Carter v Robertson - SF discussion!

[Elaine]

oh dear

[very.tee]

well Ali had every chance there... didn't take it and now it's 15-9

[FOXMULDER]

Robertson's in the final!

[Rane]

Yiii ha I jinxed him.

[Elaine]

after this blow I think it's officially game over

snooker gods hate Ali today, don't they?

[FOXMULDER]

snooker gods hate Ali today, don't they?

The "snooker gods" didn't miscue the yellow with the rest, and then go in off the green - Carter did. He's played poorly, it's nothing to do with luck.

[stjimmy18-1991]

COME ON ROBBO! not long to go mate!

[superaussie]

robbo



YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

COME ONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN

[mushka]

Oracle mushka and Oracle Wiki came to the following conclusion:

2004	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Graeme Dott	18–8	2003/04
2005	Shaun Murphy	Matthew Stevens	18–16	2004/05
2006	Graeme Dott	Peter Ebdon	18–14	2005/06
2007	John Higgins	Mark Selby	18–13	2006/07
2008	Ronnie O'Sullivan	Ali Carter	18–8	2007/08
2009	John Higgins	Shaun Murphy	18–9	2008/09
2010	Ali Carter	we don't care in this thread	18–14	2009/10

Oracle. *sigh*
It's good I actually went to a college.

[ore]

course not! Ali's gonna win!!! Just you wait

I'm not gonna wait for that, and you'll need to wait for at least another year

Before Ali miscued that yellow, he was moving the rest forward with every feathering!

Has anyone had an easier path to WC final than Robbo?

[PaddyLowson]

15-9. Seems certain we'll have an Australian finalist for the first time since 1975. That said Saturday afternoon on SF Wkend at the Crucible seems to have habits of close run things, 15-9 has been done before and Ali must remember that.

I think any final will be closer than the last two. Hopefully we'll get beyond 30 frames.

[FOXMULDER]

Has anyone had an easier path to WC final than Robbo?

I wouldn't say his match against Gould was "easy"!

[superaussie]

I wouldn't say his match against Gould was "easy"!

gould played like a top 4 player in first 2 sessions so rankings are irrelevant in that case

[FOXMULDER]

gould played like a top 4 player in first 2 sessions so rankings are irrelevant in that case

I still cannot understand how Gould lost that match. He will regret that forever. I think if Gould had won we'd be watching Steve Davis in the semi's today...

[ore]

gould played like a top 4 player in first 2 sessions so rankings are irrelevant in that case

but like who did he play afterwards?
don't think such a comeback would have been possible against a top4, or well top16 player... could be down to gould's (in)experience maybe.
still of course that was quite some feat.

on paper his draw does not look impressive, 3 initial rounds with those below top 16. and carter was never a miracle (though he's improved a lot. and did not lose this match yet!).

not saying winning a title or reaching a final would be less worthy because of that. and one needs some luck to achieve things sometimes.
just interested.