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Post by Panda on Aug 7, 2020 23:15:42 GMT 1
Day 8: MARK WILLIAMS 13-11 STUART BINGHAM Williams edges out the 2015 champion to reach the quarter-finals for the ninth time in his career. MARK SELBY 13-12 NOPPON SAENGKHAM The Jester from Leicester wins a thriller, in which the Thai player refused to give up, forcing a decider from 12-10 down. Selby eventually sealed victory with a century in the final frame. JUDD TRUMP 13-11 YAN BINGTAO Another closely-fought second round match, which sees the defending champion edge through. Trump won seven frames in a row at one stage to lead 9-5 but Yan fought back and threatened to take it to another final frame decider but Trump's first century of the match saw him through. Anthony McGill 2-6 Jamie Clarke Ding Junhui 4-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2020 1:04:25 GMT 1
Day 10: MARTIN GOULD 9-13 KYREN WILSON Wilson reaches the quarter-finals for the 5th year in a row after seeing off a spirited fightback from Gould. Wilson led 11-5 but Gould won the first three frames in the final session and was a whisker away from making it 11-9 at the interval, but Wilson won the frame after needing a snooker and eventually sealed victory. BARRY HAWKINS 9-13 NEIL ROBERTSON The Australian reaches the last 8 for the eighth time in his career after pulling away from Hawkins in the final session, having started the afternoon 8-8. Hawkins had reached at least the semi-finals five times between 2013 and 2018 but has lost in the last 16 two years in a row now and will drop out of the top 16. DING JUNHUI 10-13 RONNIE O'SULLIVAN Another close match that saw Ronnie eventually take control after two level sessions. Ding managed to get to within one at 11-10 but breaks of 117 and 93 saw Ronnie reach a record-equalling 19th quarter-final. ANTHONY McGILL 13-12 JAMIE CLARKE The most dramatic match of the tournament so far, the turning point came in frame 10, when McGill, trailing 7-2, accused Clarke of standing in line of vision when he was playing a shot. Clarke won the frame to lead 8-2 but words continued before the start of the next with referee Jan Verhaas making the rules clear to both players. It seemed to affect Clarke as McGill won the last five frames of session to make it 8-7 and won the opener tonight to level things at 8-8. After that, it was two and fro and McGill eventually led for the first time in the match at 11-10, only for Clarke to win two in a row to move to within one of victory. He was one pot away from sealing the win but missed and McGill got himself back into the frame before winning it on the black to take it to a decider. Both players had chances in the 25th and final frame but it was McGill who held his nerve to reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2015.
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Post by Panda on Aug 10, 2020 1:10:59 GMT 1
Quarter-finals: Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson Kurt Maflin v Anthony McGill Mark Williams v Ronnie O'Sullivan Mark Selby v Neil Robertson Judd Trump is the only player left in the top half who has reached the final before. All four players in the bottom half are former world champions. In terms of rankings, Trump was already guaranteed to finish the season at no.1, regardless of what happened at the Crucible. Neil Robertson will finish at no.2, unless Selby or Ronnie wins the title. Wilson and Williams can finish as high as 3, while Maflin or McGill could rise as high as no.6 by winning the world title and would break into the top 16 by reaching the final.
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Post by o on Aug 10, 2020 9:01:25 GMT 1
What I dont get is why the ref didn't tell him to sit down if he was stood up, the etiquette at this is to sit down after you've done your shot, not lounge about anywhere you want?
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Post by Paddy on Aug 10, 2020 15:25:29 GMT 1
What I dont get is why the ref didn't tell him to sit down if he was stood up, the etiquette at this is to sit down after you've done your shot, not lounge about anywhere you want? At other events there's no issues whatsoever. Even at the crucible there's not been issues in the past. But mcgill is in his right to ask brown to move. He chose to play his shot then whinge as he was 8-2 behind. Gamemanship in my book.
