• 2018 World Snooker Championship

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:44 am**

Ronnie or Ding.

Hope it’s Ronnie.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:00 am**

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 10:32 am**

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

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:31 pm**

Bad day at Black Rock, so far for Ronnie.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:09 pm**

Hopefully Selby will make it a battle tonight.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 7:16 pm**

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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:36 pm**

selby has to win every frame now.

he is surely out.

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:03 pm**

perry is looking fearless.

he might be a contender...

Posted: **Sat Apr 21, 2018 9:04 pm**

and selby just tried overtly to distract him.

twit.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sun Apr 22, 2018 1:18 pm**

Great fightback from Ronnie and through to the next round.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2018 12:30 pm**

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

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:05 pm**

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

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:38 pm**

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

Posted: **Fri Apr 27, 2018 8:59 pm**

Now 9-5.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sat Apr 28, 2018 4:10 pm**

what happened frank?

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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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Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Sun Apr 29, 2018 7:52 pm**

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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2018 7:35 pm**

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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2018 9:55 pm**

Here we go final frame decider.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2018 10:42 pm**

I'm rooting for Hawkins.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2018 8:43 am**

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

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **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.

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2018 7:05 pm**

Looking forward to the evening session tonight!

Come on Barry!

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2018 7:26 pm**

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

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