World Championship (Sun 22nd of April) Round 1 Disscusion !

This frame would hurt Hendry should he lose it.

Skullman wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:Who is more likely to make a successful comeback, Doherty or Bingham?

There's a reason he's called Comeback Ken. Or maybe just SnookerFan calls him that...

Am I allowed to change my answer to this?

Bingham has to win this frame now in one visit and give Hendry something to think about in the midsession interval.

Hendry's game is in pieces tonight.

Guessing the jetlag caught with him. He was playing better than this earlier in the season.

Or maybe this is just him refinding his German Masters form .

Hendry will be very relieved. 9-4 no way back for Ballrun

Hendry's seven frame cushion was too big and even though he's a fraction of the player he was yesterday he still goes to the MSI at 9-4.

Stuart Bingham 4-9 Stephen Hendry
Neil Robertson 9-4 Ken Doherty

Bloody hell. Doherty has 90% pot success compared to Robbbo's 91%, and he's 9-4 behind.

Kendo misses on 47. Still could be last frame...

10-4

Robbo. Has Gilbert next. Can't see Dave troubling him, but it's all on the day I suppose.

Hendry makes a good break to win 10-4 and face Higgins.

Possibly a third century as well.

Only 96 but still good. His bad form seems to have deserted him again.

Sunday 22nd of April

7pm

Stuart Bingham 4-10 Stephen Hendry
Neil Robertson 10-4 Ken Doherty

After 18 years we finally get Higgins v Hendry at the Crucible, come on Stephen!!

Alpha wrote:After 18 years we finally get Higgins v Hendry at the Crucible, come on Stephen!!

Yes, finally

Alpha wrote:After 18 years we finally get Higgins v Hendry at the Crucible, come on Stephen!!

After 13 years Higgins will finally get past the last 16 in a title defence again.

Skullman wrote:

Alpha wrote:After 18 years we finally get Higgins v Hendry at the Crucible, come on Stephen!!

After 13 years Higgins will finally get past the last 16 in a title defence again.

hendry_fan wrote:Can,t wait to read what a certaim "muppet" as well as some other hendry bashers have to say
No doubt there,ll be fuuuull of sour grapes!!. :

Sour Face may have won this match but he'll get a 13-3 beating in the next round.

You can listen to the postmatch conferences here:

Neil Robertson: http://soundcloud.com/moniquelimbos/neilrobertsonr1

Stephen Hendry: http://soundcloud.com/moniquelimbos/stephenhendryr1

Muppet147 wrote:

hendry_fan wrote:Can,t wait to read what a certaim "muppet" as well as some other hendry bashers have to say
No doubt there,ll be fuuuull of sour grapes!!. :

Sour Face may have won this match but he'll get a 13-3 beating in the next round.

You hate Hendry more than Higgins

Muppet147 wrote:

hendry_fan wrote:Can,t wait to read what a certaim "muppet" as well as some other hendry bashers have to say
No doubt there,ll be fuuuull of sour grapes!!. :

Sour Face may have won this match but he'll get a 13-3 beating in the next round.

Great you jinxed it.

I see the media are now asking everybody about their opinion on the Allen's quotes from his post-match conference..

Both Robertson and Hendry sitting on the fence, saying they haven's seen any kind of cheating or wathatever from the chinese players...

I think Allen is just being childlish for having lost.. maybe it was indeed a push shot, but he has no right to mention other names like Fu and Wenbo who weren't even his opponents in this match...

I quite like Allen, but off the table he is beggining to look like Ronnie, and even fellow irishman legend Alex Higgins