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World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Snooker Overdrive

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

5. Which players surprised you the most?

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?
Last edited by Snooker Overdrive on 08 May 2012, edited 1 time in total.

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Skullman

Snooker Overdrive wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

Carter vs Trump. Had everything, good breaks, good safetys, a comeback, a decider and a bit of needle no matter what Ali and Judd say :redneck:

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

1. Hendry's 147
2. Allen going in off the black to lose his match.
3. Carter winning the decider against Trump.

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Cao Yupeng winning. All the matches were split ir had a definite winner. Everyone thought Allen would win and he didn't.

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Selby (damn neck injury :grrr: ), Robbo (damn bottling the second session :grrr: ) and Higgins (see Robbo).

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Cao Yupeng, Matthew Stevens, Ali Carter. Ronnie I suppose.

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in this career?

Depends whether the seeds play crap again or he meets a few of his bunnies en route.

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

Selby :ahh:

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Muppet147

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?
O'Sullivan vs Robertson

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?
Ronnie's brilliant 92 clearance against Carter, Hendry 147, Selby getting thrashed.

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?
Higgins losing so badly.

4. Which players disappointed you the most?
Trump

5. Which players surprised you the most?
Jamie Jones, Ali Carter

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in this career?
Yes, sooner rather than later.

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?
Judd Trump

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Alex0paul

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?
Trump v Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?
Seeing Hendry's 147 live, The buzz around Sheffield the night before the event, Murphy going out in round 1

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?
Ding losing from 9-6 up against Day

4. Which players disappointed you the most?
Ding, Robertson, Dott

5. Which players surprised you the most?
Cao

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in this career?
No

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?
Selby

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Roland

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?
Trump v Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?
Hendry 147
Mark Allen in off on final black
Judd and Carter winding each other up

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?
Matthew Stevens winning the quarter of death (which in retrospect wasn't a major surprise given Day's migraine)

4. Which players disappointed you the most?
Robbo, Dott, Maguire

5. Which players surprised you the most?
Cao Yupeng, Ali Carter

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in this career?
Possibly

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?
Selby (blind loyalty but also a bit of judgement thrown in)

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby jojo

one
trump v carter

two
hendry maximum carter and judd needle and jamie jones run

three
hendry beating higgins 13-4

four
ding trump and allen

five
jones and carter

six
yes

seven
impossible to say it would be a random guess might aswell just pick out of a hat

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Witz78

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

me and my mate Ian whipping Sonny and Wizard of Gloucester at doubles pool in the Old Monk :D

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

Kicking a Snoopy out of my hotel room at 3am so i could go for a late night Indian

Gatecrashing Hairbears engagement party and tanning about 12 glasses of wine each before we got kicked out

Getting a last warning from Security Man Mark after shouting out anti-Higgins poison at the bar

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Smart - his over the top camp-ness was a shock

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Jamie Jones, he never listened to my advice on what to go for on the roulette machines

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Front Row Brian - cant believe hes sold his soul to the devil and got engaged, anther player exits the stage

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in this career?

hell yeah

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

If Snookerfan loses half his bodyweight, hell win the Slimmer award for fun

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Snooker Overdrive

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?
Trump - Carter and Ronnie - Robbo

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?
- Ronnie potting match ball against Robertson
- Hendry making the 147 and getting a fitting farewell in the last session of the final
- Ronnie lifting the trophy

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?
- Seeing the cue ball going into the pocket after Allen potted the black
- Higgins's shocking performance against Hendry
- seeing all the favourites in the quarter of death go out

4. Which players disappointed you the most?
Trump and Ding because they both folded badly before the winning line

5. Which players surprised you the most?
Jones, Cao and Carter

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?
Yes, I think he has one more left in him but it might take another 4 years

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?
Ding Junhui
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Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Wildey

Witz78 wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

me and my mate Ian whipping Sonny and Wizard of Gloucester at doubles pool in the Old Monk :D

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

Kicking a Snoopy out of my hotel room at 3am so i could go for a late night Indian

Gatecrashing Hairbears engagement party and tanning about 12 glasses of wine each before we got kicked out

Getting a last warning from Security Man Mark after shouting out anti-Higgins poison at the bar

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Smart - his over the top camp-ness was a shock

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Jamie Jones, he never listened to my advice on what to go for on the roulette machines

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Front Row Brian - cant believe hes sold his soul to the devil and got engaged, anther player exits the stage

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in this career?

hell yeah

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

If Snookerfan loses half his bodyweight, hell win the Slimmer award for fun

why should anyone take anything this cretin says seriously after bucking rubbish like that <doh> <doh> <doh>

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Witz78

Wild WC wrote:
Witz78 wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

me and my mate Ian whipping Sonny and Wizard of Gloucester at doubles pool in the Old Monk :D

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

Kicking a Snoopy out of my hotel room at 3am so i could go for a late night Indian

Gatecrashing Hairbears engagement party and tanning about 12 glasses of wine each before we got kicked out

Getting a last warning from Security Man Mark after shouting out anti-Higgins poison at the bar

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Smart - his over the top camp-ness was a shock

