by GJ » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Muppet
If you say so , whats their grand total of ranking titles , it may take you some time to count them all .............
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by Cue Guru » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Skullman wrote:Judd gets out 10-6. Still not much of a chance, but he's better off than 11-5.
Ding and TG will be most happy. He's played a B game and maintained his lead. Big mouth has had a go and failed to claw back. If Ding can raise his game, he should win. We know Trump will come out guns blazing, it's worked before so Ding must be ready and fierce enough to match him.
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by Cue Guru » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Muppet147 wrote:GJ wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:GJ wrote:Lucky wrote:Ding is entitled to be a little jaded if he wins this frame he's half way to the title 51 frames under his belt just another 50 needed.
He did get as easy a quallies draw as possible and had a week between last quallies match and his opener here
Robbo had a good draw against Holt as well
Yes he did , holt played the match of his life and its a fluke judging by his pathetic effort against his pal willo
No fluke at all. Holty taught Robbo a snooker lesson. He now owns Robbo, as does Milky.
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by Lucky » 24 Apr 2016 Read
GJ wrote:Lucky
I think if ding was in better physical shape it wouldn't be an issue but I doubt hes a gym goer like Ronnie and others.
This isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think Ronnie is done. He looks dis-interested. I honestly think this could be the last time we see him. I deeply hope I'm wrong but I can see him losing and calling it a day. As for the others I believe snooker needs a new champion to step up and take the sport by the scruff of the neck.
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by Andy Spark » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Watching Ding Junhui Vs Judd Trump after Ronnie V Barry Hawkins is like watching third division football after premiership football. They really need to tighten the pockets!
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by hendry_fan » 24 Apr 2016 Read
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by Andy Spark » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Lucky wrote:GJ wrote:Lucky
I think if ding was in better physical shape it wouldn't be an issue but I doubt hes a gym goer like Ronnie and others.
This isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think Ronnie is done. He looks dis-interested. I honestly think this could be the last time we see him. I deeply hope I'm wrong but I can see him losing and calling it a day. As for the others I believe snooker needs a new champion to step up and take the sport by the scruff of the neck.
Disagree.
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by GJ » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Lucky wrote:GJ wrote:Lucky
I think if ding was in better physical shape it wouldn't be an issue but I doubt hes a gym goer like Ronnie and others.
This isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think Ronnie is done. He looks dis-interested. I honestly think this could be the last time we see him. I deeply hope I'm wrong but I can see him losing and calling it a day. As for the others I believe snooker needs a new champion to step up and take the sport by the scruff of the neck.
Would be sad to see Ronnie go he brings so much to the game.
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by Skullman » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Andy Spark wrote:Watching Ding Junhui Vs Judd Trump after Ronnie V Barry Hawkins is like watching third division football after premiership football. They really need to tighten the pockets!
I'm not sure that would help improve Ding v Judd...
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by Lucky » 24 Apr 2016 Read
GJ wrote:Lucky wrote:GJ wrote:Lucky
I think if ding was in better physical shape it wouldn't be an issue but I doubt hes a gym goer like Ronnie and others.
This isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think Ronnie is done. He looks dis-interested. I honestly think this could be the last time we see him. I deeply hope I'm wrong but I can see him losing and calling it a day. As for the others I believe snooker needs a new champion to step up and take the sport by the scruff of the neck.
Would be sad to see Ronnie go he brings so much to the game.
Absolutely. But it's going to happen eventually, and I see it happening sooner rather than later. I'd love to be proved wrong but it's just what I see.
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by TheRocket » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Lucky wrote:GJ wrote:Lucky
I think if ding was in better physical shape it wouldn't be an issue but I doubt hes a gym goer like Ronnie and others.
This isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think Ronnie is done. He looks dis-interested. I honestly think this could be the last time we see him. I deeply hope I'm wrong but I can see him losing and calling it a day. As for the others I believe snooker needs a new champion to step up and take the sport by the scruff of the neck.
Why is he done? He's trying his hardest out there. Just unlucky like hell, he's playing the beast mode Hawkins.
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by Lucky » 24 Apr 2016 Read
TheRocket wrote:Lucky wrote:GJ wrote:Lucky
I think if ding was in better physical shape it wouldn't be an issue but I doubt hes a gym goer like Ronnie and others.
This isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think Ronnie is done. He looks dis-interested. I honestly think this could be the last time we see him. I deeply hope I'm wrong but I can see him losing and calling it a day. As for the others I believe snooker needs a new champion to step up and take the sport by the scruff of the neck.
