2022 All-time World Championship Final

Before we take a look at the final matchup, here is a recap of the results in the tournament so far:

Last 64
Willie Thorne (28) 17-10 Mark King (53)
Marco Fu (29) 20-7 Tony Meo (49)
Ali Carter (30) 16-11 Darren Morgan (57)
Stuart Bingham (31) 13-14 Paul Hunter (45)
Tony Knowles (32) 19-8 Graham Miles (55)
Graeme Dott (33) 13-14 Kirk Stevens (48)
John Spencer (34) 17-10 Perrie Mans (51)
James Wattana (35) 17-10 Joe Swail (44)
Neal Foulds (36) 18-9 Dean Reynolds (58)
Nigel Bond (37) 17-10 Dave Harold (47)
Bill Werbeniuk (38) 14-13 Gary Wilkinson (56)
John Virgo (39) 16-11 Joe Johnson (46)
David Taylor (40) 12-15 Liang Wenbo (59)
Joe Perry (41) 17-10 Mike Hallett (54)
Ryan Day (42) 15-12 Anthony Hamilton (52)
Rex Williams (43) 8-19 Ricky Walden (50)

Last 48
Fred Davis (wc) 17-10 Willie Thorne (28)
John Pulman (wc) 15-12 Marco Fu (29)
Mark Allen (23) 14-13 Ali Carter (30)
Barry Hawkins (26) 14-13 Paul Hunter (45)
Stephen Maguire (21) 16-11 Tony Knowles (32)
Doug Mountjoy (27) 14-13 Kirk Stevens (48)
Alan McManus (25) 15-12 John Spencer (34)
Stephen Lee (24) 13-14 James Wattana (35)
Eddie Charlton (18) 17-10 Neal Foulds (36)
Matthew Stevens (22) 15-12 Nigel Bond (37)
Joe Davis (wc) 16-11 Bill Werbeniuk (38)
Terry Griffiths (20) 18-9 John Virgo (39)
Horace Lindrum (wc) 12-15 Liang Wenbo (59)
Peter Ebdon (19) 19-8 Joe Perry (41)
Walter Donaldson (wc) 12-15 Ryan Day (42)
Dennis Taylor (17) 18-9 Ricky Walden (50)

Last 32
Steve Davis (1) 19-8 Terry Griffiths (20)
Ding Junhui (16) 14-13 Joe Davis (wc)
Ray Reardon (9) 16-11 Alan McManus (25)
Mark Williams (8) 12-6 Eddie Charlton (18)
Mark Selby (5) 20-7 Dennis Taylor (17)
John Parrott (12) 16-11 Doug Mountjoy (27)
Shaun Murphy (13) 15-12 Matthew Stevens (22)
John Higgins (4) 18-9 John Pulman (wc)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 19-8 Barry Hawkins (26)
Alex Higgins (14) 18-9 James Wattana (35)
Neil Robertson (11) 16-11 Stephen Maguire (21)
Judd Trump (6) 13-14 Peter Ebdon (19)
Jimmy White (7) 19-8 Liang Wenbo (59)
Cliff Thorburn (10) 10-17 Fred Davis (wc)
Ken Doherty (15) 17-10 Ryan Day (42)
Stephen Hendry (2) 19-8 Mark Allen (23)

Last 16
Steve Davis (1) 28-17 Ding Junhui (16)
Mark Williams (8) 27-18 Ray Reardon (9)
Mark Selby (5) 25-20 John Parrott (12)
John Higgins (4) 31-14 Shaun Murphy (13)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 26-19 Alex Higgins (14)
Peter Ebdon (19) 25-20 Neil Robertson (11)
Jimmy White (7) 28-17 Fred Davis (wc)
Stephen Hendry (2) 30-15 Ken Doherty (15)

QF
Steve Davis (1) 37-26 Mark Williams (8)
John Higgins (4) 36-27 Mark Selby (5)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) 35-28 Peter Ebdon (19)
Stephen Hendry (2) 29-34 Jimmy White (7)

SF
Steve Davis (1) 53-46 John Higgins (4)
Jimmy White (7) 45-54 Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)

2022 All-time World Championship Final

1988 Steve Davis (1) v 2013 Ronnie O'Sullivan (3)

Table and conditions: 1988

Panel of Experts:
Pink Ball
Raphael98
CSPrince
GMG
Rekoons
Iranu
Andre147
McManusfan
KrazeeEyezKilla
Yanfan
Wildey
Juddernaut88
Holden Chinaski
LDS
Mick745
SnookerEd25
HappyCamper
Badtemperedcyril
EmpireStateHuman
Johnny Bravo

We have 20 experts providing scores which means the match will be played over 180 frames.

