The real World Snooker Championship 2020 thread
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Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Oh no Ronnie!
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
This safety exchange is top level
planetgeli
There's no future in England's dreaming
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Go Ronnie
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Crying at this Ronnie interview
Trolling fucker
Trolling fucker
maomao
普費斯
You've got to marry one of them to get in this year.
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Tbf he could win the World Championship, The Kentucky Derby and the Le Mans 24 and you'd still need to kick him in the nards to make his mouth turn up at the corners.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
I enjoyed that interview. The 'not even amateurs' one was less funny.Crying at this Ronnie interview
Trolling fucker
Selby clearly not amused. If he's right about the mind games bit, that's disappointing. Re smashing the balls to get out of snookers, it normally doesn't work, which is why players don't do it. O'Sullivan did it once in the final frame and fluked a snooker himself. Think Selby has to suck that one up.
For two and a half frames there, wow. Even that final red to win it. He really didn't look like he was going to miss. Most players would have been shitting it.
handy1
A certain Man U fan ; )
To be honest, in snooker halls that is looked down upon by anyone who can play, and to be honest I was disgusted by some of Ronnies play too.
The worst was the ridiculous blue he tried that was a foot off the pocket.
I honestly thought he was throwing it because he didn’t fancy the final.
He may prove me wrong.
Again.
The worst was the ridiculous blue he tried that was a foot off the pocket.
I honestly thought he was throwing it because he didn’t fancy the final.
He may prove me wrong.
Again.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Yeah, you don't just smash everything. It spoils the game. I missed that blue. I joined the match just as he was attempting his second escape to hit the pink. He didn't need snookers and hitting the pink wasn't so difficult, so the slow roll-up was the percentage shot, but he just blasted it. That was odd and did make it look like he'd given up. And it didn't help him - it lost him the frame.
However, he then provided his own counterargument to those of us thinking 'wtf' in the next two frames. Both frames won in one visit following an outrageous opening pot that would have brought critcism if he'd missed. He'd decided to go for everything, and it won him those two frames, so it's hard to argue against that. And they were two of the most extraordinary breaks you could ever wish to see. Even that last frame - his opening straight red was hit absolutely perfectly. You could argue that going for everything had clicked him into gear. He then blasted another escape in the final frame after Selby had laid a masterly snooker, and fluked it safe. I reckon that's the shot Selby was really annoyed by. But tbh the hit and hope wasn't such an outrageous choice of shot there. Then O'Sullivan played a much more controlled escape that fluked the snooker that won him the match. Surely didn't help Selby's mood.
tbh it was Selby's accusation of gamesmanship by moving in the eyeline that most worried me. It's tantamount to cheating to try to put your opponent off. I really hope Selby was wrong about that, and that he picked up on something accidental, as it doesn't strike me as O'Sullivan's style.
N_igma
Epistemic nuisance
Can I just say that Dennis Taylor is an absolute ball bag. Whenever he is commenting with Steve Davis, Steve always says interesting stuff about the tables and cloth and how that can affect the game and Taylor always makes fun of him for doing that. I’d rather listen to that any day of the week than the shite you come out with Dennis.
Anyway, come on Ronnie.
Anyway, come on Ronnie.
blairsh
pale knuckle grip on this steering wheel
Yeh, Dennis Taylor is as annoying as shit. Steve Davis is ace
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Everyone just be thankful that John Virgo got stuck in Spain. 
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Just watched Ronnie's 'cue action' interview
Everyone just be thankful that John Virgo got stuck in Spain.
Is that what happened? I hadn't heard them they where he was, so I was wondering if he'd got the bug.
Come on, Kyren; win this session and make a game of it, because O'Sullivan is not at the top of his game.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
Yes, as much as I want Ronnie to win so he can have a chance of taking fucking Hendry's most titles position.. I always wanna see a close match
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Out in Spain. Couldn't come back to work without quarantine. Decided to stay in Spain.
I don't actually mind JV too much. Would have been better than Rob Walker.
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Um. Bad game manners again not conceding there. I love Ronnie O'Sullivan, but I don't think I like him much. Wilson has turned up at last, though.
Mumbles274
running from law and the press and the parents
I get what you're saying.. But it's fairly common to carry on to try to get your arm in in such circumstances... Maybe not at this stage of the game, but he is within his rights to do so
chemn
shmemn
I don't watch snooker a lot, but yeah, that was just odd.
Looks like Wilson could win this, if he keeps his game up.
