2018 Welsh Open

[DeanH]

2018 Welsh Open

well done JH
so close for Barry but too many misses at the centre pockets

what a cracking week (again)
Noppon near max was a highlight for me, as well as Gary Wilson's 3 centuries against Yu.
walking to and from the venue in -13C windchill blizzard.
trying to find any place open for a quick beverage

[DeanH]

No. It doesn't move at all.

We see eye to eye more often than not, jonny, but I'm not with you on this one. The pink doesn't move (apart from forward)

Well we can agree to disagree then.

Question.... are you both looking at the same shot? :biggrin:

[Odrl]

Interesting final. I kind of expected a decider since Hawkins was involved, but 9-7 is not too bad either. :smile:

Nice to see Hawkins back to somewhere near his best. He's been known to struggle early on in seasons recently, but it's never taken him until March to find form before. Well, the two most lucrative tournaments of the season are still to come, so perhaps it's good timing for him. :smile:

[fkhan]

well done JH
so close for Barry but too many misses at the centre pockets

what a cracking week (again)
Noppon near max was a highlight for me, as well as Gary Wilson's 3 centuries against Yu.
walking to and from the venue in -13C windchill blizzard.
trying to find any place open for a quick beverage

That pink which Hawkins missed after getting on the wrong side of the blue was a very costly miss.

[Billy]

Question.... are you both looking at the same shot? :biggrin:

Now there's a good question

@jonny66 ? I'm talking about the pink to yellow pocket (with only pink and black left). Which are you talking about?

[fkhan]

The best thing to have happened is that all the three legends Ronnie,Williams and Higgins are in form before the worlds.

[Rane]

Interesting final. I kind of expected a decider since Hawkins was involved, but 9-7 is not too bad either. :smile:

Nice to see Hawkins back to somewhere near his best. He's been known to struggle early on in seasons recently, but it's never taken him until March to find form before. Well, the two most lucrative tournaments of the season are still to come, so perhaps it's good timing for him. :smile:

He has had familyproblems. Have a look at the matchreport from the semifinal on Worldsnooker, quite clear that his head has been gone for most of the season.

[kibo]

I hope Selby will start practicing hardcore, 7+ hours daily, so we can see him peaking his form for the worlds

[blahblah01]

I thought that he had been, and the problem(s) were in his head - and his safety play which has been poor nearly all season.

[kibo]

I thought that he had been, and the problem(s) were in his head - and his safety play which has been poor nearly all season.

Well, i am not really informed about the issue.I doubt he is practicing as hard as he used to without having results to cover it.
Hopefully his insticts will return, as even though old champs are in great form, its boring to watch them competing with dead younger players.

[jonny66]

Now there's a good question

@jonny66 ? I'm talking about the pink to yellow pocket (with only pink and black left). Which are you talking about?

Yep, around 2 hours 2 minutes in on this vid. If you watch the slow mo on 0.25 speed, you can see that when the cueball hits the pink they're perfectly lined up to the pocket, then the pink just straightens up. TBF it looked like it jumped a lot more when I saw it on TV, but it definitely straightens up.

[Billy]

but it definitely straightens up.

I just think it's the low-angle camera which makes it look like it comes off at an unnatural angle.

But let's not go round in circles, eh? Made no difference to the final outcome.

[Billy]

I hope Selby will start practicing hardcore, 7+ hours daily, so we can see him peaking his form for the worlds

Are you a masochist?

[jonny66]

I just think it's the low-angle camera which makes it look like it comes off at an unnatural angle.

But let's not go round in circles, eh? Made no difference to the final outcome.

Have you forgotten where you are?

We could get at least 50 pages of insults and a ban or 2 out of this

[blahblah01]

I think it was the helping side.