2022 World Championship

[Starsky]

Haha. Ronnie vs the ref, Marteel has re-started.

The ref should have told Ronnie to move his cue as he is the one in charge !. Interesting little side show going on with those two though

[itsnoteasy]

The ref should have told Ronnie to move his cue as he is the one in charge !. Interesting little side show going on with those two though

Aye ref should have told him to step away so he can check the cue ball position.

[strobbekoen]

some trivia:
marteel lives in a tiny hamlet (a bit over 300 inhabitants) in the area called the 'westhoek' (western corner) of flanders. my sis lives there too.
or for the british: in flanders fields where the poppies blow.

[trains]

similar territory to mark williams trailing matthew stevens 7 - 13 in 2000 and hendry trailing white 8 - 14 in 92.

[Nifty50]

Phew. Was worried we weren’t going to get an evening session. OK now but probably not a midnight finish.

[Mark187187]

Trump will be lucky to get 8 frames on the board. His whole game is under severe pressure and he's also looking jaded. Ronnie is in the form of his life, it's not even remotely a contest.

In fact if I was in judds position is be tempted to make up an excuse that he's unwell and hand it to him. You are not going to enjoy this situation and it could be more damaging for his career if he does end up on the wrong end of a drubbing.

Come on Mystic Meg, what's your latest prediction?

[ken147]

Squeaky bottom time for Ronnie O.

[fkhan]

This match is not over yet.

[Odrl]

O'Sullivan is throwing them away today, isn't he? He lost the 3rd session very heavily in his final against Selby as well, but that was much more of a grind. He's definitely had decent chances this afternoon.

[Starsky]

I think Ronnie should throw the towel in now to save himself any more embarrassment ..

[Odrl]

Seriously though, big frame coming up. If it goes 14-11, Trump needs to win the evening session 7-3 to win the title. If it goes 15-10, he needs to win it 8-2.

[trains]

did someone tell ken doherty the crucible was receiving a royal visit today ?
edit its the 25th anniversary of his crucible win ok fair enough.

[Odrl]

Well, it looked possible but high improbable for Trump to win after last night. Now it only looks somewhat unlikely. For someone winning the session 6-2, he actually didn't look all that confident during it. And his long game... completely gone. Not only is it not a strength, he is missing to the extent where he is not even getting the jaws on some of them. If his long potting was alright, I think he would be winning this final.

So, if Trump continues to win frames at the same rate as he did this afternoon, he wins the final. Could be a different story tonight though, and I still fancy O'Sullivan more when the pressure is really on.

[mikee]

I think Ronnie should throw the towel in now to save himself any more embarrassment ..

lol , I know if he carries on he might be mentally scared for life

[mikee]

The Crucible has a habit of producing weird and wonderful things ,the first frame tonight is massive and will tell us a lot . Ronnie takes it and he could well blitz his way to an easy win ,Trump takes it and he will really believe he can win it .