2019 World Snooker Championship

[snookerball]

old comment not heard this for a while

They are a bit of joke this year though.

[DeanH]

With these BBC buckets no

old comment not heard this for a while

[snookerball]

Wouldn't it be great if this year 100 centuries is reached :hurt:

With these BBC buckets no

[Delphiwizard]

Wouldn't it be great if this year 100 centuries is reached :hurt:

[snookerball]

oh dear John just missed an easy red to the middle pocket - he must be throwing this match!

What else do you reckon he and Judd were discussing before hand, the weather?

[DeanH]

oh dear John just missed an easy red to the middle pocket - he must be throwing this match!

[daffie]

91 as at this time

Cheers Dean.

[Mark187187]

He repeatedly makes terrible shots throughout the entire match though. I honestly don't believe Higgins can play that badly, he was just forced into it by how bad his opponent was playing.

Well, that's not entirely true is it. I'm guessing you didn't watch this match, and you're whole opinion in the matter is based on what is a 15 minute youtube conspiracy theory video. I've seen Higgins play 2 dozen worse shots this tournament.

[snookerball]

You can't just make stuff up.

4.41 in that video he takes the pot on, but grossly underhits it because he is in so close and jabs at it. He smiles and laughs because it's an absolutely terrible shot. Where's the match fixing? Investigation? Evidence? Of course not.

He repeatedly makes terrible shots throughout the entire match though. I honestly don't believe Higgins can play that badly, he was just forced into it by how bad his opponent was playing.

[DeanH]

I love the voice-recognition subtitles trying to handle Alan's accent - Brian = Brown

[DeanH]

So...what's the total nr of centuries up to atm...90?

91 as at this time

[daffie]

So...what's the total nr of centuries up to atm...90?

[Stony152]

You can't just make stuff up.

4.41 in that video he takes the pot on, but grossly underhits it because he is in so close and jabs at it. He smiles and laughs because it's an absolutely terrible shot. Where's the match fixing? Investigation? Evidence? Of course not.

Agreed. Even if he was trying to throw a frame there is no way he'd make it that obvious. The conspiracy theorists are out in full force in the comments section. Pathetic.

[Mark187187]

I'm the one who brought up the Jordan Brown match. I'm not anti-Higgins and wish him all the luck for the final.

But this Jordan Brown v John Higgins match at the 2012 Scottish Open contains a myriad of strange shot choices from John. There's an off day and there's this, it's something else. At 4:41 he taps the brown ball into a pottable position and seems to smirk and cover his mouth as he walks away.

https://youtu.be/ZvJSEI8OUSk

You can't just make stuff up.

4.41 in that video he takes the pot on, but grossly underhits it because he is in so close and jabs at it. He smiles and laughs because it's an absolutely terrible shot. Where's the match fixing? Investigation? Evidence? Of course not.

[Mark187187]

When the players are in their 20s they are enjoying splashing out winnings on flash cars and holidays but 20 years later even with millions in the bank they are playing for their children's and great grand children's futures. It's the same for Ronnie and if they retired now that could be 1 million+ in prize money they lose out on over the next few years. They wont be spending it at the casino but banking it for putting the kids through uni or helping with their first house.

If I won 8 million on the lottery tonight, and someone offered me another 2 million tomorrow, I'm going to say yes. If there's one thing I like more than having money, it's having more money. Should Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos quit after they made their first million? 10 million? 100 million? Of course not, and John Higgins shouldn't be expected to stop playing on the basis he has already been quite successful. Crazy.