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Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby Snooker Overdrive

Andre147 wrote:
Snooker Overdrive wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:Sullivan doesn't look in great form mentally.


Still he says he wants to carry on playing snooker until he's 50


And I'm 100% sure he will.Despite everything he says, Snooker's in his blood, he loves the game too much to quit.


Yeah, he's definitely more Steve Davis than Steven Hendry in that regard...

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby TheRocket

Snooker Overdrive wrote:What was the bigger choke: Liang today or Fu in the UK?


Liang definitely. He was in absolutely prime position on three or four occasions and still messed it up. The final black was just the climax of all that.

Fu on the other side was unlucky because of a huge kick (I think he'd have won that match had that not happen) and then the green with the rest which obviously was a choke.

But as I said. Wenbo is known for choking. Did it in the English Open as well. Trump just choked as much as he did.

I just had this feeling like Hendry apparently had that he won't manage to get over the line and he didn't.

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby Andre147

With Robbo not playing great atm and Carter being Ronnie's bunny, Ron should really reach the Semis, where things could get harder if he faces Trump or Higgins for instance...

And we've seen it a few times too... a player is a few balls away (or in this case one ball away) from losing the tournament, he wins that match and ends up winning the whole thing... Same thing happened with Perry here in 2009.

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby Wildey

Cloud Strife wrote:
Wildey wrote:that black was unbelievable. ive watched snooker religiously since about 1981 and that miss was top of my list of missed match ball.


Nah, Hendo's black ball miss in the 98 final was worse.

ok try and pot both black balls and then tell me which was easy.

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby Andre147

Cloud Strife wrote:
Wildey wrote:that black was unbelievable. ive watched snooker religiously since about 1981 and that miss was top of my list of missed match ball.


Nah, Hendo's black ball miss in the 98 final was worse.


Hendry's wasn't as easy as it looked, but maybe you're right... Liang chokcked badly here has to be said, a trend of his in his whole career.

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby Andre147

Snooker Overdrive wrote:
Cloud Strife wrote:
Wildey wrote:that black was unbelievable. ive watched snooker religiously since about 1981 and that miss was top of my list of missed match ball.


Nah, Hendo's black ball miss in the 98 final was worse.


Mathew Stevens against John Higgins at the Worlds 2004 also springs to mind...


Hum... dont know about that one... doesnt surprise me Stevens is in there though.

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby Pink Ball

Snooker Overdrive wrote:
Cloud Strife wrote:
Wildey wrote:that black was unbelievable. ive watched snooker religiously since about 1981 and that miss was top of my list of missed match ball.


Nah, Hendo's black ball miss in the 98 final was worse.


Mathew Stevens against John Higgins at the Worlds 2004 also springs to mind...

Stevens didn't play Higgins at the Worlds in 04

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby PLtheRef

Pink Ball wrote:
Snooker Overdrive wrote:
Cloud Strife wrote:
Wildey wrote:that black was unbelievable. ive watched snooker religiously since about 1981 and that miss was top of my list of missed match ball.


Nah, Hendo's black ball miss in the 98 final was worse.


Mathew Stevens against John Higgins at the Worlds 2004 also springs to mind...

Stevens didn't play Higgins at the Worlds in 04


2008 maybe? Though he lost with a good deal of comfort 10-5.

2001 might be the one he's meaning. Higgins defeated Stevens 17-15 in a last frame which lasted an hour

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby SnookerFan

TheRocket wrote:
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Sorry I meant Ryan Day


Stevens, Day. Doesnt make any difference anyway. Its like the same guy.


Stevens won the UK Championship.

Stevens won The Masters.

Stevens is a Crucinle finalist.

Day, erm.....

Shangai Masters final. :D

Re: Dafabet Masters Round 1 :Ronnie O'Sullivan v Liang Wenbo

Postby PoolBoy

Liang only missed that ball because he was playing Ronnie at the Masters!
If it had been a non-televised qualifier against Joe Swail, he WOULD have potted it!

It makes an utter farce of the argument that players 'raise' their game against Ronnie! On the contrary, the majority of lower ranked players under-perform against him.

I've no idea why Liang bottled that black - Ronnie is a pale-shadow of his former self.