This weekend is MMTV 11 on 14th May from 11am. As usual there are 6 matches, with 3 on the TV table, all of the matches are listed below:
11am
Nicky Hayes v Barry French
Chris Hall v Matt Lawrenson (TV Table)
2.30pm
Mike Gibney v Lou Callaghan
Arfan Dad v Phil Burford (TV Table)
6pm
Phil Newman v Tony Pyne
Craig Dixon v Ben Finch (TV Table)
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It’s Money Match TV 11 this weekend (14th May) and the event has quite possibly the best lineup ever assembled for an MMTV event.
Both Arfan Dad and Mike Gibney are looking for their 8th consecutive win in the series and both Craig Dixon and Ben Finch make a return to action.
The TV matches will as ever make great viewing with the action kicking off at 11:00am with Chris Hall against Matt Lawrenson. Hall lost recently 21-20 to Jack Whelan after having a chance to win the match and will be looking to put that disappointment behind him as he takes on former European Junior Straight Pool Champion Matt Lawrenson.
Lawrenson was tipped as a future star of the UK pool scene but has stalled in his bid to retain that promise, there is no doubt that on his day he is a class act but sometimes he lacks consistency.
The next match will be at 2:30pm and features one of our 7-times champions in Arfan Dad. Last time out Arfan put on a masterful display against Adam Benn Smith and has had some excellent results over the past 8 months but this time faces a very tough test in Phil Burford.
Phil is also a former European Junior Champion (in the 9-ball division) but has started to fulfill his promise with some excellent displays on the GB 9 Ball Tour. He recently won his first main event title beating Craig Osborne in an absolute marathon so the stamina required for these longer MMTV matches will not be a problem. Whether he can maintain his form over the longer distance is questionable though.
The last match of the day will certainly bring a crowd to the Vegas Bar as Craig Dixon and Ben Finch go head-to-head in a wildcard match. Both have the pedigree, both have the passion and the support and both have history on MMTV this match will be a cracker.
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So, is this the best lineup yet on MMTV?
It is confirmed, MMTV 6 was the biggest yet in terms of live viewers with a total of 2078 tuning in to watch at some point across the day.
So a really big thank you to everyone that supported the event and also a big thanks to Ben Moore, Lee Rigby, Tone Weafer, Roger Haddon, Adam Benn Smith and Chris Melling for doing a stint in the commentary box. It works well with spreading it around a bit.
The pool was awesome, and the application that Lee Rigby developed to record match stats was simply awesome (even though there was a bit of micky taking as Lee became Statto!)
One of the most amazing stats was Adam Benn Smith breaking and running 9 of his 21 racks in the win against Shane Appleton, after Shane had only missed four balls all match he went on to lose!
Mike Valentine proved his class with a 21-17 win over Chris Melling, and Arfan Dad, Mike Gibney and Phil Newman all recorded there third consecutive MMTV wins. The other winner was Barry Briggs against Mark Lovell.
Our next live event is this coming weekend from the GB9 Northern Masters: 27th & 28th November.
2010 has certainly been the year of 9-ball for Cuesport TV. In fact we have shown only four live 8-ball events all year, The European Masters, 2 money matches and a Legend’s Tour event. Plus we did provide recorded coverage of the University championships.
There are a number of reasons for this, firstly, there are now a number of different people offering different streaming services that are probably more aligned with the 8-ball games. Some of the smaller tours had there own streaming and of course the largest tour also does, The IPA.
Secondly, events on our calendar last year have been removed, the 8-Ball Super Tour being the most prevalent. Couple with this events that have clashed, we have been approached about a number of money matches which have unfortunately clashed with prior commitments, the Welsh Festival is also one of these events that has clashed.
In 2011 we are looking to make it much more balanced, we already have 18 live events in the calendar for next year and are hoping to add around another 10-15 events to this to make it our biggest year ever.
Money Match TV and the GB9 Ball Tour will continue, plus we have the EBA Masters and University Championships as potential events at this time.
Some of the balance will have to come from you guys, our viewers, if you know of an event, tournament, or money match that would be good for coverage then please let us know. We will try to fit as many events in as we can next year.
We are also looking in to the possibility of a doing a Money Match TV style event for 8-ball, whether this will be World Rules or Blackball is yet to be decided, and it could actually be a mixture so stay tuned for details on this should it come off.
One thing we have certainly lacked this year has been snooker, this is something we also want to address for 2011 and are looking into a number of possibilities.
Anyway, I know it is only November but roll on 2011.
Since we have been running Money Match TV (since June 2010) the highest number ofviewers we have received is 1800. We want to break the 2000 viewer barrier at this weekend’s event.
