by Wildey » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Saturday 15th of April~Monday 1st of May at The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield1pm start on Day 10 with Mark Selby holding a 4 frame lead over Xiao Guodong hoping to book his place in the Quarter Final and Barry Hawkins has a lead of 10-6 against Graeme Dott but not as big as he hoped when he was 9-3 up.
In the evening only one Match Neil Robertson and Marco Fu will have the arena to themselves in what promises to be a nail biting conclusion to the last 16.
DRAWORDER OF PLAYMonday 24th of April 1pmMark Selby 10-6 Xiao Guodong
Selby leads 2-0Barry Hawkins 10-6 Graeme Dott
Dott leads 5-37pmNeil Robertson 8-8 Marco Fu
Tied at 9-9** Denotes Final Session of a Match
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by GJ » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Good luck Robbo
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by GJ » 23 Apr 2017 Read
1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
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by Cheshire Cat » 23 Apr 2017 Read
GJ wrote:1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
Deserves to be a psuedo one table setup. It's been an excellent match, regardless of who wins.
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by GJ » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Cheshire Cat wrote:GJ wrote:1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
Deserves to be a psuedo one table setup. It's been an excellent match, regardless of who wins.
Fully agree
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by Cloud Strife » 23 Apr 2017 Read
GJ wrote:1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
I recall Marco saying he wasn't feeling well in that match against Day.
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by GJ » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:GJ wrote:1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
I recall Marco saying he wasn't feeling well in that match against Day.
Fair enough
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by Alex0paul » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Fu choked against O'Sullivan in the UK too
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by Spider Nugent » 23 Apr 2017 Read
I think he holds it together a bit better these days. We shall see.
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by GJ » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Alex0paul wrote:Fu choked against O'Sullivan in the UK too
Its up to Robbo to keep him under extreme pressure and see what happens.
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by Iranu » 23 Apr 2017 Read
GJ wrote:1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
In his Shanghai final with Ronnie he played awesome under pressure. Potted one of the best reds down the side cushion I've ever seen, with the rest.
I think Marco's form/pressure play is just pretty random.
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by Iranu » 23 Apr 2017 Read
GJ wrote:Alex0paul wrote:Fu choked against O'Sullivan in the UK too
Its up to Robbo to keep him under extreme pressure and see what happens.
Would you back Robbo in a decider?
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by GJ » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Iranu wrote:GJ wrote:Alex0paul wrote:Fu choked against O'Sullivan in the UK too
Its up to Robbo to keep him under extreme pressure and see what happens.
Would you back Robbo in a decider?
Yes
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by GJ » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Iranu wrote:GJ wrote:1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
In his Shanghai final with Ronnie he played awesome under pressure. Potted one of the best reds down the side cushion I've ever seen, with the rest.
I think Marco's form/pressure play is just pretty random.
Fair points I think your right , players have good and bad days and cant win all the close matches.
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by vodkadiet » 23 Apr 2017 Read
The Xiao vs Dott dream final is still on.
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by Big-butt » 23 Apr 2017 Read
vodkadiet wrote:The Xiao vs Dott dream final is still on.
...in your dreams.
Enjoy.
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by Andre147 » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Iranu wrote:GJ wrote:1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
In his Shanghai final with Ronnie he played awesome under pressure. Potted one of the best reds down the side cushion I've ever seen, with the rest.
I think Marco's form/pressure play is just pretty random.
Shanghai Final? I think you mean 2007 Grand Prix Final, and I fully remember that red. I couldn't believe he actually went for that. It's similar to the blue along the cushion with the rest Hendry potted in the 1990 UK Final against Davis.
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by Andre147 » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Hawkins and Selby will win their matches I have no doubt.
It will be a fitting conclusion to the Last 16, and it shall be a nervy finish, 13-11 or the full 25 frames I reckon. so hard to predict a winner, I usually dont like to sit on the fence, but I will on this one. Hoping for a great finish.
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by hendry_fan » 23 Apr 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:Hawkins and Selby will win their matches I have no doubt.
It will be a fitting conclusion to the Last 16, and it shall be a nervy finish, 13-11 or the full 25 frames I reckon. so hard to predict a winner, I usually dont like to sit on the fence, but I will on this one. Hoping for a great finish.
Aye,no way back for Dott n Xiao i,m afraid.
