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 Are we heading for another century? In goes brown to follow. Smith was twice a winner of the National Road Championships, in 1991 and 1994, as a rider before becoming a directeur sportif. Si misses a thin cut on a red to left middle. Every single bike race we watch has some commentator giving their spin on the action. 2019 MINI COOPER S COUNTRYMAN SIGNATURE in Edmond, OK Mini Cooper Countryman Features and Specs. The battle of wits here is a joy to behold, and Selbz has a long think before proceeding. Brecel admitting that he did not hit the practice table before he shocked Rocket Ronnie on Wednesday. Si suffers a double kiss to leave Luca with easy pot on the penultimate red. WebAny help would be useful, because I think he stopped commentating a long time ago when Phil Studd and Neal Foulds joined the team. He looks the complete player. 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. She retired from racing in 2018 whilst at WNT and transitioned to a Marketing/PR role for the team. Thankfully it wasnt. A magical shot from Si to open up reds on side rail via pink to the left centre. He looks like he's relishing the occasion, and if both of these play well, we're in for a treat. He learnt the script in no time at all and brought a lot of his own ideas for the character. These talents don't hold back when the mood takes them. That is utterly remarkable. He lays down a statement 116, and he is flying. 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. A break of 97 from Si this time to go with earlier breaks of 125 and 102. Just up to the pink required. ", 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. David, having worked in snooker for so long, what is it that inspired you to take up playwriting? Eurosport Turkey commentator has recently told that snooker is the most watched sport amongst all that Eurosport covers. 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. Just wow. Normal service resumed as Luca tucks away a fine opening red before missing a straight blue. Not so great news for Scotland's Anthony McGill, who saw his hopes of a second world semi-final appearance in three years evaporate in the Sheffield night. It was funny and had a proper story. She initially was heard commentating on womens cycling races but has also been seen in the studio during coverage of 2021s Giro dItalia and a lot more since. A delightful run of 69 from the three-time ranking event winner. Si steps up to slot pink and black. Its a comedy about someone who suddenly becomes famous after coming second on a talent show called Britains Worst Singer. Every chance now to press on, but Luca somehow jaws a straight pink. An agonising 13-12 defeat to Si will continue to haunt the Glaswegian for a few days you suspect. Kirby is the most marmite commentator there is. It is back to 4-2. Tremendous play. First off, I already spend most of my time working in snooker. Brecel living up to his nickname as the 'Belgian Bullet'. A brilliant effort to get the right cannon on those reds. 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. The first former rider to jump into lead commentary from GCN when it was just a humble Youtube channel! Both of these blokes feeling their way into the match. Momentum of this match changing suddenly. 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. Pops in a tricky red to left middle from baulk and he is back at the business end of the table. Ach, Allen can't quite stick a plant into left corner. 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.. 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. Joining Hendry is six-time champion Steve Davis, a regular fixture on the BBC's coverage for over 20 years. 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. It doesn't work out well though - he doesn't hit the ball he wants and can't get through to another to middle. It is quite an emotional performance, tell us a bit about it. I consent that the Eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services. He also was known to race on the road during US races. Mr Paris-Nice won that race 7 years in a row during the 1980s. And he does, but Selby also has his, which is why he's at the table potting balls. Holds for black. Luca fails to hold for the black with the stun shot and is forced to run safe back to the baulk end. He's not forcing it because Selby doesn't offer you chances, but he's playing attacking safety shots and looking for opportunities. Up to Luca to respond. Maybe it's a local data, but it could help for evaluation. It is a very British play. 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. Now, for me, it is a chance to win the World Championship. Has been quite an afternoon. All rights reserved. Europsport & GCN Colour Commentators Sean Kelly The distinctive Irish voice on 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. Is that a turning point in this match? Shes a regular member of the Cycling Podcast and has been covering cycling for a long time before joining the Eurosport and GCN team. But then he misses to right corner; but then Allen does too! Wow. Luca into the lead by four points despite Brecel potting only one red. Fellow world champions Dennis Taylor, John Parrott and Ken Doherty are also behind the microphone during the tournament. 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. A break of 72 from Luca to cancel out the 53 from Brecel. Referee Rob Spencer has been busy in this frame replacing the white. Another former National Road champion, in 2016, Blythes relaxed style has seen him move from the studio to behind the mic. Really is getting through that cue ball with real meaning. There was a lot of pressure on him to perform and he did. WebEuroSport Joe Johnson From Bradford and best known for winning the 1986 world championship as a qualifier. The thing about a comedy is that it is pretty easy to measure whether people like it or not. I then went to the Edinburgh Fringe to watch some plays and thought to myself that actually a lot of them werent that good. Don't mind if we do! 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. After missing the 2020 tournament, John Virgo returns to the BBC commentary box at the Crucible this year. Si quickly up to 33, but the top spin leaves white in centre of pack of reds. Maggy will often be heard on lower-level Belgian classics although not exclusively. Report Schalke 04 February 15, 2012 6:16 PM GMT Si can't hole a tough red from mid-range, but Brecel can't punish as the red to right middle doesn't drop. A packed crowd inside the Crucible Theatre for this semi-final as both men take to the table. 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. She brings insider knowledge of the womens peloton to the race commentary. I'm not sure we'll see many frames won from a red potted following the break. Presents Si with the chance to pounce, but he rattles jaws with two reds left up. Here are the thoughts of Jimmy White and Alan McManus on the talent of rookie Si making his Crucible debut this year. 