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This is best of how many frames?

This is bringing back the only enjoyable part of high school, playing snooker every weekend at my friend David's house.

― Curious George (Bat Chain Puller) (Rock Hardy), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:15 (eighteen years ago) link

It's good to see that Murphy took to snooker so well after that trip to the chocolate factory ended so embarassingly for him.

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― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:24 (eighteen years ago) link

Best of 35. Played over two days and four sessions.

Murphy is at least considerably more appealing than Stephen sodding Lee.

― Tom B (Tom B), Sunday, 1 May 2005 14:26 (eighteen years ago) link

"considerably"

― Venga (Venga), Sunday, 1 May 2005 15:36 (eighteen years ago) link

25 frames done, Murphy takes the lead for the first time since the opening frame (13-12 up). Stevens has conceded two free-ball fouls this match, Murphy's taken frames off them both. The Noise Next Door is starting to look edgy.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:07 (eighteen years ago) link

Obviously, this is the cue for Stevens to take the next with a break of 95.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:19 (eighteen years ago) link

the cue! :-D

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:38 (eighteen years ago) link

The Texan trickshot guy: classic or dud?

I'm saying dud.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:40 (eighteen years ago) link

Tony Drago: Classic. Quinten Hann: Dud.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 18:54 (eighteen years ago) link

Stevens clangs pink off the middle left jaws when 35 up, Murphy subsequently clears for 15-13.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:13 (eighteen years ago) link

Shaun has won 9 of the last 12.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:22 (eighteen years ago) link

Murphy's turn to miss - black off the spot lets Stevens in, Murphy's next chance comes with the white in the jaws and he can't do anything. 15-14.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:25 (eighteen years ago) link

We were due a tense one. Stevens looking cosy then drops a clanger on a soft red to bottom right. Murphy gets to the point where Stevens needs a snooker and misses the black. Cue snookering and counter-snookering, but Stevens can't take advantage and it's 16-14.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:50 (eighteen years ago) link

Stevens is pulling some interesting faces.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:51 (eighteen years ago) link

Stevens is not about making it look easy, but he's got his first century - 124 break, 16-15.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:01 (eighteen years ago) link

Tense opening, but Stevens eventually eases himself away, 16-16. Murphy's potted one ball in the past half-hour.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:23 (eighteen years ago) link

Great clearance from Stevens. Surely going down to a decider.

― Tom B (Tom B), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:24 (eighteen years ago) link

Murphy's turn to pull a break out of a hat - gorgeous rest shot three shots or so in sets up a 97, and the world #48's one frame away.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:36 (eighteen years ago) link

Unbelievable play from Murphy!

― Tom B (Tom B), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:37 (eighteen years ago) link

He's gonna win this 18-16.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:52 (eighteen years ago) link

He gets the cannon!

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:55 (eighteen years ago) link

28 ahead, 51 remaining.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:55 (eighteen years ago) link

poor ian mccolloch

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link

what a fucking great break to finish though

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link

HE'S DONE IT!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link

STILL GOING

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link

ALL THE PARTY SHOTS NOW!

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (eighteen years ago) link

DANIEL-SAN: CLEAN THE TABLE

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:57 (eighteen years ago) link

He's certainly dated-up with his girlfriend.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:57 (eighteen years ago) link

Bloody hell.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:58 (eighteen years ago) link

"he's rewritten murphy's law - everything that can go right, will go right if you believe in yourself"

omg i love hazel

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:59 (eighteen years ago) link

Shaun Murphy did a drive-by at Pontins!

http://www.gtascraper.com/content/sanan/driveby_800.jpg

Da Murphy and his pops in training.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:00 (eighteen years ago) link

Truly, a fitting representative for Northamptonshire.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:00 (eighteen years ago) link

aw matthew

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:04 (eighteen years ago) link

Dear me, Davis is on the verge of tears.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:08 (eighteen years ago) link

