by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Tut. Allen.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
I'm seeing The Toxic Avenger; The Musical this afternoon.
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by Andre147 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Having watched the whole match so far must say Bingtao should never have lost those first 4 frames.
His safety wasn't great, plus missed 1 easy red and a black off its spot that did cost him 2 frames.
He won those 2 frames in brilliant fashion, but Allen responded also in great way making 2 back to back tons.
I highly doubt Bingtao can win this match now.
Should be Selby v Allen Final.
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by Andre147 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Especially after Bingtao loses this frame...
should have made it 6.3 down.
Now it's 7-2 Allen.
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by Cloud Strife » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Allen running away with this now.
7-2
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by Andre147 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
We rarely get long frame matches these days.... basically only Finals, these Semis or the Worlds... and as soon as we get one they end up being one sided.
Might not even reach the MSI like the Selby match.
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by Cloud Strife » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:Especially after Bingtao loses this frame...
should have made it 6.3 down.
Now it's 7-2 Allen.
It's harsh on Allen to say Bingtao should have made it 6-3 there. It was Allen who had the first opportunity and it was his cock-up that gave Bingtao a sniff. It would have been a very good clearance had Bingtao pulled it off.
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by Andre147 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
It's on World Snooker website that this city of Daquing will host this tournament until 2020.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/daqing-host ... ship-2020/If so, I hope they sort out the issue with the ticket prices for next year. We need a lot more people watching it at the venue in the 3rd biggest ranking event of the season.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
I'm stood at East Croydon station waiting for my mates to turn up.
Soundw like I'm not missing much.
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by Andre147 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
After that missed long red Allen should really make it 8-2.
Game over for Bingtao I'm afraid, but a great run nevertheless. Hope to see a lot more of this amazing talent.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:It's on World Snooker website that this city of Daquing will host this tournament until 2020.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/daqing-host ... ship-2020/If so, I hope they sort out the issue with the ticket prices for next year. We need a lot more people watching it at the venue in the 3rd biggest ranking event of the season.
They should move it to the UK. I'd be all over this tournament.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
So, what's up with Bingtao? He's been awesome all week.
Nerves?
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by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Just over 100 posts until I get 5,100.
Should I create another thread for the occasion?
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by kolompar » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Look at those people who spent a month's wage to watch 3 frames
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by TheRocket » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Who would have thought that this would be even more one-sided than the Selby-Gould match
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by gcjdavid » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:It's on World Snooker website that this city of Daquing will host this tournament until 2020.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/daqing-host ... ship-2020/If so, I hope they sort out the issue with the ticket prices for next year. We need a lot more people watching it at the venue in the 3rd biggest ranking event of the season.
IMO ticket prices is a small factor; China has an ever expanding middle class. A lot of people are able to afford the tickets. The main problem is that Daqing is in the middle of nowhere (it's not even connected by the extensive high-speed rail network) and it's a small city by Chinese standards. Also the airport only opened in 2009, showing how insignificant the city is. China is pretty huge, so you can't really drive for a couple of hours and reach your destination if you don't live too close. Chengdu is one of the most significant location in Western China, and therefore crowds were bigger there. Have you ever thought why the China Open, Shanghai Masters, and the China Championship have decent crowds? It's because they are staged in the three largest cities of China.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
I'm in a Pizza Hut.
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by eraserhead » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Internets screwed so no final stages of the tournament for me. :(
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by Wildey » 04 Nov 2017 Read
gcjdavid wrote:Andre147 wrote:It's on World Snooker website that this city of Daquing will host this tournament until 2020.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/daqing-host ... ship-2020/If so, I hope they sort out the issue with the ticket prices for next year. We need a lot more people watching it at the venue in the 3rd biggest ranking event of the season.
IMO ticket prices is a small factor; China has an ever expanding middle class. A lot of people are able to afford the tickets. The main problem is that Daqing is in the middle of nowhere (it's not even connected by the extensive high-speed rail network) and it's a small city by Chinese standards. Also the airport only opened in 2009, showing how insignificant the city is. China is pretty huge, so you can't really drive for a couple of hours and reach your destination if you don't live too close. Chengdu is one of the most significant location in Western China, and therefore crowds were bigger there. Have you ever thought why the China Open, Shanghai Masters, and the China Championship have decent crowds? It's because they are staged in the three largest cities of China.
So its even more surprising that World Snooker has extended it for a 3 year period in Daqing
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by Dan-cat » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Bingtao did an Ursenbacher. Steam-rolled into the semis and then...
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by Andre147 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Dan-cat wrote:Bingtao did an Ursenbacher. Steam-rolled into the semis and then...
Yes I thought the same thing, although I rate Bingtao higher than Ursenbacher.
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by Andre147 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Wildey wrote:gcjdavid wrote:Andre147 wrote:It's on World Snooker website that this city of Daquing will host this tournament until 2020.
http://www.worldsnooker.com/daqing-host ... ship-2020/If so, I hope they sort out the issue with the ticket prices for next year. We need a lot more people watching it at the venue in the 3rd biggest ranking event of the season.
IMO ticket prices is a small factor; China has an ever expanding middle class. A lot of people are able to afford the tickets. The main problem is that Daqing is in the middle of nowhere (it's not even connected by the extensive high-speed rail network) and it's a small city by Chinese standards. Also the airport only opened in 2009, showing how insignificant the city is. China is pretty huge, so you can't really drive for a couple of hours and reach your destination if you don't live too close. Chengdu is one of the most significant location in Western China, and therefore crowds were bigger there. Have you ever thought why the China Open, Shanghai Masters, and the China Championship have decent crowds? It's because they are staged in the three largest cities of China.
So its even more surprising that World Snooker has extended it for a 3 year period in Daqing
Yeah pretty silly isnt it...
I think it was the same with the World Open, it was staged in Yushan and that's also in the middle of nowhere.
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by mick745 » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Disappointment today but still an outstanding effort from 17yo Yan. I am sure the experience will stand him in good stead. He will win a tournament before long.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
Andre147 wrote:Dan-cat wrote:Bingtao did an Ursenbacher. Steam-rolled into the semis and then...
Yes I thought the same thing, although I rate Bingtao higher than Ursenbacher.
Who doesn't?
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by SnookerFan » 04 Nov 2017 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I'm seeing The Toxic Avenger; The Musical this afternoon.
Very highly recommended.
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