by Dan-cat » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Dan-cat wrote:Badsnookerplayer wrote:Alex0paul wrote:Routine win for Trump in the end. Never in doubt
Don't think any serious fans would have backed Ronnie against Trump.
If he'd got that red in the middle and made it 8 all, the momentum was with Ronnie. So I disagree. He almost did to Judd what he did to Selby in the worlds, and Judd is well aware that can happen still at any time.
Indeed. Ronnie was very close to winning. He started the match very poorly but in the end he was finding his form and came very close to beating Judd. That red to the middle was very close and that would have changed everything. A lot of 'serious' fans also said Ronnie would never win the worlds again, especially if he had to play Selby.
A reality check from Holden.
Nothing between them.
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by mantorok » 23 Nov 2020 Read
8-8 would've been interesting, the red was so close.
ROS problem is nowadays he plays well in bursts, but those purple-patches are insanely good and that's why he can still win world titles, unfortunately it also means that 1 or 2-session matches do become an issue if he can't perform those bursts at least once in each session, that's when he falls behind and the pressure starts.
It's just part of his game now, but it's also a reflection of how good he still is when he's on it.
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by The_Abbott » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Ronnie in a nutshell
He wins : Didn't enjoy that, couldn't buy a cue action all week
He loses: I really enjoyed this week, loads of practice put in. Been a good week.
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by rekoons » 23 Nov 2020 Read
The_Abbott wrote:Ronnie in a nutshell
He wins : Didn't enjoy that, couldn't buy a cue action all week
He loses: I really enjoyed this week, loads of practice put in. Been a good week.
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by Andre147 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
mantorok wrote:8-8 would've been interesting, the red was so close.
ROS problem is nowadays he plays well in bursts, but those purple-patches are insanely good and that's why he can still win world titles, unfortunately it also means that 1 or 2-session matches do become an issue if he can't perform those bursts at least once in each session, that's when he falls behind and the pressure starts.
It's just part of his game now, but it's also a reflection of how good he still is when he's on it.
Yeah he was so close to 8-8 and then the decider is a lottery, so to say he had no chance of winning the Final is ridiculous. He almost did to Trump what he done to Selby.
And I think the Worlds favour his state of the game nowaday... he can have a bad session, like he had this year, and still win the match. He had bad sessions v MJW, Selby and Kyren and still won, and yesterday was only 5-3 down.
He still has the game, would be silly to suggest the current world champion hadn't.
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by D4P » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Every time Ronnie loses the NI Open final to Judd, Ronnie goes on to win either the UK or WSC that same season.
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by TheRocket » 23 Nov 2020 Read
I agree that 3 or 4 sessions seem to suit his game more than 2 sessions these days because he tends to have a slow start in a lot of matches. In a 3 or 4 session match you can still turn it around but 2 sessions, especially bo17 is too short.
He also fights till the very end now which wasnt the case in the past. There is no way he would have won the World title in the past the way he did this year and come back from that huge deficite against Williams and Selby.
So thats a good sign but on the other hand a prime O'Sullivan obviously wouldnt go that far behind in matches in the first place and avoid putting himself under pressure to come back.
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by Iranu » 23 Nov 2020 Read
mantorok wrote:8-8 would've been interesting, the red was so close.
ROS problem is nowadays he plays well in bursts, but those purple-patches are insanely good and that's why he can still win world titles, unfortunately it also means that 1 or 2-session matches do become an issue if he can't perform those bursts at least once in each session, that's when he falls behind and the pressure starts.
It's just part of his game now, but it's also a reflection of how good he still is when he's on it.
I’m really not sure I agree that these slow starts are “just a part of his game” now. It’s only 18 months ago he’d won 5 tournaments in a season - I’m not gonna check but I really doubt he started slowly in his matches for all of those.
He hasn’t been in great form the last season for one reason or another, bar the World Championship.
I don’t think he's starting slowly because that’s his game now, I think when he’s in danger he’s raising his game beyond what his form actually is because that’s how strong a competitor he is.
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by D4P » 23 Nov 2020 Read
It's hard to know how much of Ronnie's performances these days can be attributed to him being old vs. how much can be attributed to him not practicing very much. I think he likes to experiment by trying to find the smallest amount of practice time required to still allow him to be sufficiently competitive to enjoy playing.
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by Juddernaut88 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
How about we give Judd Trump some credit for yesterdays victory too :)
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by HappyCamper » 23 Nov 2020 Read
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by Dan-cat » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:How about we give Judd Trump some credit for yesterdays victory too :)
It was clinical and devastating in parts. Absolutely brilliant.
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by Iranu » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:How about we give Judd Trump some credit for yesterdays victory too :)
His final clearance after what Ronnie had done in the previous two frames was really, really excellent. Made it look easy.
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by Prop » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:How about we give Judd Trump some credit for yesterdays victory too :)
He’s flying. Justifiably world number one. And delivered the goods yet again. Relax
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by Ck147 » 23 Nov 2020 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:How about we give Judd Trump some credit for yesterdays victory too :)
He did OK I guess :)
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by Dan-cat » 01 Aug 2021 Read
masterdoctorgenius wrote:
more worrying for trump is that Ronnie has won more TCs in his 40s than Judd has in total.
Very true. Is MDG still about?
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by Running side » 01 Aug 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:masterdoctorgenius wrote:
more worrying for trump is that Ronnie has won more TCs in his 40s than Judd has in total.
Very true. Is MDG still about?
Isn't that whats in Chinese takeaways..
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by SnookerFan » 03 Aug 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:masterdoctorgenius wrote:
more worrying for trump is that Ronnie has won more TCs in his 40s than Judd has in total.
Very true. Is MDG still about?
He's waiting for Ronnie to win another trophy, so he can point out how marmite he is.
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by Juddernaut88 » 05 Aug 2021 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Dan-cat wrote:masterdoctorgenius wrote:
more worrying for trump is that Ronnie has won more TCs in his 40s than Judd has in total.
Very true. Is MDG still about?
He's waiting for Ronnie to win another trophy, so he can point out how marmite he is.
There's no guarantee Ronnie will win another a trophy again.
Of course you can never rule him out but last season was unexpected him not winning anything and I wouldn't at all be surprised if it continues this season.
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by Dan-cat » 06 Aug 2021 Read
The man made 5 finals and a couple of those he lost by the odd ball. Just as the previous year, he won a couple of tournaments by the odd ball, and we all said he'd had a great season (see: World Champs)
Everytime I think he's done he comes back.
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by Prop » 06 Aug 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:The man made 5 finals and a couple of those he lost by the odd ball. Just as the previous year, he won a couple of tournaments by the odd ball, and we all said he'd had a great season (see: World Champs)
Everytime I think he's done he comes back.
Wasn’t it six?
But yeah, I agree. It’s becoming a bit of a cliché, but he’ll keep playing as long as he wants it. And as long as he wants it, he’s capable of winning titles.
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by Dan-cat » 06 Aug 2021 Read
He'll always be the dangerman. Six?! I lost count.
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by Prop » 06 Aug 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:He'll always be the dangerman. Six?! I lost count.
I could be wrong. Maybe it was five ranking finals and one invitational. I’ve kind of lost track as well
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by Juddernaut88 » 06 Aug 2021 Read
It was 5 finals he lost.
Northern Ireland Open
Scottish Open
Welsh Open
Players Championship
Tour Championship
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by Prop » 06 Aug 2021 Read
Juddernaut88 wrote:It was 5 finals he lost.
Northern Ireland Open
Scottish Open
Welsh Open
Players Championship
Tour Championship
I stand corrected
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