Why is he done? He's trying his hardest out there. Just unlucky like hell, he's playing the beast mode Hawkins.
Not done physically, he's still unbelievable. I just think he's coming to the end mentally. He looks like he's had enough. I hope I'm wrong but at the moment he looks like he's ready to throw in the towel.
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by Cue Guru » 24 Apr 2016 Read
So Judd needs to win the last session 7-2. Likely?
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by Andy Spark » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Skullman wrote:Andy Spark wrote:Watching Ding Junhui Vs Judd Trump after Ronnie V Barry Hawkins is like watching third division football after premiership football. They really need to tighten the pockets!
I'm not sure that would help improve Ding v Judd...
If you tighten the pockets then you reduce luck because you increase the average number of scoring visits required to win a frame. So you are then suffering poor play less often because it is more severely punished and less able to progress.
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by Skullman » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Andy Spark wrote:Skullman wrote:Andy Spark wrote:Watching Ding Junhui Vs Judd Trump after Ronnie V Barry Hawkins is like watching third division football after premiership football. They really need to tighten the pockets!
I'm not sure that would help improve Ding v Judd...
If you tighten the pockets then you reduce luck because you increase the average number of scoring visits required to win a frame. So you are then suffering poor play less often because it is more severely punished and less able to progress.
Poor play is more severely punished when the average number of visits required to win a frame increases? Unlikely.
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by Skullman » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Cue Guru wrote:So Judd needs to win the last session 7-2. Likely?
No, but he beat Wenbo in the last session 7-2.
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by Iranu » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Lucky wrote:TheRocket wrote:Lucky wrote:GJ wrote:Lucky
I think if ding was in better physical shape it wouldn't be an issue but I doubt hes a gym goer like Ronnie and others.
This isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think Ronnie is done. He looks dis-interested. I honestly think this could be the last time we see him. I deeply hope I'm wrong but I can see him losing and calling it a day. As for the others I believe snooker needs a new champion to step up and take the sport by the scruff of the neck.
Why is he done? He's trying his hardest out there. Just unlucky like hell, he's playing the beast mode Hawkins.
Not done physically, he's still unbelievable. I just think he's coming to the end mentally. He looks like he's had enough. I hope I'm wrong but at the moment he looks like he's ready to throw in the towel.
I disagree, the fact that he kept playing the right shots at the right time, kept his emotions in check, and played to such a high standard tells me he's determined and focused.
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by Cue Guru » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Skullman wrote:Cue Guru wrote:So Judd needs to win the last session 7-2. Likely?
No, but he beat Wenbo in the last session 7-2.
Yep, but Ding should be better than Wenbo at containing Judd I feel. First frame is mega important obviously. If Ding wins it, he's home I feel.
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by Cue Guru » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Ronnie needs to win 6-3, scoring two frames for each one he concedes. Can he do it?
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by Scooper » 24 Apr 2016 Read
Cue Guru wrote:Ronnie needs to win 6-3, scoring two frames for each one he concedes. Can he do it?
Being Ronnie, he could win 6-1. But then he could lose 4-1.
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by vodkadiet » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Trump makes O'Sullivan look like the king of etiquette. He really is a piece of trash.
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by Dan-cat » 25 Apr 2016 Read
Andy Spark wrote:Lucky wrote:GJ wrote:Lucky
I think if ding was in better physical shape it wouldn't be an issue but I doubt hes a gym goer like Ronnie and others.
This isn't going to be a popular opinion, but I think Ronnie is done. He looks dis-interested. I honestly think this could be the last time we see him. I deeply hope I'm wrong but I can see him losing and calling it a day. As for the others I believe snooker needs a new champion to step up and take the sport by the scruff of the neck.
Disagree.
Not true. He just won the Masters and the Welsh at a canter, if he's in the mood, he wins tournaments, and will fora goodly while. Agree with one thing - he may not be in the right mood for this one
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by SnookerFan » 25 Apr 2016 Read
This happens every year. If he's a couple of frames down in a session, there's always some bellend going; "Aaaaah, decline. He's going to retire, HE'S GOING TO RETIRE!!!!"
If he won the final 18-1, there'd be somebody saying he should retire now because he lost a frame.
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by Dan-cat » 25 Apr 2016 Read
SnookerFan wrote:This happens every year. If he's a couple of frames down in a session, there's always some bellend going; "Aaaaah, decline. He's going to retire, HE'S GOING TO RETIRE!!!!"
If he won the final 18-1, there'd be somebody saying he should retire now because he lost a frame.
Absolutely. BELLENDSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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