The Snooker Thread (World Championship et all)

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Words cannot describe how annoying I'm finding Willie Thorne at the moment.

 

[Master D]

Ding is back. 6-0 down to 7-5.

 

[TractorBoys]

Yeah, excellent to see him grind his way back into the match. Albeit, with Selby dropping well below par to help Ding along the way.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Selby is doing an Ebdon and boring us all in to submission. He's taking an age on some of these shots.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

I think they should publicly shove a mobile phone up the arse of the next person who lets theirs go off during play. Fuckwits.

 

[DarkSithLord]

Is Selby taking the piss?

 

[Ciderhead]

Selby will probably play for snookers on the black at this rate

 

[Master D]

Selby must be infuriating to play against, you need to make the frame safe with a requirement for about 20 sodding snookers for him not to come back to the table and somehow get himself back into the frame. For the good of the game, thank god Ding won that frame but whether it has destroyed his soul is another question.

 

[Ciderhead]

He's the only player I'd bet on to beat O'Sullivan with any confidence, because of exactly that

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Best comment I've seen on Twitter: Selby was clean shaven when this session started.

 

[Ciderhead]

I don't mind it though, find I enjoy the slower frames more than the century breaks

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

I don't mind it though, find I enjoy the slower frames more than the century breaks

I like the tactical side but Selby has been taking the piss. Taking 2 minutes for a simple shot earlier and playing on when needing snookers too much. He's just trying to grind Ding down.

 

[Ciderhead]

Well he's getting a taste of his own medicine now!

 

[Ciderhead]

Thank god!

 

[TractorBoys]

I'm tired just watching this so god knows what they are like. 12.23am and the final frame is finally wrapped up.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Wow, what a marathon.

 

[TractorBoys]

Ding makes it 10-9 and looks much stronger so far, we have a great day/nights snooker ahead it seems.

 

[Master D]

I really want Ding to go on and win this, I expect most others do too. Nerveless clearance from him there. 10-9 now.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

I wish I had tomorrow off. This is going to go to the early hours.

 

[TractorBoys]

Toughie now, first frame of this evenings session is massive. Fear for Ding. Hope he mounts a comeback, though.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Selby has done well there. Ding looked good early on.

 

[Master D]

I can't see Selby losing tonight from here, he's just too tough and has been through this before whereas it's new territory for Ding.

 

[Ciderhead]

Will take some effort for Ding to win from here. Selby's knocking back everything he's throwing at him

 

[DarkSithLord]

Fear for Ding. Ding has failed to take advantage of a few Selby misses in a couple of key frames and Selby has certainly has the run of the ball despite him acting as if he is the most unfortunate snooker player on tour. Rapidly going off him

 

[TractorBoys]

15-11... Oh dear.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

Fear for Ding. Ding has failed to take advantage of a few Selby misses in a couple of key frames and Selby has certainly has the run of the ball despite him acting as if he is the most unfortunate snooker player on tour. Rapidly going off him

The way he was swinging his cue around like a Ninja Turtle earlier pissed me off. Surprised the ref didn't have a word.

Looks a long way back for Ding now. Unfortunately.

 

[Cheese & Biscuits]

I really fancy watching a World Championship in person so I just had a look at tickets. Next year's final is sold out already and many of the semis are too. That's pissed me off too.

 

[TractorBoys]

Atmosphere building nicely, crowd definitely with Ding. Should get louder and louder as we go.

 

[DarkSithLord]

I really fancy watching a World Championship in person so I just had a look at tickets. Next year's final is sold out already and many of the semis are too. That's pissed me off too.

Absolutely crazy this morning. Sent over an hour in a queue system and I was 2256 in line despite clicking ban on 9am. Then my browser crashed and I had to rejoin! I think incredibly found myself 346 in the line and managed to get 4 tickets for the quarter finals! Result!

 

[DarkSithLord]

Has Ding run over a black cat? The balls are against him.