International Championship 2013 - Discussion

[DeanH]

Well worth it Fred, as the commentator has just given you a name check for being up and about !!!

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I heard it....I was famous for a split second eh mate!!

Would you believe it?! I come down and get the kids off the tv and for some unknown reason Sky+ has missed the first 26mins!
What did the commentator say?
Good on ya Fred

[DeanH]

first post here...any live streaming for the ding/dott match?

welcome to TSF silbilee
no one answered you, so I hope you have already found the streams
Sportlemon.tv (from frombar.tv) is usually a good start for all snooker events (you do get adverts but AdBlocker works well) often though without commentary (a good thing some people say
others have registered with betting sites and get commentary as well.
cheers

[Odrl]

Hard battle for every frame towards the end of that session. :smile:

I guess Ding would have been disappointed with 4-4, after leading 4-2 and putting so much into it. Now Dott is disappointed, but again, at 4-2 the prospect of finishing 5-3 probably wouldn't have seemed too bad. Everything to play for in the second session, we know Dott never gives up. :smile:

[billabong]

Would you believe it?! I come down and get the kids off the tv and for some unknown reason Sky+ has missed the first 26mins!
What did the commentator say?
Good on ya Fred

He mentioned how early it was in the UK, but that there were lots of UK fans
up early tweeting. Then mentioned a few of the twitterers ( is that even a word ? ),
which included our own Fred England amongst others. Were any of the other guys mentioned
members on here ( Fred's name just jumped out for me ) ?

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[PatBlock]

Oops. Paul collier getting the break-off wrong after the MSI. Well we've all done it haven't we, come back to the table after a butty and a pint... "Hang on, wasn't it my break?? " Good job he remembered when he did. I wonder what the rules say about such an incident, if anything.

Not looking good for Dotty now, 7 - 3 is a long way to come back, but you never know...

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[DeanH]

sec 3 Mode of Play
(d) If a frame is started by the wrong player or side:
(i) it shall be restarted correctly, without penalty, if only one stroke has been played and no foul has been committed since; or
(ii) it shall continue in the normal way if another stroke has been played, or if a foul is committed after the completion of the first stroke, with the correct order of starting being resumed in the following frame such that one player or side will have started in three consecutive frames; or
(iii) it shall, in the event of a stalemate being declared (See Section 3 Rule 16), be re-started by the correct side.

[Odrl]

Dott hangs on, as he so often does. I remember a match at the Malta Cup in 2005 against John Higgins, when Higgins was on fire and established a 5-1 lead, I think, only for Dott to crawl his way back to a 6-5 victory.

Could be some nervy frames after the interval, just like yesterday. :smile:

[PatBlock]

sec 3 Mode of Play....

Thanks for that.

[Odrl]

This match is just getting better and better. High-quality stuff in the second session, except for those two nervy misses from Ding when he was in the balls for frame and match. :smile:

[Valiullin]

Too much bad luck for Graeme... He made all the hard work but things just wouldn't go his way. I hope he won't be too disppointed, he's had a great week.

[mythman69]

Good final clearance from Ding. The final should be good too. Not sure if Fu can win but I thought that in Bendigo too.

[Odrl]

Classy clearance from Ding in the end. Dott just needed one more push, but he had already done so much to close the gap...

I do love these two-session matches. Yesterday's had all the drama you could wish for but maybe not the quality, this one had it all. Should be a great final. :smile:

[DeanH]

Ding/Dott great match at the end.

Question for anyone, several times I have seen Ding put his cue into the case, and he puts a sleeve over the tip. It looks soft but firm (not floppy, i.e. cloth) and about 4 inches long.
Anyone know exactly what it is/where get one?

[Izzyfcuk]

its a cloth/leather sleeve.

http://www.uksnooker-shop.com/produc...?productID=383

[jono*]

International Championship 2013 - Discussion

I think they are used to stop moisture getting onto the tip