[Other Sport] Dafabet Masters - Ally Pally 13/1/19 - 20/1/19

[Moshe Gariani]

Bottom heavy draw this year.

Nervy start for The Rocket though. 1 - 1 with Bingham.

 

[Durlston]

Ronnie is on fire - 5-1 up with a couple of centuries.

Bad news for my outside bet on Jack Lisowski (33/1), who plays Ding Junhui tonight. With Mark Allen and John Higgins both losing yesterday, the top half looks made for the Rocket now.

Also think Shaun Murphy is due to hit form. Got a wager on him @ 25/1. Big odds for a class player but he has got a difficult path.

 

[Badger Boy]

Shaun Murphy is such a special player, but he's so reliant on his mood on the day. He is great to watch, second only to Ronnie O'Sullivan for me.

I've never really taken to Mark Selby, I appreciate his class and quality but I don't really enjoy watching him play.

 

[Durlston]

Disappointingly, young Jack Lisowski looks nervous. 2-0 down when he could or should be 2-0 up.

Ding is starting to get his confidence back; a long way to go but he could go deep into the tournament should he win tonight.

 

[robinsonsgrin]

went yesterday. really impressed with luca....not with the seating though!

 

[crodonilson]

Pot noodle was in devastating form last night, Lisowski a shade unlucky though.

 

[crodonilson]

Good day today.....

3:00: Mark 'THE WELSH WONDER' Williams (Wal) v 'THE THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER' Neil Robertson (Aus)

19:00: Barry 'THE HAWK' Hawkins (Eng) v 'THE MAGICIAN' Shaun Murphy (Eng)

 

[Durlston]

Unusual to see Mark Williams blow a decent lead. He was 3-1 and 60-0 up in the fifth frame. One missed brown and the whole match has swung. Looks like the Aussie is going to win now.

 

[crodonilson]

Unusual to see Mark Williams blow a decent lead. He was 3-1 and 60-0 up in the fifth frame. One missed brown and the whole match has swung. Looks like the Aussie is going to win now.

The Thunder from Down Under has been inspired since the mid-session interval.

 

[Titanic]

The Hawk and The Magician serving up some pretty thin gruel so far.

 

[Titanic]

2-0 to The Hawk.

 

[Titanic]

Outrageous fluke for the Hawk... red into the middle hits the near knuckle and scoots along the cush into the green pocket.

A break of 80 seals the 3rd frame.

3-0

 

[Titanic]

Clinical 124 from Hawkins... 4-0 who would have thought it?

 

[Titanic]

Would love to see the Magician conjour something up in the next frame or 2.

 

[fisons]

Would love to see the Magician conjour something up in the next frame or 2.

The Magician could be gone before I get to turn over at the end of Holby City

 

[Titanic]

The Magician could be gone before I get to turn over at the end of Holby City

It's looking that way. He needs a recovery not seen since the days of Lazarus.

5-0

 

[Titanic]

At least he has avoided the ignominy of a whitewash.

5-1

 

[fisons]

He can change his nickname to Lazarus if he pulls this off

 

[Titanic]

After an early chance in the 7th, he's broken down in the balls... and the Hawk has the line in sight.

 

[crodonilson]

The Hawk has developed into a fine player, always seems to go deep at the majors. I fear the Magicians best days may now be behind him.