2021 Masters 10/01/21 -17/01/21

Newuser2

Newuser2 wrote: »

Is o'sullivan higgins on live tonight?

Ya, BBC2, and Eurosport1 from 7..

Dom knows his onions, and a deserved acknowledgement from the principal commentator

Holy Diver

Terrible positional play from maguire so far

Genghis

Deleted User wrote: »

Ya, BBC2, and Eurosport1 from 7..

Think they were switched? O'Sullivan match was this afternoon per original schedule.

Good move anyway, Higgins O'Sullivan for the prime time.

https://wst.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/The-Format-Masters-BCD.pdf

Joe_ Public

Fair few miscues this week.

but1er

working from home is the dream. what a sea-saw of a match this is. quality is not outstanding

Cetyl Palmitate

Dominic Dales comment about K Wilson's wife eyeing up a new handbag from top break prize might not go down too well!

Joe_ Public

Similar enough to wilson-gilbert match. Mags has outscored yan nearly two to one on points but still only 4-4.

tanko

If Maguire loses this his head will explode, he has such a poor temperament.
Bing tao is playing such rubbish anything is still possible.

waynescales1

Deleted User wrote: »

Dom knows his onions, and a deserved acknowledgement from the principal commentator

Yeah very knowledgeable. Currently informing viewers which materials are used to make each individual player's cue.

I'm surprised he hasn't yet obtained the meaning of the wasp/bee on Bingtao's tie, which appeared to stimulate his interest in Yan's previous match. I will be amazed if Dale doesn't provide us with further updates later in the tournament, should Bingtao progress.

A lot of kamikaze shots from Maguire - got very lucky with that last one

Joe_ Public

Fair play to yan, not spellbinding stuff overall but played the best snooker when it mattered. That split was a thing of rare beauty, a fitting match winner. Still unsure about him but he's a genuine contender for definite.

waynescales1

Polishes off the decider with a 141. Getting close between Ding and Yan now for Chinese No. 1.

tanko

In fairness to him that was a great break in the last frame, Maguires head was gone then. He'll need to improve a lot to go any further tho.

weemcd

Looking forward to this one.

COME ON RONNIE

sligeach

That’s some BS intro by Rob Walker. The comparison rivalries was nonsense, and what was it he said "elite athletes"? The state of some of the players, e.g. Allen, Higgins, Maguire, Murphy and more besides. They're no athletes.

tanko

Great start by Ronnie, he's looking sharp.

DelBoy Trotter

Ronnie looking sharp, but John is in with a good chance here after a great first pot

Sandor Clegane

Looks like a totally different Higgins.

newmember2

Sandor Clegane wrote: »

Looks like a totally different Higgins.

Looking really good.

DelBoy Trotter

This is top quality stuff so far

but1er

145 what a break from Higgins some reply

eric hoone

Higgins is in the zone tonight

zuutroy

Crazy snooker. One ball of consequence missed.

sligeach

Sandor Clegane wrote: »

Looks like a totally different Higgins.

Ya, it's John, not Alex.

sligeach

Higgins is playing very well, I hope he doesn't fall apart like Ding did.

Dante7

sligeach wrote: »

Higgins is playing very well, I hope he doesn't fall apart like Ding did.

I can't recall Higgins ever falling apart. The only way he loses this is if Ronnie does close to five one visit frames.

gormdubhgorm

Dante7 wrote: »

I can't recall Higgins ever falling apart. The only way he loses this is if Ronnie does close to five one visit frames.

Agreed, it is not in Higgins nature to collapse. Mental fatigue is the only thing that get him. I was thinking that his game has barely changed from when he was a young lad. I suppose you could say his long potting is not as good as once was consistently.

zuutroy

This is ridiculous.

Holy Diver

We got us a potential classic it seems