by Iranu » 25 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Ronnie fans have zero faith in him, until he wins. Then they gloat because Selby fans doubt him.
You seem to be confusing "Ronnie fans" with "MDG and RocketTim".
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by Erza Scarlet » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Andre147 wrote:Hendry's record of 36 will be smashed.
And before anyone says there are now more events, Ronnie at the moment still hasn't entered as many ranking events as Hendry did.
Ronnie could well finish with 40 or more ranking event titles won. He says he doesnt care about records, but you could see how happy he was to equal those 5 won in a season, and playing this like this he could win in China and the most impirtantly the World Title. Selby did this last season and breaking that China Open Curse.
He cares about records, he just won't mention em too much. Less pressure that way. But we know he said he wants to win 2 more World Titles before he reaches 50. I say whatever works for him, works. And yeah Ronnie has won 5/10 entered and he will reach 40 titles, maybe even more.
I only care about the World Championship now. Literally no stress for China Open.
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by Andre147 » 25 Mar 2018 Read
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by Johnny Bravo » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:Andre147 wrote:Erza Scarlet wrote:I never expected Ronnie to be playing this so damn well at the age of 42 and winning so many ranking tournaments, let alone 5 in a single season, again after last year when he was losing to bloody Chris Wakelin, Holt, Mark Davis, Joyce etc. The man's talent is incredible really. He hadn't won a ranking event for 20 months and we get this
Hendry's record of 36 will be smashed.
And before anyone says there are now more events, Ronnie at the moment still hasn't entered as many ranking events as Hendry did.
Ronnie could well finish with 40 or more ranking event titles won. He says he doesnt care about records, but you could see how happy he was to equal those 5 won in a season, and playing this like this he could win in China and the most impirtantly the World Title. Selby did this last season and breaking that China Open Curse.
I think Ronnie's current season and the one where Hendry won his five rankers are the most impressive for me. All of Ronnie's wins are what can be classed as proper ranking events, unlike Ding and Selby. And when Hendry set his record there were only 8 ranking events on the calendar that season, so that was hugely impressive also.
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by Andre147 » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Yes I agree with Cloud, Hendry's 5 rankers were impressive. But Ronnie must win the Worlds or Selby's last season will still be better in my opinion.
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by Holden Chinaski » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Take a year off, come back and defend the world championship title in a dominant fashion. That might be the most impressive thing Ronnie's ever done, in my opinion. Can't see any other player doing that.
Daffodil.
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by Andre147 » 25 Mar 2018 Read
masterdoctorgenius wrote:Which "not proper" ranking event did Ding win?
Indian Open.
Won in Shanghai, German Masters, China and the IC.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 25 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:vodkadiet wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Typical Hendry.
"Shaun Murphy doesn't believe he can beat Ronnie. Murphy has proven he can beat Ronnie."
Hendry just tries to pile the pressure on O'Sullivan so he won't beat his Crucible record.
Rubbish.
Hendry is a massive
Hendry fanboy.
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by Cloud Strife » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Andre147 wrote:masterdoctorgenius wrote:Which "not proper" ranking event did Ding win?
Indian Open.
Won in Shanghai, German Masters, China and the IC.
Yep. The Indian Open with its best of 9 finals.
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by Andre147 » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Putting it simply...
At the moment in time, of the 4 players who have won 5 ranking events in a season, Selby is still the most ipressive because he DID win the World Title, regardless of the PHC.
IF Ronnie wins the Worlds, then his season will be the best by a country mile.
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by masterdoctorgenius » 25 Mar 2018 Read
The two biggest tournaments of the season coming up.
Win the Worlds and it will be one season for the ages.
But MJW's 2002/2003 will remain the best in my eyes considering the competition he had.
Stevens, Ronnie, John, Hendry, Lee
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by TheRocket » 25 Mar 2018 Read
I still think it'd better for the Rocket if he skipped China. As he said a few times during the season. A lot of players are burned out and overplayed. Playing in China wont do him much favours for the World imo.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Great win for Ronnie - looked very comfortable throughout the tournament. with the possible exception of the Judd match.
