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2023 World Snooker Championship[edit]

2023 World Snooker Championship (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

As of 29 April 2024, 18:10 (UTC), this page is active and open for discussion. An FAC coordinator will be responsible for closing the nomination.
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Nominator(s): Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 21:00, 8 April 2024 (UTC), HurricaneHiggins[reply]

This article is about last year's World Championship. The last FAC failed for inactivity, rather than quality. Let me know what you think! Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 21:00, 8 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Comments from BennyOnTheLoose[edit]

(Note: my alleged contribution to the article results from having run IABot on it, and a co-ordinator confirmed at the previous nomination that I'm OK to express an opinion. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 22:55, 8 April 2024 (UTC))[reply]

  • Most of my comments from the first nomination have been addressed in edits by HurricaneHiggins, but the sources cited for Main draw still don't verify the dates of matches, or the details of the final (referee, frame scores, breaks).

I did some spot checks on the Third qualification round section and found the following issues. This suggests to me that some background knowledge, rather that just the cited sources, has been used:

  • "The 2006 champion Graeme Dott reached the final round with a 10–6 victory over Andy Hicks. From 7–9 behind against John Astley, world number 21 Anthony McGill made breaks of 136 and 98 to force a deciding frame, which he won." seems to be uncited. Ref 53 only covers the Thepchaiya Un-Nooh/Mark Joyce match. Maybe refs 54 and 55 need to be move or re-used.
  • "former world seniors champion David Lilley2 - "former world seniors champion" not verified by cited source
  • "Two-time semi-finalist Stephen Maguire2 - "Two-time semi-finalist" not verified by cited source
  • "Northern Irish player Jordan Brown" - "Northern Irish" not verified by cited source
  • "2023 German Masters runner-up Tom Ford" - "2023 German Masters runner-up" not verified by cited source
  • "Stevens defeated fellow Welsh player Jamie Clarke" - nationalities are not verified by cited source
  • "2022 Crucible debutant Ashley Hugill." - "2022 Crucible debutant" not verified by cited source
  • "Pang Junxu, runner-up at the previous month's 2023 WST Classic" - "runner-up at the previous month's 2023 WST Classic" not verified by cited source
    • I can see that having these colour bits could be seen as not supported by the sources, I'm happy to take them out. I think there are some pieces where it's worth stating something about the person, why the match matters, etc. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 17:54, 9 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    I've gone through this section and removed some fluff. See if you think that is better. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:23, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Image review

  • Suggest adding alt text
  • File:Cazoo_World_Snooker_Championship_logo.png: source link is dead. Nikkimaria (talk) 03:34, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Support from Harper J. Cole[edit]

Hi there, here's a few comments...

  • The tournament featured five female players, the most in 31 years "31 years" could be linked to 1992 World Snooker Championship.
  • Ukrainian player Iulian Boiko, who in 2020 at age 14 had become the youngest player ever to compete in the event While this is worth mentioning in both the 2020 article and Boiko's own article, it seems a bit off topic here.
  • Sean O'Sullivan was on course for a maximum break when he potted two red balls in one shot Do we know how close he was (were they the last two reds)?
  • Poomjaeng posed for a selfie with Stevens after the first session, while trailing 3–6. I don't think you need a comma here.
  • Afterwards, Vafaei made disparaging remarks about his second-round opponent O'Sullivan that stoked a widely publicised rivalry between the players. Just personally, I'd describe it as a feud more than a rivalry. In sports, "rivalry" is typically used to describe players of roughly equal ability who frequently play each other, e.g. Higgins and Davis in the 80s. Vafaei and ROS have only played each other a few times, with their differences being mostly personal.
  • Wilson, who had dropped his cue between sessions while signing autographs, dislodging a weight in the butt, said that the cue was not the reason for his defeat Did this happen between sessions of the match with Higgins, or earlier?
    • I believe it was during this match! Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:18, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      • Maybe change to "after the first session" or "between the first and second sessions" to make it clear? Harper J. Cole (talk) 22:21, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
        • Neither of the sources used actually state the time (one says he did it while signing autographs, the other whilst practicing), so we can't make that claim. It's very possible he did it prior to the first session. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 08:07, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  • The final was played as a best-of-35-frames match, held over four sessions on 30 April and 1 May, between Brecel and Selby. No need for the second comma.

Harper J. Cole (talk) 20:42, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi
, thanks for your review! Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs) 18:18, 17 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
No worries - just one more to follow up on above. Harper J. Cole (talk) 22:23, 18 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I'm satisfied: Support --Harper J. Cole (talk) 10:59, 19 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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