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World Championship Qualifiers 2021

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    #62
    zuutroy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,854 ✭✭✭zuutroy


    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Is that the Talking Snooker podcast?

    Yep, that's the one.


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    #63
    fran38
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    Lee Walker is ranked 121 in the world. A whole 4 ranking points above Hendry who at 125 hasn't played a ranking event in a decade lol


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    #64
    Joe_ Public
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    fran38 wrote: »
    Lee Walker is ranked 121 in the world. A whole 4 ranking points above Hendry who at 125 hasn't played a ranking event in a decade lol

    He's pretty bad, shocking straight blue missed there to gift Ken the frame. Both him and hendry are on the first year of two year cards. Walker has won one match this season, same as hendry, but hendrys will put him above on the rankings, assuming walker doesn't turn this around.


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    #65
    Joe_ Public
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    4-2, no panic but Ken got just a bit ragged since the break. Like he's been dragged down to his level by walker.


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    #66
    El_Duderino 09
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    The average shot times tell a story. Ken on a very respectable 21s and Lee on 35s.


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    #67
    Joe_ Public
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    4-3 now. Kens level markedly dropped last few frames, big frame now or this gets nervy.


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    #68
    Joe_ Public
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    This is bad, 4-4 now barring snookers. Ken somehow managed to snooker himself twice on the same red. Needs to pick it up here or very short lived crucible dream this year.


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    #69
    The Nal
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    You really get a sense of how nervous the players are in these qualifiers.


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    #70
    Genghis
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    Only joining the match late, seen the last 2 frames. A difficult watch, wonder it will suit Ken to have the remainder deferred; maybe he can get back to his early match form. Nice if Ken can somehow get this 9th frame his way.


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    #71
    Genghis
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    We may never see the end of this.

    Read that any way you like ;)

    1) Slow pace seems interminably never ending
    2) it might run to a finish on a non televised table.


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    #72
    Joe_ Public
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    Was a good green from walker there. He picked up his level, would have been hard to go any lower, and Ken dropped. No harm they've been called off and regroup for later.


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    #73
    Xander10
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    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Was a good green from walker there. He picked up his level, would have been hard to go any lower, and Ken dropped. No harm they've been called off and regroup for later.

    any time set for the final frame to be played?


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    #74
    Joe_ Public
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    Xander10 wrote: »
    any time set for the final frame to be played?

    Will be tonight when a table becomes available, not before 9.30 basically.


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    #75
    Genghis
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    Xander10 wrote: »
    any time set for the final frame to be played?

    ... the final frames hopefully


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    #76
    ebbsy
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    Xander10 wrote: »
    any time set for the final frame to be played?

    Hope Ken has put his name down to be next up on a table.


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    #77
    Joe_ Public
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    Just watching the end of Michael White losing to Ashley Carty and how sad to see a very obviously talented player struggle so hard to get results. Must be a hard life when you're not feeling great about things in general and, on top of it, your game just won't come together no matter how hard you try. An awful lot at stake for these guys.


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    #78
    Joe_ Public
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    Rebecca Kenna giving this a fair go here, Sergeant was 100/1 on to win. Nice little break to win the third.


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    #79
    Xander10
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    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Rebecca Kenna giving this a fair go here, Sergeant was 100/1 on to win. Nice little break to win the third.

    2-2. I presume they wouldn't have given you 100/1 against Rebecca


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    #80
    Joe_ Public
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    Xander10 wrote: »
    2-2. I presume they wouldn't have given you 100/1 against Rebecca

    I think she was only around 20s or something but not sure. But just stuck a few shekels on her at 10/1 on betfair during interval, just for a laugh.


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    #81
    Joe_ Public
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    Getting tight in the ken match but got no pics

    Edit: beaten. 4-6 from 4-1. Disappointing.


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    #82
    Arthur Daley
    Registered Users Posts: 4,459 ✭✭✭Arthur Daley


    Well that's it for Ken


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    #83
    zuutroy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,854 ✭✭✭zuutroy


    Terrible by Ken really.


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    #84
    Rothko
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    He really should have won it earlier today.


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    #85
    Glenman
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    Will Ken be off the tour now or what's his situation?


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    #86
    Joe_ Public
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    Glenman wrote: »
    Will Ken be off the tour now or what's his situation?

    Got one more year on his card anyway.


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    #87
    Joe_ Public
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    First 4 frames Ken looked very Good, solid, cueing well and missing nothing easy. Then all change after the interval. Walker gifted him 5th frame but Ken just started getting ragged, missing easy shots. Probably not easy play a guy like walker, spends so long cueing over shots, i kept thinking my screen had frozen. But not much of an excuse really, just didn't play well enough. Walker grew into it tbf, playing much the better snooker until they went off anyway.


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    #88
    zuutroy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,854 ✭✭✭zuutroy


    The Kenna v Sargeant match is up there with the worst I've ever seen.


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    #89
    Arthur Daley
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    Fair play Eurosport put full commentary teams out for these matches. Thought it might have just been last night for the big one.


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    #90
    Joe_ Public
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    88 clearance might just settle him down. Looked like a lad who was just feeling enormous pressure out there, remind me a bit of the ken v Reanne evans match a few years ago. Just terrified of losing.


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    #91
    ebbsy
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    zuutroy wrote: »
    The Kenna v Sargeant match is up there with the worst I've ever seen.


    Worse than last night ?


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