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Yeah there was a story that he converted to Islam but I think a denial came a few days later. i think he had just visited a mosque.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 4 May 2004 20:46 (twenty-two years ago)

eight months pass...

revive: hendry vs o'sullivan (3-1 at the break) at the welsh open final (on interactive).

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 23 January 2005 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

three months pass...

And reviving for the '05, cos this year's set is looking kind of intriguing, i.e. Steve Davis is in the quarter-final having come from 8-2 down to win 13-10 against Michael Holt. Ronnie's there too but apparently not quite firing on all cylinders (I've not been watching as yet), cult hero Graham Dott got taken out 10-9 by Ian McCulloch, Mark Williams took his first round match 10-1, with a maximum break in the final frame, Alan McManus is playing well for the first time in, like, ever, and Stephen Lee is hopefully going to lose to Peter Ebdon. I really don't like Stephen Lee very much.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and for UK peeps, every single match is being broadcast on the internet. Only for the UK though. Dunno why.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Did anyone else have that "Hah, yes!" reaction when Paul Hunter got knocked out so early, only to be tempered with a "Oh, wait, he's dying of cancer isn't he?" moment?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Is Jimmy White still in it?

― The Horse of Babylon's Butler (the pirate king), Saturday, 23 April 2005 18:56 (twenty-one years ago)

I thought paul hunter was on 'playing it straight'.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Stephen Lee is hopefully going to lose to Peter Ebdon. I really don't like Stephen Lee very much

Hmm, but wanting Stephen Lee to lose would mean wanting Crazy Eyes Edbon to win.

Alan McManus should have "nearly man" on his waistcoat. Umpteen years in the top 16 despite being Not Very Good.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Jimmy's still in but 5-3 down against Matthew Stevens. Currently on the baize, Ken Doherty and Alan McManus are at 10-apiece, while John Higgins leads Shaun Murphy 4-2.

Hmm, but wanting Stephen Lee to lose would mean wanting Crazy Eyes Edbon to win.

Yeah, but I really, really don't like Stephen Lee very much. I'm not quite sure why, he just seems like such a stunningly joyless man. This impression may have been augmented by the 'Stephen Lee Snooker Skills Challenge' video on the BBC website, though.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

shaun murphy's hit some pretty beautiful pots tonight!!!

― ken c (ken c), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and for UK peeps, every single match is being broadcast on the internet. Only for the UK though. Dunno why.

This is pissing me off! I want to watch this! How do they determine UK users, by IP address?

― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it must be done by ip address. You could always fake it.

John Virgo just said that McManus has potted 26 out of 26 rest shots so far, which is very impressive. McManus 11-11 Doherty, Higgins 4-4 Murphy.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:52 (twenty-one years ago)

Presumably the broadcast rights are sold outside the UK which is why they don't want live feeds available.

― Failin Huxley (noodle vague), Saturday, 23 April 2005 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Probably the case - snooker's becoming very big in Asia, for instance, particularly China.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 23 April 2005 20:18 (twenty-one years ago)

If they could exclude non-UK ip addresses, they could include addresses from countries that don't broadcast the sport. (And if any US cable channels are carrying snooker, I'll eat my hat.)

How do I fake a UK ip address?

― Curious George (1/6 Scale Model) (Rock Hardy), Saturday, 23 April 2005 20:22 (twenty-one years ago)

It's not so much that they could let countries where it isn't on TV see the streams, George, as that the BBC probably don't have the right to broadcast it outside of the UK and would be in trouble for doing so.

― Failin Huxley (noodle vague), Saturday, 23 April 2005 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Nice couple of frames there from McManus to take it 13-11.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Saturday, 23 April 2005 20:26 (twenty-one years ago)

There are loads of fake ip utilities around. I have no idea how good they are as I've never used one. Googling will give you a million hits.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Saturday, 23 April 2005 20:27 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve Davis' mic is making a noise like a lightsaber.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 23 April 2005 20:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Couldn't believe how bad Ken was last night - such a complete contrast to his first round display.

some good matches so far but nothing quite close enough to the drama of ronnie vs maguire in the first round...

