World Snooker Championship 2023

[kingfox]

Best sporting month of the year continues.

 

Like I do every year, here’s a separate thread for the World Snooker Championship, draw was made a few hours ago...

 

Really need video evidence to show that this wasn’t fixed... Shaun Murphy vs Si Jiahui  

 

Some potentially cracking matches in store in the top half. From the bottom half, very interested to see how Fan Zhengyi & Wu Yize fare against Allen & Robertson.

 

With that draw, I’m favouring Selby for his 5th.

 

Thoughts...

[lcfcsnow]

Our game vs Everton being moved to May 1st is really annoying, first time I'll have missed the snooker final in a long time. 

[Nalis]

2 hours ago, kingfox said:

Best sporting month of the year continues.

 

Like I do every year, here’s a separate thread for the World Snooker Championship, draw was made a few hours ago...

 

Really need video evidence to show that this wasn’t fixed... Shaun Murphy vs Si Jiahui  

 

Some potentially cracking matches in store in the top half. From the bottom half, very interested to see how Fan Zhengyi & Wu Yize fare against Allen & Robertson.

 

With that draw, I’m favouring Selby for his 5th.

 

Thoughts...

I listened to it on Radio 5 and Murphy was on. He was a bit self depreciating about it to be fair to him.

 

I'd say Selby is favourite too, hitting from at the right time.

[Nalis]

Lets do this.....

 

Pang

Ding

Brecel

J Robertson

Trump

Noppon

Milkins

Murphy

Allen

Gilbert

Carter

N Robertson

K Wilson

Higgins

G Wilson

Selby

 

Ding v J Robertson

Trump v Murphy

Allen v N Robertson

K Wilson v Selby

 

Ding v Murphy 

Allen v Selby

 

Selby to win

 

[rachhere]

3 hours ago, lcfcsnow said:

Our game vs Everton being moved to May 1st is really annoying, first time I'll have missed the snooker final in a long time. 

Oh I hadn’t thought of that. Fingers crossed it’s an epic long one so can catch the last couple of frames when I get home around midnight!

[isaidno]

I've backed Allen @14/1 . 

[gurru991]

22 hours ago, isaidno said:

I've backed Allen @14/1 . 

Snooker tournaments are so difficult to bet on but I think Allen is a good bet. I would like to see Selby win just because of the Leicester connection.

[Bert]

Obviously want Selby to win. 
 

If I was to bet I would be backing Trump. 
 

Would love to see a last 8 of: 

 

O’Sullivan v Williams 

Trump v Murphy 

Allen v Robertson 

Higgins v Selby 

Edited 14 April 2023 by Bert

[Nalis]

I want Allen to win obviously but he got pelters for changing his style from flamboyant to cautious at times this season

[Nalis]

1 hour ago, Bert said:

Obviously want Selby to win. 
 

If I was to bet I would be backing Trump. 
 

Would love to see a last 8 of: 

 

O’Sullivan v Williams 

Trump v Murphy 

Allen v Robertson 

Higgins v Selby 

What a last 8 that would be particularly if all on some sort of form

Edited 14 April 2023 by Nalis

[Bert]

8 hours ago, Nalis said:

What a last 8 that would be particularly if all on some sort of form

Indeed. But of course, even though there’s a chance, you always get one shock! 

[Costock_Fox]

Ronnie was very lucky in that session. Turned up looking like he had rolled out of bed 5 minutes before and his opponent missed some sitters.

 

Looking forward to the final session.

[HarryDee8]

Ronnie looks good so far

 

Hopefully Selby will get to the quarters is where I can see him getting to

 

 

[Milky]

That cov tramp in the audience again. Scruffy git. Holes in his jeans.

[purpleronnie]

18 minutes ago, Milky said:

That cov tramp in the audience again. Scruffy git. Holes in his jeans.

Is that him front row next to the players?, his jeans are distracting me.  

[isaidno]

O'sullivan quite poor really.  Against a more experienced player he would have lost. 

[kingfox]

54 minutes ago, isaidno said:

O'sullivan quite poor really.  Against a more experienced player he would have lost. 

Just came across his Eurosport interview, he has a bug.

 

If that lingers and he doesn’t improve his scoring, doubt he’ll be winning an 8th this year.

[Nalis]

8 hours ago, kingfox said:

Just came across his Eurosport interview, he has a bug.

 

If that lingers and he doesn’t improve his scoring, doubt he’ll be winning an 8th this year.

The saving grace for him is that he doesn't play again until Friday, decent amount of time to shake it off.

[RowlattsFox]

9 hours ago, kingfox said:

Just came across his Eurosport interview, he has a bug.

 

If that lingers and he doesn’t improve his scoring, doubt he’ll be winning an 8th this year.

There is always something wrong with him. Especially if he's not played well. 

[kingfox]

Two 146 breaks from Robertson 

[Nalis]

Jimmy Robertson and Mark Williams finely poised. 

[kingfox]

Those first four frames of the session from Hossein 

[purpleronnie]

38 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Those first four frames of the session from Hossein 

Love watching him play, i hope he gets through, Ronnie v's Hossein...yes please.

[kingfox]

6 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Love watching him play, i hope he gets through, Ronnie v's Hossein...yes please.

Been an absolute pleasure to watch him this morning, just in the perfect flow and zone.

 

A deserved standing ovation from the Crucible audience just now, brilliant Snooker.

[purpleronnie]

7 minutes ago, kingfox said:

Been an absolute pleasure to watch him this morning, just in the perfect flow and zone.

 

A deserved standing ovation from the Crucible audience just now, brilliant Snooker.

An he comes across as a really lovely bloke too.