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Post by Paddy on Aug 15, 2020 23:51:32 GMT 1
Tomorrow will be interesting. They'll both get sleep start afresh. Ronnie looked to hit self destruct. Kyren just plodded along. It's not yet a classic final.
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Post by Tom on Aug 16, 2020 16:58:05 GMT 1
This afternoon has proved that by not watching Ronnie he's more likely to win frames in this year's Worlds.
Friday night didn't see many frames against Selby, saw him lose the 30th frame to go 16-14 down but then stopped watching the match for a bit fully expecting it to be over by the time I returned. Couldn't believe it had gone to a decider (which I did see and Ronnie played well in that).
Missed all of the first session of the final and first two frames of the evening session when the result was looking a formality (didn't see much of the last two frames last night either, but didn't make much difference). Haven't seen of the afternoon session today and am hoping for a quick finish tonight which means it probably won't be!
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Post by Tom on Aug 16, 2020 20:22:26 GMT 1
Switched on just too late in the end lol!
Brilliant for Ronnie to win his 6th title. When he lost to Selby in the 2014 final I thought he wasn't going to equal Hendry's 7 titles, even a 6th seemed a tall order, but now I wouldn't put it past him. He's said that lockdown has given him a different perspective and he wants to play more tournaments. Still not sure I see him playing into his 50s though.
Interesting Steve Davis suggested him maybe winning SPOTY, he's got a good chance imo, there aren't too many obvious contenders.
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Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2020 20:30:47 GMT 1
Day 17: KYREN WILSON 8-18 RONNIE O'SULLIVAN Ronnie O'Sullivan wins his sixth world title with a dominant victory over Kyren Wilson in the final. Trailing 10-7 over night, Kyren won the opening frame of the third session and had a chance to reduce the gap to just one frame, but a missed pink allowed Ronnie back in to take the frame and he then won the next six, with a break of over 50 in all but the last, to go into the evening session needing just one frame. And he soon wrapped up victory with a break of 96, to join Steve Davis and Ray Reardon in having won six world title in the modern era, with only Stephen Hendry ahead of him on seven. Ronnie now moves ahead of Hendry in terms of ranking titles with 37, though he's still four short of Hendry's record of 56 ranking finals. He is now ahead of Hendry in terms of triple crown finals with 28, winning 20 of them.
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Post by suedehead on Aug 16, 2020 20:36:05 GMT 1
Switched on just too late in the end lol! Brilliant for Ronnie to win his 6th title. When he lost to Selby in the 2014 final I thought he wasn't going to equal Hendry's 7 titles, even a 6th seemed a tall order, but now I wouldn't put it past him. He's said that lockdown has given him a different perspective and he wants to play more tournaments. Still not sure I see him playing into his 50s though. Interesting Steve Davis suggested him maybe winning SPOTY, he's got a good chance imo, there aren't too many obvious contenders. I was thinking before Davis said that that he must be one of the favourites. With so much sport called off this year, there is a distinct lack of contenders. Without you-know-what, it would surely just have been a matter of which Olympian would win.
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Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2020 20:37:18 GMT 1
Interesting Steve Davis suggested him maybe winning SPOTY, he's got a good chance imo, there aren't too many obvious contenders. He'd be an interesting contender if he makes it onto the shortlist. Tyson Fury and Lewis Hamilton are the obvious candidates. There hasn't been a great deal of other sport to choose from. Current odds: 7/4 Tyson Fury 7/2 Lewis Hamilton 7/2 Ronnie O'Sullivan 5/1 Marcus Rashford 16/1 Jordan Henderson 33/1 Rory McIlroy 50/1 Frankie Dettori 66/1 Anthony Joshua 80/1 Ben Stokes There are a few curveball selections that some bookies are offering prices on. Joe Wicks is as short as 14/1 with one and some are offering odds on Drew McIntyre, who became the first British (Scottish) wrestler to "win" the WWE title. Somehow, I can't see the BBC putting him on the shortlist.
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Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2020 20:41:57 GMT 1
Without you-know-what, it would surely just have been a matter of which Olympian would win. Very likely. 1996 was the last time the award was won in a Summer Olympics year by someone who didn't win a gold medal at the Games. Though it's very possible that Andy Murray and Bradley Wiggins would've won in 2016 and 2012 respectively even without winning Olympic gold in those years.
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Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2020 21:05:14 GMT 1
Meanwhile, the World Seniors gets underway at the Crucible on Wednesday and for the first time, the BBC will be showing it online. Draw: (Seniors world ranking in brackets) Jimmy White v Joe Johnson Tony Knowles (25) v Peter Lines Aaron Canavan (3) v Leo Fernandez (7) Stephen Hendry v Nigel Bond Ken Doherty v Rodney Goggins (2) Darren Morgan (32) v Patrick Wallace (4) Gary Filtness (11) v Wayne Cooper (5) Michael Judge (1) v Dennis Taylor Cooper is a late replacement for Tony Drago, who opted not to travel to the UK. Jimmy White is the defending champion, having beaten Darren Morgan in last year's final. All matches are the best of 7 frames, except the final, which is best of 9.
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Post by Paddy on Aug 16, 2020 21:24:48 GMT 1
Hendry v bond will be interesting.
