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UK Championship Barbican York, 12th - 20th November BBC, Eurosport

Arthur Daley

New format for this, with two tables in the arena, and last 32 onwards, rather than the older format with many matches played across a 128 flat draw.

Jury will be out on this format change, and whether or not it can help restore the UK Championship to some of its former glory. Matches are still best of 11 up to the final next Sunday.

Personally, I'd like a best of 31 final across two days, and best of 17 semi finals on Friday, to recognise the historical weighting of the UK Championships, distinguish it from other tournaments, and get players in the frame of mind for multi session matches outside of Sheffield.

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gormdubhgorm

There was a good bit in studio there. Ken spotted that Murphy’s cueing arm is not as straight as it was normally. Could Hinder him for shots off the cushions. Davis implied it could be because of Murphy’s back/neck pain issues.

Brian?

Trump v Murphy is a good match. Best I think I’ve seen this week. Lots of good safety.

Murphy looks in trouble physically now though.

Strumms

Murphy really needs this frame… from the bit I’ve seen his positional game is a bit hit and miss and potting suspect.

Judd having a bit of luck at times by missing pots and not leaving anything.

gormdubhgorm

It’s Parrott/Hendry on the comm for Murphy/Trump.

Murphy was snookered in baulk right behind yellow on Cushion

Hendry - this could be one of those impossible snookers

Parrot - twice across?

Murphy then plays it, hits red first go easily.

Parrott - You just stick to potting balls - I will do the snookers!

Sweet Talkin Romeo

I don't like Parrott - he was slagging Mark Allen off (well, taking the mick anyhow) when they were both on comms duty, last night or the night before (forget who was playing)

Shaun has to fancy hisself to win this one surely - so long as he don't push any boats out

Gwan the honorary Irishman ☺️

gormdubhgorm

Murphy-Trump really long 7th frame. Scrappy the way the balls went. But great safety/snookers by the two lads. It was basically brown ball game.

Murphy won to pull a frame back. Trump 4-Murphy 3. Great long brown from Murphy.

Sweet Talkin Romeo

that excellent thin cut on the brown up in baulk - to leave cueball down on t'other end - from Murphy, was the best of all the safety shots in the latter stages of that frame, imo

and Trump in again early here :(

will Shaun rue that missed green? hope not

Sweet Talkin Romeo

balls in good positions for snookers

Murph still got a chance here 😊

madness by Trump there - flirting with knocking black in 🙂

gormdubhgorm

5-3 Trump now. He has impressed me. Has mixed it up well tactically and long pots.

gormdubhgorm

5-4 now Murphy century. Good auld match.

Arthur Daley

147 with a bad back. Almost

The Nal

Cmon Shaun! Maxi is on!

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119886705#Comment_119886705

In Hard luck he was, decider anyway.

Strumms

One bad shot and no max… he’d have deserved it.

now.. decider.

btw Trump has had a good degree of luck, how many reds has he missed and by pure fortune achieved cover !? be nice if Shaun might benefit too.

Sweet Talkin Romeo

hup ya boy ya Spud!!

gormdubhgorm

Pity that Murphy / Trump wasn’t a final. Both fellas played great.

The Nal

Trump knew it as over when he missed the pot down the cushion. Fair play to Murph.

Sweet Talkin Romeo

predictions:

Hossein Vafaei win 6-4

Bingham win 6-3

€5 win on Hossein @ ~11/8 on exchange ☺️

would imagine Bingham be too good for Joe

Sweet Talkin Romeo

Murphy on comms on RB 😁

have a rest Shaun!

Bingham about to level up at one apiece here

Strumms

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119886770#Comment_119886770

was thinking the same.

Lisowski is hammering Vafaei 3-0… and easily too.. I am thinking whitewash.

however Jack missing an easy black off it’s spot as I type and Hossein with a decent opportunity to pull one back.

Sweet Talkin Romeo

Lisowski in scintillating form

a lotta comp for Ronnie, with plenty 'holding their hands up' , as they say :)

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119887301#Comment_119887301

That Iranian fella just knocked in fluid century 3-1 now. It is on BBC 4 for some strange reason.

Sweet Talkin Romeo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119887322#Comment_119887322

It is on BBC 4 for some strange reason.

Good! (good spot too gdg 👏 ) makes it easier to switch between channels 😊

more of the same pleeze Beeb ,,,,,, "going forward" 🤣

Sweet Talkin Romeo

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119887357#Comment_119887357

fekkit - think they're showing same match as Eurosport

pity :(

Brian?

https://snookerfreaks.com/ronnie-osullivans-brutal-assessment-of-snooker-tour-i-dont-think-anyone-has-it/?fbclid=IwAR2UPZxRY9jNI9GhiY438DO55ml5ZXKCtOvMoPskW63kPBq9PwL3_aKnnzg

my favourite bit is where he says there is no Hendry or Higgins around today, even though Higgins is ranked 4 in the world

kirk.

Prediction Contest :

Ronnie 6 Ding 4

gormdubhgorm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119888922#Comment_119888922

I think Ronnie will win handier 6-2. That was top of my head. But I then looked up cuetracker. Recent results have been close but Ronnie has won them all.

https://cuetracker.net/head-to-head/ronnie-osullivan/ding-junhui

The last time Ding beat Ronnie was the 2019 UK. Last 16 Ding won 6-4. If I remember the BBC implied that since the Covid lockdowns etc were particularly hard on him. And stalled his snooker momentum.

The previous time to that where Ding won v Ronnie was in WC 2017.

I find it really frustrating watching Ding. Seems like a nice fella. I always hope he does well. A nice silky player.

But he seems to find a way to lose games he could have won. He needs to spend a year practicing with Selby/Higgins I think.

Edit - I left out the 2017 WC! Seems like a lifetime ago!

Spiderpig92

I think our hopes rest on Ding if we are to have a close run tournament over the weekend. Think Ronnie steamrollers home on Sunday night if he gets through this...Of course I know Mark Allen looks good on the other side but it's a long time since he beat Ronnie over a distance. Ding has a decent record over Ronnie in recent majors, I think back to the 2019 UK and 2017 Worlds so could be a decent shout - Would love to see him back on top form- I think at his best he is still leaps and bounds ahead as the top Chinese player.

Sweet Talkin Romeo

Hup Ding !

Sweet Talkin Romeo

late prediction

Ronnie: 6-5

tho me backed Ding in double with Tom Ford ☺️