by Snooker Overdrive » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Skullman wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Skullman wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:We witnessed the return of the (snooker) King!
He's not the King just getting to the semis.
I'm not talking about his tournament progress. His performance today was a statement.
And if ended up getting beat by Higgins or Robbo/Trump over the weekend what statement would that make?
We will see should that happen. Ronnie just beat the world no 1 and currently biggest rival at his favourite tournament including a mind-boggling clearance to win after taking half a year off.
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by TheRocket » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Skullman wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:Skullman wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:We witnessed the return of the (snooker) King!
He's not the King just getting to the semis.
I'm not talking about his tournament progress. His performance today was a statement.
And if ended up getting beat by Higgins or Robbo/Trump over the weekend what statement would that make?
You're right that this victory would mean nothing if he loses in the semis or final but he's still sending a message to the other players that he's still there, capable of beating anyone and still playing as good as he ever did.
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by SnookerFan » 14 Jan 2016 Read
I think Ronnie performed better today than on Tuesday.
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by Andy Spark » 14 Jan 2016 Read
10th pro win on the spin for Ronnie, and against top class opposition!
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by SnookerFan » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Cue Guru wrote:Selby did well to reach round 2 but must return to work on Monday:
Dude, you aint funny. Nobody cares.
Can you be banned again?
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by Cheshire Cat » 14 Jan 2016 Read
I seem to recall a certain Mr Hendry saying during the 2013 WC that the sign of a player in good form after he's had time off is when he's able to pinch and clear up frames. If that wasn't a clearance and a half, I don't know what is.
Kudos to Selby, he just came up against Ronnie on top form today.
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by Cue Guru » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Andre147 wrote:barrydoherty54 wrote:Cue Guru wrote:Where are the Selby fans?
Here and we will be still here once Selby wins.
Are you still here?
Like their man, they're nowhere.
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by Muppet147 » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Andre147 wrote:What an incredible clearance that was, just
Under pressure, it probably is one of Ronnie's finest clearances, especially some of the shots he had to pull off there.
Selby was just outplayed today, Ronnie's long potting if not 100% was pretty close to it. Selby ran out of position very often, plus his break off shots the first 3 frames he did them were just amateurish.
Very very happy for this result.
RONNIE
This one was special but I think the best O'Sullivan clearance I've seen was the one he did against Higginson in the German Masters when he was 4-0 down. He had balls on cushions to move and won it on the black, before winning the match 5-4.
And he went on to win the tournament.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 14 Jan 2016 Read
There were question marks over Ronnie after a poor 2015 and the "decline" discussions were in full flow again. Wins like today send the message that Ronnie is still a force to be reckoned with in the majors.
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by PoolBoy » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Thanks to Skullman's info - just checked and he's spot-on!!
Willie Torne lost a frame 80-81 to Neal Foulds (in 1989), despite making a break of 80! Insane!
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by mantorok » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Muppet147 wrote:Andre147 wrote:What an incredible clearance that was, just
Under pressure, it probably is one of Ronnie's finest clearances, especially some of the shots he had to pull off there.
Selby was just outplayed today, Ronnie's long potting if not 100% was pretty close to it. Selby ran out of position very often, plus his break off shots the first 3 frames he did them were just amateurish.
Very very happy for this result.
RONNIE
This one was special but I think the best O'Sullivan clearance I've seen was the one he did against Higginson in the German Masters when he was 4-0 down. He had balls on cushions to move and won it on the black, before winning the match 5-4.
And he went on to win the tournament.
Does anyone have a video link to that clearance? I never saw it.
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by Cloud Strife » 14 Jan 2016 Read
The clearance against Higginson was very symbolic as it marked the revival of Ronnie's career. This one today was pretty good too.
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by masterdoctorgenius » 14 Jan 2016 Read
that clearance changed his whole careere. 0-4 down, pulls one back, next frame 60 odd down, higginson fails to lay a simple snooker after potting a good long red but getting no position.
that clearance won him 2 WC, 1 Uk, 1 masters, 2 rankers
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by SnookerFan » 14 Jan 2016 Read
I'm watching an episode of How I Met Your Mother on E4.
Before Andre starts, I know it's a repeat. I'm watching it on a UK TV channel, I'm not claiming to stream a new episode from the US.
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by Skullman » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:There were question marks over Ronnie after a poor 2015 and the "decline" discussions were in full flow again. Wins like today send the message that Ronnie is still a force to be reckoned with in the majors.
Does it? Decline doesn't mean playing badly all the time. Higgins in his lost years between 2011 WC and last year still won the Shanghai Masters playing brilliantly, but he couldn't do it consistently anymore. You can't really look at one match/week and then decide a decline has stopped.
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by Andy Spark » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Ronnie is still dissatisfied with his game.
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by Skullman » 14 Jan 2016 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I'm watching an episode of How I Met Your Mother on E4.
Before Andre starts, I know it's a repeat. I'm watching it on a UK TV channel, I'm not claiming to stream a new episode from the US.
How I Met Your Mother has finished hasn't it?
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by Cloud Strife » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Mantorok, this ones for you.
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by Andre147 » 14 Jan 2016 Read
This one was pretty special too.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Skullman wrote:Snooker Overdrive wrote:There were question marks over Ronnie after a poor 2015 and the "decline" discussions were in full flow again. Wins like today send the message that Ronnie is still a force to be reckoned with in the majors.
Does it? Decline doesn't mean playing badly all the time. Higgins in his lost years between 2011 WC and last year still won the Shanghai Masters playing brilliantly, but he couldn't do it consistently anymore. You can't really look at one match/week and then decide a decline has stopped.
Ronnie doesn't have to dominate a whole season, he doesn't have the drive to do that any more. I'm more than happy if Ronnie can still string together a couple of great wins in a major, that's all I want. And today he showed that he can still win the big matches against the very best - something that wasn't entirely certain after last year.
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by Muppet147 » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:Mantorok, this ones for you.
Ah, thanks. I thought that break came in the fifth frame, not the sixth. Still brilliant though.
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by Andre147 » 14 Jan 2016 Read
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by Wildey » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Brilliant clearance from Ronnie.
perfectionists are always striving for better and Ronnie is a perfectionist
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by Andre147 » 14 Jan 2016 Read
barrydoherty54 wrote:Cue Guru wrote:Where are the Selby fans?
Here and we will be still here once Selby wins.
Another one who's done a GJ
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by SnookerFan » 14 Jan 2016 Read
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by Andre147 » 14 Jan 2016 Read
The pot on the last black was the best ever for a 147.
But here what matters is Ronnie won with one of his finest clearances under pressure.
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by Cheshire Cat » 14 Jan 2016 Read
Mark looked kind of 'off' today IMO from frame one. Parrott said it was nerves, but I dunno'. One of the only other times I can remember Selby showing frustration lately was back in the Intl Championships in 2015 when he couldn't kill off a very poor Robbo, but seeing him stamp after that missed cannon there in frame 9 was just a little surprising. He was really under it something serious though with Ronnie's general play today, so, I can't blame him.
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