Dafabet Masters Final : Barry Hawkins v Ronnie O'Sullivan

If I sum this tournament up , I can say that Ronnie played his B-game at most throughout the whole tournament but he had these 2-3 moments of brillance. Against Williams he produced a great clearance in the decider.

Against Selby you had the 73 clearance under the utmost pressure because Selby was looking so damn strong at that time, threatening to make one of his special comebacks.

And against Bingham the sixth frame with the Snooker.

The negative aspect was his positional play. He struggled a lot with that I felt.

Overall I think that there's still some room for improvement for the Rocket but signs are there that he'll up for the WC and he'll be one of the top 2 , top 3 main contenders.

Anyway, always feel weird how empty this month expect for the Masters. Except CL, there's no snooker on until February. Still it's a bit of time to watch the Australian Open knuckle down with my work.

I will still be about as a mod making sure everyone's behaving in the off time, but won't post much until German Masters

Typical BBC. Ending snooker to show repeats.

Alex Higgins documentary.

eraserhead wrote:Alex Higgins documentary.

Alex

See you all at the WC.,where hopefully Ronnie will claim his 6th world crown using his B+ game. Ta-ra fellas!

looks like exhibition time since the session finished so early.

Maybe that's why some people didnt leave the arena.

My pizza's almost done, and a nice coke to celebrate this win.

SnookerFan wrote:Why is the crowd all still there? The match is over.

Are they seriously just there to wave at the camera?

Three frame exhibition match Ireland v England according to the pics on twitter

Skullman wrote:Anyway, always feel weird how empty this month expect for the Masters. Except CL, there's no snooker on until February. Still it's a bit of time to watch the Australian Open knuckle down with my work.

I will still be about as a mod making sure everyone's behaving in the off time, but won't post much until German Masters :wave:

Don't feel like you have to.

Would you prefer Wild to do it?

PLtheRef wrote:

SnookerFan wrote:Why is the crowd all still there? The match is over.

Are they seriously just there to wave at the camera?

Three frame exhibition match Ireland v England according to the pics on twitter

Does that mean they have to watch Dennis Taylor?

So, who is watching the Rack Pack?

Skullman wrote:Would you prefer Wild to do it?

I think he does. He likes to annoy Wild.

Skullman wrote:Would you prefer Wild to do it?

Actually, you know what, on second thoughts....

Ronnie just never ceases to amaze me.

Every time we might think his great career is coming to an end, he bounces back.

Ronnie was totally outplayed by Neil Robertson in the Masters and by Stuart Bingham in the Worlds last year. He just scrapped over the line against Trump in the UK. He was beaten by Trump in the World Grand Prix final. His defeat to Selby and his inability to defend the World Title in 2014 was still on everybody's mind. Maybe taking a break was just the thing Ronnie needed.

His performance against Selby this week really impressed me. Mark was flying against Walden and Ronnie nearly gone out against MJW. But he bossed that game with great confidence (no idea where that came from) and held his nerve after the obligatory Selby comeback.

This Masters win is a message to all his competitors. He's back in business.

I don't know whether to be more annoyed at those who spit down on all Ronnie's achievements, or those who would happily suck his willy for free.

Is the Rack Pack up yet, I can't find it on the I-Player.

I can't watch this Alex doc without getting a tear in my eye. I just can't.

LEGEND! Will never be forgotten!

10-1

Andy Spark wrote:10-1

I lost my dad when I was young. I know how it feels for Alex' daughter to watch images of her dad..

I'm a softie. Have a tear in my eye.

Holden Chinaski wrote:

Andy Spark wrote:10-1

I'm on the cider watching Alex ;_;

Holden Chinaski wrote:I can't watch this Alex doc without getting a tear in my eye. I just can't.

LEGEND! Will never be forgotten!

Would snooker be on TV without Alex? Probably not. If people think he was a complete rubbish then whatever, we still needed him at that time.

Even with a final mostly consisting of Ronnie's B game there are still wonderful instances of majestic snooker...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5b9Xpfvo6Q

Alex answering his Phone: "Hello? Business going well. Send more money."

As TheRocket noted earlier, Ronnie now surpassed Steve Davis in number of triple crown wins. 16 only 2 behind Hendry.

Holden Chinaski wrote:Alex answering his Phone: "Hello? Business going well. Send more money."

Legend.

Shove snooker up your jaxie.