Re: Betvictor Scottish Open Final!
Congrats Gary, delighted for him.
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HappyCamper wrote:SnookerFan wrote:HappyCamper wrote:White to play two exhibition frames
Against who?
*Against whom.
Two volunteers from the audience. Looks like it's 'laughing' Ben Williams to referee, so I am hoping for some blue brown dimlo bantz.
Johnny Bravo wrote:Just watched the result, couldn't believe my eyes, how on Earth did Robbo not steamroll these numpties ?!?
Johnny Bravo wrote:Just watched the result, couldn't believe my eyes, how on Earth did Robbo not steamroll these numpties ?!?
Wildey wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:Just watched the result, couldn't believe my eyes, how on Earth did Robbo not steamroll these numpties ?!?
I thought exactly the same in 2005 when Ding beat Hendry for his 1st ranker but everyone has to start somewhere.
Johnny Bravo wrote:Just watched the result, couldn't believe my eyes, how on Earth did Robbo not steamroll these numpties ?!?
SnookerFan wrote:Wildey wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:Just watched the result, couldn't believe my eyes, how on Earth did Robbo not steamroll these numpties ?!?
I thought exactly the same in 2005 when Ding beat Hendry for his 1st ranker but everyone has to start somewhere.
Not having a pop at Gary Wilson, but that's a somewhat different situation. Ding was a teenager, Gary Wilson is 37. When a younger player does that out of nowhere, it feels like somebody breaking onto the scene.
Not that I am assuming that Gary won't win more trophies, or that he's not good. But if he does win more trophies, it'll feel more like Bingham winning the Australian Open is a better analogy than Ding winning in China.
Iranu wrote:To be fair Robbo never played Wilson this week, he lost to O’Connor. So from Johnny’s question a comparison between Wilson and Ding is irrelevant.
You’d have to think that if Robbo had come through Joe he’d have beaten Wilson - probably pretty handily.
Iranu wrote:To be fair Robbo never played Wilson this week, he lost to O’Connor. So from Johnny’s question a comparison between Wilson and Ding is irrelevant.
You’d have to think that if Robbo had come through Joe he’d have beaten Wilson - probably pretty handily.
TheRocket wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Wildey wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:Just watched the result, couldn't believe my eyes, how on Earth did Robbo not steamroll these numpties ?!?
I thought exactly the same in 2005 when Ding beat Hendry for his 1st ranker but everyone has to start somewhere.
Not having a pop at Gary Wilson, but that's a somewhat different situation. Ding was a teenager, Gary Wilson is 37. When a younger player does that out of nowhere, it feels like somebody breaking onto the scene.
Not that I am assuming that Gary won't win more trophies, or that he's not good. But if he does win more trophies, it'll feel more like Bingham winning the Australian Open is a better analogy than Ding winning in China.
indeed. No disrespect to Gary Wilson but he even dropped off the tour and came back 7 years later. Ding was the supertalented kid everyone predicted to go on and do well and he obviously did despite not winning the Worlds.
The Bingham comparison is spot on. Both were similar age (Bingham 35, Wilson 37) and had a journeyman career before they they won their first ranking title. Bingham obviously went on to do unbelievable things. What Wilson does from here on remains to be seen. I would say best case scenario for him is to win 1-2 more ranking titles of the calibre of the Scottish Open. Anything above that would be massive.
The_Abbott wrote:Gary is no longer the best player without a ranking title.
Juddernaut88 wrote:The_Abbott wrote:Gary is no longer the best player without a ranking title.
It's Jack Lisowski.
Juddernaut88 wrote:The_Abbott wrote:Gary is no longer the best player without a ranking title.
It's Jack Lisowski.
Juddernaut88 wrote:The_Abbott wrote:Gary is no longer the best player without a ranking title.
It's Jack Lisowski.