World Championship (Wed 25th of April) Round 1 Disscussion !

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I think Selby will go out too tonight. Maybe Williams also, perhaps even Trump.

For what it's worth, I think Trump will go through. Also Williams. I have more doubts about Selby.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I think Selby will go out too tonight. Maybe Williams also, perhaps even Trump.

Hope so. I have a couple of quid on Liu to reach the final.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I think Selby will go out too tonight. Maybe Williams also, perhaps even Trump.

Williams really is down in the dumps about playing Ronnie so he could well suffer in the first round. I think Trump will pull through, he didn't look at all well yesterday but I'm sure he is at least a bit better today. Selby - well that's a tough one, Barry held on really well to beat Maguire last year....

Dammit, Ronnie is going to win this tournament, isn't he? Ebdon's probably the only real player he'll have to face.

Casey wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:What a miss that was from Ding. I have only seen Stevens bottle a shot like this in a decider.

I missed the final frame - what happened?

Day attempted a long red, missed it and opened the pack unintentionally. All the reds were nicely spread, all of them available with the black on the spot. Ding made about 40 points but often lost the cue ball a bit. The red he missed was totally straight forward with nothing to do with the cue ball but it wobbled. Day made a nice clearance but there wasn't one awkward ball on the table so he cleared without a problem in the end.

SnookerFan wrote:Dammit, Ronnie is going to win this tournament, isn't he? Ebdon's probably the only real player he'll have to face.

I wish he could win it really... but Robbo will have something to say about that, and if those two meet in the quarters, I think Neil will edge past him

How many more seeds have to go out now to make it a new record?

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I think Selby will go out too tonight. Maybe Williams also, perhaps even Trump.

Cant see Trump losing... but Selby and Williams.. definately.. and if that were to happen this would be the tournament where most seed would crash first round....

But Selby will stll fight I'm sure.. and will never give up so Barry still has a lot of work to do... and Williams.... he could easily beat Chuang... or could well crash if he isnt on form like he has been lately....

Never seen a world champs like this in terms of big seeds crashing out I can assure you

Snooker Overdrive wrote:How many more seeds have to go out now to make it a new record?

2 more

Muppet147 wrote:Terrible miss but I don't know why he didn't play a red into the other pocket. He wouldn't have needed the rest.

I also thought he should have played the other red. But it was a sitter and really don't know what happened there. Ding has only himself to blame, he shouldn't have lost this match.

Sonny wrote:Come on Selby ffs

That seems to be a catchphrase for us Selby fans doesn't it?

Skullman wrote:

Sonny wrote:Come on Selby ffs

That seems to be a catchphrase for us Selby fans doesn't it?

Andre147 wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I think Selby will go out too tonight. Maybe Williams also, perhaps even Trump.

Cant see Trump losing... but Selby and Williams.. definately.. and if that were to happen this would be the tournament where most seed would crash first round....

But Selby will stll fight I'm sure.. and will never give up so Barry still has a lot of work to do... and Williams.... he could easily beat Chuang... or could well crash if he isnt on form like he has been lately....

Never seen a world champs like this in terms of big seeds crashing out I can assure you

I'm just glad Ronnie is still in this. If someone would have told me that at least 7 (!) seeds will lose in the first round I certainly would have thought Ronnie is out too.

Skullman wrote:

Sonny wrote:Come on Selby ffs

That seems to be a catchphrase for us Selby fans doesn't it?

Snooker Overdrive wrote:

Andre147 wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I think Selby will go out too tonight. Maybe Williams also, perhaps even Trump.

Cant see Trump losing... but Selby and Williams.. definately.. and if that were to happen this would be the tournament where most seed would crash first round....

But Selby will stll fight I'm sure.. and will never give up so Barry still has a lot of work to do... and Williams.... he could easily beat Chuang... or could well crash if he isnt on form like he has been lately....

Never seen a world champs like this in terms of big seeds crashing out I can assure you

I'm just glad Ronnie is still in this. If someone would have told me that at least 7 (!) seeds will lose in the first round I certainly would have thought Ronnie is out too.

Yeah i would have thought that too... wouldn't mind Selby going out though.. easier path for Ronnie...

One person here won't be happy about that though

Saw again the sitter Ding missed... Stevens like bottle job

Tournament for the qualifiers no doubt about it.... think the qualifiers having being staged only a week before has MASSIVELY helped them to remain their form and confidence... if it were like in the past with one or two months in between, there wouldn't be as much qualifiers coming through I think

Maybe we will have a David Gilbert vs Cao Yupeng semi final this year. Who knows?

The ranking event winners of 2011/12 left:

Mark Selby (Shanghai Master)
Judd Trump (UK Champion)
Ronnie O'Sullivan (German Master)

5 already out

Come on Liu

Just noticed there are more qualifier vs qualifier last 16 matches than seed vs seed matches.

Skullman wrote:Just noticed there are more qualifier vs qualifier last 16 matches than seed vs seed matches.

Just like I said before - there's no need to watch the qualifying rounds of the World Championship

Snooker Overdrive wrote:

Skullman wrote:Just noticed there are more qualifier vs qualifier last 16 matches than seed vs seed matches.

Just like I said before - there's no need to watch the qualifying rounds of the World Championship

Couple of boos for Williams?

Did some people just boo MJW?

Skullman wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:

Skullman wrote:Just noticed there are more qualifier vs qualifier last 16 matches than seed vs seed matches.

Just like I said before - there's no need to watch the qualifying rounds of the World Championship

Sounds like it, must be to do with the comments about the Crucible.

Doubt many of the crowd would find it easier to get to a WCs in China, in fairness. And that's with him playing Chuang.

Alex0paul wrote:Couple of boos for Williams?

Imagine what Allen will get the next time he plays.

Williams could win this match 10-0 making a ton in every frame and he would still sink against Ronnie in the next round.

Very slow start from Trump but has had a decent run of the ball so far