2019 World Snooker Championship (Mod Note Post One)

Steviesol · 27-04-2019 07:20PM

Loving the competition this year. I wonder Where Matthew Stevens is this year.? Is he off boil

Onecoolcookie · 27-04-2019 07:27PM

Anyone got a decent stream for the Williams match?

Was watching in on BBC and then it switched off...

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 27-04-2019 07:29PM

Steviesol wrote: »

Loving the competition this year. I wonder Where Matthew Stevens is this year.? Is he off boil

Stevens is now down to 48 in the world, so had to play in the qualifiers, where he was beaten in the third round by Tian Pengfei.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 27-04-2019 07:36PM

Onecoolcookie wrote: »

Anyone got a decent stream for the Williams match?

Was watching in on BBC and then it switched off...

Don't have any streams, sorry. But Gilbert has won this frame with a 139 break to go 12-8 up at the interval. Looks very ominous for Williams now.

On the other table, Trump leads Ding 3-1 at the midsession interval.

Joe_ Public · 27-04-2019 07:39PM

If you have a betting account, powers or betfair or one of those, you can watch it free on their sites. Otherwise eurosport player only option i think.

Ding very slack so far, should be 2-2 at worst, wonder if that will be story of the match! Imagine Mark will just go for his shots now, devil may care time, can be dangerous in that kind of mood but surely too much to do here.

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 27-04-2019 07:54PM

Can't see it happening for Mark Williams tonight. He's not playing well, was in hospital yesterday, and generally looks like he's not interested in being there.

Steviesol · 27-04-2019 08:18PM

Evalyn Ripe Canvas wrote: »

Stevens is now down to 48 in the world, so had to play in the qualifiers, where he was beaten in the third round by Tian Pengfei.

Okay thanks for clarifying. Unusual not to see him

Loafing Oaf · 27-04-2019 08:21PM

Champ is out

Cosmo Kramer · 27-04-2019 08:38PM

Only one previous champion will make the last four this year. Quite an open championship, someone like Zhou Yuelong could go very deep.

gormdubhgorm · 27-04-2019 09:26PM

Ding rallied v Trump he is now 5-3 behind. Trump looks sickened as he should be miles ahead.

Say Your Number · 27-04-2019 10:43PM

Mod: Just a note, posting links to illegal streaming sites is against the charter, don't want to see any more of it.

mdwexford · 27-04-2019 11:03PM

Maguire v Cahill was fantastic viewing earlier. Give me that drama and tension every time.

Shame to not see Williams put up a better defence of his title. Gilbert looked to be playing pretty well from what I saw though.

Thought Trump v Ding was going to be amazing but it wasn’t the high quality affair I expected. Up for grabs for whoever can up their game tomorrow.

mickdw · 27-04-2019 11:28PM

Joe_ Public wrote: »

DJIMI TRARORE wrote: »

Not really watching long sessions this year,half hour /45 mins here and there but have seen a lot today and am surprised by the small amount of kicks I've seen. Have they come up with a magic cure?

There's a new chalk a lot of the players are using that seems to be eliminating a lot of the kicks. Only downside is its expensive, 20 yo-yos a stick apparently, so a few skinflints (eg Trump) are sticking with the old cheapo triangle stuff. They do say you tend to get the odd miscue with the new stuff, but i think that threat diminishes once you adapt to it.

I've seen an awful lot of kicks but perhaps not the huge kicks of old.
I'd be very wary of swapping chalk myself.
If the other one increases the likely hood of miscues, well that to me would suggest it's not a good. Also, I find there is nothing worse than a miscue to put me off my game. Destroys confidence and puts timing completely out the window for a while.
To suggest it's anything to do with cost for the top pros is nuts. I'm sure they get buckets of the stuff given to them anyway.

Joe_ Public · 28-04-2019 07:57AM

mickdw wrote: »

I've seen an awful lot of kicks but perhaps not the huge kicks of old.
I'd be very wary of swapping chalk myself.
If the other one increases the likely hood of miscues, well that to me would suggest it's not a good. Also, I find there is nothing worse than a miscue to put me off my game. Destroys confidence and puts timing completely out the window for a while.
To suggest it's anything to do with cost for the top pros is nuts. I'm sure they get buckets of the stuff given to them anyway.

There'll always be bad contacts for a variety of reasons (atmosphere, static, dust, etc) but there's absolutely no question, if you watch snooker on a regular basis, that the preponderance of kicks has been substantially reduced and, while there may still be some disagreement on it, the overwhelming consensus is that the new chalk is the primary reason for it. You can even see in some matches that the tell-tale sign of chalk marks on the cloth is absent. On the miscues, again i think the consensus would be that the slight chance of a miscue is a more than acceptable price to pay for the greater reassurance that you wont get a terrible kick at a crucial part of a match. I believe the majority of top pros have changed by this stage so that's the telling stat.