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Post by Panda on Aug 12, 2020 0:32:32 GMT 1
Day 12: JUDD TRUMP 9-13 KYREN WILSON KURT MAFLIN 10-13 ANTHONY McGILL MARK WILLIAMS 10-13 RONNIE O'SULLIVAN MARK SELBY 13-7 NEIL ROBERTSON The Crucible Curse strikes again as Judd Trump is knocked out by Kyren Wilson. Trump was aiming to become the first first-time champion to successfully defend their title at the Crucible. Wilson reaches the semis for the second time. Anthony McGill held off a fightback by Kurt Maflin to reach the semi-finals for the first time. McGill led 7-1 after the first session but Maflin fought back to 12-10 before McGill got over the line. Ronnie O'Sullivan reaches the semis for a record-equalling 12th time after beating Mark Williams. The Welshman led 7-2 but Ronnie found his form, compiling five century breaks during the match before sealing it with a re-spotted black in the 23rd frame. It's Ronnie's first Crucible semi-final since 2014. His record in Crucible semis is 6 wins, 5 losses but he has won his last 4. Mark Selby reaches his sixth Crucible semi, having won four of the five he's previously contested. The three-time champion managed to grind down Robertson in an attritional match. It's always fascinating to watch the clash of styles when Selby and Ronnie meet. Selby has won their two previous meetings at the Crucible, the last being the 2014 final. This tournament has broken the record for total frames played across the last 16 and quarter-final stages combined, with 277, an average of just over 23 per match. The 189 frames played in the second round was also a record. Anthony McGill is the sixth Scot to reach a Crucible semi-final, after Hendry, McManus, Higgins, Dott and Maguire. There have also been six Welshmen (Ray Reardon, Terry Griffiths, Doug Mountjoy, Darren Morgan, Mark Williams and Matthew Stevens) but it's been 20 years since a Welsh player reached their first Crucible semi. Four players from Northern Ireland (Alex Higgins, Dennis Taylor, Joe Swail, Mark Allen) have reached the last four. There have been two Australians (Eddie Charlton and Neil Robertson), three Canadians (Cliff Thorburn, Kirk Stevens, Alain Robidoux), one South African (Perrie Mans), one from China (Ding), one from Hong Kong (Marco Fu), one Thai (James Wattana) and one from the Republic of Ireland (Ken Doherty). All the other semi-finalists have been English. This is the third year in a row in which none of the top 4 seeds have reached the semi-finals. Semi-finals: Kyren Wilson v Anthony McGill Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Selby
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Post by suedehead on Aug 14, 2020 10:38:00 GMT 1
There will be some spectators allowed in the Crucible for the final at the weekend.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Aug 14, 2020 22:15:54 GMT 1
Huh, Haven has a snooker thread, who knew?
What an amazing final session between Selby and O’Sullivan, edge of the seat stuff!
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Post by Panda on Aug 14, 2020 23:06:09 GMT 1
Day 15: KYREN WILSON 17-16 ANTHONY McGILL RONNIE O'SULLIVAN 17-16 MARK SELBY A day that will go down in history as one of the most dramatic and tense ever seen at the World Championship. In the first semi, McGill overhauled Wilson's overnight lead to go within one frame of the final at 16-15 but Wilson managed to force a decider. That deciding frame lasted an hour and saw McGill make eight consecutive misses before Wilson fluked the green on match ball, winning the frame 103-83. The combined points total of 186 is the highest ever in a frame at the Crucible and just six short of the all-time record in professional competition. The second semi saw Ronnie O'Sullivan fight back to beat Mark Selby in another amazing finish. After sharing the frames in the morning session, Selby led 13-11 coming into tonight. Ronnie levelled at 13-13 but Selby took control again to go 16-14 up. Ronnie fired in a break of 138, followed by 71 in the next frame to take it to another decider. Both players had chances but after a tense safety battle, a mistake by Selby allowed Ronnie O'Sullivan to pot the match ball red he required and he pulled clear to win. It is the first time in Crucible history that both semi-finals have gone to a deciding frame. I'll have to check the records but there's every chance this championship could set a new record for the most total frames in a Crucible tournament, even with the Wilson-Hamilton 1st Round match not played. Wilson will be playing in his first world final. It is Ronnie's seventh, having won in 2001, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2013 and losing in 2014. If Ronnie wins, he breaks Mark Williams' record for the longest gap between first and last world titles in the modern era. Williams' record of 15 years for consecutive world titles still stands. In terms of rankings, if O'Sullivan wins, he will be at no.2 and Wilson at 6. If Wilson wins, he will be at 3 and Ronnie at 4. This is the first all-English final since 2015 (Bingham v Murphy) and the 11th time there's been an all-English final at the Crucible. The only other final with two players from the same country who weren't English was Mark Williams v Matthew Stevens in 2000. In best-of-35 world finals, no final has ever finished with any of the following scorelines: 18-0, 18-1, 18-2, 18-4, 18-7 or 18-10. Every other scoreline has occurred at some point. Apart from 18-3, 18-5 and 18-6, all the other scorelines have occurred at least twice.
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Post by Panda on Aug 14, 2020 23:14:44 GMT 1
Previous Crucible semi-finals that went to a deciding frame:
1982: Alex Higgins 16-15 Jimmy White 1983: Cliff Thorburn 16-15 Tony Knowles 2002: Peter Ebdon 17-16 Matthew Stevens 2003: Ken Doherty 17-16 Paul Hunter 2006: Peter Ebdon 17-16 Marco Fu 2007: Mark Selby 17-16 Shaun Murphy 2015: Stuart Bingham 17-16 Judd Trump 2019: John Higgins 17-16 David Gilbert
Only three Crucible finals have gone to a deciding frame:
1985: Dennis Taylor 18-17 Steve Davis 1994: Stephen Hendry 18-17 Jimmy White 2002: Peter Ebdon 18-17 Stephen Hendry
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Post by suedehead on Aug 14, 2020 23:16:27 GMT 1
Two Ws in the final then - Wilson and Whingebag.
