Snooker Season 2025/26

sligeach · 14-01-2026 10:35PM

That was an excellent total clearance of 135 by Robertson. He now leads 4-2. Every match so far in this tournament has finished 6-2, it's still on to continue that trend.

DJIMI TRARORE · 14-01-2026 11:08PM

Wakelin is woeful, missing pots by 2 inches, the 6-2 is looking very likely

Arthur Daley · 14-01-2026 11:10PM

Think his head is kind of gone

Great snooker there though

testtech05 · 14-01-2026 11:23PM

Seems to have suddenly found his cueing again early in this frame.... Until I jinxed him at 33

Arthur Daley · 14-01-2026 11:33PM

8 matches.

8 6-2 results

sligeach · 14-01-2026 11:36PM

And so it is, 6-2.

All 8 matches in the opening round have finished on this scoreline. Robertson played really well, Wakelin didn't offer any real challenge. 3 centuries from Neil and he has the highest pot success of any player thus far, 96+%.

gormdubhgorm · 15-01-2026 04:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124148195#Comment_124148195

I was thinking in the last round a few people might have just randomly done accumulators with 6-2 for a euro or two.

It has been a decent tournament so far I think. Hard to call the overall winner.

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You probably had a better view at Goffs than on the telly, alright. Thankfully there was Aonghus McAnally on commentary.

gormdubhgorm · 15-01-2026 04:23PM

3-3 in a match at last. John Higgins doing his usual shrewd stuff v Zhao.

eeepaulo · 15-01-2026 04:41PM

The 3 matches left in the QF are between 7/2-19/5 for a 6-2 either way in odds checker.

Assuming the first round odds where the same an accumulator on would be (7/2)^8 = 22518/1

If only I had biff's almanac

sligeach · 15-01-2026 05:53PM

That's a sickening fluke for Zhao by John on the red. He's going to win this frame now to make it 5-5.

The Nal · 15-01-2026 05:54PM

Decider!

Unbelievable fluke from Higgins to get in for 5-5.

He's had a couple.

sligeach · 15-01-2026 06:07PM

John breaks down on 34. I'm glad Zhao is getting a chance, it's the least he deserves after the outrageous fluke in the last frame, and he's due some luck.

But Stephen Hendry said before Zhao broke off, that he's giving John a shot at a red on break off all match, and so it continued.

The Nal · 15-01-2026 06:13PM

And Higgins wins it. With a huge slice of luck. Great match.

Arthur Daley · 15-01-2026 06:14PM

Zhao put the boat out too much on that last red. Hit too hard.

gormdubhgorm · 15-01-2026 06:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124150310#Comment_124150310

How did he win that game ? Wizard is right.

The Nal · 15-01-2026 06:15PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124150312#Comment_124150312

Incredible.

Rob Walker. What an overly enthusiastic pain in the arse.

sligeach · 15-01-2026 06:15PM

John's first words in his post match interview: "I was so lucky!"

You don't say?

Edit: John reiterates again in the BBC studio with his first words: "I don't know what to say, I was so lucky."

gormdubhgorm · 15-01-2026 06:16PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124150311#Comment_124150311

Zhao Hammered a long blue in another frame as well, must have started tightening up

sligeach · 15-01-2026 06:18PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124150311#Comment_124150311

True. But John got away with that escape on the last red. If that red had rolled a little further forward, I think Zhao would have got it. Had John hit the red half ball, who knows where it would have gone.

Dan Steely · 15-01-2026 06:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124150319#Comment_124150319

Higgins saying or thinking, back off a bit man will ya.

The Nal · 15-01-2026 06:24PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124150343#Comment_124150343

Arms around the shoulder, almost hugging every player.

cudsy1 · 16-01-2026 12:02AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124150365#Comment_124150365

Going back for seconds

The initial bear hug had higgins looking like a sobbing old drunk down the pub.he seemed to give walker a bit of a stare alright

Arthur Daley · 16-01-2026 12:13AM

Back to 6-2 again.

Normal service has resumed

sligeach · 16-01-2026 04:55PM

We had all 6-2's apart from Higgins and Zhao going the distance yesterday, 6-5.

So then today we've had the exact opposite of going the distance. A 6-0 whitewash by Wu of Xiao. I put on the snooker a little after 3 to find the match already over.

Brian? · 16-01-2026 06:37PM

My Wu Yize v Higgins final prediction lives on another day!

sligeach · 16-01-2026 09:31PM

Just when you thought Neil couldn't play any worse. That was a shocking attempt of trying to play a snooker on the yellow, he didn't hit it and left a free ball. Wilson back in as a result and could make it 4-0.

HeidiHeidi · 16-01-2026 09:38PM

Jaysus the pair of em!!

They'll both be well glad of the mid session interval!

sligeach · 16-01-2026 11:16PM

4-4 now. Robertson with back to back centuries. You wouldn't have given Neil any chance when he was 3-1 down at the mid-session interval. And it could easily have been 4-0 at that point, with Robertson barely stringing 4 or 5 pots together. I hope he goes on to win.

sligeach · 16-01-2026 11:32PM

Robertson 5-4 up.

testtech05 · 16-01-2026 11:48PM

Unbelievable red by Kyren after Neil was unlucky to be snookered on the red after potting the black

Snooker Season 2025/26

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