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34 Days of back to back snooker begins today !

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  • #452
    Joe_ Public
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    Can't believe a pro the calibre of Anthony McGill could play two basic pots and leave them short of the pocket, as he's done today. Shocking, really.

    Higgins misses a simple green on other table, gifting match to Zhou. Higgins not at races at all today.


  • #453
    Joe_ Public
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    Actually turning out to be a not bad tournament for the chinese. If Xiao beats lisowski tomorrow, which is eminently possible, they'd be guaranteed two semi finalists which is fair going considering the big guns like Ding and Yan departed early.


  • #454
    gormdubhgorm
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    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Can't believe a pro the calibre of Anthony McGill could play two basic pots and leave them short of the pocket, as he's done today. Shocking, really.

    Higgins misses a simple green on other table, gifting match to Zhou. Higgins not at races at all today.

    Couldn't believe that Green. Zhou was wobbling I thought if Higgins won that frame Zhou could fold.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #455
    Joe_ Public
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    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    Couldn't believe that Green. Zhou was wobbling I thought if Higgins won that frame Zhou could fold.

    Yeah, heard ken afterwards, incredulous the way higgins played it, rolling it instead of stunning. Shouldn't have missed it anyway but that made it a bit more missable. Zhou played well but i thought he might wobble too. At 1-4 higgins had got the snooker he needed on the blue only then to stick the pink up over corner pocket. It was just that type of match.


  • #456
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    Haven't seen that Bulgarian referee Proletina the last while - maybe she's retired...


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  • #457
    gormdubhgorm
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    Selby v Hawkins should be good one. Plus could last as long as a first to 10 :D

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #458
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    A good interview with Rachel earlier on with Mark and Barry. 9-8 to the jester in the head to head. First we're seeing of Hawkins, and aside from the first frame he's not done a lot wrong. Needs a run to get back into top 16.


  • #459
    gormdubhgorm
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Haven't seen that Bulgarian referee Proletina the last while - maybe she's retired...

    According to Linkedin Proletina Velichkova is now a graphic designer.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/proletina-velichkova?originalSubdomain=bg

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #460
    [Deleted User]
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    Most of Selby's recent shots been poor


  • #461
    [Deleted User]
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    He had no luck there Mark cannoning other red, but a great pink.


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  • #462
    waynescales1
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    Fairly tense the last half an hour of this match. Hawkins not out of it. If he could get this frame he’s back in the match at 5-4. Problem in this frame is the balls are awkward and Selby has a small lead, he’s definitely second favourite.


  • #463
    Sandor Clegane
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    Poor showing from Hawkins.


  • #464
    [Deleted User]
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    Selby be in his element here; the way the balls are, and with his massive lead.


  • #465
    waynescales1
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    Hawkins has to be about 18/1 to win from here.


  • #466
    waynescales1
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    Selby v Robertson Friday.


  • #467
    Joe_ Public
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    Ricky losing a frame he should have bagged 15 minutes previously, early days but doesn't bode well.


  • #468
    waynescales1
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    4-0 to 4-2, is the come back on? Probably too little too late from Waldo.


  • #469
    Joe_ Public
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    Started to take his chances anyway, kind of typical once match had got away from him. Be interesting if he did get back to one or even level.


  • #470
    Joe_ Public
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    Really strange match. Judd thunders in a screaming red only then to miss a pretty easy brown. Ricky still just about in it.


  • #471
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    Poor safety shot on red - looks like curtains now for Ricky.


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  • #472
    Joe_ Public
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    It was scrappy, not his most fluent. Ricky made it respectable but not sure he turned up fully believing he could compete. Too tentative when he had chances early on.


  • #473
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    Come on Xiao


  • #474
    [Deleted User]
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    Gwan Dotty!


  • #475
    amens
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    Don't like Wilson but he has potted some great balls tonight.


  • #476
    Rothko
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    I'll find it very hard to choose what to watch between Selby vs Robertson and Trump vs Wilson tomorrow night.


  • #477
    Arthur Daley
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    Selby v Robertson is on in the afternoon

    Trump is on in the evening


  • #478
    gormdubhgorm
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    Rothko wrote: »
    I'll find it very hard to choose what to watch between Selby vs Robertson and Trump vs Wilson tomorrow night.

    Jayus, yeah hard to call winners. Bout time the tournament took off!

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #479
    amens
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    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    Jayus, yeah hard to call winners. Bout time the tournament took off!


    Good luck with that. It's the same tournament every week in the same place with the players subject to the same covid mania restrictions. Hard to get any enthusiasm from me or from them.


