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2024 World Championships

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  • #1052
    StevenToast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,707 ✭✭✭StevenToast


    Poor Jimmy White watching this final...

    "Don't piss down my back and tell me it's raining." - Fletcher



  • #1053
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    John Virgo: "He's really struggling out there, Kyren Wilson. And he was a very lucky lad to win that last frame, no doubt about that."

    Wilson has been lucky all match, all tournament really, and he's so lucky he's not playing a good player or he'd be on the end of a hiding.



  • #1054
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    I see Jone's strategy now…absolutely wreck everyone's head with incredible pots and then incredible misses.



  • #1055
    raclle
    Registered Users Posts: 2,396 ✭✭✭raclle


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104552#Comment_122104552

    You're only seeing that now???



  • #1056
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 9,028 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Jones would be 15-14 up now if he had ended the first session 4-4.



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  • #1057
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Virgo: "So(Jones) on track to make his second century of the night(and match)."

    Right on cue, Jones messes it up.



  • #1058
    John arse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭John arse


    Jones to consume a bottle of vodka and some other substances during the interval and transform into a cross between Hurricane Higgins and whirlwind White and blow Wilson away???



  • #1059
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 9,028 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Here comes Steve with an unbiased section on the Crucible.



  • #1060
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,431 ✭✭✭✭The_Kew_Tour


    I can't remember Jones potting a long ball in this final. And he misses by mile too.

    Very poor final.



  • #1061
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,384 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    Reanne Evans on Eurosport just said she thinks Jak jones will win.



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  • #1062
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,837 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    It hasn't been a vintage final, at least it's nowhere near as bad as Robertson Dott in 2010, think it was a similar score to this and it finished near 1 o'clock (later start than this year)

    Suppose most frames have been over pretty quickly and it hasn't dragged on.



  • #1063
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    What would the BBC have done with this piece about the Crucible and its future had the match not reached the interval? It certainly wouldn't have been shown after the match.



  • #1064
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    This is not a snooker final it is a comedy show. Great viewing from that perspective. I cannot remember a final where BOTH players made so many mistakes. Jones could easily be ahead if he did not throw away even 3 frames. Wilson might never win a world title again. If he was playing anyone else he would be beaten.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #1065
    John arse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭John arse


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104654#Comment_122104654

    Really??? 😨



  • #1066
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104597#Comment_122104597

    It was ridiculous. The crucible is only there under 50 years. When you look at the history of snooker who remembers the halls in Leicester Square where Joe Davis played for world titles etc

    You would swear a new history/atmosphere cannot be created in a new venue the way they are talking. Making no sense, all based on emotion.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #1067
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,384 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    missed by a mile. I’d do that.



  • #1068
    Holy Diver
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 606 ✭✭✭Holy Diver


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104566#Comment_122104566

    Even with the 7-1, if Jones won the two black ball frames it would only be 15-14 now. That’s how bad Wilson has been.



  • #1069
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    147?



  • #1070
    John arse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭John arse


    Six maximums in a row to blow Wilson away???



  • #1071
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104725#Comment_122104725

    It's Jak Jones, so I'm going to say no. It would be nice to see him do it, but given what's gone before…nah, can't see it happening.

    Nope, didn't happen. Next frame please.



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  • #1072
    This is it
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,751 ✭✭✭This is it


    Tough with the reds there but decent effort. 5 to go...



  • #1073
    John arse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭John arse


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104747#Comment_122104747

    Eh no! 😞



  • #1074
    extra-ordinary_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,825 ✭✭✭extra-ordinary_


    He's enjoying himself anyway…



  • #1075
    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 9,028 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104703#Comment_122104703

    Well I said it sarcastically because Baz is Steve's great mate but it was pretty balanced to be fair. No matter what you think about whether it should move or not I don't understand why you can't see people's emotional attachment to the venue. Logical or not it is a thing and I sympathise with their viewpoint. I've said already the North of England needs events like this. Best solution for me is a new venue in Sheffield.



  • #1076
    John arse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭John arse


    Are they deliberately not showing any stats, haven't noticed any shown?



