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HNY, all!
Haven't seen any of the CL, but I did get a notification on my phone this morning that Ronnie had withdrawn after having a tantrum, duffing his cue up and throwing it in the bin in defeat to the Milkman, so it perhaps is no surprise that he's withdrawn from The Masters "on medical grounds"
. Robbo takes his place.
Action starts 1300 Sunday.
Haven't seen any of the CL, but I did get a notification on my phone this morning that Ronnie had withdrawn after having a tantrum, duffing his cue up and throwing it in the bin in defeat to the Milkman, so it perhaps is no surprise that he's withdrawn from The Masters "on medical grounds"
. Robbo takes his place.Action starts 1300 Sunday.
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Luca playing some great shots and some odd ones as usual - and Kyren just can't get it done
Notwithstanding the fact that Kyren did his level best to bottle that, it will never stop being anything other than baffling to me how Luca can possibly have won a WC.
Keeping it together over the longer matches was some performance in 2023
agree lats. he needs to enjoy it it's unlikely to happen again for me
I think Luca battled really well last night, still not at his best. But what a shotmaker, amazing player to watch, great entertainer .
Come on, Pandora, Kyren should have finished the match off 5 times before he did. That's not battling, that's being let off the hook. The only time he really battled was in the safety exchange at the end of frame 10.
No-one could ever say he's not a great shotmaker, but that's because he has to be. His cueball is terrible and his shot selection to get there is often questionable.
Got tied up this morning longer than expected. Can't really argue with the Tubbs v Shon prices across the season as a whole, but a replication of the manner of the victory against Robbo could make things interesting. Wouldn't be the first time Shon has failed to follow up, though, and Tubbs obvs will be wanting to get one over him after their war of words earlier in the season.
No-one could ever say he's not a great shotmaker, but that's because he has to be. His cueball is terrible and his shot selection to get there is often questionable.
Got tied up this morning longer than expected. Can't really argue with the Tubbs v Shon prices across the season as a whole, but a replication of the manner of the victory against Robbo could make things interesting. Wouldn't be the first time Shon has failed to follow up, though, and Tubbs obvs will be wanting to get one over him after their war of words earlier in the season.
McMaunus just said - Needle between the two? Shon not best friends with Maguire and he's lost last 4? matches against him - so if these two are not getting on it might work against Smurph.
TV likes trying to build up these rivalries though
Jan 18, 2025 -- 7:30AM, Gutless Wonder wrote:
TV likes trying to build up these rivalries though
Oh, this one (Tubbs v Shon) was very public, though, mate. Clearly no love lost.
I thought they were once good pals then Murphy was critical of Allen's slow play when commentating. Probably better if they both concentrated on playing and jacked in commentating.
They had words prior to the commentary incident. Tubbs basically called him a hypocrite on Twitter about an inconsistent view on something or other (can't remember what), and then soon after, Shon essentially said Tubbs was cheating by playing slowly.
Interesting stuff cheers Lat - Eurosport commm was just talking about it 
- Allen certainly started the better.
- Allen certainly started the better.
dear me long way wide "not all going in the middle of the pocket"
Watching on LV and it froze at the crucial bit, as it always does. I presume that nearly didn't drop?
Sorry - if you mean the brown from Allen it wobbled a few times and then dropped.
it's only the run of the balls that is keeping mark allen in this
Kyren looks slightly overpriced v Judd here tonight.
Not much between them IMO, so had a small tickle on Kyren to get past him here.
Not much between them IMO, so had a small tickle on Kyren to get past him here.
Kyren is unlikely to get as many gifts tonight as he got last night. If Judd plays like he did against Ding, it will be extremely difficult for Kyren, IMHO.
He will have to play a bit better than v Luca yes, but he's well capable of that.
the bigger the stage the better judd usually plays,if judd plays well there is only one winner, but you never know
Nice from Kyren - 2-0 and taken my stake back for a nice free bet from here...
