Shanghai Masters last 32 discussion

[hegeland]

03.30 UK time
Mark Allen v Liang Wenbo
08.00 UK time
Dominic Dale v Steve Davis
John Higgins v Tom Ford
Joe Perry v Matthew Stevens
Mark Selby v Judd Trump
12.45 UK time
Ronnie O’Sullivan v Stuart Pettman
Stephen Hendry v Ricky Walden
Neil Robertson v Fergal O’Brien
Mark King v Jimmy White

Discuss! :D

[Forman]

Anyone know which matches eurosport will be showing??

Wenbo vs Allen has the potential to be a really good match if both players are on form.
Would love Trump to beat selby but can't really see it happening.
It really is about time robbo had a decent run in a tournament, he certianly needs it looking at his provisional ranking, anyway fingers crossed for the aussie.

and of course......C'MON JIMMY!!!!!

[Matt_2745]

Davis v Dale and ROS v Pettman I believe.

[Forman]

http://living.smgbb.cn/snooker/

Just found this site via another thread, looks like its showing all matches on all tables, just hope it works in New:D:snooker:Zealand

[Nat5guns]

Great link Forman, thanks:D

[Ekphantos]

oh no, they are showing Higgins-Ford on ES... :mad:

[Gothic35]

It's a problem with the feed on table 1. They may go to the Davis match if they get it working again.

[Ekphantos]

It's a problem with the feed on table 1. They may go to the Davis match if they get it working again.

Thanks for the information! Not that I mind watching Higgins, but I prefer Davis ;)

[Matt_2745]

Tom Ford having a bit of a nightmare, making all the difficult pots and then missing sitters. Should take the last frame before the interval though.

[Kathrin]

Dale - Davis 2-1
Stevens - Perry 1-1
Trump - Selby 1-2
Higgins - Ford 3-1

according to ES as I can´t open worldsnooker :mad:

[Rane]

Am I the only one having a very slow connection on the link above ?

[João]

It's a shame they are showing the least interesting match on eurosport. Higgins is cruising there. :rolleyes:

[Ekphantos]

Ford took the last frame before the interval, hope he can improve after the break to make the match more interesting (but let Higgins win in the end ;))

Did Davis-Dale fall asleep during their 4th frame or is the ES live ticker not updating?

Can anyone recommend a better live ticker? Worldsnooker doesn't work for me either

[Kathrin]

davis - dale 2-2
perry - stevens 2-1
trump - selby 1-3
higgins - ford 3-1

[Ekphantos]

make that 4:1 for Selby :)

[Kathrin]

thanks, they are obviously having a coffee break at ES :p

[Rane]

Selby´s through 5 - 1

[jw147]

any other links showing all the tables, apart from the living.mbb one? cant open it, have firefox...so will miss jimmys game now:confused::snooker:

[Rane]

Higgins pulls of a 136 break to go 4 - 2 up :p

[Ellena]

Perry 3-1 Stevens at the interval. Frame 5 just started. Mon Matthew!

EDIT: Perrys cueing good . Hes on a 83 break and counting. Tis 4-1 already..

[João]

Stevens is really not showing any form! :eek:

He keeps breaking 20-30 and then miss an easy pot leaving the game wide open for Perry.

[Mignon]

How is Steve doing? :confused:

[superaussie]

where are you getting the up to date scores on stevens i can only get 2 v 1 down on eurosport website

[João]

where are you getting the up to date scores on stevens i can only get 2 v 1 down on eurosport website

Watching http://living.smgbb.cn/snooker/ myself.

[Ellena]

Stevens is really not showing any form! :eek:

He keeps breaking 20-30 and then miss an easy pot leaving the game wide open for Perry.

Unfortunatelly this is so true. Lets say he was bit unlucky too.. Anyway smth breaks in his game , dunno whats not working exactly , either its lack of practice, either he can't focus properly..
He has to do better than this if he wants to go up in the rankings at the end of the season.

[Ellena]

How is Steve doing? :confused:

Still 2-2 in Davis match according to GSC.
Smths wrong with the cameras on table 1..so no images from there. Hope they fix that till Ronnies match.

EDIT. Perry-Stevens match is over, Perry won it 5-1.
And we'll have a decider in Higgins-Ford match.

[Rane]

i have been watching Higgins - Ford a little on off. What happened ? It looks like Higgins has broken down very early in positions where he should make at least a good or even a frame winning break in the last two frames ? Have anyone seen it? 4-4 with a 113 break from Ford.

[Kathrin]

Still 2-2 in Davis match according to GSC.
Smths wrong with the cameras on table 1..so no images from there. Hope they fix that till Ronnies match.


Does anyone know what Dale is wearing? Maybe the cameramen got blind by it :D

[Ellena]

Davis 4-2 Dale according to GSC
LOL Kathrin. I have no idea whats he wearing or what haircut he has this time, anyway whatever it is it didnt impress Davis much. :)

[Monique]

i have been watching Higgins - Ford a little on off. What happened ? It looks like Higgins has broken down very early in positions where he should make at least a good or even a frame winning break in the last two frames ? Have anyone seen it? 4-4 with a 113 break from Ford.

Higgins missed a few uncharacteristic ones since the beginning of the match. Before the interval Ford seemed unable to punish him and capitalise ... but now it seems he's there!