  • #480
    Arthur Daley
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    Can't believe Selby played that plant. It was no more obvious than your average pack.


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  • #481
    Joe_ Public
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    Was a poor shot from Selby to canon black and lose position. Would have been 3-3 even though he's been well outplayed.


  • #482
    Joe_ Public
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    90% long pot success, doesn't really get any better than this. Only surprise is robbo hasn't already wrapped this match up.


  • #483
    Joe_ Public
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    Zhou on the wobble again. Should have been done 6-2, instead lisowski a chance to force a decider.


  • #484
    Joe_ Public
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    Zhou gets it done with the assistance of some calamitous safety from lisowski. Like Jack but all round game doesn't seem to be developing and doubting it will anytime soon on this evidence.


  • #485
    gormdubhgorm
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    Joe_ Public wrote: »
    Zhou gets it done with the assistance of some calamitous safety from lisowski. Like Jack but all round game doesn't seem to be developing and doubting it will anytime soon on this evidence.

    Looked him up there he is 29 and never won anything at all. 10 years a pro ranked 16 now - highest 11 last year.

    All three ranking finals he lost, he lost well.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #486
    Joe_ Public
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    gormdubhgorm wrote: »
    Looked him up there he is 29 and never won anything at all. 10 years a pro ranked 16 now - highest 11 last year.

    All three ranking finals he lost, he lost well.

    Yeah, it's funny cos he played and practised mostly with Judd and Judd took the big step up and he didn't. Has some serious health issues which probably set him back a couple of years to be fair to him, but needs to win something, even a minor tournament and step up to next level. Pre match interview on bbc today was very instructive, was very open and honest about the doubts he has about himself. A good coach wouldn't go amiss for a start!


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  • #487
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    Whatever happens tonight; that was farkin awesome snooker from Kyren Wilson last night - He literally (well almost) just DID NOT MISS - notwithstanding the odd average positional shot. Never seen anything like it. He's gone way up in my estimation as a player. Don't think he missed a shot with the rest either; out of about 10 or so that I saw.

    Hope he beats Trump tonight...


  • #488
    Joe_ Public
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    Met 6 times in 2020 and it's 3-3, Kyren winning the biggest one of the lot. Has no fear of Judd anyway.


  • #489
    Rothko
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    Trump continuing his fantastic form so far.


  • #490
    Joe_ Public
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    Not much kyren can do about this.


  • #491
    Joe_ Public
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    3-0 to judd while the two boys on the other table are still only on the colours in the first.


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  • #492
    Rothko
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    Huge fluke there by Wilson.


  • #493
    amens
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    Rothko wrote: »
    Huge fluke there by Wilson.

    Crazy indeed. A different game from his last one.

    He seems to have changed how he walks into the shot, still rather mechanical but not the complete robot he was until recently. All he needs now is to permanently wear a face mask so we don't see his face and have his interviews muted and he'll be a star.


  • #494
    Joe_ Public
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    Immense frame of snooker that. Pattern very similar to selby-robbo match, one player dominating but still close on the scoreboard.


  • #495
    El_Duderino 09
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    What are your views on Dale as a commentator?

    I’ve been surprised that he’s grows on me. He doesn’t have a buttery voice but his patter is good and good at explaining his technical knowledge


  • #496
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    They don't call Wilson "The Warrior" for nothing.


  • #497
    amens
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    El_Duderino 09 wrote: »
    What are your views on Dale as a commentator?

    I’ve been surprised that he’s grows on me. He doesn’t have a buttery voice but his patter is good and good at explaining his technical knowledge

    Is he commentating for Eurosport? Listening to Taylor and McManus here. Any lad that's still playing the game is okay.


  • #498
    Rothko
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    Very good comeback by Wilson to equalise at 3-3.


  • #499
    zuutroy
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    El_Duderino 09 wrote: »
    What are your views on Dale as a commentator?

    I’ve been surprised that he’s grows on me. He doesn’t have a buttery voice but his patter is good and good at explaining his technical knowledge

    I think he's excellent. His enthusiasm for the game comes across, and he reads the game really well.


  • #500
    Joe_ Public
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    Dom is fine as most of them are. Quite like Peter Lines when he's on too.


  • #501
    El_Duderino 09
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    amens wrote: »
    Is he commentating for Eurosport? Listening to Taylor and McManus here. Any lad that's still playing the game is okay.

    Yes. He’s on Eurosport. Seems to be the resident commentator at the moment. He’s always on one of the games. Not like bbc where they used to change the commentary team every mid session.


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