It turns out that me bird's ma loves snooker. Or rather, she loves Ronnie O'Sullivan. Is snooker generally popular with older women?
― The Real Dirty Vicar, Sunday, 21 October 2007 21:10 (sixteen years ago) link
Ronnie is.
― Noodle Vague, Sunday, 21 October 2007 21:11 (sixteen years ago) link
well done marco! :)
― Just got offed, Sunday, 21 October 2007 22:46 (sixteen years ago) link
As Oriental snooker talents go, though, I'm more excited by DING JUNHUI, FUTURE GOD OF SPORT. I think I started an ILX thread about him somewhere. With precisely those words.
― Just got offed, Sunday, 21 October 2007 22:47 (sixteen years ago) link
I find it hard to care about sports where there are so many tournaments that include the same competitors. Ronnie O'Sullivan is looking old though.
― Eyeball Kicks, Monday, 22 October 2007 00:02 (sixteen years ago) link
ah, fuck, snooker world championship RIP :-(
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 25 April 2009 11:35 (fifteen years ago) link
i used to not know the rules and was sort of fascinated by it (daytime television) but now i know how it works and it's boring.
― Ludo, Saturday, 25 April 2009 11:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Its OK, Ronnie's out :-(
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 25 April 2009 11:43 (fifteen years ago) link
:( a sad day
― sorry for british (country matters), Saturday, 25 April 2009 11:44 (fifteen years ago) link
damnit :-((
― Gerard (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 25 April 2009 12:07 (fifteen years ago) link
awesome!!
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 25 April 2009 12:55 (fifteen years ago) link
poor Marco, got a good beatin'
― not_goodwin, Saturday, 25 April 2009 13:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Sadfaced about Ronnie :-(
― ailsa, Saturday, 25 April 2009 13:08 (fifteen years ago) link
SERIOUSLY FUCK OFF HIGGINS
― sorry for british (country matters), Monday, 27 April 2009 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH WHY DID I WASTE MY AFTERNOON WATCHING THIS
better than wasting the afternoon on ilx tbh
― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Monday, 27 April 2009 17:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I quite like Higgins - way better than 'Hendry the 8th' (I really hope that never happens)
Like Selby or Higgins to win now.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 27 April 2009 21:21 (fifteen years ago) link
That was a terrific 147
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 12:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Is there such a thing as a bad 147?
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 13:02 (fifteen years ago) link
Ay, 147? (Damn, must switch on da telly!) Who dunnit then, the 147?
― t**t, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 13:09 (fifteen years ago) link
wasn't ronnie
― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 13:10 (fifteen years ago) link
hendry, it's on the bbc snooker page.was ok as far as potting every ball in the right order to get the max break and look cool with the added bonus of a bonus in the shape of a check in your name with lots of money above it.
― not_goodwin, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 13:32 (fifteen years ago) link
I went on the BBC site to watch this and spotted the video was only 4:28 long and thought "Quicker than Ronnie? WTF!" then pressed play and he was already on 89.
― the innermost wee guy (onimo), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 13:37 (fifteen years ago) link
now we just need someone to beat the score by a free ball + 147 break combo.
― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 13:40 (fifteen years ago) link
cmon selbs
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 14:37 (fifteen years ago) link
oh fuck off higgins
go away
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link
go the fuck away
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 15:51 (fifteen years ago) link
louis seems to hate scottish snooker players
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 15:53 (fifteen years ago) link
nah just the dull uncharismatic ones
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
oh wait
I thought you preferred quality over charisma Mr J
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
I prefer talent and inspiration to efficiency, at least on the snooker table...it's a game that ought to reward the sublime rather than the functional
...and besides, I prefer players with individual styles, with facets to their game which separate them from the cluster. Otherwise what is there to follow?
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
It's not a game that "ought" to reward the sublime. I agree that Scottish snooker players tend to be on the nice-but-dull side though.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean, if you're lucky it is, but that applies to any sport really.