[Mignon]

Thanks for the reply, Ellena! :)

[Ekphantos]

Ah, colleagues are waiting for me to go for lunch, hope they hurry up in the decider ;)

[Ellena]

Thanks for the reply, Ellena! :)

Youre welcome.
Looks like they fixed the problem with the cameras at table 1.. I have no infos about the score..35 points still on the table, Davis potting.
Oh And Dom Dale has dark hair and no "flashy" colours on.:)

[João]

What a fluke to give Higgins the red he needed to clinch the match. :eek:

[Mignon]

Watching http://living.smgbb.cn/snooker/ myself.

Yes, João but I don't speak chinese, I don't see any english switch and I can't see much in these thumbnails. Where do I click????? :confused: :rolleyes:

[Kathrin]

good to know, thought he´d wear something pink and sparkling :p

[Ellena]

Dom Dale manages to win the 7th frame after a brill clearance on the coloured ( most of them were in awkward positions). So Davis 4-3 Dale.

[Kathrin]

john through 5-4

davis winning this would give me my first 2 points in the predictions :)

[João]

Yes, João but I don't speak chinese, I don't see any english switch and I can't see much in these thumbnails. Where do I click????? :confused: :rolleyes:

There are pictures of the players on the right side of the screen, you click to pick the match you want to watch. :p

[Rane]

John Higgins was lucky to go through. Made a fluke when he was 56 up to leave Tom Ford requiring snookers.

[Monique]

john through 5-4

Yes but he really is a lucky B**** :D that fluke! After that Ford couldn't focus anymore. Seriously.

[Kathrin]

i haven´t seen the fluke, could anyone describe it roughly?

[Mignon]

There are pictures of the players on the right side of the screen, you click to pick the match you want to watch. :p

Thanks, I'll do that when I can access that site, because at the moment it doesn't seem to be working for me. Just my luck. :rolleyes::mad:

And, oh yes: HEARTFELT CONGRATULATIONS www.worldsnooker.com on the way your live scoring is working NOT!!! Again.

[Ellena]

Thanks, I'll do that when I can access that site, because at the moment it doesn't seem to be working for me. Just my luck. :rolleyes::mad:

ure not missing much at the moment. NOne of the matches in the afternoon session started. Only Davis-Dale match is still on. But the camera problem wasnt fixed as i thought..so they cut transmission quite often.

[gby4]

I cant see that Chinese channel and Channelsurfing does't work for me either. World Snooker live score is also down. And all this when Davis is finaly playing well. :(

[Mignon]

Thanks, Ellena. :) The score is probably the same. Please let poor old me know when and how the match is over. ;):)

[JanieWatkins]

It is still 4-3 to Steve, a very long safety battle going on in this frame.

[hegeland]

4-4 now :( COME ON STEVE!

[darrus]

Does the feed work well for anyone? It's always buffering for me :(

Come on, Steve. Please...

[hegeland]

Nope, it just says buffering (once I got to buffering 97%, only for it to drop to 5% a second later...)

[Mignon]

Does the feed work well for anyone? It's always buffering for me :(



I almost envy you, Darrus, all I get is that charming message 'Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage'.... :mad::D

[hegeland]

We got posts from nine different countries during a space of ten posts!

[JanieWatkins]

5-4 to Steve - one visit clinched the frame

[Gothic35]

Steve wins YAY! :D I was bitting my nails for a while.

[Mignon]

THANKS, Globalsnooker!

Great idea with the Shanghai clock on your site BTW!

[João]

Come on Nugget. Fairly good start of season for him. :cool:

[Fuu]

I know chances are pretty low there, but is there any possibility to get hold of the higgins-ford match somewhere?

other than that, happy me cause from now on I'll be finally able to follow the tournaments... no more morning duties :) yay.

[Kathrin]

does anyone know yet which match will be shown on ES livestream in tomorrow´s morning session? :confused:

[Gothic35]

I know chances are pretty low there, but is there any possibility to get hold of the higgins-ford match somewhere?

other than that, happy me cause from now on I'll be finally able to follow the tournaments... no more morning duties :) yay.

This person has Liang's match so it's possible he'll upload Higgins' match. :confused:

http://www.youtube.com/user/snookerfan92

[Fuu]

This person has Liang's match so it's possible he'll upload Higgins' match. :confused:

http://www.youtube.com/user/snookerfan92

THANKS :) I'll check.
but the chinese page earlier posted here (which works fine in IE and opera, just in case you run into trouble with firefox or the likes), also has some videos.

*happy me*

[darrus]

Yesss!!! Come on Steve! :)

Fuu, also if there will be no upload - open the page with four-tables stream and scroll down, and you'll see tumbnails for the videos - right now there are at least some frames of Higgins match there. The quality is not that good, but better than nothing :)
Also I have the deciding frame, can send you the file if you want.

And if you go back several pages, there are videos from opening ceremony with players' interviews.

[Fuu]

Yesss!!! Come on Steve! :)

Fuu, also if there will be no upload - open the page with four-tables stream and scroll down, and you'll see tumbnails for the videos - right now there are at least some frames of Higgins match there. The quality is not that good, but better than nothing :)
Also I have the deciding frame, can send you the file if you want.

And if you go back several pages, there are videos from opening ceremony with players' interviews.

thanks heaps :) and I'd love to have the decider!!! totally.
I'm watching the videos right now. It's so rare you see tom playing and he's a really great guy, so I really hate that I missed the match. especially against john, who's totally one of my favs. but well, what can you do.

