World Snooker Championships Discussion

[Holden Chinaski]

Won a fair bit of money tonight. Bet £25 on Trump to win at 4/9 to go along with my Trump to win the overall competition.

Tommorow morning I'm putting all my winnings from today on Trump to beat ROS, because I know he will.,

Ronnie will win and you will lose your money.

[SouthPaw]

Won a fair bit of money tonight. Bet £25 on Trump to win at 4/9 to go along with my Trump to win the overall competition.

Tommorow morning I'm putting all my winnings from today on Trump to beat ROS, because I know he will.,

If you were smart you'd cover your bet, bookies love a daft punter, don't be that person =p

[Holden Chinaski]

There's a rumor going Ronnie talked about retiring again in his press conference?!?

[armstm]

There's a rumor going Ronnie talked about retiring again in his press conference?!?

this championship would be over had murphy won. trump a game will give ronnie a real test.

[ferret]

There's a rumor going Ronnie talked about retiring again in his press conference?!?

Full report coming from Imran shortly, will be posted up on www.TheSnookerBlog.com

[Holden Chinaski]

Full report coming from Imran shortly, will be posted up on www.TheSnookerBlog.com

Looking forward to it. Ronnie will never change..

[Dr_Doctor]

Whoever wins the Trump vs Ronnie semi wins the title in my opinion. I can't (and don't want to) see either Walden or Hawkins winning it.

[Billy]

Just been watching Ronnie finish off Stuart and wondered if anyone else spotted the 'w-anchor' gesture he made with his cue after missing a simple red to the corner. The frame, and match of course, was already won by that point, but you could hear a few sniggers from the crowd, confirming I'd seen what I thought I had

[CueInAction]

Just been watching Ronnie finish off Stuart and wondered if anyone else spotted the 'w-anchor' gesture he made with his cue after missing a simple red to the corner. The frame, and match of course, was already won by that point, but you could hear a few sniggers from the crowd, confirming I'd seen what I thought I had

Missed that one but remember a few years ago when he stuck two fingers up at the balls as he walked away from the table after playing a bad shot

[gem]

Ironic. The most over hyped player of all time claims that Ronnie is over hyped. Utter knob.

Listening to Judd's interview I think that he is just a bit dim and doesn't really have much concept of what he says or does or even how others will judge the comments.

I do think that if Ronnie plays the same as his previous matches then Judd will comfortably win. He is just giving too many opportunities to opponents to beat an on form player.

If he can sharpen his safety then he could be hard to beat though as he has been good when in position.

[CueInAction]

Listening to Judd's interview I think that he is just a bit dim and doesn't really have much concept of what he says or does or even how others will judge the comments.

I do think that if Ronnie plays the same as his previous matches then Judd will comfortably win. He is just giving too many opportunities to opponents to beat an on form player.

If he can sharpen his safety then he could be hard to beat though as he has been good when in position.

Whaaaattt? Ronnie has played the best snooker of the whole tournament over a few different sessions. If both players bring their top game then no one will comfortably win

[Masterdoctorgenius]

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/othe...oney-1.1379562

Ronnie O’Sullivan reveals he only returned to snooker because he needed the money
Reigning world champion marched through to the semi-finals at the Crucible with a 13-4 victory over Stuart Bingham
Ronnie O’Sullivan on his way to defeating Stuart Bingham at the World Championships at the Crucible, Sheffield, yesterday.

Ronnie O’Sullivan on his way to defeating Stuart Bingham at the World Championships at the Crucible, Sheffield, yesterday.

Ronnie O’Sullivan last night revealed he only returned to snooker because he needed the money and claimed he will walk away from the sport again. The reigning world champion marched through to the semi-finals at the Crucible with a 13-4 victory over Stuart Bingham and faces a last-four clash with Judd Trump that begins today.

Trump said he is not scared of O’Sullivan and their clash promises to be a classic, just as Trump’s 13-12 quarter-final victory over Shaun Murphy was in the end yesterday. But it will take place against the backdrop of another retirement warning from O’Sullivan, who has spent most of the last 12 months out of the game by choice.

O’Sullivan has frequently threatened to quit snooker during his career. The 37-year-old four-time winner of the Betfair World Championship said: “It’s nice to be in the semi-finals but to be honest I didn’t really miss snooker. But I missed having something to do and I was struggling for a bit of money.”

Earlier Barry Hawkins wrapped up a 13-7 win over Ding Junhui, while Ricky Walden resumed this evening with a 10-6 lead over Michael White.

really, he came back only for the money?!?!

[stephenm2682]

hmm i wouldn't believe that rubbish! or it's reverse psychology because trump wants to be the underdog.

[stephenm2682]

http://www.thisisjersey.com/sport/uk...ncial-reasons/

[Masterdoctorgenius]

http://www.thisisjersey.com/sport/uk...ncial-reasons/

sad to hear that he wont be back next year for Worlds