  • #1077
    loyatemu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,147 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104688#Comment_122104688

    Dott - Ebdon is the one that springs to mind, lots of frames that dragged on for ages due to neither player being able to punish mistakes. It was rivetting in it's own weird way.



  • #1078
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104780#Comment_122104780

    I understand that aspect. But the bit they seem to forget Snooker found the crucible by fluke. And is not even there 50 years, that is nothing. History can be created elsewhere is my point.

    A purpose built snooker venue would be the ideal, but from the sound of that councillor from Sheffield they are unwilling to put money into it. So the Saudi's or China will swoop in.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #1079
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,649 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104653#Comment_122104653

    seriously? He’s potted some absolutely stunning long ones.

    they/them/theirs


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




  • #1080
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    If Jones gets to 15 here Wilson could fold, I think. But Jones is so all over the place he could fold before him by that stage.

    Whoever does not fold first wins, it seems.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



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  • #1081
    Brian?
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 21,649 Mod ✭✭✭✭Brian?


    stranger things have happened, but I can’t see Wilson losing.

    they/them/theirs


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




  • #1082
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,384 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    unscheduled toilet break.



  • #1083
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104837#Comment_122104837

    The funny thing is in years to come when people look at the scoreline of this final - you would assume it was fairly close etc. But it is definitely the strangest one I have seen

    From Jones standpoint, I would say he is delighted that he was not walloped 18-3 like Parrott did. I get the impression that Parrott is embarrassed that is there is in the record books.

    Jones seems received that he has not got a hiding, more than anything else.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #1084
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,920 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104872#Comment_122104872

    Ref should tell them "You should have gone before we started"



  • #1085
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    Here is a question is Brecel a better positional player than Wilson? Or are they on a par?

    Wilson's "positional play" makes Alex Higgins look calm and controlled, as far as I am concerned.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #1086
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    17-14 now. You never know.



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  • #1087
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,920 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104837#Comment_122104837

    Has any player ever won a major final from the sort of position JJ was in before this mini-revival, 17-11 was it?



  • #1088
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,920 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    Wow that fluke on the yellow…



  • #1089
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,097 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    This is good stuff. Serious pair of balls on Jones



  • #1090
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,837 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    If Jones was playing like this in the afternoon, he'd be ahead now.



  • #1091
    walshb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56,729 ✭✭✭✭walshb


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104912#Comment_122104912

    Not in a world final. Best I can think was Hendry beating Hallet years ago in the masters when something like 8-2 down. he won 9-8



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  • #1092
    John arse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭John arse


    'AND JUMPING JAK FLASH TAKES ANOTHER FRAME AS A WORRIED WILSON LOOKS ON PENSIVELY '-GAME ON!



  • #1093
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104922#Comment_122104922

    Any shot he goes for I think he could miss it or get it. No matter what the level of difficulty.

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #1094
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Forget that plant you Looney Tune. Jones makes some bizarre decisions. Lucky not to have been punished.



  • #1095
    gormdubhgorm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,940 ✭✭✭✭gormdubhgorm


    I have not seen a Wilson in such distress since "Cast Away"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHtgKIFoQfE

    Guff about stuff, and stuff about guff.



  • #1096
    Sandor Clegane
    Registered Users Posts: 1,138 ✭✭✭Sandor Clegane


    Yeah he's bang under it now.



  • #1097
    John arse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,128 ✭✭✭John arse


    Wilson doesn't look like he could string anything together atm?



  • #1098
    sully123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,068 ✭✭✭sully123


    The thought of forfeiting the final frame...!



  • #1099
    Itssoeasy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 40,384 ✭✭✭✭Itssoeasy


    That would’ve been a nuts way to finish the world final.



  • #1100
    sligeach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,294 ✭✭✭✭sligeach


    Massive chance for Wilson to win this match now.

    He's ruined it already. Quite fitting and in keeping with the theme of the match.



  • #1101
    Loafing Oaf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,920 ✭✭✭✭Loafing Oaf


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122104994#Comment_122104994

    And he's screwed the pooch again



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