Ronnie O'Sullivan v Matthew Stevens - Semi Final

[Looki]

Who cares about the standard? Who sets this "standard" anyway??

Personally, I love watching snooker - good, bad, or ugly. Snooker's snooker. It's strange how these days everyone analyses the "quality" of a match by looking at statistics, or how many big breaks are made. For me, every shot of every frame is fascinating regardless.

What the "stats" don't tell you is that this is the Semi Final of the World Championship, in a new one-table set up, increased pressure and a brand new cloth to boot. Important context to understand.

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Words of wisdom.

[coomsey76]

Terrible standard.

Have to say that Stevens in that 2nd session had a criminal amount of ball run. Everything seemed to go his way + against Ronnie. It makes the match more competitive though. What time do they start tommorow? Should be good.

They resume play at 2:30 this afternoon......

[LittleMissAlexa]

prediction for the session 6-2 O'Sullivan

[Ronnie's tip]

I fancy a 5-3 Stevens win this afternoon, leading to a big finish in the final session. Just don't think ROS is playing well enough to dominate right now.

[doorag]

i fancy a 5-3 stevens win this afternoon, leading to a big finish in the final session. Just don't think ros is playing well enough to dominate right now.

[montoya10]

I fancy a 5-3 Stevens win this afternoon, leading to a big finish in the final session. Just don't think ROS is playing well enough to dominate right now.

I hope if Ronnie gets to the final, you just skip your pre-game ROS banter, so that we could actually have a good match. You've been doing this for four matches now and all his opponents played downright awful snooker!!!!

Edit: I'm a couple of weeks away from important exams in university. Could you please say that I'm not ready to get a high score?

[montoya10]

Stevens makes a superb fast half century to cut his deficit to one frame. Brilliant start.

[coomsey76]

I fancy a 5-3 Stevens win this afternoon, leading to a big finish in the final session. Just don't think ROS is playing well enough to dominate right now.

Optimistic as usual then......

[Ronnie's tip]

What is it with Ronnie and pack splitting/cannons? Every time he makes one he's on nothing. Happened 3 times in the 2nd mini-session, and now happened once here already.

[daffie]

I'll be going into this afternoon's session with a completely renewed open mind regarding Matthew Stevens...let's see if he can 'win me over'...

[montoya10]

One of the best frames of the tournament so far. Absolutely cracking steal there.

[daffie]

Great frame to win from Matthew!

[Odrl]

I'll be going into this afternoon's session with a completely renewed open mind regarding Matthew Stevens...let's see if he can 'win me over'...

Not a bad effort, was it?

What a frame to win! One of the best clearances of the tournament.

[montoya10]

The red to the green pocket and at the same time, splitting the two reds that were blocking each other was some shot.

[Ronnie's tip]

5 of the last 6 frames to Stevens. He has a lot of momentum now.