Shame it's not on red button!
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Post by Panda on Aug 16, 2020 21:32:18 GMT 1
Hendry v bond will be interesting. Shame it's not on red button! It might actually be on the red button as well at times. Depends on what else BBC have got going on.
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Post by Panda on Aug 19, 2020 1:17:48 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Aug 22, 2020 8:23:12 GMT 1
Semi-finals at the World Seniors today with Jimmy White facing Stephen Hendry and Ken Doherty taking on his practice partner Michael Judge.
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Post by Panda on Aug 28, 2020 22:56:32 GMT 1
The early part of the 2020/21 calendar has been announced with the first eight events (including the Championship League, which becomes a ranking event for all tour players and will be staged over three legs and the Northern Ireland Open) all taking place at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes.
Sep 13-20: Championship League Sep 21-27: European Masters Sep 28-Oct 5: Championship League Oct 12-18: English Open Oct 26-30: Championship League Nov 2-8: Champion of Champions Nov 10-14: German Masters qualifiers Nov 16-22: Northern Ireland Open Nov 24-Dec 6: UK Championship (York) Dec 7-13: Scottish Open (venue TBC) Dec 14-20: World Grand Prix (venue TBC)
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Post by Panda on Sept 2, 2020 0:30:13 GMT 1
Stephen Hendry has been awarded a two-year invitational tour card and will play (some events) on this season's tour! Jimmy White, Ken Doherty and James Wattana have also been given invitational cards again.
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Post by Panda on Sept 21, 2020 22:39:20 GMT 1
The 2020/21 season is underway.
The Championship League has been going on for the last week, following a similar format to the one played during the summer but it is now a 128-player ranking event, being played over three separate weeks. Through to the second stage so far are: Judd Trump, Ryan Day, Robert Milkins, Barry Hawkins, Dominic Dale, Zhou Yuelong, Matthew Selt, Shaun Murphy, Zhao Xintong, Stuart Bingham, Rory McLeod (who now appears to be representing Jamaica), Graeme Dott, Jamie O'Neill, Mark Selby, Xiao Guodong and Lu Ning. There are still 16 first round groups to be played.
Meanwhile, the European Masters started today. Like the Championship League, it's being played behind closed doors at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. Martin Gould's good form has continued with a win over John Higgins in the 1st round. Judd Trump is through, whitewashing Ukrainian youngster Iulian Boiko. Crucible runner-up Kyren Wilson beat Lee Walker 5-1. World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan faces Daniel Wells on Tuesday.
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Post by Panda on Sept 25, 2020 23:32:58 GMT 1
Down to the quarter-finals at the European Masters and it's a strong-looking line-up:
Neil Robertson v Shaun Murphy Ding Junhui v Mark Selby Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson Martin Gould v Yan Bingtao
Ronnie O'Sullivan received a bye to Round 2 after Daniel Wells tested positive for Covid-19 but he was then beaten 5-4 by 18-year-old Irish rookie Aaron Hill. Hill went on to reach the last 16, as did fellow rookies Peter Devlin and Pang Junxu. Mark Davis was forced to withdraw from his 3rd round match with Mark Selby after his cue was stolen from his car.
The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be played on Saturday with the final on Sunday.
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Post by Panda on Sept 27, 2020 17:46:20 GMT 1
Quarter-finals: Neil Robertson 4-5 Shaun Murphy Ding Junhui 1-5 Mark Selby Judd Trump 5-2 Kyren Wilson Martin Gould 5-4 Yan Bingtao
Semi-finals: Shaun Murphy 3-6 Mark Selby Judd Trump 3-6 Martin Gould
Selby and Gould 4-4 at the midway point in the final.
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Post by Panda on Sept 27, 2020 23:23:15 GMT 1
Mark Selby has won the European Masters, beating Martin Gould 9-8 in the final. Selby led 4-0 only Gould to level things by the end of the first session. The two traded frames throughout the evening but a break of 72 in the decider gave Selby his 18th ranking title.
The second phase of the Championship League starts tomorrow, then it's the English Open, starting on 12th October.
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Post by Panda on Oct 12, 2020 22:38:13 GMT 1
The English Open is underway today, again in Milton Keynes.
Stephen Maguire is an early casualty, losing 4-1 to Sunny Akani. European Masters runner-up Martin Gould is also out, losing 4-1 to Steven Hallworth. World champion Ronnie O'Sullivan is through after beating French amateur Brian Ochoiski 4-2, defending champion Mark Selby beat Fan Zhengyi 4-0, while Ding Junhui came from 3-0 down to beat fellow Chinese player Si Jiahui 4-3.
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Post by Panda on Oct 16, 2020 1:16:06 GMT 1
Down to the last 8 at the English Open. Plenty of familiar names but also a first-time ranking quarter-finalist in the form of Jak Jones.
Mark Selby v Zhou Yuelong Robbie Williams v Neil Robertson Judd Trump v Kyren Wilson John Higgins v Jak Jones
Judd Trump came from 3-1 down to beat Michael Holt in Round 3. Ronnie O'Sullivan lost 4-1 in the same round to Matthew Stevens. Mark Selby has come through a deciding frame three rounds in a row, beating Chang Bingyu, Liang Wenbo and Hossein Vafaei.
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