12Bet.com World Open - Semi Finals and THE FINAL Discussion

[spike]

Having appeared in 5 ranking finals and having one them all, you can guarantee Robertson will be trying his heart out to keep that 100% record intact. law of averages says he will come unstuck sooner or later, but I think he is in with a good chance of claiming his sixth ranking title come tonight..

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off the top of my head i think 3-1 to robertson. robertson won twice in quarter finals of 2007 grand prix and welsh open, and championship league last season, and ronnie beat him 6-4 in the masters last season. they might of met more than that, so i'm probably wrong.

They played more than that. I can't remember how many times but I remember Ronnie defeating Robbo in the QF of the 2005 Welsh Open 5-4 as well as in the 2nd round of the 2007 WC 13-10. I'm sure they will mention the stats this evening before the final starts:snooker:

[stjimmy18-1991]

yeah you're right mate they did meet in wc 2007.

[HunRon]

2007 Premier League: O'Sullivan 5-1
2005 Welsh Open: O'Sullivan 5-4

+1 draw: 2009 PL: 3-3.

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2007 Premier League: O'Sullivan 5-1
2005 Welsh Open: O'Sullivan 5-4

+1 draw: 2009 PL: 3-3.

Spot on, HunRon I was just editing as you were posting

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Having appeared in 5 ranking finals and having one them all, you can guarantee Robertson will be trying his heart out to keep that 100% record intact. law of averages says he will come unstuck sooner or later, but I think he is in with a good chance of claiming his sixth ranking title come tonight..

I actually think he's favourite to win this one. He's the world champion, world number one, he's the defending champion and he's got the self belief. His all-round game is also very strong as opposed to Ronnie's that you'd feel could disintegrate any minute!

Robbo's attacking style of play will certainly keep Ronnie interested in the match & he could produce the goods... It's hard to call it, really!:snooker:

[Odrl]

I won't hang around for the final, see you in UK Championship..

You know you'll be watching it...

[JohnPizzapan]

Come On Ronnie !!!

[montoya10]

You know you'll be watching it...

No, I won't.

I usually stop watching an event when my favourite players crash out.
Ronnie is still in it, but Robertson is not the type of player I would love to see Ronnie playing against..Attacking players generally get smashed to the baize by Ronnie, you know

Let's just say I like to act childishly when my beloved players lose

[superaussie]

COME ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

ROBBO WORLD CHAMPION

[Odrl]

No, I won't.

I usually stop watching an event when my favourite players crash out.
Ronnie is still in it, but Robertson is not the type of player I would love to see Ronnie playing against..Attacking players generally get smashed to the baize by Ronnie, you know

Let's just say I like to act childishly when my beloved players lose

Well, you were hoping for O'Sullivan and Williams in the final all week, and you've got one of them. And the other guy is the World champion and the next world number one, and the first player other than O'Sullivan or Higgins in seven years who has a realistic case for being called the best player in the world. Surely you can't miss this. Especially since it's the only match this week long enough to produce any snooker magic, and the UK Championship is still three months away.

Anyway, I know you'll be watching. I remember you trying to convince yourself not to watch the Welsh Open final as well, but I'm sure you watched it in the end.

[montoya10]

Well, you were hoping for O'Sullivan and Williams in the final all week, and you've got one of them. And the other guy is the World champion and the next world number one, and the first player other than O'Sullivan or Higgins in seven years who has a realistic case for being called the best player in the world. Surely you can't miss this. Especially since it's the only match this week long enough to produce any snooker magic, and the UK Championship is still three months away.

Anyway, I know you'll be watching. I remember you trying to convince yourself not to watch the Welsh Open final as well, but I'm sure you watched it in the end.

I might have missed the train now.. I may never be able to watch an O'Sullivan vs Williams in the future, so, that's really disappointing.
I'm not sure if Robertson will turn into a great player, but chances are not that high, in my opinion.

But why on the earth did you remind me that UK was three monts away
Now, I'll have to watch this final

PS. I skipped last year's Welsh Open final, really. It was an obvious result for me, but I regretted that decision later on

[very.tee]

I've only just got in and What happened to Mark? He's been playing so well all week, in my mind he's won this tournament 3 times already!

Did Mark not play as well as the rest of the week or did Neil up his game?

I was really looking forward to seeing MJ play Ronnie in the final but I guess we'll have to wait for another tournament for that moment

For now, Come On Ronnie!

PS: Montoya! You should watch every final You're a Mark J fan but surley you're a snooker fan too

[cebs]

I can't believe Ronnie didn't win 3-0 before, i was sure he was and upped my bet only for him to let Ebdon in.

Its also a shame Williams didn't make it to the final, I knew he was in form for this from the permier league the other week. I would have liked their match-up a bit better but like others I think the thunder from down under will be doing his best to keep up his record in finals.

Any ideas of the final score, close i think 5-3 either way.

[montoya10]

I've only just got in and What happened to Mark? He's been playing so well all week, in my mind he's won this tournament 3 times already!

Did Mark not play as well as the rest of the week or did Neil up his game?

I was really looking forward to seeing MJ play Ronnie in the final but I guess we'll have to wait for another tournament for that moment

For now, Come On Ronnie!

PS: Montoya! You should watch every final You're a Mark J fan but surley you're a snooker fan too

It could have been all over in the third or fourth for Mark, but he couldn't capitalize on those chances.

PS. Well, I generally try not to miss any of the finals, but I don't know, if I really can't find a player to cheer for, that's really hard
But surely you're right, I must remember that I love the game itself