by Bourne » 30 Nov 2011 Read
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
This feels like the calm before the storm right now. Can't wait for the UK
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by Tubberlad » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:Congratulations to Michael Holt for winning PTC10, his second PTC win and in his favourite venue as well
Bad luck to Dominic but it's good to see him in bounce mode. As Ben Harrison said on twitter, he's one of those players who suddenly hits a burst of form and wins tournaments (Grand Prix and Shanghai) and when he's playing like that he's great to watch. He strokes the ball beautifully and is a classic style of player which suits his personality as a historian of the game.
Not sure he's got any hope against Judd in the UK though. He's set himself up nicely by reaching a PTC final a few days before, but if his Crucible match against Ronnie is anything to go by, Judd could prove too much for him.
I get the impression that presuming Trump and O'Sullivan meet in round two, the winner will go on to take the title. I think I went for O'Sullivan in predictions, but to be honest Trump probably has the better chance of the two. Not sure about Higgins, he may be playing himself into form but he's still quite a bit below vintage John Higgins... perhaps a quarter-final meeting with O'Sullivan would be the spark he needs to ignite his season properly?
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by Roland » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
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by Witz78 » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Sonny wrote:Congratulations to Michael Holt for winning PTC10, his second PTC win and in his favourite venue as well
Bad luck to Dominic but it's good to see him in bounce mode. As Ben Harrison said on twitter, he's one of those players who suddenly hits a burst of form and wins tournaments (Grand Prix and Shanghai) and when he's playing like that he's great to watch. He strokes the ball beautifully and is a classic style of player which suits his personality as a historian of the game.
Not sure he's got any hope against Judd in the UK though. He's set himself up nicely by reaching a PTC final a few days before, but if his Crucible match against Ronnie is anything to go by, Judd could prove too much for him.
I get the impression that presuming Trump and O'Sullivan meet in round two, the winner will go on to take the title. I think I went for O'Sullivan in predictions, but to be honest Trump probably has the better chance of the two. Not sure about Higgins, he may be playing himself into form but he's still quite a bit below vintage John Higgins... perhaps a quarter-final meeting with O'Sullivan would be the spark he needs to ignite his season properly?
Vintage Higgins?
Hed a good few 4-3 wins in this PTC, that is vintage Higgins
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by Tubberlad » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
I'm still more scared of Higgins than Selby. Yes, Selby does seem to grate on O'Sullivan, but O'Sullivan has had his wins over Selby... Higgins has been a major sticking point since the 2005 Grand Prix and 2006 Masters final...
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Sonny wrote:Congratulations to Michael Holt for winning PTC10, his second PTC win and in his favourite venue as well
Bad luck to Dominic but it's good to see him in bounce mode. As Ben Harrison said on twitter, he's one of those players who suddenly hits a burst of form and wins tournaments (Grand Prix and Shanghai) and when he's playing like that he's great to watch. He strokes the ball beautifully and is a classic style of player which suits his personality as a historian of the game.
Not sure he's got any hope against Judd in the UK though. He's set himself up nicely by reaching a PTC final a few days before, but if his Crucible match against Ronnie is anything to go by, Judd could prove too much for him.
I get the impression that presuming Trump and O'Sullivan meet in round two, the winner will go on to take the title. I think I went for O'Sullivan in predictions, but to be honest Trump probably has the better chance of the two. Not sure about Higgins, he may be playing himself into form but he's still quite a bit below vintage John Higgins... perhaps a quarter-final meeting with O'Sullivan would be the spark he needs to ignite his season properly?
No player successfully defended a major since Paul Hunter in 2002 and no player successfully defended a UK title since Stephen Henrdy in 1996.
Higgins will be vulnerable but you never know in snooker.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Sonny wrote:Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
I'm still more scared of Higgins than Selby. Yes, Selby does seem to grate on O'Sullivan, but O'Sullivan has had his wins over Selby... Higgins has been a major sticking point since the 2005 Grand Prix and 2006 Masters final...
