Dafabet Champion of Champions Semi-Finals !!!!!!

Andre147 wrote:Just insane standard here

Ding making 2 tons, Higgins 70+ and 80+ breaks.

Ding on 100% pot sucess rate, Higgins on 98%

It's ridiculous. Tremendous stuff

Both can't play any better, so things can only get worse from now on...

Andre, I don't agree that this tournament is in the same category as The Masters (you mentioned it yesterday).
The Masters has a huge history, whereas this has recently been re-introduced. The format is longer in The Masters and the prize money is bigger.

Also, The Masters is contested by the top 16 players in the world, but this competition sees World Seniors Champions like Mark Davis entering, and the Snooker Shoot-out winner getting-in (Robin Hull)...etc.
Plus, it often requires a few 'top-up' players to complete the line-up.

To quote MDG when he was 'butt-hurt' at Higgins winning the China Championship last week (twice what the winner of this gets)..."It's just an invitational tournament, no-more; no-less..."

PoolBoy wrote:Andre, I don't agree that this tournament is in the same category as The Masters (you mentioned it yesterday).
The Masters has a huge history, whereas this has recently been re-introduced. The format is longer in The Masters and the prize money is bigger.

Also, The Masters is contested by the top 16 players in the world, but this competition sees World Seniors Champions like Mark Davis entering, and the Snooker Shoot-out winner getting-in (Robin Hull)...etc.
Plus, it often requires a few 'top-up' players to complete the line-up.

To quote MDG when he was 'butt-hurt' at Higgins winning the China Championship last week (twice what the winner of this gets)..."It's just an invitational tournament, no-more; no-less..."

Like The Masters?

TWITTER ATTACK!

Shaun Murphy ‏@Magician147
Quick thought....is Snooker the only sport where the field of play ( table ) is different for the pros opposed to club or amateur level?

SnookerFan wrote:TWITTER ATTACK!

Shaun Murphy ‏@Magician147
Quick thought....is Snooker the only sport where the field of play ( table ) is different for the pros opposed to club or amateur level?

No. What a stupid thing to say.

PoolBoy wrote:Andre, I don't agree that this tournament is in the same category as The Masters (you mentioned it yesterday).
The Masters has a huge history, whereas this has recently been re-introduced. The format is longer in The Masters and the prize money is bigger.

Also, The Masters is contested by the top 16 players in the world, but this competition sees World Seniors Champions like Mark Davis entering, and the Snooker Shoot-out winner getting-in (Robin Hull)...etc.
Plus, it often requires a few 'top-up' players to complete the line-up.

To quote MDG when he was 'butt-hurt' at Higgins winning the China Championship last week (twice what the winner of this gets)..."It's just an invitational tournament, no-more; no-less..."

The TC events (a term not too popular around these parts) will always be the ones the players want to win the most, so naturally The Masters is more important than this.

But at the end of the day both are invitational tournaments, yes Seniors or Shoot-Out winner are here but that doesn't mean it's not a great event because it is. Maybe not on same level as The Masters, but up there. This one and the IC I'd say are just outside the TC events.

Iranu wrote:No. What a stupid thing to say.

It's Murphy.

break of 79 helps Higgins level the match at 3-3.

Never more than a frame between them so far.

Andre147 wrote:break of 79 helps Higgins level the match at 3-3.

Never more than a frame between them so far.

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date with scores, sir. Unlike MDG, who just makes scores up.

Whilst we're on about Murphy's Twitter words of wisdom, here's something he tweeted a couple of days ago.

Shaun Murphy ‏@Magician147
Innocently sat watching the snooker when Elaine turns to me and says "it's a shame you're not Chinese". #answersonapostcard #please


Even his wife wishes he was somebody else.

Hard to believe it was only a few days ago that Clive was hammering Ding non-stop and laying into him for his performances the past few weeks.

Nice to see Ding playing so well, as well as John.

Ding's 3rd century of the match.

Cheshire Cat wrote:Hard to believe it was only a few days ago that Clive was hammering Ding non-stop and laying into him for his performances the past few weeks.

Nice to see Ding playing so well, as well as John.

What's Clive saying about him today?

SnookerFan wrote:

Cheshire Cat wrote:Hard to believe it was only a few days ago that Clive was hammering Ding non-stop and laying into him for his performances the past few weeks.

Nice to see Ding playing so well, as well as John.

What's Clive saying about him today?

It's Yates and McManus commentating.

Yates sounds too much like Jeremy Clarkson for my liking.

Iranu wrote:It's Yates and McManus commentating.

Yates sounds too much like Jeremy Clarkson for my liking.

Oh buck, I forgot Yates was commentating. Luckily, I've not listened to him all week.

Has he been doing afternoon sessions? I've mainly heard Everton with Hendry and/or Angles.

the buck was that shot Ding?

Kick or not, should had never got into that position...

Ding made a 142 break in the previous frame aswell, the 2nd highest century of the tournament, 1 point short of Higgin's 143 total clearance yesterday.

Respotted black alert...

33-60 in Higins favour...

nope andre

SnookerFan wrote:

Iranu wrote:It's Yates and McManus commentating.

Yates sounds too much like Jeremy Clarkson for my liking.

Oh buck, I forgot Yates was commentating. Luckily, I've not listened to him all week.

Has he been doing afternoon sessions? I've mainly heard Everton with Hendry and/or Angles.

Can't say I've noticed a pattern but you're probably right.

Some really interesting safety in this frame, momentum swinging back and forth.

masterdoctorgenius wrote:nope andre

it was possible when I said it

not anymore.

Andre147 wrote:

masterdoctorgenius wrote:nope andre

it was possible when I said it

not anymore.

hehehe. dont give SF wrong scores

Iranu wrote:

SnookerFan wrote:

Iranu wrote:It's Yates and McManus commentating.

Yates sounds too much like Jeremy Clarkson for my liking.

Oh buck, I forgot Yates was commentating. Luckily, I've not listened to him all week.

Has he been doing afternoon sessions? I've mainly heard Everton with Hendry and/or Angles.

Can't say I've noticed a pattern but you're probably right.

Some really interesting safety in this frame, momentum swinging back and forth.

Evening is all I've watched, due to 'working'. So, I assume Everton is doing evenings. It's mainly been Hendry with him, but Angles was with him Wednesday.

what shocker from ding. wont surprsie me if he loses two frames on the bounce and the match

all the hard work for nothing. ths hurts more than a steal.

That might hurt Ding, or he might just forget that frame and regroup again.

4-4, great match this, never more than 1 frame between them.

when higgins wins such frames the opponent knows that it will be very very tough now.