Snooker

[Deep Black]

(This one usually goes down like a lead ballon, but what the hell)

Anyone watching the UK championship this week?

[RedKing]

Thankfully, due to having more than 4 channels, I'm missing the whole frickin' thing!

[Deep Black]

Thankfully due to having more than 4 channels I'm watching the whole frickin' thing

Check out Freeview channels 301 & 302 (BBCi) between about 2pm & 11pm

[Deep Black]

I trust you're all watching The Masters this week?

[RedKing]

Is he back on Dr Who, then?

[Deep Black]

Maybe Steve Davis could have been the new Dr?

[jag]

C'mon The Rocket.........

[Deep Black]

Ronnie O'Sullivan & Mark Selby in the final

I'd like to see Selby retain the title

[jag]

The Rocket was in fine form last night and I hope he wins.

[GSV Not Really Listening]

I'm glad he did. I thought he was going to chuck it all in and strop when things started going badly at 7-6 down (potting the brown while trying to hit the red off the balk cushion was just BAD).

[Deep Black]

Was a good final & Ronnie deserved the win in the end.

Though it could so easily have gone to Selby if he'd won some of the frames that he should have won when he got in 1st. (I think that sentence is to long)

[jag]

I don't normally watch snooker but this was a great final between to evenly matched players.

[Deep Black]

I don't normally watch snooker
Everyone should watch snooker. (Instead of football)

[Chiaroscuro]

I watched a bit of it. The audiences are a lot more rowdy than they were when Steve Davis used to play. ;)

[Deep Black]

"Quiet please. That's enough. Let them concentrate"

[RedKing]

"Quiet please. That's enough. Let them concentrate"

Isn't that from Zulu?

[Chiaroscuro]

Isn't that from Zulu?

Nah, although strangely at 11.58 pm someone in the audience said,"Haven't you had enough? Both of you! My god, can't you see it's all over! Your bloody egos don't matter anymore. We're dead!".

[RedKing]

And Ronnie replied: "I'm only here to use the bridge..."

[Deep Black]

Must have missed that bit :)

[Luseferous]

Bugger. Should have been a ''spoiler'' warning on this. I missed it. The missus has no T.V, something to do with conversation. God bless iplayer.

[Chiaroscuro]

And Ronnie replied: "I'm only here to use the bridge..."
Kaboom tish. :D

Must have missed that bit :)
You had to be listening very carefully. ;)

Bugger. Should have been a ''spoiler'' warning on this. I missed it. The missus has no T.V, something to do with conversation. God bless iplayer.
Oh no, not one of them intellectual types. ;)

[Luseferous]

Quasi-intellectual.

[RedKing]

I'm intrigued by the use of "The missus has no T.V." which implies you do, but don't let her watch it.

[Deep Black]

Different houses?

[RedKing]

Ah, I see, I think. Thanks, Deep. In this modern age, of course, you can use the interweb to watch your telly.

[Deep Black]

or watch you missus:eek:

[RedKing]

Or someone else's, for that matter...

[Luseferous]

All of the above.

[Deep Black]

So who's watching the World Championship? Don't all shout at once ;)

[RedKing]

The only thing I watched was a bit of F1, a retrospective of Steve Davis and my beloved Toffees put one over on the Mancs. That's quite enough sport for me. :)

[Deep Black]

My predictions:

Ronnie O'Sullivan
Mark Allen---------------O'Sullivan
-----------------------------------------(Allen)
Nigel Bond---------------Day-------------O'Sullivan
Ryan Day

Higgins or Holt
Jamie Cope-------------Higgins----------Selby----------Selby

Graeme Dott------------Selby
Mark Selby

Shaun Murphy
Marco Fu-----------------Fu

Ding Junhui--------------Hendry---------Fu-------------Maguire-------Maguire
Stephen Hendry ------------------------(Hendry)

Ali Carter
Neil Robertson-----------Carter---------Maguire

Mark King----------------Maguire
Maguire or Burnett

[Deep Black]

Updated my predictions there. Blues I got right, Reds I got wrong, Greens are 2nd guesses

[jag]

Hendry got a 147!!

