jimmy white looking sad in the background during winner's speech :(
― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Monday, 4 May 2015 22:07 (nine years ago) link
Phew, nerves in shreds tbh.
― Cram Session in Goniometry (Tom D.), Monday, 4 May 2015 22:08 (nine years ago) link
I wasn't enjoying the final that much. I like some mixes of tactical and heavy scoring so the first 25 frames or so had little contrast.
But that 65 min thriller of a frame was great, glad Stuart kept coming and battling back. #exampletousall
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 4 May 2015 22:12 (nine years ago) link
final was too heavy-scoring for this one^ ;)
― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Monday, 4 May 2015 22:14 (nine years ago) link
one thing bugs me
when he said 'great to beat the second best player in the final', murphy did a shocked face - this was all vaudeville, right?
― an absolute feast of hardcore fanboy LOLs surrounding (imago), Monday, 4 May 2015 22:15 (nine years ago) link
yes
― tayto fan (Michael B), Monday, 4 May 2015 22:19 (nine years ago) link
man fkn clearance by Ronnie to win the match and get into the Masters final.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 16 January 2016 21:41 (eight years ago) link
RIP Steve Davis' career (he just announced he's retiring)
― StanM, Sunday, 17 April 2016 13:33 (eight years ago) link
Alan McManus - thank you.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:05 (eight years ago) link
it was brilliant, was thinking of bumping this thread. that closing run of fifty breaks was magnificent, although his first won frame of the match was even better - one of the best centuries i've seen. who knew he could play like that?
meanwhile choker fu is choking
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:07 (eight years ago) link
Gotta a tough-ish chance now.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:11 (eight years ago) link
my word, this is unlike him
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:13 (eight years ago) link
On the colours now
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:13 (eight years ago) link
Awesome
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:15 (eight years ago) link
love these semi-finalists. ANYONE BUT SELBY
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:15 (eight years ago) link
He has reached the SF before - two Asian players in the SFs for the first time
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:16 (eight years ago) link
altho it'd keep this year's leicester theme going i spose xp
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 21:17 (eight years ago) link
would loooooove a ding/fu final altho mcmanus has played so well it'd be a shame if he lost
McManus!
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2016 12:31 (eight years ago) link
wow @ 8 centuries in 16 frames (Ding 5, McManus 3 at the moment)
― StanM, Friday, 29 April 2016 13:36 (eight years ago) link
Now Marco's only gone and rubbed his tip off :(
― StanM, Friday, 29 April 2016 16:11 (eight years ago) link
Shame really, its 8-8, back tomorrow so hope he can improvise in some way
McManus has got Ding in long safety battles: 9-8
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2016 18:45 (eight years ago) link
stops the rot
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2016 18:58 (eight years ago) link
that frame was quite a scrap and Ding just got the break. Ding was under a lot of pressure.
Now motoring on and on a 147 to make it three frames in a row.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2016 19:29 (eight years ago) link
Fails on the last black.
9th century in a SF - that's a record.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2016 19:34 (eight years ago) link
man alive, Alan won't let go although Ding has been reckless a couple of times since the break
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2016 20:42 (eight years ago) link
black missed off the spot: 13-10, one more come back needed tonight
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2016 20:48 (eight years ago) link
That is the worst safety ever
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Friday, 29 April 2016 21:20 (eight years ago) link
Four frame adv. You'd think Ding will get over the line but I've seen more unlikely comebacks.
― xyzzzz__, Friday, 29 April 2016 21:21 (eight years ago) link
no wonder theres been so many centuries if the pockets are oversized!http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/36174937
― Odysseus, Friday, 29 April 2016 21:36 (eight years ago) link
ding has to win it now. has to.
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Saturday, 30 April 2016 16:03 (eight years ago) link
if it's Ding v. Fu, deciding frame, that could be 35 x TON UP!
― StanM, Saturday, 30 April 2016 17:07 (eight years ago) link
Expect Selby to win - a better break builder than McManus with as good a safety game.
Ding is a great break builder but not as complete match player as Selby - Selby would need to severely under perform for Ding to win this.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 1 May 2016 09:40 (eight years ago) link
Wonder what the worldwide (i.e. China) viewing figures for Ding v. Fu would have been?
― (Henry) Green container bin with face (Tom D.), Sunday, 1 May 2016 10:59 (eight years ago) link
Solid comeback by Ding
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 1 May 2016 21:18 (eight years ago) link
Such a quality frame - Ding was 71 ahead, failed to put away a red that would've meant the end of it.
Selby then gets a sweet long red. Now 35 points and one snooker later, one snooker to go - very much on.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 1 May 2016 21:44 (eight years ago) link
Nearly 70 mins in the end for Ding to get the blue and pink.
Selby didn't win it but this is top match play snooker from Selby. Ding was on a run of heavy scoring so we'll see what that has done to Ding. Two frames left tonight.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 1 May 2016 22:11 (eight years ago) link
This was incredible safety play.
Its totally paid off - Ding looks shot.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 1 May 2016 22:54 (eight years ago) link
10-7. Very weird end last night - everyone rather be in bed. That's the players, audience - both in there and at home.
Selby's brill match play drained us all, gets him a three frame lead which Ding will have to muster seven-century snooker to overcome.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 2 May 2016 09:11 (eight years ago) link
Since when did they start playing 9-frame evening sessions in the final? Actually, I can remember them doing 7+9 (wasn't Taylor 0-7 vs Davis in '85 after the afternoon?), but not 8+9. Seems a bit harsh on Ding who could have had a night's rest at 7-9.
― Michael Jones, Monday, 2 May 2016 10:01 (eight years ago) link
I was wondering about that - last session is usually too long so maybe reducing it might be a good idea.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 2 May 2016 10:13 (eight years ago) link
I hate Selby's attritional play more than Ebdon's or Higgins' or any other "scrape him off the table" grinding wanker.
― punnerist spoon here (onimo), Monday, 2 May 2016 10:29 (eight years ago) link
^^^
disspiriting match so far
― some men just want to watch the world Bern (Noodle Vague), Monday, 2 May 2016 10:40 (eight years ago) link
worse than Ebdon?! That's cold!
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 2 May 2016 10:51 (eight years ago) link
why is he so fucking sad???!?!??!
― And the cry rang out all o'er the town / Good Heavens! Tay is down (imago), Monday, 2 May 2016 21:13 (eight years ago) link
has he just realised that life is meaningless or something
2017, from what I've seen so far:
- Higgins looks like he's BACK BABY and in the easier half of the draw (that 58 break, taking adv of a kick when Allen was about to make it 10-9 gave flashbacks from before the time he got corrupt). LOL it was funny Parrott talking up any strength in that half for Hendry to basically go 'u mad'. Doesn't mince words and he never talks anything up.- Ronnie is looking good, enjoyed how he despatched that piece of thrash Murphy yesterday.- That upper half is tough tho'. You'd say Selby or O'Sullivan to come through. - I can't see O'Sullivan beating either Selby or Higgins in a final, they are the two players who play the kind of game that throws Ronnie off (as I might have discussed this over the years).
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 23 April 2017 14:01 (seven years ago) link
:-(
― xyzzzz__, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 20:07 (seven years ago) link
a strong ding is a strong championship, every legend fades
― imago, Tuesday, 25 April 2017 20:20 (seven years ago) link