Robertson - Ronnie would be a terrific final. The former is the only that could touch Ronnie.
I said could.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 21:55 (ten years ago) link
playing like that, definitely could
― imago, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 22:00 (ten years ago) link
Nobody expects Hawkins or Selby in the final? (I don't either, but they are in the semi final,the can't be that bad)
― StanM, Wednesday, 30 April 2014 22:12 (ten years ago) link
Selby has a minor chance against Robertson. The latter is in very good form and can be unstoppable when he gets going. That comeback was v similar to the way Ronnie shifted gears against Joe Perry.
Glad Trump is out - the hype around him when he first 'broke through' was embarrassing.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 1 May 2014 09:22 (ten years ago) link
but they are in the semi final,the can't be that bad)
i dunno have watched a lot of the matches leading to the semi final they've all been pretty shit
― ^ 諷刺 (ken c), Thursday, 1 May 2014 11:10 (ten years ago) link
neil robertson probably the only one on good form.
Man, I still totally hate that "let's get the boys... on the baize!" guy.
― StanM, Thursday, 1 May 2014 12:11 (ten years ago) link
It's like the Sean Murphy game: Ronnio isn't playing at his best, not by a very very long way, but he's 6-2 in front...
― StanM, Thursday, 1 May 2014 15:14 (ten years ago) link
lol, Ronnio typo
― StanM, Thursday, 1 May 2014 15:15 (ten years ago) link
I think he's personally responsible for half of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_snooker_player_nicknames
― pick it up for ripple laser (onimo), Thursday, 1 May 2014 15:50 (ten years ago) link
"barry hawkins to break" - he already has, I'd say.
― StanM, Friday, 2 May 2014 09:44 (ten years ago) link
Hilarious, he has basically annihilated anybody bar Joe Perry...no traces of a tortured soul at all. He has actually become efficient and frightening to play in the last couple of years, virtually no 'incidents'.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 10:32 (ten years ago) link
Oh, and another thing: headset wearing punters laughing because the BBC pundits are cracking jokes: dud.
― StanM, Friday, 2 May 2014 12:27 (ten years ago) link
Snooker player nicknames are the worst. Did we poll some of them once? We should.
― ailsa, Friday, 2 May 2014 12:42 (ten years ago) link
Robbo is The Centurion now? Groan.
― StanM, Friday, 2 May 2014 13:37 (ten years ago) link
Robertson has lost his way in the match - long potting gone astray.
Selby on the way to 10-6. No biggie, plenty of time to pull it back.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 16:51 (ten years ago) link
Selby has broken down on 53, great chance for Robertson!!
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 16:56 (ten years ago) link
Pinches it: 9-7!
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 16:58 (ten years ago) link
glad Robertson won that; Selby couldn't win 4 frames in a row playing that badly without offending some divine guardian of the game
― imago, Friday, 2 May 2014 16:59 (ten years ago) link
How many kicks has Hawkins got in this match? About five?
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 18:13 (ten years ago) link
Smoking hot long shots from Ronnie: 13 - 6.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 18:57 (ten years ago) link
jesus mode time.
Century and now "black tied up/pink tied up". 30 secs after and its a frame winning chance
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 19:55 (ten years ago) link
Ronnie when he's in the zone = zen
― StanM, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:00 (ten years ago) link
Barry losing heart.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:01 (ten years ago) link
Who can blame him?
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:02 (ten years ago) link
How is O'Sullivan only placed 33rd in the world ranking? Does he only play the tournaments with the highest prize money?
― StanM, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:16 (ten years ago) link
I think he selects a few tournaments.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:22 (ten years ago) link
Anyway, into the final and a session early again.
His long potting is razor-sharp now.
Poor Barry. Still, he did get 7 frames this time.
― StanM, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:24 (ten years ago) link
I think the question is will Robertson or Selby be too knackered to play? It seems that Robertson takes a session to warm up and that might not be good enough if he gets through..
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:30 (ten years ago) link
The long, scrappy, tactical battle frames in their match are probably doubly exhausting as well+ this one could very easily end in 16-17.
― StanM, Friday, 2 May 2014 20:39 (ten years ago) link
How does the ticketing work for snooker tournaments? There'll be people with tickets for the last session of the Ronnie semi I guess. Some disclaimer? We reserve the right to make alteration to the advertised details for the performance and you may get some John Virgo trick shots instead. It must happen all the time.
― Eyeball Kicks, Friday, 2 May 2014 23:25 (ten years ago) link
Said with the most bored & serious expression ever: "my nickname is The Jester from Leicester"
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 09:04 (ten years ago) link
lol - lets if he has slept off that opportunity to go four up.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 May 2014 09:13 (ten years ago) link
"he always plays with a smile on his face, that's why we call him the jester" : no, he bloody doesn't, it's just the only thing you could think of that rhymed with Leicester, you knobhead.
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 09:19 (ten years ago) link
Blow for blow at the min: 10-8
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 May 2014 09:41 (ten years ago) link
Happy? No!
lol
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 10:08 (ten years ago) link
Epic frame - this is the type that Selby would win.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 May 2014 10:40 (ten years ago) link
ok ok, he is pretty funny, I take back what I said.
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 10:58 (ten years ago) link
In the final against John Higgins Selby did do funny faces and the like, think that's where it comes from.
Another epic - Neil should've won this but missed a blue off the spot.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 May 2014 11:06 (ten years ago) link
Some fantastic safety play here from both of them.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 May 2014 11:09 (ten years ago) link
All square at the mid-session.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 May 2014 11:24 (ten years ago) link
wow, a wewack!
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 11:51 (ten years ago) link
Trump was run over once Robertson got going - not Selby, 70+ break to regain the lead.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 May 2014 12:06 (ten years ago) link
Are referees paid by the hour?
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 13:01 (ten years ago) link
12 all. Not stellar, but entertaining.
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 13:28 (ten years ago) link
LOL, just rewound a little because I thought I heard it and Willie Thorn actually really just said "it's going to be a real battle of nutrition"
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 18:10 (ten years ago) link
(it's been pointed out to him and he's now corrected himself btw)
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 18:14 (ten years ago) link
This evening session is A+++
― StanM, Saturday, 3 May 2014 20:25 (ten years ago) link
Selby is producing some really great form - should be within one off the final in a few moments..
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 3 May 2014 20:31 (ten years ago) link