It is free to view, all you have to do is visit Cuesport TV from 11am (UK Time) on Saturday morning (20th November). The live event will load on the home page once it is available. That is all you need to do! However, if you do visit the advertisers around the video player that would also be helpful.
As ever we will be doing the live text to the commentary team, this is a feature that has proved to be very popular amongst the viewers will people texting in their predictions for matches – and more! The text number will be on screen throughout the course of the day, make sure you put your name so we can read it out on air!
Money Match TV 6 (MMTV 6) is live this coming Saturday (20th November), exclusively on Cuesport TV. This one is being billed as the best so far with 6 cracking matches, 3 of which will be on the TV table.
The matches once again start at 11:00am and will be live throughout the day, the session times and matches are all listed below:
11:00
Mike Gibney v Martin Taylor (TV Table)
Barry Briggs v Mark Lovall
14:30
Adam Smith v Shane Appleton (TV Table)
Arfan Dad v Neil Cummins
18:00
Chris Melling v Mike Valentine (TV Table)
Phil Newman v Tem Dixon
All times listed are UK times, all matches on MMTV unless otherwise stated are race-to-21, 9 Ball, winner break with 3 point rule in operation. Watch it all live and uninterrupted on Cuesport TV. If you require further information about the events then go to the Money Match TV website.
Today the final match up for MMTV 5 was confirmed with Surrey’s Chris Buckmaster making the trip to Wakefield for the first time.
His opponent is Arfan Dad who scored a huge win over Craig Dixon at MMTV 4.
The matches for this event are going to make it the best MMTV yet.
TV table:
11am Phil Newman v Liam Waterworth
2:30pm Arfan Dad v Chris Buckmaster
6pm Andy Barnett v Adam Benn Smith
All matches above being shown at http://www.Cuesport.tv
Last month we provided a live pool webcast from Vegas Bar in Wakefield. Those that follow the UK scene will know that the club is owned by GB9 Tour player Andy Appleton, he approached me about making a regular show called Money Match TV.
The first one was such a success that we are now looking into providing these live pool webcasts every month. The second in the series is this coming Saturday (24th July) when two matches will once again be on the card.
Money Matches offer a different kind pressure for the players than a regular tournament and in my opinion head-to-head matches are the essence of sporting contest. Whether this be pool, snooker, darts, athletics, cycling or any other sport. Two evenly matched opponents battling it out for a big cash stake is going to sort out the wheat from the chaff.
This weekend we open up the live event at 1pm UK time with Dave Bagg v Jamie Yates. Dave has only been playing 9-ball for around 6 months and last time out beat Simon D’Vali on the outside table. His match has been moved to the undercard on the main TV table this time around.
The headline match on Saturday will see Chun Hao Man take on new challenger Craig Dixon, this match on paper looks to be a cracker. Chun beat Jonny Copper on the outside table last time and has also been promoted to the TV table.
The headline match starts a bit earlier at 5pm UK time, last event the main match started at 7pm so should finish at a reasonable time and allow for a few drinks afterwards!
The format for all Money Match TV events is a race-to-21, winner breaks, minimum £500-per-man, the winner will ‘stay-on’ and face a new challenger at the next event.
If you fancy having a go or nobody somebody that does then drop us an email.
What are your thoughts on Money Matches in general and the two matches mentioned above? Please comment below.
Just giving you all an early heads up on the live events in July.
First up we have the 3rd installment of this years GB9 Ball Tour from Daventry. This hotel based series features the likes of Darren Appleton, Daryl Peach and Karl Boyes.
This will be live (and free!) on Cuesport TV on the 17th and 18th July from around 11am both days.
A week later, after the success of the first one in June, we return to Wakefield for the second money match tv event. Players are to be announced so keep checking back.
Two matches race-to-21 will be available for free live viewing from 1.30pm Saturday 24th July.
Visit http://www.Cuesport.tv to watch videos from previous events
Another Successful Event
Money Match TV was again a very successful live event with just over 1200 fans tuning in to watch the action live.
What makes these events special though is not just the pool action, the venue or the fact that it is streamed live but something more.
What makes them special is the live interaction with the fans, live text and after this weekend live photos of fans watching the streaming are what make it worthwhile and set it apart from other live streamed pool events.
A total of 64 different people sent in text messages during the event at the weekend, these messages are read out on air and give the viewer more ownership of what is actually happening.
It is something that Cuesport TV will continue to do over the next year and beyond.
In addition to this we are moving video platform in March which will mean Pay-per-View will once again become a strong way forward for us, this could also include live chat functions and Facebook sharing directly from the site as well, the relaunch is set for 1st March do do stay informed via our Facebook Page, Twitter or this blog.