As regards the cost, i very much doubt the makers hand that stuff out for free as the pros and other top players would be their primary market. Comment about trump was a bit glib, i'd admit, if he prefers to use the old stuff for his own technical reasons, then that's entirely up to him and fair enough.

Tom Mann Centuria · 28-04-2019 09:31AM

Not a Shaun Murphy fan, at all, but this short interview is very revealing, and shows the effect bullying has on people.

https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1121893333062901761?s=20

I knew he hated Rushden and you can see why (plus its a pretty tough small town anyway).

xi5yvm0owc1s2b · 28-04-2019 10:33AM

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Not a Shaun Murphy fan, at all, but this short interview is very revealing, and shows the effect bullying has on people.

Sounds horrific.

He's also spoken out recently about how trolls have targeted him on social media because of his weight. It's not a very pleasant world we live in anymore.

Kyren Wilson in trouble already, as Hawkins leads him 4-0 at the midsession interval. Looking forward to Ding/Trump this afternoon.

Joe_ Public · 28-04-2019 11:00AM

Not to put the jinx on it but as good a chance for a max as you'll see this.

Edit: and i immediately put the hex on it! Unlucky with the canon.

Loafing Oaf · 28-04-2019 11:25AM

You'd think Wilson has to win this frame to have any sort of shout

sligeach · 28-04-2019 11:40AM

5 centuries out of 7 frames in the Wilson/Hawkins match. And an 82. Last 4 frames in a row have had centuries, that’s some standard.

Loafing Oaf · 28-04-2019 12:37PM

Zhou 5-2 up on Carter. Surprise to me anyway...

gormdubhgorm · 28-04-2019 12:39PM

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Not a Shaun Murphy fan, at all, but this short interview is very revealing, and shows the effect bullying has on people.

https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1121893333062901761?s=20

I knew he hated Rushden and you can see why (plus its a pretty tough small town anyway).

I thought that was known already years ago? Must be a slow news day. It is being dressed up like it is new thing.
Suits Murphy's martyr complex. It will do his burgeoning media career no harm to have the 'rising above adversity' spin put on his background in this day and age.

gormdubhgorm · 28-04-2019 12:41PM

sligeach wrote: »

5 centuries out of 7 frames in the Wilson/Hawkins match. And an 82. Last 4 frames in a row have had centuries, that’s some standard.

I saw a bit of that it was some level alright. It has the makings of a last frame decider the way they are going.

gormdubhgorm · 28-04-2019 12:45PM

As far as commentators go I think Alan McManus is heading for the number one spot?

He has a great turn of phrase comes out with things like 'Is he going to into the orchard now?'
Meaning the pack of reds.

'Pressure is like a snakebite, you get more immunity after each one, so the body get's used to it'

Exclamation Marc · 28-04-2019 01:07PM

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

As far as commentators go I think Alan McManus is heading for the number one spot?

He has a great turn of phrase comes out with things like 'Is he going to into the orchard now?'
Meaning the pack of reds.

'Pressure is like a snakebite, you get more immunity after each one, so the body get's used to it'

I do really enjoy his commentary. Have to say I enjoy malt commentators on BBC and Eurosport outside of the guy who breathes into the mic. McManus definitely one of the best.

gormdubhgorm · 28-04-2019 01:37PM

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

I do really enjoy his commentary. Have to say I enjoy malt commentators on BBC and Eurosport outside of the guy who breathes into the mic. McManus definitely one of the best.

Yeah, plus McManus is good on all the technical stuff cue actions, angles, explains it well.

Gwynplaine · 28-04-2019 01:54PM

Judd is losing the hair at a fast rate.

gormdubhgorm · 28-04-2019 02:02PM

Gwynplaine wrote: »

Judd is losing the hair at a fast rate.

He should have a chat with the Whirlwind and Ebdon. Better off shaving it off at this stage.
Better chance of intimidating opponents as well?

Inviere · 28-04-2019 02:13PM

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Zhou 5-2 up on Carter. Surprise to me anyway...

Hopefully he can see Carter out, the guy is insufferable.

Exclamation Marc · 28-04-2019 02:31PM

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

He should have a chat with the Whirlwind and Ebdon. Better off shaving it off at this stage.
Better chance of intimidating opponents as well?

Better chance of camouflaging next to the white ball!

Tom Mann Centuria · 28-04-2019 02:32PM

Inviere wrote: »

Hopefully he can see Carter out, the guy is insufferable.

Carter, to still be at this level after everything he's been through is staggering but yep, he's hard to warm to.

2019 World Snooker Championship (Mod Note Post One)

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