I agree. Selby and Ronnie are more or less square but Higgins has become a bit of a nightmare. But it's a different story this time because Higgins has the extra pressure of being the defending champion.
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by Tubberlad » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Haha, I'm not sure if Higgins is ever too vulnerable. He's good enough to pull the UK out of the bag without having shown any glimpse of form.
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by Witz78 » 30 Nov 2011 Read
lets hope that stat continues then
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by SnookerFan » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
I wouldn't make Robbo that much of a favourite against Trump, to be fair. If at all. Remember The Crucible?
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Haha, I'm not sure if Higgins is ever too vulnerable. He's good enough to pull the UK out of the bag without having shown any glimpse of form.
Higgins disappointed as the defending champion in the Crucible every single time this millennium. Even Higgins can't turn it on every time in a big tournament.
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by mishcka » 30 Nov 2011 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Sonny wrote:Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
I wouldn't make Robbo that much of a favourite against Trump, to be fair. If at all. Remember The Crucible?
But Robbo was out of sorts then, he's been in sparkling form this season (I used two bbc commentary teams terms in one sentence!)
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by Tubberlad » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Tubberlad wrote:Haha, I'm not sure if Higgins is ever too vulnerable. He's good enough to pull the UK out of the bag without having shown any glimpse of form.
Higgins disappointed as the defending champion in the Crucible every single time this millennium. Even Higgins can't turn it on every time in a big tournament.
It's very surprising indeed that Williams, Higgins and O'Sullivan have never defended a major title between them.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
mishcka wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Sonny wrote:Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
I wouldn't make Robbo that much of a favourite against Trump, to be fair. If at all. Remember The Crucible?
But Robbo was out of sorts then,
he's been in sparkling form this season (I used two bbc commentary teams terms in one sentence!)
just like last year
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Tubberlad wrote:Haha, I'm not sure if Higgins is ever too vulnerable. He's good enough to pull the UK out of the bag without having shown any glimpse of form.
Higgins disappointed as the defending champion in the Crucible every single time this millennium. Even Higgins can't turn it on every time in a big tournament.
It's very surprising indeed that Williams, Higgins and O'Sullivan have never defended a major title between them.
Getting to the top is tough, staying there is even tougher.
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by Bourne » 30 Nov 2011 Read
mishcka wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Sonny wrote:Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
I wouldn't make Robbo that much of a favourite against Trump, to be fair. If at all. Remember The Crucible?
But Robbo was out of sorts then, he's been in sparkling form this season (I used two bbc commentary teams terms in one sentence!)
Judd's beaten him this season too so I duno what Sonny's on about tbh, probably judging the whole match-up on one frame where Robbo won a scrappy 4th in that final in Ireland.
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by Tubberlad » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Tubberlad wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Tubberlad wrote:Haha, I'm not sure if Higgins is ever too vulnerable. He's good enough to pull the UK out of the bag without having shown any glimpse of form.
Higgins disappointed as the defending champion in the Crucible every single time this millennium. Even Higgins can't turn it on every time in a big tournament.
It's very surprising indeed that Williams, Higgins and O'Sullivan have never defended a major title between them.
Getting to the top is tough, staying there is even tougher.
As was said earlier, Paul Hunter is the only man to defend a major title since 1996, and that was nearly ten years ago now (very hard to believe that Hunter's remarkable wins are THAT long ago). It makes you wonder what Paul Hunter could have done in this game.
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by Roland » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Judd got him at the Crucible but I think Judd was in the same form in Ireland and Robbo held him off with smart play. Robbo knows how to beat Judd, Selby hasn't figured it out yet.
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by randam05 » 30 Nov 2011 Read
What an earth is ronnie saying now. This isnt Ronnie surely.. I dont believe it.
''Just been told I need to apologise for using the f word.. I will get in trouble... I'm so sorry.. Im a bad example to people ..''
''I think they should hang me.. Cut me into pieces.. And then burn me...''
