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Post by Panda on Apr 28, 2008 16:26:15 GMT 1
Ronnie's quarter-final begins tomorrow against the winner of the match between Joe Swail and Liang Wenbo. That match finishes tonight.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 28, 2008 16:55:10 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 28, 2008 17:07:01 GMT 1
Ebdon's playing Ali Carter in the quarter-finals. Ebdon can't meet Ronnie until the final. If Ronnie gets to the semi-finals, he'll be playing either Stephen Hendry or Ryan Day.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 28, 2008 22:46:03 GMT 1
Ebdon's playing Ali Carter in the quarter-finals. Ebdon can't meet Ronnie until the final. If Ronnie gets to the semi-finals, he'll be playing either Stephen Hendry or Ryan Day. i see dude darn hope ronnye wins edborn win cheers dude mooo yoooooooooo noooo diigtyyyy upppppppppppppppp    |
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Post by Panda on Apr 29, 2008 8:51:52 GMT 1
The rest of yesterday's scores:
Neil Robertson 7-13 Stephen Maguire
Stuart Bingham 9-13 Joe Perry
Joe Swail 12-13 Liang Wenbo
Quarter-finals:
Ryan Day v Stephen Hendry
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo
Ali Carter v Peter Ebdon
Stephen Maguire v Joe Perry
Yesterday's results mean the top 16 for next season are now decided. Joe Swail, Stuart Bingham and Mark Williams all miss out due to their 2nd round exits. Mark Allen will hang on to #16 despite going out in the 1st round. Marco Fu, Mark King and Joe Perry will also be in the top 16 with Ken Doherty, Steve Davis and Stephen Lee dropping out. Liang Wenbo should move into the top 40 of the rankings, having started the season at 66. However, if he won the World Championship, he'd effectively take Mark Allen's top 16 place, despite not actually being in the top 16 (like we saw with Shaun Murphy a few years ago).
It's a straight fight between O'Sullivan and Maguire for the #1 spot. Whoever goes further in the tournament will be #1. If they both go out in the same round, Ronnie will be #1. Ryan Day would move up to #4 if he won the title, Ebdon can move up to #5, Hendry, Carter and Perry can go as high as #6.
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Post by -Big Dan- on Apr 29, 2008 21:45:12 GMT 1
Ali Carter just made his first maximum break in his match against Peter Ebdon! I swear I have never seen so many 147 attempts in a single tournament.
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Post by Panda on Apr 29, 2008 22:20:50 GMT 1
Ronnie will be gutted! They have to share the £157,000 now. Mind you, I wouldn't bet against Ronnie getting another and bumping his share back up (I'm assuming that's how it would work). You're right about the 147 attempts though. There have been loads this year. Ebdon was on for one in the frame before Carter's, Ronnie was looking for another earlier this afternoon and Hendry could've had one this morning had a kick not caused him to lose position.
That's the 8th Crucible 147 and the first time there have been two in the same ranking tournament.
Interesting fact: Before this year only one player who made a 147 at the Crucible went on to win the title that year (Stephen Hendry in 1995).
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2008 9:22:44 GMT 1
Yesterday's scores:
Ryan Day 5-11 Stephen Hendry
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-4 Liang Wenbo
Ali Carter 9-7 Peter Ebdon
Stephen Maguire 4-4 Joe Perry
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Post by wonderwall on Apr 30, 2008 9:29:01 GMT 1
how the hell is Joe perry still in this competion  |
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2008 9:33:00 GMT 1
how the hell is Joe perry still in this competion He's one of those players who always goes unnoticed. Solid but not spectacular. He seems to yoyo in and out of the top 16. By reaching the quarters, he's confirmed his top 16 place for next season. His ranking in the last few years has gone: 13-16-20-14-18-18 He had a good first round draw, beating Graeme Dott (who played his best snooker of the season) and then faced Stuart Bingham (who beat Steve Davis) in round 2. The draw's been somewhat kind to him and Stephen Maguire should prove too much. This is his second time in the quarters at the Crucible and he's also reached the semis of the UK Championship in the past, so the longer matches seem to suit him. |
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Post by wonderwall on Apr 30, 2008 12:20:03 GMT 1
Ronnie cruising 10-5 and ebdon 8-12 down.
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2008 13:12:08 GMT 1
Ali Carter 13-9 Peter Ebdon
Carter through to the semis for the first time. This is the third time he's reached a ranking semi-final but has never reached a final.
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Post by wonderwall on Apr 30, 2008 13:30:58 GMT 1
cant see anyone stopping o Sullivan ebdon was the most likely if any to beat him.
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2008 13:35:42 GMT 1
cant see anyone stopping o Sullivan ebdon was the most likely if any to beat him. Probably only Ronnie himself. Hendry's playing better than he has for years and should give Ronnie a match in the semis. Maguire's capable of living with Ronnie when at his best but Ronnie destroyed him in the UK Championship final earlier in the season. |
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Post by wonderwall on Apr 30, 2008 13:36:52 GMT 1
Ebdon always seems to get under his skin disrupts his flow and cause him problems .
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2008 23:28:38 GMT 1
Stephen Maguire 12-13 Joe Perry
Perry through to the semi-finals! The result means Ronnie O'Sullivan will definitely end the season as world #1.
Semi-finals:
Stephen Hendry v Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ali Carter v Joe Perry
Given the 147s, I think an O'Sullivan-Carter final would be fitting...
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 1, 2008 1:31:50 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on May 1, 2008 13:09:54 GMT 1
It is possible to get a break of 155 if a free ball is awarded following a foul and no balls have yet been potted. It's never been done, though. Jamie Burnett did get a break of 148 in a qualifying match a few years ago. |
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Post by Panda on May 1, 2008 17:15:22 GMT 1
Hendry and O'Sullivan 4-4 after their first session...
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Post by Panda on May 2, 2008 16:15:04 GMT 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan won all 8 frames this morning to lead Stephen Hendry 12-4. It was the first time Hendry has been on the receiving end of a session whitewash at the Crucible. Hendry must win 4 frames tonight just to take the match into a final session.
Ali Carter and Joe Perry's second session is underway, Perry resuming with a 5-3 lead.
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