snooker world championship final

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mind you, while o'sullivan is around every opportunity should be taken to watch him go about his work

Trying not to think about going back to work Tues - I don't want to move from my sofa for the next two weeks.

are doherty and bingham both trying to throw the match?

not sure who is going to succeed

That was horrible but looks like Ken is getting a grip on this match.

yeah while I've been watching (last two frames) he's been nothing short of excellent

two simultaneous last-framers. and some casual sexism from one of the commentators :/ think it might have been Thorne

"so nice to see so many women here! of course many of the men will be excellent snooker-players themselves"

absolutely breathtaking final frame between wasley and ding there. ding hideously unlucky, almost clawed it back with some phenomenal snookers (three with pink and black only balls remaining)

david gray, ian mcculloch, and now robbie williams! (and of course neil robertson)

100 * 100 = no handshake from Trump

Robertson has been terrific. Trump has hardly breathed from leading 11-9 onwards

Looked like Trump would force a decider after Robertson gets a bad white but he could only force a 35 break.

Robertson makes no mistake -- terrific green to brown -- and dumps Trump out of WC, 13-11

Robertson - Ronnie would be a terrific final. The former is the only that could touch Ronnie.

I said could.

playing like that, definitely could

Nobody expects Hawkins or Selby in the final? (I don't either, but they are in the semi final,the can't be that bad)

Selby has a minor chance against Robertson. The latter is in very good form and can be unstoppable when he gets going. That comeback was v similar to the way Ronnie shifted gears against Joe Perry.

Glad Trump is out - the hype around him when he first 'broke through' was embarrassing.

but they are in the semi final,the can't be that bad)

i dunno have watched a lot of the matches leading to the semi final they've all been pretty shit

neil robertson probably the only one on good form.

Man, I still totally hate that "let's get the boys... on the baize!" guy.

It's like the Sean Murphy game: Ronnio isn't playing at his best, not by a very very long way, but he's 6-2 in front...

lol, Ronnio typo

Man, I still totally hate that "let's get the boys... on the baize!" guy.

I think he's personally responsible for half of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_snooker_player_nicknames

"barry hawkins to break" - he already has, I'd say.

Hilarious, he has basically annihilated anybody bar Joe Perry...no traces of a tortured soul at all. He has actually become efficient and frightening to play in the last couple of years, virtually no 'incidents'.

Oh, and another thing: headset wearing punters laughing because the BBC pundits are cracking jokes: dud.

Snooker player nicknames are the worst. Did we poll some of them once? We should.

Robbo is The Centurion now? Groan.

Robertson has lost his way in the match - long potting gone astray.

Selby on the way to 10-6. No biggie, plenty of time to pull it back.

Selby has broken down on 53, great chance for Robertson!!

Pinches it: 9-7!

glad Robertson won that; Selby couldn't win 4 frames in a row playing that badly without offending some divine guardian of the game

How many kicks has Hawkins got in this match? About five?

Smoking hot long shots from Ronnie: 13 - 6.

jesus mode time.

Century and now "black tied up/pink tied up". 30 secs after and its a frame winning chance

Ronnie when he's in the zone = zen

Barry losing heart.

Who can blame him?

How is O'Sullivan only placed 33rd in the world ranking? Does he only play the tournaments with the highest prize money?

I think he selects a few tournaments.

Anyway, into the final and a session early again.

His long potting is razor-sharp now.

Poor Barry. Still, he did get 7 frames this time.

I think the question is will Robertson or Selby be too knackered to play? It seems that Robertson takes a session to warm up and that might not be good enough if he gets through..

The long, scrappy, tactical battle frames in their match are probably doubly exhausting as well+ this one could very easily end in 16-17.

How does the ticketing work for snooker tournaments? There'll be people with tickets for the last session of the Ronnie semi I guess. Some disclaimer? We reserve the right to make alteration to the advertised details for the performance and you may get some John Virgo trick shots instead. It must happen all the time.

Said with the most bored & serious expression ever: "my nickname is The Jester from Leicester"

lol - lets if he has slept off that opportunity to go four up.

"he always plays with a smile on his face, that's why we call him the jester" : no, he bloody doesn't, it's just the only thing you could think of that rhymed with Leicester, you knobhead.

Blow for blow at the min: 10-8