Snooker Thread

[Letters]

:lol: He's such a tease! What a final :bow:

[LDG]

Ronnie up against the first ever amateur at the worlds.

This kid is very good.

Snooker :bow:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronnie loses to that amateur!

:blink:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Trump v Higgins in the final. :popcorn:

[LDG]

Trump was sensational.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Tremendous.

[LDG]

Willie Thorne has Leukaemia :(

[Letters]

Oh :(

He can't be that old. 60s, maybe?

Loved that generation of players.

[Mac76]

born 4 March 1954

(there's this thing called 'wikipedia'... ;) )

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Willie Thorne. :(

World Championship postponed.

[LDG]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/53076861

Willie has passed away :(

[Letters]

:rose:

[Letters]

Ronnie :bow:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/snooker/53717609

:lol:

[Xhaka Can’t]

He came through at a tough time when the game was still extensively played.

There are far fewer venues, much less interest and subsequently lower rates of participation at a lower level.

It may sound arrogant, but he is not wrong.

[Mac76]

Great interview :lol:

Young players :pal:

Snooker fans :pal:

Interviewer :pal:

[Xhaka Can’t]

It is a great interview.

It is telling how thrown the interviewer is when he doesn’t get the stock responses he was expecting.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ronnie leads 6-2 after the first session in the final against Wilson.

There are fans watching there, live. :faint:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One frame remaining of the session. Ronnie is only two away from winning. :lol:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

One away now.

[Letters]

Ronnie :bow:

[Mac76]

O'sullivan winning the snooker, hamilton winning F1, arsenal winning fa cup, citeh out of CL, spuds win nothing, what a predictable set of results this year :lol:

[Letters]

Looks like he's going to wrap this up pretty quickly.
He is the GOAT, tbh

[Letters]

What a clearance* :bow:

Ronnie

*yes, I know he missed the black. I sense he almost did it deliberately, he's such a contrarian!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

What a clearance* :bow:

Ronnie

*yes, I know he missed the black. I sense he almost did it deliberately, he's such a contrarian!

Not as good as this one

https://img.yqqlm.com/index/index/getInterUrl?uicrIvZQ=0b351e8ef6dfd07011f7136ce3d3a 4a9

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Sixth title. :bow:

[Letters]

Not as good as this one

https://img.yqqlm.com/index/index/getInterUrl?uicrIvZQ=0b351e8ef6dfd07011f7136ce3d3a 4a9

:haha:

Mean, but hilarious.

[Letters]

Sixth title. :bow:

Think they said this also puts him one ahead of Hendry in terms of ranking titles too.
Honestly think that if he'd bothered more and had the discipline of Hendry or Davis he could have won a lot more.

[Mac76]

Think they said this also puts him one ahead of Hendry in terms of ranking titles too.
Honestly think that if he'd bothered more and had the discipline of Hendry or Davis he could have won a lot more.

Well done i was trying to remember hemdry's name earlier bit couldn't

Mind you i can remember Ray Reardon :oldboy:

[Letters]

Selby 14 - Murphy 11, going into the final session.

Hard to se beyond Selby. Murphy has done well to stay in it but every time he starts to get a foothold Selby comes back at him.

[Mac76]

Been a long time since i watched the snooker - do the audience still all wear pringle jumpers?

[Letters]

:lol:

They’re all wearing masks. No distancing, interestingly.
It’s nice to see a crowd at a sporting event.
I haven’t watched any snooker for ages either but I do enjoy it when I watch.
Haven’t been following the championships but thought I’d keep an eye on the final and have watched quite a lot today.

[Letters]

About to be 16-12.
Murphy :rose:

[Letters]

17-13
Now just about to go 17-14.
Murphy hanging in there but Selby still favourite.

[Letters]

About to go 17-15 :popcorn:.
Great effort from Murphy. Still wouldn't bet against Selby but great effort from Murphy.

[Letters]

Selby wins 18-15

Good last frame. Both players had chances to win it, Murphy missed a tricky red along the cushion, left it over the pocket and that let Selby in to clear up.

Good match. Well done Murphy, hung in there well

Selby :bow: 4 World Titles.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Ronnie dropped the Ashes!

[Letters]

I was at the first game of this tournament, my annual snooker date with a friend.
It was good to be back.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Seventh world title for Ronnie. :bow:

World Championship just ended.

[Letters]

GOAT, tbh, imo, bbq

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Looks like Selby will make it 14-16 in the final against Brecel!

Selby had a 147 in yesterday's session - first time in the final. :wacko:

[McNamara That Ghost...]

End of break for Selby.

Me. :haha:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Can't see past Selby coming back and winning this. Has that stalker horse, Terminator feel. Brecel starting to make more mistakes, and Selby is capitalising on them.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Ah there it is, 14-16 now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Can't see past Selby coming back and winning this. Has that stalker horse, Terminator feel. Brecel starting to make more mistakes, and Selby is capitalising on them.

Yeah Brecel is fluffing everything coming his way now.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Looking like Selby with have this one also.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

15-16 now. :popcorn:

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Brecel hands Selby the break, Selby hands it straight back :popcorn:

Brecel pots his first ball for about 40 years

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brecel pots his first one in 55 minutes!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

And finally wins that frame.

1 to go.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Come on you idiot.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Selby may have fucked it.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brecel has to take this.

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

His to lose now. Reds are set up nicely.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Brecel wins it!!! :bow:

Best Belgian in history.

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Century break to win it!

[Shaqiri Is Boss]

Thought he'd fucked it, but not a bad way to win with a century

[Letters]

I actually saw Brecel in the first round, a few mates and me made a pilgrimage to Sheffield to watch a session of the World’s. Hadn’t been before. Have to say he didn’t particularly impress me in the session we saw but he was brilliant after Round 1.