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To say that this caused massive consternation amongst the assembled snooker fans young and old alike is a serious understatement.
Putting it mildly, they were furious and cursing Eurosport, indeed saying that it would be better not to have any coverage at all than getting into the game and having it be unceremoniously cut short just as it reaches boiling point.
Euro"Sport" should know enough about the various types of sports it broadcasts to be aware of major events, such as the finals in a ranking event, to keep their scheduling open so that the result may be experienced!
The BBC - who deals with all world events, plus all entertainment, not just sports - has managed to take the huge snooker audiences all the way through even exceptionally lengthy finals.
If they can find room in their busy schedule, then it is truly unacceptable that EuroSports cannot.
We believe this is simply a case of not understanding the sport at all; or relying way too heavily on the back up of the EuroSport Player online.
Unless there is a superfast internet connection in the house, the player buffers all the time which is extremely distracting and painful on occasions; further, the many older snooker fans who do not have modern equipment are simply left high and dry.
We will be contacting EuroSport for an official statement as to why this has happened, and what they are planning to do in the future to avoid similar dismay to the loyal snooker fans in Europe and around the world and we will keep Maximum snooker visitors updated on any progress made.
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