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[ICUH8N]

I don't think there's any way o'sullivan's coming back from 16-8. Fuck Dott. Ah well, will have to watch ice hockey instead.

 

[nofunchee]

Ronnie's having major tip problems, although whether that can be blamed for his woes, I'm not sure. He's been making some uncharacteristically poor shot choices, so you can't blame that on your equipment. He's had to change his tip 21 times during the tournament....21...hello.

he changed it after making his 140 break during the week. he's defo gone completely mental. what do people reckon on the "my tip has fallen of my cue" fiasco yesterday? parrott and davis were finger-wagging in the studio, having none of it.

 

[La La]

he changed it after making his 140 break during the week. he's defo gone completely mental. what do people reckon on the "my tip has fallen of my cue" fiasco yesterday? parrott and davis were finger-wagging in the studio, having none of it.

who was it that stanto played again?

 

[roxy]

he changed it after making his 140 break during the week. he's defo gone completely mental. what do people reckon on the "my tip has fallen of my cue" fiasco yesterday? parrott and davis were finger-wagging in the studio, having none of it.

He seemed to be digging his nails into it one minute, then lamenting when it fell off. I dunno, the thing with snooker is that they rely too much on this Code of Gentlemanly Conduct thing. I know snooker players are traditionally very sporting but it means that they can get away with divilment when perhaps they shouldn't. The official dude who watched the clip back even admitted that it was a grey area and he didn't really know what to do. That's why I gathered he was saying anyway.

Dammit Ronnie! Fuxache.

 

[roxy]

Urgh, Ebdon beat Fu. Incredible comeback by Fu though - holy shit. At one stage the score looked like this

Ebdon 13 (16) - (33) - (16) 13 Fu
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Heh.

Ebdon was walking around the table crying as he cleared up at the end. Crying! Wah wah. Goon.

I like Fu's name. Eff U. Ah yeah.

 

[Richie]

Wow - all credit to Marco Fu for bringing it to a decider.. that match looked dead and buried. Ebdon seemed shattered afterwards, wonder if he can pull himself together for the final now.

 

[roxy]

It's an Ebdon-Dott final.

God. Sexy results....



Ronnie was bang on in the press conference. Made a right show of a dim journo though when he was talking about getting a new cue -

"Eh, Ronnie, like, why would you be looking to get John Parrott's old cue??"

"John 'oo? John Parrot?! Hah! John Parrot! Does this guy know anyfin baht snooker or wha, eh? John Parrissssss I said - the cuemaker innih. Tsch".

..mumbling.."OH, uh....Sorry, Ronnie, uh, must've misheard you there"...shuffle...

 

[Bellatrix]

I had never watched snooker in my life until somehow I got sucked in to the O'Sullivan/Dott face-off today.

Pretty good. I'll give it a B-. With a possible B/B+ if they wore spanglier costumes.

I noticed in the press conference that Ronnie O'Sullivan's accent is dirty. In a sort of good way.

What is wrong with me?

 

[roxy]

I noticed in the press conference that Ronnie O'Sullivan's accent is dirty. In a sort of good way.

What is wrong with me?

Oh, there's nothing wrong with you, lovey.
He's a filthy ho, and you knows it.


I sometimes wonder is Ronnie's charm and hotness accentuated due to the general lack of talent among most of the other top players? ETA: (Not snooker talent, obviously. The other talent.)

It's kinda like if you go to an all-girls school with a 97pc female staff (Bellatrix will get me here) - you hear these stories about the minginest male teachers getting girl's hearts racing - purely coz they're male. Sick shit.

Bit like the Navy. Or the Big Brother house.

 

[Bellatrix]

It's kinda like if you go to an all-girls school with a 97pc female staff (Bellatrix will get me here) - you hear these stories about the minginest male teachers getting girl's hearts racing - purely coz they're male. Sick shit.

What I recall are statements like

"yes, the first years always fancy the girls in the musical"

being made on a reasonably regular basis.

Strange school that.

