Mark Allen 4-1 Louis Heathcote Mike Dunn 4-3 Ryan Day Andrew Higginson 4-2 Si Junhui Zhang Jiangkang 4-1 John Astley Tom Ford 4-2 Mark King Peter Ebdon 4-3 Tian Pengfei Joe Perry 4-3 Kishan Hirani Chris Wakelin 4-1 Gary Wilson Elliot Slessor 4-2 Anthony McGill Joe O'Connor 4-2 Yan Bingtao Xiao Guoding 4-0 Andy Lee Martin Gould 4-3 Kacper Filipiak John Higgins 4-1 Alexander Ursenbacher Jack Lisowski 4-0 David Grace Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-1 Rob Milkins Ricky Walden 4-3 Stuart Carrington Scott Donaldson 4-2 Billy Joe Castle Kyren Wilson 4-1 Peter Lines Mark Selby 4-1 Alfie Burden Judd Trump 4-0 Yuan Sijun Neil Robertson 4-1 Ian Burns Marco Fu 4-2 Stephen Maguire
Lu Ning 4-3 Ali Carter Dave Gilbert 4-2 Chang Bingyu Liam Highfield 4-3 Li Hang James Wattana 4-0 Alan McManus Shaun Murphy 4-0 Mark Davis Jimmy Robertson 4-2 Martin O'Donnell Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0 James Cahill Graeme Dott 4-1 Ben Woollaston Ding Junhui 4-0 Mei Xiwen Kurt Maflin 4-3 Matthew Stevens
As with all the Home Nation events the Thursday is the most testing day, last 32 matchs played Morning and Afternoon, then last 16 matches played in the evening
Fully expecting on Friday to have
Allen v Wilson Higgins v Robertson O'Sullivan v Selby Murphy v Trump
As with all the Home Nation events the Thursday is the most testing day, last 32 matchs played Morning and Afternoon, then last 16 matches played in the evening
Fully expecting on Friday to have
Allen v Wilson Higgins v Robertson O'Sullivan v Selby Murphy v Trump
That's some lineup. I got to the pub and Ronnie won his final frame so didn't get to see the whole match. This format it is literally anyones, it wont surprise me if half of the above don't get there.
Not quite being a knob, I don't see how shaking a hand and a fist pump is any less disrespectful. I have done both in pool/snooker, just down to the individual. Each to their own surely, not sure how that can annoy anyone.
As with all the Home Nation events the Thursday is the most testing day, last 32 matchs played Morning and Afternoon, then last 16 matches played in the evening
Fully expecting on Friday to have
Allen v Wilson Higgins v Robertson O'Sullivan v Selby Murphy v Trump
That's some lineup. I got to the pub and Ronnie won his final frame so didn't get to see the whole match. This format it is literally anyones, it wont surprise me if half of the above don't get there.
Ronnie seems to be trying to cause controversy atm and I wonder if this is why.
Last time he left the game he felt pressure to return from fans.
What if he is trying to get fans to turn on him so he can just walk away:
Purposely missing a 147-fans at the game will be pissed off
Pulling out of the masters after fans have bought tickets to see him, then admitting that despite World Snooker saying it was personal reasons he just didnt want to play in it.
Now refusing a handshake which is a tradition of the game
Mark Allen 4-1 Elliot Slessor Scott Donaldson 4-2 Kyren Wilson Neil Robertson 4-0 Peter Ebdon Zhang Jiankang 4-3 Tom Ford John Higgins 4-3 Andrew Higginson Jack Lisowski 4-1 Mike Dunn Joe Perry 4-2 Joe O'Connor Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-2 Marco Fu Graeme Dott 4-0 Ding Junhui Dave Gilbert 4-3 Xiao Guodong Shaun Murphy 4-2 Ricky Walden Chris Wakelin 4-0 Lu Ning Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0 Martin Gould Jimmy Robertson 4-3 Kurt Maflin Judd Trump 4-1 James Wattana Mark Selby 4-0 Liam Highfield
Ronnie seems to be trying to cause controversy atm and I wonder if this is why.
Last time he left the game he felt pressure to return from fans.
What if he is trying to get fans to turn on him so he can just walk away:
Purposely missing a 147-fans at the game will be pissed off
Pulling out of the masters after fans have bought tickets to see him, then admitting that despite World Snooker saying it was personal reasons he just didnt want to play in it.
Now refusing a handshake which is a tradition of the game
bold prediction, who knows.
Re:147, although it was stupid from a fan POV but from a players its not. This used to be a rolling bonus which increased now its minimal and there is no incentive. Again I know this is always going to be debateable and upset the fans but still you can understand it to an extent.