Fully deserved victory
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by Andre147 » 25 Mar 2018 Read
TheRocket wrote:I still think it'd better for the Rocket if he skipped China. As he said a few times during the season. A lot of players are burned out and overplayed. Playing in China wont do him much favours for the World imo.
he wont skip China. Too much prize money involved and the chinese sponsors pay him massively...
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by Erza Scarlet » 25 Mar 2018 Read
1. English Open
2. UK Championship
3. Shanghai Masters
4. Players Championship
5. World Grand Prix
You guys agree on the level of performance in the finals? Hard to decide between the last 2 but the top 3 look to be correct.
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by TheRocket » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Erza Scarlet wrote:1. English Open
2. UK Championship
3. Shanghai Masters
4. Players Championship
5. World Grand Prix
You guys agree on the level of performance in the finals? Hard to decide between the last 2 but the top 3 look to be correct.
I'd put World Grand Prix ahead of the Players Championship because he scored a lot better in the former. Not sure with the UK and Shanghai either. Imo he played (matchplay wise) better in Shanghai.
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by TheRocket » 25 Mar 2018 Read
no doubt though that his win against Wilson has been his best match of the season.
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by Erza Scarlet » 25 Mar 2018 Read
TheRocket wrote:Erza Scarlet wrote:1. English Open
2. UK Championship
3. Shanghai Masters
4. Players Championship
5. World Grand Prix
You guys agree on the level of performance in the finals? Hard to decide between the last 2 but the top 3 look to be correct.
I'd put World Grand Prix ahead of the Players Championship because he scored a lot better in the former. Not sure with the UK and Shanghai either. Imo he played (matchplay wise) better in Shanghai.
Yep matchplay was better in Shanghai but then I'm thinking of the 5-5 blitz in the UK final.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Mar 2018 Read
The Murphy comeback to start any time now.
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by TheRocket » 25 Mar 2018 Read
What Ronnie needs now is one dominant win against Higgins or Selby over a longer match. I'd like to see a World final between ROS and one of them. Especially Selby of course due to revenge for 2014.
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by Iranu » 25 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:The Murphy comeback to start any time now.
10-4 is a false lead.
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by TheRocket » 25 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:The Murphy comeback to start any time now.
If it was bo21 instead of 19 Murphy would come back and win 11:10.
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by SnookerFan » 25 Mar 2018 Read
TheRocket wrote:What Ronnie needs now is one dominant win against Higgins or Selby over a longer match. I'd like to see a World final between ROS and one of them. Especially Selby of course due to revenge for 2014.
He doesn't need anything. His legacy is secure.
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by Johnny Bravo » 25 Mar 2018 Read
Andre147 wrote:TheRocket wrote:I still think it'd better for the Rocket if he skipped China. As he said a few times during the season. A lot of players are burned out and overplayed. Playing in China wont do him much favours for the World imo.
he wont skip China. Too much prize money involved and the chinese sponsors pay him massively...
Screw China, the WC is all that matters now. He needs to go there fresh and win it for a 6th time
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by TheRocket » 25 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:TheRocket wrote:What Ronnie needs now is one dominant win against Higgins or Selby over a longer match. I'd like to see a World final between ROS and one of them. Especially Selby of course due to revenge for 2014.
He doesn't need anything. His legacy is secure.
it is but Ronnie has often struggled against those two. Even though he has beaten them in big matches as well of course. But I'd rather want to see Ronnie getting a big win against Higgins or Selby instead of someone like Murphy or Ding where he has a lot of big wins against.
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by Holden Chinaski » 25 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:TheRocket wrote:What Ronnie needs now is one dominant win against Higgins or Selby over a longer match. I'd like to see a World final between ROS and one of them. Especially Selby of course due to revenge for 2014.
He doesn't need anything. His legacy is secure.
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by Pink Ball » 25 Mar 2018 Read
For what it's worth, I believe he's the greatest player of all time. And I say that as someone who disliked him for a long time.
That's not intended as a diss against Hendry. I hold Hendry in very high regard as a snooker player.
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by Pink Ball » 25 Mar 2018 Read
For some reason, I still don't think he'll win the World Championship, although I do believe he's the best player in the world right now.
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