by Andre147 » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Monday 11th ~ Sunday 17th of February at The Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff Quarter-Finals and the biggest surprise of the previous round has to be WN1 Mark Selby getting beat in a final frame decider at the hands of Hossein Vafaei. Joe O'Connor also into his first ranking event Quarter-Final, having beat Ding Junhui 4-1, and Zhao Xintong beating Ronnie O'Sullivan conquerer Alexander Ursenbacher. Kurt Maflin, Neil Robertson, Scott Donaldson also scored wins, as well as John Higgins in a decider and Stuart Bingham, the latter the only player with 2 Home Nations titles.
Who shall progress to the Semi-Finals and the one-table setup?
DRAWQuarter-FinalsJohn Higgins v Joe O'Connor
Never played beforeStuart Bingham v Zhao Xintong
Bingham leads 3-0----------------------------------------Hossein Vafaei v Scott Donaldson
Vafaei leads 1-0Neil Robertson v Kurt Maflin
Robertson leads 6-1ORDER OF PLAY
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
I wouldn't mind a Higgins vs Robbo final.
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Who beat Selby?
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Bingham still on for two Home Nations wins this season.
#halfamillion
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Who beat Selby?
Never mind. Remembered.
Hossein the Iranian.
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by Andre147 » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Robbo could not have hope for a better draw until the Final...
No Top 16 players, he's played Jordan Brown, Gary Wilson, Paul Davison, Michael Georgiou, now Kurt Maflin and then either Donaldson or Vafaei.
Even more of a joke than Ronnie's draw at the UK.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Andre147 wrote:Robbo could not have hope for a better draw until the Final...
No Top 16 players, he's played Jordan Brown, Gary Wilson, Paul Davison, Michael Georgiou, now Kurt Maflin and then either Donaldson or Vafaei.
Even more of a joke than Ronnie's draw at the UK.
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
It's possible that we will only have one British semi-finalist.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 15 Feb 2019 Read
SnookerFan wrote:It's possible that we will only have one British semi-finalist.
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by Godot » 15 Feb 2019 Read
SnookerFan wrote:It's possible that we will only have one British semi-finalist.
It would be really good for the game if Vafaei won a ranker.
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Godot wrote:SnookerFan wrote:It's possible that we will only have one British semi-finalist.
It would be really good for the game if Vafaei won a ranker.
A ranking event in Iran?
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by TheRocket » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Robertson-Bingham is my prediction for the final.
Cant see Robertson not reaching the final with that draw.
Bingham seems to be extra motivated for this tournament and needs the ranking points for the Crucible.
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by HappyCamper » 15 Feb 2019 Read
The coffee machine at work is broken. FFS.
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
HappyCamper wrote:The coffee machine at work is broken. FFS.
No kettle where you work? Taking coffee granules is more cost effective.
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by HappyCamper » 15 Feb 2019 Read
SnookerFan wrote:HappyCamper wrote:The coffee machine at work is broken. FFS.
No kettle where you work? Taking coffee granules is more cost effective.
The coffee machine is gratis.
There is a kettle, but that would mean having instant coffee.
I'll just have to have tea instead. First world problems.
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
HappyCamper wrote:SnookerFan wrote:HappyCamper wrote:The coffee machine at work is broken. FFS.
No kettle where you work? Taking coffee granules is more cost effective.
The coffee machine is gratis.
There is a kettle, but that would mean having instant coffee.
I'll just have to have tea instead. First world problems.
Oooh, lardydar.
My expensive coffee isn't available, and I don't want instant.
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by rekoons » 15 Feb 2019 Read
HappyCamper wrote:SnookerFan wrote:HappyCamper wrote:The coffee machine at work is broken. FFS.
No kettle where you work? Taking coffee granules is more cost effective.
The coffee machine is gratis.
There is a kettle, but that would mean having instant coffee.
I'll just have to have tea instead. First world problems.
I didn't knew 'gratis' is a synonym for 'free' in English. (gratis' is also Dutch for 'free')
When do you use gratis over free?
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by SnookerFan » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Personally, I don't.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 15 Feb 2019 Read
rekoons wrote:HappyCamper wrote:SnookerFan wrote:HappyCamper wrote:The coffee machine at work is broken. FFS.
No kettle where you work? Taking coffee granules is more cost effective.
The coffee machine is gratis.
There is a kettle, but that would mean having instant coffee.
I'll just have to have tea instead. First world problems.
I didn't knew 'gratis' is a synonym for 'free' in English. (gratis' is also Dutch for 'free')
When do you use gratis over free?
It is rarely used - but you do here it used in place of 'free' occasionally but mainly by older people.
The two words are interchangeable.
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by HappyCamper » 15 Feb 2019 Read
rekoons wrote:HappyCamper wrote:SnookerFan wrote:HappyCamper wrote:The coffee machine at work is broken. FFS.
No kettle where you work? Taking coffee granules is more cost effective.
The coffee machine is gratis.
There is a kettle, but that would mean having instant coffee.
I'll just have to have tea instead. First world problems.
I didn't knew 'gratis' is a synonym for 'free' in English. (gratis' is also Dutch for 'free')
When do you use gratis over free?
In English gratis has a slightly more specific meaning just of being free of charge. Whereas free can be used more broadly to also refer to being liberated or unrestricted (eg free speech).
In this case I just like using different words sometimes. I do lots of crosswords and gratis was an answer in one I did recently so it was fresh in my mind.
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by Cloud Strife » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:
Oldest looking 24 year old I've ever seen.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 15 Feb 2019 Read
HappyCamper wrote:rekoons wrote:HappyCamper wrote:SnookerFan wrote:HappyCamper wrote:The coffee machine at work is broken. FFS.
No kettle where you work? Taking coffee granules is more cost effective.
The coffee machine is gratis.
There is a kettle, but that would mean having instant coffee.
I'll just have to have tea instead. First world problems.
I didn't knew 'gratis' is a synonym for 'free' in English. (gratis' is also Dutch for 'free')
When do you use gratis over free?
In English gratis has a slightly more specific meaning just of being free of charge. Whereas free can be used more broadly to also refer to being liberated or unrestricted (eg free speech).
Do you do cryptic crosswords?
In this case I just like using different words sometimes. I do lots of crosswords and gratis was an answer in one I did recently so it was fresh in my mind.
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by rekoons » 15 Feb 2019 Read
In English gratis has a slightly more specific meaning just of being free of charge. Whereas free can be used more broadly to also refer to being liberated or unrestricted (eg free speech).
In this case I just like using different words sometimes. I do lots of crosswords and gratis was an answer in one I did recently so it was fresh in my mind.
Allright.
I'm bored at work, so let me share my boredom with some language facts:
which (bastardized) Dutch word is apparently also used in English as synonym for backpack?
which Dutch word is apparently also used in English as synonym for spiral staircase?
no googling
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by HappyCamper » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Rucksack? I think Ruck (or something similar) is German for back.
Staircase I have no idea.
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by rekoons » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Yes rucksack is correct
the dutch word being rugzak.
is rucksack used often?
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by HappyCamper » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:Do you do cryptic crosswords?
Aye. Or at least I try to, can be a struggle some days.
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by Holden Chinaski » 15 Feb 2019 Read
rekoons wrote:Yes rucksack is correct
the dutch word being rugzak.
is rucksack used often?
Yes it's rugzak in Dutch. I always found it odd it's rucksack in English.
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by rekoons » 15 Feb 2019 Read
Holden, perhaps you know the synonym for a spiral staircase?
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by rekoons » 15 Feb 2019 Read
hint: think about the staircases in medieval castles
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