by Pink Ball » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Who's the most improved player of all time? Barry Hawkins or Stuart Bingham? I would never have thought either would be major contenders but both have had very good careers.
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by Iranu » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Chalk McHugh wrote:Eurosport lads could ditch this time-filling nonsense.
It's better when they recreate actual shots, rather than bungling trick shots that are actually set up to work perfectly.
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by Cloud Strife » 04 Mar 2018 Read
I think we're in danger of overdoing this 'Ronnie loves Higgins' gag.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Chalk McHugh wrote:Eurosport lads could ditch this time-filling nonsense.
Yeah, stopped being funny a while back.
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by Chalk McHugh » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Pink Ball wrote:Who's the most improved player of all time? Barry Hawkins or Stuart Bingham? I would never have thought either would be major contenders but both have had very good careers.
Has to be Bingo. World Champion. Doesn't get any better than that. Nicer to watch too. Lovely cueing style.
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by Andre147 » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Pink Ball wrote:Who's the most improved player of all time? Barry Hawkins or Stuart Bingham? I would never have thought either would be major contenders but both have had very good careers.
Bingham gets the nod.
Aside from being World Champ, plus Hawkins had reached semis of rankers before and was more of an accomplished player than Bingham.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Chalk McHugh wrote:Pink Ball wrote:Who's the most improved player of all time? Barry Hawkins or Stuart Bingham? I would never have thought either would be major contenders but both have had very good careers.
Has to be Bingo. World Champion. Doesn't get any better than that. Nicer to watch too. Lovely cueing style.
Seconded.
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by Andre147 » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:I think we're in danger of overdoing this 'Ronnie loves Higgins' gag.
Ronnie's fault for comparing Higgins with God all the time.
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by Iranu » 04 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Chalk McHugh wrote:Pink Ball wrote:Who's the most improved player of all time? Barry Hawkins or Stuart Bingham? I would never have thought either would be major contenders but both have had very good careers.
Has to be Bingo. World Champion. Doesn't get any better than that. Nicer to watch too. Lovely cueing style.
Seconded.
Sounds stupid but Selby must be up there, surely?
Or does he get discounted because of how young he was when he improved? It's been fairly drastic though.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:I think we're in danger of overdoing this 'Ronnie loves Higgins' gag.
It'd stopped being funny yesterday morning.
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by Andre147 » 04 Mar 2018 Read
This might be just like the Scottish Open final 2 years ago...
Higgins started superb with 3 centuries yet Fu managed to get a lead and never looked back.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Andre147 wrote:This might be just like the Scottish Open final 2 years ago...
Higgins started superb with 3 centuries yet Fu managed to get a lead and never looked back.
Yes. Higgins was looking good at 3-0 up here.
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by Andre147 » 04 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Andre147 wrote:This might be just like the Scottish Open final 2 years ago...
Higgins started superb with 3 centuries yet Fu managed to get a lead and never looked back.
Yes. Higgins was looking good at 3-0 up here.
I said "might"
It's not like that but could be similar.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Put some music on. Makes me focus more.
Before I was playing with my phone, and checking the screen when the commentary said something or reacted.
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by Chalk McHugh » 04 Mar 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Put some music on. Makes me focus more.
Before I was playing with my phone, and checking the screen when the commentary said something or reacted.
Chas n Dave?
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by Andre147 » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Ronnie says Higgins must feel like Ronnie when he lost in the last 16 of the 2016 Worlds.
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by Andre147 » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Hawkins with a highest break of 36 leads 3-2.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Turned the music off.
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by Cloud Strife » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Andre147 wrote:Ronnie says Higgins must feel like Ronnie when he lost in the last 16 of the 2016 Worlds.
Hawkins played about 10 times better in that match than he is doing today.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Clean pot by Barry.
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by eraserhead » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Know it happens to everyone occasionally, but see that red pop up past the blue on John Higgins break a lot.
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by Iranu » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:Andre147 wrote:Ronnie says Higgins must feel like Ronnie when he lost in the last 16 of the 2016 Worlds.
Hawkins played about 10 times better in that match than he is doing today.
John's safety has been 10x better than Ronnie's as well.
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by Andre147 » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Iranu wrote:Cloud Strife wrote:Andre147 wrote:Ronnie says Higgins must feel like Ronnie when he lost in the last 16 of the 2016 Worlds.
Hawkins played about 10 times better in that match than he is doing today.
John's safety has been 10x better than Ronnie's as well.
Very true.
Ronnie kept hitting the bump of the middle pocket all the time.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Iranu wrote:Cloud Strife wrote:Andre147 wrote:Ronnie says Higgins must feel like Ronnie when he lost in the last 16 of the 2016 Worlds.
Hawkins played about 10 times better in that match than he is doing today.
John's safety has been 10x better than Ronnie's as well.
DECLINE!
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by Chalk McHugh » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Good snooker Barry. At worst will be 4-4 going into tonight. Sweet.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
Hawkins finally turning up.
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by SnookerFan » 04 Mar 2018 Read
I didn't see this coming. 4-2 Barry.
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