Snooker

[Indaparkside]

Twenty pints of lager pre-match, wasn't it?

Pussy I’d drink that in the break

 

[stonerblue]

I moved from Cambridge to Sheffield in Christmas 2020 at the height of Lockdown 2. When life returned to "normal" 6 months later I said I'd try a bit of everything (except line dancing) Sheffield had to offer, so tomorrow I'm at the morning session (the cheap one) at the Crucible.

Never seen snooker live, hardly watched it on TV since the days of Thorburn and Davis and Parrot.

Anyone watch ? Who the hell are Anthony McGill and Liam Highfield ?

has that Maguire/Murphy game finished yet?

 

[stonerblue]

Robertson or Zhao Xintong. Zhao could play Ronnie in the Quarters which would be a cracker.

I backed Zhao to win the tournament he won last year at 16/1. He beat em all on the way.

 

[stonerblue]

I watch snooker all the time now, after hardly watching it from about the boring Hendry era to a few years ago. When I finish watching it (around midnight) I think “what a waste of my time, I could have spent it much more productively”. I’ll do the same tonight and the next fortnight.

I was watching Murphy last night and thought Werbeniuk was back.

hard watch that one.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

hard watch that one.

Nah, loved it. That 75 minute frame was intriguing, neither could get a break going but their safety play was still pretty good. Not a huge fan of Murphy so happy with the result.

 

[stonerblue]

Nah, loved it. That 75 minute frame was intriguing, neither could get a break going but their safety play was still pretty good. Not a huge fan of Murphy so happy with the result.

Must admit i nodded off 3 times during that frame.

 

[Sky Blue]

Nah, loved it. That 75 minute frame was intriguing, neither could get a break going but their safety play was still pretty good. Not a huge fan of Murphy so happy with the result.

Sadly more of him on commentary though.

 

[unicorn]

I enjoyed my first live snooker at the Crucible this morning, McGill gritting it out 10-7 in a safety exhibition. 8 frames in 3+ hours.

Sheffield seems a good home for the World Championships. Great view (better than TV), real ales at the bar, impressively silent crowd.

I can't help thinking I'd have beat either of those two after 4 pints of IPA at Fulbourn Social Club post work in my late 80s heyday (top break 15), mind.

 

[Vincent van Rough]

Shaun Murphy looks like he is one pie away from exploding.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

I had to step away from the TV for quarter of an hour last night as something urgent cropped up. Guess which frame I missed? Yep, Neil Robertson’s 147.

Good tournament so far. Some really good players out there, Yan Bingtao v Mark Williams will be a good watch as will Bingham v Trump.

Would love any of those on the left hand side below to get through.

25	10:00	Yan Bingtao		v		Mark Williams
28	10:00	Stephen Maguire		v		Ronnie O'Sullivan
26	14:30	Stuart Bingham		v		Judd Trump
27	14:30	Jack Lisowski		v		John Higgins

 

[JRockBlues]

For some reason I can never warm to Bingham. Using the nickname "Ball-Run" as a snooker player seems odd. It's almost like he's admitting any success is down to luck.

I think my preferences for the semi's would be Yan Bingtao, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Judd Trump & Jack Lisowski with an O'Sullivan/Trump final.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

"Hilarious scenes at The Crucible as a pigeon flies onto the table at World Snooker Championship"

What's so amazing about that? I once saw a Parrott win the whole fucking tournament.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Bit of a predictable semifinal lineup. Really need Trump or Williams to win it but just know it’ll be Ronnie or Higgins.

Trump’s mind isn’t in the right place for me. That session he had against Bingham where he lost 5 or 6 frames in a row will ruin him in a final. Neither Higgins or Ronnie will let him back in if he does that again, he really was all over the place.

 

[TravisBickle]

I remember 20 years ago that once you passed the age of 30 you were past it in this game (Hendry/Davis/White etc etc...
Now we have Trump a young whipper snapper at 32 in the SF’s against a 47 year old and two 46 year olds!

O Sullivan v Williams final with O Sullivan winning going on what I’ve seen so far.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I remember 20 years ago that once you passed the age of 30 you were past it in this game (Hendry/Davis/White etc etc...
Now we have Trump a young whipper snapper at 32 in the SF’s against a 47 year old and two 46 year olds!

O Sullivan v Williams final with O Sullivan winning going on what I’ve seen so far.

Most of snooker is in your head now that most people can pot balls from anywhere.

Therefore Higgins, Ronnie, Williams etc will always be near the top until their eyes/concentration tart to wane.

 

[TravisBickle]

Most of snooker is in your head now that most people can pot balls from anywhere.

Therefore Higgins, Ronnie, Williams etc will always be near the top until their eyes/concentration tart to wane.

They‘ve still got to put the hours/grind on the practice table to stay where they are with all the young Chinese players chasing their tail.

Fair play to all 3 for doing that after all these years when I know myself how boring this can become over time.

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Jeez - just need a Davis v Parrot final now, with Ted Lowe commentating.
Like Wimbledon - first week is great, then the predictability creeps in.

 

[TravisBickle]

Jeez - just need a Davis v Parrot final now, with Ted Lowe commentating.
Like Wimbledon - first week is great, then the predictability creeps in.

If you can’t appreciate these 4 players then snooks isn’t for you ;)

 

[GaudinoMotors]

If you can’t appreciate these 4 players then snooks isn’t for you ;)

"Snooks"? No, that's definitely not for me.
BTW nothing about appreciation - was referring to predictability.

 

[TravisBickle]

"Snooks"? No,that's definitely not for me.
BTW nothing about appreciation- was referring to predictability.

Im not sure that S/F line up was at all predictable tbh.
First time since 1999 all 3 have made it to this stage and Trump’s been hit & miss all season.