Jill Douglas is a Scottish TV journalist, a sports presenter who is currently working for ITV. Seema Jaswal (née Pathan; born 28 January 1985) is a British television and radio presenter from West London. Trust me. Miss Hazel but not Virgo. Health comes first! Not a big snooker fan but miss them both .as part of the furniture. From Leicester England, former professional snooker player. I don’t understand those complaints about the BBC snooker commentary. Saucy Venezuelan TV presenter Karen Aguilar stripped completely naked live on air while reading the news. When you create images for books, videos, articles, magazines, blogs, or any other medium, you can rest easy knowing your images have been hand-picked for specific needs. She is one of the talented TV presenters. Sad…, Missing Hazel Irvine at the Crucible this year. Some players often didn’t like it but he always commented on what he was seeing. To book snooker celebrities, snooker speakers or snooker presenters for your next event contact Norman Phillips Organisation on 01827 284466 for advice Still plays professional snooker and also a snooker commentators for the BBC. Includes the latest news stories, results, fixtures, video and audio. ( Log Out / Get updates on the latest Snooker action and find articles, videos, commentary and analysis in one place. Works with various TV channels including ITV snooker. Says more about you than about Hazel. Missing her at the world championships. Best wishes to Hazel and family, missing you, take care, Super coverage without John Virgo and his inane comments, john virgo’s comments are brilliant, so keep your inane comments to yourself. Former world champion best known for defeating Steve Davis on a black ball finish at the world snooker championships. Come back soon Hazel! Snooker fans say they missed seeing Hazel Irvine present BBC's coverage of The Masters last week and want her to return again soon. Snooker fans on Twitter also sent Hazel the best of well wishes. Former Masters finalist in the early 90’s. Wishing Hazel All The Best This Years Snooker Championship Will Not Be The Same Without You Wishing You And Your Family All The Best God Bless You All, I miss JV Having to put up with JP’s constant chatter, I think the replacement commentators voice reminds me of Ted Lowe. Still plays professionally. Has Alan McManus created a new snooker catchphrase? Xx. You have no idea how good they actually are. . and we miss you Hazel Irvine. Seema Jaswal Television Presenter Premier League Football Global Coverage| BBC Football & Snooker | Channel 4 Motorsport & Darts | | Eurosport Snooker | Gfinity FIFA 18 | Also, she has worked alongside Hazel Irvine, Jason Mohammad, and Steve Davis. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Has been at the business end of tournaments on many occasions. 1991 world snooker champion along with other ranking titles. Kristian Digby, host of BBC1's To Buy Or Not To Buy, is thought to … ali carter Australian Open Barry Hawkins Barry Hearn Champion of Champions china open ding junhui English Open International Championship John Higgins Judd Trump Kyren Wilson Marco Fu mark allen mark selby Mark Williams neil robertson Northern Ireland Open Ronnie O'Sullivan Shanghai Masters Shaun Murphy snooker Stephen Hendry stephen maguire Stuart Bingham The Masters UK … It’s a very dull Championship with a few of the regular crew missing. Hazel Irvine and John Virgo. The current presenters are Hazel Irvine and Ray Stubbs. Very good replacement to JV ,shame he is away though as he has been commentating for years and is part of snooker. He joined the snooker commentators on BBC in the early 90’s. John Virgo has been commentating too long! Current professional snooker player best known in recent times for reaching the semi finals of the 2016 world snooker championships. 5. Presenter: Ian Hunt: Commentator: Dominic Dale: Commentator: Ken Doherty: Commentator: Reanne Evans: Commentator: Darren Morgan: Commentator: Joe Perry Can’t be doing with being spoken too like a child by this new group…surely there must be someone who can relate to normal people it’s our national game C,MON BBC !!!!! She has also been a reporter for the World Snooker Championship at the Crucible Theatre. Has been a snooker commentator for SkySports and EuroSport for many years. Born and raised in West London. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I hope Dennis Taylor goes to visit Virgo…Tonight! Jessica Evershed said: “Sending best wishes to Hazel Irvine. Still no Hazel ivine or jonn virgo on snooker UK open? Unfortunately I was much too old to play but due to him I could understand it. While another news reader, this time in France, again got her kit off during her show as far back as October last year. talking in cliches the whole time. Pictures by Monique Limbos. She has so much incite and such charisma. Furthermore, Jaswal also co-hosted the FIFA 18 with the live worldwide coverage opposite Tom Deacon where they interviewed the gamers. 531.2k Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from ‘snooker’ hashtag 734,500. The presenters of World Championship Snooker over the years include David Vine, David Icke (before he "found" God) and Dougie Donnelly. Has been a snooker commentator for the BBC for over 10 years. Has been a snooker commentator for SkySports and EuroSport for many years. see you next year, hopefully. Goodbye Willy and come back soon John. 2005 world champion Shaun Murphy will also be … Retired from professional snooker on 2016. Irvine began her broadcasting career in radio, before moving to work for Scottish Television in 1988 as a continuity announcer and latterly, as a sports reporter/presenter. 