Shanghai Masters last 32 discussion

[Matt_2745]

Williams in with the reds nicely spread.

Looks so strange without the Highland Spring waistcoat.

[Ellena]

No idea why the link isnt working for yas, unless you are using Mozilla.

Williams match..2-1 to Ali atm.
Frame 4 , 26-16 to Ali but Williams at the table potting, good chance for him to make it 2-2 at the interval.

[Matt_2745]

We jinxed that for Williams

Hicks did indeed make a century, 3-1.

[Ekphantos]

No idea why the link isnt working for yas, unless you are using Mozilla.

The link itself works, I can see the table but it is more of a slide show than a video, it keeps buffering all the time...

[Ellena]

The link itself works, I can see the table but it is more of a slide show than a video, it keeps buffering all the time...

i see.. happened to me too yday afternoon...But now works fine. Could be the connection ?!..

Williams leading 72-26, 2 reds left.
EDIT: 2-2 at the interval

[Kathrin]

damn, no chance to get 2 points on the predictions

[Ellena]

Murphy 1-3 Hicks .. Anyone watching this one ?

[Ekphantos]

i see.. happened to me too yday afternoon...But now works fine. Could be the connection ?!..

There probably is some problem with the connection, but it is odd, as I am at work (in the research center "where the web was born" i.e. www ), it should be rather good.

[Matt_2745]

Great shot Hicks, he's in again in frame five...only gets 13 from it.

Murphy said the other day that he's not practised enough recently, but I still thought that he would beat Hicks. Still might, but Andy has looked decent early on.

[Matt_2745]

Harold not capitalising on Ding's poor form really, given him too many chances and allowing him to get some confidence.

[Ellena]

There probably is some problem with the connection, but it is odd, as I am at work (in the research center "where the web was born" i.e. www ), it should be rather good.

Oh, if so...then its odd indeed.

Ding with a good chance to make it 2-2, shame he blew it.
I wonder where Ding lost his confidence..If he had only half of the self confidence he use to have few years ago..hed do way better in tournaments.
Willaims -Carter , frame 5 started..atm is 47-0 to mark.

[attilahun]

The fact that he's 35 means what? He's still young. All of top 16 have been ranked lower before getting there.

He is professional since 2002 and he was never in top 32....rankings in the last 4 years : 48-37-36-35....so, hes got some good results, and i mean victories over some good players but he didnt achieved anything, one quarter in China 2005, is almost nothing...imo hes a good player but nothing special, he have a lot of those in the main tour.

[mushka]

Soon to be 3-2 for Mark Williams. Me not liking it one bit.

Ellena, could you say something more about their game? During the interval of course, I don´t want to bother too much.

[In-off]

He is professional since 2002 and he was never in top 32....rankings in the last 4 years : 48-37-36-35....so, hes got some good results, and i mean victories over some good players but he didnt achieved anything, one quarter in China 2005, is almost nothing...imo hes a good player but nothing special, he have a lot of those in the main tour.

That's pretty much Stephen Maguire's career you've described

He's now the world no.2

[Matt_2745]

Fair play to Harold, looks like he is going to capitalise after all and be 3-1 up at the interval after Ding lets him in.

Williams 3-2 up and on a break in the next, 19-0 and should score heavily here.