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2-0 Wilson

WTF was that, Ronald?!?

Early interval because Ronald doesn't like one of the cushions....

Ronald playing abysmally thus far.

Taking on absolutely everything....

Somehow finds himself level.  Could have been 0-4.  Should have been 1-3.

How the hell is this 2-2? Ronnie only looks half interested out there.

And now 3-2 up....  Has Wilson's chance gone?

Long way to go but would worry if Ron gets a gap on him. Too many loose shots.

Flukey fark

Just too slack from Wilson.  Ballsy black, mind.

Missing frame ball. Unforgivable really.

Really, really poor from Wilson on too many occasions.  Ronald has been here for the taking.

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Wtf ?!? Why did this fecker resigned that frame ? 30-66 with 35 points on table ?

Good frame from Wilson but why wouldn’t Ronnie at least have a shot at that snooker? Hardly kill him to have one more shot

He just wants to entertain.  Not interested in grinding at all.  Been his mindset all week.

if it was closer to the end he prob wouldve but at 5-5 first to 10 no need

Has done too many exhibitions over the summer it seems...

His attitude is a bit stink today really, only for his long potting Wilson would be out of sight by now.

every canon goes wrong, bad luck this afternoon.

Lazy shot there

At least he thought about the covershot from the pink.

quick frame

Safety required but he goes for another 20% shot...Wilson needs to a have a talk with Mark selby and his game could improve even more.

How could that not be a push?

very lucky wilson, shouldve been 7-5 there

6-6, big frame now before the interval, can wilson take the lead!

Was definitely a foul shot and totally ridiculous to take on anyway. Got away with it.

ronnies game last 5 shots = desintegration !

wilson just hands him the frame

Giftville these 2 frames. ROS desserves one.

another let off for wilson

And another bad luck cannon.

Strange match, this.

Didnt see this morning, but this session has been awful. Ronnie playing barely at 25%, still in.

Wilson should probably have gone in 6-3 up, TBH.

bad miss

massive steal

oh my!

ooooooooooooooooh

Farkn ell

insane miss, wilson running like god here!

jesus

You can kinda see why Ronnie shows little respect for the younger players, really asking for a pasting here but Wilson can’t apply the sucker punch.

think the ref is putting them off. i'd be scared. woeful stuff.

Cant trust ronnie because of hi exhibition mood, nor can i trust wilson for his chocking and gifting abilities.

massive steal, really is

wilsons heater is finally over

Wilson gone. destroyed by frame 13 and its friday.

Still making hard work of it

LOL, just roll it in.... at full tilt

Deary me

Winning mickey mouse tournaments doesnt mean you are in the same category than ROS & co. Too many cheap errors.

ronnie v ding final would be nice on sunday, come on ding!

Yep, thats also what organisators and crowd is wishing for sure.

gj - I didn't see the match today, but reading about it and looking through this thread it looks like K.Wilson spurned plenty of chances, and missed the boat this morning in particular. I do definitely think he is still in awe of R.O'Sullivan, J.Higgins and M.Selby. I took particular note of a reply by thepunter which says he took on a 20% pot instead of a safety shot, and I do think he pushes the boat out a bit too often. He is such a good long potter, but his shot selection definitely still needs some work.

Maybe as snooker fans we should all marvel that a true great like O'Sullivan can turn up at these events and run through the field, although he clearly isn't at his best. But, it just re-enforces what most people on here feel - that the standard these days isn't that high, despite the opposite view being constantly forced upon us, via that red-herring measure of quality - the ever-increasing number of century breaks.

And, as much as I admire O'Sullivan, Higgins, Selby (and now Williams) it really is depressing that these players still dominate the sport despite being passed their collective bests. The time is ripe for a young player to come through and go to the very top - I still think it is very possible that it will be Wilson, but maybe not just yet!

In a strange sort of way, I think the way ROS has played this week (and to an extent usually does these days) applies a strange kind of pressure to an opponent.  Let's be honest, he was pretty ropey himself today.  The way he plays with such gay abandon, totally backing himself to score more points than his opponent through potting balls - regardless of their tariff of difficulty - rather than playing safety, when it presumably means so much more to them, seems to put them in a curious place.  I think Wilson was a bit suckered in by the whole thing today, taking on shots he shouldn't (possibly wouldn't against anybody else) have been taking on....  That doesn't excuse some of the balls he missed, however....

I think there are certainly times when O'Sullivan genuinely doesn't care if he wins or loses, but I would be amazed if he takes that kind of attitude into the final. That said, there are certain opponents he will never take that attitude with, irrespective of his mind-set (Murphy, Williams and Carter to name 3). Some players believe they need to play perfect snooker to beat him, and make the most of any chances they are given, meaning they play shots against him that they wouldn't against most other opponents. They undoubtedly play the man and not the table whereas O'Sullivan is generally the complete opposite. He may never win another World title but he is still the main man.

Dinger, you donger

Hit him, Dinger!

WTF! Betfair have already settled 5th frame with hawkins 20 points to 1 up. Maybe they know!

Seriously???

joke company , i,m not putting anymore money into the frame betting after that .

I wouldn't imagine snooker is a particularly popular sport in Romania.

There was a non-ranking tournament there earlier this year!

Well, clearly it's not popular enough within BF's new team....

PS, was that the one that was "Eurosport Player" only?

Gobe, spot on with OSullivan there, he didn’t give a fck whether he won or lost that match, just went for everything and if it worked out then grand, if not well he’s home a day or two earlier. Win-win either way.

As for Kyren you could be kind and say he went for a few too risky shots and mark it down to naivety, but that’s not why he lost a match that was there for the taking. He lost because he missed too many key shots and coughed up 3-4 frames as gifts. It was a bottle job pure and simple, a classic choke.

chin him ding

Ding is a lazy fixer. Not the slightest effort from 9-7 up.

cant believe he lost from 9-7up, crazy

Blimey!  Had a wedding this afternoon, so didn't see the final session but did see the final score.  Didn't realise he was 9-7 up!  TBF, not *THAT* different to what he did against Selby, albeit he ultimately came out on the right side of that one. 

Bit gutted it's a Bazza v ROS final, though.  Bazza doesn't have the stones to beat Ronald in a final, whichever way Ronald plays.

2-0 Bazza.

3-1 Baz at the mid-session.

3-3

4-3 Baz.  Held himself together really well there.

There it is!  First shocker of a miss

Ronald returns the favour....

5-3.

5-4

6-4.  Great break by Baz.

Still not convinced he'll go through with it in the second session, but that was near perfect, bar one bad miss.  If anything, Ronnie has been the more wasteful.

Missed the first frame of the final session.  6-5

me 2

looking like 6-6 kinda feel the next frame is must win for bazza, dont want to be trailing ronnie

And the difference is, Ronald applied some grind here, too.  First time all week.  If he plays properly, Baz will really feel it.

Here it comes.....

Ronald in front for the first time 6-7

An OK mini-session for Ronnie.  6-8, in 48 mins

cant see a way back now for hawkins

That blue looks expensive.

that was a great interview with jimmy and MJW

Gone very loose....

Great effort from Baz there, TBF

Bad miss again from Baz punished.  7-9

7-10

9-10

Ronnie looking edgy

GSM Ronaldo