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World Championship 2015

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  • #202
    Bruthal
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,422 ✭✭✭✭Bruthal


    colossus-x wrote: »
    The introductory part of the proceedings conducted nowadays is nothing short of cringe-worthy. I usually mute my TV if I'm watching. How could loud rock 'n roll style of music at ear shattering volume be in any way appropriate for the gentlemanly game of snooker. A sad attempt to jazz it up. Totally unnecessary - people love snooker for what it is. To make it look like something else just won't work to increase public interest - if that's the reason behind it.
    Not if the rest of the public has such a silly opinion it won't.

    Well maybe silly is a bit strong, but turning down your TV for a bit of music? That would be silly.


  • #203
    mdwexford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,280 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    Pighead wrote: »
    Judd playing the best snooker of the tournament so far and will probably start favourite against Ronnie.

    No chance of this although prices will be tighter than they would have been pre tournament.

    It'll be about this id imagine

    Ronnie 2/5
    Judd 7/4


  • #204
    syngindub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭syngindub


    not caught any of the Robertson Hawkins match but it seems to be a close battle. currently 8-8 with Hawkins in control


  • #205
    willmunny1990
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    Bingham really putting it up to Ronnie here.

    Looking for a 147.


  • #206
    GeneralC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 754 ✭✭✭GeneralC


    willmunny1990 wrote: »
    Bingham really putting it up to Ronnie here.

    Looking for a 147.

    It's looking like Bingham has the upper hand


  • #207
    otoolepw
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    Looks like Ronnie is on his way out, he's not in the zone at all whereas in fairness to Bingham, he's got stuck right in there and has the bit between his teeth


  • #208
    CFlat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭CFlat


    I'd be awful slow to right off ROS this early. SB just one frame ahead at the moment. Ronnie could come out and win two very quick frames and its still all to play for.

    I can't believe BBC have just done that for a bloody cooking show :(


  • #209
    Bruthal
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    CFlat wrote: »

    I can't believe BBC have just done that for a bloody cooking show :(

    Madness alright.


  • #210
    willmunny1990
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,432 ✭✭✭willmunny1990


    CFlat wrote: »
    I'd be awful slow to right off ROS this early. SB just one frame ahead at the moment. Ronnie could come out and win two very quick frames and its still all to play for.

    I can't believe BBC have just done that for a bloody cooking show :(

    Their coverage is beyond terrible.


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  • #211
    Holy Diver
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    It has to be the most ridiculous thing ever to not be able to continue watching the televised match on the red button.

    How is that possibly suiting anyone, even those in the uk with PC access?

    Bloody joke...


  • #212
    Myrddin
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    CFlat wrote: »
    I can't believe BBC have just done that for a bloody cooking show :(

    That's one thing, but breaking live coverage for a rerun of Dad's Army took the proverbial


  • #213
    CFlat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭CFlat


    Myrddin wrote: »
    That's one thing, but breaking live coverage for a rerun of Dad's Army took the proverbial

    Don't panic Mr. Myrddin, don't panic....


  • #214
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    CFlat wrote: »
    Don't panic Mr. Myrddin, don't panic....

    I'm grand Cb :P


  • #215
    CFlat
    Registered Users Posts: 2,806 ✭✭✭CFlat


    Okay, so we're back on the red button. I even have that on Saorview.


  • #216
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,291 ✭✭✭tanko


    It looks like Ronnie has thrown in the towel.


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  • #217
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Great red to the right middle by Bingham, it looked like he made a balls of it, hard to see Ronnie coming back from this.


  • #218
    syngindub
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    looks like Bingham has the bit between his teeth. wants it more


  • #219
    Snake Plisken
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    tanko wrote: »
    It looks like Ronnie has thrown in the towel.

    He hasn't really looked happy in any match. Has he parted company with the sports psychologist he was seeing?


  • #220
    syngindub
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    Put it down to the Bingham Stare !!:eek:


  • #221
    GeneralC
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    Snake Plisken wrote: »
    He hasn't really looked happy in any match. Has he parted company with the sports psychologist he was seeing?

    Nope, he's still with Steve Peters. It's been obvious that Ronnie's head just hasn't been there this year


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  • #222
    GeneralC
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    Another awful break from Ronnie


  • #223
    mdwexford
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,280 ✭✭✭✭mdwexford


    He doesn't look to be playing well enough to rattle off 4 frames.


  • #224
    Myrddin
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    Looks like Ronnie won't be going much further this year. Queue the inevitable retirement talk from him....groan.


  • #225
    GeneralC
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    Myrddin wrote: »
    Looks like Ronnie won't be going much further this year. Queue the inevitable retirement talk from him....groan.

    He hasn't mentioned retiring for some time now


  • #226
    Nadser
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭Nadser


    Gutted. Was really looking forward to a certain semi.


  • #227
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    One positive to Ronnie going out, at least we won't have eejits roaring their heads off every time his opponent misses a shot, that was very irritating in last year's final.

    Hope Bingham plays like that again, but Trump might have it all wrapped with a session to spare.


