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both players prove that you can still play well in your mid 30s
hi, welcome
some years ago there were discussions that these 3 guys Higgins-MJW-Ronnie (all 35 now) are a bit of exception, normally the best years for top sportsmen are at about (25)27-30(32), still in good shape physically and with good concentration etc, but already very experienced and mature.
'cause these 'oldies' currently still at the top were developing under way more competitive conditions than now snooker 'grassroots' (teenagers in local clubs) have in the UK. so the 'oldies' are still too strong for the 'new young' to come through to the top.
Robertson should be hitting the best age about now. Selby, Murphy, Carter probably too. Ding, Allen, maybe Cope should be coming close.
well at least that's one of the theories...
m, also the 2 "new" guys from the bottom of the rankings that played in R1 (or above) - Wallace and Joyce - are not that young are they, about 30 or so.
such type of more general & deeper discussions about what's going on in snooker were dying on here before i joined the forum.
don't know where did they (discussions or previously active forum members) go. if someone knows, please tell me, thank you.
Co-winner of Spike’s 2009 UK Championship number of centuries prediction contest.
Williams doesn't look like he's going to crack. Just as well, because Higgins is certainly playing good snooker tonight. He needs to win six of the last seven frames though.
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