In the event that the match finishes 90-90, Pink Ball's match result will be the tie-breaker to decide the winner.
This was based on a random draw from all panellists.

1988 Steve Davis



https://cuetracker.net/players/steve-da ... ier,6-reds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Davis

Steve won his fifth of six world titles in 1988, beating Terry Griffiths 18-11 in the final. He beat Virgo, Hallett, Drago and Thorburn to reach the final that year.
He played in 13 events in the 1987-88 season, winning 8. He had a 100% record in finals that season, winning the 1987 Hong Kong Masters, 1987 International Open, 1987 UK Championship, 1988 Classic, 1988 Masters, 1988 Irish Masters and 1988 Matchroom League.

2013 Ronnie O'Sullivan



https://cuetracker.net/players/ronnie-o ... ier,6-reds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronnie_O%27Sullivan

Ronnie won his fifth of (so far) seven world titles in 2013, beating Barry Hawkins 18-12 in the final. He beat Campbell, Carter, Bingham and Trump to reach the final that year. It was the only tournament he played that season (aside from one PTC event).

2013's Ronnie O'Sullivan will travel back in time 25 years in order to play 180 frames against Steve Davis at The Crucible Theatre.



30 year-old Steve has the advantage of having played on the table to win the World Championship that year in front of the same crowd who watched him win, while 37 year-old Ronnie has the advantage of having witnessed the subsequent 25 years of snooker history.



There will be a clash of styles, but will The Nugget's safety skills and tactical ability prevail, or will The Rocket's magic within the balls be too much for his opponent?

And who will the crowd favour?

Panellists' scores are trickling through.

Please send me your match score today if you can

Would love to know how this works.

BringBackTonyDrago wrote:Would love to know how this works.

Here you go:

viewtopic.php?f=25&t=11858#p947236

We're halfway through the match with 10/20 panellists having submitted their scores. One player has built a small but significant lead.

If one player reaches 91 frames won before all the panellists have submitted scores, I will call the match over. So make sure you get your scores to me soon so that you don't miss out on contributing your expertise.

I think the years drawn are good for both players. I'm not sure if 1988 was Steve's best year, but it can't be far from it. He couldn't really have hoped for a better draw for himself.
Ronnie is also lucky to have one of his World Championship winning years drawn and it certainly makes the match intriguing. It's hard to know if 2013 was one of his best seasons, quite simply because he didn't play. He did perform very well in that year's World Championship though.

How do you think Ronnie will cope with the 1988 conditions? There will be no distractions such as mobile phones and computers between sessions, no pandemic. Will he be drawn to the things he did to spend time in his childhood? Will he go and visit his 12 year-old self and give himself a bit of a pep talk?

I forgot to mention the referee for the match. My apologies for that oversight.

It is of course John Williams donning the white gloves. How will he handle Ronnie?

It's a tough one, I know, but I believe in you. You can do it! You can give a 9 frame score to this matchup!

Looking at you:
Raphael98
Iranu
Andre147
McManusFan
KrazeeEyezKilla
SnookerEd25
Johnny Bravo

chengdufan wrote:I forgot to mention the referee for the match. My apologies for that oversight.

It is of course John Williams donning the white gloves. How will he handle Ronnie?

John Williams wouldn't take any of Ronnie's nonsense. He'd stick a rocket up his ass. Which is probably the story how Ronnie got his nickname of the Rocket

Raphael98
Iranu
Andre147
KrazeeEyezKilla
SnookerEd25
Johnny Bravo

IMO, they should be docked a frame from their reported scores, for every 15 minutes after an arbitrary deadline.

Too many slackers.

chengdufan wrote:I forgot to mention the referee for the match. My apologies for that oversight.

It is of course John Williams donning the white gloves. How will he handle Ronnie?

