Snooker

[Deutsch Wolf]

Fucking hell Ron. What a shot to play.

Barry H or Ding from here I reckon.

 

[Freddeno]

Thought Hawkins played good defensive shots generally, even game though and that last frame was tactical until Ron's mistake..Hawkins means business though and looks very solid

 

[thehistorymakers]

Mate would have won £5700 if Hawkins had won!

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Eight centuries in the Ding vs McManus match so far which equals the Crucible record and there's still a session to go. 9-7 Ding which is a lot closer than it looked like being yesterday afternoon.

 

[Trips]

Eight centuries in the Ding vs McManus match so far which equals the Crucible record and there's still a session to go. 9-7 Ding which is a lot closer than it looked like being yesterday afternoon.

2 sessions to go in that match - first to 17 wins. Great fightback from McManus winning the last 4 frames after the break

 

[FrankMunro-371]

McManus has rolled back the years in this tournament. He was not expected to advance very far, but who knows what will happen?

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Marco Fu hauling himself back into the match and his tip falls off when chalking his cue mid-break. Horrendous luck.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Marco Fu hauling himself back into the match and his tip falls off when chalking his cue mid-break. Horrendous luck.

Then comes back, completes an 81 break to win the frame

Nerveless

 

[The Bear]

Ding's on for a 147 here.

 

[The Bear]

But he leaves the last black too thin and overcuts it.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Lost it 2-3 reds before that, he was never in good position after that.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

I don't think I ever got a 47, let alone a 147...

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Selby v Ding in the final. I would imagine that Selby will be clear favourite

 

[The Bear]

Not really. Selby was very lucky to get through. Ding has been the better player of the two all tournament and he deserves to win it.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Selby is the world number one, so I presume if he plays as he can, then he will win. Though I hasten to add that snooker is not my strongest subject...

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Ding is good enough in his own right to be world number one, that's the thing. He just had a really poor 18 months and slipped down the rankings.

Think about it like tennis - if Djokovic draws Nadal at the French Open, of course Novak is world number one and you probably would make him favourite, but not by much.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

Selby is three frames up already.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

4 - 0 Selby.

 

[FrankMunro-371]

6 - 0. Selby walking away with it so far.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Ding wins the last 2 frames (with a bit of help from Selby) - hopefully the start of a comeback & possibility of a closer game