For now I'm totally happy that I'll be able to avoid being forced to watch ROS later ^^

[Matt_2745]

For the love of God come on Stephen, not hopeful though :(

Hoping that the feed from table 1 is still broken so I don't have to watch ROS too :D Put Hendry on, go on Eurosport, you know you want to.

[Mal]

Why does Ronnie O'Sullivan not have a picture on the WS live scoring?

[jw147]

I think eurosport know that the peoples champion should be on the main table.:D

[Gothic35]

I think eurosport know that the peoples champion should be on the main table.:D

Jimmy White's on the main table :confused:

[Matt_2745]

Stephen must have killed about four flies already :D

Balls nicely spread here, not good that I'm thinking 147 after two reds. Will settle for 77.

[Matt_2745]

Boo, played for the pink.

[Kathrin]

don´t think that hendry will do a 147 ever again (maybe in training)

[Matt_2745]

Stephen misses frame ball :(

And no neither do I but I can hope :D

[Gothic35]

Where are you watching Hendry's match?

[Matt_2745]

1-0 to both Hendry and ROS then.

http://living.smgbb.cn/snooker/ - here Gothic.

[Kathrin]

eurosport seems to not have a livestream for the afternoon session :confused: though it´s said they would show it

[Mal]

Anyone know then why Ronnie doesn't have a picture on the live scoring - has he not given them permission - seems strange - I noticed it at the last tournament as well, but in the past they used to have his picture.

Ronnie, Stephen and Jimmy all go one frame up...

[Gothic35]

1-0 to both Hendry and ROS then.

http://living.smgbb.cn/snooker/ - here Gothic.

Ah that place, unfortunately I can only get 2 seconds of video followed by 5 minutes of buffering from there :(

[Kathrin]

found it on ES, they´re showing ROS :)

[Matt_2745]

Strange, perfect picture here both today and yesterday.

Hendry looked good really, hit 71 before missing a red with the white on the cushion. Walden made 14 but missed a red to the left centre which allowed Hendry to get 31 before Walden conceded.

No balls potted yet in frame two.

[João]

What the hell are the players constantly catching on the table? Spider webs, flies or what.

[Matt_2745]

Flies I guess, Hendry must have killed about six so far :D

[Kathrin]

ROS- pettmann 1-1

[darrus]

Matt_2754, does the Chinese stream work for you? Are you recording it? I'd like to watch Hendry match, and this buffering drives me mad grrrrrr.

[Matt_2745]

The Chinese stream works fine, no buffering at all here when using Internet Explorer. Not recording it though unfortunately :(

Second frame quite scrappy, both wasted good chances.

[Stormwatch]

Jimmy is in good shape, it seems...2-0 up
hoorah!

[Matt_2745]

Poor safety from Stephen leaves Ricky in amongst the reds, good chance.

[dantuck_7]

I've just waited 5 minutes to see ROS pot 2 balls - about to go 2-1. Looked really fluent and then it froze!!! aaargh.

[darrus]

Ronnie doesn't seem to interested, but so far Pettman doesn't give him any chance to lose the match :)

[Matt_2745]

Walden breaks down but has a 50-24 lead with one red remaining...

[attilahun]

It is not working for me either...it keeps buffering.....it drives me crazy....Anyone can tell me something about Jimmy ?

[Matt_2745]

White is 2-0 up.

[Ekphantos]

The Chinese stream doesn't work for me :( constant buffering.

Can't be my connection, I am "where the web was born" after all ;) (according to T-shirts they sell)

[Matt_2745]

Walden levels it at 1-1 :(

[dantuck_7]

ROS v Pettman 2-2 at interval. Pettman looked really good in that last frame was on for a 140 but missed green.

[attilahun]

It seems King won the third frame, according to GSC...2-1 Jimmy

[Stormwatch]

Live scoring is working right now...

[Matt_2745]

Oh dear Stephen, this is not good.

[Rane]

Is it chinese tables ? Or just Riley with chinese text ?

[Matt_2745]

The tables are STAR, not Riley.

Stuggling to record the Hendry match, makes my stream goes worse when I do.

The way it's going, probably for the best :D:(

2-1 Walden barring a snooker. Hendry trying a long red miscues and goes in-off, dearie me.

[Ellena]

And frame 4 also won by King. 2-2 at the interval

[jw147]

not good..jimmys putting his fans through it again:(

[Matt_2745]

Better from Stephen, 2-2.

[Rane]

O´Sullivan 3 - 2, though Pettman had two chances to take the frame, before ROS stepped up in gear.

[darrus]

Yes, much better. Keep it up, Stephen.

[Rane]

The tables are STAR, not Riley.

Stuggling to record the Hendry match, makes my stream goes worse when I do.

The way it's going, probably for the best :D:(

2-1 Walden barring a snooker. Hendry trying a long red miscues and goes in-off, dearie me.


Where does STAR tables come from ?

[João]

Did anyone see that super-screw back pot from Jimmy. :eek: Amazing, like the old times.

[Rane]

Pettman has missed another good chance and let ROS in with all reds open and the black ball free. For some reason I think 4 - 2 is coming soon.

[Rane]

ROS missed 51 ahead, 51 still on the table. But the resting reds are difficult.

[darrus]

Rane, you're too optimistic :D

[attilahun]

According to ES Jimmy has a 62-0 advantage in frame 5....:)


EDIT 73-0.....CMon JIM

[jw147]

3-2 jimmy....please jim keep punching:)

[Matt_2745]

Star tables are from China I believe, they do the tables for the Premier League as well though.

