2020 World Snooker Championship

08-08-2020 5:22pm

Angles is great... Mentioning re the schedule about players possibly being "pulled off"

Snake Plisken · 08-08-2020 5:27pm

Good man Jamie

https://twitter.com/clarkej998/status/1292129385571594242?s=19

Joe_ Public · 08-08-2020 5:29pm

Clarke looks to be gone off the boil, whatever effect all the extraneous stuff has had on him. Probably best for him they play as few frames as possible remainder of this session.

Chalk McHugh · 08-08-2020 5:39pm

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Good man Jamie

https://twitter.com/clarkej998/status/1292129385571594242?s=19

Bit childish.

Joe_ Public · 08-08-2020 5:42pm

Sounds like he's angry and rattled. I doubt that was ever mcgills express intention but its what has happened. But going on twitter between frames is just plain silly. Remember judd doing it during a mid session interval against ding a few years ago and that was bad enough.

Mysterypunter · 08-08-2020 5:45pm

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Bit childish.

Chucking it away, never mind dancing, he would want to win a few more frames

Joe_ Public · 08-08-2020 6:22pm

Think thats it for the day. Clarke will at least have an overnight lead but needs badly to get a grip of himself before they restart. Have some sympathy for him but don't think he needed the red mist to unfurl like it did, completely unravelled there.

Joe_ Public · 08-08-2020 6:41pm

Not sure why but they have both todays matches playing to a finish tomorrow evening, instead of splitting them between afternoon and evening. Still ronnie/ding will be over before other pair have reached mid session interval probably!

Happy4all · 08-08-2020 7:25pm

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Think thats it for the day. Clarke will at least have an overnight lead but needs badly to get a grip of himself before they restart. Have some sympathy for him but don't think he needed the red mist to unfurl like it did, completely unravelled there.

Why didn't they play the last frame of the session?

Arthur Daley · 08-08-2020 7:26pm

I'm sure they want to mix it up so you are not always playing an afternoon session. No morning session tommorow. These particular matches also straddle three days. Usually it would be 3 sessons over 2 days.

Joe_ Public · 08-08-2020 7:52pm

Happy4all wrote: »

Why didn't they play the last frame of the session?

Just ran over the time a bit. If it was last session they might have played it. McGill probably a bit disappointed.

sligeach · 08-08-2020 9:00pm

"I'm so sorry" is a common phrase from the BBC presenter as they finish coverage again at a crucial point in a frame. Their coverage is dreadful.

Joe_ Public · 08-08-2020 9:02pm

Ken absolutely spot on about Robertson there. Too many negative safety shots. Been my bugbear about him for years and one of the main things holding him back.

Chalk McHugh · 08-08-2020 9:19pm

I see Clarke tweeted (Colin Murray said it) after todays session 'it worked today. But not tomorrow'. What's the need for this tweeting nonsense mid match? It's a little off putting and i hope McGill beats him tomorrow.

Sandor Clegane · 08-08-2020 9:31pm

sligeach wrote: »

"I'm so sorry" is a common phrase from the BBC presenter as they finish coverage again at a crucial point in a frame. Their coverage is dreadful.

It really is shocking.

Mervyn Skidmore · 08-08-2020 9:40pm

Feel sorry for Gould, really not at it tonight.

Joe_ Public · 08-08-2020 9:42pm

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

I see Clarke tweeted (Colin Murray said it) after todays session 'it worked today. But not tomorrow'. What's the need for this tweeting nonsense mid match? It's a little off putting and i hope McGill beats him tomorrow.

Needs a coach/manager/mentor to sit him down and talk some sense into him. Thats not the way to go about it at all.

zuutroy · 08-08-2020 10:41pm

Doherty needs to learn an adjective other than 'wonderful'

Joe_ Public · 08-08-2020 10:57pm

Good match hawk-robbo. 8-8 fair result.

BQQ · 08-08-2020 11:04pm

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Hard to know what to make of the spat. Not sure i ever heard a player complain about his opponent being in his eye line. But McGill was very angry and at one stage it looke like he rushed out of the arena in pursuit of Clarke. The question is whether Clarke is knowingly doing this or just being clumsy in the tight confines?

Didn’t the normally mild-mannered Joe Perry blow up at him for the same stuff in the qualifiers?

Once could be clumsy, but he seems to be making a habit of it.

Now playing the victim on Twitter

spurshero · 09-08-2020 2:30am

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Ken absolutely spot on about Robertson there. Too many negative safety shots. Been my bugbear about him for years and one of the main things holding him back.

I could be wrong but I think selby and Robertson both play too many negative shots to win this world championship . There’s a fine line but when a frame is there to be won you gotta try do that . Ya won’t get 3 chances to win frames v the top players .

Say Your Number · 09-08-2020 8:55am

Just caught up with the Ding vs O'Sullivan second session, brilliant stuff, must be a record for second round games going into the final session at 8-8.

Joe_ Public · 09-08-2020 10:07am

spurshero wrote: »

I could be wrong but I think selby and Robertson both play too many negative shots to win this world championship . There’s a fine line but when a frame is there to be won you gotta try do that . Ya won’t get 3 chances to win frames v the top players .

Would agree on both counts. Players can be mindful of leaving even half chance pots on which is fair enough, but too often containing safety just hands the initiative to your opponent. Plus, Robbo is currently running at 27 seconds average shot time which shows how much he's over thinking things. I recall not long ago him saying he was consciously trying to get down below 20 seconds but he can't manage that. I think his weakness lies in there.

Loafing Oaf · 09-08-2020 10:48am

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Would it be unusual for Ronnie to be commentating just minutes before a match?

Same commentator said he was on the Ronnie/Ding game so I'm guessing it wasn't Ronnie.:P Anyone know who I was mixing up: estuary accent, softly spoken, slight lisp?

