OMG What a double to take on by Maguire and what a time to do it
Shot of the tournament by far
Lol behave Paulie
Really?
Final frame decider, it wasnt a natural double he had to make the angle and if he missed the colours were on their spots and Williams would have won frame and match.
Cant think of a better shot in those circumstances
OMG What a double to take on by Maguire and what a time to do it
Shot of the tournament by far
Lol behave Paulie
Really?
Final frame decider, it wasnt a natural double he had to make the angle and if he missed the colours were on their spots and Williams would have won frame and match.
Cant think of a better shot in those circumstances
Was a great shot undoubtedly mate.
However, the balls were pretty much in line with the pink spot so it's a natural half ball double.
Was also played with an element of safety in mind, the red up towards baulk and the white by the black.
Don't get me wrong, fantastic shot, but he would have backed himself there.
Stunning performance by Maguire though after the interval - he was all over the place beforehand.
Can finally do my update as the epic last 16 match between Ford and Ning is finally over, funny that the epic match which lasted over 5 hours was being reffed by Leo Scullion after the issues last night
Can finally do my update as the epic last 16 match between Ford and Ning is finally over, funny that the epic match which lasted over 5 hours was being reffed by Leo Scullion after the issues last night
I heard about that. The ref should not be telling players how to play.
Can finally do my update as the epic last 16 match between Ford and Ning is finally over, funny that the epic match which lasted over 5 hours was being reffed by Leo Scullion after the issues last night
I heard about that. The ref should not be telling players how to play.
The first 4 frames took 110 minutes so at the interval they were asked to play more attacking(which sounds bad I know but other top players have come out and said that this happen often when refs see players are getting bogged down and not playing how they can normally play) then at frame 6 they had a discussion and was asked to speed up as both had AST over 30 seconds(refs can tell a player/players to speed up its there discretion if they do this)
Jesus that took a while to write up, I fucking hope you appreciate it haha
Blimey that just looks long: First quarter: Ronnie 2nd:Trump - Ronnie will get you next time! 3rd:Selby 4th: Robertson/ Allen looks fairly straight forward for the main faves, but as you know its very unlikely the top 4 seeds in each section will go through.
I'm about a day behind to others as I'm watching the highlights on in the evening.
You could tell even the players were bored in that match between Ning and Ford. Ning kept turning to watch what Mark Allen was doing on the other table, and Allen was doing fine... last two frames were great to watch. always love it when you see a player so focused and in rhythm that they whizz round the table to pot their next shot.
Gotta say I disageee, its not just Ning and Ford so dont think they did it because they were bored, there are a number of players who always look at the next table.
Mark Williams is a big one, he spends more time looking at the other table than his own, add to that Allen does it as well as a few others.
On a 2 table set up its a distraction, Williams has said before, if he misses why would he want to watch the player he is against potting balls that should be his, he would rather look at the other game and try to forget his mistake
yeah I know players do the same and even I've done it in the past, I was just making a slight joke about Ning being bored (which he may well have been) and it was seeing his face in the background looking across longingly that caught my attention to it.
O'Donnell may stand a chance today if he pots balls(he has missed a few golde chances ready)
Ronnie doesnt seem to be there, seems to be distracted by things in the crowd that are not distracting the other 3 players he has already spoke to the ref, he seems to be getting frustated at bad shots and in general looks like he wants to be elsewhere.
If he was playing a Trump or Selby today, I would fully expect them to win, unfortunatly Martin isnt taking his chances
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Ronnie through 6-1, could have been a bigger test but will take that
1 more frame and Selby holds onto his world number 1 slot
What a double to take on by Maguire and what a time to do it
Shot of the tournament by far
Final frame decider, it wasnt a natural double he had to make the angle and if he missed the colours were on their spots and Williams would have won frame and match.
Cant think of a better shot in those circumstances
However, the balls were pretty much in line with the pink spot so it's a natural half ball double.
Was also played with an element of safety in mind, the red up towards baulk and the white by the black.
Don't get me wrong, fantastic shot, but he would have backed himself there.
Stunning performance by Maguire though after the interval - he was all over the place beforehand.
8 red 8 blacks
Red in a good position apart from 1
Last 16
Results
Stephen Maguire 6-5 Mark Williams
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 Jack Lisowski
Mark Allen 6-5 Neil Robertson
Tom Ford 6-5 Lu Ning
The first 4 frames took 110 minutes so at the interval they were asked to play more attacking(which sounds bad I know but other top players have come out and said that this happen often when refs see players are getting bogged down and not playing how they can normally play) then at frame 6 they had a discussion and was asked to speed up as both had AST over 30 seconds(refs can tell a player/players to speed up its there discretion if they do this)
A few others spoke.about it during commentry today also saying what Leo done was correct
But Mark Allen finished his match yesterday (8 frames and a interval)before Jones and Akani got to the interval which is crazy
Last 16
Results
Martin O'Donnell 6-4 Ding Junhui
Joe Perry 6-4 Judd Trump
Stuart Bingham 6-2 Akani Sonsermsawad
Kyren Wilson 6-4 Barry Hawkins
Quarter Finals
Ronnie O'Sullivan(3) v Martin O'Donnell(59)
Joe Perry(21) v Tom Ford(36)
Stuart Bingham(14) v Kyren Wilson(11)
Mark Allen(7) v Stephen Maguire(15)
You could tell even the players were bored in that match between Ning and Ford. Ning kept turning to watch what Mark Allen was doing on the other table, and Allen was doing fine... last two frames were great to watch. always love it when you see a player so focused and in rhythm that they whizz round the table to pot their next shot.
Mark Williams is a big one, he spends more time looking at the other table than his own, add to that Allen does it as well as a few others.
On a 2 table set up its a distraction, Williams has said before, if he misses why would he want to watch the player he is against potting balls that should be his, he would rather look at the other game and try to forget his mistake
Ronnie doesnt seem to be there, seems to be distracted by things in the crowd that are not distracting the other 3 players he has already spoke to the ref, he seems to be getting frustated at bad shots and in general looks like he wants to be elsewhere.
If he was playing a Trump or Selby today, I would fully expect them to win, unfortunatly Martin isnt taking his chances
2 games had 7 out of a possible 11
1 game gad 8 out of a possible 11
1 game still playing but Allen is 5-1 ahead
Quarter Final
Results
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 Martin O'Donnell
Tom Ford 6-2 Joe Perry
Stuart Bingham 6-1 Kyren Wilson
Mark Allen 6-1 Stephen Maguire
Semi Final
Ronnie O'Sullivan(3) v Tom Ford(36)
Stuart Bingham(14) v Mark Allen(7)
Semi Final
Results
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-1 Tom Ford
Mark Allen 6-5 Stuart Bingham
Final
Ronnie O'Sullivan (3) v Mark Allen (7)