Reanne Evans misses her big break

Come back John Virgo, all is forgiven.

Of the important sporting lessons taken on board this week, one stands out: there are better ways to watch snooker than on a laptop YouTube feed, without commentary and with the single camera lens fixed implacably between the four cushions.

In a way, the experience crystallises some of the struggles the sport has encountered since its 1980s heyday; strip the personality and soap opera and context out of the room and some of the charm in its endless geometric puzzles is lost.