2014 World Championship - Discussion

[Chappy5]

This has to be one of the all time worst quarter final WC performances here.

Agree.

Terrible match and trust ROS to get an opponent gifting him frames and a match. I cannot believe Murphy is playing like this.

[scottley]

On a separate note, I have noticed the BBC focusing on a close-up of a player immediately after a shot, even though the balls are still moving. I really want to see where the balls have landed, rather than a zoom in on the player. Slightly annoying.

Yeah, that p1sses me right off!

[ywfan]

Hmm...yeah could be. It did seem remarkably like the Ronnie of the old days didn't it. But...I think it will be a temporary glitch in the system. However, he's not been in top-mental form from the start of the tournament though. That's very clear for me.

yeah, somethings not right with ROS this year.
you never know whats going on behind the scene
hope he gets it back for the SF, as hawkins is very dangerous

[CeeJay147]

Just curious, does anyone know what specs and tip brand farmer Murphy uses?

[stephenm2682]

I don't think ronnies in a bad place, seems focused when back at the table, you could just see he wants to finish Shaun off! So got angry st losing position, and the snookered whack was the only shot he had

[rich45]

I don't think ronnies in a bad place, seems focused when back at the table, you could just see he wants to finish Shaun off! So got angry st losing position, and the snookered whack was the only shot he had

Frustrated with his tip, nothing more nothing less. He held himself together well under a lot of pressure from Perry, and while frustrated here, is still focused.

[P.Smith]

Trump/Robertson is essentially going to be the only match on for the rest of the day.

[cueman]

Frustrated with his tip, nothing more nothing less. He held himself together well under a lot of pressure from Perry, and while frustrated here, is still focused.

But these tips are supposed to be just the way Ronnie wants them. At £95 for a box of 50 I think someone has been ripped off!!!

[scottley]

I thought he was getting a bit upset when he threw his arm at that hit and hope snooker, but why would he when hes so far in front? When he gets a new tip and a better standard of opponent we will see a better Ronnie i think.

[ywfan]

thats why i was kinda glad ding went out
not nice being subjected to this by ROS

[Chappy5]

Goodbye Shaun and what a terrible Qtr final.

[statto]

Has anyone ever won with a session to spare while playing so badly? Can't think of one off the top of my head.

[nYLo]

Well that was quite the underwhelming match. Really expected more
Gotta hope that Robbo wins 5-3 this afternoon and we have a match tonight!

[cueman]

Ronnie still has a pot success of 93%, the same for the whole tournament so its not as though he is playing as bad as everyone is making out. Obviously he has set the bar very high but when you see him in this mood its easy to think he is not playing well and struggling.

He just acts like a petulant child who doesn't get his own way when bad things happen on the table. If he gets a bad positional shot or the pack doesn't split right or he gets a cannon which goes wrong, he seems to be quick to bemoan anything like this. That doesn't bode well for the rest of the event for me as he needs to stop expecting perfection all the time.

He has said in many interviews since working with Peters that he has sorted the mental side of his game and this sort of thing doesn't bother him yet this is a repeat of his actions prior to working with him in 2011.

[waterski]

This year Ronnier will win the tournament easily, simply because the other blokes too scared of him