Masters 2020

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FR01 wrote: »

Bingham 10-7 ?

I think it will be close. I can't see either of them running away with this.

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Bingham clears up to steal the frame and Carter looks furious. 2-1 Bingham.

Joe_ Public

They'll both make mistakes but think bingham will capitalise more, like there. Good stuff from both so far.

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Carter is rattled now and making errors. But Bingham messed up royally there.

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7 reds and 7 blacks for Carter, but that kick would seem to have ruined his shot at a maximum.

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All-square at the midsession interval. Seems a fair reflection of the match so far.

waynescales1

Wonder will this be tit for tat the whole way. Neither player looks capable of dominating. Could make for an enjoyable evening of tense drama.

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Dramatic frame!

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I don't understand Carter's shot choices there on the black. He gifted Bingham the frame in the end by attempting risky doubles. 3-3 now.

Joe_ Public

Didnt mind the last shot, he just hit it too hard. Black shouldnt have been going anywhere near baulk cushion or pocket. Looks rattled now with that poor break off.

Chalk McHugh

Richard Embarrassed Guppy wrote: »

I don't understand Carter's shot choices there on the black. He gifted Bingham the frame in the end by attempting risky doubles. 3-3 now.

I thought he shpuld have doubled the first black into the top corner pocket and not the middle. The angle was nice for thd top pocket and would have been bringing the white down the table to relative safety. The middle was never on. Very poor decision making the last effort was diabolical. Never surprises me how mentally/tactically weak so many players are. Great potters all but no wonder John Higgins won so much as he rarely played a stupid shot.

Joe_ Public

Another missed rest shot from carter. His rest stats must be shocking.

And bingham misses with the rest too. Its contagious!

Joe_ Public

Ballrun!!!

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A fluke wins Bingham the last frame of the session, and he leads 5-3 going into tonight.

Chalk McHugh

Ballrun with some outrageous luck towards the end of that last frame. Carter can be forgiven for shaking his head in disbelief. Hendry says that last fluke on the yellow, along with perfect position on the green, was the biggest fluke he's ever seen in snooker. Ever!

Joe_ Public

Bingham actually mucked that shot up as cue ball came back far too pacy off the bump and just ended up getting him plum on the green. Outrageous. But no way more astonishing than maguires shot, Stephen!

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Richard Embarrassed Guppy wrote: »

A fluke wins Bingham the last frame of the session, and he leads 5-3 going into tonight.

Was it any good or was it all scrappy stuff? Was watching the gaa matches. Probably should have watched the snooker instead.

DelBoy Trotter

I missed all the snooker yesterday and this afternoons session, but I’ve just settled onto the couch for this evenings session. Hoping for a tense, long and tight session with Bingham coming out on top!

Chalk McHugh

I'd like to see Ali win tonight as he's never won a Triple Crown and Bingham has. Simple as that. Spread the prestige.

No sign of Ronnie. What pundit hangs around all week and then gives the final a miss? Just in case his replacement wins it perhaps?

Joe_ Public

DelBoy Trotter wrote: »

I missed all the snooker yesterday and this afternoons session, but I’ve just settled onto the couch for this evenings session. Hoping for a tense, long and tight session with Bingham coming out on top!

Pretty confident you will get your wish. Midnight finish not beyond the realm of possibility.

DelBoy Trotter

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Pretty confident you will get your wish. Midnight finish not beyond the realm of possibility.

If it works out that way, I won’t feel so bad about missing the afternoon session as I’ll get loads of snooker tonight

Chalk McHugh

Will head over to next years Masters again. Final nearly sold out already. I'll catch two quarters and a semi. Hopefully Ronnie will throw his hat in the ring.

Chalk McHugh

Have to say the name Ballrun is well earned judging on todays match. So much for evening itself out. So far in this match Ballrun has had 90% of the luck.

Joe_ Public

At least he hit the right side of the red that time. Progress!

Chalk McHugh

Nice one, Ali. Looking like 5-5. Think i'll put the kettle on. Could be a long night. Sweet.

Joe_ Public

Bingham barely club standard since the resumption. Gonna have to up his game.

waynescales1

Bingham looks like a confused man at the moment. 4 snookers to tie?