Long fifth frame in the Hendry match, he keeps getting nice reds and then not landing on a colour.

Walden in a tricky snooker here though.

[Rane]

Ronnie finished with a classical 138, but for some reason after potting 13 blacks, he took the pink ball instead of trying to go after the more difficult maximum. I would like to see the situation once again.:confused:

And he was on for the tournament high break with 145, but hammered the black into the cushion instead of playing it with slow pace, strange.

[Sarmu]

he missed on 48, so it wasn't a maximum

[Ellena]

And Ronnies through.YAY! Another interesting match with Perry in the next round.
Havent seen Ronnie that focused when playing abroad, in a long time. Tis about time he wins smth in China too, plus the prize is pretty inviting.:cool:


King leading 53-30 in the 6th frame. Only coloured left.
EDIT . And mark wins it..3-3 now

[Matt_2745]

Actually quite good stuff from Stephen here, had to be very patient and wait for his chance. Hasn't done anything stupid which he might have done a couple of years ago.

57-0 up with five reds left. Four of them are in a cluster on the side cushion though so it's a huge lead really.

[Matt_2745]

And he takes the frame, 3-2 he leads.

[attilahun]

Jimmy - King 3-3......

[João]

The chinese crowd is a tad annoying, with the constant girly screams. :mad:

[darrus]

Shanghai sports showed Ronnie's interview after the match. Maybe they'll show another table now since the match finished rather early?

[Matt_2745]

Walden makes it 3-3, got decider written all over it.

[scottley]

would anyone be kind enough to post a direct link for the shanghai snooker please, i've tried a googling for the past hour with no luck, the justin tv one was what i've been viewing the premier league snooker on was brilliant but i've tried them and can't get it, also a link from here on another thread just says i can't get plug ins which i have no idea about:confused:


if anyone knows how i can get it just by doing 1 simple click i would be most grateful.



yours not very computer minded Scottley :snooker:

[attilahun]

Annyone can tell me what is the situation in frame 7....Jimmy's match...please

[Ellena]

72-4 to Jimmy in frame 7. Should be 4-3 if Jimmy stays focused..reads are nicely spread..only 7 left

[Rane]

he missed on 48, so it wasn't a maximum

OK I came in at 56, sorry to have misinformed you outthere.

[attilahun]

72-4 to Jimmy in frame 7. Should be 4-3 if Jimmy stays focused..reads are nicely spread..only 7 left

Thanks .....hopefully he will stay focused......:)

[jw147]

4-3 to jimmy/// sooo near.....:rolleyes::snooker:

[dannyd0g]

Anyone know whats the situation in frame 8 of jimmys match, as world snooker live scoring not working ??

[nickdyr]

Please update on Hendrys-Walden!

Thanks

[attilahun]

How is Jimmy doing ???.....Es says 18-6, but what is the situation.....who's on the table ?????

[Gothic35]

King is about to force a decider.

[dannyd0g]

world snooker live scoring just started working, King on a break of 53

[Mal]

Looks like 4-4 in White vs King.

Robertson has just won and Hendry looks like going 4-3 down.

[Matt_2745]

4-3 Walden, just dreadful from Hendry once again :(

[Gothic35]

Looks like I spoke too soon, White still in with a chance.

Edit: King levels at 4-4

[Ellena]

Hendry match , Walden on a 38 break and counting.
Decider for White-King match. Mon JImmy.

EDIT: Waldens break stops at 50. 7 reds left .

[darrus]

Come on, Jimmy and Stephen!

[Gothic35]

Jimmy's had two great chances and blew them both.

[Ellena]

45-50 to Walden, Hendo at the table, only coloured left . Could be a decider here too.
31-5 to King in the other match. King at the table , good chance for him to win the frame..

[attilahun]

What is the scoreline in the decider ????

[Gothic35]

King's in with a great chance to take the match.

[Matt_2745]

Oh wow, just when I thought that it was all over, that's one of the best clearances I've seen in a while from Stephen to keep himself in the match. Great shot on the green to free the blue amongst a few other good ones.

Decider it is.

[Ellena]

King's in with a great chance to take the match.

Not yet . 51-5 to King. Jimmy has another chance. 5 reds left

EDIT" Unfortunately jimmy messed up that chance and Marks potting .. 73-5 with 2 reds left.. :(
5-4 to King

[Gothic35]

It's all over for Jimmy. :(

[fatman]

what score Walden v Hendry and Jimmy v King now?

[Marc]

king wins 5-4

jimmys out!


waldon v hendo score 4-4

[fatman]

king wins 5-4

jimmys out!


waldon v hendo score 4-4

ah! unluck Jimmy

any news on Hendry?

[Ellena]

what score Walden v Hendry and Jimmy v King now?

29-0 , Walden on a break

[Matt_2745]

Looks like Walden is going to win :(

[Ellena]

Looks like Walden is going to win :(

52 his break now and counting. 8 reds left.

[Anastasia]

Looks like Walden is going to win :(

nooooooooooo :(:(:(

[Gothic35]

Hendrys out as well :( what a disappointing day it's been.

[Ellena]

nooooooooooo :(:(:(

Hendos out. 5-4 final score to Walden.

[fatman]

thanks for the updates

[darrus]

:( Stephen...

