2019 World Snooker Championship (Mod Note Post One)

The Nal · 23-04-2019 10:49am

Low quality stuff. Ronnie in big trouble here.

Pissartist · 23-04-2019 10:54am

I'd say the game is praying Ronnie wins,
otherwise the viewing figures will be shot to pieces having to watch mark selby

Exclamation Marc · 23-04-2019 10:54am

Ronnie must have something on later this week and needs the days free

Loafing Oaf · 23-04-2019 10:56am

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

Ronnie must have something on later this week and needs the days free

Commentary on the tournament:p

sligeach · 23-04-2019 11:02am

Cahill shouldn't have played that last shot. Pushed the boat out too far.......... Looks like it won't matter. AGAIN!

Exclamation Marc · 23-04-2019 11:03am

Some dreadful queuing from Ronnie here.

Cahill should make this 8-5.

Muppet Man · 23-04-2019 11:06am

Slow Pink to the middle looked like it rolled away...

Ronnie in the horrors at the moment.

Loafing Oaf · 23-04-2019 11:07am

Looks like Ronnie's thrown his hat at this match

Cahill in to 4/7

sligeach · 23-04-2019 11:07am

8-5 it is.

Cosmo Kramer · 23-04-2019 11:08am

Ronnie has no interest in playing snooker this week. Clearly just wants to be on the Eurosport couch.

Sandor Clegane · 23-04-2019 11:08am

Dont think ive ever seen Ronnie play this bad.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 11:09am

Had Cahill took a few more of his chances yesterday, the match would be already over.

Pighead · 23-04-2019 11:11am

Wow. This is dreadful from O'Sullivan. I thought after that first frame he was gonna cruise towards victory but he's gone back into ****show mode. Cahill looking nervy though. He's giving Ronnie plenty of chances to get back into this. Can the rocket get his act together in time?

zuutroy · 23-04-2019 11:14am

Crucible really a house of horrors for Ronnie the last 5 years.

The Nal · 23-04-2019 11:15am

Pighead wrote: »

Wow. This is dreadful from O'Sullivan. I thought after that first frame he was gonna cruise towards victory but he's gone back into ****show mode. Cahill looking nervy though. He's giving Ronnie plenty of chances to get back into this. Can the rocket get his act together in time?

Ronnie doesn't tend to battle through like Selby does he? Hes either on it or not. His body language is terrible today, looks well off.

Loafing Oaf · 23-04-2019 11:19am

The Nal wrote: »

Ronnie doesn't tend to battle through like Selby does he? Hes either on it or not. His body language is terrible today, looks well off.

When Ronnie is in bored/fidgety mode you wonder how he has ever won anything because he's liable to miss any shot/lose to any player.

The Nal · 23-04-2019 11:24am

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

When Ronnie is in bored/fidgety mode you wonder how he has ever won anything because he's liable to miss any shot/lose to any player.

Yeah, especially over longer matches. Its almost as if he purposely self destructs sometimes at the Crucible when hes a heavy favourite.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 11:32am

Dreadful miss by Cahill on the red after fluking the black. I wonder is it nerves of possibly seeing the finishing line.

Pissartist · 23-04-2019 11:32am

yes he's only a 5 time world champ with over 1000 centuries

Loafing Oaf · 23-04-2019 11:36am

The Nal wrote: »

Yeah, especially over longer matches. Its almost as if he purposely self destructs sometimes at the Crucible when hes a heavy favourite.

Always seemed an unnatural conjunction to me, such a twitchy guy being the most naturally gifted player at a sport where vast reserves of patience and calm are nearly always part of the package. Like a 5 foot 5 fella being an absolutely brilliant basketballer...

The Nal · 23-04-2019 11:37am

Pissartist wrote: »

yes he's only a 5 time world champ with over 1000 centuries

Yup but hes gone out in the first or second round 8 times before. Including 2016 and 2018 second round losses. A few of them were very similar to this.

Its rare, but very occasionally he doesn't turn up.

