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UK Championship Barbican York, 12th - 20th November BBC, Eurosport

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    #152
    gormdubhgorm
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    There was a good bit in studio there. Ken spotted that Murphy’s cueing arm is not as straight as it was normally. Could Hinder him for shots off the cushions. Davis implied it could be because of Murphy’s back/neck pain issues.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #153
    Brian?
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    Trump v Murphy is a good match. Best I think I’ve seen this week. Lots of good safety.


    Murphy looks in trouble physically now though.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #154
    Strumms
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    Murphy really needs this frame… from the bit I’ve seen his positional game is a bit hit and miss and potting suspect.

    Judd having a bit of luck at times by missing pots and not leaving anything.



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    #155
    gormdubhgorm
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    It’s Parrott/Hendry on the comm for Murphy/Trump.

    Murphy was snookered in baulk right behind yellow on Cushion

    Hendry - this could be one of those impossible snookers

    Parrot - twice across?

    Murphy then plays it, hits red first go easily.

    Parrott - You just stick to potting balls - I will do the snookers!

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #156
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    I don't like Parrott - he was slagging Mark Allen off (well, taking the mick anyhow) when they were both on comms duty, last night or the night before (forget who was playing)

    Shaun has to fancy hisself to win this one surely - so long as he don't push any boats out

    Gwan the honorary Irishman ☺️



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    #157
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users Posts: 18,704 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    Murphy-Trump really long 7th frame. Scrappy the way the balls went. But great safety/snookers by the two lads. It was basically brown ball game.

    Murphy won to pull a frame back. Trump 4-Murphy 3. Great long brown from Murphy.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #158
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    that excellent thin cut on the brown up in baulk - to leave cueball down on t'other end - from Murphy, was the best of all the safety shots in the latter stages of that frame, imo

    and Trump in again early here :(

    will Shaun rue that missed green? hope not



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    #159
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    balls in good positions for snookers

    Murph still got a chance here 😊

    madness by Trump there - flirting with knocking black in 🙂



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    #160
    gormdubhgorm
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    5-3 Trump now. He has impressed me. Has mixed it up well tactically and long pots.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #161
    gormdubhgorm
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    5-4 now Murphy century. Good auld match.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #162
    Arthur Daley
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    147 with a bad back. Almost



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    #163
    The Nal
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    Cmon Shaun! Maxi is on!



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    #164
    gormdubhgorm
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119886705#Comment_119886705

    In Hard luck he was, decider anyway.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #165
    Strumms
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    One bad shot and no max… he’d have deserved it.

    now.. decider.

    btw Trump has had a good degree of luck, how many reds has he missed and by pure fortune achieved cover !? be nice if Shaun might benefit too.



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    #166
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    hup ya boy ya Spud!!



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    #167
    gormdubhgorm
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    Pity that Murphy / Trump wasn’t a final. Both fellas played great.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #168
    The Nal
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    Trump knew it as over when he missed the pot down the cushion. Fair play to Murph.



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    #169
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    predictions:

    Hossein Vafaei win 6-4

    Bingham win 6-3


    €5 win on Hossein @ ~11/8 on exchange ☺️

    would imagine Bingham be too good for Joe



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    #170
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    Murphy on comms on RB 😁

    have a rest Shaun!

    Bingham about to level up at one apiece here



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    #171
    Strumms
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119886770#Comment_119886770

    was thinking the same.

    Lisowski is hammering Vafaei 3-0… and easily too.. I am thinking whitewash.

    however Jack missing an easy black off it’s spot as I type and Hossein with a decent opportunity to pull one back.



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    #172
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    Lisowski in scintillating form

    a lotta comp for Ronnie, with plenty 'holding their hands up' , as they say :)



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    #173
    gormdubhgorm
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119887301#Comment_119887301

    That Iranian fella just knocked in fluid century 3-1 now. It is on BBC 4 for some strange reason.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #174
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119887322#Comment_119887322

    It is on BBC 4 for some strange reason.

    Good! (good spot too gdg 👏 ) makes it easier to switch between channels 😊

    more of the same pleeze Beeb ,,,,,, "going forward" 🤣



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    #175
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119887357#Comment_119887357

    fekkit - think they're showing same match as Eurosport

    pity :(



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    #176
    Brian?
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    https://snookerfreaks.com/ronnie-osullivans-brutal-assessment-of-snooker-tour-i-dont-think-anyone-has-it/?fbclid=IwAR2UPZxRY9jNI9GhiY438DO55ml5ZXKCtOvMoPskW63kPBq9PwL3_aKnnzg


    my favourite bit is where he says there is no Hendry or Higgins around today, even though Higgins is ranked 4 in the world

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #177
    kirk.
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    Prediction Contest :

    Ronnie 6 Ding 4



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    #178
    gormdubhgorm
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119888922#Comment_119888922

    I think Ronnie will win handier 6-2. That was top of my head. But I then looked up cuetracker. Recent results have been close but Ronnie has won them all.

    https://cuetracker.net/head-to-head/ronnie-osullivan/ding-junhui

    The last time Ding beat Ronnie was the 2019 UK. Last 16 Ding won 6-4. If I remember the BBC implied that since the Covid lockdowns etc were particularly hard on him. And stalled his snooker momentum.

    The previous time to that where Ding won v Ronnie was in WC 2017.

    I find it really frustrating watching Ding. Seems like a nice fella. I always hope he does well. A nice silky player.

    But he seems to find a way to lose games he could have won. He needs to spend a year practicing with Selby/Higgins I think.

    Edit - I left out the 2017 WC! Seems like a lifetime ago!

    Post edited by gormdubhgorm on

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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    #179
    Spiderpig92
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    I think our hopes rest on Ding if we are to have a close run tournament over the weekend. Think Ronnie steamrollers home on Sunday night if he gets through this...Of course I know Mark Allen looks good on the other side but it's a long time since he beat Ronnie over a distance. Ding has a decent record over Ronnie in recent majors, I think back to the 2019 UK and 2017 Worlds so could be a decent shout - Would love to see him back on top form- I think at his best he is still leaps and bounds ahead as the top Chinese player.



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    #180
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    Hup Ding !



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    #181
    Sweet Talkin Romeo
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    late prediction

    Ronnie: 6-5

    tho me backed Ding in double with Tom Ford ☺️



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