PropJoe10 · 09-08-2020 11:48am

Bring back John Virgo!

Joe_ Public · 09-08-2020 11:56am

Say Your Number wrote: »

Just caught up with the Ding vs O'Sullivan second session, brilliant stuff, must be a record for second round games going into the final session at 8-8.

Quite probable I'd say, cant think off hand of a more competitive round of 16, just the single one sided match. Think we'll have at least one decider today and mcgill-clarke doubtful finish this side of midnight!

fran38 · 09-08-2020 1:06pm

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Same commentator said he was on the Ronnie/Ding game so I'm guessing it wasn't Ronnie.:P Anyone know who I was mixing up: estuary accent, softly spoken, slight lisp?

Joe Perry?

Loafing Oaf · 09-08-2020 2:04pm

fran38 wrote: »

Joe Perry?

Must be, cheers

amens · 09-08-2020 2:12pm

C'mon Martin Gould

Chalk McHugh · 09-08-2020 2:17pm

fran38 wrote: »

Joe Perry?

Joe Perry is commenting on BBC for the tournament. Ronnie has never done punditry for the BBC.

amens · 09-08-2020 2:19pm

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Joe Perry is commenting on BBC for the tournament. Ronnie has never done punditry for the BBC.

Gentleman Joe would be very politically correct and is ideally suited to the BBC. He could do rte as well if they remembered that snooker existed.

Chalk McHugh · 09-08-2020 2:20pm

amens wrote: »

Gentleman Joe would be very politically correct and is ideally suited to the BBC. He could do rte as well if they remembered that snooker existed.

With Angus McNally who used to do the Irish Masters.

amens · 09-08-2020 2:24pm

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

With Anus McNally who used to do the Irish Masters.

I had no BBC growing up so I only saw the Irish masters on rte and then snooker disappeared from rte and I only discovered it again a decade ago.

amens · 09-08-2020 2:28pm

Looks like Wilson 11 - 9 Gould

Chalk McHugh · 09-08-2020 2:29pm

amens wrote: »

I had no BBC growing up so I only saw the Irish masters on rte and then snooker disappeared from rte and I only discovered it again a decade ago.

No BBC? Where do you live?

fran38 · 09-08-2020 2:30pm

Was there a concerted effort ny the WPBSA to train and hire cracking Eastern European womern as referees? Today we have Tatiana Wooleston (married to Ben) and Desislava Bozhilova on duty.

Mysterypunter · 09-08-2020 2:33pm

fran38 wrote: »

Was there a concerted effort ny the WPBSA to train and hire cracking Eastern European womrn as referees? Today we have Tatiana Wooleston (married to Ben) and Desislava Bozhilova on duty.

Sadly there probably was, as women are underpaid for the same jobs as men, it's not for aesthetics, remember Barry Hearne is running the show, so the motive is financial

amens · 09-08-2020 2:33pm

amens wrote: »

Looks like Wilson 11 - 9 Gould

Oh no

Loafing Oaf · 09-08-2020 2:34pm

fran38 wrote: »

Was there a concerted effort ny the WPBSA to train and hire cracking Eastern European womern as referees? Today we have Tatiana Wooleston (married to Ben) and Desislava Bozhilova on duty.

Which of them has the wavy blonde hair? I'm a big fan of her...officiating.:D

Chalk McHugh · 09-08-2020 2:35pm

Super break by The Hawk who just about hangs onto Robertson's coat tail. Hawkins really has an impressive record at the Crucible but he may fall a little short here. I'd rather Robertson to progress as i find him a better player to watch, although both are a little on the slow side.

fran38 · 09-08-2020 2:37pm

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Which of them has the wavy blonde hair? I'm a big fan of her...officiating.:D

Tatiana maybe. Im a fan of their technique on how they bend over to respot a blue or pink

amens · 09-08-2020 2:37pm

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Super break by The Hawk who just about hangs onto Robertson's coat tail. Hawkins really has an impressive record at the Crucible but he may fall a little short here. I'd rather Robertson to progress as i find him a better player to watch, although both are a little on the slow side.

I agree. I refuse to watch that match as they drag each other down.

amens · 09-08-2020 2:38pm

fran38 wrote: »

Tatiana maybe. Im a fan of their technique on how they bend over to respot a blue or pink ðŸ˜€

She surely is an expert among the balls.

Joe_ Public · 09-08-2020 2:39pm

Hawkins made a couple of silly errors but also had some horrendous bad luck that session so probably deserved that frame. Still in it.

In 18th frame Barry played a woeful safety shot, just simply forgetting he was playing a red back into a pottable position for Neil. Dennis: oh he must have got a big bounce off the cushion!

amens · 09-08-2020 2:40pm

amens wrote: »

Oh no

12-8 to Wilson as he got the snookers and a free ball. Gould is finished now I'd say

fran38 · 09-08-2020 2:40pm

Madness by Gould. Only one winner now. Can't take to Wilson at all. Don't see any flair in his game.. And he has a very smackable face

amens · 09-08-2020 2:42pm

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

No BBC? Where do you live?

In the south west and I only had terrestrial channels.

c.p.w.g.w · 09-08-2020 2:42pm

Sandor Clegane wrote: »

It really is shocking.

Why don't they just have the coverage on BBC 4 the whole time, the station is off air until 7 on the evening

09-08-2020 2:43pm

Loafing Oaf wrote: »

Which of them has the wavy blonde hair? I'm a big fan of her...officiating.:D

Desislava is well tasty

Could be her - wears glasses too, I think.. Must be her you're on about.

Would have her over Ben's missus who's officiating on the other table.

fran38 · 09-08-2020 2:44pm

What the **** is this Q+A ****.? Mundane questions just to fill out some time between frames.

2020 World Snooker Championship

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