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hard to say they would've been through if the distance was shorter, it's the winning frame that's the hard one to win

going 3-1 up against the likes of metin very different to winning 3-1 against him

for me the match distance is too short, you can travel 40 min getting to somewhere and a dry break be your only shot if your playing a capable player!

i can see the popularity of the short distance as it always throws in a few shock or two and does give the lower players a chance of some glory

i will always try to extend the distance, it does give the better player an advantage but i do think the competition has been created this way so it should be stuck to and keep the frame distance the same for all involved

they did a divisional singles not so long ago, best of 9's which was good as the best player will normally win that