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PTC Grand Finals Galway 2013

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    #32
    AngryLoner
    Registered Users Posts: 106 ✭✭AngryLoner


    Trump gone, Higgins gone, Selby gone, Doherty gone... crumbs... I've got a semis/final ticket but no travel or accommodation yet... I sure hope I don't go to all that hassle and expense for something like and Alfie Burden v Kurt Maflin final... not meaning to be disrespectful or anything... but a guy likes a bit of glamour in his snooker.....


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    #33
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Watched all the matches bar the Allen-Swail match as it was too late for me to watch. Some really dodgy games in there to be honest. The McGill match had some very poor standards.

    A chuckled a bit when I read the headlines on worldsnooker.com for Allen-Swail match though:
    Pistol Shoots Down Outlaw


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    #34
    wotausername
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭wotausername


    ding v allen in quarter final :)


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    #35
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Funny, because so far in the finals I can only see Ding or Allen winning it. Robertson has been a bit iffy at times and I don't see the other 5 making an impact. I reckon the winner of Ding/Allen will go on to win outright.


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    #36
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    147!!


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    #37
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Ding just called a foul on himself after Michaela didn't see it. You wouldn't see sportsmanship like that in any other sport let me tell you.


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    #38
    califano
    Registered Users Posts: 5,440 ✭✭✭califano


    Pockets are looking plenty big.


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    #39
    Setun
    Registered Users Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    There's been a lot made of the timetable on the blogs and on twitter - it seems to be a bit of a mess, what with one or two matches not beginning until after midnight!

    Also it's a shame to see absolutely zero reporting on the irish times and independent websites. Is there any mention of it on rte/tv3? I don't know how snooker will grow in Ireland when it is practically non-existent in the national media.


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    #40
    cherryghost
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 17,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭cherryghost


    Setun wrote: »
    There's been a lot made of the timetable on the blogs and on twitter - it seems to be a bit of a mess, what with one or two matches not beginning until after midnight!

    Also it's a shame to see absolutely zero reporting on the irish times and independent websites. Is there any mention of it on rte/tv3? I don't know how snooker will grow in Ireland when it is practically non-existent in the national media.

    Agree with all this. Media coverage has been very very poor unfortunately. Turnout looks to be lower than last years too but that's only going by what I can see and nothing more. And I might also add that the standard has been very average this week. The Ding vs Allen match was fantastic, everything else has been a bit of a letdown. How Maflin is in the semi's I'll never know.

    My money is on Ding now to win outright. He's played some great stuff and the 147 was great to watch.


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    #41
    Setun
    Registered Users Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Yeah I noticed that turnout looks a bit miserable. What happened with the tournament at DCU a few years ago? I thought that went pretty well, or am I mistaken? It's a real shame about the lack of support by the Irish Times etc - I know they will only report on a sport that a large demographic are interested in, but it really is hard to see the sport growing here without mainstream publicity.

    I haven't seen Ding play this week as I've only had time to keep up with the blog reports, but from what they're saying I think you're right about him going the distance unless Robertson sorts himself out today.


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    #42
    oneillMan999
    Registered Users Posts: 482 ✭✭oneillMan999


    And ding comes from 3 zip down to win 4-3 !
    Great final and a great atmosphere, well done Galway see ya next year hopefully! :-)


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    #43
    Vinnie B
    Registered Users Posts: 48 ✭Vinnie B


    Good to see so many of the worlds top players in Galway. Very large TV audiences over the course of the week aswel. Great comeback from Ding to win it.


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    #44
    loi09
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭loi09


    great tournament great to meet all the players so down to earth hope its back next year on tuesday and wednesday night was very big was great to see and your certain of getting a quality seat


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    #45
    mickdw
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    Was at the saturday morning session. Got to see the 147 and that was a great match. T Ford and Fu not so good.
    I will say that I thought it was poorly organised around the event. We turned up at the same carpark as last year and there were zero spaces due to a large rowing event taking place. Perhaps there was another carpark but there were no marshals or anybody to direct people to where they could park. It just gave the impression that the tournament wasnt wanted. In the entrance lobby, there was a student canteen place with all shutters down when it was the obvious location for sales of drinks, chocolate etc.


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