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Post by Panda on Apr 12, 2009 22:37:20 GMT 1
Michaela Tabb is to referee this year's final at the Crucible. She will be the first woman ever to do so.
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Post by suedehead on Apr 12, 2009 22:43:10 GMT 1
Michaela Tabb is to referee this year's final at the Crucible. She will be the first woman ever to do so. Well done her. She's a very good referee.
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Post by Panda on Apr 16, 2009 13:48:04 GMT 1
Order of play for the World Championship, starting on Saturday:
Saturday 18 April
1000
Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) v Stuart Bingham (Eng)
Mark King (Eng) v Rory McLeod (Eng)
1430
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Barry Hawkins (Eng)
Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Mark Williams (Wal)
1900
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stuart Bingham (Eng)
Ali Carter (Eng) v Gerard Greene (NI)
Sunday 19 April
1000
Mark Allen (NI) v Martin Gould (Eng)
Mark King (Eng) v Rory McLeod (Eng)
1430
Mark Selby (Eng) v Ricky Walden (Eng)
Ali Carter (Eng) v Gerard Greene (NI)
1900
Graeme Dott (Sco) v Barry Hawkins (Eng)
Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Mark Williams (Wal)
Monday 20 April
1000
Mark Allen (NI) v Martin Gould (Eng)
Marco Fu (HK) v Joe Swail (NI)
1430
Mark Selby (Eng) v Ricky Walden (Eng)
Ding Junhui (Chn) v Liang Wenbo (Chn)
1900
Joe Perry (Eng) v Jamie Cope (Eng)
Marco Fu (HK) v Joe Swail (NI)
Tuesday 21 April
1000
Peter Ebdon (Eng) v Nigel Bond (Eng)
Ding Junhui (Chn) v Liang Wenbo (Chn)
1430
Joe Perry (Eng) v Jamie Cope (Eng)
Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Andrew Higginson (Eng)
1900
Peter Ebdon (Eng) v Nigel Bond (Eng)
Neil Robertson (Aus) v Steve Davis (Eng)
Wednesday 22 April
1000
Ryan Day (Wal) v Stephen Lee (Eng)
Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Andrew Higginson (Eng)
1430
John Higgins (Sco) v Michael Holt (Eng)
Neil Robertson (Aus) v Steve Davis (Eng)
1900
Ryan Day (Wal) v Stephen Lee (Eng)
Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Jamie Burnett (Sco)
Thursday 23 April
1400
John Higgins (Sco) v Michael Holt (Eng)
Junhui/Wenbo v Hendry/Williams *
1900
O'Sullivan/Bingham v Allen/Gould *
Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Jamie Burnett (Sco)
* second round matches, best of 25 frames
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 18, 2009 4:28:21 GMT 1
Order of play for the World Championship, starting on Saturday: Saturday 18 April1000 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) v Stuart Bingham (Eng) Mark King (Eng) v Rory McLeod (Eng) 1430 Graeme Dott (Sco) v Barry Hawkins (Eng) Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Mark Williams (Wal) 1900 Ronnie O'Sullivan v Stuart Bingham (Eng) Ali Carter (Eng) v Gerard Greene (NI) Sunday 19 April1000 Mark Allen (NI) v Martin Gould (Eng) Mark King (Eng) v Rory McLeod (Eng) 1430 Mark Selby (Eng) v Ricky Walden (Eng) Ali Carter (Eng) v Gerard Greene (NI) 1900 Graeme Dott (Sco) v Barry Hawkins (Eng) Stephen Hendry (Sco) v Mark Williams (Wal) Monday 20 April1000 Mark Allen (NI) v Martin Gould (Eng) Marco Fu (HK) v Joe Swail (NI) 1430 Mark Selby (Eng) v Ricky Walden (Eng) Ding Junhui (Chn) v Liang Wenbo (Chn) 1900 Joe Perry (Eng) v Jamie Cope (Eng) Marco Fu (HK) v Joe Swail (NI) Tuesday 21 April1000 Peter Ebdon (Eng) v Nigel Bond (Eng) Ding Junhui (Chn) v Liang Wenbo (Chn) 1430 Joe Perry (Eng) v Jamie Cope (Eng) Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Andrew Higginson (Eng) 1900 Peter Ebdon (Eng) v Nigel Bond (Eng) Neil Robertson (Aus) v Steve Davis (Eng) Wednesday 22 April1000 Ryan Day (Wal) v Stephen Lee (Eng) Shaun Murphy (Eng) v Andrew Higginson (Eng) 1430 John Higgins (Sco) v Michael Holt (Eng) Neil Robertson (Aus) v Steve Davis (Eng) 1900 Ryan Day (Wal) v Stephen Lee (Eng) Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Jamie Burnett (Sco) Thursday 23 April1400 John Higgins (Sco) v Michael Holt (Eng) Junhui/Wenbo v Hendry/Williams * 1900 O'Sullivan/Bingham v Allen/Gould * Stephen Maguire (Sco) v Jamie Burnett (Sco) * second round matches, best of 25 frames CHRICKY DUDE ERRLY start world champ count be tuneing in yoo go ronnye da king mooo upppppppppp wuuffyy ruufyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
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Post by Panda on Apr 18, 2009 14:44:47 GMT 1
A solid start to Ronnie's title defence. He leads Stuart Bingham 6-3 at the end of their first session, having trailed 3-2. Ronnie had a total clearance of 140 in frame 2. They finish that match tonight.
