2020 World Snooker Championship

Working class heroes

Passenger wrote: »

Somebody must be standing there pressing some sort of "clapping" button which is indeed peculiar. :pac:

They should get Jamie Clarke to do it. He would love to be pressing the button just as someone draws back the cue.......:D

sligeach

Trump wasn't awful there, he played alright. Had some bad luck at crucial points, the in off in the final frame. He did try to force things at some points when it wasn’t really advisable, but that's his style.

Chalk McHugh

Fair play Ronnie. Hats off as that was a fantastic session of snooker..He has shown a lot of bottle and fight. Roll on 7pm.

Chalk McHugh

Fair play Ronnie. Hats off as that was a fantastic session of snooker..He has shown a lot of bottle and fight. Roll on 7pm.

waynescales1

Can something as incidental as a first time champion not retaining the trophy really be considered a “curse”. They refer to it like it’s an absolutely enormous shock.

Now if every first time champ was getting knocked out in the first round every year I might be inclined to suspect preternatural influence.

The Nal

*cancels all plans for this evening*

zuutroy

That could easily have been an 8-0 session for Ronnie but it doesn't even seem like he played that well, or Williams that badly.

Comic Book Guy

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Fair play Ronnie. Hats off as that was a fantastic session of snooker..He has shown a lot of bottle and fight. Roll on 7pm.

What was the session like overall?
I only watched the very first frame and while it was still only 9th frame of the match I though it was a body blow the way he ended up losing it.

Didn't see the session finishing 8 a piece after it anyways.

Mysterypunter

zuutroy wrote: »

That could easily have been an 8-0 session for Ronnie but it doesn't even seem like he played that well, or Williams that badly.

Nicely poised for tonight anyway, good even game

Arthur Daley

Too little too late for Trump. Lost it last night really at 6-2 over the session.

Wilson will probably go on to win this now (I don't really know) and lots of talk about the first round bye.

Joe_ Public

waynescales1 wrote: »

Can something as incidental as a first time champion not retaining the trophy really be considered a “curse”. They refer to it like it’s an absolutely enormous shock.

Now if every first time champ was getting knocked out in the first round every year I might be inclined to suspect preternatural influence.

It could be a kind of self fulfilling thing in that it probably gets into players heads cos the bbc bang on so relentlessly about it. But its way overdone. Defending a title is hard whether you're first timer or not. Only ronnie and selby have done it in last 25 years.

Genghis

Of course Trump can always say he held the title longer than any other first time champion of the Crucible era; and if Wilso wins he could possible claim to be the one who held it the shortest time.

All trivial nonsense, of course

ArmaniJeanss

McGill to give the curse a head-butt and a good kicking in 9 months time?

Can only be him, Maflin or Kyren Wilson anyway to be the next to try, all the others prior winners.

ThewhiteJesus

I’ve never seen a sportsperson make a sport look so easy , the guy is an artist

walshb

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

I’ve never seen a sportsperson make a sport look so easy , the guy is an artist

Ronnie?

What is score in his QF?

See it now: 8-8

ThewhiteJesus

walshb wrote: »

Ronnie?

What is score in his QF?

See it now: 8-8

Yes Ronnie making it look like pool on a table with huge pockets

c.p.w.g.w

ThewhiteJesus wrote: »

Yes Ronnie making it look like pool on a table with huge pockets

Speaking of pockets...Did Ronnie once demand the pockets to be measured, as he felt they weren't within regulation, or had i dreamt that?

sligeach

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Too little too late for Trump. Lost it last night really at 6-2 over the session.

Wilson will probably go on to win this now (I don't really know) and lots of talk about the first round bye.

Wilson won't win, he doesn’t have the bottle in my opinion.

The winner will come from the other side of the draw, and it should be fairly easy for them. I thought Maflin could be a dark horse after his first round match, but not really now. It's another average World Championship.

