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Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:16 am
by claretblue
live coverage from Crucible Theatre BBC 2
is it that time of year already?
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:21 am
by Bosscat
claretblue wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:16 am
live coverage from Crucible Theatre BBC 2
is it that time of year already?
It is
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:15 pm
by jdrobbo
Hope Ronnie or Wilson win
Got a feeling Murphy could take the crown though.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:17 pm
by yTib
jdrobbo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:15 pm
Got a feeling Murphy could take the crown though.
he'd be my bet as well. allen runner up (if the draw allows).
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 12:43 pm
by SocialistClaret
I've put £25 on Jack Lisowski. It's his time.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:22 pm
by BurnleyFC
Hope Ronnie wins but Selby is such a difficult competitor in the longer format.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 10:51 am
by tiger76
Ronnie safely through his 1st round though he was made to work for his victory.
Judd Trump v Anthony McGill is the obvious big name clash in the opening round.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:42 pm
by yTib
neil robertson - 2 breaks of 146 in one match. awsome.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:21 pm
by yTib
absolute knobhead protesters ruining things because their ideologies are more important than yours.
pure dickheadery.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:56 pm
by claretburns
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:11 pm
by SocialistClaret
Lol.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:20 pm
by SocialistClaret
yTib wrote: ↑Sun Apr 16, 2023 3:42 pm
neil robertson - 2 breaks of 146 in one match. awsome.
He's someone who should have won more world championships.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:23 pm
by bobinho
yTib wrote: ↑Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:21 pm
absolute knobhead protesters ruining things because their ideologies are more important than yours.
pure dickheadery.
Yep. Utter toolery.
As an aside though, snookers never been as exciting…
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:35 pm
by 4:20
wankers
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:27 am
by claretonthecoast1882
Sadly these tossers can't be volleyed up and down the street so maybe the country should start jailing them. See how brave these bandwagon arseholes are when their attention seeking results in prison
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:31 am
by Rowls
claretonthecoast1882 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:27 am
Sadly these tossers can't be volleyed up and down the street so maybe the country should start jailing them. See how brave these bandwagon arseholes are when their attention seeking results in prison
Far too many people are prepared to indulge and excuse them. I’m doing so, they lend them a veneer of respectability.
https://amp.theguardian.com/environment ... protesters
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:03 am
by JohnMcGreal
Rowls wrote: ↑Tue Apr 18, 2023 9:31 am
Far too many people are prepared to indulge and excuse them. I’m doing so, they lend them a veneer of respectability.
Yes but enough about the vandals in government, what about the climate protestors?
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:00 am
by tiger76
Kyren Wilson makes a 147 during his 1st round victory, the 13th maximum in Crucible history.
McGill beats Trump 10-6, and although he's a qualifier not many will relish facing the Scot.
No major shocks so far I don't think.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:14 pm
by tiger76
Ronnie looking in ominous form and he'll take some stopping playing like this.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:25 pm
by Duffer_
Just watching on Red Button coverage (Freeview 601). Commentators clock off/go silent in between frames, even now during an unscheduled comfort break. I appreciate they are probably used to being recorded for highlights programmes only but when full live coverage is being broadcast, whatever the medium, why not do the job of entertaining your audience?
Minor grumble in what otherwise is a wonderful day
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:28 pm
by Lip
tiger76 wrote: ↑Sat Apr 22, 2023 6:14 pm
Ronnie looking in ominous form and he'll take some stopping playing like this.
Bye bye Ronnie and good riddance.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:39 pm
by yTib
brecel is looking so confident. i reckon it could be his year.
agree with the sentiment that o'sullivan is a knob. a whining shythouse with a mystifying army of sycophants.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:52 pm
by Gp8419
yTib wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:39 pm
brecel is looking so confident. i reckon it could be his year.
agree with the sentiment that o'sullivan is a knob. a whining shythouse with a mystifying army of sycophants.
brecel will come unstuck against a mcgill or selby /Higgins type I think.He said in his interview he hasn’t got the patience for playing like a selby grafting etc.Doubt he will be as fluent as that I hope he can be great to watch but I’m going to say he gets beat in the semi.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:54 pm
by yTib
Gp8419 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:52 pm
brecel will come unstuck against a mcgill or selby /Higgins type I think.He said in his interview he hasn’t got the patience for playing like a selby grafting etc.Doubt he will be as fluent as that I hope he can be great to watch but I’m going to say he gets beat in the semi.
perhaps, but i like the way he gets down on a shot so quickly as though he's in practice. you're right that he needs a better tactical game but i've just got a feeling...
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:04 pm
by Hbclaret007
agree with the sentiment that o'sullivan is a knob. a whining shythouse with a mystifying army of sycophants.
