On the Baize Moves to Video [6:16m]:
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Welcome to the new look On the Baize. I say new look as we are now in video!
In this week’s edition Pete Williams from Cuesport TV talks about recent news from the World Snooker Championship Qualifiers, including wins for Steve Davis, Ken Doherty and Graeme Dott plus one major shock!
Also, GB9, the tour that Cuesport TV have supported since 2008 is back this weekend with its first ever live stream. This national 9-ball pool tour features the likes of Daryl Peach, Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes, Raj Hundal, Mark Gray and Imran Majid.
Further Information:
> Cuesport TV - to watch a version of this podcast in HD
> Cuesportnews.com - For the latest news from snooker and pool
> GB9BallTour.com - Keep up to date with this very exciting pool tour
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USA Defy Underdogs Tag in Mosconi Cup [8:10m]:
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Well if Europe were favourite’s for this years 16th running of the Mosconi Cup someone forget to tell Team USA. A great performance from the US team meant they took a commanding 4-1 lead after the first session.
The only European player to pick up a point was the stalwart that is Ralf Souquet (ironically picked by USA captain Nick Varner for the last singles of the night).
Listen to the podcast for more information on last nights action.
Results:
- Team USA 6-4 Team Europe
- Archer/Hatch 6-5 Appleton/Feijen
- Shane van Boening 6-3 Mika Immonen
- Deuel/Dominguez 6-2 Souquet/Hohmann
- Oscar Dominguez 5-6 Ralf Souquet
Overall: USA 4-1 Europe
Follow live updates via the
CuesportTV Twitter account.
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Mosconi Cup 2009 Live [7:51m]:
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The Mosconi Cup returns this weekend (10th-13th December) and is live in the UK on Sky Sports Extra starting at 7pm on 10th December, Team Europe is captained by Alex Lely and is made up of a host of World Champions: Darren Appleton (making his debut for us Brits!), Niels Feijen, Mika Immonen, Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann.
On the Team USA side once again it is headed up by Nick Varner and his team is made of a lot of inexperienced Mosconi players in comparison to the European side. Shane Van Boening, Corey Deuel (returning to the side), Oscar Dominguez (rookie), Dennis Hatch (rookie) and stalwart Johnny Archer.
On paper I would say Team Europe all the way but on US soil the story could be different.
I will try and update as much as I can over the weekend.
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This tournament continues throughout the next four days culminating in the final on Sunday. Todays matches in the 1/4 finals are Ronnie O’Sullivan v Mark Selby and John Higgins v Liang Wenbo. Already in the semi’s are Stephen Maguire and Ding Junhui.
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Kappa Women's World 9-Ball Championships 2009 [13:07m]:
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In this edition of On the Baize, Pete Williams discusses the Kappa Woemn’s World 9-Ball Championships which started yesterday. 64 of the best female players in the world are competing in this one, a tournament that in recent years has been dominated by Asian players.
You can find results and news related to the event here:
> Cuesportnews.com - WPA Kappa Womens World 9-ball Championships
Recently World Snooker announced a one-year sponsorship deal with Pukka Pies for the UK Championships. Although this is good news for snooker in terms of a new sponsor being found is it the right kind of sponsor for the long-term benefit of the game - please post your thoughts on this blog.
> Pukka PIes to Sponsor UK Championship Snooker
Cuesport TV have two live events coming up in November you will need to visit the channel for more details, but both are UK 8-ball pool events played to different rule sets. The first is 21st and 22nd November and kicks off at 12pm UK time.
> Cuesport TV
Finally the UK Championship qualifier start next week and are live on pay-per-view at 110sport.tv priced at £2.99 per session.
If you have any comments or thoughts about the content of this podcast then please post them below.
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Podcast #011: Lee Rigby Interview... [23:21m]:
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At the recent GB9 Southern Masters, Pete Williams got an extended interview with the GB 9 Ball Tour Chairman Lee Rigby, you can listen to this by hitting the play button above now. This podcast is also available on iTunes (click the button to the right).
In this interview Lee talks about the problems the tour faces and how much work goes into running a professional 9-ball pool tour on the scale of the GB9 Tour.
