Clive Everton
The ‘voice of snooker’, Snooker Scene’s Clive Everton is the most experienced commentator in the busines and can often be found commentating live online at liveworldsnooker.tv
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Neal Foulds
Former world number three Neal Foulds hung up his cue back in 2004 and has now become one of the game’s most well-respected commentators.
Mike Hallett
Former world number six Mike Hallett is now a regular in the commentary box both on Eurosport and SkySports.
David Hendon
David Hendon is the Assistant Editor of Snooker Scene and a regular commentator for both Eurosport and liveworldsnooker.tv
Hazel Irvine
Scotland’s Hazel Irvine has been one of snooker’s lead anchors for over a decade now and is also known for her role presenting the Olympics and Ski Sunday.
Rishi Persad
Part of the BBC’s coverage since 2009, Rishi Persad shares presenting duties with Hazel Irvine.
Willie Thorne
Snooker’s ‘Mr Maximum’, Willie Thorne is now one of the lead commentators for both the BBC and SkySports.
John Virgo
1979 UK Champion John Virgo is today one of the BBC’s longest serving commentators and is renowned for his catchphrase ‘Where’s the cueball going?!’
Rob Walker
Snooker’s most-recognisable MC since Alan Hughes, Rob Walker is a man who can whip a snooker crowd into a frenzy like no other!
Phil Yates
Snooker Scene’s Chief report Phil Yates is also good for a statistic or two and can often be heard commentating either on liveworldsnooker.tv or more commonly during SkySports’ coverage of the Premier League.
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noel
January 16, 2009 at 8:31 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
just a short message to comment on the great masters snooker on at the moment but its such a shame the commentators are so bad that thorne and taylor are so bad as for doherty and davis the boring children clive everton is the best no talking crap virgos not to bad taylor is brutal he talks like hes in love with the players so bloody nice to everyone hes going soft needs to retire neill foulds is agood commentator the bbc need to get the good commentators back soon
regards
noel
robert stevens
May 1, 2009 at 5:38 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
To Willie Thorn
I was watching the Murphy v Robertson semi-final while Mr. Thorn was commentating. I got so fed-up with Mr. Thorn’s inability to keep his mouth shut, his colleague, Ken Docherty couldn’t get a word in. In the end, I switched the commentary off!
Please,please please ask Mr Thorn to learn that he does not have to fill silent gaps in the commentary with his verbal diarrhea. Virgo is much the same as Thorn. They really should take a leaf out of Dennis Taylor’s commentary style and skill with the computer. – Far superior!
Kind Regards
Robert A Stevens
robert stevens
May 1, 2009 at 8:41 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Forgot!
Any follow-up comments welcomed via e-mail
Mr Jonczyk
August 1, 2009 at 4:05 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
I agree– The general public do need little breaks of breathing space from the commentary. When all said and done majority have basic knowledge anyway.
darshan
August 8, 2009 at 7:31 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
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Serenity
April 21, 2010 at 4:50 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Mr Robertson, you are quoted as saying you would like to change places with someone who is poor.
When are you going to do that?
Michael J Mc Auliffe
February 14, 2011 at 3:10 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
About a month ago I sent an e-mail about my idea to make snooker a
much better and honest game to the WPBSA ,I din not recieve a reply,so I have
decided to send this open letter to
various media institutions and will give the first one to react the
exclusive rights to my idea.I am fully confident that it”s going to
blow the roof off snooker and only in a positive way.
My name is Michael Mc Auliffe I was born on the 23rd of June 1958 in
Cork city in Ireland, From a very early age I fell in love with the
game of snooker.I must have seen every game
since it was first broad casted on the BBC. Of course my heroes were
Jimmy White and the famous Alex (hurricane ) Higgens.I remember the
first time Mr Barry Hearn entered the
arena to congratulate Steve Davis on his first world title. Who s this
guy I said to myself,and from that moment I have followed his
involvement as a sports promoter for the likes of
darts , golf , and The Matchroom snooker players.When I heard that Mr
Hearn was to be the new chairman of snooker I was delighted,because
the game I love would be in good hands.
The reason for my enthusiasm about Mr Barry Hearn goes back to the
eighties in Holland where incidentally I have been living for the last
thirty years. I was involved in snooker as a
player and as an advocate to get the two organisations in Holland to
affiliate with the WPBSA but to no avail.I enjoyed the sport and
played it to quiet a high standard, ( armature champion 1984 &1985).
I lost interest in the sport because of the lack of motivation shown
in Holland at the time. Well thanks to Mr Barry Hearn the situation
has changed and some old friends are crawling out of the woodwork
to play on the green Baez once again.The new ranking system to my
understanding gives everybody the chance to pursue his or her dreams
and enjoy playing this wonderful game.Now ! I have come up
with such a simple but extremely effective way of bringing a huge
change ( the rules do not change) into the television and
entertainment side of the game. I am like the guy that walked into the
Coca Cola
company and said CAN it.This idea of mine will also enhance the
integrity of the sport and I know as a player will give peace of mind.
Are you intrested..
PS please be.
Kind regards Michael J Mc Auliffe
Toby
February 18, 2011 at 9:08 am (UTC 0) Link to this comment
Did you known that Willie Thorne also commentates on Sky Sports.
Please add Willie Thorne to the list of Sky Sports Commentary Team
Greetings Toby.
David
December 9, 2011 at 7:51 pm (UTC 0) Link to this comment
What is the point of a snooker commentator? I wish they would all shut up. All they tell us is what the player is going to do next. If they think they are so good, why aren’t they playing in the tournament. Pity there isn’t a channel where all you hear is the sound of balls hitting each other. That’s all the audience hears!
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