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  • Originally Posted by Where's Willie? View Post
    I thought that was Vinnie Calabrese (fellow Australian pro who practises with Neil)
    Correct, it was him.

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    • Originally Posted by daffie View Post
      Onwards to the 2nd semi today...should be a good one as well.
      Yes, looking forward to it... Mark Selby and Ricky Walden have actually met three times before in two-session matches and Selby has won all of them. On the other hand, Walden has beaten Selby a couple of times in the Chinese ranking events, including from 4-1 down in the semi-finals of the 2008 Shanghai Masters, on the way to his first ranking title.

      I haven't seen much of Walden this week, unfortunately. He had great matches against Mark Williams and Ding Junhui, but they weren't televised except for the last frame, rather shockingly. I also didn't see much of his match against Allen, because the other table turned out to be more interesting. Looking at the breaks, Walden has scored the best out of all four semi-finalists and certainly better than Selby. He hasn't been at the business end of major tournaments all that often, but it's not an unfamiliar situation for him either, and his previous performances have been quite good. I think he will probably struggle against Selby tactically, but he does have the firepower and the form to outscore him. He also plays at a weird pace sometimes, ranging from extremely fast to extremely slow, so it will be interesting to see how he handles it if the match goes slow and scrappy.

      Selby finds himself at the business end of the UK yet again without playing at his best. He battled through when Castle and Tian put him under pressure in the early rounds, then had two more comfortable wins where he was always in control, and finally that great fightback against Barry Hawkins two days ago... He hasn't really impressed with his fluency, but he still played some good stuff under pressure, going for a couple of all-or-nothing balls and getting them. The thing with him is, he could find a bit of form here and go through, or he could continue on his B-game and still go through. I wouldn't be surprised to see Walden dominating the first part of the match, but we know you are never safe from Selby, no matter what kind of an advantage you have. Like with Robertson yesterday, I expect Selby's class to make the difference in the late hours of the evening, when the pressure is really on. 9-8? Would be nice... :smile:

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      • Can the Organisers move the toilets nearer the tables .........Robertson is literally taking the Pee with the amount of time he takes to go to the toilet !!! Either that or he has a bladder problem !
        Still trying to pot as many balls as i can !

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        • Originally Posted by neil taperell View Post
          Can the Organisers move the toilets nearer the tables .........Robertson is literally taking the Pee with the amount of time he takes to go to the toilet !!! Either that or he has a bladder problem !
          The table has 6 holes...Neil can take his pick

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          • Players like Walden should not play snooker as they just are a bad advert for the game .. trust me I would pot 10 out of 10 times some of the balls he has missed .... shocking standard ..... and this was no decider or anything .. just a frame with nothing riding on it

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            • Originally Posted by brusque View Post
              Players like Walden should not play snooker as they just are a bad advert for the game .. trust me I would pot 10 out of 10 times some of the balls he has missed .... shocking standard ..... and this was no decider or anything .. just a frame with nothing riding on it
              So Mr Bigshot...when are you due up in the UK's...later on tonight, tomorrow???

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              • So far it seems Walden is going to get trampled on

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                • Originally Posted by daffie View Post
                  So Mr Bigshot...when are you due up in the UK's...later on tonight, tomorrow???
                  get a grip dude ... I wanna see some quality when I sit and give my time. Walden could not pot a ball in the first two frames and I'd rather watch someone who can.

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                  • Originally Posted by brusque View Post
                    get a grip dude ... I wanna see some quality when I sit and give my time. Walden could not pot a ball in the first two frames and I'd rather watch someone who can.
                    Was that any better for you

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                    • Much better ... only problem is I had money on Selby this time

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                      • Originally Posted by jrc750 View Post
                        Was that any better for you
                        ...and there it is. Walden back in the match...

                        Originally Posted by brusque View Post
                        get a grip dude ... I wanna see some quality when I sit and give my time. Walden could not pot a ball in the first two frames and I'd rather watch someone who can.
                        Lighten up dude...you still have $$$ to loose today...don't you

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                        • Will Ricky get fined for swearing?

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                          • Originally Posted by stephenm2682 View Post
                            Will Ricky get fined for swearing?
                            Missed that, what did he say?

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                            • f**k sake, F**k off

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                              • Walden is sooooo useless ..... could not snooker green behind 3 balls ... most club players would do it 8 out of 10 times

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