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  • I know it’s traditional to move to one table for the semis, but wouldn’t it make more sense (and be fairer to the players) to play them at the same time and switch to the one table set-up for the final only?

    It’s past midnight now and if Barry wins these next two frames he’s looking at 2am before he can get his head down. Massive advantage for Jud tomorrow.
    "Kryten, isn't it round about this time of year that your head goes back to the lab for retuning?"

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    • Mercy be!

      Well done, Baz!
      "Kryten, isn't it round about this time of year that your head goes back to the lab for retuning?"

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      • Originally Posted by Billy View Post
        I know it’s traditional to move to one table for the semis, but wouldn’t it make more sense (and be fairer to the players) to play them at the same time and switch to the one table set-up for the final only?

        It’s past midnight now and if Barry wins these next two frames he’s looking at 2am before he can get his head down. Massive advantage for Jud tomorrow.
        Does seem a little unfair doesn't it.

        Well played Baz, that was tough.

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        The fast and the furious,
        The slow and labourious,
        All of us, glorious parts of the whole!

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        • Originally Posted by Cue crafty View Post
          Great fight from Bazza, personally I could understand losing the will to live playing Allen so well done to Hawkins for levelling up! More of the same please Barry 🙏

          Wish I had the enthusiasm to see the end but as sooooo many are saying online, it's so badly drawn out and slow that you just lose interest. Zzzz 🥱 💤
          Good decision by me not to watch it then, looking forward to the final now that Allen's not in it.

          Anyone else here feel that the referees can stop this if they have the balls to call players out for deliberate gamesmanship ?
          Speak up, you've got to speak up against the madness, you've got speak your mind if you dare
          but don't try to get yourself elected, for if you do you'll have to cut your hair

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          • Originally Posted by Billy View Post
            I know it’s traditional to move to one table for the semis, but wouldn’t it make more sense (and be fairer to the players) to play them at the same time and switch to the one table set-up for the final only?

            It’s past midnight now and if Barry wins these next two frames he’s looking at 2am before he can get his head down. Massive advantage for Jud tomorrow.
            If he played Allen yesterday afternoon they would have been taken off for the evening match and would have had to come back to finish it off. Bazza doesn't have to get up at 4am for the early shift, he can have a sunday morning lie in 'til noon and he'll be OK.
            Speak up, you've got to speak up against the madness, you've got speak your mind if you dare
            but don't try to get yourself elected, for if you do you'll have to cut your hair

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            • Just like everyone else, I don't KNOW whether Allen is employing gamesmanship or not, Mark is the only person who has access to his onw thoughts and motives. Personally, I'd rather give players the benefit of the doubt. And what's wrong with a good old grind every now and then, always been part of the game and can be quite exciting in it's own way, I nearly had a heart attack when Barry missed that red into the yellow pocked in the decider!

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              The fast and the furious,
              The slow and labourious,
              All of us, glorious parts of the whole!

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              • Originally Posted by vmax View Post

                If he played Allen yesterday afternoon they would have been taken off for the evening match and would have had to come back to finish it off. Bazza doesn't have to get up at 4am for the early shift, he can have a sunday morning lie in 'til noon and he'll be OK.
                I think you’ve misunderstood what I’m suggesting. I’m saying keep two tables for the two semis, and play them
                simultaneously.
                Last edited by Billy; 1 December 2024, 01:38 PM.
                "Kryten, isn't it round about this time of year that your head goes back to the lab for retuning?"

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                • Barry's really good at hitting baulk colours off his safety shots isn't he.

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                  The fast and the furious,
                  The slow and labourious,
                  All of us, glorious parts of the whole!

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                  • Nice to see Hawkins keeping his calm and clearing that table to reach 2-2.

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                    • Originally Posted by JimMalone View Post
                      Nice to see Hawkins keeping his calm and clearing that table to reach 2-2.
                      Certainly is, that was a great steal.

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                      The fast and the furious,
                      The slow and labourious,
                      All of us, glorious parts of the whole!

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                      • Brilliant last frame from Baz, that was so important to hang in there with Judd. Great mettle to pot the red on the cushion identical to the one he missed, shows his mind is strong and he can still win this.

                        huge support from the audience for Barry, great to see. 👏
                        ⚪ 🔴🟡🟢🟤🔵💗⚫🕳️😎

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                        • Originally Posted by Billy View Post

                          I think you’ve misunderstood what I’m suggesting. I’m saying keep two tables for the two semis, and play them
                          simultaneously.
                          I agree with keeping two tables for the semis, but what I'm saying is that if their semi was on first on the one table set up as it is they would have had to come back at the end of the evening match to finish it off because of the slow play of Allen so still a late night.

                          Speak up, you've got to speak up against the madness, you've got speak your mind if you dare
                          but don't try to get yourself elected, for if you do you'll have to cut your hair

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                          • TV broadcasters are never going to agree with simultaneous semi-finals.

                            Anyway The Masters draw looks interesting - potential O'Sullivan v Selby match in the Semis - same semi could also work out to be an Allen v Murphy match - either of those would do nicely.

                            O'Sullivan v Higgins obvious highlight of the first round though. Head to head is 41-35 in favour of O'Sullivan so fairly evenly matched.

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                            • I’ve never had a match marred by commentary like Murphy’s is for this one. He just can’t stay quiet for more than 10
                              seconds can he? Maybe he’s getting paid by the word
                              "Kryten, isn't it round about this time of year that your head goes back to the lab for retuning?"

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                              • Barry looks shot, I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t win another frame , also agree with the Mark Allen comments, I won’t ever watch him again
                                It's hard to pot balls with a Chimpanzee tea party going on in your head

                                Wibble

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