2018 World Snooker Championship

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:42 am

It kicks off from 10am on BBC1. 17 days of wonderful snooker to chill out to and watch.

Ronnie is the favourite but he'll have to play better than he did in the China open.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:44 am

Ronnie or Ding.

Hope it’s Ronnie.

Petrol · Post by **Petrol** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:00 am

Bones · Post by **Bones** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:32 am

I’d like to see Kyren Wilson win it after coming so close in the masters.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:31 pm

Bad day at Black Rock, so far for Ronnie.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:16 pm

i'll stick my neck out and say ding will be the best player never to win the world title.

i reckon this will be the year trump will finally realise his potential and be world champion.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 4:30 pm

yTib wrote:i'll stick my neck out and say ding will be the best player never to win the world title.

i reckon this will be the year trump will finally realise his potential and be world champion.

I think you'll find that whether Ding wins it or not, the greatest player never to win it will be this fella right here...

... James Tarkowski

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:09 pm

Hopefully Selby will make it a battle tonight.

Darnhill Claret · Post by **Darnhill Claret** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:16 pm

I fancy Hawkins, Bingham and Allen. Got them all at good odds.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:18 pm

i don't think hawkins has got the spuds.

out of those three i would choose allen easily.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:32 pm

Joe Perry is no pushover and didn't think this would be a walk in the park for Selby, but 8-2! Wow.
And with Ronnie not looking great, it could be the two favourites both out in the first round. I don't recollect that happening before.

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:07 pm

FactualFrank wrote:Joe Perry is no pushover and didn't think this would be a walk in the park for Selby, but 8-2! Wow.
And with Ronnie not looking great, it could be the two favourites both out in the first round. I don't recollect that happening before.

I remember It happened in 1982.

Knowles beat 1st seed & favourite Steve Davis 10-1
White beat 2nd seed & 2nd favourite Thorburn 10-4

3rd seed Griffiths also lost in 1st round to Willie Thorne,10-6.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:36 pm

selby has to win every frame now.

he is surely out.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:03 pm

perry is looking fearless.

he might be a contender...

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:04 pm

and selby just tried overtly to distract him.

twit.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:06 pm

Well done Joe Perry. Fully deserved, and with Ronnie on the edge of going out, this could be one of the most surprising Championships in recent years.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:18 pm

Great fightback from Ronnie and through to the next round.

Rodneyyouplonker · Post by **Rodneyyouplonker** » Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:53 am

Ding looking good and confident, hes a top player, if Ronnie doesnt win it which I dont think he will, id like to see Ding win it always admired the way he plays.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 10:53 am

Ronnie vs Ali Carter on this morning and a good match so far. Chess-like first frame, sublime second from Ronnie and now in the third at 1-1.

I don't think they're exactly the best of friends either.

LordBob · Post by **LordBob** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:30 pm

Great match last night Trump v Wakelin think we will see a lot more of Chris Wakelin.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:05 pm

Carter beating Ronnie 8-3. A pretty decent match thus far.

Rodneyyouplonker · Post by **Rodneyyouplonker** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:38 pm

This will finish 9-7 carter, going into tomos final session

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:59 pm

Now 9-5.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Apr 27, 2018 9:13 pm

That screw back by Ronnie with opposite sizzle on it to come off the cush, when he'd got on the wrong side of the black was just a Homer Simpson salivating moment.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 3:53 pm

I'm watching this whilst listening to Burnley.

O'Sullivan and Carter nearly came to blows. Never seen that before.

slw · Post by **slw** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:10 pm

what happened frank?

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:45 pm

slw wrote:what happened frank?

As Ronnie went to sit down after his shot, they banged into eachother and Ronnie said something like, "Stop being angry", then a few words were spoken to eachother and the referee basically asked them to focus on the game.

Carter now 12-9 up, with 1 remaining to go through and beat Ronnie for the very first time.

slw · Post by **slw** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:50 pm

just seen the clip on iplayer, clearly don't like each other. Looks like carter is desperate to get one over O sullivan.