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Sonny wrote:Judd got him at the Crucible but I think Judd was in the same form in Ireland and Robbo held him off with smart play. Robbo knows how to beat Judd, Selby hasn't figured it out yet.
No, Trump missed shots all over the place in that final I don't think it has anything to do with Neil. But I think Robbo has figured out how to beat Higgins, expect today of course
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by Casey » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Holt played well against Higgins, looks like he took that form onto the final. Well done.
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by Tubberlad » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Sonny wrote:Judd got him at the Crucible but I think Judd was in the same form in Ireland and Robbo held him off with smart play. Robbo knows how to beat Judd, Selby hasn't figured it out yet.
No, Trump missed shots all over the place in that final I don't think it has anything to do with Neil. But I think Robbo has figured out how to beat Higgins, expect today of course
I think Robertson is a very smart player indeed. I think he knows how to beat pretty much anyone... O'Sullivan, Higgins, Trump, Williams, Ding, there's nobody that I feel is not within Robertson's range.
Very interesting to see how he played against Dott in the 2010 World Final. Robertson played Dott at his own game and won that night.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Tubberlad wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Tubberlad wrote:Haha, I'm not sure if Higgins is ever too vulnerable. He's good enough to pull the UK out of the bag without having shown any glimpse of form.
Higgins disappointed as the defending champion in the Crucible every single time this millennium. Even Higgins can't turn it on every time in a big tournament.
It's very surprising indeed that Williams, Higgins and O'Sullivan have never defended a major title between them.
Getting to the top is tough, staying there is even tougher.
As was said earlier, Paul Hunter is the only man to defend a major title since 1996, and that was nearly ten years ago now (very hard to believe that Hunter's remarkable wins are THAT long ago). It makes you wonder what Paul Hunter could have done in this game.
If Ronnie only potted that yellow (or green later on) being 9-8 up against Selby in 2010 ...
Unfortuntely I never saw Hunter play live, must have been a great lad
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by mishcka » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:mishcka wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Sonny wrote:Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
I wouldn't make Robbo that much of a favourite against Trump, to be fair. If at all. Remember The Crucible?
But Robbo was out of sorts then,
he's been in sparkling form this season (I used two bbc commentary teams terms in one sentence!)
just like last year
last season he was still under some pressure (defending world champ) etc, I think he's been playing better this year so far. or at least more consistently!!
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Tubberlad wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Sonny wrote:Judd got him at the Crucible but I think Judd was in the same form in Ireland and Robbo held him off with smart play. Robbo knows how to beat Judd, Selby hasn't figured it out yet.
No, Trump missed shots all over the place in that final I don't think it has anything to do with Neil. But I think Robbo has figured out how to beat Higgins, expect today of course
I think Robertson is a very smart player indeed. I think he knows how to beat pretty much anyone... O'Sullivan, Higgins, Trump, Williams, Ding, there's nobody that I feel is not within Robertson's range.
Very interesting to see how he played against Dott in the 2010 World Final. Robertson played Dott at his own game and won that night.
Robbo just pots the balls and wins the match while other players who have battle scars from previous Higgins defeats miss pressure pots.
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by Muppet147 » 30 Nov 2011 Read
Don't quite understand all the fuss about Robertson. Doubt he will do much at the UK.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Nov 2011 Read
mishcka wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:mishcka wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Sonny wrote:Trump or Ronnie could win the UK assuming
a) Trump doesn't have to play Robbo
or
b) Ronnie doesn't have to play Selby
I wouldn't make Robbo that much of a favourite against Trump, to be fair. If at all. Remember The Crucible?
But Robbo was out of sorts then,
he's been in sparkling form this season (I used two bbc commentary teams terms in one sentence!)
just like last year
last season he was still under some pressure (defending world champ) etc, I think he's been playing better this year so far. or at least more consistently!!
To be fair he was stopped by a superb Murphy but Robbo hasn't proved himself so far in the UK and Masters. He is more than capable of winning them both but he still has to go out there and do it. We will see
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