2019 Masters

The Nal · 14-01-2019 2:37pm

Great frame for Bingham. Stopped Ronnie from starting quick.

Arthur Daley · 14-01-2019 2:45pm

Think this is the first time I've heard of this option to knock about a few balls on the match table an hour before the match. A la tennis. Don't see why a player wouldn't take up the option. Certainly for the less seasoned pros. Luca Brecel did it yesterday but they didn't bother with it before this match.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 14-01-2019 2:47pm

Ronnie looks extremely nervy and unsettled in this match so far.

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 2:50pm

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Think this is the first time I've heard of this option to knock about a few balls on the match table an hour before the match. A la tennis. Don't see why a player wouldn't take up the option. Certainly for the less seasoned pros. Luca Brecel did it yesterday but they didn't bother with it before this match.

Can’t see why they wouldn’t either, seems a no brainer. Ken seemed to be suggesting the players aren’t that keen on the idea, no idea why.

Arthur Daley · 14-01-2019 2:55pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Can’t see why they wouldn’t either, seems a no brainer. Ken seemed to be suggesting the players aren’t that keen on the idea, no idea why.

Got to think it would be a big plus for a qualifier if they could do this in the Crucible. Help to settle down and get a proper feel for the place, and the table.

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 3:18pm

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Got to think it would be a big plus for a qualifier if they could do this in the Crucible. Help to settle down and get a proper feel for the place, and the table.

Absolutely, can’t see any reason why it shouldn’t be a regular thing. Anything to help them adjust should be encouraged.

Hasn’t caught fire this match at all, ronnie with his b game but looks like it will be good enough.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 14-01-2019 3:24pm

Ronnie hitting his stride now, carving out a 96 break from a tricky table to take a 2-1 lead.

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 3:32pm

Disagree with hendry there, I don’t think this is bingham being intimidated by ronnie. He’s just playing rubbish, simple as. Has a terrible masters record, just seems to hate the event for some reason.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 14-01-2019 3:35pm

A 134 from Ronnie (that's century #987) to lead 3-1 at the midsession interval.

The Nal · 14-01-2019 3:35pm

987 centuries. When will he pass 1000?

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 3:46pm

The Nal wrote: »

987 centuries. When will he pass 1000?

Guessing the welsh open but that’s assuming he keeps winning matches.

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 4:10pm

Incoming 988

The Nal · 14-01-2019 4:12pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Guessing the welsh open but that’s assuming he keeps winning matches.

Could be this week at this rate!

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 4:15pm

The Nal wrote: »

Could be this week at this rate!

Certainly not beyond the realm of the impossibe anyway.

Arthur Daley · 14-01-2019 4:18pm

12 tons to win 23 frames here is unlikely even for Ronnie. Next tournament will be Germany assuming Ronnie plays there, it may be there.

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 4:20pm

Didn’t enter germany so next two tournaments will be Grand Prix and Welsh. Toss up between either of those I’d say.

The Nal · 14-01-2019 4:28pm

Hope its the Welsh. Eurosport, BBC Wales and Quest all show it.

What is is with Bingham? Am I correct in hearing hes only got out of R1 once?!

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 4:31pm

The Nal wrote: »

Hope its the Welsh. Eurosport, BBC Wales and Quest all show it.

Welsh would be good with Willie Thorne on commentary!

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 14-01-2019 5:28pm

The Nal wrote: »

Hope its the Welsh. Eurosport, BBC Wales and Quest all show it.

What is is with Bingham? Am I correct in hearing hes only got out of R1 once?!

Yes. He reached the semifinals in 2016. Otherwise he's had 7 first-round losses and one loss in the wildcard round.

Arthur Daley · 14-01-2019 9:08pm

Long bout of safety on this pink. 15 mins and counting. Lisowski needs it for sure at 2-0 down

El_Duderino 09 · 14-01-2019 9:14pm

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Long bout of safety on this pink. 15 mins and counting. Lisowski needs it for sure at 2-0 down

Some contest for the pink there. Sone good safety but some bad misses and the pink always seemed to get safe.

El_Duderino 09 · 14-01-2019 9:15pm

I’m just not convinced by Jack Lisowski. He’s not bad but I just haven’t seen him play great snooker.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 14-01-2019 9:40pm

Ding wins two frames in a row on the black to lead 4-0 at the interval.

The Nal · 14-01-2019 10:04pm

This will be over early.

Joe_ Public · 14-01-2019 10:22pm

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

I’m just not convinced by Jack Lisowski. He’s not bad but I just haven’t seen him play great snooker.