John Williams has referred Most World Finals with 9 between 1978 and 2002

Wildey wrote:

chengdufan wrote:I forgot to mention the referee for the match. My apologies for that oversight.

It is of course John Williams donning the white gloves. How will he handle Ronnie?

John Williams has referred Most World Finals with 9 between 1978 and 2002

He also did half of the 1976 World Final at Withenshaw Forum. The senior ref, Bill Timms, had started the match but made a couple of dubious free ball calls. On the second day, Reardon filed a complaint about Timms to the tournament office. A short while later it was announced that Timms was feeling unwell and would be replaced by John Williams.

badtemperedcyril wrote:Timms was feeling unwell

Mysterious bite mark on his neck?

Empire State Human wrote:

badtemperedcyril wrote:Timms was feeling unwell

Mysterious bite mark on his neck?

Indeed, no more World Championship finals for nosferatu Timms. Instead, he's contracted to officiate at the annual Transylvania Club Handicap tournament.

chengdufan wrote:Raphael98
Iranu
Andre147
KrazeeEyezKilla
SnookerEd25
Johnny Bravo

You didn't send us a PM as u usually do, that's why we didn't reply faster.
I just sent you my scoreline.

The scores are in!

The match result will be announced between 15:00pm and 17:00pm UK time. Please tune in then to see the match progression.

Some of you sent me comments along with your score. I plan to copy and paste those into the thread after your session score is announced. Please let me know if you'd prefer me not to post the comments you sent me.

If you didn't send me any comments, please send me some notes now if you can, OR comment in the thread here after your session result is announced.

Here is the order of play (all match scores announced UK time on May 7th 2022):
DAY 1:
Session 1 15:00 GMG
Session 2 15:06 Rekoons
Session 3 15:12 SnookerEd25

DAY 2:
Session 4 15:18 Iranu
Session 5 15:24 Andre147
Session 6 15:30 McManusfan

DAY 3:
Session 7 15:36 Johnny Bravo
Session 8 15:42 Badtemperedcyril
Session 9 15:48 KrazeeEyezKilla

DAY 4:
Session 10 15:54 Yanfan
Session 11 16:00 Wildey
Session 12 16:06 Raphael98

DAY 5:
Session 13 16:12 CSPrince
Session 14 16:18 HappyCamper
Session 15 16:24 Mick745

DAY 6:
Session 16 16:30 LDS
Session 17 16:36 EmpireStateHuman
Session 18 16:42 Holden Chinaski

DAY 7:
Session 19 16:48 Juddernaut88
Session 20 16:54 Pink Ball

Around two hours to go before the first session results are announced

The match lasted a week, with three 9-frame sessions per day for the first 6 days and two more sessions played to conclude the match on day 7.

DAY 1: Session 1

gmg wrote:My 5-4 scoreline is based on Davis being at his absolute peak in 1988. He won 4 ranking events from 6 across the 1987/88 season and also won the two premier non-ranking events that season - the UK & Irish versions of the Masters. He also kicked off the following 1988/89 season by winning the opening two ranking events. He won all those tournaments without much trouble too. Stunning as Ronnie's achievement of winning the 2013 World Championship without having played in any other event that season was, it still can't match what Steve achieved in 1988 and it's a credit to O'Sullivan's unique talent that he still comes within a frame of Steve under these circumstances.

Score: Steve Davis 5-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan

DAY 1: Session 2

"rekoons" wrote:Hope I won't get stoned for this but I'm gonna go with Steve because of the '88 table and the massive amount of 180 frames to be played which I feel would suit Steve better than ronnie.

5-4 to Steve.

Score: Steve Davis 10-8 Ronnie O'Sullivan

DAY 1: Session 3

SnookerEd25 wrote:My scores for the final, which won’t go down well:

STEVE DAVIS 7-2 RONNIE O’SULLIVAN

A 1988 Davis at, or near to, peak form dominates a petulant O’Sullivan, who would surely have put up more of a fight had he been more active during the season. That, and his running battle with referee Williams - who, according to O’Sullivan was “looking for trouble - he just wouldn’t let me play my own game out there” was no match for an ‘in-the-zone’ Davis who put frames away in almost robotic fashion.

Score: Steve Davis 17-10 Ronnie O'Sullivan