Also mentioned are the results from the tournament last weekend, of which CueSport TV recorded 14 matches (the first three are already available for viewing, with more to come over the following weeks).
This week also see’s the return of the Eurotour with many British players participating in this for the all-important ranking points on offer, at the time of writing Daryl Peach, Darren Appleton, Imran Majid and Craig Osborne were still in the three day tournament.
Further Information:
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The GB9 Southern Masters Preview Show [22:45m]:
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This edition of On The Baize focuses on this weekend’s GB9 Southern Masters from Rileys in Croydon. I make an attempt to predict the winners of all three events once again, last time I failed miserably so will be looking to redeem myself.
One of the biggest bits of news is that Pro Cup number 1 Darren Appleton will not be playing as he is in the USA.
Angela brings news of the events of the coming week including live streaming of the Pro Players Championship from Valley Forge in the USA.
AZBilliards are offering live coverage of the event here:
An apology to the Queens Belfast pool team who I had claimed had refused to collect their medals at the UPC 8-ball event, this was not the case and I was rightfully put in my place by Chris Canning via the comments on this blog. Found here:
Podcast #07: UPC 8-ball Championships…Please keep your comments coming!
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Podcast #06: Eurotour Paris Open [20:44m]:
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Podcast #06 takes a look at this weekend’s Eurotour Paris Open that features a number of high profile 9-ball pool players including Tony Drago, Daryl Peach, Ralf Souquet and Niels Feijen.
The tournament is available via a live stream on the Internet at:
Eurotour Live Stream
The stream is a decent quality and is well-worth a look although you will have to register with address, phone number, email and more and the site is also not running on a secure protocol.
There is also a preview for the Welsh Open snooker tournament that starts on the 16th February and features a number of Welsh players in addition to the regulars on the World snooker tour.
Welsh Open Snooker
Pete’s Predictions for this one is a Matthew Stevens v Ryan Day final, a little bit sentimental perhaps with an all-welsh affair!
Finally, extended details of CueSport TV’s first live broadcast of 2009, from Great Yarmouth, are talked about including multiple cameras and live score graphics. It is free and all that is required is a login/registration (also free!)
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Podcast #03: Tony Drago Interview... [19:35m]:
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In this weeks podcast we have an exclusive interview with 2008 Mosconi Cup winner Tony Drago recorded at the GB9 Midlands Classic earlier in January.
In addition to the pre-advertised interview, The Masters snooker final is talked about as is a blog post by Dave Hendon of Snooker Scene and Eurosport fame.
In his blog Dave discusses ways to change the structure of World Snooker by giving smaller, established events like the Belgium Open, Paul Hunter Classic and Austrian Open ranking point status, but on a lower tariff. Listen to the podcast and then please tell us your thoughts by commenting below.
The 11th Derby City Classic starts today with all of the world top pool stars converging on the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Elizabeth Indiana. Below are the links to where you can follow the action.
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Mark Gray wins GB 9 Ball Midlands Classic [19:58m]:
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In this edition of On the Baize, Pete Williams talks about the results from the first event of the new British 9-ball season, The Midlands Classic.
An excellent article about former British number 1 and 2005 World Masters champion Raj Hundal, is available in the latest copy of Billiards Digest magazine, an excellent read so follow the link below to the online version.
Pete also has his own comments to make about the latest row surrounding Ronnie O’Sullivan after his latest comments about World Snooker in a recent press conference. Listen to this press conference by following the link below.
Raj Hundal Article in Billiards Digest
Ronnie O’Sullivan’s Press Conference (May not be available outside the UK)
As always please post your comments below, it is always good to hear our listeners own opinions, next week we bring you an interview with Mosconi Cup winner Tony Drago.
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#01 Snooker Masters Preview [17:42m]:
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The first ever CueSport TV Podcast.
In this episode Pete Williams (Managing Director of CueSport TV Ltd) discusses the following:
- The 2009 World Snooker Masters - Including Pete’s Predictions
- Masters Betting through Stan James
- The upcoming GB9 Midlands Classic
- Pete’s prediction’s for the first GB9 event of 2009.
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