Snooker World Championship 2014

SteM · 25-04-2014 3:10pm

Doherty wins the first frame, goes in off form the break in the second.

Pighead · 25-04-2014 3:30pm

Gentleman Joe really putting it up to Ronnie here. 7-4 now.

seanhynes · 25-04-2014 3:31pm

7-4 to joe perry hes playing very well after ronnie took the opener of the session,great cushion now,ronnie needs the next or id say he'll meltdown

tomdempsey200 · 25-04-2014 3:31pm

cack_handed wrote: »

Have heard people talking about more receptive pockets for years but have never noticed it so blatantly as these worlds. Ronnie shaking his head when one dropped in his opening match, Steve Davis surprisingly referring to the size of the pockets in commentary, Joe Perry nearly half way back in his seat yesterday as a ball somehow dropped in off the angle. Along the top rails balls can brush the cushion six inches from the pocket and still fall in....can seem a little bit farcical at times.

And yet, without figures to hand, it would seem the number of centuries is down on previous years so go figure! Does that suggest the overall standard is even lower than we thought...one possible conclusion at least

the record for century breaks in a season(individual) has been broken every year for the past 4 years

prior to that the record stood for 15 years

tomdempsey200 · 25-04-2014 3:33pm

seanhynes wrote: »

7-4 to joe perry hes playing very well after ronnie took the opener of the session,great cushion now,ronnie needs the next or id say he'll meltdown

I don't think he meltsdown quite so easily these days

gordongekko · 25-04-2014 3:38pm

Looks like he will get it but not the usual freeflowing snooker from Ronnie

seanhynes · 25-04-2014 3:38pm

tomdempsey200 wrote: »

I don't think he meltsdown quite so easily these days

true i know his temperment has been outstanding the last year or two,but he used to get bored if he wasnt the frontrunner and give up quite easily,hope im wrong and he wins it out wont be the same if hes not involved in the business end

tomdempsey200 · 25-04-2014 3:42pm

cack_handed wrote: »

And yet, without figures to hand, it would seem the number of centuries is down on previous years

http://www.cuetracker.net/pages/seasonComparisons.php?centuriesMaximums

SarahBM · 25-04-2014 3:57pm

Ken 2-1 down and mc manus made a 107 break in the 3rd frame. Hope Ken gets through. Would be great. Would prefer to see him play carter than Selby I think. Just checking on my phone coz I'm at work. Cant wait to go home and watch the snooker for the evening.

Feels like less centuries this year too.

seanhynes · 25-04-2014 4:01pm

SarahBM wrote: »

Ken 2-1 down and mc manus made a 107 break in the 3rd frame. Hope Ken gets through. Would be great. Would prefer to see him play carter than Selby I think. Just checking on my phone coz I'm at work. Cant wait to go home and watch the snooker for the evening.

Feels like less centuries this year too.

hes been on his seat too much and making too many fouls,mcmanus confidence is high after that 107 break,think he may pull away unless Ken makes a half century or so hes not being able to get his breaks going

cack_handed · 25-04-2014 4:14pm

tomdempsey200 wrote: »

http://www.cuetracker.net/pages/seasonComparisons.php?centuriesMaximums

Am only referring to the current tournament. Think there were 19 centuries in total in the first round matches which would seem low to me, but am open to correction on that

thelad95 · 25-04-2014 4:15pm

Ken Doherty hasn't gotten into it at all yet. Too many unforced errors.

tomdempsey200 · 25-04-2014 4:28pm

cack_handed wrote: »

Am only referring to the current tournament. Think there were 19 centuries in total in the first round matches which would seem low to me, but am open to correction on that

ok I don't know too much anyway

just watching now and the width of the pockets seems to be massive

I know that's not the only factor involved

tomdempsey200 · 25-04-2014 4:30pm

this'll be a test for Ronnie

still fancy him to do it

cack_handed · 25-04-2014 4:35pm

May still do it tom but doesn't look as if Perry is going to hand it to him, been really solid so far though probably should be another frame ahead

tomdempsey200 · 25-04-2014 4:42pm

hmm

Will be a struggle here if this goes to 10-6

Witcher · 25-04-2014 4:44pm

Perry always looks like he could nut someone at any moment:pac:

willmunny1990 · 25-04-2014 4:50pm

Never seen Perry play so well.

If he gets the next id fancy him to win the match out.

Forthright · 25-04-2014 4:50pm

Huge frame for Ronnie. 9-7 is very doable. 10-6 is a big ask even for the great man.

tomdempsey200 · 25-04-2014 4:51pm

Ronnie to close with big break I reckon

seanhynes · 25-04-2014 4:53pm

unreal pink to miss

Forthright · 25-04-2014 4:55pm

seanhynes wrote: »

unreal pink to miss

Awful. That shot to put Perry back in was worse.

Forthright · 25-04-2014 5:01pm

Doherty 4-1 down. If he can get out of there just 5-3 down, he will be delighted.

Grimebox · 25-04-2014 5:08pm

Its a comedy of errors in this final frame of Perry/O'Sullivan

seanhynes · 25-04-2014 5:12pm

cant get my head around that pink from Perry, he bottled that

willmunny1990 · 25-04-2014 5:13pm

Grimebox wrote: »

Its a comedy of errors in this final frame of Perry/O'Sullivan

Lucky to get that.

Perry left him get away with that big time.

Absoluvely · 25-04-2014 5:31pm

Doherty has McManus in a very nasty snooker thanks to a fluked red.

KD 27 - 41 McM <

SarahBM · 25-04-2014 5:39pm

What did someone in the crowd say there to make everyone laugh?

Hendry is so depressing to listen to.

SarahBM · 25-04-2014 5:54pm

the red button doesnt work on UPC!!! feck sake!

Absoluvely · 25-04-2014 5:56pm

Eurosport Channel 423 on UPC. Scheduled coverage ends in 1 minute though.

Snooker World Championship 2014

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