Royal London Watches Grand Prix First Round Discussion

[alexholowczak]

Wow..some interesting results for the today matches..Davis is through and Hendo finally won his first match this season. Was a good day for the "big names".
What happened with the "Waldo- Day" match ..werent they supposed to play this evening ?

They're playing now. 4-3 Day.

[JiangYu]

Come on Ricky!

4-4

[darrus]

Come on Ryan!
He too needs supporters, doesn't he?

[ja.]

^ nope. come on rick!!!!!!!!

[darrus]

But Ryan it is
I have a friend who is a great fan of him, she will be happy.

[ja.]

and i have a friend who is a great fan of waldo, hes gonna need some tissues tonight =((

[darrus]

Ah, it's too bad that when someone wins someone has to lose...
I still remember crying after Hendry lost in the WC semifinal - although during the whole match I was staring at the computer screen and shouting 'Come on Ronnie'...
Snooker is so confusing sometimes. Good thing it's just a game

[JiangYu]

I wouldn't call it just a game. It's much more than that to a lot of players since it's their career. If your snooker is suffering, your finances are too.

[darrus]

Well yes, for players it's their profession.
But for us spectators... Or what was said then about 'life and death thing'?

[imy147]

I'm really pleased that Steve Davis made it through! I like the idea of the draw as it adds a little more excitement. Ronnie V Liang should be a cracker!

[matoski]

I'm really pleased that Steve Davis made it through! I like the idea of the draw as it adds a little more excitement. Ronnie V Liang should be a cracker!

Ronnie vs Liang will be a whitewash.

[scoo24]

Ronnie vs Liang will be a whitewash.

Could you back that up with a few quid indicating who is on the wrong end?

[Rane]

Was there anyone who saw the Allen - Holt match and could give a little matchreport ? I was quite surprised that Allen lost and even more that he got a huge beating as well.

[The Boss]

Ronnie vs Liang will be a whitewash.

Mark King also plays tomorrow. I'm tipping Mark for this title. He's going to send the Parrott back to the studio. With Davis still in the draw, he needs to be there.

[The Statman]

Davis won, but its typical for the state of snooker. If someone goes through with an awful display like that, its tear jerking.

I wonder what is awful, though. Perhaps the most awful thing about it is not so much that Davis won but that Robertson was unable to beat him, with Davis playing not all that well.

Having said that, I thought it was an absorbing match. I thought Davis really worked hard to limit Robertson's opportunities but, even having said that, Robertson had ample chances to win.