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2020 World Snooker Championship

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    #4052
    AllForIt
    Registered Users Posts: 8,269 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    I think Hendry will get annoyed he is such a perfectionist any drop in standard frustrates him. Will never have the atitude Davis had when he got older give it a go and see what happens. Davis did not put himself under pressure to well as his snooker powers waned.
    I would like to be proved wrong as well - but I think this comeback will be shortlived.

    I agree. Over the last few days I've been watching some famous historical matches between Hendry and Ronnie and others via youtbue. Some I hadn't seen. Hendry was always a bit of a sulker but whenever he played someone on his general level, he seemed to tighten up with his demeanour on top level sulk.

    Point being, if he is to make a success of this, he's going to have to go through all that again but deal with it better this time. I can't see that happening. It's as if he's forgotten the psychological effort it takes to be at the top as if all it would take is to sort out his sighting.


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    #4053
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users Posts: 18,218 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    AllForIt wrote: »
    I agree. Over the last few days I've been watching some famous historical matches between Hendry and Ronnie and others via youtbue. Some I hadn't seen. Hendry was always a bit of a sulker but whenever he played someone on his general level, he seemed to tighten up with his demeanour on top level sulk.

    Point being, if he is to make a success of this, he's going to have to go through all that again but deal with it better this time. I can't see that happening. It's as if he's forgotten the psychological effort it takes to be at the top as if all it would take is to sort out his sighting.

    Ironically for all the talk of Ronnie being a perfectionist. I think his 'not bovvered mate. y'know' way of calming himself has helped him.

    Saw this interview between ROS and Andy Goldstein late April 2020 - lockdown Ronnie not a care in the world.



    But the bit that shocked me was Ronnie went 9 months without hitting a ball.
    Not even an exhibition. @0.35

    Goldstein: And how did that effect you?

    ROS: 6-7 weeks practice then I won the worlds mate....

    @0.49 even Goldstein who knows him well since school was surprised

    I can never imagine Hendry saying he is not bothered no pressure and so on. And able to switch it back on when he wants to play after a hiatus.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #4054
    AllForIt
    Registered Users Posts: 8,269 ✭✭✭AllForIt


    ^^ I think the difference between Ronnie and Hendry is that Ronnie get's annoyed with himself for not being a perfectionist in terms of his skill on the table but Hendry was more a perfectionist in terms of winning alone. Once Hendry started to loose more regularly he fell apart altogether whereas if Ronnie plays up to his skill level on the table he's right back in it as good as he ever was.


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    #4055
    Invidious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Invidious


    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    But the bit that shocked me was Ronnie went 9 months without hitting a ball.
    Not even an exhibition. @0.35

    I think he's referring there to the 2012-13 season when he didn't play apart from the World Championship.


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    #4056
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users Posts: 18,218 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    Invidious wrote: »
    I think he's referring there to the 2012-13 season when he didn't play apart from the World Championship.

    Exactly it's mad makes it his best win by far. Incredible he was able to do that.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #4057
    Invidious
    Closed Accounts Posts: 528 ✭✭✭Invidious


    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    Exactly it's mad makes it his best win by far. Incredible he was able to do that.

    He was working intensively with Steve Peters at that time too. Agreed, an amazing achievement. I have never seen him play better or more consistently than he did in the 2013 World Championship.


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    #4058
    Sandor Clegane
    Registered Users Posts: 1,060 ✭✭✭Sandor Clegane


    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    Exactly it's mad makes it his best win by far. Incredible he was able to do that.

    He's just so naturally talented, his ability to just go up in gear is incredible.

    He turns the class on and off like a light switch.


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    #4059
    paddyref
    Registered Users Posts: 102 ✭✭paddyref


    Ronnie beaten 5-4 tonight by 18yr old Cork lad Aaron Hill in European open. Great safety game by Hill and took his chances well. Roared into a 3-1 lead , Ronnie took next 3 in a row but under huge pressure Hill stuck in there to get the last 2 with a 78 break in the last frame. Up Cork.


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    #4060
    El_Duderino 09
    Registered Users Posts: 19,933 ✭✭✭✭El_Duderino 09


    paddyref wrote: »
    Ronnie beaten 5-4 tonight by 18yr old Cork lad Aaron Hill in European open. Great safety game by Hill and took his chances well. Roared into a 3-1 lead , Ronnie took next 3 in a row but under huge pressure Hill stuck in there to get the last 2 with a 78 break in the last frame. Up Cork.

    Great result He plays Matthew Stevens next (I think).

    There's a thread about the European masters tournament


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