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Re: Williamhill.com UK Championship Last 64 Discussion !!

Postby Andre147 » 30 Nov 2013 Read

SnookerFan wrote:
Snooker Overdrive wrote:I wouldn't say the Ding and Ronnie matches are good examples why we need the flat draws.


The standard has been a bit low, hasn't it? Or it has been in this Ding match.

At present we got Ding playing so badly, he'd lose to anybody else. The fact that Parsons, who won't be used to the television cameras and isn't playing himself took a frame off Ding before the MSI really shows how poorly Ding is playing.


Ronnie in the first 2 frames didnt play much better, although in the last 2 upped his game a bit, but Clark too is missing many balls, particularly blacks off its spot.

Re: Williamhill.com UK Championship Last 64 Discussion !!

Postby Skullman » 30 Nov 2013 Read

Snooker Overdrive wrote:
Skullman wrote:It's not the flat draws but rather the strict 1 v 128 seeding structure that Ding and Ronnie's matches show the weaknesses of.


Otherwise the rankings would be useless though, wouldn't they?


Well the way the draws work now is that the top64 are randomly drawn against a bottom 64 player. Assuming all the seeds make it through, the top32 would face a random 33-64 player etc. So rankings are mostly pointless but higher ranking means you'll face another top player later in the event.

Re: Williamhill.com UK Championship Last 64 Discussion !!

Postby Wildey » 30 Nov 2013 Read

Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-0 Rhys Clark
Ding Junhui 3-2 Anthony Parsons
Paul S Davison 3-0 Shaun Murphy
Michael Holt 1-0 Alan McManus
Sports Hall
Gary Wilson 3-2 Vinnie Calabrese
Sean O'Sullivan 2-3 Noppon Saengkham
Xiao Guodong 4-1 Jamie O'Neill
Fergal O'Brien 1-3 Mark King

Re: Williamhill.com UK Championship Last 64 Discussion !!

Postby Wildey » 30 Nov 2013 Read

Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-0 Rhys Clark
Ding Junhui 4-2 Anthony Parsons
Paul S Davison 3-1 Shaun Murphy
Michael Holt 2-0 Alan McManus
Sports Hall
Gary Wilson 3-3 Vinnie Calabrese
Sean O'Sullivan 3-3 Noppon Saengkham
Xiao Guodong 4-1 Jamie O'Neill
Fergal O'Brien 2-3 Mark King

Re: Williamhill.com UK Championship Last 64 Discussion !!

Postby Andre147 » 30 Nov 2013 Read

snooker_loopy wrote:Rhys Clark...

Highest break: 14.

Oh boy. Embarrassing for the poor guy.


Of course he can play much better than that, but against Ronnie, World Champ, first time on TV, big event like the UK Champs, you get the picture.

Anyway, Ronnie did what he had to do. Next up Adam Duffy.

Re: Williamhill.com UK Championship Last 64 Discussion !!

Postby Andre147 » 30 Nov 2013 Read

Snooker Overdrive wrote:
Skullman wrote:Breaks down on 72. Personally I think Robbo might be the one to get the max against his opponent tonight.

Anyway, frame and match won for Ronnie barring a snooker from Clark.


That sounds like a good guess. Also everybody wants to get that 100th max in snooker history.


Even more significant will be when somebody gets the 147th max :-D

Re: Williamhill.com UK Championship Last 64 Discussion !!

Postby Andre147 » 30 Nov 2013 Read

Snooker Overdrive wrote:
Wildey wrote:Like Ronnies Quote

"More you play the Better you play"


Can't argue with that.

Also Ronnie looked reasonably happy in the interview, a couple of years ago he would have been furious about the way he played.


That's the main thing really SO, he would have been fuming about not playing his best. Nowadays if he doesnt play perfect snooker he doesnt get that bothered.

Re: Williamhill.com UK Championship Last 64 Discussion !!

Postby Wildey » 30 Nov 2013 Read

SnookerFan wrote:
Wildey wrote:Like Ronnies Quote

"More you play the Better you play"


Is that why he's World Champion? Because of his frequent play last season? <laugh>

Despite Winning it last year he was way off his Best which was disappointing for other players that he still won it.
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