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A nob, maybe, but the best player ever to play the game - no other player would dispute this (mystifying sycophants
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Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:06 pm
by Bosscat
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2023 5:08 pm
by yTib
a great snooker player he is but not a nice man.
even his interview after the defeat this afternoon was littered with clumsy provisos.
he's as thick as mince as well.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:10 pm
by Belgianclaret
Wow, what a phenomenal last session of snooker this evening.
The occasion may finally be getting to the young Si, who has played absolutely flawless until the last session.
Can the Belgian bullet pull it off again?
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:27 pm
by yTib
trust me to nip out for a pizza and miss a maximum.
hopefully the belgian bullet will prevail tomorrow.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 10:33 pm
by jdrobbo
What a brilliant 147 and what a brilliant final
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:08 pm
by Gp8419
great final seriously underated is selby no doubt he wins this now.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 8:42 am
by Belgianclaret
Loss is concentration cost Brecel two frames last night, I fear they will come back to bite him.
However, let’s hope he unleashes everything today and continues to attack whenever possible
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 8:48 am
by Quickenthetempo
Belgianclaret wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 8:42 am
Loss is concentration cost Brecel two frames last night, I fear they will come back to bite him.
However, let’s hope he unleashes everything today and continues to attack whenever possible
How popular is snooker over in Belgium and will winning this event make Brecel in to a star over there?
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 8:53 am
by Jakubclaret
Gp8419 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 30, 2023 11:08 pm
great final seriously underated is selby no doubt he wins this now.
He isn't underated to people that follow & are knowledgeable about snooker mark Selby is up there with the very best, he's been on the circuit for a good number of years in a high ranked position.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 9:36 am
by Gp8419
I meant his game,even brecel said he couldn’t play like selby but it’s so effective. Because he’s not easy on the eye I often think he’s not looked at as one of the greats,I watched that last night and it was easy to think brecel was playing better but he loses 6-3 think he deserved better but great fighting from selby.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 9:40 am
by Rowls
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 9:48 am
by Jakubclaret
Gp8419 wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 9:36 am
I meant his game,even brecel said he couldn’t play like selby but it’s so effective. Because he’s not easy on the eye I often think he’s not looked at as one of the greats,I watched that last night and it was easy to think brecel was playing better but he loses 6-3 think he deserved better but great fighting from selby.
I can't remember who said it maybe Davis or Murphy but they said he's a 9 in all departments, he's a fluent break builder & the safety side is excellent that about covers it for me on his all round game.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:08 pm
by Royboyclaret
Seen them all over the years, from Davis, Hendry, O'Sullivan, Higgins and the rest.......
But the standard of play in this Final is extraordinary.......
Elemental warm richness. verdant pastures.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:10 pm
by Bosscat
What a 1st session before the interval 4 in a row Luca Brecel 3 century breaks including a 141
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:23 pm
by Royboyclaret
Only some more 1960's Bfc team photos from Tricky Trevor can top this.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:31 pm
by Stayingup
Its been a superb tournament and Brecel is just great.
There are some real planks around though. Yesterday the referee had to tell people in a nunber of occasions to switch their phones off or turn to silent.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 2:38 pm
by Royboyclaret
Selby playing immaculate snooker.......but still not good enough......just incredible.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 3:07 pm
by Shaggy
Been a very high quality game. I like the way Brecel plays.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 3:32 pm
by Royboyclaret
Wow....10-13.....this ain't over yet.....looks like a late night ahead.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 3:47 pm
by Royboyclaret
Fair play to Brecel..... he's sat there and watched Selby play snooker of the highest order, then comes back to the table and wins the frame.......the secret is "nerveless".
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 3:47 pm
by Jakubclaret
Stayingup wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 2:31 pm
Its been a superb tournament and Brecel is just great.
There are some real planks around though. Yesterday the referee had to tell people in a nunber of occasions to switch their phones off or turn to silent.
In certain environments mobile phones are just intrusive I think people shouldn't even be allowed to have them when entering the room, emergency calls should go through a switchboard & if you don't agree to them rules don't buy a ticket or allow people but fine them if it causes distractions.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 3:54 pm
by BurnleyFC
Whether he wins it or not (and I hope he does), Brecel looks to be the natural successor to Ronnie.
He has every shot in his repertoire.
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 4:05 pm
by Bosscat
Burnley now has a huge Belgian connection ... Come on Luca Brecel
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 4:11 pm
by Jakubclaret
Bosscat wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 4:05 pm
Burnley now has a huge Belgian connection ... Come on Luca Brecel
Backing a Belgian over an Englishman, no wonder the country is in rack & ruin!
Re: Snooker - World Championship
Posted: Mon May 01, 2023 4:17 pm
by Bosscat
Jakubclaret wrote: ↑Mon May 01, 2023 4:11 pm
Backing a Belgian over an Englishman, no wonder the country is in rack & ruin!
Even making Snooker political do you have no shame Jakub