Mark King and Rory McLeod only managed to complete 6 of their scheduled 9 frames and came off with the score at 3-3. They're due to finish tomorrow morning but with a possible 13 frames still to be played, it could go into an unscheduled third session.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 19, 2009 4:42:23 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 19, 2009 9:15:48 GMT 1
Yes, Ronnie is now guaranteed to finish the season as world #1, even if Maguire wins the World Championship.
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Post by Panda on Apr 19, 2009 9:28:19 GMT 1
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN 10-5 STUART BINGHAM Bingham threatened a fightback in the evening session, winning 2 of the first 3 frames, but Ronnie took control again to cruise into the 2nd round.
Mark Williams won 4 frames in a row to lead Stephen Hendry 5-4 at the end if their opening session. Hendry had lead 4-1. The two have won 9 world titles between them and this is a repeat of the 1999 final.
Last year's runner-up Ali Carter is off to a good start, leading Gerard Greene 6-3. Greene did give himself some hope by winning the last 2 frames of the session.
2006 champion Graeme Dott trails Barry Hawkins 5-4 after their first session.
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Post by Panda on Apr 19, 2009 14:39:14 GMT 1
Mark King 9-5 Rory McLeod As suspected, they couldn't get the match finished in time and must come back tonight with King just needing 1 more frame for a victory that would boost his chances of staying in the top 16.
Mark Allen 7-2 Martin Gould Allen looks on course for for a last 16 clash with Ronnie O'Sullivan as he dominated the first session against debutant Martin Gould. Allen managed a break of 129 in frame 7.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 19, 2009 21:04:31 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 19, 2009 21:06:03 GMT 1
It starts on Thursday night.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 19, 2009 21:49:59 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 19, 2009 23:34:28 GMT 1
ALI CARTER 10-5 GERARD GREENE Last year's runner-up is off to a winning start and awaits the winner of the Robertson-Davis match.
STEPHEN HENDRY 10-7 MARK WILLIAMS A great performance from the 7-time world champion, coming from 7-5 down, winning 5 frames in a row to go through 10-7. The evening session saw a bizarre moment when Mark Williams conceded a foul because the cue ball hit his cue extension, which he'd placed on the table and forgotten to remove.
GRAEME DOTT 10-8 BARRY HAWKINS An important win for the 2006 champion which means he will remain in the top 32. The defeat for Hawkins ends his chances of returning to the top 16.
MARK KING 10-6 RORY McLEOD King wins a tough match that went into a third session and gives himself a chance of staying in the top 16.
Mark Selby 6-3 Ricky Walden The 2007 runner-up leads the Shanghai Masters champion at the end of the first session. They finish tomorrow afternoon with the winner facing Graeme Dott in the last 16.
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Post by Panda on Apr 20, 2009 14:36:44 GMT 1
MARK ALLEN 10-6 MARTIN GOULD Allen sets up a showdown with Ronnie O'Sullivan after seeing off Martin Gould's challenge
Marco Fu 5-4 Joe Swail A tight match with no player winning more than 2 consecutive frames so far... Fu has had breaks of 124 and 111.
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Post by Panda on Apr 20, 2009 22:14:13 GMT 1
MARK SELBY 10-6 RICKY WALDEN Selby goes through after a high quality second session which saw 4 centuries, 3 of them from "The Jester From Leicester". He faces Graeme Dott in the last 16. Walden's defeat means he will miss out on a place in the top 16.
MARCO FU 10-4 JOE SWAIL Fu goes through after winning all 5 frames in the evening session, starting with a break of 122. The other frames were closer but Fu had the edge and faces either Shaun Murphy or Andrew Higginson next.
Ding Junhui 5-4 Liang Wenbo Ding threatened to take control at 4-1 but Liang fought back to get within 1 at the end of the session. It's believed this will be the most watched match of all-time due to the massive interest in China. This will be helped by the fact tomorrow morning's final session will be prime time viewing in China.
Joe Perry 5-4 Jamie Cope Some quickfire stuff in this one as they got through the 9 frames in under 2 and a half hours (and that's including the mid-session interval). Perry took a 4-1 lead and later had a break of 110 but Cope kept himself in contention with breaks of 71 and 81.
