He does not have to wear a bow tie in professional snooker matches due to medical problems, for which he has a doctor's letter.
Stephen Maguire also has a letter from his mum excusing him from doing cross-country in short sleeves.
― cis het boy (onimo), Monday, 20 January 2014 12:10 (ten years ago) link
was gonna post about the boy cahill, but he's just fucked up winning in about the most awful way possible. deciding frame now. tbf ding was str8 incredible from 11 foul points needed
― imago, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 00:17 (nine years ago) link
cahill wins! good lord
he should have won (with his chances), he should have lost (as part of his educational arc), but has still learnt some almighty lessons, good luck to him
― imago, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 00:41 (nine years ago) link
Enjoyed that as well - thought it was some late highlights at first.
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 3 December 2014 00:42 (nine years ago) link
Yeah that was a great match, from both players - was rooting for Ding for most of his comeback but Cahill's hanging on in the face of all that got me to switch sides for the decider.
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Wednesday, 3 December 2014 09:30 (nine years ago) link
So Ronnie nearly made two 147s in a row today...
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 4 December 2014 23:39 (nine years ago) link
lol @ "I'm like a born again Christian"
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 4 December 2014 23:47 (nine years ago) link
Bingham seems to self destruct atm. 4-4 after him being 4-1 up.
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Saturday, 6 December 2014 15:28 (nine years ago) link
Beautiful match.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 6 December 2014 16:10 (nine years ago) link
The next frame after 4-1 Bingham gave him a few opportunities but then its 3x60 breaks, a century and the 87 at the end, and that pot on the red (when he could've put Stuart back) was top stuff!
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 6 December 2014 16:12 (nine years ago) link
Yes that pot was magnificent. Ronnie v composed and 'with it' in the post match interview too.
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Saturday, 6 December 2014 16:20 (nine years ago) link
He's been v with it for a long time now.
Can I say how much I enjoy Hendry's commentary, especially during Ronnie's matches. Never talks too much, just enough and there is nothing too obvious.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 6 December 2014 16:29 (nine years ago) link
Absolutely agree on the latter, he's surprised me in a positive way.
That's good to hear about Ronnie, I've not been following snooker for a while so didn't know.
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Saturday, 6 December 2014 16:50 (nine years ago) link
Its been a boring final - almost the only way to beat Ronnie is to play tactically and get his timing off (sounds cynical but it isn't), then score heavy when he makes mistakes. In the past Higgins was great at this and Selby beat him at the WC like this.
Ding and the likes of Trump aren't. 8-4 right now.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 7 December 2014 20:20 (nine years ago) link
Not so boring now.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 7 December 2014 21:14 (nine years ago) link
mad, mad stuff: 9-9 from 9-4! It was lightning too.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 7 December 2014 21:46 (nine years ago) link
Incredible last hour - Ronnie pulls out a good safety and then took the points well.
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 7 December 2014 22:03 (nine years ago) link
Yeah that was good stuff. It was scrappy from both before Trump started getting into gear.
Loved the shots right after the end: Ronnie looked like he'd lost, like he couldn't believe it, whereas Trump was all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ after a couple of minutes.
― a pleasant little psychedelic detour in the elevator (Amory Blaine), Sunday, 7 December 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link
cuddly ken, you cunt! she was supposed to win
― PORC EPIC SAVVAGE (imago), Thursday, 9 April 2015 22:25 (nine years ago) link
needed a snooker on pink and black to prevent epicke final frame, got it
― PORC EPIC SAVVAGE (imago), Thursday, 9 April 2015 22:28 (nine years ago) link
you want one loveable ambassador of the game to lose to a woman, proving her right to be in the men's game in the popular opinion, you choose ken, and he fucks it
― PORC EPIC SAVVAGE (imago), Thursday, 9 April 2015 22:29 (nine years ago) link
lol anyway, she played ok and women should be allowed to attempt to qualify always now, should have always been allowed
Women should be allowed to qualify/play in all tournaments really. Might take a few years but all that should flow through to the World championships.
― xyzzzz__, Thursday, 9 April 2015 23:42 (nine years ago) link
selby with the eeyore celebration again lol
― Dave Plaintive rapper with classical training (imago), Sunday, 4 December 2016 21:53 (seven years ago) link
Anyone here bothering with the Crucible this year?
― On Some Faraday Beach (Le Bateau Ivre), Saturday, 22 April 2017 18:49 (seven years ago) link
RIP Ronnie, heaven needed an intensely bored and uninterested snooker player
― Uptown VONC (Le Bateau Ivre), Tuesday, 23 April 2019 12:45 (five years ago) link
ronnie and ding on the 13th!
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Friday, 8 January 2021 18:32 (three years ago) link
lol RIP Shaun Murphy's actually-he's-a-decent-guy rep
― imago, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 10:13 (two years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/24/its-not-fair-shaun-murphy-rails-at-amateurs-in-pro-snooker-after-uk-championship-defeat-by-amateurlmao
― willem, Wednesday, 24 November 2021 10:37 (two years ago) link