World Snooker Championships Discussion

[daffie]

Just turned the match on and ROS misses a red......*sigh*.

Well that's just terrible...match over... you might as well go back to bed then

[Ronnie's tip]

Some great safety by ROS wins the frame for him. Come on!

[Ronnie's tip]

Cracking long red by Ronnie. Please god make a frame winning contribution.

edit:

Messes it up. Shame.

[usasnooker]

Some great safety by ROS wins the frame for him. Come on!

And Judd got up to the table at that last one and acted like Ronnie was lucky.

[Ronnie's tip]

Great shot Trump...with the reds as they are, it should probably be frame over.

[cueman]

feeling for Judd here, dunno how many kicks he's had but its really knocking his confidence and concentration. I refuse to believe this is bad cueing for a guy that generates the type of cue power he does one thing he can do is time a ball well. This is just pure and simple bad luck and they should be looking at changing this cloth because as Willie mentioned last night it is playing very poor.

[carlosportsman]

feeling for Judd here, dunno how many kicks he's had but its really knocking his confidence and concentration. I refuse to believe this is bad cueing for a guy that generates the type of cue power he does one thing he can do is time a ball well. This is just pure and simple bad luck and they should be looking at changing this cloth because as Willie mentioned last night it is playing very poor.

Surely if one player is getting a lot more kicks than the other and they are having similar table times, then its more than just bad luck? I am not watching the match as at work but not sure I see the logic of it being all bad luck

[Ronnie's tip]

3 amazing chances for Ronnie in that frame, but messed them all up. 7-7.

Neither player is playing that well, but you feel that Trump is the one more likely to get in the groove quicker. ROS looks nervous.

feeling for Judd here, dunno how many kicks he's had but its really knocking his confidence and concentration. I refuse to believe this is bad cueing for a guy that generates the type of cue power he does one thing he can do is time a ball well. This is just pure and simple bad luck and they should be looking at changing this cloth because as Willie mentioned last night it is playing very poor.

It can't be bad luck to have 9 kicks against your opponents zero. That being said I don't know what the cause is.

[rich45]

Poor from Virgo there with the scoring...time to get rid of him. He has become a caricature of himself!

[Odrl]

Trump will be happy to just get over the line there. I think he had the first scoring chance in 10 out of 12 frames so far, but he always seems to mess up position or miss a sitter on about 20. Either that or he gets a kick.

Can one of them finally pull away after the interval?

[cueman]

3 amazing chances for Ronnie in that frame, but messed them all up. 7-7.

Neither player is playing that well, but you feel that Trump is the one more likely to get in the groove quicker. ROS looks nervous.



It can't be bad luck to have 9 kicks against your opponents zero. That being said I don't know what the cause is.

Ronnie has had kicks they just haven't mentioned them. He had a huge kick on the frame he won to go 6-5 when he screwed the white and fluked the pink after. Also he has a had a few jumps but they haven't been as costly to upset his position or cost him the pot.

[P.Smith]

I'm glad Virgo eventually figured out who was in front in that frame. I can just imagine Hendry sitting there embarrassed to say anything because Virgo was messing up so bad.

Anyway, pretty scrappy session from both players this morning. Judd needs to step up his game in the next mini session and get a lead because I doubt he'll get Ronnie playing worse than this.

[Ronnie's tip]

I'm sure it's been posted before, but apparently if ROS makes 3 centuries, he'll overtake Hendry's crucible record.

I'm glad Virgo eventually figured out who was in front in that frame. I can just imagine Hendry sitting there embarrassed to say anything because Virgo was messing up so bad.

Anyway, pretty scrappy session from both players this morning. Judd needs to step up his game in the next mini session and get a lead because I doubt he'll get Ronnie playing worse than this.

In fairness, you could say the same about ROS. If Judd starts banging them in, then ROS is in major trouble.

Ronnie has had kicks they just haven't mentioned them. He had a huge kick on the frame he won to go 6-5 when he screwed the white and fluked the pink after. Also he has a had a few jumps but they haven't been as costly to upset his position or cost him the pot.

ROS is one of the few players who doesn't moan about kicks or big bounces, at least compared to other players.

[cueman]

I'm glad Virgo eventually figured out who was in front in that frame. I can just imagine Hendry sitting there embarrassed to say anything because Virgo was messing up so bad.

Anyway, pretty scrappy session from both players this morning. Judd needs to step up his game in the next mini session and get a lead because I doubt he'll get Ronnie playing worse than this.

I'm not so sure, Trump is the kind of player who keeps Ronnie on edge, he's defintely playing the opponent rather than the table like he has done his first 3 matches. If this was Walden or Hawkins then Ronnie would be about 10-2 up by now. The only players who Ronnie doesn't get his way against are Judd and Selby, anyone else and he has their number.

[P.Smith]

What is this Willie Thorne crap they are showing?