[ja.]

omg yay well done ricky!! great way to take revenge for 5-0 whitewash 3.5 yaers ago :D lol

[Mignon]

omg yay well done ricky!! great way to take revenge for 5-0 whitewash 3.5 yaers ago :D lol

Yeah, if only they were at their best at the same time.... ;):D

[Anastasia]

Hendos out. 5-4 final score to Walden.

this is not for my nerves :(

[Marc]

Hendrys out as well :( what a disappointing day it's been.

nevermind eh

im sure joe perry wont disappoint ya tommorow ;)

[leeroygor]

get in there waldo. what a result....Made up :)

[Fist of Fury]

Can't say hendry going out has bothered me (was obvious to me, that chances were he was going out after the selby and lee games), jimmy on the other hand...gutting

[jw147]

soul destroying defeat again for jimmy and his fans:(..but well keep on punching...hes got good ranking points so we cant be too down of ourselves......hell be back in the uk qualifiers:snooker:..come on jim:cool:

[steedee]

hendry is desperate for some form. could be pontings next season!

[jw147]

and pios the season after!

[The Boss]

King is through and that's all i have to say :D

King v O'Sullivan final :snooker:

[hegeland]

Tomorrow's matches:

08.00
Ding Junhui v Dave Harold
Shaun Murphy v Andy Hicks
Ali Carter v Mark Williams
Peter Ebdon v Stuart Bingham
12.45
Marco Fu v Anthony Hamilton
Stephen Maguire v Barry Hawkins
Ryan Day v Liang Wenbo
Graeme Dott v Jamie Cope

[poolqjunkie]

hendry is desperate for some form. could be pontings next season!

Hendry actually did not play too bad, did he? He tied the match at 4-4, and then his opponent just never made another mistake winning with a break of 80+ or something like that. Feel bad for Hendry, but dont think it was really like he played bad.

[attilahun]

Hendry actually did not play too bad, did he? He tied the match at 4-4, and then his opponent just never made another mistake winning with a break of 80+ or something like that. Feel bad for Hendry, but dont think it was really like he played bad.

Yes, his opponent played well...but he is ranked 35th in the official ranking...so.....it looks like pontins next year.....

[In-off]

Hardly

Walden has beaten Higgins twice and, but for a kick, would have beaten O'Sullivan at the Uk a couple of years ago

He's a very good player

[attilahun]

Hardly

Walden has beaten Higgins twice and, but for a kick, would have beaten O'Sullivan at the Uk a couple of years ago

He's a very good player

Maybe...but the results so far are unconvincing to say the least....1-5 against Lee, 1-5 against Selby and now Walden.....i stick to my opinion....it looks like pontins...

[mushka]

It´s Ding (9) Harold live.
With all due respect to Dave Harold, this is not the match I got up so early (for me :p) to watch.

[Rane]

It´s Ding (9) Harold live.
With all due respect to Dave Harold, this is not the match I got up so early (for me :p) to watch.

Considering the streaming speed of yesterday, all we will see is Harold standing motionsless never finishing his shot.:p

[Matt_2745]

Hendry will be ok for one more season I think, but it wouldn't surprise me to see him drop out of the 16 for 2010-11.

GSC seems to be having a bit of trouble with scores this morning so I'll update them on my blog for now...

EDIT: Will stop now as GSC is sorted.

Dave playing well again while Ding looks out of sorts again.

[Monique]

Hendry actually did not play too bad, did he? He tied the match at 4-4, and then his opponent just never made another mistake winning with a break of 80+ or something like that. Feel bad for Hendry, but dont think it was really like he played bad.

Well according to his post-match Hendry wasn't happy with his own game. Now some of those boys are tough on themselves ...

Yes, his opponent played well...but he is ranked 35th in the official ranking...so.....it looks like pontins next year.....

The fact that he's 35 means what? He's still young. All of top 16 have been ranked lower before getting there.

[Matt_2745]

Hendry didn't play dreadfully but he was too inconsistent. He had frames like the opener, the fifth and the clearance at 3-4 where he looked really good, but in the rest he missed some poor shots and generally presented Walden with chances that he couldn't miss.

Basically looks good in the balls and capable of scoring, but struggled to actually create an opening unless Walden gifted him one. Also looked dodgy when faced with any shot that was less than straightforward.

[Matt_2745]

Ding looks dreadful so far, Harold really needs to take this frame while he has the momentum.

GSC is up and running with the scores now which is good.

[Ellena]

It´s Ding (9) Harold live.
With all due respect to Dave Harold, this is not the match I got up so early (for me :p) to watch.

lol Well try one of the others here : http://living.smgbb.cn/snooker/

Mon Williams.:snooker:

[Ekphantos]

Scrappy frame, but Harold takes it in the end, 2:0 for him.

If he wins he will play Davis in the next round, that could be an endless match...

[mushka]

lol Well try one of the others here : http://living.smgbb.cn/snooker/

Mon Williams.:snooker:

I would, if I could make the godamn link work. :mad: And it´s exactly Carter - Williams match I want to see. :(


Except with different winner, I suppose. :D


ETA: Maybe you could provide little bit of feedback on them?

[Ekphantos]

Is it possible to get a direct link to the Williams-Carter match? Just to try...
I'd also rather watch that one, but it doesn't work for me either...

[Kathrin]

me too mushka, why ding, why?

ali leads 2-1

[Matt_2745]

Hicks is looking quite good you know, 2-1 up and 59-0 up on Murphy. Fancy a century here where the balls are.

