Terrific (3-ball) plant from Higgins, now behind the green. On top of this safety exchange
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:04 (six years ago) link
51 break from Higgins and puts the brown safe.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:13 (six years ago) link
god this is a tough red - and misses it. Higgins now to win this
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:15 (six years ago) link
This is more impressive than Williams winning the first four frames in the afternoon session. Williams had actually a good couple of breaks.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:16 (six years ago) link
Mid-session often stops this so we'll see. Should be good.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:17 (six years ago) link
Such a classic crucible comeback, its what you get in this sport you don't get anywhere else. So many SF and Fs where there was no way back and then...the hunter often becomes the hunted.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:19 (six years ago) link
higgins comeback on a human face forever
― imago, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
This is huge now..Williams on 40, pack split, should win.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:49 (six years ago) link
oh dear..
Terrific opener from John, just fearing the worst now.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:50 (six years ago) link
15-15
I think that's such a key frame. When Williams allowed John in the prev times there were awkward positions or not quite right splits. That chance was really, really good.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 19:58 (six years ago) link
Not quite the cue ball control under the severest of pressures.
At the next another good chance for Williams. Its just heartbreaking to watch, can he break this cycle of defeat?
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:00 (six years ago) link
Another 41 break, he is not over the line..
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:01 (six years ago) link
We haven't had much safety at all so far
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:04 (six years ago) link
fucking hell man get over the line.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:06 (six years ago) link
finally! Williams back in front
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:08 (six years ago) link
Terrific long pot at the next from Williams
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:15 (six years ago) link
damn
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:16 (six years ago) link
Another terrific long pot but now its a tough pink
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:19 (six years ago) link
lots of cold blooded potting here
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:20 (six years ago) link
had to play it cool after that - this is so good. One frame away now.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:26 (six years ago) link
fuck me that pink
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:36 (six years ago) link
one pot from the fucking world title - and John has no obstacles to the clearance.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
holy fuck
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:39 (six years ago) link
blimey
― Thomas NAGL (Neil S), Monday, 7 May 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
FUCK OFF
― imago, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:41 (six years ago) link
Unbelievable
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:49 (six years ago) link
this fucking break
― imago, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:50 (six years ago) link
Meh
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 May 2018 20:52 (six years ago) link
lol
― imago, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
it WAS a classic final - one of the best of recent times surely
Had a crush on Hazel some 15 years ago, I dare to admit
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 May 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
boo
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Monday, 7 May 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
Great final; shame it was between two dinosaurs tho.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 May 2018 20:54 (six years ago) link
aw higgins is a nice person actually. such a weird disconnect from his playing style where he is the biggest bastard ever
― imago, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
other than peter ebdon
I feel for Williams and his cheque of 500,000 or whatever and his three chins. This is hauntology in real-life action. He shouldn't be here, yet he is, haunting us all, ghost of future past.
Hazel tho.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 May 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
Fuck Ebdon ffs
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 May 2018 20:57 (six years ago) link
Hazel tho :-) Crash of shame - her questions are terrible.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:58 (six years ago) link
Her questions are terrible, by tradition. But she's Hazel, man. Hazel. :)
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 May 2018 20:59 (six years ago) link
tbf I doubt anyone can explain how you miss a pink like that and then go on and win it in one visit as if nothing has happened in the next frame.
I'll never forget that. One of the great crucible final moments.
xp = I know!
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 20:59 (six years ago) link
:D
I feel sore having missed pretty much of this tournament - Ronnie knocked out didn't help - but this final night was quite alright. 18-16 ain't half bad. I just had no-one to root for.
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 May 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
if anyone can find that picture of higgins drunk riding in a transit van can you please share it
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Monday, 7 May 2018 21:05 (six years ago) link
how could you not have rooted for williams???
― imago, Monday, 7 May 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link
especially with higgins to overcome. it's the best test he could have had short of selby
― imago, Monday, 7 May 2018 21:07 (six years ago) link
― imago, Monday, May 7, 2018 11:06 PM (six minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yes fuck you for pressuring me but fuck yes, Williams over Higgins. By a negligible margin tho. Higgins is grim death. But: they're both utter shite. Williams and his three chins and saggy skin draped around his dead bones has been a pest all his career. And an irritant, snooker-wise, all his career. He's dullness distilled and cut into even more dullness, the way you try and cut cocaine with your bank card like you've seen in a Tarantino movie but it doesn't work like that and it's a crying mess and you blow your nose and blow the coke away and you end up with nowt. That's fucking Mark Wiliams. He's a pain. A nuisance. Yet Higgins otoh is way more of pain: he's done, he should be done, he should be dead tbf, but he's not.
How am I expected to root for any one of these people?
― lbi's life of limitless european glamour (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 7 May 2018 21:28 (six years ago) link
<3 higgins
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Monday, 7 May 2018 21:34 (six years ago) link
Apart from Ronnie few snooker players have compelling personalities - but those two have given us a hell of a match, and really I don't think I have ever seen anything like those last 3/4 frames - nothing will ever explain it. Snooker just played at its highest (possible?) level by two people who are re-defining how long its possible to go on for. The level of playing is a replacement for personality.
It was always strange that Williams won this twice. Too many wasted years. Three is pretty good.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 21:36 (six years ago) link
Higgins I took a real hatred for because of the match-fixing bullshit. But he is a great, and so dismissive of Trump and Kyren Wilson. Took another all-time great to beat him.
― xyzzzz__, Monday, 7 May 2018 21:37 (six years ago) link