Edit - but then again he goes and knocks in a century just like he was brushing his teeth and daydreaming.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 11:45am

Cahill is making a few poor decisions for me at the moment.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 11:52am

That was a great chance botched by Cahill.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 11:55am

I think Cahill is starting to unravel.

Exclamation Marc · 23-04-2019 12:01pm

sligeach wrote: »

I think Cahill is starting to unravel.

Yeah, nerves maybe starting to get the better of him. Ronnie certainly giving him the chance to beat him in most frames.

Pighead · 23-04-2019 12:03pm

sligeach wrote: »

I think Cahill is starting to unravel.

He's been nervy all day in fairness. Fighting for position the whole time. He's only winning frames because Ronnie keeps giving him second and third bites of the cherry. I'll be surprised if he manages to get a break over 40 between now and end of match.

Exclamation Marc · 23-04-2019 12:08pm

Ronnie playing to his clinical best in this frame.

Night and day differences to even two or three frames ago.

He looks utterly jaded though as he sits back down.

ebbsy · 23-04-2019 12:10pm

Arse falling out of yer man now.

Big frame here but I think he's done.

Sandor Clegane · 23-04-2019 12:11pm

Wouldn't bet against Ronnie now although he looks out of sorts.

zuutroy · 23-04-2019 12:11pm

Ronnie is such an infuriating man to be a fan of.

Holy Diver · 23-04-2019 12:12pm

Ronnie looks pretty depressed tbh.

Hopefully he scrapes over the line.

martyos121 · 23-04-2019 12:13pm

Ronnie yawning away here, looks tired and completely disinterested.

Exclamation Marc · 23-04-2019 12:14pm

Strange decision not to replace that second foul/miss.

Cahill has the lay to win this frame now.

The Nal · 23-04-2019 12:14pm

Holy Diver wrote: »

Ronnie looks pretty depressed tbh.

He looks knackered. 8 all at the Crucible and hes yawning.

martyos121 · 23-04-2019 12:20pm

Cahill crumbling under the pressure, he couldn’t possibly be getting any more help from Ronnie but he just doesn’t have the nerve to make it count.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 12:20pm

Bad miss from Cahill, definitely nerves and an easy clearance for Ronnie now.

Exclamation Marc · 23-04-2019 12:23pm

Even as a Ronnie fan, an upset of this magnitude would be so much more enjoyable if he was playing near his best and was bested by Cahill playing out of his skin.

This 'not-arsed/half-asleep' performance is just so disappointing.

Woeful miss on the pink there.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 12:24pm

Cahill has had so many chances and he's blown it. Having said that, Ronnie just missed the pink.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 12:26pm

Well done James, great bottle at the end there. Lucky though.

martyos121 · 23-04-2019 12:27pm

Another terrible shot choice from Ronnie, he fully deserves to go out here.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 12:31pm

Should be 9 all. The balls are spread nicely.

Exclamation Marc · 23-04-2019 12:36pm

All there for Cahill to win this match.

The Nal · 23-04-2019 12:37pm

Needlessly aggressive shot into the pink and pack there from Ronnie. This could be it.

sligeach · 23-04-2019 12:37pm

They're all there for the taking for Cahill. Can he hold himself together though?

sligeach · 23-04-2019 12:41pm

Eh sorry, John Virgo, Ronnie is not the greatest ever player.

Loafing Oaf · 23-04-2019 12:41pm

And there it is:eek:

sligeach · 23-04-2019 12:42pm

Does anyone know the odds of this victory by Cahill?

Cosmo Kramer · 23-04-2019 12:43pm

Ronnie threat to quit the game coming in 5, 4, 3...

martyos121 · 23-04-2019 12:43pm

And Cahill wins it! Disappointed to see Ronnie go out so early but he’s just never in the mood at the Crucible anymore, he fully deserved to lose that and it was there to win, Cahill didn’t exactly play jaw-dropping snooker.

Exclamation Marc · 23-04-2019 12:43pm

Shambolic from Ronnie.

Great to see Cahill not break under pressure at the end. A not-arsed Ronnie didn't deserve to win that.

2019 World Snooker Championship (Mod Note Post One)

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