Welsh Open match discussion

[Wim]

I was pleased to see Joh Higgins thrashing Ding Junhui this evening. I am quite fed up with hearing about Ding being this great player. I have yet to see him prove this. A very good player, yes but not yet in the class of John Higgins, Ronnie O'Sullivan and Shaun Murphy. I believe Ding's weak mentality is his achilles heel and until he sorts that out he will never be a World Champion. I hope John goes on to win the event as he is I still believe the best when his confidence is up and a win this week could be just what he needs before he goes to Sheffield.

Strange way of thinking about Ding. The players you mention are quite older than Ding so de facto he can't have their palmares yet - but he already has the talent.

[Wim]

I find myself hating Ding and Ronnie purely because of the extremely rabid fans of these two players. I don't want to hate Ding and I don't want to hate Ronnie.

So please, rabid fans of Ding and Ronnie, tone it down so I can enjoy these two players without being affected by the extreme bias you are showing towards them.

Stop insulting other players. Stop insulting fans of other players. Be polite, respect other posters, respect all players.

Please.

Still strange to see how the anti osullivans or anti Ding or anti whatsoever seem to have the need to do some moralising now and then

[Stella147]

C'mon Stephen

[toupihiggins]

does anyone know where can i see live streaming for the the first quarter final?
eurosport.fr and eurosport.se aren't giving live coverage

[April madness]

does anyone know where can i see live streaming for the the first quarter final?
eurosport.fr and eurosport.se aren't giving live coverage

they changed it just half an hour ago I saw the live coverage scheduled from 10am gmt on eurosport russian site, now they say live video only from 2pm gmt...

[Martin76]

As far as I can see it says 14.00 tomorrow... I think they're having some problems over on Eurosports web page. Hopefully they can sort it out quickly and get a stream going.

How else am I going to get through this day at work...?

[Maija]

They have now removed every mention of any live events today, snooker and gunfire skiing both, so I think it safe to assume that it's just a little bump in the road. At least they'll be working hard on it because of the skiing, the Swedes are probably going to be livid if they don't show that!

So, from the Live Score:

Hendry v Lee 2-0

First frame looked pretty fluent from Hendry, the second one has taken a couple of visits, but Hendry is on 78 and now and if .. hey. Didn't LS say that Lee got points early in this frame? He's on 0 now. I give up. I'll watch some standup comedy instead.

[matoski]

After Ding, it's Selby's turn to be thought a lesson in modern snooker by the greatest player. I'm looking forward to the final which will involve Higgins and Murphy for sure.
By the way, great performance from Murphy yesterday. his technique is just outstanding, and his long potting a real menace for his opponents. A joy to watch.

[toupihiggins]

i hope you're right about your final prediction ...murphy-higgins would be a great game to watch

[hegeland]

Yes, there are technical problems, hence no coverage on either Eurosport.se/fr/de etc.

[matoski]

They have now removed every mention of any live events today, snooker and gunfire skiing both, so I think it safe to assume that it's just a little bump in the road. At least they'll be working hard on it because of the skiing, the Swedes are probably going to be livid if they don't show that!

So, from the Live Score:

Hendry v Lee 2-0

First frame looked pretty fluent from Hendry, the second one has taken a couple of visits, but Hendry is on 78 and now and if .. hey. Didn't LS say that Lee got points early in this frame? He's on 0 now. I give up. I'll watch some standup comedy instead.

Are you sure about this? I think they haven't even started.

[Semih_Sayginer]

its currently 2-0 to hendry with lee leading and at the table in frame 3

[matoski]

It is 2-0 for hendry. You may follow the result at www.sportlife.com.mk

[Semih_Sayginer]

It is 2-0 for hendry. You may follow the result at www.sportlife.com.mk

he just took a close frame to lead 3-0

seems in good form....

[hegeland]

Stephen Hendry 3-0 Stephen Lee
76-37
122(89)-0
54(32)-53(53)

YESS!!!