183 hours of broadcasting!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:08 (eighteen years ago) link

and here's the bastard who bastardised the snooker themetune

http://www.diffusiononline.net/tvthemes.htm

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:16 (eighteen years ago) link

Len Ganley.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 09:05 (eighteen years ago) link

1. The £250,000 World Championship first prize is more than 16 times bigger than Murphy's previous best pay day.

2. The 22-year-old plans to spend some of the money on a Mercedes and on his forthcoming wedding.

3. He met his fiancee on the internet in a Christian chatroom.

4. Murphy was 150-1 to win the World Championship before the tournament started.

5. He turned professional when he was just 14.

6. Murphy was born in the same week that Dexy's Midnight Runners' smash hit Come On Eileen reached number one in the charts.

7. His dad bought him his first cue from a jumble sale when he was eight years old - by the age of ten he had knocked in a century break.

8. As a budding 13-year-old player, he picked up a £5,000-a-year sponsorship deal with the Doc Martens shoe company.

9. By then he had made two 147 breaks - and had beaten Jimmy White and Stephen Hendry in one-frame exhibition matches.

10. Even at that young age, his aim was to beat the record of Hendry who at 21, became the youngest-ever world champion. Murphy missed out by a year.

11. His run to the final earned him the nickname "Magician".

12. His father Tony is a World Snooker board member.

13. Murphy had never won a match at the Crucible until this year's World Championship.

14. He won using an adapted 1930s cue once owned by Ray Reardon. Cue maker Rodney Hinde fitted the new tip just two weeks before the tournament started.

15. Murphy is a single-figure handicap golfer.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 15:24 (eighteen years ago) link

i'm totally supporting shaun murphy now, despite being a big fan of the nugget
-- ken c (pykachu10...), April 25th, 2005 10:37 PM. (ken c)

yay my predictions rock

― ken c (ken c), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 15:57 (eighteen years ago) link

seven months pass...

wow what a great century from ding just then

meaningless but great

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 17 December 2005 15:05 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah ws gonna revive at some point - what a week! I'm quite happy for Davis.

Ding won 9-4 - this final will be quite interesting cuz Ding doesn't really have much of a tactical game and he'll need if he shows nerves or Davis is scoring heavy.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 17 December 2005 21:40 (eighteen years ago) link

(Also its been awesome how Davis has kept commentating on the other matches while competing professionally - can't remember this happening in any sport.)

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Saturday, 17 December 2005 21:45 (eighteen years ago) link

He's quite a decent poker commentator too.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 17 December 2005 22:25 (eighteen years ago) link

It's going to be like a greyhound race the final: Davis needs to come bursting straight out of the traps and get a clear lead on Ding to hope that his later rally won't be enough to catch up.

It's gonna be a classic, either way.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Saturday, 17 December 2005 22:42 (eighteen years ago) link

Well who's going to win, the old gaurd in Steve Davies or the upcoming whippersnapper Ding. Have you noticed since Ronnie got beat the UK has been wide open. I remember watching Steve in the 80's (showing my age) so I'll be rooting for him. Mind you, there'll probably be 100 million chinese rooting for Ding. I reckon there'll be a lot more competition from China in the future

Steve

www.snookerbilliardspool.co.uk

― Steve Porter, Sunday, 18 December 2005 14:46 (eighteen years ago) link

Ding just needs one more frame to win. Davis just hasn't quite got going - he's never scored heavily as he has done throughout the week to get to this stage, and its not surprising its not like he gets into finals every week like he used to.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 18 December 2005 22:29 (eighteen years ago) link

Looks like Davis is going to pull one back here though. He doesn't look confident at all, I think momentum has helped him a _lot_ this week, and he's lost it now.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 18 December 2005 22:33 (eighteen years ago) link

The end of that frame just now was great. 9-6 - come on steve :)

― Teh HoBB (the pirate king), Sunday, 18 December 2005 22:43 (eighteen years ago) link

Thoughts on Ding- as darts players get thinner, snooker players get fatter. Why?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 18 December 2005 22:48 (eighteen years ago) link

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