[Matt_2745]

Williams in with the reds nicely spread.

Looks so strange without the Highland Spring waistcoat.

[Ellena]

No idea why the link isnt working for yas, unless you are using Mozilla.

Williams match..2-1 to Ali atm.
Frame 4 , 26-16 to Ali but Williams at the table potting, good chance for him to make it 2-2 at the interval.

[Matt_2745]

We jinxed that for Williams :D

Hicks did indeed make a century, 3-1.

[Ekphantos]

No idea why the link isnt working for yas, unless you are using Mozilla.

The link itself works, I can see the table but it is more of a slide show than a video, it keeps buffering all the time...

[Ellena]

The link itself works, I can see the table but it is more of a slide show than a video, it keeps buffering all the time...

i see.. happened to me too yday afternoon...But now works fine. Could be the connection ?!..:confused:

Williams leading 72-26, 2 reds left.
EDIT: 2-2 at the interval

[Kathrin]

damn, no chance to get 2 points on the predictions :p

[Ellena]

Murphy 1-3 Hicks :eek:.. Anyone watching this one ?

[Ekphantos]

i see.. happened to me too yday afternoon...But now works fine. Could be the connection ?!..:confused:



There probably is some problem with the connection, but it is odd, as I am at work (in the research center "where the web was born" i.e. www ;)), it should be rather good.

[Matt_2745]

Great shot Hicks, he's in again in frame five...only gets 13 from it.

Murphy said the other day (http://prosnookerblog.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/murphy-keeping-expectations-in-check/) that he's not practised enough recently, but I still thought that he would beat Hicks. Still might, but Andy has looked decent early on.

[Matt_2745]

Harold not capitalising on Ding's poor form really, given him too many chances and allowing him to get some confidence.

[Ellena]

There probably is some problem with the connection, but it is odd, as I am at work (in the research center "where the web was born" i.e. www ;)), it should be rather good.

Oh, if so...then its odd indeed.

Ding with a good chance to make it 2-2, shame he blew it.
I wonder where Ding lost his confidence..If he had only half of the self confidence he use to have few years ago..hed do way better in tournaments.
Willaims -Carter , frame 5 started..atm is 47-0 to mark.

[attilahun]

The fact that he's 35 means what? He's still young. All of top 16 have been ranked lower before getting there.

He is professional since 2002 and he was never in top 32....rankings in the last 4 years : 48-37-36-35....so, hes got some good results, and i mean victories over some good players but he didnt achieved anything, one quarter in China 2005, is almost nothing...imo hes a good player but nothing special, he have a lot of those in the main tour.

[mushka]

Soon to be 3-2 for Mark Williams. Me not liking it one bit.

Ellena, could you say something more about their game? During the interval of course, I don´t want to bother too much. :o

[In-off]

He is professional since 2002 and he was never in top 32....rankings in the last 4 years : 48-37-36-35....so, hes got some good results, and i mean victories over some good players but he didnt achieved anything, one quarter in China 2005, is almost nothing...imo hes a good player but nothing special, he have a lot of those in the main tour.

That's pretty much Stephen Maguire's career you've described

He's now the world no.2

[Matt_2745]

Fair play to Harold, looks like he is going to capitalise after all and be 3-1 up at the interval after Ding lets him in.

Williams 3-2 up and on a break in the next, 19-0 and should score heavily here.

[attilahun]

That's pretty much Stephen Maguire's career you've described

He's now the world no.2

Yes, he is ...but Walden is 35 in the world and hes not played a ranking tournament semifinal yet...thank God, for Hendry, he didnt played Maguire....

[Matt_2745]

And makes no mistake, 4-2.

[Marc]

I wonder where Ding lost his confidence..If he had only half of the self confidence he use to have few years ago..hed do way better in tournaments.


Ding has never been the same player since the final of the 2007 masters when osullivan was at his best and beat him 10-3, since then ding has been the shadow of the player he was and has lost his confidence. He won the Jiangsu Classic a few months ago, beating Mark Selby 6-5 in the final, so maybe hes on his way back!

[Ekphantos]

Fluke at the right time for Harold

[mushka]

Another stop for Ali Carter on 50+ break, what´s wrong?

[Rane]

What´s happening with Murphy. Maybe the most stable player over the last two or three years, and now he´s on his way to the third first round exit in a row. And he should be on top of his career right now ... hmm.

Is he just out of form, or is there any other rumours out there ?

[João]

Great to see Williams beating comfortably one of the best performers of the last couple of seasons.

[Kathrin]

Great to see Williams beating comfortably one of the best performers of the last couple of seasons.

no, that´s not great at all :mad:

[mushka]

The first and the last time I made any kind of predictions, I might jinx it in the future as well. :rolleyes:

[João]

Surely, Andy Hicks is the best player not having won a ranking tournament or being in the top16. Always cool to watch him when he reaches the final draw.

[Kathrin]

what the hell was up with Ali? :eek:
Mark J Williams MustBeEvil

[Monique]

What´s happening with Murphy. Maybe the most stable player over the last two or three years, and now he´s on his way to the third first round exit in a row. And he should be on top of his career right now ... hmm.

