by PoolBoy » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Reanne describing it as her best ever win - can't deny that. An outstanding result!
That BBC article is incorrect when it states that she lost to NG On Yee in last years Ladies World Championship final. Reanne won the event last year!
Indeed, she's never lost a World final - her only 2 defeats ever in the Ladies were semi-final losses...
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by SnookerFan » 06 Apr 2017 Read
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by SnookerFan » 06 Apr 2017 Read
I was live in the arena for the 55th, 88th and 105th 147 made in professional play.
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by PoolBoy » 06 Apr 2017 Read
So, that's 131 maximums now!
I'm thinking the season after next will see the 147th 147!
If there is to be a special large prize of £147,000, then it'll be fascinating once the total reaches 146!
Players will possibly be 'going for it' when ordinarily they'd be looking to at first secure the frame....
Go on, Hearn! - make it a huge pot! If not £147,000, then £100k....
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by SnookerFan » 06 Apr 2017 Read
PoolBoy wrote:So, that's 131 maximums now!
I'm thinking the season after next will see the 147th 147!
If there is to be a special large prize of £147,000, then it'll be fascinating once the total reaches 146!
Players will possibly be 'going for it' when ordinarily they'd be looking to at first secure the frame....
Go on, Hearn! - make it a huge pot! If not £147,000, then £100k....
Never much cared for this massive prize for the 147 issue. I mean, it's just one frame won.
Yes, they are special. And yes, they are good to watch. Give them a prize by all meas. But £5 or £10k is fine by me. I always hated that a player could make a 147 in the first round of The Crucible, still lose, and get paid more for it than a player who was runner up in the entire tournament.
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by SnookerEd25 » 06 Apr 2017 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Apparently I'm blocked by Willie Thorne on Twitter. Wonder what that's about.
Does he owe you money?
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by SnookerEd25 » 06 Apr 2017 Read
PoolBoy wrote:So, that's 131 maximums now!
I'm thinking the season after next will see the 147th 147!
If there is to be a special large prize of £147,000, then it'll be fascinating once the total reaches 146!
Players will possibly be 'going for it' when ordinarily they'd be looking to at first secure the frame....
Go on, Hearn! - make it a huge pot! If not £147,000, then £100k....
£147.00 & free entry to the Snooker shoot-out on ice more like
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by PoolBoy » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Dominic Dale's opponent (Boonyarit Kaettikun) was late to return after the interval - so the frame was awarded to Dale!
Dominic Dale 5-1 Boonyarit Kaettikun
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by PoolBoy » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Great response from Jackson Page!
The 15-year-old was 0-4 down to Martin O'Donnell, but has recovered to trail 3-4.
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by Andy Spark » 06 Apr 2017 Read
I suspect that one of the main reasons that Hull lost was that he was very conscious of playing a woman, whereas Evans has played so many men now that she was only really conscious of playing an opponent.
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by SnookerFan » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Imagine Reanne vs Jackson Page, second round of The Crucible.
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by SnookerFan » 06 Apr 2017 Read
I wonder when the BBC release their television schedules.
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by eraserhead » 06 Apr 2017 Read
M. White on for the Whitewash 8-0 against Mehta.
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by OoNebsoO » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Mehta might be 0-9 down to White.
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by kolompar » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Andy Spark wrote:I suspect that one of the main reasons that Hull lost was that he was very conscious of playing a woman, whereas Evans has played so many men now that she was only really conscious of playing an opponent.
Hull's lost his manhood now.
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by Andy Spark » 06 Apr 2017 Read
kolompar wrote:Andy Spark wrote:I suspect that one of the main reasons that Hull lost was that he was very conscious of playing a woman, whereas Evans has played so many men now that she was only really conscious of playing an opponent.
Hull's lost his manhood now.
I wouldn't go that far...haha. But Hull was certainly aware that it would be a match that many would remark on if he was to lose. His play was relatively poor, as if he was burdened by that knowledge.
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by SnookerFan » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Andy Spark wrote:I wouldn't go that far...haha. But Hull was certainly aware that it would be a match that many would remark on if he was to lose. His play was relatively poor, as if he was burdened by that knowledge.
I don't see what difference it makes. Snooker is a game of skill, not a game of strength. There's no reason why men and women shouldn't play each other. There's certainly no more shame in losing to a woman than there is losing to another man, in my opinion.
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by Andy Spark » 06 Apr 2017 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Andy Spark wrote:I wouldn't go that far...haha. But Hull was certainly aware that it would be a match that many would remark on if he was to lose. His play was relatively poor, as if he was burdened by that knowledge.
I don't see what difference it makes. Snooker is a game of skill, not a game of strength. There's no reason why men and women shouldn't play each other. There's certainly no more shame in losing to a woman than there is losing to another man, in my opinion.
It shouldn't make a difference playing a woman, but then many things shouldn't make a difference but, depending on the person, do actually exert a psychological effect; and snooker is (after all!) very psychological. There must be some reason that Robin played quite poorly.
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by SnookerFan » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Andy Spark wrote:It shouldn't make a difference playing a woman, but then many things shouldn't make a difference but, depending on the person, do actually exert a psychological effect; and snooker is (after all!) very psychological. There must be some reason that Robin played quite poorly.
Because he's rubbish?
Joking.
Maybe he was just feeling the pressure of qualifying for The Crucible. There is that.
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by PoolBoy » 06 Apr 2017 Read
The opponent is a crucial factor. It's impossible to just 'play the balls on the table' when you know who's sitting in the seat opposite, awaiting your mistake!
It would be very different if you had to disappear off-stage into a sound-proofed booth after each visit - without ever knowing who your opponent was.
You just return to the table - and all you know is the current score.
Would Wenbo have missed that black in the Masters under those circumstances?
I believe Reanne's pot success rate was only 79%. Hull was back at the table frequently, but I think he just got 'spooked'!
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by Dan-cat » 06 Apr 2017 Read
PoolBoy wrote:The opponent is a crucial factor. It's impossible to just 'play the balls on the table' when you know who's sitting in the seat opposite, awaiting your mistake!
It would be very different if you had to disappear off-stage into a sound-proofed booth after each visit - without ever knowing who your opponent was.
You just return to the table - and all you know is the current score. ...
This is funny idea. Imagine if it was Ronnie on Legend mode, the other guy would spend a lot of time in his sound proof booth, just nipping out to break!
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by SnookerFan » 06 Apr 2017 Read
They should have that as an exhibition match.
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by eraserhead » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Christopher Keogan making a bit of a comeback, was 8-1 now 9-5
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by Badsnookerplayer » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Reanne Evans vs Lee Walker- how did he play against Stevens?
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by SnookerEd25 » 06 Apr 2017 Read
eraserhead wrote:Christopher Keogan making a bit of a comeback, was 8-1 now 9-5
But Zhou Yuelong stumbles over the line at 10-5
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by Cheshire Cat » 06 Apr 2017 Read
Robin Hull is into his 40s and just enjoys being able to play, I imagine. Of course he'd like to play well and win, but his battles with illness off the table are well documented.
It's quite an inspirational history really, given the sheer severity of the illness he suffered.
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