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Post by Tom on Apr 28, 2010 12:12:58 GMT 1
Annoyingly, I was at university this afternoon so I didn't get to see it. However, I did hear the interview with Ronnie on the radio. It makes you wonder what Ronnie has to do to be happy with his own game. Ronnie v Selby in the quarters could be an absolute classic. It was a great final session from Ronnie. If it hadn't played so well he may not have won as Williams was playing well himself. Anyone who mentions that he's "his own worst critic" should be very careful! Saw about half of the 1st session of Ronnie-Selby yesterday and it was poor from Ronnie. He did well to come out of it at 4-4, but the fact he did bodes well for today.
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Post by Tom on Apr 28, 2010 12:19:28 GMT 1
Yesterday's scores: Steve Davis 4-12 Neil Robertson Graeme Dott 8-8 Mark Allen Ali Carter 3-5 Shaun Murphy Mark Selby 4-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan Davis won the last two frames of the night against Robertson to ensure the match goes into a final session. Saw about half of yesterday's play in the Davis-Robertson match. Poor 1st session from Davis but i thought he did pretty well to avoid losing with a session to spare as that looked on the cards for me after the 1st session. Just a shame he started so slowly although was going to be tough against a player who thrashed him 10-2 last year. Even taking into account last year's match between the two Robertson looks to be a genuine contender for the title on that form. Did also see a bit of the Carter-Murphy match, but only a couple of frames so not enough to really pass comment on that one.
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Post by Panda on Apr 28, 2010 12:34:39 GMT 1
murphy is always there or there about dont write him off He is, annoyingly...
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 28, 2010 21:53:34 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 28, 2010 22:20:09 GMT 1
Ronnie just didn't play well enough across the whole match. He had 1 good session out of 3 and that isn't enough at this stage of the tournament. He still played well enough to beat many players but once again, Selby was able to raise his game to another level to beat Ronnie.
I'd like to see a Selby-Robertson final...
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 28, 2010 23:57:10 GMT 1
Ronnie just didn't play well enough across the whole match. He had 1 good session out of 3 and that isn't enough at this stage of the tournament. He still played well enough to beat many players but once again, Selby was able to raise his game to another level to beat Ronnie. I'd like to see a Selby-Robertson final... totaly agree u say dude but wasnt in zone simple dat anyway red botton midday 2mmrow dennis tayler stve davis do on off gamn game of game played 20-0 20 years ago live von game prod ronnye getting far did yoo damm skippy ruuff wuuff upp gg
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Post by Panda on Apr 28, 2010 23:58:40 GMT 1
Quarter-finals:
STEVE DAVIS 5-13 NEIL ROBERTSON A dominating win for Robertson, who almost won with a session to spare, taking a 12-2 lead. Davis dug deep to send the match into a final session and won the first frame of the afternoon before Robertson sealed victory. A disappointing end to a memorable tournament for Davis, but he still produced some great moments, such as his century last night. He also overcame the slight distraction of being introduced as "Dennis Taylor" by MC Rob Walker. Robertson, in the meantime, looks like a rejuvenated player following his amazing comeback against Martin Gould.
ALI CARTER 13-12 SHAUN MURPHY An epic match that could've gone either way. Murphy looked like taking control this morning when he went 8-4 up but Carter won four frames in a row to level it. In the final session, the lead changed hands several times but Murphy seemed to have the match won with the score at 12-11. Carter was able to level, though to send the match into a decider. Both players had chances, with Murphy breaking down whilst in the balls, only for Carter to miss the final yellow. Murphy had to swerve around the green to hit the yellow and the ball somehow stayed out, gifting victory to Carter. Carter will end the season at #2 in the world rankings if he reaches the final.
GRAEME DOTT 13-12 MARK ALLEN Another final frame decider which saw Dott win three frames in a row to take victory. The win means he regains his place in the top 16, with Jamie Cope missing out.
MARK SELBY 13-11 RONNIE O'SULLIVAN Another epic from these two, even if the quality of play wasn't of the highest standard. The turning point came towards the end of the afternoon session, with Selby winning the final two frames to reduce Ronnie's lead to 9-7. Ronnie couldn't shake Selby off in the evening session and it was Selby's battling tendencies that won through with him taking four frames in a row to win the match. The final session was very tense with Selby's century ater the interval the only break over 50. The end came slightly prematurely after Selby potted the final brown to leave Ronnie leaving a snooker. Instead of fighting on, Ronnie simply rose from his chair, shook Selby's hand and conceded the frame and match.