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FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 5:13 pm

Ali Carter wins 13-9 and is through and very much deserved too, especially after what he's had to go through over the last few years with his health. I'm normally a Ronnie fan, but wanted Carter to win this one.

yTib · Post by **yTib** » Sat Apr 28, 2018 7:49 pm

i would never tire of punching ronnie o'sullivan.

i reckon a couple of weeks in a real job would have that mummy's boy in tears.

carter is also a knob but at least he's not a bully.

i'm glad he won.

slw · Post by **slw** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:52 pm

Ding looking very good. My £2 each way is in safe hands.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:56 pm

slw wrote:Ding looking very good. My £2 each way is in safe hands.

I turned it over about 20 minutes ago as I've been out all day, to find myself saying, "What the..." - all the reds in the bottom right hand corner of the table in the Trump match. I don't remember the last time it looked anything like that! An agreed re-rack, as expected.

As you say, Ding could go all the way, but I think Higgins is currently in the best form.

slw · Post by **slw** » Tue May 01, 2018 9:42 pm

Ding - one day he's brilliant, the next he's like a club player and looks disinterested.

slw wrote:Ding looking very good. My £2 each way is in safe hands.

wish id have kept my mouth shut.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Wed May 02, 2018 5:33 pm

I was thinking the same thing when Higgins was down against Trump. But he's come back very well and it could be a cracking final session this evening.

Diesel · Post by **Diesel** » Wed May 02, 2018 7:35 pm

How many world championships has Judd Trump got left sporting his weird hairstyle?

Rodneyyouplonker · Post by **Rodneyyouplonker** » Wed May 02, 2018 9:39 pm

Higgins goes 12-11 up been a great couple of frames from him. Trump in the balls but nothing easy at this stage, hoping for a decider.

Rodneyyouplonker · Post by **Rodneyyouplonker** » Wed May 02, 2018 9:55 pm

Here we go final frame decider.

jdrobbo · Post by **jdrobbo** » Wed May 02, 2018 10:38 pm

Absolutely awesome performance from Higgins tonight. 11-9 down after a decider on the black...immediately wiped from the memory and goes on to win 4 out of last five to go through 13-12.

The romantic in me would love to see a Williams - Higgins final.

TVC15 · Post by **TVC15** » Wed May 02, 2018 10:40 pm

The way Higgins played in that deciding frame was awesome - I csn’t think of a player who could have beat him when he’s playing like that

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » Wed May 02, 2018 10:42 pm

I'm rooting for Hawkins.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Wed May 02, 2018 10:45 pm

Dazzler wrote:I'm rooting for Hawkins.

Me too.

5/6 semi finals in the last 6 years. Go on Bazza.

Dazzler · Post by **Dazzler** » Wed May 02, 2018 10:47 pm

Claretmatt4 wrote:Me too.

5/6 semi finals in the last 6 years. Go on Bazza.

Also runner up in 2013

bfc1984 · Post by **bfc1984** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:13 am

Awesome from Higgins got a bit of the old strongjaw he has.The 4 left are all really likeable fellas so it will be a popular winner regardless.You would think on form it be Higgins v hawkins final but be a twist yet I reckon.Tournament really starts now looking forward to the weekend.

Imploding Turtle · Post by **Imploding Turtle** » Thu May 03, 2018 8:43 am

I wonder if Higgins v Williams would be the oldest World Championship final

bfc1984 · Post by **bfc1984** » Thu May 03, 2018 12:27 pm

Possibly the oldest allthough some of the oldtimers Reardon etc may of been in there 50s when they reached one.

FactualFrank · Post by **FactualFrank** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:14 pm

It's always better when it gets down to the one table set up. Best of 33 and four sessions, too.

NottsClaret · Post by **NottsClaret** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:28 pm

Higgins was impressive last night, must be one of the mentally strongest sportsmen. The higher the pressure, the better his game gets which seems unnatural.

LordBob · Post by **LordBob** » Thu May 03, 2018 1:34 pm

Good description Notts ' impressive' my missus would have liked to see Juddly go through but she had to admitt as you said Higgins is impressive, I'm loving it pity it has to end.

Claretmatt4 · Post by **Claretmatt4** » Thu May 03, 2018 7:05 pm

Looking forward to the evening session tonight!

Come on Barry!

joey13 · Post by **joey13** » Thu May 03, 2018 7:26 pm

Higgins should never been allowed to play competitive snooker again after cheating.