[Snooker] 888.com World Championship #4

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:46 schreef Entonie het volgende:
hoelang gaat dit nog duren? MOTD is zeker gecancelled?

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:46 schreef Entonie het volgende:
hoelang gaat dit nog duren? MOTD is zeker gecancelled?

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:46 schreef mitt het volgende:
Gaan ze hierna nog 2 frames spelen?

Arme toeschouwers

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:48 schreef mitt het volgende:
Ze zullen nog wel een uurtje bezig zijn, dan is het 1 uur daar

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:52 schreef Erwtensoep het volgende:
"Could be boring" zei Dott gisteren nog

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:54 schreef mitt het volgende:
Wel leuk dat Jan Verhaas de finale doet

of ondergaat

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Snooker's star referee
By Saj Chowdhury
BBC Sport in Sheffield

Dutch snooker referee Jan Verhaas is a big man. A very big man. At 6ft 6ins with a crew-cut, people notice when he enters a room. But Verhaas is also stereotypically Dutch: approachable, charismatic and laid-back. The combination has made him as popular on the snooker circuit as any of the players, and the 39-year-old has been given the task of refereeing his second Crucible final.

Verhaas, who took charge of the 2003 encounter between Mark Williams and Ken Doherty, told BBC Sport he cannot wait to enter the theatre's arena to start play on Sunday. "I'm extremely excited," he said. "To referee a World final is the pinnacle of my career. But it's my second one and I know what to expect. "I really enjoyed my first experience and I wasn't that nervous, although the adrenalin was pumping because you realise how big the occasion is."

Snooker in the Netherlands has been popular for several years, although the Dutch have yet to produce a top-class player. Despite this, Verhaas was always determined to make a mark on the world scene as a referee. "It was by chance that I started refereeing," he explained. "In 1989, one of my best mates opened a snooker club in Rotterdam and I began putting the balls back for him in the finals of their competitions. "English referee Michael Clarke used to come over for our tournaments. He taught me the ins and outs of the game. I did my exams and that's how my rise to the top started.

"I began looking after amateur matches, but I admired top officials such as Len Ganley, John Street, John Williams and Alan Chamberlain, and I wanted to get to where they were. "They were on the TV and big celebrities during the 1980s and 1990s. I've been very lucky to have achieved my ambitions, but I did work hard to get where I am." Those who know Verhaas, say he has a wicked sense of humour on the tour, although he conducts himself in a serious manner during matches. Well, usually. "I have had a few embarrassing moments. I stopped a game once for 15 minutes, because I started getting the giggles. I just couldn't stop," recalled Verhaas. "It was in Thailand. Tony Drago was playing a wildcard from Malaysia. The Malaysian player kept making bodily noises.

"I just cracked up and tears started running down my face. I hope that never happens again, but it was very funny."

Verhaas is often approached by members of the public when he is over in the UK and Ireland during the season, but when he returns to the Netherlands it is an altogether different experience." People don't know what I do back home, it's not as mad as it is back here," he said.

"I live a pretty secretive life in Holland."

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:56 schreef BliksemSchigt het volgende:

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:59 schreef Ambrosius het volgende:
Wat een beelden .

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 00:59 schreef mitt het volgende:

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We mogen trots op hem zijn

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:05 schreef bolivian het volgende:

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Vergeet Johan Oomen niet.

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If you weren’t a referee what would you be: I used to be a Crane Driver

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:07 schreef Erwtensoep het volgende:
Hoe zit het met de Nederlandse spelers?

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:09 schreef The_BoezelaaR het volgende:
Wat een malloten, ze blijven maar gaan

Hier na nog een frame

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:09 schreef mitt het volgende:

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man, 99% van de bevolking slaapt sowieso al lekker in met snooker, moet je nagaan met Dott - Ebdon

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:10 schreef Norrage het volgende:
Wat is de stand?

En snooker is juist zo leuk omdat het zo relaxed is eigenlijk..

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:09 schreef mitt het volgende:

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man, 99% van de bevolking slaapt sowieso al lekker in met snooker, moet je nagaan met Dott - Ebdon

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:12 schreef bolivian het volgende:

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/4960318.stm

en dit gaat wel wat verder dan 'relaxed' hoor, .

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Frame 13: If there are any Sheffield traffic wardens reading this, I'd volunteer for the late shift if I were you. There's a fortune to be made on the lapsed pay and display tickets of the Crucible crowd's cars tonight... It's 2335 BST and there are three frames to play.

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:18 schreef mitt het volgende:
Nog 1.

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Op maandag 1 mei 2006 01:35 schreef bolivian het volgende:
Ze zijn er bijna.
Dit frame duurt vast niet veel langer meer dan 45 minuten.