2011 World Snooker Championship

[Victor McDade]

The Snooker starts this weekend.

Probably one of the most open championships for a while.

Looking at how the bookies have priced things up, Higgins and Selby are favourites at 6/1 with Ronnie, Ding and Mark Williams in the group behind at 9/1.

Although I'd love to see him do it, I don't think Ronnie is in the correct frame of mind to take the title this year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snook...

On Thursday last week he wanted to pull out of the tournament only to change his mind a day later.

I don't have any time for players who are willing to throw matches for money so hoping Higgins doesn't get too far.


I reckon Ding or Selby will lift the trophy this year.

Any other snooker fans on here?

[Victor McDade]

Thoroughly enjoyed the Robertson-Trump contest. The curse of the first time world champion has struck again. Well played Judd.

[Victor McDade]

Mark Williams looks in decent touch too.

Ronnie starts off against Dale today - hope he's focussed on the job ahead.

[Victor McDade]

Hendry scrapes into the second round (not quite sure how long he'll continue playing for) and Ronnie looked in great form as he opens up a lead against Dale.

[Victor McDade]

Well the quarter final line up is complete.

Dott-Trump: Think Dott will win this one, he loves the longer matches.

Selby-Ding: Selby for me after his phenomenal performance against Hendry.

Ronnie-Higgins: too close to call but hope Ronnie hammers Higgins.

Williams-Allen: Williams for me.

[Victor McDade]

Wow, was wrong about Dott/Trump. Trump 8-1 up now. What a performance. A semi final against Selby or Ding beckons.

[Victor McDade]

jbudgie said:

Really hope Higgins goes out.

No respect for him now.

+1

I find it nauseating that the BBC amongst others still portray him as 'poor John who has been through a lot recently and has come back strong'. But very little mention of his corruption.

Anyway, Ronnie pulls two ahead

[Victor McDade]

Well Ronnie threw that session away. Should have been going into the final session 10-6 or at the very least 9-7 up. But at 8-8 I think Higgins is now favourite.

edit - well Higgins beats Ronnie. Well deserved in the end.

Edited by Victor McDade on Wednesday 27th April 21:09

[Victor McDade]

Selby is out, had Ding on the ropes after winning 4 on the trot this evening then made some horrendous errors to let the Chinaman back into it.

So a semi final line up of:

Higgins-Williams and Trump-Ding.

Would like to see a Williams-Trump final but tbh it's very difficult to call either of these matches.

[Victor McDade]

Yup poor session from Trump although hopefully that is his bad one out of the way. Still very much in this semi final.

Williams opening up a lead against Higgins here, 7-3 to the Welshman.

[Victor McDade]

Amazing clearance by Ding to take the last frame before the mid session interval.

[Victor McDade]

Well played Judd.

And it looks like John 'credit to the game/the family man/been through so much' Higgins is going to join him in the final. 15-13 up now.

[Victor McDade]

Mark pulls one back.

15-14 Higgins now.

[Victor McDade]

John Higgins is strong favourite to lift the trophy on Monday which will be a disgrace given what he did 12 months ago. Caught on camera openly willing to throw frames from £s yet he's only given a token ban. Quinten Hann did the very same thing not too long ago and was banned by World Snooker for 6 years.

I don't think it will happen but I hope trump hammers the greedy, corrupt, 'wizard of wishaw'.

[Victor McDade]

2 nil Trump. Great start

[Victor McDade]

Higgins looks to be pulling ahead here.

Problem for Judd is that Higgins doesn't seem to have to play his A game for him to win frames whereas Judd struggles to win when playing bad.

[Victor McDade]

Looked like Trump was about to go 6-4 behind but now he's 6-5 up. Hope he can keep this up.

[Victor McDade]

Wow, what a shot to get his century. And that pink with his right hand.

It's like watching a player under practice settings - the arena does not faze him at all.

[Victor McDade]

Brilliant session for Judd.

[Victor McDade]

Judd needs to take this chance to make it 14-14 otherwise I fear his tournament is over.

Come on man, if there is any justice within sport then you'll beat this cheating scum-bag.