Topic: The Snooker thread

[TheShanklyGates]

12-12 going into tomorrow! Been a brilliant match this, Ding looks like he might just be strong enough to do it this year.

[Gerry Attrick]

That was mightily impressive from Ding. It looked ominous at the start of this session, Selby went 3 ahead and the first frame and a bit were really scrappy.

[Hazell]

12-12 going into tomorrow! Been a brilliant match this, Ding looks like he might just be strong enough to do it this year.

Yeah great stuff. Ding's been great, always been super talented but mentally sometimes falls short. Not this year (so far anyway). Struggled against Liang but just about got through, beat O'Sullivan and now has fought back against the type of player he probably would have wilted against in the past, particularly the way that session went early on.

Think Selby gets some unfair criticism but both players have been great this session. Hope Ding wins the while thing anyway so hopefully he can continue his form tomorrow.

Don't know who I want to win the other one, I prefer watching Higgins but all that stuff that happened has tainted him somewhat.

[Kashinoda]

Ding is looking confident as fuck.

[Fordy]

Ding is dragging Selby into his game. selby needs to be going back to his kind of game or Dimg will
Win this.

For example that green. Selby should of just played the safety but went for the pot and missed the Ding cleared up.

At this moment Ding is fav to win that match.

[Peabee]

What a match.  The quality and standard is far higher than the other semi.  I hope Ding gets through today.

[Pistolero]

Ding with the momentum but rooting for Selby to claw this one back..love his match play

[Fordy]

Ding with the momentum but rooting for Selby to claw this one back..love his match play

Think Ding will lose to Higgins if he gets to the final.

Selby will beat Higgins if he gets to the final.

[B0151?]

First frame I've watched of this match and they've both had shockers 

[Gerry Attrick]

Not good enough from Hawkins.

[Fordy]

Not good enough from Hawkins.

Hawkins has been poor but Higgins has also.

Higgins will vastly improve in the final though. Hawkins needs to attack now but seems to have lost his bottle.

[Fordy]

This is starting to get painful to watch.

[Gerry Attrick]

I expected a lot better from Hawkins. He's been great the last few years and somebody normally has to play really well to beat him. This is probably the worst match of the tournament.

[Red-Soldier]

I expected a lot better from Hawkins. He's been great the last few years and somebody normally has to play really well to beat him. This is probably the worst match of the tournament.

Hawkins has had a few decent runs at the majors in the past few years, however, he's also come up short every time.

No real surprise he's coming up short again.

[Gerry Attrick]

Hawkins has had a few decent runs at the majors in the past few years, however, he's also come up short every time.

No real surprise he's coming up short again.

He doesn't play this poorly very often though.

[Fordy]

Totally pointless Higgins and Hawkins coming back tonight.

Sometimes, snooker needs to just stop with the strict times and sometimes just play to a finish when the score is like that.

[Greatness]

 ^ Agreed Snooker needs to move with the times, you want to attract more younger people to watch it, take up the sport e.t.c.  What a load of rubbish coming back it's pretty much a farce.

[Red-Soldier]

He doesn't play this poorly very often though.

He lost 10-1 in the Masters final last year.

[Gerry Attrick]

He lost 10-1 in the Masters final last year.

That was against O'Sullivan and he got revenge for it in the World Championship last year. Hawkins has received a few kickings in his time but he normally makes his opponent earn it. He's just been absolutely shit in this match.

[Shaved Crossbar]

Think Ding will lose to Higgins if he gets to the final.

Selby will beat Higgins if he gets to the final.

If Ding can beat Selby, Ding can beat Higgins.

[Shaved Crossbar]

That was against O'Sullivan and he got revenge for it in the World Championship last year. Hawkins has received a few kickings in his time but he normally makes his opponent earn it. He's just been absolutely shit in this match.

Barry's been bad today but he's also had pretty dismal luck.

[Gerry Attrick]

Barry's been bad today but he's also had pretty dismal luck.

Yeah, he got really unlucky in a frame yesterday where Higgins hit the green all wrong and fluked it, that must've been tough to take. I think Higgins won 3 frames this morning without even making a 50 break. That's unacceptable at this level.

[Shaved Crossbar]

Yeah, he got really unlucky in a frame yesterday where Higgins hit the green all wrong and fluked it, that must've been tough to take. I think Higgins won 3 frames this morning without even making a 50 break. That's unacceptable at this level.

God that green pissed me off. I've disliked Higgins since the match fixing debacle, as much as I respect him for being the textbook snooker player. I don't think Higgins has had to, or even been able to, get out of 3rd gear. I think the winner comes from the other semi.

[Omygoditsomar]

If man yoo win Europa and Higgins wins world title it might finish me off. You will find me hanging from a tree

[rawcusk8]

Looks like it's curtains for Ding, really cant stand Selby the smug looking prick.

[TheShanklyGates]

Looks like it's curtains for Ding, really cant stand Selby the smug looking prick.

He's fighting out there. Back to 16-15 and he's at the table in this frame.

Urghh, just as I type he misses a blue off the spot and has left Selby an easy chance to make a match winning break. Fucks sake.

[CornerFlag]

God I hope Selby fucks this up.  I mean I like him for the most part but I'd love to see Ding win the big one.

[Wabaloolah]

Can't stand Selby, gutted for Ding

[rawcusk8]

Oh how I hate Selby, hoping Higgins hammers him.

[CornerFlag]

God I hope Selby fucks this up.  I mean I like him for the most part but I'd love to see Ding win the big one.

Nah, fuck you ya disrespectful shit

[Red-Soldier]

Selby is a twat.

[Peabee]

Selby is a twat.

Agreed.  Celebrate after the frame by all means, but it's twattish behaviour to do so during the frame. 

[Pistolero]

Love Selby, made up he hung in there....hope he twats that dodgy fucker Higgins in the final

[El Lobo]

Eurgh, Selby Vs Higgins 

[Hazell]

Well that's made the final a little bit more boring. Kind of want John 'I was scared so I played along' Higgins to win it now.

[TheShanklyGates]

Eurgh, Selby Vs Higgins 

You couldn't have picked a more uninspiring final if you tried.

[Statto Red]

It's farcical that they have an Evening session which could end after one frame, WPBSA really should change the session rules, that if a player needs one frame to win the match, the session continues probably to a maximum of 4 frames..

[Statto Red]

Well the Evening session lasted 2 frames, Higgins strolls through to the final 17-8.

[west_london_red]

Eurgh, Selby Vs Higgins 

Duller then dull Vs Cheat... yay!

[Pistolero]

very much looking forward to the final........Selby's a fantastic player, but will need to be at the top of his game to beat Higgins who will no doubt raise his ..the final between the two 10 years ago was a real gritty battle and this will be too....good couple of days of footy and snooker coming up....hats off to bank holidays