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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 (8 years ago) Permalink

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 (8 years ago) Permalink

Stevens is pulling some interesting faces.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 19:51 (8 years ago) Permalink

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 (8 years ago) Permalink

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 (8 years ago) Permalink

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

― Tom B (Tom B), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:24 (8 years ago) Permalink

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 (8 years ago) Permalink

Unbelievable play from Murphy!

― Tom B (Tom B), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:37 (8 years ago) Permalink

He's gonna win this 18-16.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:52 (8 years ago) Permalink

He gets the cannon!

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

28 ahead, 51 remaining.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:55 (8 years ago) Permalink

poor ian mccolloch

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

what a fucking great break to finish though

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

HE'S DONE IT!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

STILL GOING

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

ALL THE PARTY SHOTS NOW!

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:56 (8 years ago) Permalink

DANIEL-SAN: CLEAN THE TABLE

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

He's certainly dated-up with his girlfriend.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:57 (8 years ago) Permalink

Bloody hell.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 20:58 (8 years ago) Permalink

"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 (8 years ago) Permalink

Shaun Murphy did a drive-by at Pontins!

Da Murphy and his pops in training.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

Truly, a fitting representative for Northamptonshire.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:00 (8 years ago) Permalink

aw matthew

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:04 (8 years ago) Permalink

Dear me, Davis is on the verge of tears.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

183 hours of broadcasting!

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Monday, 2 May 2005 21:08 (8 years ago) Permalink

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 (8 years ago) Permalink

Len Ganley.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 3 May 2005 09:05 (8 years ago) Permalink

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 (8 years ago) Permalink

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 (8 years ago) Permalink

7 months pass...

wow what a great century from ding just then

meaningless but great

― cozen (Cozen), Saturday, 17 December 2005 15:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

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 (7 years ago) Permalink

(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 (7 years ago) Permalink

He's quite a decent poker commentator too.

― William Bloody Swygart (mrswygart), Saturday, 17 December 2005 22:25 (7 years ago) Permalink

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 (7 years ago) Permalink

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 (7 years ago) Permalink

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 (7 years ago) Permalink

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 (7 years ago) Permalink

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 (7 years ago) Permalink

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

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 18 December 2005 22:48 (7 years ago) Permalink

"A star is born"?

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Sunday, 18 December 2005 23:22 (7 years ago) Permalink

1 month passes...

Higgins/O'Sullivan in the final - let's watch.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 22 January 2006 15:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

I am watching - but it's the break right now. Higgins is winning 5-4, and gambling dude John Parrott wouldn't pick a winner.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 22 January 2006 20:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

Sorry, I'm talking pish, it's 5-5. As you were...

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 22 January 2006 20:37 (7 years ago) Permalink

The tactical play has been just as remarkable as the miraculous breakbuling under pressure. Higgins comeback from 3-0 to 5-3 took immense nerve and skill. Ronnie winning the first two kind of the evening session suggests we're in for a last frame but we'll see.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Sunday, 22 January 2006 20:49 (7 years ago) Permalink

silly ronnie

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 22 January 2006 21:19 (7 years ago) Permalink

Do all tournaments have their own specific number of frames to be won in the final? Or is it always best of 19 except in the world championship? (where it's best of 35 (best of 19 = first round), right?)

― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 22 January 2006 22:08 (7 years ago) Permalink

Jeez! Ronnie had an outside chance to level at 8-8, missed the black, set it up for Higgins with a really easy shot, Higgins missed it and Ronnie levelled!

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 22 January 2006 23:05 (7 years ago) Permalink

silly john

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 22 January 2006 23:06 (7 years ago) Permalink

Sorry, that was the worst summary ever. Ronnie was out of the frame, but he pulled it back, clearing up to the black, then was left with an impossible angle to pot the black for the frame, he tried the safety, arsed it up, left the black on for John to pot, and John arsed it up.

― ailsa (ailsa), Sunday, 22 January 2006 23:07 (7 years ago) Permalink

ronnie's throwing it away at the moment

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 22 January 2006 23:09 (7 years ago) Permalink

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