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Post by Panda on Aug 14, 2020 23:55:28 GMT 1
Selby was the one doing the whinging in his post-match interview, accusing Ronnie of being disrespectful in the way he was escaping from snookers. Whilst I'm not the biggest fan of Ronnie, I don't think it was disrespectful at all. If anything, it was the opposite, as Ronnie knew getting dragged into long, drawn-out safety battles would give Selby a much better chance to win, and while there was an element of risk in some of the "hit and hope" shots Ronnie was playing, it allowed him to stay closer to his own rhythm, at which he is almost unplayable once he gets into the flow.
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Post by suedehead on Aug 14, 2020 23:59:05 GMT 1
Selby was the one doing the whinging in his post-match interview, accusing Ronnie of being disrespectful in the way he was escaping from snookers. Whilst I'm not the biggest fan of Ronnie, I don't think it was disrespectful at all. If anything, it was the opposite, as Ronnie knew getting dragged into long, drawn-out safety battles would give Selby a much better chance to win, and while there was an element of risk in some of the "hit and hope" shots Ronnie was playing, it allowed him to stay closer to his own rhythm, at which he is almost unplayable once he gets into the flow. But you're still bigging up O'Sullivan just as much as others. Why is he the only player you refer to by his forename?
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Post by Panda on Aug 15, 2020 0:42:50 GMT 1
Selby was the one doing the whinging in his post-match interview, accusing Ronnie of being disrespectful in the way he was escaping from snookers. Whilst I'm not the biggest fan of Ronnie, I don't think it was disrespectful at all. If anything, it was the opposite, as Ronnie knew getting dragged into long, drawn-out safety battles would give Selby a much better chance to win, and while there was an element of risk in some of the "hit and hope" shots Ronnie was playing, it allowed him to stay closer to his own rhythm, at which he is almost unplayable once he gets into the flow. But you're still bigging up O'Sullivan just as much as others. Why is he the only player you refer to by his forename? This must be the most bizarre comment I've ever read in this thread. Bigging up how? I'm just saying what happened, as I saw it. Ronnie is less awkward to type than O'Sullivan.
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Post by Tom on Aug 15, 2020 9:44:37 GMT 1
Huh, Haven has a snooker thread, who knew? What an amazing final session between Selby and O’Sullivan, edge of the seat stuff! There's been a Haven snooker thread for about 15 years! Saw your post on the Willie Thorne thread and meant to mention this thread to you but assumed you probably weren't interested in sports threads.
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Post by SheriffFatman on Aug 15, 2020 10:03:50 GMT 1
Huh, Haven has a snooker thread, who knew? What an amazing final session between Selby and O’Sullivan, edge of the seat stuff! There's been a Haven snooker thread for about 15 years! Saw your post on the Willie Thorne thread and meant to mention this thread to you but assumed you probably weren't interested in sports threads. Not interested in sport at all except snooker! I got my love of snooker from my Dad, and he from his Dad. Never followed any other sport though.
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Post by Tom on Aug 15, 2020 10:19:08 GMT 1
Saw a comment last night saying Ronnie had been disrespectful after the frame he lost to go 16-14 down, so Selby wasn't alone. Didn't see it like that either, especially the comment Selby made about Ronnie being in his eye line. Just think Ronnie's head had gone and his gung ho approach wasn't working. His hit and hope reminded me of my shots, especially the flukey ones lol! Panda this is in reply to your post above, meant to quote you.
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Post by Paddy on Aug 15, 2020 19:49:26 GMT 1
Within traditional cue sport etiquette Ronnie did play with a little disrespect to not try to work out a shot and just hit it at warp speed like a kid.
Once his head was back in the deciding frame he went back to working out shots.
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Post by Paddy on Aug 15, 2020 21:06:37 GMT 1
How many cliche facial expressions can Ronnie make in 1 shot haha.
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Post by Panda on Aug 15, 2020 23:35:35 GMT 1
Very interesting final so far with Ronnie dominating the first session but Kyren (before suedehead has another weird hissyfit about first names) dug deep to get back into the match from 8-2 down. He should've won the final frame of the evening to end the session 9-8 down but let Ronnie back in, so it's 10-7 going into tomorrow. Didn't manage to see a lot of today's play as I was at football, then work, but I should get to see everything tomorrow.
Stephen Hendry said the match was over as a contest after the first session which seemed very premature to me. Yes, Kyren's in his first final but he's too good to just get steamrollered across four sessions.
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