Shanghai Masters Discussions Thread

[doorag]

Good 76 from Ding. Looked like he was struggling a bit before that break.

[Miss Walker]

A full description (or even better, a diagram) of the table layout of the time and the difficulty of the shot would be helpful.

Statman, I will not really be able to describe it so that you may be able to judge properly. For one, I only saw the safety (white really tight between the brown and the cushion) - then I sat down to POST what a great safety it was, and that was when Davis made his shot. So I actually didn't see THAT.

I am very sure they'll repeat it later.

I was a bit stunned that a miss was not given as I was "automatically" expecting one. Like one does, I guess.

So I can't say whether Oomen was right or not, but Oomen being Oomen and me being a German spectator, I'll go with Oomen on this one.

[The Statman]

Yes these days it is certainly true that you automatically expect one, but there is nothing automatic about it, technically. Generally I would say, if three or more cushions are needed (not just selected, but needed) to hit a single object ball in the open, then a Miss could be harsh if missed by a very small amount.

Am I being vague enough not to say anything?!?!?!

[hegeland]

Well the way Hegeland describes it as "Davis coming very close to it", suggests that a good enough attempt may have been made, depending on the difficulty of the snooker – i.e. was it a one-cushion escape, four or five cushions maybe?

A Miss should not be called because a player got so close he should hit it next time; a Miss should mean that he DIDN'T get close enough and should improve next time.

A full description (or even better, a diagram) of the table layout of the time and the difficulty of the shot would be helpful.

I do not have the wherewithal to watch anything on the internet here at work!

Well the cue ball was stuck in a small gap just betwen behind the brown ball and the baulk cushion. It was a bit tricky three cushion escape with the red approx. 30-40 cm from the black right pocket (as we watch it) and Davis missed the ball by say 10-20 cm. He could easily have added a touch more side and he would have hit it pretty soon (one or two tries probably).

Anyway, just as Semih said, Fergal should not have let himself get upset about it, although I understand why he did.

I'll do a diagram or a pic of the table as I record the match later, just out of curiousity, these types of situations are always fun to discuss.

Anyway, back to the match!

[Semih_Sayginer]

Davis is fav to go into a 2-1 lead over Fergie, but not guaranteed

and

Yoodleoo pegs back to 2-3 against Ding

[issha]

selby was refreshing to watch on world championship....i like his style and his sense of humor...
Qintian made some nice long pot shots yesterday...but than he missed some which he didnt need to...can mark punish shots like that???

p.s. sorry for my poor english...

[Miss Walker]

Yoodleoo

THAT took me a while - I thought why is Semih yodeling

What a great match this is, I am enjoying every minute of it! 2-1 to Davis now

[hegeland]

I've missed these tense defensive battles so far in the tournament - nothing is as exciting as when the colours are left and one players needs a snooker - we get plenty of them in this match thankfully (wrong choice of words, no?).

[doorag]

Ding 4 - 2 the other guy

[Miss Walker]

And Ali Carter trailing 1 - 3 behind to Gunnell *ooh* Mon Ali!

[Ellena]

What about Mags ? Anyone knows the score ?

[tkt]

Fergie just tied at 2-2, so if he can play better in 2nd session then he has a chance to win. But in my eyes this is typical 50/50 match right now

[mentalk]

whats going on with the carter match?

[Miss Walker]

3 - 1 to Mags, seems they've just resumed their game

[April madness]

3-1 to Maguire, Ellena