2014 World Championship - Discussion

[Billy]

Well kick wasnt Barry's fault. Everything seems to play for ROS at this championship, that sucks

The thing about Ronnie is that he doesn't invite kicks because of how positively he plays. In fact. he gets just as many as everybody else, but because he doesn't make a song and dance about them or bother having the white cleaned, people presume he doesn't get them.

During his 147 against Ding at the Welsh Open Final, he had a massive kick on the blue, but just shrugged it off, got down and potted the pink. How many players would have done that during a 147 ??

[dino]

The thing about Ronnie is that he doesn't invite kicks because of how positively he plays. In fact. he gets just as many as everybody else, but because he never makes a fuss about them or bothers having the white cleaned, people presume he doesn't get them.

Exactly this!

[cyberheater]

Clearly another thing from Ronnies point of view is that he knows he's hammered Hawkins before.

[Rocket Man]

Fantastic break that.

[HIPPY147]

No stopping Ronnie now

[RaveDave]

Bazza blames every shot he misses on a kick or bad bounce etc. It is very annoying. Robertson is the same. Just man up ffs and admit you played a **** shot.

[nYLo]

So now Barry needs to win this in one visit.
Oh no, he missed the first easy red.

[HIPPY147]

Hawk in trouble not good thought he might give Ronnie a good game
but not over yet

[scottley]

That laugh is soooo fake!

[nYLo]

Hawk in trouble not good thought he might give Ronnie a good game
but not over yet

Hendry would disagree with you.

[daffie]

Barry afraid to take on anything now that's not clear cut because of his earlier misses and kicks...confidence really low...not good!

[Neil Taperell]

Just watching bits of this game whilst working .......and this table is playing terrible . More rolls than a bakers !!!!

[luke-h]

What so you mean? As in bbc having to broadcast everything?

I think it's more to do with the fact they cut away and leave no coverage when there are matches playing

[Neil Taperell]

That pink Ronnie just played drifted as well ........see the puzzled look on Ronnie's face .

[montoya10]

To be honest, Barry has not played at the level to defeat Ronnie over the course of a best-of-33 so far. Like how in frame 6, he took on a very risky red after the initial misfortune did not cost him much. Frame 7, he missed a brown to the centre. Frame 8, he missed a relatively easy opener red. And he missed another one now.

Not saying the bad run of luck did him any good, but he needs to play better than this, regardless.