2021 English Open

Arthur Daley

Battling performance from the Sherriff but Ronnie holds on to be top dog

Joe_ Public

Anthony was in there, couple of open reds, runs out of position and makes 3. Plays decent safety shot and doesn't get back to the table! Though thinking that opening red from ronnie was a fluke (not sure if he mentioned it afterwards). Second red definitely wasn't!

[Deleted User]

^^^

According to Ronnie in the studio, he meant to pot that red; that's why he had that exchange with Anthony briefly after... "I told him I meant it.. Didn't want to go on and make a century, and for him to think it was a fluke" .. That's Ron's story anyway!

[Deleted User]

Currently an amateur, the glove-wearing Ross Muir acquitting himself very nicely in frame 1 against Trump, as he heads for the winning line

[Deleted User]

He's playing some great stuff is Ross. Doesn't look at all phased, and very composed. As the Tinkers might say... "he's not handicapped" 😝

Joe_ Public

Last time i saw Ross he was beating robbo, 3-4 years back, then lost sight of him. Think it was eyesight or migraines or something like that, good player if he can get a clear run at it.

Strumms

Poor safety though from what should have been an easy position to get Judd in a little trouble just might cost him this frame... really loose after a perfect start.

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Pity about that loose/unlucky colliding with the green safety shot... A good pot on the green, but, according to JJ, it was lack of table time on the match table that caused him to make the cueball run about nine inches too far... Them's the hurdles that the lesser ranked players have to overcome as well,,, Certainly doesn't appear to be worried about being on the 'TV match table' per se..

Strumms

Two bad shots by Judd but the luck on both occasions not to leave anything handy by virtue of colors covering reds.... great talent but he has some luck usually.

waynescales1

O’Sullivan has a bit of a Liam Gallagher look about him these days.

Strumms

Clarke had a handful of chances to put O’Sullivan in trouble but kept just showing him half a red or better, balls were decent for a while to get snookers but couldn’t manage to put enough pressure on.

Strumms

Clarke really letting OSullivan off with some poor shots, never really getting him in trouble laying or trying to lay snookers, missing relatively easy pots too

[Deleted User]

How much?

[Deleted User]

Tip musta let Ron down with that deep screw attempt on the last black, when going for the yellah... pity 😴

waynescales1

I’m pretty sure if O’Sullivan didn’t act the bollox after 7-8 reds he’d have about 30 career maximums.

Strumms

Every now and then he just reaffirms why I’m never going to be shouting for Ronnie in a snooker match, you forget and then ... “how much for the maximum ? “ Like he doesn’t know !

Did he miss the yellow on purpose ?

Joe_ Public

There's been no prize for a max for a while. Surprised he wouldn't know that.

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118120750#Comment_118120750

Pretty sure the blue had him snookered/or very close to a snooker on the yellow - hence the swerve,,, that's what it looked like to me anyway S....

Arthur Daley

Think he's just takin the piddle at this stage with asking the ref about the maximum. Pity it didn't happen, three years since he made one in competition.

Joe_ Public

Well, trump was jammy there. Could change the match that, though king still ahead and looking positive so far.

[Deleted User]

Chance to go 3-3 here... Will play safe now, will Mark

[Deleted User]

Those foul points be handy 😊

Joe_ Public

King is a hard guy to figure out. Plays absolute muck 90% of the time and then pops up about once every 3 years, playing like a top 10. When he's on, he's really on!

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A good attacking safety getting one of the two last reds in the open by King.. Gave him a chance at a tough long red, which he pots, and a great positional shot to dislodge the last red; finished the lot of nicely then.. Gwan Mark

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Odds on (marginal 😋) that that escape by King will end up being on the long/short/whatever list for shot of the tourney... There's always at least one of those in the reckoning... So close to the jaws of the green pocket increased the difficulty incrementally...

Trump is well in now though..

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He's "pulling up trees here"//// Fark me... fantastic break.... until he missed blue....

Joe_ Public

What a frame that was. Yeah, Judd missed chances but the sheer bottle from kingy to nick it. Just can't fathom why he can't seem to do this more often.

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Looking forward to King's interview. Great win for him!

Joe_ Public

Well earned and deserved. Judd just a bit off his game but still had to take his chances.

Arthur Daley

Big points now to get to a semi when he was sitting at 60 going into this. The way he is playing he might still be there Sunday.