Mysterypunter

Bad nicknames in this game, the jester from Leicester is a morose individual, the warrior is a mild mannered dude from Swindon, Kurt Maflin should be called the warrior instead of the viking, who is darts heavyweight(or maybe not, since his diet Andy Fordham.

Chalk McHugh

Brilliant long red with the white fairly tight on the cushions enables Williams to edge back in front. Looked very composed.

waynescales1

Ah Ronnie, take the red over the corner. I am sickened by that miss.

Say Your Number

"You never see him complaining, Ronnie O'Sullivan"

Not sure about that Joe.

Chalk McHugh

Forget Shredsville, its Clangersville out there!

Say Your Number

Crazy frame.

Mysterypunter

Horrible standard, Ronnie is absolutely dipped, 3 or 4 chances every frame

BQQ

Jeez! I thought the McGill Clarke match was over

walshb

Ronnie looking good for 10-9 here!

Sandor Clegane

walshb wrote: »

Ronnie looking good for 10-9 here!

And yet again misses and easy pot throwing away the frame.

Chalk McHugh

Sickening frame to lose.

walshb

Ronnie blew that...and Williams got luck!!!

Mysterypunter

walshb wrote: »

Ronnie blew that...and Williams got luck!!!

Luck goes both ways, Ronnie gets loads of it, he's just not as good as people think, if the standard is rubbish why doesn't he win it every year?

DelBoy Trotter

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Sickening frame to lose.

He should have lost the one before it too after making a mistake

walshb

Sandor Clegane wrote: »

And yet again misses and easy pot throwing away the frame.

Yes..but Williams really nailed a lot of good pots to win it..

Sandor Clegane

walshb wrote: »

Yes..but Williams really nailed a lot of good pots to win it..

He should never of had the chance to nail them though, the frame was at Ronnies mercy and he missed an easy pot, he's been doing it all tournament, his game is littered with errors.

He could still go onto win it though, the standard isn't great...but if he gets past williams its selby next and I can't see him beating him unless he stops with the unforced errors.

Mysterypunter

Best of 5 after the interval

walshb

Sandor Clegane wrote: »

He should never of had the chance to nail them though, the frame was at Ronnies mercy and he missed an easy pot, he's been doing it all tournament, his game is littered with errors.

He could still go onto win it though, the standard isn't great...but if he gets past williams its selby next and I can't see him beating him unless he stops with the unforced errors.

Yes. I think over 33 frames Selby is too tough and tuned in and clinical..

Joe_ Public

Pink was pushing the boat a bit too far by williams there. No need for it.

Chalk McHugh

Compared to the drudgery in some other matches this is great entertainment. It maybe error strewn at times but it's fast and furious between two of the best.

walshb

Mysterypunter wrote: »

Best of 5 after the interval

10 all?

waynescales1

Hard to watch O’Sullivan when he’s like this, feel like he could miss anything. Only he can play that badly and still make a century.

Mysterypunter

walshb wrote: »

10 all?

It is 10-10. Very even as the score suggests

Arthur Daley

Some table here for Maflin. Reds absolutely everywhere

petes

waynescales1 wrote: »

Hard to watch O’Sullivan when he’s like this, feel like he could miss anything. Only he can play that badly and still make a century.

Was a decent century though!

Even though there isn't a crowd I reckon there is a lot of pressure out there as can be seen from both players. These guys have seen it all and still it's there, good to see the hunger.

Arthur Daley

If Maflin can get the next before the interval the comeback is on and McGill could be in for another late night.

Mysterypunter

Arthur Daley wrote: »

If Maflin can get the next before the interval the comeback is on and McGill could be in for another late night.

He's played well today, was a bag of nerves yesterday

Mervyn Skidmore

Is Williams O'Sullivan gone from BBC?

DelBoy Trotter

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Is Williams O'Sullivan gone from BBC?

It’s on BBC 4

Mysterypunter

BBC 3 on my TV, she said BBC 4 when they were leaving BBC 2 coverage

walshb

Wow. What a flick!

Mysterypunter

I said it before but how much luck is Ronnie getting? That was crazy