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Blogger! Finished a postgrad. Articles, interviews, countdowns and
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! Swindon Town FC & Monty Python fan who likes terrible puns.
Dreadful news. Ray Reardon is a true icon and legend of sport who is incredibly popular with every snooker fan.
Six-time world champion and much more. ๐๐๐๐๐๐
May he rest in peace and best wishes to his family.
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A 147, in a deciding frame, made by a man who thought his career was over, who is one of the nicest guys on tour, on his home soil, in front of one of the largest crowds in history, in a first Asian tournament in years.
What a moment for Marco Fu. Love it.
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#HKMasters
RIP Willie Thorne.
Here's an amazing and a perfectly judged shot on his way to a 143 break during the 1982 World Snooker Championship.
We will certainly miss him.
This is a gorgeous escape from Stephen Maguire to get to the green!
Bear in mind this was just his second attempt getting out of a snooker via that route!
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@stevenhusto
@JohnCleese
Have to butt in and correct you, but it's the "Knight of Ni" and not "Nee," where that character is played by Michael Palin.
Good. Now I can rest.
Welcome to
#snookergifsunday
, where I'll be posting gifs with shots of 1994 Masters champion and three-time World Champion semi-finalist
@alan_mcmanus
!
First off, here's a trick shot on the black in the 2016 World Snooker Championship semi-finals!
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Ronnie O'Sullivan is the best ever. A fact he can win big tournaments at his D-game minimum for decades proves it.
My question now everyone is talking about the '8-8-8' target: if he wins the Worlds this year (and win all three TC events in one season), what would he do next?
Welcome to
#snookergifsunday
with
@jimmywhite147
! There's going to be a lot of wizardry and exhibitionism in store throughout today!
We all recognise the below shot from the 1984 Masters against Kirk Stevens, but just look at it! ๐
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In the Tour Championship first round of four, Mark Williams was 54-0 points behind in the deciding frame against Tom Ford. Williams cleared from this position to win that match.
He went on to beat Trump, Allen and O'Sullivan to win that event.
Wow.
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Can't leave this 5-cushion escape from Ronnie O'Sullivan out, can I? ๐ฑ
This will be the last out of this mini
#snookergifsunday
session today, hope you enjoyed what little there is!
Maybe I can shift the time to a proper one after a while? We will see.
Take care!
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If Judd Trump was given a 13-11 lead beforehand, he would've taken it. He'll be thankful for the earlier lead now!
But it wasn't as if he choked or collapsed under pressure at all. Mark Williams played unbelievable snooker this evening. Huge credit to the Welshman!
Game on. ๐ฌ
I'm happy that Kyren Wilson won for a personal reason, too.
Back a few years ago when I was regularly blogging, Kyren, out of the blue, sent me a random message to compliment my blog and profile.
That message was one of my my highlights that year, and it felt really good. ๐
ROBBIE MCGUIGAN HAS DONE IT! ๐ฌ๐ง
The 19-year-old Northern Irishman had a torrid time in the knockouts, coming through FIVE deciders in total, including the 5-4 victory over Craig Steadman in the final!
McGuigan will earn a tour card for the first time. Well done!
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The story of the
#TourChampionship
match between Neil Robertson vs. Mark Selby:
2-0
2-6
7-6
7-7
7-8
8-8
9-8 with a black ball finish. โซ๏ธ
Long
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matches like this create a story full of twists and turns that build tension over a long time. I love it.
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'You can only beat who's in front of them'.
O'Sullivan faced one Top 16 player on his way to winning the 2023 UK Championship.
Trump didn't face too many Top 16 players during his 22-game win streak earlier this season.
It's not their fault others lost to lower-seeded players.
If Wilson wins this, it's an amazing achievement and I'm genuinely happy for him and his brother and the team. ๐
But don't get mad, I'm just putting this out there objectively: he wins (?) the title by beating Dale, O'Connor, Higgins, Gilbert and Jones.
One top16 player.......
David Gilbert: "I want to avoid Judd, I want to avoid Ronnie, I want to avoid Robbo and I want to avoid Selby."
By Sod's law, he is going to be drawn against one of those four players tomorrow, isn't he? ๐๐๐
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#JudgementDay
#ilovesnooker
Well, if we had a final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Williams on the form they are both currently on at the moment, none of us
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fans would be complaining!
