snooker world championship final

Astonishing: 15-13

Terrific (3-ball) plant from Higgins, now behind the green. On top of this safety exchange

51 break from Higgins and puts the brown safe.

god this is a tough red - and misses it. Higgins now to win this

This is more impressive than Williams winning the first four frames in the afternoon session. Williams had actually a good couple of breaks.

Mid-session often stops this so we'll see. Should be good.

Such a classic crucible comeback, its what you get in this sport you don't get anywhere else. So many SF and Fs where there was no way back and then...the hunter often becomes the hunted.

higgins comeback on a human face forever

This is huge now..Williams on 40, pack split, should win.

oh dear..

Terrific opener from John, just fearing the worst now.

15-15

I think that's such a key frame. When Williams allowed John in the prev times there were awkward positions or not quite right splits. That chance was really, really good.

Not quite the cue ball control under the severest of pressures.

At the next another good chance for Williams. Its just heartbreaking to watch, can he break this cycle of defeat?

Another 41 break, he is not over the line..

We haven't had much safety at all so far

fucking hell man get over the line.

finally! Williams back in front

Terrific long pot at the next from Williams

damn

Another terrific long pot but now its a tough pink

lots of cold blooded potting here

had to play it cool after that - this is so good. One frame away now.

fuck me that pink

one pot from the fucking world title - and John has no obstacles to the clearance.

holy fuck

blimey

FUCK OFF

Unbelievable

this fucking break

Meh

lol

it WAS a classic final - one of the best of recent times surely

Had a crush on Hazel some 15 years ago, I dare to admit

boo

Great final; shame it was between two dinosaurs tho.

aw higgins is a nice person actually. such a weird disconnect from his playing style where he is the biggest bastard ever

other than peter ebdon

I feel for Williams and his cheque of 500,000 or whatever and his three chins. This is hauntology in real-life action. He shouldn't be here, yet he is, haunting us all, ghost of future past.

Hazel tho.

Fuck Ebdon ffs

Hazel tho :-) Crash of shame - her questions are terrible.

Her questions are terrible, by tradition. But she's Hazel, man. Hazel. :)

tbf I doubt anyone can explain how you miss a pink like that and then go on and win it in one visit as if nothing has happened in the next frame.

I'll never forget that. One of the great crucible final moments.

xp = I know!

:D

I feel sore having missed pretty much of this tournament - Ronnie knocked out didn't help - but this final night was quite alright. 18-16 ain't half bad. I just had no-one to root for.

if anyone can find that picture of higgins drunk riding in a transit van can you please share it

how could you not have rooted for williams???

especially with higgins to overcome. it's the best test he could have had short of selby

how could you not have rooted for williams???

― imago, Monday, May 7, 2018 11:06 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Yes fuck you for pressuring me but fuck yes, Williams over Higgins. By a negligible margin tho. Higgins is grim death. But: they're both utter shite. Williams and his three chins and saggy skin draped around his dead bones has been a pest all his career. And an irritant, snooker-wise, all his career. He's dullness distilled and cut into even more dullness, the way you try and cut cocaine with your bank card like you've seen in a Tarantino movie but it doesn't work like that and it's a crying mess and you blow your nose and blow the coke away and you end up with nowt. That's fucking Mark Wiliams. He's a pain. A nuisance. Yet Higgins otoh is way more of pain: he's done, he should be done, he should be dead tbf, but he's not.

How am I expected to root for any one of these people?

<3 higgins

Apart from Ronnie few snooker players have compelling personalities - but those two have given us a hell of a match, and really I don't think I have ever seen anything like those last 3/4 frames - nothing will ever explain it. Snooker just played at its highest (possible?) level by two people who are re-defining how long its possible to go on for. The level of playing is a replacement for personality.

It was always strange that Williams won this twice. Too many wasted years. Three is pretty good.