Not really sure about that black in the middle v Dale, really odd one. The cynics would say he could have had a bet on 4-3 win, or maybe that's the 1/100 he would miss by playing it like a flash git, bare in mind I have seen Trump and countless other do similar but without looking so terrible when it goes wrong.
Pulling out of the Masters is awful for fans, but also who can question his mindset? If he isn't in the right frame of mind that's down to him. He also said he wouldn't be playing this event if it wasn't for the ranking / fine aspect of it. It's his decision, although harsh on us fans who want to see him he can play whatever he wants really.
Handshake/Fist pump , I really don't see the issue or difference. Both equally respectful, yes his OCD might be recent or based on how he was feeling on the day, or maybe he just doesn't like Cahill? Who knows, in seriousness who cares?
All of the above counter arguments, but I know I am being biased, I am not saying he cant come across as a bellend sometimes but I just appreciate him for who he is and admire the way he plays the game. Its frustrating as a fan when he has these off days, or cant be arsed but he has always been this way just slightly better the last 5 years but still has moments.
Jack Lisowski 4-2 John Higgins Scott Donaldson 4-2 Zhang Jiankang Dave Gilbert 4-2 Shaun Murphy Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-2 Joe Perry Mark Selby 4-0 Jimmy Robertson Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-0 Neil Robertson Mark Allen 4-1 Chris Wakelin Judd Trump 4-2 Graeme Dott
Comments
2nd Round
Results
Mark Allen 4-1 Louis Heathcote
Mike Dunn 4-3 Ryan Day
Andrew Higginson 4-2 Si Junhui
Zhang Jiangkang 4-1 John Astley
Tom Ford 4-2 Mark King
Peter Ebdon 4-3 Tian Pengfei
Joe Perry 4-3 Kishan Hirani
Chris Wakelin 4-1 Gary Wilson
Elliot Slessor 4-2 Anthony McGill
Joe O'Connor 4-2 Yan Bingtao
Xiao Guoding 4-0 Andy Lee
Martin Gould 4-3 Kacper Filipiak
John Higgins 4-1 Alexander Ursenbacher
Jack Lisowski 4-0 David Grace
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-1 Rob Milkins
Ricky Walden 4-3 Stuart Carrington
Scott Donaldson 4-2 Billy Joe Castle
Kyren Wilson 4-1 Peter Lines
Mark Selby 4-1 Alfie Burden
Judd Trump 4-0 Yuan Sijun
Neil Robertson 4-1 Ian Burns
Marco Fu 4-2 Stephen Maguire
Round 2
Results
Lu Ning 4-3 Ali Carter
Dave Gilbert 4-2 Chang Bingyu
Liam Highfield 4-3 Li Hang
James Wattana 4-0 Alan McManus
Shaun Murphy 4-0 Mark Davis
Jimmy Robertson 4-2 Martin O'Donnell
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0 James Cahill
Graeme Dott 4-1 Ben Woollaston
Ding Junhui 4-0 Mei Xiwen
Kurt Maflin 4-3 Matthew Stevens
Round 3
QUARTER 1
Mark Allen v Elliot Slessor
Lu Ning v Chris Wakelin
Tom Ford v Zhang Jiankang
Scott Donaldson v Kyren Wilson
QUARTER 2
John Higgins v Andrew Higginson
Jack Lisowski v Mike Dunn
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Marco Fu
Peter Ebdon v Neil Robertson
QUARTER 3
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Martin Gould
Joe Perry v Joe O'Connor
Jimmy Robertson v Kurt Maflin
Liam Highfield v Mark Selby
QUARTER 4
Shaun Murphy v Ricky Walden
Dave Gilbert v Xiao Guodong
Graeme Dott v Ding Junhui
James Wattana v Judd Trump
Fully expecting on Friday to have
Allen v Wilson
Higgins v Robertson
O'Sullivan v Selby
Murphy v Trump
That's some lineup. I got to the pub and Ronnie won his final frame so didn't get to see the whole match. This format it is literally anyones, it wont surprise me if half of the above don't get there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/50748089
I love watching him play, but he's such a knob
Not quite being a knob, I don't see how shaking a hand and a fist pump is any less disrespectful. I have done both in pool/snooker, just down to the individual. Each to their own surely, not sure how that can annoy anyone.
Last time he left the game he felt pressure to return from fans.
What if he is trying to get fans to turn on him so he can just walk away:
Purposely missing a 147-fans at the game will be pissed off
Pulling out of the masters after fans have bought tickets to see him, then admitting that despite World Snooker saying it was personal reasons he just didnt want to play in it.