Joe_ Public

I think cos black was in jaws he thought there might be a chance of a 7 pointer. If so i think thats fair enough.

waynescales1

6-5 Carter. The contrast in demeanour between both players is very noticeable. Carter looks like a man on a mission, Bingham looks like he’s ready for bed.

DelBoy Trotter

waynescales1 wrote: »

6-5 Carter. The contrast in demeanour between both players is very noticeable. Carter looks like a man on a mission, Bingham looks like he’s ready for bed.

I’d agree about Ali, but Bingham just looks out of sorts. His last miss with the rest he seemed to just get himself confused over which option to take. I’m surprised he didn’t step out of the arena for a break at any point yet. Bingham really needs this frame just to settle himself

Chalk McHugh

Good stuff Ali! Keep it going and you'll be remembered forever!

waynescales1

4-0 for the mini session, finishes with a 133, Ali Carter in the zone at the moment. Looking very focused.

tanko

Bingham might as well give his cue to Patsy Fagan, he couldn't do any worse.
Dire stuff from Bingham.

Joe_ Public

There i was pre-match praising bingham for his big match temperament. Not much evidence of it so far this session anyway.

In relation to carter he does look like man on a mission stuff for sure. Reminding me a bit of Denmark when they were late subs at Euro 92, no one fancied them to win either.

Chalk McHugh

Joe_ Public wrote: »

There i was pre-match praising bingham for his big match temperament. Not much evidence of it so far this session anyway.

In relation to carter he does look like man on a mission stuff for sure. Reminding me a bit of Denmark when they were late subs at Euro 92, no one fancied them to win either.

Yea Jimmy White and the Eurosport crew were calling him Denmark Carter before his match with Selby.

DelBoy Trotter

The match and Bingham really needed that frame

Chalk McHugh

Virgo saying he doesn't mind the crowd getting excited once they go quiet when down on shot. Bit rich coming from him. He often cracks a joke just as the player is down on shot and you can here the crowd laughing.

Sandor Clegane

Id fancy Bingham.

Never confident in Carter's big match ability, he's a game player without a doubt, but when the chips are down in the business end of big tournaments he's lacking.

DelBoy Trotter

7-7 game on!

waynescales1

Carter refuses it in the end, but the physics of the “reverse plant” baffle me.

beertons

Some balls on Bingham to go for that red!

Joe_ Public

waynescales1 wrote: »

Carter refuses it in the end, but the physics of the “reverse plant” baffle me.

Dont understand the science either but its something to do with the combined impact of cue ball and first object ball on second object ball if that makes sense. As in both cue ball and object ball are exerting a force on second object ball that causes it to react in a strange way.

Or something...

Chalk McHugh

After Carter opened up the evenings session with four on the spin Bingham has replied with three on the trot. Players winning frames in batches rather than tit for tat. Ali now needs a counter punch or its slipping away.

Joe_ Public

Everyime this match looks like settling into a pattern it immediately veers off in other direction. Tempted to think of this turnaround as decisive but still not willing to call it.

waynescales1

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Dont understand the science either but its something to do with the combined impact of cue ball and first object ball on second object ball if that makes sense. As in both cue ball and object ball are exerting a force on second object ball that causes it to react in a strange way.

Or something...

Yeah I see what you’re saying, but for that force to fully reverse the expected direction of the second ball is hard to understand. Kind of fascinating.

Joe_ Public

waynescales1 wrote: »

Yeah I see what you’re saying, but for that force to fully reverse the expected direction of the second ball is hard to understand. Kind of fascinating.

Certainly is. I remember seeing a guy explaining it once and when he stuck a slip of paper onto one of the object balls the reverse didnt work. I played snooker for years missing plants i couldnt understand because i didnt know about reverse impact.

Chalk McHugh

The Captain has hit a bit of turbulence. Bingham looking like he's ready to seal the deal. My 10-8 prediction still on.

DelBoy Trotter

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

The Captain has hit a bit of turbulence. Bingham looking like he's ready to seal the deal. My 10-8 prediction still on.

I think if Bingham wins this frame, it’ll end up 10-7. Carter looks lost out there since the mid session interval

Chalk McHugh

DelBoy Trotter wrote: »

I think if Bingham wins this frame, it’ll end up 10-7. Carter looks lost out there since the mid session interval

The last frame is the hardest to win sometimes. Ali hasn't come out after the mid session interval. If he can nick the next who knows.

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Good match so far for casuals