International Championship 2013 - Discussion

[Odrl]

Important frame to win for Liang, lucky in fact, because O'Sullivan had a couple of good chances. Maybe that could be the plan after the interval, just drag O'Sullivan down to his level and scrape out a 6-5 victory. :smile:

Zhao Xintong leading Hawkins 4-0 at the moment, so it looks like my fears were unfounded. Last year Lyu Haotian was the revelation of the tournament, this year it could be Zhao. Doesn't get any easier even if he wins today though, because an in-form Fu awaits in the next round. :smile:

[Where's Willie?]

Neil Robertson is making an obscene number of century breaks this season, without a doubt the current best player in the world - he will scare other players and there is no chink in his armour, he just turns up, makes frame winning breaks and centuries every opportunity you give him and wins the matches. He has his mojo, Trump has lost his and players are now glad to draw Trump as they expect him to lose and don't fear him as they see him as lacking in confidence, an easy target.

He's just banged in another one. That's three centuries today, two yesterday and 38 for the season!

[Odrl]

Maybe that could be the plan after the interval, just drag O'Sullivan down to his level and scrape out a 6-5 victory. :smile:

Got the first part, but then he misses that sitter of a pink, and O'Sullivan still wins the frame...

[luke-h]

O'sullivan come's out all guns blazing and now looks to be bored into submission by wen bo....

[Odrl]

I can't remember the last time O'Sullivan gifted anyone this many chances. Liang has wasted almost all of them, this time missing another easy pink and later an easy green, but eventually he had to get something right...

[stephenm2682]

not looking good for ronnie now!

[Odrl]

The magic of snooker, they played some of the worst snooker we've seen this season for a couple of frames, and then Liang gets an excellent pot and puts in a visit like that. :smile:

[luke-h]

the way o'sullivan is playing some would say looks suspect

[streamer45]

Very interesting now, Wenbo leading!

[sberry]

Liang is one of the slowest players on the tour and he knows grinding beats Ronnie

[stephenm2682]

well it definitely worked, 5 frames on spin to win!

[mythman69]

ROS out too . . .

C'mon Neil Robertson!

[luke-h]

Liang is one of the slowest players on the tour and he knows grinding beats Ronnie

I was going to say exactly this, and couple that with outrageous luck, the last few shot's showed wen bo can play upbeat. shocking when you have to resort to gamesmanship though.

[Odrl]

What a match, I was getting nervous myself towards the end. :smile:

O'Sullivan gave Liang chance after chance after chance after chance until Liang started to play a bit. I'm quite pleased for him, you could see how much it meant to him. He played poorly for a lot of the match, but just the fact that he got a win over Ronnie O'Sullivan is surely bound to give him some confidence. Won't be easy against Mark Davis though...

[simplysnookeryt]

I was going to say exactly this, and couple that with outrageous luck, the last few shot's showed wen bo can play upbeat. shocking when you have to resort to gamesmanship though.

Ronnie hasn't lost a match to a better player ever has he?