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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 13, 2010 3:13:30 GMT 1
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 16, 2010 16:44:57 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 16, 2010 19:07:24 GMT 1
It's also on the BBC red button from 10am. There'll be coverage on there whenever there's play going on (apart from on the Freeview red button because the morons reduced it to one stream).
There'll also be full coverage on the BBC web site.
I'll post the 1st round schedule of play if I get a chance.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 16, 2010 19:11:54 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 16, 2010 20:41:57 GMT 1
Full order of play for the 1st round of the World Championship:
(all 1st round matches are the best of 19 frames, first to 10 wins)
(* = to a finish)
Saturday April 17
10:00 John Higgins v Barry Hawkins Mark Allen v Tom Ford
2:30 Joe Perry v Michael Holt Stephen Hendry v Zhang Anda
7:00 John Higgins v Barry Hawkins * Mark Selby v Ken Doherty
Sunday April 18
10:00 Marco Fu v Martin Gould Mark Allen v Tom Ford *
2:30 Ali Carter v Jamie Cope Mark Selby v Ken Doherty *
7:00 Joe Perry v Michael Holt * Stephen Hendry v Zhang Anda *
Monday April 19
10:00 Marco Fu v Martin Gould * Mark Williams v Marcus Campbell
2:30 Ali Carter v Jamie Cope * Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo
7:00 Mark King v Steve Davis Mark Williams v Marcus Campbell *
Tuesday April 20
10:00 Ding Junhui v Stuart Pettman Ryan Day v Mark Davis
2:30 Neil Robertson v Fergal O'Brien Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo *
7:00 Mark King v Steve Davis * Peter Ebdon v Graeme Dott
Wednesday April 21
10:00 Ding Junhui v Stuart Pettman * Ryan Day v Mark Davis *
2:30 Neil Robertson v Fergal O'Brien * Stephen Maguire v Stephen Lee
7:00 Shaun Murphy v Gerard Greene Peter Ebdon v Graeme Dott *
Thursday April 22
2:00 Shaun Murphy v Gerard Greene * Allen/Ford v Day/M Davis (2nd round)
7:00 Higgins/Hawkins v King/S Davis (2nd round) Stephen Maguire v Stephen Lee *
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Post by Panda on Apr 16, 2010 20:55:44 GMT 1
Odds to win the World Championship:
4/1 O'Sullivan 5/1 Higgins 9/1 Ding 9/1 Selby 12/1 Robertson 14/1 Williams 14/1 Murphy 18/1 Maguire 20/1 Allen 33/1 Carter 40/1 Cope 45/1 Hendry 50/1 Day 66/1 Ebdon 66/1 Liang 80/1 Fu 100/1 Doherty 125/1 Perry 125/1 Dott 150/1 Lee 175/1 Hawkins 200/1 Ford 200/1 King 250/1 Holt 300/1 O'Brien 400/1 Gould 400/1 Greene 500/1 Zhang 500/1 M Davis 500/1 Pettman 500/1 Campbell 600/1 S Davis
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 17, 2010 3:03:34 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 17, 2010 13:53:54 GMT 1
Even though Higgins is going to end the season as world #1, Ronnie's going to start favourite for any tournament he's in, partly because of his sheer ability and partly because he probably attracts more bets than any other player. At least one bookie did have Ronnie and Higgins as joint favourites.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 17, 2010 20:42:49 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 17, 2010 20:45:46 GMT 1
Higgins was 5-4 down after the first session this morning (having trailed 3-1) but has won the first 4 frames tonight to lead 8-5 at the mid-session interval.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 17, 2010 21:17:32 GMT 1
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 17, 2010 22:20:14 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 18, 2010 16:30:08 GMT 1
Ronnie's match starts on Monday afternoon and finishes on Tuesday afternoon.
