Jamie Burnett likes playing conditions at Bendigo Stadium arena: 2012 Australian Goldfields Open
Snooker lovers at the Bendigo stadium arena witnessed another major upset after the defeat of Ali Carter and Stuart Bingham when Scottish potter Jamie Burnett saw off the World Number one, England’s Mark Selby in their first round match of 2012 Australian
Goldfields Open snooker event.
The Scot played impressively against the Englishman and defeated him by the score line of 5-3.
The clash seemed tough from the beginning as both players were trying their best to hit the lead. However, Burnett took advantage of the playing conditions and dominated the match in the first session. The second session of the game was a little difficult
for him because Selby bounced back into the game but Burnett’s lead in the first frames helped him claim the victory.
The Scotsman believed that the playing conditions at the Bendigo stadium arena which helped him a lot during his run were quite different from those in the recently finished 2012 Wuxi Classic. It seems that the baize was not so supportive because of the
humidity in the air. However, comparatively the conditions in Australia were helpful.
During his post match interview with World Snooker, Burnett said, “I potted some good reds during the match without really scoring well. I struggled a bit with the table, it was very fast, but I think so did Mark. The conditions aren't always that good,
the table was very, very good, very fast and the cushions were very responsive.”
He added, “It does take a bit of getting used to, you need to be playing on tables like that all the time, especially Mark coming from Thailand where the tables were a bit heavy and the conditions weren't great. It was probably harder for Mark to get used
to than me actually.”
During the proceedings of the 2012 Wuxi Classic snooker tournament at the Wuxi Sports Center arena in China, many snooker players from around the world faced difficulties playing at the baize because the conditions in the arena were humid. Even the potters
like World Number one Mark Selby and the former two-time World Snooker championship winner, Wales’ Mark Williams had to put on gloves while playing their matches.
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