Looks great when hoovering up the low rankers but keeps falling short against the top guys. I hear people comparing him to trump but trump has won lots of titles and been in a world final. I don’t see that in Lisowski yet and probably never.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 14-01-2019 11:07pm

Tomorrow's matches...

1pm: Mark Williams vs Neil Robertson

7pm: Barry Hawkins vs Shaun Murphy

AllForIt · 15-01-2019 12:13am

Don't know what happened to Bingham there, he never got into a grove at all. Embarrassing at times.

Fast table, strange first frame, Ally Pally London crowd, Ronnie = completely bottled it, maybe.

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 12:39am

Was particularly struck by Binghams masters record which now stands at 9 appearances and EIGHT first round exits. Just can’t seem to get it going there for whatever reason. Can’t see why he’d bottle it against ronnie when he’s beaten him previously on several occasions, including at the worlds. Hard to understand really.

Arthur Daley · 15-01-2019 4:14pm

Bit of a match here at 3-2 Williams vs Robertson. Some steal in frame 5 by Robertson after Willo missed a sitter for frame ball.

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 4:21pm

We have a ball game now alright!

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 15-01-2019 4:26pm

Robertson levels with a century, and it's 3-3 after Williams looked like he was cruising.

Arthur Daley · 15-01-2019 4:54pm

Taylor and Davis are always an entertaininng commentary for me. Not often paired together but I think it works well, so long as it's only just the one mention of 1985 allowed per session.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 15-01-2019 5:02pm

Crazy situation here with the pink.

Arthur Daley · 15-01-2019 5:03pm

Williams 3-5 down all of a sudden

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 5:03pm

Mental stuff from williams, head exploded

The Nal · 15-01-2019 5:04pm

I like and hate at how crazy Mark Williams can be

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 5:04pm

Absolute bonkers frame but great drama all the same!

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 15-01-2019 5:05pm

Couldn't make any sense of that shot on the pink by Williams.

He's now gone from 3-1 ahead to 3-5 down.

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 5:08pm

Must have been trying to go up & down table twice with pink but got his angles all mixed up. Only sane explanation I can come up with.

The Nal · 15-01-2019 5:14pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Must have been trying to go up & down table twice with pink but got his angles all mixed up. Only sane explanation I can come up with.

He had a crazy amount of side on it which was odd. He could've easily just went down the table once. Bizarre stuff.

I think it was just a hit and hope!

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 5:21pm

The Nal wrote: »

He had a crazy amount of side on it which was odd. He could've easily just went down the table once. Bizarre stuff.

I think it was just a hit and hope!

Easiest shot as Taylor alluded to was just play pink onto left cush with cue ball on opposite cush. Simples.

I think your right, it’s just hit and hope. Is he trying to pot it? Seems so as he makes sure to leave a shot on the black. Just insane either way, abnormally stupid.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 15-01-2019 5:23pm

I love Mark Williams but he can be infuriatingly nonchalant. That was just not the time for a hit and hope. He's out of the tournament now.

The Nal · 15-01-2019 5:26pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Easiest shot as Taylor alluded to was just play pink onto left cush with cue ball on opposite cush. Simples.

I think your right, it’s just hit and hope. Is he trying to pot it? Seems so as he makes sure to leave a shot on the black. Just insane either way, abnormally stupid.

Yeah looked at it a few times and all I can think of is that he was trying to run it round the angles few times and hope it dropped in somewhere. Madness.

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 5:28pm

Thing is he didn’t just get down and lash it, he actually spent at least a minute thinking about the shot and that’s what his thought process came up with. So very very strange.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 15-01-2019 8:21pm

Hawkins and Murphy on the red button now. Hawkins just won the first frame.

vkus6mt3y8zg2q · 15-01-2019 8:23pm

It's on Eurosport 2 as well

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 8:33pm

Standard want to lift a bit here, pretty dire stuff so far from both.

vkus6mt3y8zg2q · 15-01-2019 9:26pm

Murphy very poor tonight. Didn't know he'd moved over to Dublin til they mentioned it in commentary. Wonder where he practices. He's doing an exhibition in the Spawell next month....based on tonight's display I'll keep that €20 in my pocket

Arthur Daley · 15-01-2019 10:09pm

Good to see him get a frame in

Joe_ Public · 15-01-2019 10:20pm

Braden Victorious Soapbox wrote: »

Murphy very poor tonight. Didn't know he'd moved over to Dublin til they mentioned it in commentary. Wonder where he practices. He's doing an exhibition in the Spawell next month....based on tonight's display I'll keep that €20 in my pocket

Spends a lot of his time up in celbridge I believe sparring heavy sessions with Fergal O’Brien. Seems a decent setup though results not going his way this season. Fair chance he’ll be in the world qualifying if his results don’t pick up.

2019 Masters

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