Now refusing a handshake which is a tradition of the game
Round 3
Results
Mark Allen 4-1 Elliot Slessor
Scott Donaldson 4-2 Kyren Wilson
Neil Robertson 4-0 Peter Ebdon
Zhang Jiankang 4-3 Tom Ford
John Higgins 4-3 Andrew Higginson
Jack Lisowski 4-1 Mike Dunn
Joe Perry 4-2 Joe O'Connor
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-2 Marco Fu
Graeme Dott 4-0 Ding Junhui
Dave Gilbert 4-3 Xiao Guodong
Shaun Murphy 4-2 Ricky Walden
Chris Wakelin 4-0 Lu Ning
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-0 Martin Gould
Jimmy Robertson 4-3 Kurt Maflin
Judd Trump 4-1 James Wattana
Mark Selby 4-0 Liam Highfield
Last 16
QUARTER 1
Mark Allen v Chris Wakelin
Zhang Jiankang v Scott Donaldson
QUARTER 2
John Higgins v Jack Lisowski
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh v Neil Robertson
QUARTER 3
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Joe Perry
Jimmy Robertson v Mark Selby
QUARTER 4
Shaun Murphy v Dave Gilbert
Graeme Dott v Judd Trump
bold prediction, who knows.
Re:147, although it was stupid from a fan POV but from a players its not. This used to be a rolling bonus which increased now its minimal and there is no incentive. Again I know this is always going to be debateable and upset the fans but still you can understand it to an extent.
Not really sure about that black in the middle v Dale, really odd one. The cynics would say he could have had a bet on 4-3 win, or maybe that's the 1/100 he would miss by playing it like a flash git, bare in mind I have seen Trump and countless other do similar but without looking so terrible when it goes wrong.
Pulling out of the Masters is awful for fans, but also who can question his mindset? If he isn't in the right frame of mind that's down to him. He also said he wouldn't be playing this event if it wasn't for the ranking / fine aspect of it. It's his decision, although harsh on us fans who want to see him he can play whatever he wants really.
Handshake/Fist pump , I really don't see the issue or difference. Both equally respectful, yes his OCD might be recent or based on how he was feeling on the day, or maybe he just doesn't like Cahill? Who knows, in seriousness who cares?
All of the above counter arguments, but I know I am being biased, I am not saying he cant come across as a bellend sometimes but I just appreciate him for who he is and admire the way he plays the game. Its frustrating as a fan when he has these off days, or cant be arsed but he has always been this way just slightly better the last 5 years but still has moments.
This season we have seen top players like Hawkins and Bingham get one and Trump just missed out.
If other players were intentionally missing 147s to make a stand I would agree with you, but its only Ronnie doing it
Last 16
Jack Lisowski 4-2 John Higgins
Scott Donaldson 4-2 Zhang Jiankang
Dave Gilbert 4-2 Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O'Sullivan 4-2 Joe Perry
Mark Selby 4-0 Jimmy Robertson
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4-0 Neil Robertson
Mark Allen 4-1 Chris Wakelin
Judd Trump 4-2 Graeme Dott
Quarter Final
Mark Allen v Scott Donaldson
Jack Lisowski v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Selby
Dave Gilbert v Judd Trump
So the original post, where I said half wont get there...
Allen v Wilson 1/2
Higgins v Robertson 0/2
O'Sullivan v Selby 2/2
Murphy v Trump 1/2
Bang on haha
is this when it goes to race to 5? 7 and then 9? or is it just Semis and Final. Tough to call all of those:
Allen
Un-nooh (admittedly I haven't seen him or Jack much this week so hard to judge)
Ronnie (coin toss, he said he was going to just go for it and good luck to Mark if he is in fudge mode) will be a cracker whatever
Trump (cant really bet against him ever now, regardless of the last tourney result losing to Bond)
Semi finals best of 11
Final best of 17
Quarter Final
Results
Mark Allen 5-1 Scott Donaldson
Mark Selby 5-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Dave Gilbert 5-2 Judd Trump
Jack Lisowski 5-3 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Semi Final
Mark Allen v Jack Lisowski
Mark Selby v Dave Gilbert
Semi Final
Result
Mark Selby 6-1 Dave Gilbert
Semi Final
Result
Jack Lisowski 6-5 Mark Allen
Final
Jack Lisowski v Mark Selby
Final
1st Session
Mark Selby 5-3 Jack Lisowski
I'm watching the Grinch so keep me informed please
then tucks up