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. - Luca Brecel pot delights commentators Luca Brecel had Joe Johnson and Phil Yates purring in the Eurosport commentary box after this remarkable pot at the World Gets there eventually. Huge visit for Luca. In the clear here for a 3-1 advantage unless something goes drastically wrong. Could be a century on the cards. Make Eurosport your go-to source for sports online from Snooker to cycling, F1, winter sports and more. Back out for the second slab of four frames in this first session. 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. "Amaaazing" purrs Uncle Joe, then the pack is broken off the blue, there's claret everywhere, and he's doing all he can to force an overnight lead. Si has been missing nothing, but reaches 39 before butchering an easy red using side. 80. 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. - 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. 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. Luca picks out a red to left centre after a poor Si break-off shot, but only a black to follow before his opponent fails to clip in a tough red. A ton on his first real scoring visit in this match beckons. No retreat as he powers in a yellow before screwing back off two cushions. 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 Can't keep losing the white ball at key times. Ranking the game's top five players in history, including World Championship stars. There are plenty of narratives at play to watch for at the Crucible Theatre as Ronnie O'Sullivan goes for a record-equalling seventh title, with defending champion Mark Selby crashing out in the second round. A former F1 aerodynamicist, Bigham has turned his attentions to cycling and helped his track team beat national teams. 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. MORE:Is Ronnie O'Sullivan snooker's GOAT? 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. Which he will be grateful for. I came at the play from from two different angles: snooker and theatre. If he plays like that, it's hard to see how anyone can stop him. However, I also think it would be quite difficult to write a better one than The Nap.. Some stunning movement on the cue ball from Brecel as he finishes off the opening frame in some style. Hatch is often on the biggest races and usually covers the race finishes too. "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. These two control the white and see the game so well, which means lessons in snooker for us. The lead commentator for cyclocross and womens cycling on Eurosport. A poor safety shot by Si gives Brecel chance of a long red which he floats in with ease. Allen gets away to left-middle, and that'll be level again. Powers in the long red like it is over the top pocket. Bit of Mark Selby v Mark Allen? He has a personality that makes him want to master everything he does. That's a terrific pot, so smooth and definitive; can he parlay it into a serious contribution? Selby overscrews a red playing safe, leaving a cut-back which is gratefully guzzled. Luca Brecel -. Allen thunks home the final red, and that's another to him. A few early excursions from Si to the table, but just running out of position at the wrong time. Copyrights 2023 RKG Snooker, All Rights Reserved. Bit of a sitter and he throws in a poor safety shot seconds later. How did you find it and have you ever considered writing a play about snooker? Break reaches a rapid 40. Dennis Taylor; "Really Willie? The distinctive Irish voice on Eurosport. Catch all the upcoming competitions. He was initially mixing his GCN duties with the odd spell of commentary but soon changed the balance towards commentary. 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. - Dedicated to jrc750! The whole point was that it was at the Crucible. Eurosport has a select core of lead commentators who find themselves describing the action we see. I was not expecting to win, I was expecting to be going home today and to chill out," he said. Brecel cans green, brown and blue with three sublime shots, but can't land on the pink. Luca forced to sit and watch the young Chinese potting prodigy show off his considerable wares as another mid-range red disappears. He hasn't looked like missing here and is playing with such presence and authority. In his racing days, Blythe was a consistent lower-level classics racer and sometime sprinter. 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. This is a real chance for Si to restore parity at 1-1 in this semi-final. Which he doesn't refuse. Another break of 102 to go with the 125 in the second frame and that will be 2-1 to the World Championship debutant. Looks utterly at one with the one-table set-up and has that cue ball on a piece on string at the moment. White opens up the reds and that could be a frame-winner. Luca forced to swallow this whole at the moment. In goes the pink to lead by three points. 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). Born in Northern Ireland, Dennis Taylor won two ranking finals including that 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. Wasn't easy, but an early reprieve for Luca. A lead of 60 points before Si unearths a sound safety. 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. Allen quickly wraps it up, and I wish I was less used to calling them Mark and Mark. A delicate red allows Allen to play for the black, meaning Selby needs two snookers, with the final red out of commission. Both men know how close this could be, so are taking such care over every shot. But I have been feeling well off the table and I am very happy. Si ball, pot ball at moment. Follow the World Championship Snooker match between Luca Brecel and Mark Williams with Eurosport UK. It's Mark in again, he quickly finishes the frame, and that was an incredibly engrossing session (of World Championship snooker). So far I can Selby gets away to right-middle when left the white at the business end, but a misjudgement means end of break and some safety. Luca then sends a red careering into the green pocket. All going off out there. Willie Thorne; "I used to play this guy in my club in Leicester." One-way traffic via Si. Si seeing all the possibilities so far as he screws back off black to land perfectly on next red. Brecel picks out a wonderful cut on a red using the rest. These two are so well-matched, but it's Allen now sitting at the side, watching. Si looking well in the mood. Luca Brecel admitted that he has "not practised for this tournament" after he. Dennis Taylor. Well then, just when 5-1 seemed certain Si misses an easy black off its spot having raced to 53. You could hear her a few times during 2021 already but Christmas has been heard more often in 2022 so far. You used to hear Declan Quigley covering the Giro dItalia but now seems to find himself part of the B-tier. She retired from racing after 2018, a season where she finished 3rd in the Womens Tour. A former rider who has stepped up to lead commentary after initially being a colour commentator. Another power pot on black off its spot hits the leather of the pocket. The unpredictable Belgian roared back from 10-6 down by winning every frame in an inspired final-session performance to and deny him the opportunity of at the Crucible Theatre. 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. See you then. This is great stuff. Luca misses with his attempt from distance and that will cost him the fifth frame of the day.
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