#WorldSnookerChampionship2022
Welcome to the mini-version of
#snookergifsunday
, where I will be posting GIFs of escapes for a short time as I have to be somewhere later today.
First, I want to show a 9/10 escape (first time) from Gerard Greene in the 2010 World Championship (he won this frame too)!
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It's still insane how tricky Luca Brecel had it:
Walden (multiple-ranking winner)
Williams (legend)
O'Sullivan (arguable GOAT, from behind)
Si (surprise hot prospect, from behind)
Selby (legend)
If you beat these players in one sitting, you deserve to win any title!
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Huge commiserations to Shaun Murphy. ๐๐๐
He had a phenomenal tournament considering his difficult season. Beating Mark Davis, Yan Bingtao, Judd Trump, Kyren Wilson and coming close to Mark Selby is no easy feat.
Hopefully, there will be many titles for him to come.
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Trailing 7x8. Ben Mertens at the table to win the frame on the colours. Si Jiahui taps his knee in sign of recognition of this shot from Mertens.
Si is a class act. Lovely to see.
Welcome to
#snookergifsunday
with
@Marcofu18
!
Here is the best shot of the 2016 World Snooker Championship, which is a four-cushion escape out of a seemingly impossible snooker!
Marco's done very well indeed to miss the pink as well and Fu went on to win this frame!
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Out of the 11 last World Championships ( since 2012 )
Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Selby have won 8 of them
4 each
O'Sullivan 2012,2013, 2020,2022
Selby 2014, 2016 , 2017 '2021
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Next week's WST predicted announcement:
"In response to Luca Brecel's triumph at the Crucible, increased popularity in his native Belgium and enthusiastic support in Continental Europe, the next European Masters will be held in Dorking, England."
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The
#WelshOpen
quarter-finalists are:
Neil Robertson ๐ฆ๐บ vs. Kyren Wilson ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Mark Selby ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ vs. Ronnie O'Sullivan ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Yan Bingtao ๐จ๐ณ vs. John Higgins ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Shaun Murphy ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ vs. Judd Trump ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Must be the strongest
#HomeNations
line-up in a while! Who will be the victor?
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This is a gorgeous exhibition shot on the brown to get position on the brown. That is a good amount of power and side!
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#NIOpen
Ronnie O'Sullivan will be a special guest in an episode of Midsomer Murders to discover the whereabouts of his cue action.
Will the Rocket leave Midsomer alive? Or will he be bumped off by having bottles of wine thrown at him with an antique catapult?
Where's Mark Williams? Surely the defending World Champion should always be there! This is seriously poor form from your marketing department
@WorldSnooker
!
Welcome again to
#snookergifsunday
, where I will now do short clips of flukes all day, because we all need a good chuckle together.
First off, we have an absolute classic from Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon, who pulled off an outrageous fluke on the black to win the frame!
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Many people have already put two and two together regarding Neil Robertson's agreement over Shaun Murphy's comments earlier this week and his defeat to amateur John Astley.
Unfortunately, it confirms Neil's entry in the "comments that bite you on the bum" category of snooker. ๐
This is Reanne Evans getting in perfect position on the black.
She ended up beating Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in the Wuxi Classic qualifiers 5-4 to become the first woman to reach the final stages of a professional ranking snooker tournament!
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Absolutely superb
@judd147t
- brilliant performance. He beats Shaun Murphy 10-3 to win his 12th ranking event in his career. First ranking title of the season out of many I hope! ๐
That was awesome. ๐
#InternationalChampionship
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I just found this little gem that was published in January 2010, which said that "by 2020,
#snooker
could be an amateur sport again."
That was a pretty
#careless
prediction, wasn't it? ๐๐๐
Not a big milestone to a lot of bloggers here, but I reached 2,000 views in a single month for the first time.
Considering in January 2017 I had 14 views that month, I like to think I'm doing something right. ๐
DAVID GILBERT IS FINALLY A RANKING EVENT WINNER. ๐ฅณ
After losing four ranking finals, Gilbert has emerged victorious after winning the 2021 Championship League by beating Mark Allen 3-1!
Gilbert has won a ranking event. Bravo. ๐๐๐
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I had no idea how Jack Lisowski was asked to join the commentary box, but he and Alan McManus are a brilliant team on their first outing.
