, is such a joy. A former rider who has stepped up to lead commentary after initially being a colour commentator. Si misses a thin cut on a red to left middle. If they arent laughing, then you have failed. Often paired with Marty McCrossan, youre most likely to hear Dani Christmas covering womens racing. 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. structure and function of flowering plants ppt. A poor safety shot by Si gives Brecel chance of a long red which he floats in with ease. You can watch our highlights of a quite remarkable quarter-final that saw Brecel reel off seven frames in 79 minutes to end Ronnie O'Sullivan's hopes on Wednesday afternoon. Allen quickly wraps it up, and I wish I was less used to calling them Mark and Mark. Selby tries steering to left corner, but almost half an hour without a pot, he misses, then Allen thunders into right corner and escapes through a tiny gap between reds. See you then. Brecel admitting that he did not hit the practice table before he shocked Rocket Ronnie on Wednesday. WebEuroSport Joe Johnson From Bradford and best known for winning the 1986 world championship as a qualifier. All the way Mark J!! Can understand why Si has been described as fearless. Born in Northern Ireland, Dennis Taylor won two ranking finals including that No long wait for this semi-final to catch fire. Brecel on the move then in the eighth frame of the day. 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. 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. NEIL ROBERTSON and Ronnie O'Sullivan aimed a jovial dig at TV commentators after Robertson's impressive frame-winning shot. Every single bike race we watch has some commentator giving their spin on the action. You used to hear Declan Quigley covering the Giro dItalia but now seems to find himself part of the B-tier. It's Mark in again, he quickly finishes the frame, and that was an incredibly engrossing session (of World Championship snooker). Pops in the black to move ahead in this frame by seven points. Every chance now to press on, but Luca somehow jaws a straight pink. Theyre always paired with an ex-pro to provide the colour commentary, with insights about the racing, learned through their time in the pro ranks. Magical level of play as he clears them all up for a 125 break. Are we heading for another century? Luca forced to swallow this whole at the moment. This is great stuff. Another former National Road champion, in 2016, Blythes relaxed style has seen him move from the studio to behind the mic. Selby splats a beautiful starter into right corner, but again runs out of position and then finds himself nuzzled into the brown. Si with breaks of 125, 102, 97 and 53 with Brecel doling out knocks of 50, 72 and 69. Which he will be grateful for. Allen is hot and gets away with a laser to left corner, working hard to get onto the black, then screwing off a later one into the pack. Jimmy With the joining up of GCN and Eurosport, hes now regularly seen across all coverage. 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. Holds for black. But again, no position to continue the break as he is forced to run back to the top cushion for cover. This is a good chance for Allen, and the way he's feeling, I'd expect him to have a good hack at it. What a terrific shot by Si to spin the white into the pack of reds off the black. 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. Si Jiahui described as fearless by an animated MC Rob Walker. No colour to follow. 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. Train The Trainer Cna Instructor Course In Alabama, Positive Displacement Pump Vs Centrifugal Pump. 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 Maggy will often be heard on lower-level Belgian classics although not exclusively. I had written a few scripts years ago when I lived in Birmingham, but I didnt take it too seriously. Would dearly love some Selby-esque resistance to keep Si in check, but his opponent looks like he is in practice mode out there. He looks like he's relishing the occasion, and if both of these play well, we're in for a treat. A stunning red-black combo from Si to get the party started in the second frame. Former Egghead CJ de Mooi performed in the original production. See detailed profiles for Luca Brecel and Mark Williams. Some stunning movement on the cue ball from Brecel as he finishes off the opening frame in some style. Wow. 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. Ronnie OSullivan beats Judd Trump 18-13 in World Snooker Championship final as it happened! Snooker from the gods? Looks utterly at one with the one-table set-up and has that cue ball on a piece on string at the moment. All eyes on the table with 980 fans inside the Crucible engrossed by the action. This match is going to be. 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. An agonising 13-12 defeat to Si will continue to haunt the Glaswegian for a few days you suspect. Break hits 60 as a red down side rail goes quickly down the hatch. Allen runs out of position a little, but finds a lovely recovery cut-back red, then a nice brown to middle. Its Mike Smith, he commentated on cycling on Feeling it a bit more today because of the Si onslaught. Another power pot on black off its spot hits the leather of the pocket. Bit of a sitter and he throws in a poor safety shot seconds later. Dennis Taylor; "I took a fiver off Willie on the golf course this morning." 