 

[roxy]

What I recall are statements like

"yes, the first years always fancy the girls in the musical"

being made on a reasonably regular basis.

Strange school that.

Hah, wha??

Jaysus, it was a bizarre aul kip, must be said.

 

[ICUH8N]

This is going to be the most boring final ever, even Dott admitted it, the wee rascal.

 

[roxy]

This is going to be the most boring final ever, even Dott admitted it, the wee rascal.

Indeed it is H8N. Indeed it is. They're probably the two least up-for-a-laugh players in the tournament. Even Nigel Bond looks like he'd bring on a little bit of charm if he was pushed to it. In the early stages of the Dott-O'Sullivan game, Ronnie was clearing up and he reached for a blue ball by lifting both feet way up and waggling them in the air behind him and basically dangling on the edge by his crotch. (A foul shot obviously but he'd already won). He laughed, they laughed, we all laughed. That's the shit we're gonna miss in the final.

 

[Lefty Frizzell]

So its now 15 - 13 to Dott and theres a possible 7 frames left to play. This could easily go on till after 1am. I sat through a 75 minute bore of a frame earlier. More fool me says you. Nightmare.

What a bunch of charmless knobs.

 

[roxy]

So its now 15 - 13 to Dott and theres a possible 7 frames left to play. This could easily go on till after 1am. I sat through a 75 minute bore of a frame earlier. More fool me says you. Nightmare.

What a bunch of charmless knobs.

Ah well fair play to Dott. Couldn't stay up to watch it all. Couldn't believe how long that frame 27th frame went, when it was 15-11. Jesus. 75 mins as you say. People were falling asleep in the audience.

I loved the way Dott kept lickins his coldsore.

Sho shexy. Oooh.

 

[Wilbert]

Tried to watch some of this yesterday and was bored beyond belief. Don't know why, I used to love it when I was a kid.

Someone earlier said that Snooker is not a sport and received an earful.

I will settle this now.

How to know if what you are watching is a sport or a game by Wilbert.

1. Are the players wearing shoes they might wear in the street?
2. If the answer is yes, then you're watching a game rather than a sport.

 

[roxy]

1. Are the players wearing shoes they might wear in the street?
2. If the answer is yes, then you're watching a game rather than a sport.

Uh...lots of people wear trainers in the street. The same kinds of runners that they'd wear playing sport.

Dare I suggest your theory is flawed slightly, Willybert.

Snooker players admit themselves that their game improves when they're physically fit. It improves mental stamina etc. And I'd say you'd need stamina to withstand the stress of a 75 minute frame in the world championship final, and to maintain concentration during it.

 

[Wilbert]

Uh...lots of people wear trainers in the street. The same kinds of runners that they'd wear playing sport.

Dare I suggest your theory is flawed slightly, Willybert.

Snooker players admit themselves that their game improves when they're physically fit. It improves mental stamina etc. And I'd say you'd need stamina to withstand the stress of a 75 minute frame in the world championship final, and to maintain concentration during it.

So pedantic.
I'll rephrase it for you.
Are the players wearing specialist shoes?
If the answer is yes, then you are watching a sport.

 

[nofunchee]

Snooker players admit themselves that their game improves when they're physically fit. It improves mental stamina etc. And I'd say you'd need stamina to withstand the stress of a 75 minute frame in the world championship final, and to maintain concentration during it.

it was the worst frame ever and shockingly played for the most part by both players, but especially ebdon.

but i agree generally. it's a sport of the mind, that's for sure. an iron will is needed. incidentily that was the longest frame ever played in the crucible. i won't look foreward to future world championships when they try to make it look interesting.

from what i saw of it it was a let-down of a world championship by all accounts.

the john virgo commentry made the game last night. he was slagging them off constantly.

 

[Hector Grey]

So pedantic.
I'll rephrase it for you.
Are the players wearing specialist shoes?
If the answer is yes, then you are watching a sport.

what about golf then? or darts? or, dare i mention it, synchronised swimming?