Commiserations to Robbo and Gj.
Loosin a match like that is gut wrenchin,but most players experience defeats like that.
On first glance it,s nuts when you look at the breaks Robbo made in this match,but Hawkins pretty much equalled him.
Robbo= 115,70,65,50,*130*,*141*,90,65,*142*
Barry did verrrrry well himself,....98,96,*108*,*108*,*104*,*109*,76,61
A very high standard indeed was this match,the safety was also brilliant for most of it.
So,very well done to both,shame there had to be a loser.
On a short note regardin Ronnie,....
It might sound a bit silly,but even though he,s now been kicked out,which i,m obviously overjoyed about,it would,nt surprise me if he were to still win at least one more worlds,or even equal Hendrys 7.
In snooker you never know,and we all know what Ronnies capable of,but every year it,s obviously gettin tougher n tougher for him.
He actually had a very good chance last year of makin it 6,but blew the lead he had.
I wrote earlier,that no matter how much talent one has,without puttin the required practice in,it,s highly unlikely that you can keep up the standard required to be able to compete.
After Hendry won that magical 7th title,he actually said himself that he did,nt practice as much as he had done,as his life was changeing,his form then started to dip and once you don,t put the hours in and it starts to dip,then the high standards once produced is gone forever,bar the odd top performance here n there.
We all know,you never know what you,re gonna get with Ronnie,after this defeat,he might now really think,it,s gonna be just too much,and that he,s blown his chance to beat Hendrys record once n for all,he might on the other hand shock us and start to put the hours in and pinch more records from Hendry.
What he does from know,remains to be seen.
I,ve always said,if Ronnie were to beat,or even equal Hendrys record,i,d be the first to take my
hat off and show 0% sour grapes.
I already congratulated Ronnie on the records he,s managed to pinch.
Hendrys records mean a lot to me,i,m sure more than some,i grew up at the same time as him,(i,m actually only 21 days older than him),i watched countless frames,matches he played,lived the ups n downs he had and hoped,(still hope) that many records of his are/stay safe.
If Robbo had of beaten Barry,then he would have had a chance in beatin Hendrys crucible century record of 16,but he did,nt,so thanx to barry fo that.
Robbo has snatched a record though,no one has scored as many 140+ breaks in a tourney,never mind at the crucible,he rattled in four of them,a 145,143,142 and a 141.
Deep down,i,ve always respected Ronnie,i mean,how can,t you.
The times where it seemed,or that i did,nt respect him,were purely due to certain fans of his who were disrespecting Hendry and tryin to devalue Hendrys achievements.
We should be all greatfull,priveliged to witness and have witnessed these very special people,players,they are one of a kind,they might never be matched,at least in the next 50,maybe even 100 years they won,t.
One day a new sensation might come along and even play to a higher standard and start pinchin,breakin records,but by then,we,ll be all long gone.
So on a last note for the mom,Here,s to Hendry and Ronnie.
God,i,m buckin knackered after writin all that,good night all.
by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Apr 2015 ReadIf it's to end, then boy it ended on a high with that marvelous win.
