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    Surprised the ref forget the 3 miss rule then. Wonder what would have happened had Robertson not reminded him until after the shot (had Ronnie missed it).

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    Looking like quite the bottle job from Robertson now.

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    Robertson has tossed this away so hard.

    Those two ludicrous long pot attempts were just bonkers.

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    The World Grand Prix (no, I've no idea what that means either..) is on ITV4 now.

    Higgins against Maguire, followed by Ronnie against Michael Holt.

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    World Championships kicking off this morning, I hadn't realised.

    Bingham v Carter on BBC2 at the moment.

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    Marco Fu still knocking around. He must 63.

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    I've been playing a lot of pool lately, and am now a pretty decent player. However, it seems to have massively impacted my snooker game - I played today and was fucking awful.

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    I've never had opportunity to play enough snooker to become any good at it.

    Had a game of pool recently where I potted all seven and the black in succession. The cue ball control was actually intentional as well and only one of the shots had any element of luck. I was buzzing.

    I do like watching the World Championship so I'll be getting in on some of this today.

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    I'm starting the "best natural potter' tea drinking game. Every time a commentator says "when he's playing well, he's one of the best natural potters in the game", I take a sip of my earl grey.

    I'm wearing a bow tie, too.

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    Terry Griffiths commentating on Peter Ebdon playing.

    I'm out.

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    Hong Kong Fuey keeping Ebdon off the table

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    This is classic Murphy. Off the boil but still going for everything. Twat.

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    I was reminded of Stephen Lee the other day.

    Urgh.

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    Murphy losing that is an absolute shambles.

    Gives Ronnie an absolute cruise to the semis as well, although I guess the Hawk is a decent match player, whatever that is.

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    Ricky Walden is presiding over an absolute masterclass of shit on the red button right now.

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    This is genuinely some of the worst snooker I've ever seen, yet it's strangely appealing.

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    Just put it on. I fucking love Ricky Walden.

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    These little features they do in the mid-session intervals are absolute bollocks. Where do they even find the music?

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    You're in for a treat Jim.

    13 frames in and neither player has yet compiled a break sizeable enough to take a frame in one visit.

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    Like that opening shot Jim?

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    Yeah, magical stuff.

    No way he opens these up without breaking down.

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    How is this pillock 7-6 up?

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    Stupid fucking Virgin Media doesn't have BBC red button here.

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    Because Walden has been that bad.

    It just gets better.

    Hendry's exasperation is brilliant.

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    Surely 10-7 Walden from here. Even though he missed one by a foot in that frame.

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    You'd think.

    Robbie Williams has gone from bad to looking like he's having some sort of mental episode.

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    Normal service resumed in this frame, just as Walden looked like pissing it.

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    I haven't seen any of it but is Michael Holt playing as well as the frame scores suggest? I saw him beat Ronnie in one of the piss ant tournaments a few weeks back and he was seriously on it then as well.

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    Are BBC just sticking all this on the red button now? I've seen nothing live since the weekend.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yevrah View Post
    I haven't seen any of it but is Michael Holt playing as well as the frame scores suggest? I saw him beat Ronnie in one of the piss ant tournaments a few weeks back and he was seriously on it then as well.
    He's been good, Robertson nowhere near his best though.

    Robbo's woken up at 9-4 though. Surely not.

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    Prick.

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    I was expecting a mega rant complaining about kicks and stuff.... there was nothing too harsh in what he said. Gave Holt credit for his win.

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    I didn't realise Ding had shat his way outside the top 16. Oh dear.

    I quite want Ronnie to win this. Whether he will is debatable.

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    Liang Wenbo is playing godlike snooker. Just stuck £5 e/w on him winning the whole thing. Dare to dream.

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    Yep, what a machine.

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    Outstanding session of snooker, that. The son of some bloke I used to work with at Asda got a couple of tickets for it, lucky bastards.

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    The quality overall has been pretty spesh so far.

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    Eurosport has it live, only copped when I accidentally went up from SSN. You've all been a top help.

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    Ding.

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    I used to like Ding, but the last few years I have really gone off him. He has this attitude when something doesn't go his way that the whole world is against him.

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    To be fair to him, about 1/6th of it is...

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    Fair play to him here, at 6-8 down he looked gone.

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    Hearn's been speaking today. He's so good.

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    Davis' retirement interview.



    As I said a couple of years back, these are great.

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    By 'these', do you mean Hearn and Davis?

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    Videos of the press conferences is general.

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    Hearn is basically a genius. Six or eight years ago it had no real right not to die a slow death, but looking through the draw this year there are strong players everywhere, and players you want to watch. No idea how he's turned it around.

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    He alludes in that video to a further press conference on 28th, which will outline what he wants to do over the next 6 years.

    I should imagine Peter Ebdon won't be happy.

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    You have to hand it to Peter Ebdon. Surely the most awkward cunt in sport, and he's been doing it for over twenty years now.


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    Quote Originally Posted by John Arne View Post
    I'm starting the "best natural potter' tea drinking game. Every time a commentator says "when he's playing well, he's one of the best natural potters in the game", I take a sip of my earl grey.

    I'm wearing a bow tie, too.
    Well, when he's in his yard he's the best pure potter in snooker entertainment.

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