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37. 2011 World Championship final, frame 33 of 33: John Higgins 62-61 Judd TrumpIt looked like Trump was on his way to extending this final when he got to snookers required. But an easy missed pink proved very costly. Higgins went on to play for a snooker on the final pink, got it, sank a double, and won the match.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8o3fygHTUE
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36. 1996 World Championship quarter-final, frame 24 of 25: Ronnie O’Sullivan 70 (57)-53 (52) John Higgins
Signs of the great rivalry to come. Ronnie O'Sullivan punishes John Higgins for not finishing the match off, and went on to win the match himself in the next frame.
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by Iranu » 03 Sep 2019 Read
Pink Ball wrote:51. 2008 World Championship second round, frame 25 of 25: Liang Wenbo 79-53 Joe Swail
A controversial conclusion to a Crucible classic, with Swail fuming afterwards. Here's the Irish Examiner's description of what happened at the end:
"The 21-year-old Chinese star was 27 points ahead with 27 remaining when he failed to get out of an apparent snooker by hitting the cushion first.
"Swail had the white replaced and Liang proceeded to hit the target ball directly, prompting claims from the Irishman that the referee had failed to replace the white in the correct position."
Swail’s reaction to this and his implication that Liang cheated have always annoyed me.
The reason refs ask the seated player if they’re happy with the placement is to avoid this exact scenario.
If you nod your agreement, you can’t then be snake hissed off if the balls haven’t been replaced correctly (if they have, I’m not convinced this was the case in this match).
That sort of thing always pisses me off.
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by Iranu » 03 Sep 2019 Read
Pink Ball wrote:52. 2009 UK Championship semi-final, frame 13 of 17: Ronnie O’Sullivan 83-62 John HigginsThe strangest frame of one of the great near-comebacks. Featuring a refereeing decision that caused quite some controversy.
1:26:00 onwards
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agmvV16RSp8
Forget the 2014 world final, this match is the Ronnie loss that ‘hurts’ me more than any other.
All that effort to come back only to lose because of an outrageous pot from Higgins in the final frame that he had no business taking on!
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35. 1991 Masters final, frame 12 of 17: Stephen Hendry 67-49 Mike Hallett
Hallett led this match 7-0, and was just a few pots away from a 9-3 win. But he missed, left Hendry in, and the rest is history. Hendry won 9-8.
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by Pink Ball » 03 Sep 2019 Read
Iranu wrote:Pink Ball wrote:51. 2008 World Championship second round, frame 25 of 25: Liang Wenbo 79-53 Joe Swail
A controversial conclusion to a Crucible classic, with Swail fuming afterwards. Here's the Irish Examiner's description of what happened at the end:
"The 21-year-old Chinese star was 27 points ahead with 27 remaining when he failed to get out of an apparent snooker by hitting the cushion first.
"Swail had the white replaced and Liang proceeded to hit the target ball directly, prompting claims from the Irishman that the referee had failed to replace the white in the correct position."
Swail’s reaction to this and his implication that Liang cheated have always annoyed me.
The reason refs ask the seated player if they’re happy with the placement is to avoid this exact scenario.
If you nod your agreement, you can’t then be snake hissed off if the balls haven’t been replaced correctly (if they have, I’m not convinced this was the case in this match).
That sort of thing always pisses me off.
Agreed.
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34. 1994 World Championship final, frame 31 of 35: Jimmy White 71-66 (51) Stephen Hendry
White shows tremendous bottle to pull this final back to 16-15.
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33. 2017 World Championship qualifier, frame 19 of 19: Fergal O’Brien 73-46 David Gilbert
The longest frame in snooker history, to decide who went through to the 2017 World Championship.
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32. 2015 World Championship final, frame 31 of 33: Stuart Bingham 80-56 Shaun MurphyHaving been pegged back to 15-15 from 15-12, Stuart Bingham was under immense pressure here, and his fairytale story looked to be fading. But he refused to buckle in this one-hour frame, the longest of the match.
1:53:00 onwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFbLYk5J3ag
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30. 1994 World Championship final, frame 32 of 35: Jimmy White 67-66 Stephen Hendry
Under the most intense pressure, White holds strong to level the match at 16-16 having been 16-14 down.
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25. 1983 World Championship semi-final, frame 29 of 31: Cliff Thorburn 70-58 Tony Knowles
A famous missed pink by Tony Knowles, who lost the chance to win 16-13, and went on to lose the match in a tense decider.
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24. 2005 World Championship final, frame 22 of 34: Shaun Murphy 64-57 Matthew Stevens
Stevens was under pressure here, his 10-6 lead reduced to 11-10. But it seemed Murphy had left him off the hook following a marathon frame when Stevens had an easy blue for a 12-10 lead.
But Stevens decided to play the blue left handed instead of using the rest. He missed. Murphy levelled the match.
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16. 1992 World Championship final, frame 24 of 32: Stephen Hendry 65 (64)-53 Jimmy WhitePossibly the greatest break of Stephen Hendry's career. Had White won this frame, and he should have, he'd have had a 15-9 lead heading into the final session. Instead, he left the door open, and Hendry showed his mettle.
His final red and the following brown showed remarkable composure.
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15. 1996 British Open final, frame 17 of 17: Nigel Bond 71-69 John Higgins
Nigel Bond could so easily have been part of our discussions about the best players never to have won a ranking title. He was doomed in this decider against John Higgins – only to get the snooker he needed.
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