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  • 15-8, pretty weak Ronnie performance in that one.

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    • Originally Posted by hoggar View Post
      Ali plays better now I think. Possibly because he feels its lost anyway and some pressure is off.
      yeah it even looks like snooker ^^
      I really really hope he pulls himself together and we get some nice frames of good snooker tonight. I'd wish so for him and for us as viewers.
      "It's a massive achievement getting to the world final, but all I did was winning four snooker matches." Mark Selby

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      • Looks like Ronnie may take the 24th frame though, but as i say that he breaks down on a break of 24
        "Statistics won't tell you much about me. I play for love, not records."

        ALEX HIGGINS

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        • Originally Posted by spike View Post
          Looks like Ronnie may take the 24th frame though, but as i say that he breaks down on a break of 24
          you jinxed him ^^
          "It's a massive achievement getting to the world final, but all I did was winning four snooker matches." Mark Selby

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          • can someone post link for streaming because link from sweeden is down
            jam, marmelade, sauce, squish... pekmez

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            • Probably did, not that i wanted to mind
              "Statistics won't tell you much about me. I play for love, not records."

              ALEX HIGGINS

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              • I must say, if Ali would have played anything like he did against Murphy, he would have been in with a chance.

                At 16-8 only a total mind collapse from Ronnie can help him.

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                • Originally Posted by rivercard View Post
                  I must say, if Ali would have played anything like he did against Murphy, he would have been in with a chance.

                  At 16-8 only a total mind collapse from Ronnie can help him.
                  well but to be fair, then we could also state that, if ronnie played like he did against hendry, ali would still have a tough job to do... so what ifs / whens and hows do not help. the game is on, and all we can do is watch what the guys are doing. and I'll keep my fingers crossed for ali to find back his composure until the very last ball is potted.
                  "It's a massive achievement getting to the world final, but all I did was winning four snooker matches." Mark Selby

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                  • 16-8 to ROS
                    "Statistics won't tell you much about me. I play for love, not records."

                    ALEX HIGGINS

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                    • okay guys, I'm off to the real world for a while ^^ see you around.
                      "It's a massive achievement getting to the world final, but all I did was winning four snooker matches." Mark Selby

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                      • Well I think its fair to say that Ali could have had more impact on this final than his confidence at the beginning inclined. Now, when he's not under pressure, he plays decent and Ronnie is wavering a little. Still, he actually did win the session 5-3 despite giving so many chances away.

                        Anyway, Ronnies performance is in many ways linked to Carters. When Carter played bad and Ronnie felt he didn't really have to try very hard to win, his own game slumped. If Carter would have hit the floor running yesterday and gave him a run for his money all the way, Ronnies game would surely have been better as well.

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                        • well but to be fair, then we could also state that, if ronnie played like he did against hendry, ali would still have a tough job to do...
                          Of course, but Ali can't really do anything about the way Ronnie plays really. On the other hand only he can do anything about the way he plays.

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                          • Originally Posted by rivercard View Post
                            Of course, but Ali can't really do anything about the way Ronnie plays really. On the other hand only he can do anything about the way he plays.
                            Some players (Fu, Selby) seem to use Ronnie's lapses in form as points to pounce on; but Ali hasn't done that here. What I'm wondering is if it's Ronnie simply playing less than 100% because he knows he can get away with it, or if it's Ali not taking advantage of the myriad opportunities he's had to make it a more even race.
                            "And I'd give him my right arm to have his cue action - poetry in motion."

                            Ronnie O'Sullivan on Steve Davis

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                            • Some will disagree with me, but Ronnie looks rather disinterested. He was really up for the Hendry match, but not really for this one. Obviously, seeing your opponent struggling can have a bad effect on your game, and I think this happened to Ronnie as well.

                              He still played the better snooker, but the final is not a classic so far (and I don't think that will change).

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                              • for those who have difficulty with the streaming, this works fine for me in Singapore (all else is failing for me, including tvAnts ), quality's good too except it's chinese commentary

                                sop://broker1.sopcast.com:3912/6001

                                you have to install SopCast software, here

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