World SENIORS snooker Championship 2022

gormdubhgorm

Ok it is the time for the serious stuff now. We had the warm up.

https://www.seniorssnooker.com/world-seniors-championship-2022-knockout-draw/

‘To be held at the Crucible Threatre, Sheffield from 4-8 May 2022, an all-star field featuring no fewer than four world champions will contest the most prestigious World Seniors title of the season.’

David Lilley vs Bob Chaperon/Philip Williams

Michael Holt vs Darren Morgan/Patrick Wallace

Ken Doherty vs Ahmed Aly/Wayne Cooper

Stephen Hendry vs Lee Walker/Tony Knowles

Peter Lines vs Michael Judge/Gary Filtness

John Parrott vs Nigel Bond/Stuart Watson

Jimmy White vs Maria Catalano/Wael Talaat

Joe Johnson vs Rory McLeod/Frank Sarsfield

HeidiHeidi

Ronnie's cousin in it!!

Dang, though - I'm going to be away for the whole thing 😣

Rothko

Is this going to be on Eurosport?

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119011269#Comment_119011269

It does not seem to be -

BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app

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So if don’t have the red button will have to get a good VPN

Konny Rool

I thought Joe Johnson had retired from the seniors last year 😁

Predictions:

David Lilley vs Bob Chaperon/Philip Williams

Michael Holt vs Darren Morgan/Patrick Wallace

Ken Doherty vs Ahmed Aly/Wayne Cooper

Stephen Hendry vs Lee Walker/Tony Knowles

Peter Lines vs Michael Judge/Gary Filtness

John Parrott vs Nigel Bond/Stuart Watson

Jimmy White vs Maria Catalano/Wael Talaat

Joe Johnson vs Rory McLeod/Frank Sarsfield

Konny Rool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119012855#Comment_119012855

David Lilley vs Bob Chaperon/Philip Williams

Michael Holt vs Darren Morgan/Patrick Wallace : Will go with Paddy Wallace here - was playing some decent stuff in this comp last year from what I remember, and Holty to beat whoever wins.

Ken Doherty vs Ahmed Aly/Wayne Cooper: These two of Ken's potential opponents don't ring any kind of bells.

Stephen Hendry vs Lee Walker/Tony Knowles

Peter Lines vs Michael Judge/Gary Filtness

John Parrott vs Nigel Bond/Stuart Watson

Jimmy White vs Maria Catalano/Wael Talaat: Never heard of either of the latter too.

Joe Johnson vs Rory McLeod/Frank Sarsfield

Konny Rool

Just looked at exchange odds and Patrick Wallace is the only one of my picks out of the matches quoted above that is anywhere near even money 😊 So no massive props if he does prevail in a match where the Welshman is slight favourite.

The rest look like penalty kicks. Hope it's on telly. First match With Tony Knowles and Lee Walker due off at seven.

gormdubhgorm

Interesting to see Knowles cueing does not put chin on his cue. Walker one frame up at the moment.

Konny Rool

Was busy watching other sport on telly - will try catch a few of the rest of the matches.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016344#Comment_119016344

You did not miss much Knowles put up no fight. Was whitewashed 3-0 by Walker.

Girly Gal

Didn't Ronnie win this on Monday evening and the cass of 92 reached the semifinals, sure felt like it was the seniors! In all seriousness the senior world champion might be younger than the actual world champion, even the average age of the semi finalists in both tournaments will not be that different. Makes you wonder about the future of the main tour in 5/10 years time.

Konny Rool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016354#Comment_119016354

Best of five - which is good. Plenty of time and chances for all to give a good account. 70% sure these early forays were best of three in this comp last year. Then again I was wrong about the Bradford Potting Postman - that's my nickname for Joe Johnson :D

Bob was a pro back in the day - don't remember him at all. Philip Williams a new one on me as well. The Welsh are certainly well represented in this!

Konny Rool

If ya put Nigel Bond, Mark Williams and Darren Morgan into a melting pot Bob Chaperon would probably come out.. EDIT: Put JV into the mix an all 😃

Philip Williams is like a cross between Dennis Taylor and Phil Mitchell 😃

hardly anyone in the crowd - I thought that red of Williams' into corner pocket a few shots ago deserved a round of applause - was stretching on it and a thin cut as well

Konny Rool

Great escape by Philip!!

Konny Rool

Standard can only go up, this mightn't be over for maybe 2 more hours! Philip should win 3-0, Bob can't really compile a break - not yet anyway.

Rothko

Good shot by Bob on black to win that frame.

Konny Rool

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119016743#Comment_119016743

this mightn't be over for maybe 2 more hours!

almost bang on 😃 that was a hard watch, some good 'single ball pots' about the main highlight; the safety/snooker exchanges looked division 1 at times tbf!

WD Philip

Rothko

Decent quality match there. Was hoping that Maria would win that final frame though.