Is he just out of form, or is there any other rumours out there ?

here http://www.thestar.co.uk/snooker/Murphy-warns-of-hampered-chances.4540328.jp

Murphy warns of hampered chances


Snooker

Date: 30 September 2008
ROTHERHAM potter Shaun Murphy has warned that a lack of practice could hamper his chances of success at this week's Shanghai Masters.
Murphy, 26, begins his assault on the crown with a first round clash against Andy Hicks tomorrow.

But the world number three, and 2005 world champion, has only spent two weeks on the table because of a busy off-season.

"Because of some commitments I had to complete at the back end of the summer, I have only actually been able to get on the table in the last couple of weeks, so my preparation hasn't been great," explained Murphy.

"I was very pleased with how I finished last season, so I haven't been working on anything too specific in practice, mainly just trying to get the scoring and safety sides of my game working together in unison.

"I have been working hard, and my form in the club has been very good.

"I am reasonably happy, but with my time away from the table over the last few weeks I'd be happy with anything past the quarter-finals."

Murphy is provisionally ranked number two in the world after an impressive season last year, but is adamant that he is not immune from a shock in the Far East.

"With it being the first tournament of the season, everyone will be feeling their way. There might be the odd shock, but I'd be happy to reach the last eight. I'm looking no further than that, really," he added.


Now Mr Murphy it's not the first tournament ... it's the second!
:cool:

[Ellena]

Great to see Williams beating comfortably one of the best performers of the last couple of seasons.

What?! You saying he won?! ...YAY!!! Go Williams! :D
I had a power failure here, couldnt see the last 3 frames ... I really didnt think he'd beat Carter, considering Alis in great form these days.Way to go, Mark!! Hes gona play Cope next, considering Dott withdrew.

[Mal]

4-3 to Stuart Bingham now. Ebdon is another one that could do with a good run.

[littleminx147]

4-3 to Stuart Bingham now. Ebdon is another one that could do with a good run.


yeah and So is Stuart Bingham!!

[Ellena]

....

Now Mr Murphy it's not the first tournament ... it's the second!
:cool:

LOL..indeed.
Pretty lame excuses from Murphy... Him losing to Hicks ..didnt see that coming..and with such a score margin.

And GO DING! I prefer a Ding-Davis match to an endless Harold-Davis one.

[littleminx147]

Is anyone else having problems with the live scoring??

what is the frame score in the Bingham - Ebdon match??

thank you please

[João]

Ding seems to be f**** up beyond all repair. Where's the brilliant kid he used to be prior to that Masters final. He can't pot long balls at all these days and his safety seems to be worse than Liang Wenbo's :eek:

[Mal]

Is anyone else having problems with the live scoring??

what is the frame score in the Bingham - Ebdon match??

thank you please

Bingham 4-3 up and 44-22 up and on break with good chance to win frame and match.

[Ellena]

Ding seems to be f**** up beyond all repair. Where's the brilliant kid he used to be prior to that Masters final. He can't pot long balls at all these days and his safety seems to be worse than Liang Wenbo's :eek:

Well Wenbo is playing way better than Ding these days, thats a fact. Since that Masters final he aint been the same..i never thought it can take so long to build up his confidence again and play like in good old days ..if hell ever do that.

[Mal]

Ding seems to be f**** up beyond all repair. Where's the brilliant kid he used to be prior to that Masters final. He can't pot long balls at all these days and his safety seems to be worse than Liang Wenbo's :eek:

Harold was 2/1 to beat him. A gift considering their rankings. Obviously, Ding has been off form for a while now, but even a couple of years ago he used to struggle in some of the qualifiers and be quite inconsistent. He would win a tournament and then fail to qualify for the next.

Chance for Harold to win frame and match.

[Ekphantos]

I don't think it was only that final, rather an accumulation of a lot of things (media pressure, homesickness etc.) up to a point where he just couldn't take it anymore.
In any case, Wenbo is far more fun to watch than Ding :)

[João]

Did anyone count how long Harold took for this 46 break. :rolleyes:

[Ekphantos]

What's happening in the Ding-Harold game, is it still on or did the live ticker just stop?

[hegeland]

It's over, Harold won 5-3.

[Alex0paul]

Good to see the Cream of Devon thrashing Shaun Murphy.

(Although its great to see anyone thrash Murphy)

[Ekphantos]

It's over, Harold won 5-3.

Thanks hege! I shouldn't go for lunch during a match ;)

So, an endless match on between Harold and Davis

[tkt]

somebody know the H2H between Marco Fu and Antony Hamilton?

[Alex0paul]

somebody know the H2H between Marco Fu and Antony Hamilton?

Hamilton leads 4-1

[very.tee]

:eek:What Happened?!
Unfortunately I couldn't watch it ..a small matter of school.
I'm shocked and outraged! He was on my fantasy game!:mad:

[Kathrin]

:eek:What Happened?!
Unfortunately I couldn't watch it ..a small matter of school.
I'm socked and outraged! He was on my fantasy game!:mad:

that´s what I´d like to know as well. got beaten by williams :eek:

[JiangYu]

Come on, Marco!

={

2-1 to Hamilton

[Matt_2745]

Wenbo going for a ridiculous blue, missing by about two feet and leaving Day in with a chance for 4-0.

[Marc]

hawkins had his chance to level the match at 2-2 but he blew it..

maguire leads 3-1 at interval

[tallguy]

does anyone know the schedule tomorrow ? when is ronnie playing ?

[Monique]

Hamilton and Fu ... poor guys. Do they have a single viewer? Not showing on telly anyway!
Must be said, not really enthralling and both dreadfull!

