by rekoons » 16 Sep 2019 Read
Johnny Bravo wrote:It's very good looking for a runners-up trophy. In fact it looks a million times better than the HIDEOUS black rock trophy the Welsh Open had.
I don't think it's that ugly at all.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 16 Sep 2019 Read
SnookerFan wrote:What the hell is that runners up trophy?
It's a gold disc of 'I am a Clown'
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by SnookerFan » 16 Sep 2019 Read
Johnny Bravo wrote:Ash147 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:What the hell is that runners up trophy?
Some sort of plate.
It's very good looking for a runners-up trophy. In fact it looks a million times better than the HIDEOUS black rock trophy the Welsh Open had.
I liked the Welsh Open slate.
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by Ash147 » 16 Sep 2019 Read
I preferred the Welsh Open slate to the one they have now. I'm not a fan of the glass trophies.
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by Andre147 » 16 Sep 2019 Read
Ash147 wrote:I preferred the Welsh Open slate to the one they have now. I'm not a fan of the glass trophies.
The only good glass trophy is the Masters one.
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by Ash147 » 16 Sep 2019 Read
Andre147 wrote:Ash147 wrote:I preferred the Welsh Open slate to the one they have now. I'm not a fan of the glass trophies.
The only good glass trophy is the Masters one.
Absolutely.
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by SnookerFan » 16 Sep 2019 Read
This was the worst trophy ever.
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by Ash147 » 16 Sep 2019 Read
SnookerFan wrote:This was the worst trophy ever.
It looks like something my mum would make in pottery class.
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by SnookerFan » 16 Sep 2019 Read
Ash147 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:This was the worst trophy ever.
It looks like something my mum would make in pottery class.
Maybe she did, and donated it to World Snooker?
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by Ash147 » 16 Sep 2019 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Ash147 wrote:SnookerFan wrote:This was the worst trophy ever.
It looks like something my mum would make in pottery class.
Maybe she did, and donated it to World Snooker?
She probably sold it to Hearn for a fiver, he does like a bargain.
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by Andre147 » 16 Sep 2019 Read
That's by far the worst trophy ever.
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by vodkadiet1 » 16 Sep 2019 Read
Congratulations to O'Sullivan on winning another Mickey Mouse event.
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by Andre147 » 16 Sep 2019 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Congratulations to O'Sullivan on winning another Mickey Mouse event.
Of course.
Every player should skip every tournament in the season and only play the World Championships.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 17 Sep 2019 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Congratulations to O'Sullivan on winning another Mickey Mouse event.
Bit harsh VD but he does seem to specialise in lesser tournaments these days. I did not see the final of this tournament so cannot comment on the quality or lack of.
Not to say he could not win major events of course - I am sure there will be more meaningful victories to come in the future.
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by vodkadiet1 » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Congratulations to O'Sullivan on winning another Mickey Mouse event.
Bit harsh VD but he does seem to specialise in lesser tournaments these days. I did not see the final of this tournament so cannot comment on the quality or lack of.
Not to say he could not win major events of course - I am sure there will be more meaningful victories to come in the future.
I saw some of it on youtube this evening and it was mainly Murphy throwing away frames as he usually does against O'Sullivan. O'Sullivan's greatest asset these days is that quite a few players just cannot seem to produce anything decent against him. A standard just above average would be enough to account for O'Sullivan. He won't get away with this mediocrity for much longer.
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by Andre147 » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Congratulations to O'Sullivan on winning another Mickey Mouse event.
Bit harsh VD but he does seem to specialise in lesser tournaments these days. I did not see the final of this tournament so cannot comment on the quality or lack of.
Not to say he could not win major events of course - I am sure there will be more meaningful victories to come in the future.
You surely must be joking right?
Specialise in lesser tournaments? Ronnie is winning pretty much every big event bar the World Champs, namely UK, Masters, and Players and Tour Champs, this last one of the biggest ever and with the longest frame format apart from the World Champs.
I certainly wouldnt call these tournaments lesser events.
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by Cloud Strife » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Don't rise to the bait, Andre.
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by Andre147 » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:Don't rise to the bait, Andre.
Yes good option, but sometimes its hard. I know some people do it on purpose.
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by SnookerFan » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Congratulations to O'Sullivan on winning another Mickey Mouse event.
Bit harsh VD but he does seem to specialise in lesser tournaments these days. I did not see the final of this tournament so cannot comment on the quality or lack of.
Not to say he could not win major events of course - I am sure there will be more meaningful victories to come in the future.
Yeah, like the UK Championship.
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by SnookerFan » 17 Sep 2019 Read
I often find Ronnie's off table antics annoying and childish as well, but to pretend that makes him a lesser player is childish also.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Andre147 wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Congratulations to O'Sullivan on winning another Mickey Mouse event.
Bit harsh VD but he does seem to specialise in lesser tournaments these days. I did not see the final of this tournament so cannot comment on the quality or lack of.
Not to say he could not win major events of course - I am sure there will be more meaningful victories to come in the future.
You surely must be joking right?
Specialise in lesser tournaments? Ronnie is winning pretty much every big event bar the World Champs, namely UK, Masters, and Players and Tour Champs, this last one of the biggest ever and with the longest frame format apart from the World Champs.
I certainly wouldnt call these tournaments lesser events.
Well - I should have specified ranking, but you can't say somebody wins pretty much all the big events bar the World Champs (and I presume you meant Masters). They are the two biggest events.
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by Holden Chinaski » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Ronnie has won more Triple Crown titles than any other player in history. He's 43 years old and his B-game is still good enough to beat the top players. What a bum.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 17 Sep 2019 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I often find Ronnie's off table antics annoying and childish as well, but to pretend that makes him a lesser player is childish also.
Yeah - it was a bit of a dig I suppose.
I do think he is overdue a WC or Masters win to stay at the top table, but to be clear I don't think he is a lesser player. Trump has the future in his hands atm, but there is life in ROS yet.
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by SnookerFan » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:SnookerFan wrote:I often find Ronnie's off table antics annoying and childish as well, but to pretend that makes him a lesser player is childish also.
Yeah - it was a bit of a dig I suppose.
I do think he is overdue a WC or Masters win to stay at the top table, but to be clear I don't think he is a lesser player. Trump has the future in his hands atm, but there is life in ROS yet.
I mean, he is 43 and will stop winning stuff at some point. That's just inevitable. Nobody is debating Judd has a bright future ahead of him, as well.
I know a lot of people on here have written off his Crucible chances now. I haven't, per se. In that I think he can still win it, but it depends if he has the motivation. That's what I think may be lacking, not his ability to win it.
Personally, I think Ronnie could still be winning titles in his early 50s if he wanted to. But again, it depends on his desire.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 17 Sep 2019 Read
On a serious note, there is of course no reason why he can't win another WC.
His confidence must have been knocked after the WC but this win will be the perfect antidote. He is very likely to win more rankers this season.
I think the coming season (at the top end) will pivot on Judd's consistency and Neil's return to form - if it is not a false dawn.
Selby looks beat atm.
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by SnookerFan » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Well, he's beaten Robertson already this season.
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by Badsnookerplayer » 17 Sep 2019 Read
He did, but there were exceptional circumstances in that match
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by SnookerFan » 17 Sep 2019 Read
Badsnookerplayer wrote:He did, but there were exceptional circumstances in that match
I didn't actually see the second session.
How did Robertson's tip break affect him?
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