2016 World Championship discussion

[ken147]

Well done Ding. You beat a player ranked 4th in the world. Both didn't play well but it's about getting over the line and winning. Also the after match interview he showed maturity, respect and professionalism for the game and opponent. Very modest guy indeed.

The commentators bias to Trump is so obvious, he's the poster child for BBC snooker, second to Ronnie though, he's not retired yet! The BBC hype's Judd so much that he actually thinks he's head a shoulders above everyone else. Judd "On my day I can beat anyone" true to a certain extent but on his B game he can lose to practically anyone!!! No one brings their A game to every tournament it's about how good your B game is. Food for thought Trump.

[Billy]

Great to see DT back! Some decent commentary on its way at last.

[johnsusername]

Who's Trump's manager? I think he could do with some wise-old-head guidance. He never looked like winning that game, right from the off. He tries to come across as confident and laid back but the only person he's fooling is himself. Ding didn't even play that well and, late rally aside by Judd, was pretty comfortable.

[alabadi]

Enjoy Alabadi, hope it turns into a nail biter for you.

Hope not , got no nails left to bite after Dings match

[P.Smith]

Neal Foulds twitting now the mobile phone that went off disturbed Trump...and likely be the cause for losing the frame. Sorry but being annoyed by a mobile phone is no reason for smashing that yellow in the middle bage.....or at least trying to. It was just another example of how poor Trump is mentally. A more seasonned player would have taken a deep breath, took a moment, recomposed himself and carry on....Instead, Trump went full blast again in exhibition mode. Like good ol' George would say..."Hey, what did you expect??"

Trump has a lot of work to do this summer......and it should start by booking a session with Steve Peters.

What are you actually talking about in this post? I think your anti-trump bias is showing. Judd wasn't in "exhibition mode", he was playing the shot that would continue the break, and it's the type of shot Judd gets quite often and that he knows he is good at, hence why he played it. The mobile phone is totally irrelevant to what type of shot he wanted to play.

Please criticise his play in constructive and honest ways rather than twisting the truth in order to suit your bias.

[cally]

Is that you Judd?

[alabadi]

Any other player would not have played that yells at the pace Trump did. In fact it didn't need that pace at all, the cloths are plenty fast enough to get good position.

Even if that shot is one he can get, doesn't mean he has to play it the way he . To me it looked lack a lack of self control

[BarryH]

Trump playing that kind of shot on the yellow is why he's so watchable. Why would you want all players to be the same. Wouldn't that be boring?

[alabadi]

Well done ding despite the biased attitude of Virgo.

So that bet is still Jim...hey

[crocodile]

I still find it amazing that Walden is a top ten player.

Well, he did reach two finals recently ....

[crocodile]

Which is a particular shame, as he's got the ideal face for 3D TV

Who in their right mind wants to see him on TV?

[alabadi]

Trump playing that kind of shot on the yellow is why he's so watchable. Why would you want all players to be the same. Wouldn't that be boring?

I agree some of his long potting is very good, however there's are times when you have to pull the reins in a bit.
If he has any ambition of being world champion he won't win it going for every shot full on.

He pushes the boat out a bit too much. Those type of shots are exciting for the crowds especially the occasional snooker enthusiast. But there's a time for it, and I thought it was the wrong time to do that.
Had he took a bit more care he might have won that frame and who knows what would have happened then

[Cov86]

Apparently, Trump just said in his presser that he doesn't think Ding has the mentality/confidence to win it all.....If true, welp.....go back to the drawing board kiddo because clearly, you're not the one still on board here.
Disappointing attitude there IMHO...

It shows a slight lack of class (depending on how it was said) to say that having just lost the match. Having said that I think he is probably right. Ding didn't look confident and looked exhausted at the end of last night. I would find it very hard to see him going all the way as he would have to beat Williams then probably Higgins followed by Selby or ROS. Not saying it isn't possible but I think it is highly unlikely.

[crocodile]

Is it me or is Trump losing some hair up top?

No, don't worry - you're not losing any hair, at least judging from the photo!

[crocodile]

I would not say Murphy and Selby are the same generation as Trump :biggrin:
also I don't think Murphy and Selby hit overly hard as Trump does ...
imho

No, Murphy and Selby have been around such a long time now that they're even beginning to belong to the old guard ....