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Jamie Jones, he never listened to my advice on what to go for on the roulette machines

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Front Row Brian - cant believe hes sold his soul to the devil and got engaged, anther player exits the stage

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in this career?

hell yeah

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

If Snookerfan loses half his bodyweight, hell win the Slimmer award for fun

why should anyone take anything this cretin says seriously after bucking rubbish like that <doh> <doh> <doh>


i whipped Sonnys ass on the baize so my opinions should be counting even more if anything :spot on:

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Roland

I don't remember that, must've had a few too many :redneck:

I had a run out against Maximum Snooker Steve, I remember that much

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby nice_shoes_ken

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?
Trump v Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?
Hendry's 147
CJ De Mooi walking past me on the stairs
Seeing Hairbear on the front row on tele

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?
Ali Carter's run which nobody expected

4. Which players disappointed you the most?
Ding Junhui had high hopes for him, but he messed up again

5. Which players surprised you the most?
Carter because yet again nobody expected that run

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?
No

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?
Rory McLeod

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Wildey

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

Judd Trump v Ali Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

Hendry's 147 because i predicted the day he made it aswell, Jamie Jones Reaching the Quarter Final and as has been mentioned by sonny that 92 Break in frame 7 of the final by Ronnie was Majestic.

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Ali Carter reaching the final

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Ding Junhui -how he lost to Day in round 1 ill never know

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Ali Carter,Dott getting hammered 10-1 and John Higgins just not performing

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?

god knows your last World Title is never meant to be your last.

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

the player that gets 71 frames

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Witz78

Wild WC wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

Judd Trump v Ali Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

Hendry's 147 because i predicted the day he made it aswell, Jamie Jones Reaching the Quarter Final and as has been mentioned by sonny that 92 Break in frame 7 of the final by Ronnie was Majestic.

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Ali Carter reaching the final

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Ding Junhui -how he lost to Day in round 1 ill never know

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Ali Carter,Dott getting hammered 10-1 and John Higgins just not performing

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?

god knows your last World Title is never meant to be your last.

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

the player that gets 71 frames


71 frames??

wishful thinking haha can see The Tamperer sorting out the semis for next year to be honest

nothing too drastic but think a tewak is required so the tournys not about a survival of the fittest in the final with 2 players literally dead on their feet

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Witz78

nice_shoes_ken wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?
Trump v Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?
Hendry's 147
CJ De Mooi walking past me on the stairs
Seeing Hairbear on the front row on tele

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?
Ali Carter's run which nobody expected

4. Which players disappointed you the most?
Ding Junhui had high hopes for him, but he messed up again

5. Which players surprised you the most?
Carter because yet again nobody expected that run

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?
No

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?
Rory McLeod


If Rorys gonna win next years WC they better start it next week :wave:

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Wildey

Witz78 wrote:
Wild WC wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

Judd Trump v Ali Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

Hendry's 147 because i predicted the day he made it aswell, Jamie Jones Reaching the Quarter Final and as has been mentioned by sonny that 92 Break in frame 7 of the final by Ronnie was Majestic.

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Ali Carter reaching the final

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Ding Junhui -how he lost to Day in round 1 ill never know

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Ali Carter,Dott getting hammered 10-1 and John Higgins just not performing

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?

god knows your last World Title is never meant to be your last.

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

the player that gets 71 frames


71 frames??

wishful thinking haha can see The Tamperer sorting out the semis for next year to be honest

nothing too drastic but think a tewak is required so the tournys not about a survival of the fittest in the final with 2 players literally dead on their feet

No, I don't agree (edit) <ok>

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Witz78

Sonny wrote:I don't remember that, must've had a few too many :redneck:

I had a run out against Maximum Snooker Steve, I remember that much


that was the Sunday afternoon around teatime, u werent that bad then were you haha

think id half drank myself sober by then as was blitzed around midday after hitting vodkas and baileys at breakfast time :dizzy:

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Roland

I remember playing doubles but not the result. You probably won, I remember you potting them from everywhere even though you could hardly stand up :redneck:

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Witz78

Wild WC wrote:
Witz78 wrote:
Wild WC wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

Judd Trump v Ali Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

Hendry's 147 because i predicted the day he made it aswell, Jamie Jones Reaching the Quarter Final and as has been mentioned by sonny that 92 Break in frame 7 of the final by Ronnie was Majestic.

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Ali Carter reaching the final

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Ding Junhui -how he lost to Day in round 1 ill never know

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Ali Carter,Dott getting hammered 10-1 and John Higgins just not performing

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?

god knows your last World Title is never meant to be your last.

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

the player that gets 71 frames


71 frames??

wishful thinking haha can see The Tamperer sorting out the semis for next year to be honest

nothing too drastic but think a tewak is required so the tournys not about a survival of the fittest in the final with 2 players literally dead on their feet

you can buck off with that bucking rubbish and if you see him around some of the prostitutes you screw you can also tell barry hearn to buck off also <ok>


Surely you must be open to a slight change, for the sake of the tournament

its call evolving

some of the so called sacred traditions of the worlds should change for the good of the game.

im almost tempted to start a new thread on my proposals rather than lose them in this article in a debate with you

infact sod it, a new thread it is.....

