Higgins V Maguire - 15/1/07

[Semih_Sayginer]

starting this thread so that those watching can post updates for those who cant watch the game but are interested in how it is progressing.

The match starts at 2-30pm, uk time, so not long now...

[elvaago]

I'll just summarise it right now:
Higgins takes frame 1 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 2 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 3 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 4 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 5 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 6 with a 147.

[Mitsuko]

I'll just summarise it right now:
Higgins takes frame 1 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 2 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 3 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 4 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 5 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 6 with a 147.

That would be something special.

[elvaago]

I'm just grumpy because work is slow and boring today and the Williams - Robertson match provided me with no entertainment!

[Semih_Sayginer]

thats the match started

higgins breaks off. already a safety exchange

jan verhaas is the referee

[Semih_Sayginer]

Frame 1

SM flukes a red off a safety. He then misses a tricky pot on the brown.

JH then makes 24 and misses a red to left centre on the near jaw.

Now SM has a dolly red to start off...
Potted it.
Pots the blue to right centre.
Red to left corner
Black to left corner (bad contact - white cleaned)

24 - 15

SM continues and pots another red.
SM misses a 1/2 ball black to left corner

24-16

JH pots an easy red to left centre
JH pots black to left centre, goes into pack and pint....turns out smelly

32-16

JH plays a loose safety

SM to play..........

[Semih_Sayginer]

SM continues to pick away at reds and colours
SM is on a 23 break
SM pots pink to left centre
SM pots red to right corner, loses the white with a canon on another red

score is 32 - 46 (SM in the lead)

SM nominates blue and plays safe

2 reds left on the table, and the colours

JH plays a great safety

Big Jan pushes to two wee scottish players oot the way to get a look at the shot.....

SM plays a poor safety, but luckily snookers JH on the open red.

JH takes a while to decide, then plays a loose safety.

1/2 chance for SM. he gets a kick and hangs the red.

JH pots the red and brings the safe red out, but the cueball is left smelly

JH pots a good pink
JH pots last red to left centre
JH pots brown to green pocket

blue not on its spot

JH pots the yellow

46 - 46

JH pots green to green pocket
JH pots brown to yellow pocket

not on the blue

safety

53-46

JH pots a long blue
JH tries a long pink.....misses by a long way

58-46

tough straight long pink for SM
SM pots the pink with style
SM pots the easy black

1-0 to SM

[Valderie]

I'll just summarise it right now:
Higgins takes frame 1 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 2 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 3 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 4 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 5 with a century.
Higgins takes frame 6 with a 147.

Hope you haven't placed a bet for this!

[cap]

Good work, Semih! Keep it coming.

[Semih_Sayginer]

Frame 2

JH pots a good opening red........
....JH pots the blue to take his break to 22

goes into the pack and gets a bit lucky to be on a tapper red to right corner....

continues to 29

JH pots black to right corner (it wipes its feet)
JH pots a red to left corner
JH pots a black to right corner (on 44 break)
JH pots red
JH on the black. pots it with running side
JH pots a red to left corner
JH pots the black to left corner

60-0......6 reds left

JH pots a red and runs the white toward baulk
61-0, he plays safe behind the brown.

SM hits and hopes, and gets away with it, and says sorry to JH

Safety play

[Semih_Sayginer]

SM gets in

pots a red
pots a black - not good on a red
pots a red - cueball uptable
pots a green

pots a red, on black now.
pots black
pots red to left centre, on the black
pots black to right corner
pots last red to right centre

bit smelly on a colour

pots blue to middle

61-34

pots the yellow
pots the green
pots the brown

on blue to right centre

pots it, only just though
pots the straight pink
and pots the final black

RE-SPOT !!!!!!!

[Semih_Sayginer]

2nd frame re-spot

SM plays first, white on side, black on other side
JH tries to double it into left corner. fails.

SM tries to cut it to left centre, misses it. runs by the pocket
JH knocks it round the table

SM misses the long pot, but gets the safety aspect spot on
JH puts white on cushion and black on opposite one

SM doubles the black to right centre

2-0 to Maguire

[Mitsuko]

2-0 elvaagos doesn't look so correct now

[elvaago]

Ai ai ai, whatta mistake-ah to make-ah!

[Semih_Sayginer]

Frame 3

JH come out fighting in frame 3....nice break so far, playing a couple of cute cannons etc....

JH is on a break of 39

9 reds left

JH pots a red to left corner with the rest and screws back for the blue
JH pots the off straight blue
JH is on a straight red to left corner. punches it in with stun and runs a foot through.

JH pots the black to lead 53-0, but is on a hard red to right centre
JH pots the red, times it lovely
JH pots the black to right corner
JH pots a red down the right side of table
JH pots black to left corner

69-0 up, with 5 reds left
JH pots a red

frame safe

wont bother commenting the res of this frame

2-1 to Maguire