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18 Apr 14
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The World snooker championship starts tomorrow.
The favourite is the mercurial Ronnie OSullivan,he is going for a hat trick of championships.
OSullivan is probably the second best snooker player of all time but is temperamental,suffers from depression and liable to do anything.
The best time to take him on is early in the championship,he has been beaten in the first round many times before,David Gray,Darren Morgan,Alan McManus and Marco Fu none really household names.
If things go against him his head drops,he memorably threw away a world championship by not trying against Graeme Dott,there is always the possibility he won't turn up.
The extraordinary thing about today's snooker is the lack of young players.
The sixteen qualifiers this year feature a lot of old players but lurking among them was a real dangerous sleeper Robin Hull.
Hull is Finnish and a streak player,played far and away the best in the qualifiers,spared us the agony of having to watch Peter Ebdon,he's not young but has suffered ill health for some years he is well again.
He makes a lot of big breaks and if he catches OSullivan cold could surprise.
One thing is certain he is the one player they all wanted to avoid.
I am going for the value here but others might like to back him on the spread of frames.
The favourite is the mercurial Ronnie OSullivan,he is going for a hat trick of championships.
OSullivan is probably the second best snooker player of all time but is temperamental,suffers from depression and liable to do anything.
The best time to take him on is early in the championship,he has been beaten in the first round many times before,David Gray,Darren Morgan,Alan McManus and Marco Fu none really household names.
If things go against him his head drops,he memorably threw away a world championship by not trying against Graeme Dott,there is always the possibility he won't turn up.
The extraordinary thing about today's snooker is the lack of young players.
The sixteen qualifiers this year feature a lot of old players but lurking among them was a real dangerous sleeper Robin Hull.
Hull is Finnish and a streak player,played far and away the best in the qualifiers,spared us the agony of having to watch Peter Ebdon,he's not young but has suffered ill health for some years he is well again.
He makes a lot of big breaks and if he catches OSullivan cold could surprise.
One thing is certain he is the one player they all wanted to avoid.
I am going for the value here but others might like to back him on the spread of frames.
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I think Ronnie is an absolute certainty to lift his 6th World Championship. Backed him at 2.62 and 11-8.
It seems skimpy,.....its not!! When on form(which he has been for the last 2 years when it has counted), he is simply different gravy. His draw couldn't have been any easier if he drew it up himself, and he could sleep his way to the semi finals. Ronnie hasn't been beaten in a match longer than best of 11 since 2011. It wont happen this week. Only Ding or Robbo could have any semblance of a chance of taking him out, and neither have the self belief at the moment that they are able to. I will have a good few match bets, indeed will back Ron in his opener at 4-6 minus 5.5 frames. But the main bet is a very large wager on the best player we have ever seen, and he wont disappoint. Empty your wallets, rob the mistress, sell the wife, pawn the children, skip the mortgage,.......its a lump job!! Its better than bank rates, and a hell of a lot safer, and definitely more enjoyable! |
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You are underestimating Robin Hull,all wanted to avoid him.
He is capable of stringing a couple of century breaks together,that 4/6 is dreadful value. OSullivan is moody and his head can drop,Hull is a great break builder and nerveless,if he can win the first session anything can happen. David Gray beat Ronnie OSullivan in the first round when Gray wasn't even playing well. The only time to take Ronnie OSullivan on is the early rounds,once he gets to the Quarters you can forget it. |
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Hull is a talent, but it is his debut.
If one fancied him they should back him on match market rather than handicap. If he starts bad, he may not see too much action tomorrow evening. I would certainly rather play him than Cope, Gould, White, Day, and maybe even the Darling of Dublin. I agree the time he is most likely to lose is early doors, as if he gets his teeth in its curtains. But he is a man on a mission, everything is geared towards this, and then 7, and then 8. I expect you to take up the challenge. |
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Ken Docherty got an easy draw but sadly is gone at the game,pity because probably had the best bottle of them all.
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Ya, great bottle. Great grit. Bing has come on leaps and bounds the last two years, but he still has a dose of the Kuchars. Hopefully
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.....hopefully Ken can keep it tight. Anyones game at 6-6.
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ronnie was 5.8 earlier in the year to win this
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I know, but my Uncle was my Aunt earlier in the year too.
Be a great price if you had it now, but the 11-8 now is just as good as the 5.8 was then. |
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Ronnie the second best, who was the best wildman?
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Hendry surely
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I suspect Joe Davis, although Willie Thorne was probably the most talented off camera.
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Willie certainly not the most talented punter!!
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I don't know NGU. I tied that on players a few years and it worked out a good bit worse. And the draw rarely works out the way one would expect. If Ding goes by the wayside, the biggest
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...the biggest ROS will have been for any match will be the 1-5 against Murphy(if Cope doesn't take Murphy out in first round).
Considering Ronnies final opponents in his winning years, it might not end up above evens, and unless he playing poorly and meets the highest seed he can each match, there isn't much scope to get too far above 11-8. |
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Ronnie's head is exactly where it needs to be at the moment.
I think he has a number of coaches include the Steve Peters who is making a huge difference to him. Measuring him in terms of his tournament wins still leaves him behind Hendry (assume you look at World Champ, UK titles and Masters) but his haul is certainly now more in line with his talent. The fact that he is as good as ever at this age is incredible, as everyone else has dropped off significantly post 35 and earlier. It would be great to see him win it and he could well do so, by trouncing every opponent along the way. There is no question that he is the best player to lift a cue and hopefully a few good years will have the record books backing this up. |
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His interviews of late, suggest he is loving every minute of life, including snooker at the moment. And its been like this for quite awhile, long enough that its reasonable to expect him to stay happy.
As he says, he used to be just wanting to get out of the arena, get it over with it, but now he is relishing every moment. Not what vastly inferior opponents need to be hearing. Hopefully he can rattle off the next 3 in quick succession, and put any lingering doubts certain people had to bed. |
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The Gotchee got it right.
The best player ever to lift a cue was Joe Davis. |
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pmsl ^^^^
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Tobywong never heard of him,hardly surprising.
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That was a serious pink to black there.
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Brilliant clearance.
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Ken has played a series of loose shots in this frame, very edgy. Should have been 4-4 a long time ago. Bing doing his best to hand it to him. Massive frame.
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Ding Dong in bit of a battle here. Surprised PP haven't paid out on Ronnie yet.
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Enthralling battle here.
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Could be a late night, i back selby at 4.2 ..looks like i will get a good run for my money
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WD Frank.
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TY CALLIT, Ronnie looks a pale shaddow of his former self, have a look m8 at Ronnies 147 in a time of 5mins and 20secs back in 1998 on you tube,one of the great sporting moments of all time, SEEING IS BELIVEING
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Remember it well Frank, was in my first year in college. Shared a house with 4 lads. I was the only one that went in that day.....felt deprived!!
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