by SnookerFan » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Decent draw for Ronnie, could have been worse.
Could've been worse?
He got the lowest ranked player possible. How could it've been better?
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by Andre147 » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Decent draw for Ronnie, could have been worse.
Yeah pretty even, as Skull said, could have been harder, but could also have been easier for Ronnie.
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by Andre147 » 17 Apr 2014 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Decent draw for Ronnie, could have been worse.
Could've been worse?
He got the lowest ranked player possible. How could it've been better?
You didn't read the previous posts did you?
So you think since he's the lowest ranked player Hull is the easiest of the qualifiers? Because he isn't, far from it.
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by GJ » 17 Apr 2014 Read
I Think Williams is a far easier draw than hull.
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by SnookerFan » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Andre147 PGC wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Decent draw for Ronnie, could have been worse.
Could've been worse?
He got the lowest ranked player possible. How could it've been better?
You didn't read the previous posts did you?So you think since he's the lowest ranked player Hull is the easiest of the qualifiers? Because he isn't, far from it.
I have now. I withdraw my question, I see it's been discussed.
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by Skullman » 17 Apr 2014 Read
If Burns or White had got through, I'd consider them easier than Hull, despite being higher ranked.
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by Wildey » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Andre147 PGC wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Decent draw for Ronnie, could have been worse.
Yeah pretty even, as Skull said, could have been harder, but
could also have been easier for Ronnie.
yea i guess i could be playing Ronnie
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by Andre147 » 17 Apr 2014 Read
GJ wrote:I Think Williams is a far easier draw than hull.
Yeah think so too, as is Burnett if the top seeds were drawn against him.
Robbo will hammer poor Robbie
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by Skullman » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Just realised that Ronnie is the youngest player in his little section of four
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by Andre147 » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Wildey wrote:Andre147 PGC wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Decent draw for Ronnie, could have been worse.
Yeah pretty even, as Skull said, could have been harder, but
could also have been easier for Ronnie.
yea i guess i could be playing Ronnie
Me too for that matter
Wouldn't mind not potting a single ball and get whitewashed 10-0 just to watch him and have the best seat in the house.
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by PLtheRef » 17 Apr 2014 Read
My four seeds to go out will be Fu, Walden, Carter and Maguire
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by mantorok » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Andre147 PGC wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Robin Hull is better than most of the qualifiers. He played very well in qualifying and he will just be pleased to be back at The Crucible. He is match sharp and will give O'Sullivan a tough match.
Yes Vodka I agree, I don't expect a runaway win for Ronnie here.
How many times have we heard that this season...?
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by PLtheRef » 17 Apr 2014 Read
mantorok wrote:Andre147 PGC wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Robin Hull is better than most of the qualifiers. He played very well in qualifying and he will just be pleased to be back at The Crucible. He is match sharp and will give O'Sullivan a tough match.
Yes Vodka I agree, I don't expect a runaway win for Ronnie here.
How many times have we heard that this season...?
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by PLtheRef » 17 Apr 2014 Read
On a serious note, I think Hull will give O'Sullivan a decent test, maybe 10-5 or 10-6 will be the scoreline. He's played well so far, and hasn't lost a World Championship match to a World Champion before.
At the time that is
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by mantorok » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Andre147 PGC wrote:Skullman wrote:Just realised that Ronnie is the youngest player in his little section of four
And some clueless pundits say it's a young mens game
I recall Barry Hearn getting all hyper at the Masters about the fact that there would be LOADS of young players at the crucible this year and that it will be a big SHOCK to the top players
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by Andre147 » 17 Apr 2014 Read
mantorok wrote:Andre147 PGC wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Robin Hull is better than most of the qualifiers. He played very well in qualifying and he will just be pleased to be back at The Crucible. He is match sharp and will give O'Sullivan a tough match.
Yes Vodka I agree, I don't expect a runaway win for Ronnie here.
How many times have we heard that this season...?
Well you have a point there, so with Ronnie we never quite know what to expect. I just sense though Ronnie will have some problems against Hull, I expect a 10-5 or 10-6 win for Ronnie.
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by mantorok » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Andre147 PGC wrote:mantorok wrote:Andre147 PGC wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Robin Hull is better than most of the qualifiers. He played very well in qualifying and he will just be pleased to be back at The Crucible. He is match sharp and will give O'Sullivan a tough match.
Yes Vodka I agree, I don't expect a runaway win for Ronnie here.
How many times have we heard that this season...?
Well you have a point there, so with Ronnie we never quite know what to expect. I just sense though Ronnie will have some problems against Hull, I expect a 10-5 or 10-6 win for Ronnie.
Yeah it's the first round - anything can happen, but one thing we know for sure these days is Ronnie will be more focused than you have ever seen him.
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by PoolBoy » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Talking of ages, Mavis, at 41 is one of the oldest players at the Crucible this year...yet will still be younger than his opponent, Dominic Dale (42)!
...a total of 83 years in that game.
Contrast Ding v Walsey. A full 32 years younger on aggregate.
And while on the topic of age, the biggest differences for those 1st round ties are the games between Ali carter and Xiao Guodong (9 years) and Ricky Walden v Kyren Wilson (also 9 years).
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by Wildey » 17 Apr 2014 Read
ill tell you what with the draw Kyren Wilson has Jimmy White will be sweating Buckets.
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by Andre147 » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Wildey wrote:ill tell you what with the draw Kyren Wilson has Jimmy White will be sweating Buckets.
Yeah I agree, I'm very happy Kyren got a kind draw and not someone like Ronnie, Ding or Robbo for instance, and given the fact he'll face either Hawkins or Gilbert in the Last 16, he has a good chance to reach at least the quarters, just like debutants Jonsey and White did the previous 2 years.
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by Wildey » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Wilson Beats Walden then Hawkins/Gilbert and its
to Jimmy White
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by Snooker Overdrive » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Skullman wrote:Just realised that Ronnie is the youngest player in his little section of four
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by Snooker Overdrive » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Wildey wrote:Wilson Beats Walden then Hawkins/Gilbert and its
to Jimmy White
You always seem to underestimate Barry Hawkins. He's a class act, one of the best players in the world.
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by TheRocket » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Hawkins for me is the fourth favorite after Ronnie, Ding, Robertson.
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by Roland » 17 Apr 2014 Read
How do people see Gould v Fu going? Gould has won their last 2 round 1 matches, both are playing well. I think he can get number 3 on the board but you never know with Fu, if he plays like he has done at times this season he'll be very hard to beat for any of the field including Ronnie and Ding.
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by Cannonball » 17 Apr 2014 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Decent draw for Ronnie, could have been worse.
Could've been worse?
He got the lowest ranked player possible. How could it've been better?
When we look at the bigger picture, ROS has a tough draw because he's expected to play Ding, who believes he's unlocked a few secrets on how to win titles. And it's hard to argue with that.
Let's just hope Skippy gets wiped out as soon as, so we don't have to listen to a load of fluff about him ad infinitum.
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by TheRocket » 17 Apr 2014 Read
Sonny wrote:How do people see Gould v Fu going? Gould has won their last 2 round 1 matches, both are playing well. I think he can get number 3 on the board but you never know with Fu, if he plays like he has done at times this season he'll be very hard to beat for any of the field including Ronnie and Ding.
I think, Fu-Gould will be very close. But Gould have to play his best game to win because if both play their B-game , Fu as the better allrounder has clearly the advantage.
And I agree with the second part. A strong Fu is a danger for anyone, he has proven it many times in his career. It's not a fluke that his H2H against players like Ronnie and Higgins is strong.
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