Graeme did very well to come through the qualifyers and to beat Carter,but I thought Barry would be too much for him tbh.
Selby/Xiao was/is really a foregone conclusion.
Before the Robbo/Fu match started,i thought that Robbo would win the match,i,m stickin to my guns,i still think Robbo will beat Fu.
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by Iranu » 24 Apr 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:Iranu wrote:GJ wrote:1 slight thing I know Marco beat Higgins well in the Scottish final but I still think under extreme pressure hes suspect , I recall him crumbling v Day and missing lots of easy pots in WGP.
I hope the virtual 1 table set up gives robbo a slight adv.
In his Shanghai final with Ronnie he played awesome under pressure. Potted one of the best reds down the side cushion I've ever seen, with the rest.
I think Marco's form/pressure play is just pretty random.
Shanghai Final? I think you mean 2007 Grand Prix Final, and I fully remember that red. I couldn't believe he actually went for that. It's similar to the blue along the cushion with the rest Hendry potted in the 1990 UK Final against Davis.
Yeah the Grand Prix sorry! I remember thinking for sure he'd play a safety.
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by Ronnie79 » 24 Apr 2017 Read
I can't believe no one is giving Fu a shout here he has played much better than Robbo he has come back from 4-1 down. I think he wins 13-11
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by SnookerFan » 24 Apr 2017 Read
Ronnie79 wrote:I can't believe no one is giving Fu a shout here he has played much better than Robbo he has come back from 4-1 down. I think he wins 13-11
It could still go either way. Both have a chance.
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by TheSaviour » 24 Apr 2017 Read
I am glad there´s a Graeme Dott´s century break now available. I have for years been avoiding watching any live snooker. I admit watching it live can bring a fast joy. But then starting to figure what´s up with these guys it goes all wrong. They all are some strange, lonely, some might even said sad people who has got a heavy financial backing to practise their profession. Unless your name happens to be Graeme Dott. I think that the player of the season has been Allister Carter, closely followed up by the Pocket Dynamo. The Pocket Rocket. Dott the Pot. Pot the Lot Dott. Lol. During the season Allister has filled the Youtube with some incredible century breaks. While no-one else has done absolutely nothing to thrill the fans. Graeme has returned to form, this has already been a great show.
I am not the right person to state this but obviously I do know how these matches will go. But I am still entitled to have an opinions which I just wrote. Winning the big tournaments or having a steady success isn´t all there is. I once again financial backed Ronnie to beat Ding with a nice odds out there available. I know it´s not what I usually seek because I have noticed some flaws on Ronnie´s break-building. He has still done utmostly good. Ding is no bottler by any means. He is not a mentally strong either. The thing just is when a player needs to concentrate fully to pot a one pressure ball, it is almost impossible to get the position also. Even when the pot is made (which Ding does really well, a pressure potting) the position is not quite there. And then the break-building or the clearences goes progressively harder and harder. That´s just by the laws of the averages and laws of the mathematics. I have a had a great success lately, so I can afford to back Ronnie even when I see some flaws and don´t PARTICULARLY like it. He needs to be at the races if he really fancies to beat Ding. He has done really good so far, and he is a big and ugly enough to win that one. And needs to be said Mark Selby has looked SCARELY good so far. He is the only one who has managed to save his best for the latter stages. Quite obviously so. For a once I see we could have a genuine progress. I don´t wan´t to say vandalising is boring when you have nothing to say. Because that´s how SCARELY good Mark Selby has looked liked.
So that was for to tomorrow (Tue April 25th).
Come On Graeme!!
Come On Mark!!
Come on Ronnie (Tue April 25th)!!
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by SnookerFan » 24 Apr 2017 Read
TheSaviour wrote:I am glad there´s a Graeme Dott´s century break now available. I have for years been avoiding watching any live snooker. I admit watching it live can bring a fast joy. But then starting to figure what´s up with these guys it goes all wrong. They all are some strange, lonely, some might even said sad people who has got a heavy financial backing to practise their profession. Unless your name happens to be Graeme Dott. I think that the star of the season has been Allister Carter, closely followed up by the Pocket Dynamo. The Pocket Rocket. Dott the Pot. Pot the Lot Dott. Lol. During the season Allister has filled the Youtube with some incredible century breaks. While no-one else has done absolutely nothing to thrill the fans. Graeme has returned to form, this has already been a great show.
