snooker world championship final

(some random wiki-ing later) - Alex Higgins isn't dead? Well blow me down.

He was in one of the papers the other week, in a sorry state. His teeth all fell out (as a result of his chemo or something iirc) and he can't eat properly and weighs something like 6st. He's living on benefits and is trying to somehow raise £20k to get his mouth fixed.

I have him in my dead pool, which tends to bestow immortality on folk (except last year's lot)

Wasn't this big investigation into John Higgins and co supposed to be over in "weeks not months" about 3 weeks ago so the whole of Snooker's name could be cleared once and for all?
What's the latest news re: that?

3 weeks = weeks, not months

*impatient*

http://www.espnstar.com/other-sports/news/detail/item442419/Hearn-assures-urgency-over-Higgins/

:-)

Luca Brecel, 15, is the youngest Belgian national champion ever (not the under-16 championship, the adult thing)

http://img.vandaag.be/tmp/450/350/r/articles/201005241811-1_luca-brecel-15-belgisch-kampioen-snooker.jpg

Always more talent if John Higgins is banned.

that Brecel guy thrills and scares me. Check out his Youtube videos; dude's legit poised to take the fuck over

Your chance to get in on the ground floor by updating his wikipedia entry. Typically, the one defeat mentioned is to Graeme Dott. Peter Ebdon's probably limbering up to piss on his world championship dreams.

2010 ILE poetry CONTEST! unleash the narwhals

15 year old Brecel just won the final of the european championship (the adult competition, he won the -19 championship last year). I don't think any British players competed (no prize money and rivalling organisations like in boxing, I guess).

Another Belgian, Wendy Jans, is the european women's champion again (I believe it's her fifth title) as well.

How DOES this whole snooker world work re: rivalling organisations, btw? Nothing about this on the BBC's news-sport-snooker site.

there was a picture of the nugget with will arnett and david cross on that will arnett tweeted the other day, major lols. Haud on and I shall find it ...

http://tweetphoto.com/25520717

on?

Are the BBC interviews in a greenhouse? Strange.

Also, Ronnie O' wanted to pull out and then changed his mind a day later :-/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/snooker/9457992.stm

So yeah, it's on again! Sheffield! Crucible! That bloke who fuzzily talks through his beard going "lidl bit unlucky" all the time! etc etc! Woohoo!

They make it look so easy.

Wow, were those posts about Ding upthread really six years ago already?

Ronnie not doing too badly against Tommy Cooper there

He looked good in the three frames I saw, though it looked as if his opponent was doing his best to set him up for a maxi at the start of every frame.

Maguire having a 'mare. Proper wasted talent that guy.

9-9 Higgins - O'Sullivan. This is great. Guess everyone is gonna watch Barca - Madrid

Expecting Judd Trump to falter at some point. Not happening so far.

7-4 ahead of Ding.

Only half watching - I keep seeing Ding in winning positions then go back to find he's lost another frame. Both players look to be struggling to find form

Both were not morning persons. The evening session was blow-for-blow high breaks.

Now Higgins - Williams is also a tad scrappy this morning, but they share the first four frames: 11-9 Williams

11-11. Incredible fight back by John - on yesterday's session Mark was so good but John is so resilient.

lol

btw

fuck off john higgins

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resilience

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resilience can fuck itself

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That's crazy. Williams launched an assault yesterday - the tables can turn but he needed to steal a frame or two. Now its Williams who is taking on tough pots instead of playing safe when required.

12-11 John. Betting this will go all the way. Won't bet against World title no4 for Higgins.

Higgins about to steal the final frame of the session..

No doubts about that: 13-11

Who's this Trump kid, he's doing well.

Judd's done it!

Poor Ding

Yeah,wanted ding to win.
All in all, great snooker from the both of them.

Trump is great. People mentioned Jimmy White because of some of the huge cue power (and exuberance by putting it on show often) and I'd agree.

i liked that he couldn't quite keep from smiling towards the end of the colours on the final frame. and then saying in the interview afterwards that his legs were giving way on him. i hope he can ride the wave to the title.

Higgins through after a cagey final session.

Love Trump to do this but Higgins is a killer of dreams -- can see him getting Trump into tactical battles and sinking him. Its just whether Trump could find the big breaks from 14 - 9 down.

I missed the heckler - apparently the guy shouted "How did you swallow that £300,000 John? You're a disgrace to snooker!"

Higgins was lucky to stay in the match yesterday. He played much better today and Williams just kept letting him in. I think if Trump maintains his form he'll be strong enough to win. Higgins has had three long gruelling matches in a row and I think he'll run out of steam. I think I'll have a flutter on Trump to win by 3 or more frames.

They will both have a bad session is all I predict.

I didn't catch what the heckler said. Was wondering why the commentators weren't saying anything...and why was Williams smiling to himself after he was evicted?

I was also gonna say that Higgins has got a lot to prove after all that has happened. He has been through many tough matches but Trump has never been to this stage. xp

Scrappy stuff, but I can't see either of them suddenly taking off - I predict a decider

Rapidly becoming a fan of Trump's spectacular style, though.

Yeah, he's good, but a little too cocky.

So this Trump guy...

Onimo otm based on last night's session - Higgins looks spent really.

First time I've watched more than 10 minutes of snooker for about 10 years.

Watched a bit of this last night, I was struck by how many of Trump's ridic long pots go right into the centre of the pockets. I ended up just betting Trump to win as my bookie didn't have a "more than 3 frames" thing, only had correct score books.

Higgins is twitching on long pots - beginning of the end of his career.

BBC filler guy being sent to knock the players' dressing room doors wtf. This "let's get the boys on the baize" thing is no "ready to rumble" is it?