UK Championship 2009 - final discussion

[doorag]

how many rankingpoints does he get for this win?

[ja.]

well done ding!! now dont eat too much pies!

[Sarmu]

Why Higgins didn't ask for the position to be restored after Ding did not touch the red after going out in the very first snooker by Higgins in the last frame? The one where red was next to black!

It wasn't a miss

[Rane]

Why Higgins didn't ask for the position to be restored after Ding did not touch the red after going out in the very first snooker by Higgins in the last frame? The one where red was next to black!

Because he got a free ball. He was a little unlucky there, but didn´t use the chance..

[spike]

how many rankingpoints does he get for this win?

8,000 is what he gets

[RGCirencester]

Why Higgins didn't ask for the position to be restored after Ding did not touch the red after going out in the very first snooker by Higgins in the last frame? The one where red was next to black!

Miss rule doesnt apply when snookers are required

[superaussie]

4 main contenders for the worlds now ding joins the top 3 in the provisional rankings as the 4th contender

[Odrl]

I had tremendous fun tonight. Very enjoyable match of snooker. Higgins pretty much said it all in his post-match comment. He didn't quite hit top form tonight, and was relying on has tactical game to get him through. But Ding matched him, and just made fewer mistakes, especially at the business end of the match.

It was a worthy finale to a pretty good tournament, and a worthy match to end the decade.

Now bring on the Masters!

[ore]

Because he got a free ball. He was a little unlucky there, but didn´t use the chance..

Yeah, seems he did not really use the chance with the next shot.
Thanks all for the answer.

Now it doesn't feel like we'll need to wait long untill Ding's next win or final

Serious threat already there for Higgins and Ronnie, adding Robbertson and Murphy to the picture as well.

[HK1]

It was about time Ding won a championship!

[spike]

It was about time Ding won a championship!

If he carries on as he has so far this season he has a real chance of doing so, maybe even next year..

[shooky]

Why Higgins didn't ask for the position to be restored after Ding did not touch the red after going out in the very first snooker by Higgins in the last frame? The one where red was next to black!

In snooker rules,if remain point is less than ahead point,"foul and miss" rule is no longer available.In this condition,if a player fails to escape from snooker,the umpire just judge "foul" and no need to restore and turn to opponent to play.

[montoya10]

If he carries on as he has so far this season he has a real chance of doing so, maybe even next year..

Interesting.. Ding seems to be on the footsteps of Ronnie..

Ronnie won his first UK title in 1993, nearly as an 18 year older, added his second four years later.. Just like Ding winning his first back in 2005, his second in 2009..

So, I expect Ding to become 2013 world champion

Well done, Ding, well done against a great player

[matoski]

Well done to Ding, it's a pitty there had to be a loser. The scoreline would have been different if John didn't give so much "presents" to Ding like the missed frame ball brown in frame 15. This victory is very important for Ding, because loosing two consecutive finals in a row could be very frustrating for him.

[Looki]

Well done Ding! Higgins was out of sorts a bit but in the end these little things (missing the brown, missing the red in the last frame) make the difference because otherwise it was a very close match. Lot of strange frames there where the balls were awkwardly... Ding outplayed Higgins in safety department which was a little surprise to me. All in all Ding looked very complete there.