I am not the right person to state this but obviously I do know how these matches will go. But I am still entitled to have an opinions which I just wrote. Winning the big tournaments or having a steady success isn´t all there is. I once again financial backed Ronnie to beat Ding with a nice odds out there available. I know it´s not what I usually seek because I have noticed some flaws on Ronnie´s break-building. He has still done utmostly good. Ding is no bottler by any means. He is not a mentally strong either. The thing just is when a player needs to concentrate fully to pot a one pressure ball, it is almost impossible to get the position also. Even when the pot is made (which Ding does really well, a pressure potting) the position is not quite there. And then the break-building or the clearences goes progressively harder and harder. That´s just by the laws of the averages and laws of the mathematics. I have a had a great success lately, so I can afford to back Ronnie even when I see some flaws and don´t PARTICULARLY like it. He needs to be at the races if he really fancies to beat Ding. He has done really good so far, and he is a big and ugly enough to win that one. And needs to be said Mark Selby has looked SCARELY good so far. He is the only one who has managed to save his best for the latter stages. Quite obviously so. For a once I see we could have a genuine progress. I don´t wan´t to say vandalising is boring when you have nothing to say. Because that´s how SCARELY good Mark Selby has looked liked.
So that was for to tomorrow (Tue April 25th).
Come On Graeme!!
Come On Mark!!
Come on Ronnie (Tue April 25th)!!
Why are we not surprised?
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by GJ » 24 Apr 2017 Read
TheSaviour wrote:I am glad there´s a Graeme Dott´s century break now available. I have for years been avoiding watching any live snooker. I admit watching it live can bring a fast joy. But then starting to figure what´s up with these guys it goes all wrong. They all are some strange, lonely, some might even said sad people who has got a heavy financial backing to practise their profession. Unless your name happens to be Graeme Dott. I think that the star of the season has been Allister Carter, closely followed up by the Pocket Dynamo. The Pocket Rocket. Dott the Pot. Pot the Lot Dott. Lol. During the season Allister has filled the Youtube with some incredible century breaks. While no-one else has done absolutely nothing to thrill the fans. Graeme has returned to form, this has already been a great show.
I am not the right person to state this but obviously I do know how these matches will go. But I am still entitled to have an opinions which I just wrote. Winning the big tournaments or having a steady success isn´t all there is. I once again financial backed Ronnie to beat Ding with a nice odds out there available. I know it´s not what I usually seek because I have noticed some flaws on Ronnie´s break-building. He has still done utmostly good. Ding is no bottler by any means. He is not a mentally strong either. The thing just is when a player needs to concentrate fully to pot a one pressure ball, it is almost impossible to get the position also. Even when the pot is made (which Ding does really well, a pressure potting) the position is not quite there. And then the break-building or the clearences goes progressively harder and harder. That´s just by the laws of the averages and laws of the mathematics. I have a had a great success lately, so I can afford to back Ronnie even when I see some flaws and don´t PARTICULARLY like it. He needs to be at the races if he really fancies to beat Ding. He has done really good so far, and he is a big and ugly enough to win that one. And needs to be said Mark Selby has looked SCARELY good so far. He is the only one who has managed to save his best for the latter stages. Quite obviously so. For a once I see we could have a genuine progress. I don´t wan´t to say vandalising is boring when you have nothing to say. Because that´s how SCARELY good Mark Selby has looked liked.
So that was for to tomorrow (Tue April 25th).
Come On Graeme!!
Come On Mark!!
Come on Ronnie (Tue April 25th)!!
Don't forget your medication
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by sas6789 » 24 Apr 2017 Read
Alex0paul wrote:Fu choked against O'Sullivan in the UK too
He got a massive kick on a red, when bang in the balls, that's bad luck not chocking.
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by GJ » 24 Apr 2017 Read
Was it a kick on the green when he was 5-4 up on O'Sullivan as well ??
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by Lucky » 24 Apr 2017 Read
For kick read poor cueing. Only ever happens under pressure. Impossible to replicate when trying to. Some players far more susceptible to kicks than others.....kicks are a bottlers ready made excuse.
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by SnookerFan » 24 Apr 2017 Read
Lucky wrote:For kick read poor cueing. Only ever happens under pressure. Impossible to replicate when trying to. Some players far more susceptible to kicks than others.....kicks are a bottlers ready made excuse.
Murphy?
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