seriously you like Selby?! na, i know you do, why though is beyond me. the same man who when his so called team were winning the league he was playing snooker. priorities i guess.
na, Selby was beaten today by the better player. Selby was no where near his best that we have seen him. He was deservedly beaten.
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I never once said he wasnt, the first 5 frames Selby was well out of form, he came into it abit in the last 3 but it was to late.
My point was you said it was a great shot knthe black to win when in fact it was one of the biggest flukes of the season, massively miss hit the safety and it went into the middle pocket
Thanks for the heads up on that. I was vaguely following the seniors event but unaware Cliff was in it never mind it being his last tournament. Cliff is a true legend and an integral part of the game in its heyday. He’s a proper character too of course. Most notable was his world championship win and the 147 in the world champs with Big Bill looking on. I only saw him play once in the 1981 semi-final of the Masters at Wembley. He led Alex Higgins 5-1. Higgins went on to win 6-5. The atmosphere was incredible. Thorburn played a major part in establishing snooker as a mainstream televised sport.
On another note, i haven't been following the seniors. But there has been champions league snooker back this week, i have half looked at results but its on freesports if anyone wanted to tune in.
thankfully saw the final frame. that period of play with the black in the corner was brilliant. watched all of the second semi final. Not as dramatic but had quality and again went to the final frame. Crowd were a bit ott but it did add to the tension. (no pitch table invasion so not too bad)
well after some great matches and close ties it was a bit of a let down for the final. Hawkins was out of sorts, missing blacks off the spot etc and Robertson was able to find another gear in the evening session.
Have been watching the German Masters all week...can't believe Eurosports didn't show the afternoon session of the final! Zhao is the most attacking, exciting player since Ronnie! He has a big future ahead of him. Had a bet on him to win the tournament at 7-2 - am expecting a win with him 8-0 up after the afternoon session!
So Zhao Xintong wins 9-0 against his friend..Yan Bingtao! Short evening session - but such an exciting prospect...
He's incredible after the UK last month and now the German Masters, got to be alot of money going on him going into the Worlds.
Ridiculous result, i only saw some highlights after. Such a shame Eurosport didn't cover it.
Said it before and will say it again.
Eurosport player is such value for money for any snooker fan
I watched all the final.
They have every pretty much every event on their(apart from itv events) and even outer tables.
They have qualifications, like right now I'm watching Turkish masters Qualifying(no commentary but I actually prefer that)
And they have it all add free so you get to see what is said between players in between frames at times which can be fun.
Unfortunately I couldn't afford it last year thankfully it was bought for me for a birthday present lol.
But it was 4.99 a month or 39.99 for the year, I see it has gone up now They have incorporated with discovery + but they are doing a special for the first year 29.99 for the year.
You can get Eurosport player on most tvs or on a Playstation as well so shouldn't be a issue on where to download the app.
As I say it's definitely value for money for any snooker fan
Yeah i get that, i have Eurosport on TV, so dont sign up as most are covered at the main stages. I know what you mean, but also half the ones you cant are on betting sites so just feels pointless buying the eurosport app, i know i shouldn't be complaining but its like Tennis on Amazon, i have access to this just i never really follow it as its not on the mainstream anymore.
I have been watching a bit of the champions league on freesports this week, Ronnie needs to win his last game and was sitting bottom before the last match. Fairly busy both work and outside of work, but i do try to keep on in the background if i can.
Zhao is probably the most exciting prospect since O'Sullivan. It will be interesting to see how he copes with being put through the wringer against someone like Selby.
World Championship qualifiers next week to look forward to, in particular judgement day which FB goes live covering alot of the games is pretty fun to watch.
Currently Tour Championship on ITV4, only 8 players but races to 10 (probably a good warm up for the worlds). Higgins beat Xinton 10-9 Robertson beat Allen 10-6 (was 7-1 up before going back to 8-6) Arguably Robbo is the man to beat with only 8 losses all season, but still the two table set up has kind of haunted him since his previous title.