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Post by Elmer on Apr 21, 2009 11:05:58 GMT 1
Absolutely no shocks at all yet. Very unusual !!
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Post by Tom on Apr 21, 2009 14:41:41 GMT 1
Expected Fu to win 10-5 or 10-6, so pleased he won convincingly From what i saw of the evening session he played well, and the first session frame scores suggested this as well, but Swail really should have won a couple and he was unlucky not to win the final frame before the interval on the black.
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Post by Panda on Apr 21, 2009 23:50:32 GMT 1
DING JUNHUI 10-8 LIANG WENBO Ding scrapes through after a titanic struggle and possibly the match of the tournament so far. Liang won 4 in a row to lead 8-7 but Ding responded in a manner previously unseen from him to set up a 2nd round meeting with Stephen Hendry. The win also means Ding should hang on to his top 16 status.
JOE PERRY 5-10 JAMIE COPE Perry becomes the first seed to be knocked out of this year's championship as the Shotgun won all 6 of this afternoon's frames. After trailing 4-1 yesterday, Cope won 9 of the last 10 frames. Cope is a two-time ranking finalist and could still sneak into the top 16 if he wins another match. He faces either John Higgins or Michael Holt in the next round.
PETER EBDON 5-10 NIGEL BOND A disappointing first round exit for Ebdon after his China Open victory. Having trailed 5-3 at the beginning of the evening session, Ebdon squared the match at 5-5 but Bond then won 5 in a row. Bond has had a poor season but is finding form at the right time and awaits the winner of the Ryan Day-Stephen Lee match.
Shaun Murphy 5-4 Andrew Higginson 2005 champion Murphy is battling a heavy cold but was able to gain a narrow advantage against Crucible debutant Higginson.
Neil Robertson 7-2 Steve Davis A tough night for Davis, playing at the Crucible for the 29th time. Robertson was firmly in control, though Davis did have a few chances, including in frame 6 where he missed the final black to reduce the score to 4-2. Robertson put it away to 5-1 ahead and Davis has a mountain to climb.
The 2nd round line-up is starting to take shape:
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Allen Nigel Bond v Ryan Day/Stephen Lee John Higgins/Michael Holt v Jamie Cope Graeme Dott v Mark Selby Shaun Murphy/Andrew Higginson v Marco Fu Ding Junhui v Stephen Hendry Ali Carter v Neil Robertson/Steve Davis Mark King v Stephen Maguire/Jamie Burnett
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Post by Panda on Apr 21, 2009 23:57:27 GMT 1
Absolutely no shocks at all yet. Very unusual !! Well we finally got a couple today but still not massive shocks. Just as surprising is the fact we've had no final frame deciders... Expected Fu to win 10-5 or 10-6, so pleased he won convincingly From what i saw of the evening session he played well, and the first session frame scores suggested this as well, but Swail really should have won a couple and he was unlucky not to win the final frame before the interval on the black. I fancy Fu to go quite far this year. He should be playing Murphy in the next round in a repeat of the UK Championship final but Murphy's struggling with illness at the moment and Fu could take advantage. The winner of that faces Ding or Hendry in the quarters. Ding has a poor record at the Crucible but will have taken a lot of confidence from beating Liang. Hendry hasn't won anything for years but had a great win against Mark Williams when many expected him to lose. At the start of the tournament my prediction for the final 4 would've been: Ronnie, Higgins, Fu and Carter
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Post by Panda on Apr 22, 2009 22:20:52 GMT 1
SHAUN MURPHY 10-8 ANDREW HIGGINSON The 2005 champion overcame a cold and marriage worries to book his place in the last 16. Murphy revealed that his estranged wife Claire had threatened to serve him with divorce papers during play at the Crucible. Murphy faces Marco Fu in the next round.
NEIL ROBERTSON 10-2 STEVE DAVIS The Aussie carried on where he left off last night to hand Davis his worst Crucible defeat since losing 10-1 to Tony Knowles in 1982. Robertson faces last year's runner-up Ali Carter in the last 16. Davis has said he won't retire from the game as "there wouldn't be any point". He will still be in the top 32 and will have to win just one qualifying match next season to reach the Crucible for a 30th time.
RYAN DAY 10-4 STEPHEN LEE Having led 6-3 after the first session, Ryan Day, many people's dark horse for the tournament quickly saw off Stephen Lee to set up a last 16 clash with Nigel Bond.
John Higgins 5-4 Michael Holt Higgins will be very happy to be leading at the end of the first session, having trailed 4-2. They finish tomorrow afternoon with the winner facing Jamie Cope next.
Stephen Maguire 6-3 Jamie Burnett In the match World Snooker were dreading, the world #2 looked to be cruising at 6-1 until Burnett won the final 2 frames of the night to give himself hope. Police are currently investigating their match at the UK Championship, which Maguire won 9-3 after an unusual number of bets had been placed on that scoreline before the match.
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