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Glad that your keeping safe and well. Yes, John Virgo is a big part of snooker and we need him back soonest. ( Log Out / So, why replace them with people without knowledge of the sport ? 1,040,500. Agree wholeheartedly – really enjoying snooker without John Virgo’s constant talking over the snooker action and his incessant attempts to make it the “John Virgo Show”, John Virgo is the best commentator. TV presenter Irvine has been the face of BBC’s coverage of snooker for many years and Virgo has been a commentator for decades. I sometimes can only watch the snooker on Eurosport with Dutch commentary. Thankfully Jimmy White is providing the laughs on Eurosport. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. After starting her career as a runner at Sky Sports 10 years ago, Seema has built up an impressive resume. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Just want to say how much we miss Hazel Irvine in the Snooker. The presenters of World Championship Snooker over the years include David Vine, David Icke (before he "found" God) and Dougie Donnelly. hi all am saddened to here that john and hazel will not be part of team this year i wish the both of them all the best. She will be missed at the Crucible of course.”, John Virgo looked wretched on BBC on the chat with Jason Mohammed, Glad she is not there Hope it is permanent, Nasty or what? Occasionally being a snooker commentators for Eurosport. Alan McManus. Got to the final of the UK championship in 1985 but lost to Steve Davis. The First Snooker World Championship 1927, How to play snooker: The basic principles of the game, Snooker table size and dimensions for room, Custom pool tables: A great alternative to a snooker table, Save up to 50% at any snooker cue sale store with our clever buying guide. My name is Seema Jaswal, I’m a Television, Radio and live events presenter. Come back soon, We will miss hazel this year very important part of snooker greatest advent all the best to her and family look forward to her being back next year x. He critices EVERY professional shot, how many times has he held a trophy ( once)!! Phil Yates. Change Channels over to Eurosport, ad breaks after end of most frames only snag, but better than BBC Studio waffle. Neil Robertson beat Judd Trump 10-9 to win the 2020 UK Snooker Championship at Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. The BBC’s regular expert team of analysts and commentators include snooker legends Steve Davis, John Parrott, Stephen Hendry, Ken Doherty, Alan McManus, Dennis Taylor, John Virgo and Peter Ebdon. David Vine, who has died of a heart attack at the age of 74, was a multi-purpose sports presenter and commentator for the BBC for 35 years, long associated with snooker … Pingback: John Virgo ‘hopeful’ of BBC Masters return | Snooker Chat, Great shame irreplaceable worthy experienced commentator, What is happening John Virgo most knowledgeable expert commentator disgraceful bring John and hazel back immediately of the same without them. Current professional snooker player best known in recent times for reaching the semi finals of the 2016 world snooker championships. The 40th anniversary of World Championship snooker at the Crucible has passed, but BBC presenter Hazel Irvine is celebrating a landmark of her own this year having spent three decades in sport… Hazel, congratulations on 30 years in sports broadcasting! Come back we need you!!!! She recently co-hosted the Professional Footballers’ Association’s prestigious 45th annual PFA awards and filled in for Dan Walker and hosted BBC1’s flagship sport show Football … New commentators are really annoying!! Also known for missing the final black to get a 147. The Scottish presenter usually fronts the snooker coverage on the BBC - playing the main presenting role in the UK Championship, Masters and the World Championship which the broadcasting giant screen… © 2019 Snooker Central | All Rights Reserved. Sorry not to see Hazel Irvine this year, and hope her family issues are resolved.. Regularly commentates for Eurosport in recent years. Mohammad also said Irvine was back at home due to a family illness and wished her the best. Hazel Irvine regularly presents the World Snooker Championship, and has been a sports broadcaster for over 30 years. You are needed still. The pair’s absences from this year’s 17-day tournament were revealed to viewers during the first day’s play of the World Championship on Friday morning. These tournaments surely make snooker an exciting live sport on TV! Retired from snooker in 2012 and has been commentating on varies channels since. TV producers then decided to switch to a repeat of the popular Coast series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ais6KUyVuFI. Come back J.V. This led to slots on the national ITV network co-presenting coverage of the 1988 Olympics alongside Dickie Davies, and presenting reports from the Scotland football team's training camp at the 1990 World Cup. