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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)

Bloody hell. Murphy's one frame away from the final (16-12 up), and is playing like... well, like Ronnie. he's just put away a 123 break, and he was just flowing. If the final involves him, my weekend plans have just been sorted.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 30 April 2005 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

ronnie is bad for the game.

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 30 April 2005 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

i thought he's the only thing good about the game for years.

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 1 May 2005 08:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't catch ebdon-o'sullivan. maybe that worked out ok...the thing with o'sullivan is that you never know when he's doing self-deprecation or playing mind-games, as I thought he was when talking to the BBC after the maguire match: an 'interview' that looked more like a counselling session. But after this something might not have been quite right and Ebdon, who has won the title by playing great snooker before, exploited a weakness when he saw it; that's what great match players do, and args like people weren't given the fast game that they want don't hold up. you do what you have to. and could the referee, by using the rules that effectively would've compelled him to tell ebdon to hurry up have saved him? If O'sullivan had kept his cool like Murphy it would have been a diff story but he may not have been in the right frame of mind. And I say this as someone who really likes o'sullivan and watched in awe as he killed stephen hendry in the UK final when he was what, 17? 19? all those years ago...

but anyway, I thought the last frame of the mcculloch-stevens semi-final is a gd indication as to how the final might go. stevens playing tight and forcing his opponent into mistakes, with stevens potting the long red offered, and potting every single time. Murphy is a great potter but his tactical game isn't quite good enough right now. Stevens has been a great match player and as long as his nerve holds he'll win.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 1 May 2005 08:30 (twenty-one years ago)

First frame of the final lasted over 30 minutes. Murphy thought he'd wrapped it up early, but Stevens chose to return to the table with two snookers required. Stevens duly got both snookers, which set up a very tense safety battle, which only ended when Murphy snookered Stevens back. Next frame Stevens cleaned up in a businesslike fashion. Currently 43-20 to Stevens in the third frame.

― RickyT (RickyT), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Have to agree with Clive Everton (for once) – tensest opening frame to a World Final I've seen. Murphy looks in good touch, but tactically I'd favour Stevens over a long match – he's just gone 2-1 up.

― Tom B (Tom B), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

This is best of how many frames?

This is bringing back the only enjoyable part of high school, playing snooker every weekend at my friend David's house.

― Curious George (Bat Chain Puller) (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:15 (twenty-one years ago)

It's good to see that Murphy took to snooker so well after that trip to the chocolate factory ended so embarassingly for him.

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― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Best of 35. Played over two days and four sessions.

Murphy is at least considerably more appealing than Stephen sodding Lee.

― Tom B (Tom B), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

"considerably"

― Venga (Venga), Sunday, 1 May 2005 15:36 (twenty-one years ago)

25 frames done, Murphy takes the lead for the first time since the opening frame (13-12 up). Stevens has conceded two free-ball fouls this match, Murphy's taken frames off them both. The Noise Next Door is starting to look edgy.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:07 (twenty-one years ago)

Obviously, this is the cue for Stevens to take the next with a break of 95.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:19 (twenty-one years ago)

the cue! :-D

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

The Texan trickshot guy: classic or dud?

I'm saying dud.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Tony Drago: Classic. Quinten Hann: Dud.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Stevens clangs pink off the middle left jaws when 35 up, Murphy subsequently clears for 15-13.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Shaun has won 9 of the last 12.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Murphy's turn to miss - black off the spot lets Stevens in, Murphy's next chance comes with the white in the jaws and he can't do anything. 15-14.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

We were due a tense one. Stevens looking cosy then drops a clanger on a soft red to bottom right. Murphy gets to the point where Stevens needs a snooker and misses the black. Cue snookering and counter-snookering, but Stevens can't take advantage and it's 16-14.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:50 (twenty-one years ago)

Stevens is pulling some interesting faces.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Stevens is not about making it look easy, but he's got his first century - 124 break, 16-15.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Tense opening, but Stevens eventually eases himself away, 16-16. Murphy's potted one ball in the past half-hour.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Great clearance from Stevens. Surely going down to a decider.

― Tom B (Tom B), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:24 (twenty-one years ago)

Murphy's turn to pull a break out of a hat - gorgeous rest shot three shots or so in sets up a 97, and the world #48's one frame away.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:36 (twenty-one years ago)

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