World Champ. 2009 -1st round discussion!

[spike]

Good on Jamie Burnett for winning that last frame of the session. Gives him an outside chance of causing an upset i suppose.

[Alex0paul]

I will eat my face if Burnett beats Maguire.

Can't believe its the second tomorrow already.

[spike]

I will eat my face if Burnett beats Maguire.

Now that i'd like to see!

[cally]

Hmmmm.... after watching everyone...

maguire is looking on form and relaxed could he do it,......
Never been a fan of his really and never felt he was gonna be a wc before,...BUT.
But he looked real good today fairplay, and is gonna be hard to beat if he keeps that form up.

wtf... did i just say that......


I reckon it's gonna be ronnie or maguire this year...

Maybe selby/carter though.... ......... or maybe john.......:

I'll get me coat,.......

We'll soon see... cant wait for r2 now.......

(ronnies gonna do it tho aint he...i hope)

[gettingbetter]

Maguire has always looked hot in the early stages of the WC for the last few years, at certain moments, he has looked the best player - especially in 2007. Could be de ja vu again.

[RocketRoy1983]

I have a sneaking suspicion Allen might start strongly tomorrow. Dont know why just do. Hopefully Murphy ups his game too.

[cally]

13-5 to ronnie........

[spike]

Maguire was in good form last night because Burnett handed him many chances - & to be fair Burnett didn't put him under any real pressure!
Like i said in a earlier post Burnett did well to be only 3 behind & i would very much like to see Burnett make a closer match of it..

[gettingbetter]

When does play start today?

[spike]

When does play start today?

2pm today!

[hegeland]

At 2 o clock.

[Maija]

I will eat my face if Burnett beats Maguire.

This could be the extra motivation Burnett's looking for! Be careful now, Alex (And if you do have to eat your face, I recommend getting a photo-styled cake.)

I don't think it was to Burnett's advantage that he drew Maguire, obviously because of the betting thing and also because he seems too relaxed, too happy playing his chum, instead of trying to beat his opponent. Being comfortable on your Crucible debut is obviously good, but this seems too comfy. Maguire, on the other hand, having more experience, obviously benefits from it. He's clinical, he wants to win so badly.

I agree, though, it's still early days to tell whether or not Maguire has a shot at the title. 2007 he started off poorly, built up and the semi against John Higgins was quite the match, but he had too much of a lead and perhaps got too certain he would win. I think he would have gone on to win the title, had he beaten Higgins, but the 'what if' game isn't really that entertaining. Last year he just peaked too soon, started out flying and ran out of petrol.

Ali Carter has also looked very good in the past two years, except, obviously, for in the final last year. He seems to get tired by the time he gets to the latter stages of the tournie, so having had a couple of days off before round 2 should do him good and up his chances.

I'm quite excited about this now, should drag myself away from the computer and get some everyday stuff done before the first session starts.

[JiangYu]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...er/8011034.stm

Shot of the Championship so far apparently.

[spike]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/othe...er/8011034.stm

Shot of the Championship so far apparently.

what a shot that was!!

[RocketRoy1983]

It is definately up there that shot.