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RONNIE O'SULLIVAN IS OUT-1 -
Welsh Open Quarter Final results
Noppon Saengkham 5-3 Ian Burns
Barry Hawkins 5-1 Yan Bingtao
John Higgins 5-1 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Hahaha)
Gary Wilson 5-2 Yu Delu
Semi Final Lineup
Noppon Saengkham (58) v Barry Hawkins (8)
John Higgins (5) v Gary Wilson (51)
Barry Hawkins my pick to win now.
After missing out on the Grand Prix last week he looks hungry0 -
Great to have you back.1
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Flag! i am a big Ronnie fan, didn't show up yesterday. Higgins proper done a number on him and played well.paulie8290 said:Gutted I have to write this not
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Once again proving what I always say.johnnybev1987 said:
Flag! i am a big Ronnie fan, didn't show up yesterday. Higgins proper done a number on him and played well.paulie8290 said:Gutted I have to write this not
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN IS OUT
He went 2-1 behind
Had chances in the 4th but got annoyed and played a few lose shoots and went 3-1 behind.
After mid session he looked like he just couldnt be bothered, had no fight.
He was beaten by his head(also Higgins played well) but as I have said on many occassions and why I dont think he will win another world title.
He is fine we he can whip it out 4-0 in an hour but over a longer period he will struggle, as soon as hid heas goes he can lose a few frames then there is a interval and he just canr be bothered.
Yes he won last week but again IMO winning last week then straight into another event I think played a part and with the crucible over 3 weeks long then its another reason he wont win0 -
I tend to agree. Early on in matches he has looked vulnerable, even in the final v Ding last week, but if the other player doesn't make the most of it then Ronnie will win. Once he gets in front he is impossible to stop.paulie8290 said:
Once again proving what I always say.johnnybev1987 said:
Flag! i am a big Ronnie fan, didn't show up yesterday. Higgins proper done a number on him and played well.paulie8290 said:Gutted I have to write this not
RONNIE O'SULLIVAN IS OUT
He went 2-1 behind
Had chances in the 4th but got annoyed and played a few lose shoots and went 3-1 behind.
After mid session he looked like he just couldnt be bothered, had no fight.
He was beaten by his head(also Higgins played well) but as I have said on many occassions and why I dont think he will win another world title.
He is fine we he can whip it out 4-0 in an hour but over a longer period he will struggle, as soon as hid heas goes he can lose a few frames then there is a interval and he just canr be bothered.
Yes he won last week but again IMO winning last week then straight into another event I think played a part and with the crucible over 3 weeks long then its another reason he wont win
I think the world championship is wide open though. Selby isn't playing well but he may come good for Sheffield. O'Sullivan can win, so can Higgins, Williams and a few others.1 -
Ill still back ROS for the world, aside from losing to higgins in a short format he has been on top form recently. I get what people are saying if people come at him early on he doesn't always fight back but who does? Still think if it was the worlds this week and he went 4/5-1 down against Higgins it would be a different matter. He has a huge incentive to get another Worlds, these other tourneys although are ok for most its not what he is driven for.
This years Worlds he will have best chance for a while with Selby misfiring but i do feel he has a great chance and has it in him still. Maybe thats me being a fanboy but we shall see....0 -
Didn't really watch much of yesterdays games, flicked over to check scores but lost interest when ROS goes out. Not looking forward to when he retires, some good upcoming players like Bingtao and standard is very good just wont be the same for me.
Higgins v Hawkins in the final today, Hawkins needs to win to get in the players championship, hope he does. used to like Higgins but find him pretty boring now and dont really like him anymore.0 -
Interesting opening frame bit of nerves fro bith players, but hawkins win it on the black
John Higgins 0-1 Barry Hawkins0 -
Higgins took 2nd frame with a 138
Then took a 68-0 lead in the 3rd before missing and Hawkins stole it on the black again
John Higgins 1-2 Barry Hawkins0 - Sponsored links:
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A 141 for Higgins makes it 2-2 at the mid session.
A fair scoreline would have been 4-00 -
Hawkins comes out and wins the opening 2 frames including a 130 in the 6th
Higgins 2-4 Hawkins
2 more frames this afternoon0 -
First session over 4-4
Higgins will be the happier as he stole the 7th1 -
Come on Hawkins.1
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MrOneLung said:
Come on Hawkins.
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Personal opinon he has lost his chance.MrOneLung said:Come on Hawkins.
4-2 up with a chance to make it 5-2 missed a red, frame stolen by higgins and then it goes 4-4
Fully expecting higgins to come out and win 9-6 or 9-7 tonight0 -
I haven't been watching it. Darts and football for me today do love a Sunday. 0-0 anyone's from here and im sure Hawkins would have taken 4-4 at the start. Might watch later although higgins can be frustrating to watch sometimes.paulie8290 said:
Personal opinon he has lost his chance.MrOneLung said:Come on Hawkins.