Commentary to interviewing to bromance to commentary to bromance again. ๐ฅฐ
Jack's story was adorable. ๐
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McGill. Lisowski. Milkins. Si.
One of these players will be a 2023 World Snooker Championship semi-finalist.
What an open quarter. ๐ฑ
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Next we have a particularly cruel fluke by Joe Perry coming out of a snooker in the first round of the 2016 World Championships!
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Welcome to
#snookergifsunday
with three-time ranking winner, two-time UK Championship semi-finalist and World Championship semi-finalist Ricky Walden!
First off, this is fantastic snooker to miss the pink and get behind the green in the 2018 World Championship!
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Most of us have seen this, but if not, you will learn something new about
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! Look at this terrific escape from Jimmy White by using the jaw of the middle pocket to hit the blue plum!
Genius.
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Who would've thought someone from Continental Europe would become World Snooker Champion before someone from China?
If you did - stop lying to yourself! ๐
That was probably one of the most insane deciders I've seen.
If Mark Allen's shot to the bunch worked out better he would've won but fell with a 62 break.
John Higgins doubled the first red and cleared to win with a 71 break on the final black.
Incredible. Bravo.
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Ouch. ๐ฌ
We know that the scoreline/scoreboard debacle is one of the many things that has dogged this season. But provoking someone as nice as Barry Hawkins must be the biggest hint that something has gone seriously wrong.
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The normally mild-mannered Barry Hawkins not impressed that his match was held up by scoreboard failure, telling the referee: 'It's a joke, every single competition the scoreboards go down. The website is pathetic, the scoring is pathetic.'
I'm just waiting for the almost inevitable news that
@nr147
has to withdraw from the Welsh Open because he thought the tournament is still stuck in Milton Keynes. ๐
Everyone: Ronnie O'Sullivan is arguably the greatest snooker player everyto pick up a cue. Winning his 6th World title, 20th Triple Crown trophy and his 37th ranking title is without a doubt, the best moment of the 2020 World Snooker Championship!
Me, an intellectual:
Ronnie interview in short:
Played alright, looking forward to playing Mark Williams, it's like a morgue here, young players still aren't good enough oh and by the way, I don't like Crawley. ๐คฃ
A cracker of a snooker, where Gary Wilson snookered Judd Trump behind four balls in the 2019 World Championship! Gary won that frame after that!
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Every man and his dog has seen this disgusting fluke by Mark Williams in the first round of the 2018 World Championships! Probably one of the biggest flukes you will ever see.
And not only that, he knocks the brown into play to win the frame.
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Jak Jones was relegated from the tour in 2011, 2015 and 2018 qualifying through numerous competitions and Q School. He survived via the One Year Ranking List in 2020 and only just made the Top 64 in 2022!
He is an example of a snooker player who never stops trying.
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That slow-motion picture of Joe Perry and his Dad hugging and then his Dad standing back wrapping his arm around his wife looking proud as punch while Joe reaches for the trophy is so, so sweet. ๐
I am starting
#snookergifsunday
this Sunday with the wonderful
@Gary_Wilson11
!
First off, I have to choose the best escape in the 2019 World Championships, with an amazing touch in the decider against Luca Brecel!
From 3-8 down to win 10-9.
I bet a lot of young players would've been frazzled against as slow and steady and hugely experienced like Rod Lawler, but Ben Mertens stood up to the test by punishing Lawler with a 68 break to win the match on the blue.
Bravo. Plays Si Jiahui next.
Maflin and Akani not being on tour is quite gobsmacking.
Considering Maflin was ranked in the 20s and reached the World Championship quarter-finals just a couple of years ago, it's even more of a surprise how quickly things have turned.
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I still don't really understand how this green went in. It was completely intentional and it was a brilliant shot by Jimmy Robertson, but I don't really understand it!
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It is the
#NIOpen
final between two of the best fire-cracking entertainers playing for the Alex Higgins Trophy. Perfect opportunity to do
#snookergifsunday
on the iconic man himself - Hurricane Higgins!
What better clip to start it off with this???
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Interesting chats on the rankings system and who the deserving No. 1 is.
Yes, Trump has been the better player over the two-year period. But Selby has also won titles and did better in the WC and Coral Series events too.
Give Selby credit for being No.1 for goodness sake! ๐๐