[Matt_2745]

Hard to tell from the TV, you don't see the people that are so far back that they're watching from Beijing.

Exclusive photo (http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c275/Matt_2745/DSCF6808.jpg) of their view though.

[Matt_2745]

does anyone know the schedule tomorrow ? when is ronnie playing ?

Tomorrow afternoon I believe.

[João]

Ryan Day is steam rolling Wenbo. :o

[Marc]

Ryan Day is steam rolling Wenbo. :o

yes ryan day beats wenbo 5-0

[Rane]

Hamilton and Fu ... poor guys. Do they have a single viewer? Not showing on telly anyway!
Must be said, not really enthralling and both dreadfull!

Me. The only livestream I´ve found so far.:mad: Fu seems far from his best form last season.

[JiangYu]

Hamilton and Fu ... poor guys. Do they have a single viewer? Not showing on telly anyway!
Must be said, not really enthralling and both dreadfull!

Fu is usually quite slow to start off with in the season I think. They were showing the match in the Maguire-Hawkings mid-session interval on Eurosport. I agree, they hardly had any viewers. I think everyone wanted to watch Wenbo beat Ryan but unfortunately, The Fearless is the The Defeated.

[Rane]

What a miss from Hamilton, at 57 - 64 he makes a thin clip on the black just to leave it in front of the pocket. 2 - 2

[Marc]

hawkins is still in there fighting against maguire, he makes the score 3-2

[Monique]

Fu is usually quite slow to start off with in the season I think. They were showing the match in the Maguire-Hawkings mid-session interval on Eurosport. I agree, they hardly had any viewers. I think everyone wanted to watch Wenbo beat Ryan but unfortunately, The Fearless is the The Defeated.

Fu won the GP last year though ... that was only the secong tournie of the season methinks.

What a miss from Hamilton, at 57 - 64 he makes a thin clip on the black just to leave it in front of the pocket. 2 - 2

Yes ... urge to pull my hair at both! Will refrain though ;)

[Rane]

Ryan Day is steam rolling Wenbo. :o

Was it Day playing good or Wenbo taking silly chances ?

[Mal]

Looks like Anthony Hamilton is blowing his chances at the minute. From 2-0 up, now 4-2 down. He's had chances in three of the last four frames.

Maguire may fall over the line in this frame, but hasn't been overly convincing, although Hawkins is a decent player.

[Monique]

Mags did his best to keep the match alive and gave Barry a good few chances to go for a decider. But Barry won't have it! :rolleyes:
Both unconvincing!

[Mal]

Maguire through, but needs to improve.

Fu also going through, but also helped by his opponent missing chances.

[João]

Was it Day playing good or Wenbo taking silly chances ?

Ryan was just like he usually is, great allround game and not wasting the chances Wenbo gave him, which weren't that much to be fair.

I think Maguire is one of the most underrated players ever. He didn't even need to raise his game to beat an in form decent player like Barry. I definitely fancy him to be world number one *soon*.

[Ekphantos]

Does anyone have an up-to-date provisional ranking list?

Should be some interesting matches, I am looking forward to Higgins-Day and Williams-Cope, but also O'Sullivan-Perry could be good. So basically most of the lower half of the draw ;) I guess Davis-Harold will be awfully slow...

[JiangYu]

Fu won the GP last year though ... that was only the secong tournie of the season methinks.



Yes ... urge to pull my hair at both! Will refrain though ;)

Ah, good point that I forgot. Well, Marco is pretty inconsistent at times but I'll be expecting him to raise his game now that he's in the Top 16 and that he definitely has what it takes to win a title. I heard Joe Johnson was making a comment how he struggles more against the lower ranked players - I wonder why that is.

Also, I'm so glad that I got a pretty good university timetable, which means I'll be free to watch all day tomorrow and Friday. I can't wait for the O'Sullivan and Perry match but I believe Ronnie will take this one. In his post match interview from Monday (I think it was), he said that he wanted to work hard on his third successive title. I know China isn't exactly his thing but it sounds like he's up for it. I'm going to call a 5-4 defeat of Joe Perry. While others may call Perry a heavy-weight, I don't think I can quite agree with that term. I still think it's too early to tell now that he's only just started to play his better game.
Speaking of the other members of the Top 16 - what is going on?! Shaun is out in the first round. I never thought I'd be seeing that but he's playing rubbish - maybe Malta will give him back the confidence he needs but that's not until quite some time away.
Meanwhile, the result of the Ding match wasn't very surprising for me. Harold's at the top of his game and hopefully he can repeat the success he did in the North Ireland Trophy. I fancy him beating Davis.

[Monique]

Ryan was just like he usually is, great allround game and not wasting the chances Wenbo gave him, which weren't that much to be fair.

I think Maguire is one of the most underrated players ever. He didn't even need to raise his game to beat an in form decent player like Barry. I definitely fancy him to be world number one *soon*.

Barry was no way in form. He missed again and again and was visibly annoyed with himself. Maguire did not need to raise his game, but he really did give Barry many chances! Far too much to be honest. Both were under their usual level.

[Ellena]

does anyone know the schedule tomorrow ? when is ronnie playing ?

According to Worldsnoker , Ronnie is due to play in the evening session , 7.45 pm Beijing time ( 12.45 UK time).
IN fact , i think the 4 matches in the first half of the draw will be in the morning session(afternoon in Beijing) , and those in the second half of the draw, in the evening.