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    Saturday February 19

    1pm
    John Higgins v Ali Carter

    7pm
    Stephen Maguire v Mark Selby
    Co-winner of Spike’s 2009 UK Championship number of centuries prediction contest.

    RIP Noel. RIP.

  • #2
    I think Selbs and Higgins are gonna advance comfortably.

    Rooting for Carter though!

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    • #3
      Saturday February 19

      1pm
      John Higgins v Ali Carter

      7pm
      Stephen Maguire v Mark Selby

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      • #4
        Naturally I'm hoping for an all Scottish final.

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        • #5
          Shame Ali & Higgins can't meet in the final so Ali could get revenge

          I wanna see Ali & Mags in the final with Ali winning it :snooker:

          Come On Ali!!! :snooker:
          Winner of C77's Masters Fantasy Game 2010
          Joint-winner of montoya10/theasaris' Shanghai Masters Fantasy Game 2010

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          • #6
            Originally Posted by cue1 View Post
            Shame Ali & Higgins can't meet in the final so Ali could get revenge

            I wanna see Ali & Mags in the final with Ali winning it :snooker:

            Come On Ali!!! :snooker:
            I concur! I can't watch Ali's semi so I'll just have to cheer for Ali now!

            Come On Ali!!! :snooker:
            Winner of Ja's Super Special Grand Prix Lucky Dip 2009
            Joint-winner of montoya10/theasaris' Shanghai Masters Fantasy Game 2010

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            • #7
              Originally Posted by very.tee View Post
              I concur! I can't watch Ali's semi so I'll just have to cheer for Ali now!

              Come On Ali!!! :snooker:
              I may not be able to watch most of it either, but I'll be wishing him well

              Come On Ali!!! :snooker:
              Winner of C77's Masters Fantasy Game 2010
              Joint-winner of montoya10/theasaris' Shanghai Masters Fantasy Game 2010

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              • #8
                Well i,ve got to support very tee and his sidekick , as he did change his avatar after all . Come on Ali

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                • #9
                  Originally Posted by hotpot View Post
                  Well i,ve got to support very tee and his sidekick , as he did change his avatar after all . Come on Ali
                  HER sidekick

                  And HER sidekick is on your friends list and his name is cue1

                  Will you be changing your avatar with us should Ali make the final? :snooker:
                  Winner of C77's Masters Fantasy Game 2010
                  Joint-winner of montoya10/theasaris' Shanghai Masters Fantasy Game 2010

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                  • #10
                    Originally Posted by cue1 View Post
                    HER sidekick

                    And HER sidekick is on your friends list and his name is cue1

                    Will you be changing your avatar with us should Ali make the final? :snooker:
                    My apologies miss

                    Of course i will change it if Ali reaches the final

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                    • #11
                      Originally Posted by hotpot View Post
                      My apologies miss

                      Of course i will change it if Ali reaches the final
                      Yeyyyyyyyy :snooker:

                      Of course we'll change back when Mark J. is playing
                      Winner of C77's Masters Fantasy Game 2010
                      Joint-winner of montoya10/theasaris' Shanghai Masters Fantasy Game 2010

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                      • #12
                        Originally Posted by cue1 View Post
                        HER sidekick

                        And HER sidekick is on your friends list and his name is cue1

                        Will you be changing your avatar with us should Ali make the final? :snooker:
                        Hihihi, cue1 you're so funny You tell him what's what

                        Good recruiting there, sideekick


                        Originally Posted by cue1 View Post
                        Yeyyyyyyyy :snooker:

                        Of course we'll change back when Mark J. is playing


                        :cough::cough: Of course we will...
































                        Last edited by very.tee; 19 February 2011, 12:40 PM.
                        Winner of Ja's Super Special Grand Prix Lucky Dip 2009
                        Joint-winner of montoya10/theasaris' Shanghai Masters Fantasy Game 2010

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                        • #13
                          I think both matches are tough to call today...

                          Higgins hasn't been at his very best so far. It's been his usual solid and dependable game, with good tactics and some great little breaks when it matters. That kind of game is usually enough to win him matches, except when he meets someone who is really in form. I don't think there is such a player this week, so Higgins is the favourite for me at this point. Can Carter stop him? Well, no real fireworks from him either, but he does seem to be making a lot of handy breaks over 50. He now has two titles to his name, so he knows how to win these matches. Having said that, he won the two finals against real outsiders, but mostly failed to perform against the top players in the past. He was outclassed in last year's final, which was his only notable match against Higgins in recent years. I expect a closer match today, and I will be interested to see if Carter has enough firepower to win it. I've predicted Higgins to win 6-4.

                          The other match is perhaps an even more interesting prospect. They don't seem to be playing each other that often, but two previous clashes do stand out. The more recent one is their 2nd round clash at the UK, for some ridiculous reason a non-televised match, so I can't really draw any conclusion from that. The result was close though, Maguire winning 9-7. Their other notable match was in last year's Masters, where Selby was the winner. It wasn't a surprise at the time, as Selby was playing really well, while Maguire scrapped through a fairly easy quarter. What about this time? I suppose you could say it's been a scrap for Selby this week. He played a couple of tough players, with the balls going awkward in many frames. It's not surprising to see him win matches like that, but it would be a surprise if he won the tournament in this style. Maguire is not at the top of his game either, but the win over Williams is sure to give him confidence. He made a couple of breaks where he had to play some difficult pressure pots, he just needs to play like that consistently, rather than only in one or two frames. I've predicted Maguire to win 6-4 here.

                          Looking forward to it.

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                          • #14
                            Carter needed to stamp his authority early on this match to give himself any chance against Higgins, and that's just what he's done..
                            "Statistics won't tell you much about me. I play for love, not records."

                            ALEX HIGGINS

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                            • #15
                              Originally Posted by spike View Post
                              Carter needed to stamp his authority early on this match to give himself any chance against Higgins, and that's just what he's done..
                              Yes, nothing better than starting with a century. Although I suppose he was lucky with the snooker when he missed.

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