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I think i understand why The Lex gets mad when people say they stopped watching tennis if Agassi* was knocked out.
*insert any peoples fave in there
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link
if you're truly sublime then surely you'd beat the merely functional?
― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Tennis is different; tennis openly and flagrantly rewards inspirational, dominant play because it places the two opponents in direct confrontation. Snooker places each opponent alone, and so they always have a choice as to what level of shot to play. I love the game, but I love it more when it's played by people who constantly reveal their personality, their talents, and their changing approach to the game depending on circumstances, i.e. Ronnie O'Sullivan or Neil Robertson or Mark Selby. Or players who play flat-out insane, occasionally self-destructive snooker in search of perfection, i.e. Ding Junhui. Or headcases, i.e. Peter Ebdon
Ken this is true but many players capable of the sublime are also capable of error, and also you can never fully legislate for the run of the balls
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Grinders and those who are very good safety players have traditionally dominated though: Davis, Reardon, Hendry etc. have won far more titles than the very best sublimely gifted players (O'Sullivan, Alex Higgins, Jimmy White etc.)
― zero learnt from nero (Neil S), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Let me dream!
Am trying to work out where Shaun Murphy fits on the scale, and whether his extravagant and often inspiring talents are sufficient to resist the demerits of his occasionally somewhat offputting personality...I certainly dislike him less than I did circa 2005
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
As much as I love Ronnie's sublime skills I'm getting really tired of these "I don't know if I can go on" bullshit interviews every time someone has the temerity to beat him.
I know what you mean about the attraction of the unexpected LJ but with Higgins I think it's simply that he always knows the "correct" shot to play and sees no reason to play what he sees in his head as the wrong shot. That doesn't mean he won't go for his shots, but it does mean he'll be less likely to scatter balls all over the table in a ridiculous attempt at an impossible red that he's convinced himself is a shot to nothing. Boring as that is (particularly if he's not scoring heavily) I still admire his resilience under pressure - he's won a fair few very tense close matches.
I've warmed to Ebdon over the years as his madness has grown, I can still picture the mad grin on his face as Hendry won something like 7 frames out of 8 against him in a world final - somewhere between "Ach I'll just try to enjoy myself" and "I'm gonna eat your children!"
― the innermost wee guy (onimo), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Hendry doesn't belong in that list. Boring as he might be off the table be basically took the "go for everything" attitude of Higgins and White but did it properly (i.e. by not missing the balls). His safety game isn't great, he doesn't even like playing safety shots. I remember when he first came to prominence everyone was amazed at the shots he was taking on, particularly into middle pockets.
― the innermost wee guy (onimo), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
before Ronnie, Hendry was regarded as the most natural potter anyone had seen. He did have to develop a safety game though(not as good as steve davis safety game was), and it made him and even better player.ffs the guy won a world championship with a fractured arm. You gotta admit that takes something special.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link
peter ebdon is about 10x more boring to watch than john higgins
― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
and as boring as those guys may be, they aren't in cliff thorburns league!
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
funnily enough, Terry Griffiths was a boring slow player, but I did like him.
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
also, i don't see how potting stupidly ridiculous shots take more inspiration than a brilliant safety shot
― ken "save-a-finn" c (ken c), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Ken OTM
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:43 (fifteen years ago) link
yes but he is on the edge of complete nervous breakdown every time he misses a pot do you not see
and there's something to be said for his almost hypnotically self-denying style, especially in the context of the barely-suppressed wailing hair-tearing beast within...he is a man on the edge
WHOA
I got no problem with brilliant safety shots, amazing snookers etc...this is all part of the "inspiration" I referred to. I love 'em. What I was complaining about were functional potters who resort to good, often very good, "classic safety", when others might go for something inspirational or at least original.
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
If only you could take Ken Doherty's personality and Stephen Hendry's game and fuse them into one...I do like Hendry, because he's great and plays the game in a superb manner, but he makes peak-era Davis look like Quinton Hann
― sorry for british (country matters), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
and miss and losexpost
― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link