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Wildey

I don't agree. (slight edit)

World Championship is about servival off the fittest this week Ronnie was last man standing

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Witz78

Sonny wrote:I remember playing doubles but not the result. You probably won, I remember you potting them from everywhere even though you could hardly stand up :redneck:


<laugh> haha sounds like my tried and trusted tactics paid off yet again :guinness: :drunk:

i know we won 4 or 5 in a row after yous won the 1st one but its a kinda blur

can only properly recall one totally mad shot i did , white on "black spot" and a red in front of it quite near cushion, but almost perfectly set for a double or an acute cut into middle and i turned round to my mate and said TRUST ME and he shook his head then i somehow blasted it and cut it all the way up and into the top corner haha

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Witz78

Wild WC wrote:no change now just buck off to play pool if you want things simple.

World Championship is about servival off the fittest this week Ronnie was last man standing


the semi is too long, its the common consensus

a few frames chopped off would hardly be life or death

god knows what youd have done if youd been born 10 or 20 years earlier and been used to best of 49s and 79s etc then they cut them down to present WC levels haha

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby vodkadiet

Snooker Overdrive wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?

Dott vs Perry

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

Selby's neck, Trump's illness, Ryan's headache.

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

O'Sullivan beating Williams


4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Williams, Robertson, Stevens, Carter

5. Which players surprised you the most?

Ding, Gould, Doherty

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?

At least 7 more.

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?


Tony Knowles

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby SnookerFan

1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?
I'll pick Higgins vs Liang Wenbo. There were better matches, and more exciting matches. But that was tense, close, Higgins nearly lost and I was there live watching it. And though it was in another match, I saw a 147 the same day, so was on a high.

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?

The 147

Ali Carter's clapping. It may have been unsportsmanlike and you could debate whether Ali should have done it. But it created a talking point, will make any other Carter/Judd more interesting. (Also good to remind Judd that not everybody is just going to place their lips on his butt just because he's a young and up-coming.)

The Mark Allen potted white to lose the match. Mark :wave:


3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?

Any number of the first round matches. But pleasant surprise was Jamie Jones run to the quarters. Not that this is a diss to Jamie, he always had the tools. But one usually expects debutants to look nervous at The Crucible at some stage, even if it's just in finishing the match out. He looked assured, and like he was born to play at the venue. It was good to see.

4. Which players disappointed you the most?

Ding. I expected him to build on last year, and have another decent run. The Worlds is the one major he hasn't won, and I really want to see him do it. Losing from that far ahead to Day? :-(

5. Which players surprised you the most?

See Answer 3.

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?

Hard to say. It would be folly to write Ronnie off. He certainly has the talent to win it again. But he won it this year because he was up for the fight, and wanted it. He may never be in the mood again. He may not be in the mood all season, and then it clicks into gear for Sheffield next year. Who knows? I'm sure even he doesn't.

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?

No on name jumps out at me. I sat there for seconds trying to grasp one. I'll go Higgins. Just based on the patterns for the last few years. Winner, Second Round, Winner, Secound Round, Winner, Second Round... :-D

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby simplysnooker

nice_shoes_ken wrote:1. What was your favourite match in this years World Championship?
Trump v Carter

2. What were your 3 favourite moments in this tournament?
Hendry's 147
CJ De Mooi walking past me on the stairs
Seeing Hairbear on the front row on tele

3. What was the biggest surprise of the tournament?
Ali Carter's run which nobody expected

4. Which players disappointed you the most?
Ding Junhui had high hopes for him, but he messed up again

5. Which players surprised you the most?
Carter because yet again nobody expected that run

6. Will Ronnie win another World Title in his career?
No

7. Who will be World Champion in 2013 (without thinking about it too much)?
Rory McLeod


:love:

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Wildey

Witz78 wrote:
Wild WC wrote:no change now just buck off to play pool if you want things simple.

World Championship is about servival off the fittest this week Ronnie was last man standing


the semi is too long, its the common consensus

a few frames chopped off would hardly be life or death

god knows what youd have done if youd been born 10 or 20 years earlier and been used to best of 49s and 79s etc then they cut them down to present WC levels haha

the semis could be 31 frames nothing shorter only pin ends want the semi reduced its perfect as it is 4 session snooker is brilliant.

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Roland

Notice how the debate about the length of semi-finals is only brought up when we have two rubbish semi-finals. No one was saying they were too long last year when we had a couple of classics.

Re: World Championship Afterthoughts

Postby Skullman

Wild WC wrote:
Witz78 wrote:
Wild WC wrote:no change now just buck off to play pool if you want things simple.

World Championship is about servival off the fittest this week Ronnie was last man standing


the semi is too long, its the common consensus

a few frames chopped off would hardly be life or death

god knows what youd have done if youd been born 10 or 20 years earlier and been used to best of 49s and 79s etc then they cut them down to present WC levels haha

the semis could be 31 frames nothing shorter only pin ends want the semi reduced its perfect as it is 4 session snooker is brilliant.


Semis best of 31, final best of 37.