2022 Northern Ireland Open

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First time I’ve watched Wilson play for quite a while .
He really seems to have sped up his game and is now doing less of the shuffling thing before his shot .
Much better to watch than previously .

And a lot of good it did him too.

why are the home crowd not cheering and supporting Mark Allen? seems to be almost zero support for the home boy?!?! He so looks like he needs that lift from the crowd to engage him, 2-0 down he needs some inspiration!

Through in the end though, just. Lee is a funny player isn't he, some lovely single ball pots, followed by some unaccountable misses. And boy, does he like a roll up! Someone should tell him they're bad for his health, ay Steve.

Another good day for the underdog, losing Ronnie, Bingham, Wilson and Hawkins. Love it.

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[Starsky]

And a lot of good it did him too.


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Remind me never to get into coaching 🤣

[Cue crafty]

Through in the end though, just. Lee is a funny player isn't he, some lovely single ball pots, followed by some unaccountable misses. And boy, does he like a roll up! Someone should tell him they're bad for his health, ay Steve.

Another good day for the underdog, losing Ronnie, Bingham, Wilson and Hawkins. Love it.

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Yes Lee looked slightly out of place, it was like a decent league player had sneaked in the back door and put his name in the draw.... 😊

[Starsky]

Yes Lee looked slightly out of place, it was like a decent league player had sneaked in the back door and put his name in the draw.... 😊

It’s funny , I watched a small bit of that match and felt the same . He looked strangely out of place both in his game and the way he looked .
Obviously a good player to be on the tour but looked out of his depth on this occasion.

[DeanH]

why are the home crowd not cheering and supporting Mark Allen?

I think they did not want to put him off

[trains]

Cue crafty you are a bit silly mate.
Lee is a seasoned vet trying to earn enough money to pay his way and stay on tour, didn't you say you were a golf fan.
It would be like me going onto a golf forum and slighting a player there which would be somewhat alien to me.
Golf, snooker hardest games in the world eh ? Paul Whitehouse reference, or get out Steve Davis's wig for the 831st time for yet another 85 black ball reference

[Starsky]

Cue crafty you are a bit silly mate.
Lee is a seasoned vet trying to earn enough money to pay his way and stay on tour, didn't you say you were a golf fan.
It would be like me going onto a golf forum and slighting a player there which would be somewhat alien to me.
Golf, snooker hardest games in the world eh ? Paul Whitehouse reference, or get out Steve Davis's wig for the 831st time for yet another 85 black ball reference

Cue crafty can’t help himself from being a bit silly Trains…. It’s just an Essex thing 😉

[trains]

Fair enough mate, i'll keep the extraneous stuff at a minimum, try to anyway

[Cue crafty]

Cue crafty you are a bit silly mate.
Q trying to earn enough money to pay his way and stay on tour, didn't you say you were a golf fan.
It would be like me going onto a golf forum and slighting a player there which would be somewhat alien to me.
Golf, snooker hardest games in the world eh ? Paul Whitehouse reference, or get out Steve Davis's wig for the 831st time for yet another 85 black ball reference

I'm just disappointed I'm only a bit silly, I mean I've been trying really hard! 😉

[Nifty50]

Nice dish by McGill. 4-3 V Yan.

[trains]

Yes good clearance from McGill to beat Bingtao.
Quite a contrast between Daniel Wells and Adam Duffy, Duffy beat Wells in may at the Q school to gain a two year tour place but hasn't won a penny so far this season where as Wells will now have won 21k so far this season as an amateur if he takes this decider vs Haotian.

[Cue crafty]

I like Milkins pace around the table today, still playing the shots at his usual speed but seems more deliberate moving from shot to shot.

Jackson Page will be kicking the TV screen if he's watching Higgins miss these balls!

[Odrl]

I just cannot comprehend the English logic of pronouncing Tian Pengfei's name one way, and then inventing some kind of "shian" sound for "tian" in Lyu Haotian's name. My brain cannot comprehend this. It's virtually the same syllable! Why Haoshian? Why?!

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I just cannot comprehend the English logic of pronouncing Tian Pengfei's name one way, and then inventing some kind of "shian" sound for "tian" in Lyu Haotian's name. My brain cannot comprehend this. It's virtually the same syllable! Why Haoshian? Why?!

Well, they spend most of their time butchering their native tongue, so I don't see why you think they'd be any better with Chinese, or any other language for that matter.

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[trains]

I just cannot comprehend the English logic of pronouncing Tian Pengfei's name one way, and then inventing some kind of "shian" sound for "tian" in Lyu Haotian's name. My brain cannot comprehend this. It's virtually the same syllable! Why Haoshian? Why?!

Are you talking about Phil Studd, David Hendon or Phil Yates ? Ali Carter once tweeted that he reckons Phil Studd never picked up a cue in his life, i quite respect Carter for saying that, he wasn't just another Marks & Spencers outfit looking for another pay cheque in the media.