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

[Durlston]

What the hell was that whistling noise yesterday in the afternoon match? I was waiting for the bang at the end. It sounded like a balloon being let down.

Only John Parrott could say something like "Eh up, the kettle's just boiled!" in his scouse accent. I almost spat my lunch out when he said that!

 

[Moshe Gariani]

The Misery from the Midlands looks like he might have recaptured top form with perfect timing for an assault on another "Triple Crown" title... His quarter with Judd is one to look forward to.

All eyes on The Rocket today though - can't wait for 1.00pm and another chance to see the greatest ever exponent of the art of cuemanship. Hope it is a good day for Ronnie - there is nothing better in the world of sport than watching him play well.

 

[crodonilson]

Cracking quarter final line up, love this tournament, quality all the way.

Today:
13:00 Dynamite (Wal) v The Rocket (Eng)

19:00 The Belgian Bullet (Bel) v Pot Noodle (Chn)

Tomorrow:

13:00 The Jester from Leicester (Eng) v Mr Haircut 100 (Eng)

19:00 The Hawk (Eng) v The Thunder from Down Under (Aus)

 

[Tooting Gull]

We aren't allowed to call Ding 'Pot Noodle' any more...even though the player himself loved the name. First coined by The Sun but when Murdoch married Wendi Deng the sports editor decided for self-preservation reasons it might not be the best idea.

Off to Ally Pally shortly, good line-up for the QFs. Ronnie always the big draw and up this afternoon v Ryan Day, but as said earlier Selby v Trump tomorrow should be a belter, and Ding v Brecel tonight could also be decent.

 

[Titanic]

...Off to Ally Pally shortly, good line-up for the QFs. Ronnie always the big draw and up this afternoon v Ryan Day, but as said earlier Selby v Trump tomorrow should be a belter, and Ding v Brecel tonight could also be decent.

Nice one, have a great day

 

[crodonilson]

We aren't allowed to call Ding 'Pot Noodle' any more...even though the player himself loved the name. First coined by The Sun but when Murdoch married Wendi Deng the sports editor decided for self-preservation reasons it might not be the best idea.

Off to Ally Pally shortly, good line-up for the QFs. Ronnie always the big draw and up this afternoon v Ryan Day, but as said earlier Selby v Trump tomorrow should be a belter, and Ding v Brecel tonight could also be decent.

What's his new nickname?

 

[Titanic]

What's his new nickname?

According to World Snooker website, it is the rather lame.. "The Dragon"

http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/ding-junhui/

 

[crodonilson]

According to World Snooker website, it is the rather lame.. "The Dragon"

http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/ding-junhui/

That's incredibly dissappointing, Pot Noodle was much better.

 

[Titanic]

Buggers on Eurosport are showing the Tennis... so I am stuck with Dennis Taylor on the BBC... fortunately we do get the occasional gems from The Wonder Bairn.

 

[Titanic]

Blink and you'll miss him... Ronnie is 1-0 up.

 

[Titanic]

Well, there's lovely... 1-1

 

[crodonilson]

I think I just heard Neal Foulds pump.

 

[Titanic]

2-1 to Ryan Day. Who da thunk it?

 

[Durlston]

2-1 to Ryan Day. Who da thunk it?

Maybe me.

I've got a tenner on Ronnie to win 6-5 @ 8/1.

That was an outrageous fluke by Ryan to win the second frame. Matches can turn on moments like that.

Keep it close guys with Ronnie making a 147 in the decider!

 

[Titanic]

Mistakes from both players... 2-2 at the interval.

 

[Moshe Gariani]

The Rocket finishing strongly.

I think he lost focus because Ryan Day was palpably nervous and beaten almost however Ronnie played today. He got it back and has played some good stuff overall.

 

[Titanic]

6-3 to The Rocket. Goes into his 14th Masters semi, and still not at his best.

 

[Titanic]

Brecel with a dodgy tip and Ding with a 125 clearance have shared the opening two frames.

1-1

 

[Titanic]

It's certainly an entertaining brand of snooker... and the Belgian Bullet leads 2-1

 

[Titanic]

Ding-dong mini-session.

2-2 going into the interval.