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 24 April 2005 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Stephen Lee has had a sodding awful peroxide job done on his hair. He now looks like Lee Trundle except even fatter. That said, he's also 5-1 up on Ebdon.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 24 April 2005 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Lee leads Ebdon 6-2 in a match that the Beeb describes as 'desperately slow'. Williams 5-3 up on McCulloch.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Sunday, 24 April 2005 17:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Ooh, it's all kicking off again. Shaun Murphy has disposed of John Higgins 13-8 and apparently looked very, very handy in the process. Matthew Stevens beat Jimmy 13-5. Ebdon and Lee are 9-9 and Mark Williams leads Ian McCulloch 11-9 having been 9-7 down.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 25 April 2005 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

The last two spots in the quarters go to Peter Ebdon, who ground out a 13-9 win over Stephen Lee, and Ian McCulloch, who came back to beat Mark Williams 13-12. The Draw:

Ronnie O'Sullivan - Peter Ebdon
Shaun Murphy - Steve Davis
Stephen Hendry - Matthew Stevens
Alan McManus - Ian McCulloch

You suspect it's gonna be a Ronnie-Hendry final, but the way things have gone so far this does actually look a bit open...

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Steve Davis has been eating red meat. I think he could go all the way.

― Failin Huxley (noodle vague), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Was a good show by Ian McCulloch... The rest of the Bunnymen must be proud. Maybe it will be a Joe Johnson-style year.

I would love it if Steve Davis went all the way, but I've been eating red meat too and I'm not likely to; however, Shaun Murphy looks pretty handy too. Could be quite exciting.

― KeefW (kmw), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:34 (twenty-one years ago)

i'm totally supporting shaun murphy now, despite being a big fan of the nugget

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 25 April 2005 21:37 (twenty-one years ago)

so yesterday wz the best day since the first -- mcculloch-williams being the pick.

hoping for a stevens-sullivan final: wouldn't know who I'd want to win if that happened.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 09:39 (twenty-one years ago)

That's a pretty good 1/4 final line up. I wouldn't bet against McCulloch at the moment - he looked excellent against Williams(some superb long pots under pressure).

Most of my heart is with Davis (for old times sake), but my head says O'Sullivan or Stevens.

― Guilty Boksen (Bro_Danielson), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 11:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Yes, I'm gonna post the odds:

O'Sullivan: 4/5
Stevens: 5/1
Hendry: 9/1
Murphy: 11/1
McCulloch: 18/1
Ebdon: 25/1
McManus: 45/1
Davis: 200/1

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 11:54 (twenty-one years ago)

The Nugget is getting munched - Murphy 7-1 up after the first session. Stevens leads Hendry 5-3.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Tuesday, 26 April 2005 12:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Watching McCulloch-McManus now - there's something very unsettling about Ian McCulloch. He looks like he's constantly on the verge of chinning someone. He leads 6-5, though, but this twelfth frame looks like continuing for bloody ages...

Elsewhere, Murphy beat Davis 13-4, and Stevens beat Hendry 13-11.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 14:23 (twenty-one years ago)

and as I say that, McCulloch takes it to lead 7-5 at the mid-session interval, coming back from 5-3 down at the start of play. McManus is reverting to type, it appears.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 14:25 (twenty-one years ago)

omg peter ebdon what a dick!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 20:03 (twenty-one years ago)

Too right...

― KeefW (kmw), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 20:11 (twenty-one years ago)

What's he done?

― Eyeball Kicks (Eyeball Kicks), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:07 (twenty-one years ago)

He's only just knocked the rocket out.

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:40 (twenty-one years ago)

And the crowd go mild.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:41 (twenty-one years ago)

And, yes, watching this interview, Peter Ebdon may be one of the biggest cunts in sport.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

he kept taking minutes and minutes for shots and put ronnie off

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Right, Stevens-Murphy for the final, I'm reckoning. Because Ebdon-McCulloch would be a bit much to bear.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:42 (twenty-one years ago)

he kept taking minutes and minutes for shots and put ronnie off

Five minutes for a break of 12.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:43 (twenty-one years ago)

i felt like i was taking dirty money - when ebdon got to 13-11 i put in £5 for ebdon to win. £1.30 isn't worth the guilt.

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Predictions for what O'Sullivan's gonna do now? Retirement? Suicide bid? Some Bobby Fischer kinda ish?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:45 (twenty-one years ago)

he's going to start learning to play with his left leg

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:46 (twenty-one years ago)

He's got to go through that awkward period of growing your barnet out after shaving it now, though. The "monkey hair" period.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:48 (twenty-one years ago)

he's taking a year off to grow his hair back

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:53 (twenty-one years ago)

You notice the two cuts on his forehead?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

yup! from his FINGERNAILS!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

oh wait.. what i meant to say is

RONNIE'S BUSTED WIDE OPEN!

― ken c (ken c), Wednesday, 27 April 2005 21:54 (twenty-one years ago)

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