International Championship Semi Finals Discussion !!

Wildey wrote:its been 12 years since Joe Perry reached his only Ranking Final can he complete the job this afternoon?

You suspect nerves will kick in at some point, don't you?

If not today, then in the final.

When Barry Hearn took over Witz said it would weed out the Journeymen then with a Flat system witz claimed the same But players of a certain vintage are all of a sudden having great run in events.

They're both feeling the nerves out there.

Jewell wrote:

Wildey wrote:When Barry Hearn took over Witz said it would weed out the Journeymen then with a Flat system witz claimed the same But players of a certain vintage are all of a sudden having great run in events.

Marco Fu isn't a journeyman and Joe Perry is borderline.

They are both extremely good players though.

Jewell wrote:

Wildey wrote:When Barry Hearn took over Witz said it would weed out the Journeymen then with a Flat system witz claimed the same But players of a certain vintage are all of a sudden having great run in events.

Marco Fu isn't a journeyman and Joe Perry is borderline.

Both are Wrong side of 35 though and would be classed as veterans 10 years ago

Jewell wrote:

Wildey wrote:

Jewell wrote:

Wildey wrote:When Barry Hearn took over Witz said it would weed out the Journeymen then with a Flat system witz claimed the same But players of a certain vintage are all of a sudden having great run in events.

Marco Fu isn't a journeyman and Joe Perry is borderline.

Both are Wrong side of 35 though and would be classed as veterans 10 years ago

Hold on a minute... 10 years ago both would have been around 25.

god your a wally

35 years of age would be classed as a veteran 10 years ago.

please tell me what part of that are you too thick to understand?

Anyway enough of Happy Hour with Kids


Joe Perry 5-4 Marco Fu

My prediction is that Fu will win this match.

I'm about to crack open an Excelsior lager.

EXCELSIOR!

Perry missed the grip on the game

Joe Perry 5-6 Marco Fu

Fu is having the run but hes playing well to take advantage of it

SnookerFan wrote:I'm about to crack open an Excelsior lager.

EXCELSIOR!

This is disgusting.

3 cans of this, I got.

great response from Perry nothing to beat session snooker.

Joe Perry 6-6 Marco Fu

7th tournament century for Perry

It's hard to pick a winner of this match, aint it?

Despite the fact I did pick a winner earlier in the thread.

Who does everybody want to win this match?

I've always liked Fu, but they both seem like decent sorts. I think Fu will put up a better match in the final, but only because he's been in them more often.

It'd be hard to begrudge Joe a second final though.

Jewell wrote:

SnookerFan wrote:It's hard to pick a winner of this match, aint it?

Despite the fact I did pick a winner earlier in the thread.

You should enter the prediction contests. We could do with more entries.

I'd suck at it.

I'd be able to predict what game they were playing, let alone winners.

Joe Perry needs to win this frame badly to get back on track

Both players missing too much

Fu 49 - 37 [ 6-6 ]

boblewo wrote:Both players missing too much

Fu 49 - 37 [ 6-6 ]

It's a big game for both of them.

What a frame!!!

Only colours ball in game, disputed point by point through fouls

Longer matches

You don't get that sort of dramatic frames in a best of 9

Snooker Overdrive wrote:You don't get that sort of dramatic frames in a best of 9

no you don't


i feel Barry Hearn and local promoters has to take note and realise quick fix matches cant compete at this level..

i think intervals are important to make a match exciting so best of 7s no intervals cant hack it.

Wildey wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:You don't get that sort of dramatic frames in a best of 9

no you don't


i feel Barry Hearn and local promoters has to take note and realise quick fix matches cant compete at this level..

i think intervals are important to make a match exciting so best of 7s no intervals cant hack it.

Yes

I would say that the Indian Open for example didn't really feel like a prober ranking event due to the short format. Also we need another event where every match is over 2 session like the UK was only a couple of years ago.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:

Wildey wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:You don't get that sort of dramatic frames in a best of 9

no you don't


i feel Barry Hearn and local promoters has to take note and realise quick fix matches cant compete at this level..

i think intervals are important to make a match exciting so best of 7s no intervals cant hack it.

Yes

I would say that the Indian Open for example didn't really feels like a prober ranking event due to the short format. Also we need another event where every match is over 2 session like the UK was only a couple of years ago.

i have no problem best of 7s for PTC needs must but other events feels wrong

meanwhile Marco fu cockerels up a frame winning yellow

Another exciting frame

nice escape from perry

pathetic safety from perry there