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! ITV. Born in Northern Ireland, living in Wales currently. Steve Davis and John Parrott are the pundits and do some commentating as well. Former No.3 world snooker player. A daytime TV presenter died when a solo sex game went wrong, police believe. Yes I agree, a lovely lady and commentator, No Hazel Irvine is a bigger miss than no crowd, Hazel badly missed…the whole thing lacks a touch of her expertise and charisma. FreeSports is a new TV channel dedicated to bringing free sport back to 22 million UK homes through the Freeview, Sky, Freesat, TalkTalk and BT Platforms. Currently commentating for ITV and runs a magazine called SnookerScene. ... Jill presented the ITV4 coverage of the Haikou World Open and Champion of Champions Snooker in 2013. Ronnie O'Sullivan. Won the UK championship in 1979 and co-hosted big break in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Can’t wait for Hazel Irvine to return to snooker presenting. She also worked for Sky Sports as a sports news presenter and was involved in both the rugby and Golden League athletics coverage. Eurosport is your go-to source for Snooker news. Would also miss Willie Thorne R.I.P He spoke his mind in the Commentary Box. The current presenters are Hazel Irvine and Ray Stubbs. See you back next year x, We need someone to say “Where’s the cue ball going?” come back Virgo. Was Mark Selby's glorious 147 written in the stars for Vichai? Works with various TV channels including ITV snooker. Has won multiple titles. A Welsh veteran snooker commentator best known for his days in the BBC. Snooker journalist and commentator for well over a decade. From the section Snooker. Sorry to hear about Willy Thorne. We miss you at the Crucible and hope to see you soon! 4. Presently, she is famous for working as the TV presenter for BBC. ( Log Out / I agree with you – love JV’s “where’s the cue ball going?. Former seven time world champion along with many more ranking titles. From Lancashire England, former professional snooker player. Barry Hearn reveals why he's dropped snooker's £1 million bonus. Constantly distracting the viewer with football style nonsense in silly hushed tones and self centred McManus is even worse doom and gloom merchant. It has been announced that both Hazel Irvine and John Virgo will not be part of the BBC’s coverage for this year’s World Championship. I studied Sociology with Politics at University. Really missing Hazel Irvine, always a great part of the snooker coverage,. Change ). Hazel is a great part of the snooker family. Wishing you well and her family. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. Snooker journalist and commentator for well over a decade. However the BBC did a video call with him as part of the channel’s tribute to Willie Thorne who died last month. The snooker was off screen for 14 minutes in total before eventually coming back on. Please come back soon Hazel, we miss you. Miss you both, snooker isn’t the same without you. Likes to commentate on EuroSport along with making his own show with them called “the Ronnie O’Sullivan show”. The home of Snooker on BBC Sport online. From Bradford and best known for winning the 1986 world championship as a qualifier. Being a runner is an interesting job as the role varies from day to day. She possesses a Scottish (British) nationality. The chances are that if you watched the World Snooker Championship you will have seen TV presenter Seema Jaswal in action. Mark Selby. Wishing you well and hope we see you again soon, The new commentators voice is the most smoothest and silkiest just like the guy from the old grey whistle test .Could listen to this guy all day long. My TV career started at Sky Sports where I was a Runner. And Warren Pilkington said: “I’m sure the whole snooker community will be sending their best wishes to Hazel Irvine and family at this time – health has to come first. Not the same without her, but I wish her and her family well. I’m really missing Hazel Irvine at the Crucible. Neil Robertson. Stand-in presenter Jason Mohammad confirmed Virgo was in Spain and due to Government rules regarding the coronavirus could not be at Sheffield for the coverage. We wish her and her family all the best. Get a life for God’s sake ..more going on th an “missing” a tv presenter. 3. Missing Hazel, someone who gets snooker, best wishes to you and your family and hope to see you back next year. 974,500. He is now a snooker commentators for Eurosport, ITV and has worked with BBC in the past. From London England. – 9-16 MARCH WST Pro Series: Rounds 8-16 Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes Matchroom.Live – 17-21 MARCH WST Pro Series: Stages 2 & 3 Marshall Arena, Milton Keynes Matchroom.Live –… Hazel help !!!!!! Pingback: Snooker fans may have to wait longer to see return of Hazel Irvine | Snooker Chat. He and John Virgo were a brilliant team. Best known for his commentary lines such as “where’s the cueball going!!”. Still a domininant force in snooker from London. ( Log Out / Hope all goes well ,Hazel…we miss you , Missing Hazel at the Crucible. Six time world champion. Willy was my teacher of the game. Scotland-born Hazel Irvine was born on May 24, 1965. Has been commentating on ITV for their various snooker events for the past few years. Phyllis from the Nederlands i love watching snooker with Hezel , your missed hope your back soon, best wishes Hazel, missing you , Steve x. Mohamed is a dreadful presenter . Glad she’s not just been replaced! The Players that Pocket them All It's rather difficult to choose between so many magnificent players, but here are our choices: first up, there's Mark Selby; known as The Jester from Leicester , Selby is currently the world's topmost snooker player, especially since he won the UK Championship and the World Championship twice each! Best known for never winning the world championships despite being in the final six times. Steve Davis and John Parrott are the pundits and do some commentating as well. The “darling of Dublin”, best known for winning the 1997 world championship and raching the final the following year. Since retiring, he has been a promonant figure in snooker commentators and other TV shows such as A Question Of Sport.