At this point I'm just glad to still see him play and win
Don't see how he can be competitive at RG honestly, but we can hope
Don't see how he can be competitive at RG honestly, but we can hope
Redcafe Snooker
- Thread starter Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Some break from Lisowski with that table
Allen YOLOing this frame out after being cagey as feck all match.
Yet still managed to lose the frame! Life as a Jack fan...
Crazy double from Higgins
This is pure John Higgins
Last couple of frames have been so tense. Brilliant end to the match.
What a match. What a break. What a sport.
Not particularly a Higgins fan but feck me Allen is dour.
Can’t stand that cheat. But for some reason I bring him so much luck. Never see him lose a single frame
Give over.
F****** hell! Gutted for Jack.
He was the better player for me - 11 breaks over 50 compared to Bingham's 3. And lost frames where he'd scored 60+ and 70+. Just boiled down (as usual!) to Jack making a few key errors and not winning enough of the tight frames.
Also wanted Mark Allen to win so a completely shit finish to what had been an entertaining nights snooker.
He was the better player for me - 11 breaks over 50 compared to Bingham's 3. And lost frames where he'd scored 60+ and 70+. Just boiled down (as usual!) to Jack making a few key errors and not winning enough of the tight frames.
Also wanted Mark Allen to win so a completely shit finish to what had been an entertaining nights snooker.
What an evening of snooker. Can't remember the second round being so tense.
Get real
Yeah that was so depressing. Jack was best on all categories than safety by a smidge. Jack was the better player and would have been a great match up with Ronnie. Oh well!F****** hell! Gutted for Jack.
He was the better player for me - 11 breaks over 50 compared to Bingham's 3. And lost frames where he'd scored 60+ and 70+. Just boiled down (as usual!) to Jack making a few key errors and not winning enough of the tight frames.
Also wanted Mark Allen to win so a completely shit finish to what had been an entertaining nights snooker.
Jack is an ace slinger but he’ll never get to that next level until he cuts out the inexplicable misses and upgrades his safety game by a few levels.
That's gotta be one of the best clearances ever from Higgins.Hes been well off it the last couple of years but that was vintage Higgins.
Didn't expect him to miss that red. He commits to it with no thought of the consequences as it should be.
He loves a cheeky double
Sadly, that's true.
Being a Man United and Jack Lisowski fan, it's been a pretty shitty and frustrating decade. Thank goodness for Judd Trump, who's been winning enough trophies for two in recent years!
Been a weird tournament so far, a lot of players showing inconsistency. Pockets look tighter than recent years as well.
He just seems to lack that killer instinct that's needed to win big games.
Pockets are much tighter apparently. I think they’ve got the balance wrong. The idea is to increase the skill element so there is more of a difference between the good players and the great players and to create a bit more drama rather than every other frame having a 70+ break and over.
I think if they are too tight, even the better players start missing shots they otherwise wouldn’t and instead of increased competition you get the impression it’s sloppy play and lower standard.
Yep. I agree. I can't imagine they're using such tight pockets in the women's game, surely? There's already a huge gulf in the amount of high breaks you get there - if they have to deal with these pockets they'll really struggle! But then, if not, it seems wrong to have different levels of difficulty of pockets for each tour?
Bingham is a bit of a plodder isn't he.
I’m amazed there isn’t an established size. Imagine if they did that with darts or something!
It's seems crazy that there can be that much variance in pockets allowed.
Read this first -
https://sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/headline-in-here-please
‘At some point during the next few days, numerous people will take to social media and forums such as Reddit to accuse the four-time world snooker champion John Higgins of being a match-fixing cheat.
By the time you’ve finished reading this, you’ll probably realise there was never any credible evidence to suggest that was the case, and instead he was a victim of a disgraceful entrapment and massive misrepresentation’
He might not be a cheat but he is Scottish which might be worse
Similar to his namesake about 30 odd years ago.
Hendry fuming with Judd knowing he is the one who can beat Ronnie on his day.
Yeah these tables are ruining this tournament. This isn't just nerves in every frame.
Very underwhelming performance by Trump here. With quite a few big names already gone, this looks like him going out with a whimper. Really will be Ronnie's tournament to lose at that point.
This Trump v Jones game is like me playing my mate at the local on a Thursday night.
Is Trump trying to lose on purpose or what
Imagine losing to Jak Jones
Thought I remembered discussing this! Quote from two years ago, and must admit, I'm enjoying the tighter pockets for this year's Worlds. Maybe I'm just a sadist, but I quite like seeing players struggle.
He’s just a bit dull Jones isn’t he. As a player and a person. Won the biggest game of his life and didn’t even celebrate. At least call Judd a cnut or have a go at the ref so we have something to talk about
I’d have used the opportunity to tell some home truths about Shaun Murphy.