4-2 up with a chance to make it 5-2 missed a red, frame stolen by higgins and then it goes 4-4
Fully expecting higgins to come out and win 9-6 or 9-7 tonight0 -
The best thing about the match so far was O'Sullivan who has done nothing but moan about Selby's game the last few years pay him 2 compliments.johnnybev1987 said:
I haven't been watching it. Darts and football for me today do love a Sunday. 0-0 anyone's from here and im sure Hawkins would have taken 4-4 at the start. Might watch later although higgins can be frustrating to watch sometimes.paulie8290 said:
Personal opinon he has lost his chance.MrOneLung said:Come on Hawkins.
4-2 up with a chance to make it 5-2 missed a red, frame stolen by higgins and then it goes 4-4
Fully expecting higgins to come out and win 9-6 or 9-7 tonight
At 4-3 down Higgins was 58 points up and a safety battle and Ronnie said "this is where it would be great to have Selby in your corner he knows how to close a frame out"
Then about 5 minutes later Ronnie was talking about a doubles tournement he would like to see and said if it was ever done he would have Selby on his team.0 -
For the last few months he has been saying how selby is one of the greats. He certainly does respect him, also heard he would like to be in doubles with him. Selby has alot of haters with fans but he is a class act and knows how to win, You dont win 3 out of last 4 world championships unless you are world class.paulie8290 said:
The best thing about the match so far was O'Sullivan who has done nothing but moan about Selby's game the last few years pay him 2 compliments.johnnybev1987 said:
I haven't been watching it. Darts and football for me today do love a Sunday. 0-0 anyone's from here and im sure Hawkins would have taken 4-4 at the start. Might watch later although higgins can be frustrating to watch sometimes.paulie8290 said:
Personal opinon he has lost his chance.MrOneLung said:Come on Hawkins.
4-2 up with a chance to make it 5-2 missed a red, frame stolen by higgins and then it goes 4-4
Fully expecting higgins to come out and win 9-6 or 9-7 tonight
At 4-3 down Higgins was 58 points up and a safety battle and Ronnie said "this is where it would be great to have Selby in your corner he knows how to close a frame out"
Then about 5 minutes later Ronnie was talking about a doubles tournement he would like to see and said if it was ever done he would have Selby on his team.0 -
Match over
Higgins won the first frame of the evening session.
Hawkins in a great position in the 2nd and lost it higgins now won 4 in a row.
John Higgins 6-40 - Sponsored links:
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Well I never back to back centuries for Hawkins
Mid session interval
John Higgins 6-6 Barry Hawkins1 -
Hawkins in 1st and misses Higgins goes 7-6 ahead0
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Hawkins in first again
Misses pink to the middle and leaves Higgins a good chance to go 2 up with 3 to play which would end hawkins chance0 -
JOHN HIGGINS WELSH OPEN CHAMPION
Welsh Open
Final
John Higgins 9-7 Barry Hawkins0 -
Hawkins should have won the 14th to go 7-7, that was the key. He had a straightforward brown to get on the blue and finished on the wrong side. That's the difference between the very top players like Higgins and the rest.0
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reminder to any interested to watch 424 sky , freesports tv. Pool started at 7 i haven't started watching yet so give it a bash.0
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Didnt really update this for the below reasons.
Tournement started Friday ended today meaning they had loads of tables all the way through.
Most of top 16 pulled out
Crowd levels were rubbish
I expect it will not be played next season.
But anyway
Ryan Day beat Cao Yupeng 4-0 In Gibralter Open Final2 -
Romanian Masters started today non ranking event with 12 of the top 16
Ali Carter 4-0 Mark Williams
Stephen Maguire 4-0 Mark King
Stuart Bingham 4-3 Neil Robertson
Mark Selby is currently 1-0 being to Liang Wenbo looking like 2-0 King
Tomorrow is
John Higgins v Anthony McGill
Barry Hawkins v Ryan Day
Mark Allen v Kyren Wilson
Judd Trump v Luca Brecel1 -
Didn't even realise this was going on until like Tuesday when i saw Mark Williams tweet about getting bashed by Captain Carter. odd one semi strong field but not really heard much about it.0
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1st year this yearjohnnybev1987 said:Didn't even realise this was going on until like Tuesday when i saw Mark Williams tweet about getting bashed by Captain Carter. odd one semi strong field but not really heard much about it.
Romania held the European Masters in 2016 and have been speaking to World Snooker since then about having a Romanian Masters.
Mark Selby lost 4-2 in the end to Liang
So
Carter
Maguire
Bingham
Wenbo
First 4 names through
Ryan Day beat Barry Hawkins 4-2 earlier today and next match is the all Scottish affair between Higgins and McGill1