Semi-finals (best of 33, first to 17) Neil Robertson v Ali Carter Graeme Dott v Mark Selby
What odds would you have got on Dott being the only previous champion in the quarter-finals?
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Post by Panda on Apr 29, 2010 0:02:21 GMT 1
Odds to win the title: 11/10 Selby 3/1 Robertson 9/2 Carter 6/1 Dott
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 29, 2010 0:17:51 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Apr 29, 2010 0:26:05 GMT 1
It would be some comeback for Dott if he won the title after the few years he's had.
After winning the World title in 2006, he came to the Crucible in 2007 as the provisional world #1 but lost in the first round. He then had a 2-year slump, in which he barely won a match, he suffered from depression and missed tournaments due to injury. This run saw him drop out of the top 16, though his form recovered enough towards the end of last season to prevent him dropping out of the top 32.
His results this season haven't been spectacular but he managed to qualify for all but one of the ranking tournaments and has made the most of a favourable draw at the Crucible.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Apr 29, 2010 0:37:57 GMT 1
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Post by Tom on Apr 30, 2010 16:03:38 GMT 1
This year has reminded me of 2006 in various ways, an English team in the UEFA/Europa League final too, that its all set up imo for a first time champion. Yes the fact that 3 out of the 4 semi-finalists haven't won it before helps, but even before Ronnie got knocked out i could see it happening. My money's on Robertson.
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Post by Panda on Apr 30, 2010 21:09:33 GMT 1
Robertson's playing as well as anyone. His comeback against Gould seemingly changed the course of the whole championship. You have to wonder what would've happened if Gould had managed to get over the line against Robertson and faced Davis in the quarters...
Dott has been fantastic in this tournament. He's playing better than he did in 2006.
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Post by Panda on May 2, 2010 12:26:37 GMT 1
The News of the World has today published a video allegedly showing John Higgins and his manager Pat Mooney offer to lose frames during World Series (which is promoted by Mooney and Higgins) events, in return for huge sums of money. The video was apparently recorded in Kiev, a few days ago. Mooney and Higgins have both reportedly said they thought the men involved were Russian mafia, with Mooney saying he feared for his safety. Barry Hearn has launched a full investigation, with Higgins set to be suspended. linkAll this overshadows what should be a great World Championship final between Neil Robertson and Graeme Dott, with both players having remarkable stories attached to their runs to the final. Dott suffered the loss of his father-in-law and manager, the stress of his wife's cancer scare and spiralled into depression. He missed tournaments due to injury before managing to claw his way back up the rankings. Robertson has had an up and down road to success. He left school at 16 to come to the UK and become a snooker player. He struggled with confidence early on, partly due to issues he had over his own appearance. His break came in 2003 when he won the World U21 title to regain his place on the Main Tour. During this tournament he trailed Martin Gould 11-5 and had checked out of his apartment, only to come back and win 13-12. He is the first Australian to appear in a Crucible final.
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Post by Panda on May 2, 2010 17:57:14 GMT 1
A 5-3 lead for Dott at the end of the first session.
More on the Higgins scandal:
Higgins as been suspended pending World Snooker's investigation. Pat Mooney has resigned from the board of World Snooker.
Higgins has issued a statement denying any involvement in match fixing and echoing Mooney's claims that they feared for their safety.
The News of the World says it is planning to publish further allegations next weekend.
Fred Done, of World Championship sponsors Betfred, has pledged his support to snooker, saying he has faith in Barry Hearn and would happily sign a new five-year sponsorship deal today.
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 2, 2010 19:52:57 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on May 2, 2010 20:06:29 GMT 1
This does not look good for Higgins or snooker in general.
If World Snooker find Higgins guilty of wrongdoing, they may choose to make an example of him and give him a lengthy ban. It is possible they may view Mooney as the main culprit and be more lenient with Higgins. Much may depend on how they view Higgins' defence and also whether they are allowed to view the full, unedited video from the NOTW. The video shown on the NOTW's website has been heavily edited and I think it would be wrong for the governing body to base their judgement on that alone. Another factor would be the matches in question were World Series events, effectively exhibition tournaments. Although this does not excuse what has happened at ll, the consequences would be much more dire if they had been talking about throwing frames in a ranking event promoted by World Snooker.
If Higgins were to lose his WPBSA membership, then I guess he would be removed from the world rankings though such speculation is pointless at this stage. For what's it's worth Neil Robertson will overtake Ronnie O'Sullivan in the rankings if he beats Graeme Dott in the World Championship final.
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 2, 2010 20:24:25 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on May 2, 2010 21:38:00 GMT 1
No-one would get Higgins' ranking points.
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 2, 2010 21:57:08 GMT 1
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