  • #228
    Myrddin
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    GeneralC wrote: »
    He hasn't mentioned retiring for some time now

    I've a feeling it might rear its head again now, and no doubt will be dispelled again next year if so.

    On that note, I actually think we've seen the passing of the guard re Ronnie. I think he has peaked, and will start on a downward slope now for the next while. I can't see him lifting the world championship again either. He was a league unto himself there for years, but probably around last year that started to change. I think Trump will take his place for the next few years, much the same as when Hendry peaked and Ronnie started to dominate.


  • #229
    Nadser
    Registered Users Posts: 187 ✭✭Nadser


    Say Your Number wrote: »
    One positive to Ronnie going out, at least we won't have eejits roaring their heads off every time his opponent misses a shot, that was very irritating in last year's final.

    Hope Bingham plays like that again, but Trump might have it all wrapped with a session to spare.

    True and I'm glad for Stuart, but would have loved to see Trump and O'Sullivan play (when they're both on form). Ah well, it was not to be!


  • #230
    Kristopherus
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    Meanwhile, Robertson looked like going 12-10 up on Hawkins. Got a bad break when he tried to break up the reds and Hawkins has levelled it at 11-11.


  • #231
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,148 ✭✭✭Passenger


    The Robertson v Hawkins game is superb.


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  • #232
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Century for Hawkins, 11-11 now, brilliant match.


  • #233
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Eight centuries in twenty-two frames, that is mental, I know people bemoan the lack of 'characters' in this sport, but when the standard is this high I don't give a f*ck how colourful they are away from the table.


  • #234
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,148 ✭✭✭Passenger


    Aye, probably game of the tournament so far.


  • #235
    ebbsy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,980 ✭✭✭ebbsy


    Pressure


  • #236
    tanko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,291 ✭✭✭tanko


    Fair play to Hawkins, he held his nerve really well in the end. I didn't think he had it in him. It was Robertson who cracked under the pressure eventually. Brilliant match.


  • #237
    Passenger
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    What a game. Hawkins probably just about edged it overall.


  • #238
    jimmii
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    Absolutely superb.


  • #239
    Kristopherus
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    Great match. Had everything. Had more century breaks than the entire tournament had in 1977, which was the first year at The Crucible.


  • #240
    GeneralC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 754 ✭✭✭GeneralC


    Myrddin wrote: »
    I've a feeling it might rear its head again now, and no doubt will be dispelled again next year if so.

    On that note, I actually think we've seen the passing of the guard re Ronnie. I think he has peaked, and will start on a downward slope now for the next while. I can't see him lifting the world championship again either. He was a league unto himself there for years, but probably around last year that started to change. I think Trump will take his place for the next few years, much the same as when Hendry peaked and Ronnie started to dominate.

    I agree with that. Ronnie looks disinterested and he isn't practicing as much these days. He use to have his opponents beaten before they even had the match started, that's how much they feared him. He is indeed one of the greats, even not the greatest, but his days of being a force are on a decline. He will probably win another few tournaments, but not the World Championships.


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  • #241
    barneystinson
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    Passenger wrote: »
    What a game. Hawkins probably just about edged it overall.

    Yeah he did... 13-12! :p


  • #242
    GeneralC
    Closed Accounts Posts: 754 ✭✭✭GeneralC


    i know it's a bit early to say this with the semis and final to come, but apart from the Hawkins/Robbo match, does anyone think this years WC is mediocre? If so, do you think that's due to the amount of snooker being played? I feel the WC has lost its prestige slightly. The players also look very tired and you can tell they're playing too much, imo. I even find myself taking it for granted, like I am not as excited watching it as previous years.


  • #243
    barneystinson
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    Is it just me, or does Bingham look like Avram Grant's lovechild...


  • #244
    Passenger
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    barneystinson wrote: »
    Is it just me, or does Bingham look like Avram Grant's lovechild...

    It's just you! :pac:


  • #245
    mdwexford
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    Some match, go on the Hawk.

    Love to see him win it.

    Won't fear anyone after beating Robertson in that kind of form.


  • #246
    syngindub
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    semi2015.PNG


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  • #247
    Birdnuts
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    mdwexford wrote: »
    Some match, go on the Hawk.

    Love to see him win it.

    Won't fear anyone after beating Robertson in that kind of form.

    Match of the tournament for sure. No offence to Murphy but would love to see a first timer when it this year, whoever that might be


  • #248
    Mental Mickey
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    barneystinson wrote: »
    Yeah he did... 13-12! :p

    Boom, and indeed boom!!!


  • #249
    mickdw
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    As well as all the final 4 are playing, its hard to look past Murphy now. Experience of having done it all before could be all important here.


  • #250
    Panrich
    Registered Users Posts: 3,840 ✭✭✭Panrich


    Hoping for Trump v Murphy final now. I'm not sure the prospect of Hawkins v Bingham would set too many pulses racing, especially among casual fans.


  • #251
    Glenman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭Glenman


    Delighted for Bingham and Hawkins. Great performances last night. Snooker really is very open nowadays, nobody is guaranteed of winning not like the Davis & Hendry days.


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