2019 World Snooker Championship (Mod Note Post One)

gormdubhgorm

10-5 to Trump.
Higgins badly needs the next one to stay in touch.

Muppet Man

I’d say trump would like to stay there playing all evening.

It’s the best I’ve ever seen him play, and by a long way.

martyos121

Nice of Judd to finally fulfil his potential on the biggest stage. He’s done everything bar a 147 tonight, the standard he’s playing at is unmatchable for Higgins.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b

Trump really has been stellar this evening.

His play has approached the level only previously seen when O'Sullivan is at his best.

gormdubhgorm

martyos121 wrote: »

Nice of Judd to finally fulfil his potential on the biggest stage. He’s done everything bar a 147 tonight, the standard he’s playing at is unmatchable for Higgins.

Higgins is not thinking like that. He is in first now.

martyos121

Higgins would want to starting using the Taom chalk, another awful kick for him.

gormdubhgorm

Evalyn Ripe Canvas wrote: »

Trump really has been stellar this evening.

His play has approached the level only previously seen when O'Sullivan is at his best.

I must admit I am starting to warm to Trump. He used to annoy me when he used to loose concentration, mixed with stupid shots, and poor safety.
But he seems to have a good mix now - he is even getting flukes off good safety's now.

bennyl10

Is it possible this could finish in the third session tomorrow? Or does it need to go to the evening?

DelBoy Trotter

bennyl10 wrote: »

Is it possible this could finish in the third session tomorrow? Or does it need to go to the evening?

It’s possible it could finish tomorrow afternoon.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b

bennyl10 wrote: »

Is it possible this could finish in the third session tomorrow? Or does it need to go to the evening?

Yes, it could finish tomorrow afternoon. If Trump wins these last two frames to finish 12-5 ahead, he could win the title with six out of the eight frames tomorrow afternoon.

sligeach

Evalyn Ripe Canvas wrote: »

Trump really has been stellar this evening.

His play has approached the level only previously seen when O'Sullivan is at his best.

That's simply not true.

Muppet Man

Yes, statistically possible for trump to win in session 3

Loafing Oaf

bennyl10 wrote: »

Is it possible this could finish in the third session tomorrow? Or does it need to go to the evening?

Very possible. If Trump wins the last 2 tonight he only needs 6 more

sligeach

11-5. 7 in a row for Trump.

Holy Diver

Higgins’s long potting is killing him. And he is being punished.

Road-Hog

Would be nice to see mr Higgins get a good hammering in this final. One of the most boring, un-charismatic players ever. Up there with Steve Davis. Plus he should not be playing after the Ukraine incident.......his popularity with Irish people is down to his Celtic affiliation no doubt....?

Road-Hog

Holy Diver wrote: »

Higgins’s long potting is killing him. And he is being punished.

His days are up as a top snooker player. He should leave the game to the young lads...!

Lavinia

How much is he going to get to lose this final...

sligeach

Trump shouldn't have played that plant.

melon_collie

Road-Hog wrote: »

Would be nice to see mr Higgins get a good hammering in this final. One of the most boring, un-charismatic players ever. Up there with Steve Davis. Plus he should not be playing after the Ukraine incident.......his popularity with Irish people is down to his Celtic affiliation no doubt....?

Just goes to show how much you know about snooker.

gormdubhgorm

Higgins won't sleep well if he loses this frame, because of that poor roll up attempt to the green.

gormdubhgorm

Road-Hog wrote: »

His days are up as a top snooker player. He should leave the game to the young lads...!

This is John Higgins third world final in a row........

The last time someone in thier twenties won a world title was Robertson back in 2010....
It is up to the 'young lads' to get there.

dublinman1990

Judd Trump is playing magnificently well in this final. His form on the table throughout the final & throughout the tournament has been superb. If he continues to play with this great run of winning frames on the bounce against Higgins in this final. He is a deserved world champion for this year.

I do feel for Higgins though while he is not playing at his best at the moment. He just committed 2 fouls with hitting the red ball while the cue ball jumped on the table & not hitting the green ball with barely the cue ball in a space of a few minutes. He is in serious trouble on that table right now. He played a great first session to see Trump at 4-4 earlier today. I would have thought that it was a wide open match at that point. But Higgin's form has just crumbled in a space of a few hours with him losing 6 frames behind Trump.

This match is truly a mesmerizing one to watch for a world snooker final.

sligeach

12-5 to Trump. Over already? I think so. I thought before the match that this would happen. Called 18-8. Brilliant snooker from Trump.

gormdubhgorm

dublinman1990 wrote: »

Judd Trump is playing magnificently well in this final. His form on the table throughout the final & throughout the tournament has been superb. If he continues to play with this great run of winning frames on the bounce against Higgins in this final. He is a deserved world champion for this year.

I do feel for Higgins though while he is not playing at his best at the moment. He just committed 2 fouls with hitting the red ball while the cue ball jumped on the table & not hitting the green ball with barely the cue ball. in a space of a few minutes. He is in serious trouble on that table right now. He played a great first session to see Trump at 4-4 earlier today. I would have thought that it was a wide open match at that point. But Higgin's form has just crumbled in a space of a few hours with him losing 6 frames behind Trump.

This match is truly a mesmerizing one to watch for a world snooker final.

I expect Higgins to rally after a night's rest. It is in his makeup to keep fighting.

gormdubhgorm

sligeach wrote: »

12-5 to Trump. Over already? I think so. I thought before the match that this would happen. Called 18-8. Brilliant snooker from Trump.

Have ya money on it?

walshb

Judd reminding me a lot of early noughties Williams in this match...flowing..

Road-Hog

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

I expect Higgins to rally after a night's rest. It is in his makeup to keep fighting.

The ‘well’ eventually runs dry for the cliched ‘rally’ that people predict..we shall see tomorrow...Offaly hurlers has this written about them many times nd look at them now...! Time for Higgins hang up his cue and get into commentary etc like most of his contemporaries ( apart from o’sullivan)......

waynescales1

8-1 for the session. That was a brutal beating.

Higgins did come back from 14-7 to 15-15 last year. He’ll need Trump to be as bad as he was good tonight though.

fryup

so the Good Guy is winning, lets hope the villain in the piece doesn't make a come back