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. Erleben Sie das Snooker-WM Snooker Spiel zwischen Luca Brecel und live mit Berichterstattung von Eurosport. Had it been a disaster, I would probably have stopped there. No complaints from me. Thankfully it wasnt. Drops in the brown and lands nicely on red on top cush. It is quite an emotional performance, tell us a bit about it. Luca nipping out for a comfort break before they get ready to roll for the final frame of this opening session. 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. Chance for Allen, and he earnt that with that really good safety. A magical shot from Si to open up reds on side rail via pink to the left centre. 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. People always say to me that I should write a play about snooker. What a boost that is. This is gorgeously-constructed run, Selby gradually breaking the difficult balls and taking low-value colours. Stay with us for live updates throughout the opening day of these best-of-33 frame semi-finals. 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 Join us again tomorrow at 12.30pm BST for more of the same! And he does, but Selby also has his, which is why he's at the table potting balls. That's a terrific pot, so smooth and definitive; can he parlay it into a serious contribution? Viewers have heard more and more from Jez Cox over the last year. But then he misses to right corner; but then Allen does too! A lead of 60 points before Si unearths a sound safety. This is a real chance for Si to restore parity at 1-1 in this semi-final. Hell often be heard covering non-WorldTour classics and stage races with his distinctive Irish accent. Vintage. Seema Jaswal is again one of the BBC presenters leading the presentation of the action at the Crucible Theatre, having first appeared on the channels coverage in 2019. One more frame of the session to come. Playing second fiddle in the first semi-final against an opponent playing without fear. The Australian had been I then went to the Edinburgh Fringe to watch some plays and thought to myself that actually a lot of them werent that good. He goes for pink to the green pocket down the table, but misses it and pink rests over the left middle bag. He's not forcing it because Selby doesn't offer you chances, but he's playing attacking safety shots and looking for opportunities. Shes a regular member of the Cycling Podcast and has been covering cycling for a long time before joining the Eurosport and GCN team. Into the lead with just three reds left up. Two years ago a snooker based play called The Nap was on at the rather appropriate venue of the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Each commentator has their own style and you only have to listen for a few seconds to work out who they are. Its a comedy about someone who suddenly becomes famous after coming second on a talent show called Britains Worst Singer. 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. Now, for me, it is a chance to win the World Championship. Normal service resumed as Luca tucks away a fine opening red before missing a straight blue. Decisions, decisions. It was funny and had a proper story. The afternoon matches and both sessions of the final will be simulcast live on Eurosport 1 and Quest. Copyright 2015-2023 ProCyclingUK - All rights Reserved, 2024 Womens WorldTour Promotion/Relegation Standings, Shimano 105 Groupset: A Comprehensive Guide, Ally Wollaston wins Stage 2 and GC at Festival Elsy Jacobs, Discovering the Beauty and Legacy of Lagos de Covadonga and the Vuelta a Espaa. Luca was in first, but missed the yellow and will pay the price. He wasn't planning on practising much today, just getting rest, and notes that the semi is only halfway in terms of the snooker you'll play if you'll win it. 97 percent pot success. Si looks like he is going to score heavily every time he visits the table. Momentum of this match changing suddenly. Willie Thorne; "I used to play this guy in my club in Leicester." He also was known to race on the road during US races. A 28-minute frame is won by Si. Really centring that cue ball. Tremendous play. Brecel playing without a B game out there. A long-time member of the womens peloton, Dani Christmas retired from racing at the end of the 2021 season and moved into the commentary booth. 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. In goes the pink to lead by three points. 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. We will be back at 6:30pm BST with Mark Selby meeting Mark Allen as two of the sport's form men collide for their opening session. Pocket will never take the pot at that pace. Report Schalke 04 February 15, 2012 6:16 PM GMT Handed another chance to get moving early in the sixth frame. A hand of apology from Luca before he progresses to start mopping up the reds. A break of 97 from Si this time to go with earlier breaks of 125 and 102. Eurosport has a select core of lead commentators who find themselves describing the action we see. O'Sullivan could not make a break over 30 in the final seven frames yesterday, but Si has brought some ammunition to this encounter. @SHendry775 pic.twitter.com/08FZazPeLB. 36 points in fouls achieved so far by the Belgian. I consent that the Eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services. How did you find it and have you ever considered writing a play about snooker? At Enjoy live streaming of this seasons top sports competitions. Luca misses with his attempt from distance and that will cost him the fifth frame of the day.