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I know Ding is the first Asian player in a World Championship final, but have there been other players in the past who were born in India and was ruled by the British, that have won or competed in a World final
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Weak question from Steven Fry I thought, wouldn't say 147s are 'ten-a-penny'!
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Now I am no Stephen Fry but here is question for you all. If Mark Selby were to win this he would emulate what achievement Neil Robertson did in winning the 2010 title ?
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Now I am no Stephen Fry but here is question for you all. If Mark Selby were to win this he would emulate what achievement Neil Robertson did in winning the 2010 title ?
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Have we done commentator bingo?
One table set up. Knowledgeable crowd. Any golf mention. X is a professional. Super fine cloths. Etc... |
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Now I am no Stephen Fry but here is question for you all. If Mark Selby were to win this he would emulate what achievement Neil Robertson did in winning the 2010 title ?
No seriously, He would be the first World number one to win the World Championship since Robertson did it |
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I am no Phil Yates but I'll guess it would be the only tournament won in the season?
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He would a crack smile for the first time in this years championship
No seriously, He would be the first World number one to win the World Championship since Robertson did it |
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Have we done commentator bingo?
One table set up. Knowledgeable crowd. Any golf mention. X is a professional. Super fine cloths. Etc... I can't recall the ES comms having any catchphrases. One of the ones I loathed was Thorne's "He deserves to win the frame after a shot like that". I wouldn't be surprised if he's said it for each player in the same frame. |
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No. The answer specifically relates to the event in Sheffield
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Luckily I have Eurosport and don't have to suffer Thorne, Virgo and Taylor.
I can't recall the ES comms having any catchphrases. One of the ones I loathed was Thorne's "He deserves to win the frame after a shot like that". I wouldn't be surprised if he's said it for each player in the same frame. |
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A couple of re-rack questions
Have there been occasions of 2 or more re-racks of a frame? After a re-rack are the stats reverted to as they were at the start of the frame? I'd expect points scored would be, although I don't know but what about pot success and other stats? |
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Weak question from Steven Fry I thought, wouldn't say 147s are 'ten-a-penny'!
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The 'miss' answer was more appropriate in my opinion
![]() The 147 talk reminds of the Fergal O'Brien max a little while back. That was a great clip. ![]() Anyway it's been a good final so far. It's a bit of a twisty turny thing. I find both great players to watch and I like the contrast in their styles. |
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Agree. Rare as hen's teeth normally means never or at least exceptionally rare. 8 maximums in the 80s is rare but not that rare. Also while they are more common these days they are not that common. