2014 World Championship - Discussion

[nYLo]

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[Where's Willie?]

Great clearance from Robertson! That could be a big turning point, would have been hard to come back from 10-6.

Also, can't believe the BEEB didn't stay with it. What do they think's going to happen if Eggheads is 2 minutes late?

[scottley]

You not got a red button then ??

By the time the red button loaded it was all but over, they should have stuck with it for what it was worth, i'm sure eggheads being 1 minute wouldn't hurt.

[P.Smith]

By the time the red button loaded it was all but over, they should have stuck with it for what it was worth, i'm sure eggheads being 1 minute wouldn't hurt.

You do realise you can just go straight to channel 301 rather than pressing the red button and waiting for it to load?

[brusque]

Good thing for Selby is that was the last frame of the day or the floodgates could easily have started ... Everyone knows that Selby can't match Neil's potting .. its his much superior tactical side that could get him a win but missing blacks off the spot at such important junctures does not help one bit

[scottley]

You do realise you can just go straight to channel 301 rather than pressing the red button and waiting for it to load?

Not on my box you can't, i'm on Virgin.

[robertmac]

Come on Robertson. Bring your A game next session and
you will take it.
Hopefully Hawkins will bring his A game as well.

[vilkrang]

Has anybody been watching the perfect player bits where they choose a player and he says who he thinks is best at various disciplines of the game. I noticed a few of the players including Mark Selby hardly mentioned Ronnie, him preferring to say Ding was a better positional player. Is there a bit of jealousy of Ronnie with the other players?

This semi I fancy will go right to the wire.

I don't think it's a big stretch to say Ding is the best positional player out there. He might end up beating all break building records.

[Ronnie's tip]

Excited for this!

I'm expecting Hawkins to win the session. By what score I dunno, but he looked really sharp, winning 3 of the last 4.

[zombieman]

Congratulations to Eurosport for missing the start.

[richo]

I think Hawkins queuing might be a factor. Never seen one player get so many kicks.

[Dani]

Ronnie struggling.

Unlucky Barry.

[Odrl]

This is becoming ridiculous. Every time Hawkins has a chance something like this happens...

[scottley]

That plant always had a chance of going off that red.

[statto]

I think Hawkins queuing might be a factor. Never seen one player get so many kicks.

I definitely think there's something to this theory. His cueing certainly isn't as smooth as Ronnie's, and they're both playing with the same balls and on the same table.

Of course, Barry is betraying a lot with his body language when he gets a kick whereas Ronnie just shrugs them off, so maybe Ronnie is getting more than the commentators are noticing (there was a jump of the cue ball when he potted the first black into the green pocket).