Cazoo Champion of Champions 2021

waynescales1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118183335#Comment_118183335

Yeah I was just thinking that to myself, with the lack of young talent coming through and the best players all 35+, you could see Yan becoming maybe even multiple World Champion by 30 years of age. Who’s gonna stop him in a few years when O’Sullivan, Higgins and Williams are 50+?

Joe_ Public

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118183369#Comment_118183369

The likes of Judd and Kyren will be around for another 15-20 years but i can't honestly see any other young players that are threatening to make a breakthrough anytime soon. It's a bit barren, unless there's a bolter among the emerging asian pack. Hard to know with the kids because they can all pot but just dont have the all round game. Rare you get one who's the full package like Yan; lisowski always had the talent, just not the same aptitude to grind out a match against a top player.

Joe_ Public

Some of Binghams misses today. Shocking.

eric hoone

Poor standard this afternoon. Hopefully the evening session will be better

waynescales1

You know you’ve made it when you’ve got your own brand of snooker cue tip chalk.

waynescales1

Wow, did anyone see the pink Higgins just missed? I actually can’t believe it.

It was worse than the one Bingham missed 😂

Loads of miscues this week.. How can the ref call it a 'miss' , I don't know

Joe_ Public

"He couldn't kill it off."

Wish I had a pound for each time a commentator has said that in relation to ding over the course of his career.

waynescales1

Ding just cannot pot a pressure ball anymore.

Arthur Daley

Go on John spend a fiver on the wee fitting for the top of the rest. Although I've not seen it many times since the 80s.

Thought he was going to take the double instead.

Steve Davis, I remember, used to have some of them little plastic type equipment accessories for use with the rest etc,, Would have been handy for Higgins about five minutes ago.. "For want of a nail... " 😋 All academic now, it would seem, with Ding needing snookers.. Not impossible though,,,

Joe_ Public

The lads can talk about higgins class and never say die attitude all they like, that was all about ding blowing it for me. That said, wouldn't surprise me to see a completely different higgins tonight, for all he said about not liking the table. Ronnie will have to up his game too.

eric hoone

O'Sullivan is obviously not practising enough

Arthur Daley

Ronnie fancies a weekend off clearly. Higgins hasn't played great today but he hasn't needed to be on top form.

Joe_ Public

Big difference from the afternoon, Higgins says, i was "sliding into my shots" a bit more, rather than "falling onto the table. I think I'll keep that going now." A follow up question would have been useful there!

Arthur Daley

Those camera angles from 1978 didn't catch on. Thank God

Joe_ Public

Stephen paying Alex his due. I like to hear that.

Arthur Daley

On the Snooker Scene podcast, I see Dave Hendon had some discussion on the 'Marmite' jerseys for Champion of Champions. Matchroom admit it's something they'll have a look at again, and the quality of the first batch sent over from China was even worse than the tops they are wearing. They do just have a bit of a cheap look, casual punters seeing the snooker on tv pick up on that.

waynescales1

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118191954#Comment_118191954

The smart attire distinguishes snooker from pool and darts. And nobody watches pool.

zuutroy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118191954#Comment_118191954

That lady wrecked my head. I couldn't make it through to the end.

Arthur Daley

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118192357#Comment_118192357

Yeah, it was like something out of the Apprentice

eric hoone

Trump will always have the edge over Wilson it seems

Joe_ Public

Kyren very poor but it's been a very polished and disciplined performance from Judd. He's beating him up every which way tonight.

mrunsure

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118193696#Comment_118193696

For quite a while, Wilson was Trump's bogeyman, and indeed before tonight's match Wilson was leading the head to head record 9-8.

Joe_ Public

Great watching this fella, nerves of steel. Some battle and higgins on wrong side of it so far.

Joe_ Public

Yan does play the odd loose one, that's the other side of it. Made Higgins sweat for that frame though, be happy enough with that.

Arthur Daley

Seems like he is trying to out John Higgins, John Higgins

Brian?

Going to be a long night lads

It's after 10.. Surely John's gonna wilt from a fatigue point of view 😊 He's not the player he was at the best of times, nowadays... If he wins, and it looks likely he will, this frame, I still fancy Yan to win 6-4 at worst.. Then again, could be a 1am finish 😂