Pink Ball's 100 Shittest Crucible Matches

1st: round 2019 : Shaun Murphy 10 - 0 Luo Honghao

Pink Ball wrote:66. 1997 Second Round: Ken Doherty 13-3 Steve Davis

At the time this had me convinced Doherty was going to win the World title.

Pink Ball wrote:53. 1997 Semi-final: Ken Doherty 17-7 Alain Robidoux

Even more so after this.

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:66. 1997 Second Round: Ken Doherty 13-3 Steve Davis

At the time this had me convinced Doherty was going to win the World title.

Pink Ball wrote:53. 1997 Semi-final: Ken Doherty 17-7 Alain Robidoux

Even more so after this.

That's lovely.

Both rubbish matches though.

Don't really have a problem with the rest of the top 10, but think it's harsh to have that McManus vs Small match so high, if even in the top 100 at all.

Pink Ball wrote:71. 1991 First Round: Gary Wilkinson 10-2 Doug Mountjoy

This being only two years after Mountjoy's magical renaissance

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:

Pink Ball wrote:66. 1997 Second Round: Ken Doherty 13-3 Steve Davis

At the time this had me convinced Doherty was going to win the World title.

Pink Ball wrote:53. 1997 Semi-final: Ken Doherty 17-7 Alain Robidoux

Even more so after this.

Bear in mind, Davis was defending Masters champion at that point.

2nd round 1988: Neal Foulds 13-1 Doug Mountjoy

There were no session to spare wins in either the 1995 or 96 World Championships so the two Doherty wins were the first time I'd ever seen it happen which maybe gave a false impression of how good they were.