Ronnie 5-3 up and resumes later. Tomorrow you have Brecel v Higgins
Also honourable mention to Milkins who becomes the latest to join the ranking winners circle, has always had the talent but lovely to see him win in last weeks Gibraltar open. Although there was alot of controversy pre tournament, with alot of players withdrawing.
@paulie8290 back for the worlds preview? Hope you are doing well regardless.
Luca Brecel won 10-6 last night against Judd Trump, i didn't watch much bar the beginning of the match so no summary.
Today we have Robertson v Ronnie, could be a cracker! Still a race to 10
I watched a bit. Trump was pretty poor but I thought Brecel was going to blow it. Especially at 8-3 when he played the Ebdon shot (deliberate miscue) to trickle behind the blue and didn't reach. Lost the frame. Trump won the next two as well.
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seriously you like Selby?! na, i know you do, why though is beyond me.
the same man who when his so called team were winning the league he was playing snooker. priorities i guess.
100%
I never once said he wasnt, the first 5 frames Selby was well out of form, he came into it abit in the last 3 but it was to late.
My point was you said it was a great shot knthe black to win when in fact it was one of the biggest flukes of the season, massively miss hit the safety and it went into the middle pocket
Anyway you got your bite, congratulations 🤣🤣
Cliff Thornburn is about to play possibly his last ever match on BBC Red Button now.
He said this week and the UK Seniors is his last tournament.
Cliff is a true legend and an integral part of the game in its heyday.
He’s a proper character too of course. Most notable was his world championship win and the 147 in the world champs with Big Bill looking on.
I only saw him play once in the 1981 semi-final of the Masters at Wembley. He led Alex Higgins 5-1. Higgins went on to win 6-5. The atmosphere was incredible.
Thorburn played a major part in establishing snooker as a mainstream televised sport.
Yeah was absolute quality. If anyone hasn't seen it I highly recommend watching the final frame
watched all of the second semi final. Not as dramatic but had quality and again went to the final frame. Crowd were a bit ott but it did add to the tension. (no pitch table invasion so not too bad)
frame each so far between Hawkins and Robertson.
Hawkins was out of sorts, missing blacks off the spot etc and Robertson was able to find another gear in the evening session.
Ridiculous result, i only saw some highlights after. Such a shame Eurosport didn't cover it.
Eurosport player is such value for money for any snooker fan
I watched all the final.
They have every pretty much every event on their(apart from itv events) and even outer tables.
They have qualifications, like right now I'm watching Turkish masters Qualifying(no commentary but I actually prefer that)
And they have it all add free so you get to see what is said between players in between frames at times which can be fun.
Unfortunately I couldn't afford it last year thankfully it was bought for me for a birthday present lol.
But it was 4.99 a month or 39.99 for the year, I see it has gone up now They have incorporated with discovery + but they are doing a special for the first year 29.99 for the year.
You can get Eurosport player on most tvs or on a Playstation as well so shouldn't be a issue on where to download the app.
As I say it's definitely value for money for any snooker fan
I have been watching a bit of the champions league on freesports this week, Ronnie needs to win his last game and was sitting bottom before the last match. Fairly busy both work and outside of work, but i do try to keep on in the background if i can.
World Championship qualifiers next week to look forward to, in particular judgement day which FB goes live covering alot of the games is pretty fun to watch.
Currently Tour Championship on ITV4, only 8 players but races to 10 (probably a good warm up for the worlds).
Higgins beat Xinton 10-9
Robertson beat Allen 10-6 (was 7-1 up before going back to 8-6) Arguably Robbo is the man to beat with only 8 losses all season, but still the two table set up has kind of haunted him since his previous title.
Ronnie 5-3 up and resumes later.
Tomorrow you have Brecel v Higgins
Also honourable mention to Milkins who becomes the latest to join the ranking winners circle, has always had the talent but lovely to see him win in last weeks Gibraltar open. Although there was alot of controversy pre tournament, with alot of players withdrawing.
@paulie8290 back for the worlds preview? Hope you are doing well regardless.
Trump v Brecel at 1 on Itv4
Today we have Robertson v Ronnie, could be a cracker! Still a race to 10