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Post by Panda on Apr 18, 2010 16:33:59 GMT 1
Day 1 scores:
JOHN HIGGINS 10-6 BARRY HAWKINS A missed opportunity for Hawkins, who failed to take advantage of a nervous first session for the defending champion and new world #1. Higgins was fortunate to end the session just one behind but found his form in the second session, winning the first five frames of the night to put himself on the verge of victory. Hawkins' defeat ends his chances of ending the season in the top 16. He has now failed to win in all five of his Crucible appearances. The record for the most Crucible appearances without a victory is 8, shared by Rex Williams and Cliff Wilson.
Mark Allen 8-1 Tom Ford Joe Perry 7-2 Michael Holt Stephen Hendry 5-4 Zhang Anda Mark Selby 6-3 Ken Doherty
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 18, 2010 21:04:52 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 19, 2010 10:15:35 GMT 1
Day 2 scores:
MARK ALLEN 10-4 TOM FORD A comfortable win for last year's semi-finalist who had the match sewn up after the first session. Ford, making his Crucible debut, showed his nerves as Allen raced into a 7-0 lead. Ford finally got on the board with a century but Allen won the next, narrowly missing out on a 147 when he snookered himself on the final green. Ford restored some pride, winning three of the first four in the second session but Allen was a comfortable winner
MARK SELBY 10-4 KEN DOHERTY Doherty made a lively return to the Crucible, entering the arena to 'The Irish Rover' and kissing the carpet on his first appearance as a player since 2008. Things were close early on but Selby won the final two frames of the opening session to lead 6-3 overnight. Doherty at his peak would've still been well in the match but it was too much for the 1997 champion to claw back against Selby and what looked to be a tough match for the Jester From Leicester turned out to be a comfortable passage into the last 16.
JOE PERRY 10-4 MICHAEL HOLT As is usually the case, Holt managed to beat himself. He trailed 7-2 after the first session but could easily have been leading. Perry took the gifts with both hands and pressed home the advantage. Perry's had a poor season and is likely to drop out of the top 16 but this win keeps his hopes alive.
STEPHEN HENDRY 10-9 ZHANG ANDA A classic back-and-forth match that almost resulted in one of the biggest Crucible upsets of all-time. 18-year-old Zhang started nervously, with Hendry winning the first four frames, but the Chinese player found his rhythm and was only one behind going into the evening session. Zhang won the first of the session to level the match at 5-5 but Hendry won the next two and looked set to cruise into the next round. Zhang had other ideas, though and won four frames in a row to move to within one frame of a famous win. But Hendry dug deep, showing his experience and competitive spirit and sealed victory with breaks of 89, 52 and 55. The match was reminiscent of Hendry's Crucible debut in 1986 when, as a 17-year-old, he was applauded from the arena by Willie Thorne, who'd scraped a 10-8 victory but knew he'd just played a future star of the game.
Marco Fu 5-4 Martin Gould Ali Carter 7-2 Jamie Cope
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 19, 2010 21:29:15 GMT 1
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 20, 2010 0:51:19 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 20, 2010 10:22:33 GMT 1
Day 3 scores:
MARCO FU 9-10 MARTIN GOULD Fu becomes the first seeded player to go out after letting an 8-6 lead slip against the former croupier. Fu dug deep to force a decider but a break of 90 gave Gould his first ever Crucible win.
ALI CARTER 10-4 JAMIE COPE What promised to be a tight and exciting match turned out to be very one-sided with The Captain taking advantage of a very nervous Cope, who was seemingly overwhelmed by the possibility of clinching a top 16 place. As it is, Cope must now hope Peter Ebdon slips up against Graeme Dott to stand any chance of ending the season in the top 16.
MARK WILLIAMS 10-5 MARCUS CAMPBELL Williams is in great form, having won the China Open a few weeks ago, and is fancied by some to go very far in the tournament. He wasn't at his best in this match but had plenty in the tank to see of the burly Scot, who was making his first Crucible appearance for nine years. Williams now faces a potential last 16 clash with Ronnie O'Sullivan
Ronnie O'Sullivan 7-2 Liang Wenbo Mark King 5-4 Steve Davis
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 20, 2010 22:00:18 GMT 1
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