Crucible Countdown !!!!!!

2006 - Mark Williams lost QF 13-11 to Ronnie O'Sullivan

not a good omen considering who hes on course to play this year .

11 Days,20 Hours and 55 minutes to go

That was a great match. Both players on top of their games and Ronnie turned on the magic to get over the line first.

Sonny wrote:That was a great match. Both players on top of their games and Ronnie turned on the magic to get over the line first.

one thing i think thats very importent to mention in 2006 even though williams won in china the gap in standard between Ronnie and Mark going in to that match was wide very wide however this year that gap has closed up considerably with Mark playing far better than he did then.

its been a Amazing list of Tournament winners this Season and Nobody winning more than 1 with Ding making 3 Finals and Higgins and Ronnie 2 Finals apiece but Ronnie Also reaching the PL Final naturally.

Shanghai Masters Ronnie O'Sullivan
Grand Prix Neil Robertson
UK Ding Junhui
Prem League Shaun Murphy
Masters Mark Selby
Welsh Open John Higgins
China Open Mark Williams

so all the previous BIG 4 bar Hendry has won a tournament this season so how about making it a clean sweep with the Greatest winning the Greatest Tournament ? god thats a wet dream lol

sour face winning ........ not sure how that would induce a wet dream. The most miserable, dour snooker pro ..........

StalinESQ wrote:sour face winning ........ not sure how that would induce a wet dream. The most miserable, dour snooker pro ..........

mate with respect nobody and i do meen nobody has ever been more misrable on and off the table than Ronnie O'Sullivan has.

11 Days,12 Hours and 53 minutes to go

Hang on...

11 days 12 hours and 53 minutes @ 4:06pm

then

11 days 9 hours and 19 minutes @ 12:41am


You're making this up as you go along aren't you?

28 Days,59 Hours and -4 minutes to go

correction

10 Days,23 Hours and 34 minutes to go

bourne must have been on the snake hiss last night

Williams is playing a lot better now than in 2006. It's been a while since his last win against Ronnie, so I hope he finally beats him at this year's World Championship, the Masters semi should have gone Mark's way... By the way, somebody knows what's the full head-to-head record between these two?

SavoMilosevic wrote:Williams is playing a lot better now than in 2006. It's been a while since his last win against Ronnie, so I hope he finally beats him at this year's World Championship, the Masters semi should have gone Mark's way... By the way, somebody knows what's the full head-to-head record between these two?

SavoMilosevic wrote:Williams is playing a lot better now than in 2006. It's been a while since his last win against Ronnie, so I hope he finally beats him at this year's World Championship, the Masters semi should have gone Mark's way... By the way, somebody knows what's the full head-to-head record between these two?

I’m not sure Williams is playing a lot better than 06. I think this seasons excellent standard is a tribute to the difficult tables, it separates the good players from excellent and leaves the big boys fighting it out.

I hope I am proven wrong but I don’t think Mark could compete with Ronnie over a best of 25. To put it another way Mark will need 8 or 9 one visit breaks – do any of you think he will do it?

case_master wc wrote:I’m not sure Williams is playing a lot better than 06. I think this seasons excellent standard is a tribute to the difficult tables, it separates the good players from excellent and leaves the big boys fighting it out.

I hope I am proven wrong but I don’t think Mark could compete with Ronnie over a best of 25. To put it another way Mark will need 8 or 9 one visit breaks – do any of you think he will do it?

yes case i think he can.

i think its gonna be a 13-12 match and the winner going to the final

Sonny wrote:Hang on...

11 days 12 hours and 53 minutes @ 4:06pm

then

11 days 9 hours and 19 minutes @ 12:41am


You're making this up as you go along aren't you?

NO YOU WALLY

i edited the 4.06pm 1

10 Days,21 Hours and 11 minutes to go

wildJONESEYE wrote:

Sonny wrote:Hang on...

11 days 12 hours and 53 minutes @ 4:06pm

then

11 days 9 hours and 19 minutes @ 12:41am


You're making this up as you go along aren't you?

NO YOU WALLY

i edited the 4.06pm 1

you must say you have edited to avoid confusion

wild

case_master wc wrote:

SavoMilosevic wrote:Williams is playing a lot better now than in 2006. It's been a while since his last win against Ronnie, so I hope he finally beats him at this year's World Championship, the Masters semi should have gone Mark's way... By the way, somebody knows what's the full head-to-head record between these two?

I’m not sure Williams is playing a lot better than 06.

ohhhh he is Case a good bit better at that its like chalk and cheese.

wild,
I've been thinking, you cant accurately guess the minutes due to rob walkers intro, it could be out by a few mins

rocket_ron wrote:wild,
I've been thinking, you cant accurately guess the minutes due to rob walkers intro, it could be out by a few mins

10am is the official time i cant be expected to judge it on Rob walkers mood lol

wildJONESEYE wrote:

rocket_ron wrote:wild,
I've been thinking, you cant accurately guess the minutes due to rob walkers intro, it could be out by a few mins

10am is the official time i cant be expected to judge it on Rob walkers mood lol

yes you can wild, your always right remember

case_master wc wrote:

SavoMilosevic wrote:Williams is playing a lot better now than in 2006. It's been a while since his last win against Ronnie, so I hope he finally beats him at this year's World Championship, the Masters semi should have gone Mark's way... By the way, somebody knows what's the full head-to-head record between these two?

I’m not sure Williams is playing a lot better than 06. I think this seasons excellent standard is a tribute to the difficult tables, it separates the good players from excellent and leaves the big boys fighting it out.

I hope I am proven wrong but I don’t think Mark could compete with Ronnie over a best of 25. To put it another way Mark will need 8 or 9 one visit breaks – do any of you think he will do it?

Without a shadow of doubt seeing as he did that in the China final in less frames! Seriously, he's got Ronnie's number on this form and I'd actually put him favourite if the two meet.

wildJONESEYE wrote:10 Days,18 Hours and 25 minutes to go

Nice to see this bad-boy thread open for business, good work chaps.

StalinESQ wrote:

wildJONESEYE wrote:10 Days,18 Hours and 25 minutes to go

Nice to see this bad-boy thread open for business, good work chaps.

does anyone give greene any chance considering muprhy's bad form recently ?

Yes although not a great chance. Certainly more than Higginson last year.

GJtheaussiestud wrote:does anyone give greene any chance considering muprhy's bad form recently ?

no not really Greene WC Form not great himself 19 frames in 4 aperances.

10-2 vs J Higgins 1999
10-3 vs P Ebdon 2003
10-9 vs S Davis 2005
10-5 vs A Carter 2009

i dont fancy him to reach 9 frames this year against Murphy.

murphy will be lacking confidnece so i think if greene plays like he did in the first 4 frames agianst robbo at the grand prix i think he has a good chcnace of winning that one

GJtheaussiestud wrote:does anyone give greene any chance considering muprhy's bad form recently ?

Remember this: there are always seeds who lose in R1, very rare that 1 does not fall....Greene is solid and gutsy so it would be surprise for sure but not earth shattering. Will depend heavily on GG being close to Smug after the fist session. Worst case 4-5.........