Fluke somehow dropped in even though hit the cush some distance from the pocket
Judd still wins it, despite Kyren getting the snooker he needed, 3-2 Judd.
Surprised Judd took that black on. Left the world on, and it was about a 3/10 pot.
4-3 Kyren
4-3 Kyren
Well, I didn't foresee this, but there's only one player playing. 5-3 Kyren. 6x 50+ breaks to 2 so far.
Yes - after Trump won those 3 frames thought we were onto a similar match as this afternoon - but Kyren has taken over.
Trump no 1 in the world. Not even close to it. embarrassing performance.
Cheers lat - just thought he was the value here
He's often underestimated IMO, just like when he won the WC last time
He's often underestimated IMO, just like when he won the WC last time
Other than frame strike rate (where Kyren is well ahead), Shon leads all my metrics for the season to date, mostly by not much. Take out the non-meaningful matches between the two and the H2H is 8-3 in favour of Shon. He's the value play, for me.
Won't be around till the evening session, though.
Won't be around till the evening session, though.
No bet for me this final, at these odds - either could win it, and I like Kyren currently, but recent form for Sean and H2H make it a no bet on Kyren, at odds on.
id have priced this at start of tournament 1/2 wilson , think hes a certainty myself
wilson the type who can only win big ones when the best players don't fire - he's not going to win multiple "triple crown" titles. if murphy's on his game he should win
1.03 £107.22 £124.00
1.04 £293.96
1.05 £95.61 £208.63
Few quid done on the frame - big miss from Kyren and a nice break from Shon.
1.04 £293.96
1.05 £95.61 £208.63
Few quid done on the frame - big miss from Kyren and a nice break from Shon.
No 'ton up' signs for the crowd to wave Nice 134 break from Smurph 5-2
Nice 134 break from Smurph 5-2
"unmissable plant" says Dom as Kyren misses it by inches
Another century for Murphy - 6-2 at the Mid Final Interval. Shon lovin it!
Evening, mate. How'd we get here? Shon really good? Kyren not great?
You got it Shon played well Kyren missed red at 2-1 looked like making it 2-2 next he was 4-1 behind. Couple nice century breaks for Shon. Smurph entertaining the crowd at the end of the ton breaks/session may have wound Kyren up a little though - see if that has any effect this evening - but Shon deserves the lead.
Shon played well Kyren missed red at 2-1 looked like making it 2-2 next he was 4-1 behind. Couple nice century breaks for Shon. Smurph entertaining the crowd at the end of the ton breaks/session may have wound Kyren up a little though - see if that has any effect this evening - but Shon deserves the lead.
just about to post how did that drop and then how did that not drop
Not very often the loser tells us how amazing he is and his life is....
Kyren - "He's turned into an old man now-he needs ths more than me - I'm 33 years old coming into my prime"
Smurph said before match in the interview that he had won the 3 big ones and the pressure was on Kyren.
All just a bit of fun
Smurph said before match in the interview that he had won the 3 big ones and the pressure was on Kyren.
All just a bit of fun
Never get Shon off the BBC coverage for the next 7 years - he will probably be presenting the coverage soon enough
Kyren looked totally peed off that he lost that match, I think he knew Murphy was wobbling but didn't take advantage enough.
Wilson is a marathon man though - bring on the Worlds IMO...
Wilson is a marathon man though - bring on the Worlds IMO...
ps, why do the chinese players become a no-show in this sort of stuff, yet seem to blanket out the tournaments from semis on, when it's in china...?
The ones in-form (Xiao & Lei) aren't in the top 16 on the two-year list so didn't get invited (Xiao currently in 17th). Of the three who were here, Ding remains Ding, brilliant on his day, but incredibly fragile. Si is hot and cold, and Zhang just can't finish frames off this season.
Jan 19, 2025 -- 5:02PM, Gutless Wonder wrote:
51 rest shots out of 51 - some going that
That is one hell of a stat, for sure.
yep, some good points there on the chinese players - the top 3 though still poor here considering how dominant they can sometimes seem as a snooker nation.
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