The Snooker

[The Golden Eel]

 

 

The one Ronnie plays here at about 14.55 is one of the most aesthetically pleasing shots I've ever seen. I could watch it all day. 

[Bjornebye]

2 hours ago, The Golden Eel said:

 

 

The one Ronnie plays here at about 14.55 is one of the most aesthetically pleasing shots I've ever seen. I could watch it all day. 

Unreal 

[Captain Turdseye]

Final of the English Open is on Eurosport now. Robertson is about to make it 6-4 against Trump in a best of 17. 

[Bjornebye]

Haha Ronnie is such a dick. I can't stand Mark Allen but fucking hell he is such a fart

 

 

[chrisbonnie]

1 hour ago, Bjornebye said:

Haha Ronnie is such a dick. I can't stand Mark Allen but fucking hell he is such a fart

 

 

If I was Allen, when dickhead missed that easy red I'd have tapped the table as if to say. "good shot" 

 

He's such a knob

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, chrisbonnie said:

If I was Allen, when dickhead missed that easy red I'd have tapped the table as if to say. "good shot" 

 

He's such a knob

I reckon he missed it on purpose. He's that much of a tit. 

[bigthrusts]

Some standard between Selby and Robertson here. 

[Bjornebye]

Is there a more awkward person on the planet than Dominic Dale? 

 

Trump got a 147 earlier. 

[Bjornebye]

The ref in this is a little minx 

 

 

[johnsusername]

Handy preview of the UK's which started today...

 

https://snookerhq.com/2020/11/22/2020-uk-championship-draw-preview-and-where-to-watch/

 

It used to be my favourite tournament before they messed around with it. 

[Bjornebye]

17 hours ago, johnsusername said:

Handy preview of the UK's which started today...

 

https://snookerhq.com/2020/11/22/2020-uk-championship-draw-preview-and-where-to-watch/

 

It used to be my favourite tournament before they messed around with it. 

Matthew Stevens is out of it now with covid. 

 

 

The few times i've seen Kyren Wilson since Ronnie bummed him in the Worlds Final he has looked like a player outside the top 32. Fully expected him to kick on this season but he's stalling badly. That fucking haircut as well. 

[Bjornebye]

Ha fuck me Kyrens on a 147 here, what do I know 

 

EDIT: Got it! Superb lad. 15k in his back pocket and 10k for a Childrens Hospice. 

[Remmie]

10 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Ha fuck me Kyrens on a 147 here, what do I know 

 

EDIT: Got it! Superb lad. 15k in his back pocket and 10k for a Childrens Hospice. 

That money is not to be sniffed at, but I seem to recall Stephen Henry making £147,000 for a 147 in the 90s

[Bjornebye]

4 minutes ago, Remmie said:

That money is not to be sniffed at, but I seem to recall Stephen Henry making £147,000 for a 147 in the 90s

Wasn't that in the World Championships? To be fair they have quite a few more tournaments these days and 147's seem to be a more regular thing. Judd got one last week, higgins got one a few weeks back and Ryan Day did in the Welsh Open a few months back. I doubt that amount of money 6/7 times a season is knocking around although the tournament prizes are higher than ever. 

[Remmie]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

Wasn't that in the World Championships? To be fair they have quite a few more tournaments these days and 147's seem to be a more regular thing. Judd got one last week, higgins got one a few weeks back and Ryan Day did in the Welsh Open a few months back. I doubt that amount of money 6/7 times a season is knocking around although the tournament prizes are higher than ever. 

Yeah I just looked it up to see if my memory was playing games. There were 8 147s in the 80s and has steadily gone up to 86 on the 2010s.

 

At the WC they also go £18,000 for highest break

[sir roger]

Snooker's a bit like the Tories, the pockets have got bigger.

[Bjornebye]

19 minutes ago, Remmie said:

Yeah I just looked it up to see if my memory was playing games. There were 8 147s in the 80s and has steadily gone up to 86 on the 2010s.

 

At the WC they also go £18,000 for highest break

That was apparently the 162nd professional maximum. 

[johnsusername]

It always irked me that Willie Thorne was nicknamed Mr Maximum - he only had one tournament 147! 

[Bjornebye]

1 minute ago, johnsusername said:

It always irked me that Willie Thorne was nicknamed Mr Maximum - he only had one tournament 147! 

He got the first professional one though didn't he? 

[johnsusername]

26 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

He got the first professional one though didn't he? 

No - it was Steve Davis (of course) in 1982 - I didn't know that I just read it on Wikipedia.

 

Thorne said he scored more 147s in practice than anyone else. That's like me at home - I reckon I've got the world record for keepy ups with a balloon. 

 

Fair play though I can barely pot a red and a colour, never mind the lot in one go. 

 

Rest in Peace Mr Maximum! 

 

[johnsusername]

Ronnie's 5 minute 147 is still one of the best things I've ever seen.

 

 

[Bjornebye]

5 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

No - it was Steve Davis (of course) in 1982 - I didn't know that I just read it on Wikipedia.

 

Thorne said he scored more 147s in practice than anyone else. That's like me at home - I reckon I've got the world record for keepy ups with a balloon. 

 

Fair play though I can barely pot a red and a colour, never mind the lot in one go. 

 

Rest in Peace Mr Maximum! 

 

The commentator earlier said Thorne got the first professional one. 

2 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Ronnie's 5 minute 147 is still one of the best things I've ever seen.

 

 

Yep, unreal. 

[bigthrusts]

Ronnie out. 

[johnsusername]

Trump v Walden could be a good game. The first frame shaping up nicely.

 

Hendry and McManus on commentary duty on the BBC. Excellent.

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Trump v Walden could be a good game. The first frame shaping up nicely.

 

Hendry and McManus on commentary duty on the BBC. Excellent.

Im so glad you said that, I've been watching everyday on Eurosport completely forgot its on BBC as well. 

 

Walden did well against Williams the other night. Can't see him winning here though.