[RedKing]

Is that like a number 73 to town?

[Deep Black]

Yeah, but it's worth more money

[Deep Black]

Well, shows what I know :(

Ok new predictions:

Mark Allen
John Higgins----------------Higgins

Shaun Murphy--------------Robertson-------------Robertson
Neil Robertson

[Deep Black]

Check out the snooker related pictures here:

http://www.tommwalker.co.uk/

[Deep Black]

Well I was half right in my finals prediction.

I reckon Murphy will take it. (so Higgins will probably win)

[edash]

I'll admit to having had a passing interest in this, just to see how the local boy does. But since he's been put out now I can go back to my normal ignoring of it.

[Deep Black]

Would that be Mark Allen? Go on admit it you are enjoying it ;)

[edash]

That's the one.

[Deep Black]

So I assume you're all glued to the UK Championship this week?

Amusingly sponsored by Pukka Pies :)

[Deep Black]

Well as the "UK Championship" proved such a talking point - here we are again.

I trust you're all watching "The Masters" on this week?

Some great matches so far already :)

[jag]

Fraid not Deep:p.
Ding Junhui to win again?

[Deep Black]

He's already out, lost 6-1 to Mark Selby (who's a definate contender now)

Along with:
Shaun Murphy
Ronnie O'Sullivan
John Higgins - Out

Ebdon as an out side chance

[Deep Black]

Hey Ed, your local boy Mark Allen's on again today...

[Big Orange]

Snooker? ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzz....

[Deep Black]

Right you are :)

& Mark Allens through :)

[Deep Black]

Wow, of course you all saw that guys? Guys?

Bah, well I thought it was a cracking final, what a match.

Selby (tiped by me earlier on) came back from 6-9 down to beat O'Sulivan 10-9.

[Deep Black]

I assume the reason this thread hasn't taken off again yet is that you're all too busy watching this years World Championship?

Ohh & those who think all the old characters are gone - they are holding a "Seniors Championship" later this year:
http://www.worldsnooker.com/world_championship10_news-141302.htm?tid=154

[haddonsman]

I'm off to Sheffield tomorrow to see whoever's on early doors and then off to a beer festival.

[Deep Black]

I'll look out for you in the crowd, will you be waring the clown wig?

Which Beer Best?

[Deep Black]

Steve Davis is doing amazingly well, good on him :) & how about that Robertson / Gould match.

[Deep Black]

UK Championship started today...

[Deep Black]

A great week so far, especially all 4 quarter finals ending 9-7
4 great players through to the semis

I reckon it'll be Higgins - Murphy in the final

[Deep Black]

The Masters started yesterday - yay - & last years winner is out already

[Deep Black]

Great final, China vs Hong Kong, with Ding winning it 10, 4.
Now gotta wait untill March/April time for the Worlds Championship on the BBC
I wish I had Sky TV sometimes

[Deep Black]

World starts 16th April:
http://www.worldsnooker.com/page/BetfredcomWorldChampionshipTournamentsArticle/0,,13165~2330480,00.html

[jag]

Its all a fix man, Higgins, they're all at it.

[Deep Black]

He was innocent I tells ya

[Deep Black]

& he won, but Trump was excellent too :)

[Deep Black]

UK Champ started today.
I'll be in York on Tues to watch in person.

It's the 2nd round so I get to see:
O'Sullivan or Steve Davis vs Trump or Dale (Prob O'Sulivan vs Trump)
Ding vs Matthew Stevens or Marcus Campbell (prob Stevens)
Higgins vs Maguire or Hendry (prob Maguire)
& Robertson or Tom Ford vs Dott or Matthew Selt (prob Robertson vs Dott)
.

[RedKing]

Give us a wave, Deep, or carry a copy of Use of Weapons!

[Deep Black]

I did appear breifly on screen.

Watching the Masters now (only from home this time though)