Konny Rool

Watched 1 match and a bit of Michael Judge's match; tough old going that one match I watched, with scarcely a break of over twenty, with 40 being the highest break between Philip Williams and Bob Chaperon. Will hope Lee Walker beats Hendry. Hard to see 'Krafty Ken' lose against Wayne Cooper (who I've never seen play - is an amateur I think).. Judge's conqueror Gary Filtness takes on Peter Lines, so perhaps Gary Filtness can cause an upset in the last of the round two matches.

Just tuned in, and David Lilley down 1-0 atm against the aforementioned Philip Williams. Lilley still favourite to win that encounter.

gormdubhgorm

Walker playing well v Hendry. Looks like 2-0 up. Walker 60 plus break second frame. Baring snookers 2-0.

gormdubhgorm

Walker wins impressive 3-0. 49 break third frame. Hendry had a counter chance but broke down.

Konny Rool

What A SHOT !!! GO ON JIMBO

Konny Rool

If Jimmy clears up from here, it'll have been one of the best sub 50 breaks you're likely to see all year - he's gonna do it!

FANTASTIC!! Didn't need black ☺️

Arthur Daley

Bob Chaperon won the British Open in 1990. Just beat Alex in the final. When the British Open was a fairly big ITV tournament in March before the Crucible.

It was considered the third biggest event on the tour for a few years after the UK, the prize money put up by Dulux was tasty enough. 75 grand to the winner. 70 grand for winning the Masters.

That final marked the last big hurrah of Alex's career. Just into the 90s he was still competative, but had his melt down in the Crucible a month later when he lost to Steve James in the first round. Then he got banned and that was it for him.

Arthur Daley

Jimmy looking strong vs Rory McLeod. Hendry saying it's the best he's seen Jimmy play in a long while.

Maybe turning three score has Jimmy focussed on winning back the seniors title.

gormdubhgorm

I didn’t see Ken’s match v Walker QF. But he lost 4-2. No surprise I suppose as Walker seemed like the form player.

gormdubhgorm

A Jimmy White wash over Peter Lines. 4-0. Convincing as the scoreboard suggests.

Jimmy in the final @7:00

Interview with Rob Walker Jimmy said he was just delighted to play well two matches in a row.

gormdubhgorm

Other semi final topsy turvy. Lilley should have won 4-0. But Walker has it back to a 3-3 deciding frame job. Frame 6 was on the black was nervy

gormdubhgorm

Walker knocks out defending champ Lilley 4-3. Only less than an hours break until Walker plays White.

Konny Rool

The difference between Jimmy's cueball and Lee Walker's is stark, Jimmy's still got it !Will deserve to be 3-1 up at interval going on pure class!!

Gwan Jim

Konny Rool

Frame 4 still going . Jimmy with advantage on points. Very drawn out frame this - good red by Walker there, has half a chance. Misses black 😮

Konny Rool

3-1 The Whirlwind - but for a very brave (perhaps slightly foolish 'one shot too many' type shot) on a black in latter part of frame 2, it could well be 4-0. Well done Jim ! - a great shift there :D

Konny Rool

No mid-session analysis at all on this red button - not even for the final ffs! Whatever 2 lads that do be on comms rarely say a word between frames even.

I could let that go, but a massive gripe has to be - someone has just tuned in eg, it shows the routes of all the players, and winning scores, all the way to the final,; all the while the repetitive on-hold jingle going too 😏

But it doesn't even have the current scoreline up which us with internet access etc know that Jimmy is 2 frames to the good after 4 played. I mean, come on, how hard is it to put the scoreline up?

Just about to start frame five. Hup Jimmy!

And it's JV taking over from Dennis, and Mike Dunn assumes Hendry's role

gormdubhgorm

Barring snookers looks like 3-2 White’s lead narrowed. Great battling by Walker stole frame on Jimmy after he broke down.

gormdubhgorm

This competition will be real serious stuff in about 5 years time IMO. Ken Doherty would want to hurry up and win this at some stage, to get the full set. Because soon he might even have to qualify for it.

gormdubhgorm

White gone 4-2 one frame to win title.

gormdubhgorm

4-4 now last frame decider. Walker battling - Jimmy looking tired.

Sultan of Bling

Walker wins

Sultan of Bling

Excellent break from Walker in the decider.

B2021M

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119033903#Comment_119033903

I was just thinking a few days ago he may well have already missed his chance.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119034355#Comment_119034355

Pleased he won it. His young fella watching and all. Deserved winner. Battler plus big breaks most consistent overall in tournament.

Strumms

You’d have to wonder about Jimmy and his ability to let leads slip consistently, it’s been a theme in earlier rounds of tournaments even for decades.

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119034428#Comment_119034428

In his interview he sounded a bit let down with himself at the end. First thing he said 'I can't play two matches in a day anymore'. Bit I took from it is he feels he got really dedicated when it was too late. But looking at his wiki page it is not all bad for him. He has a girlfriend over 2 decades younger than him!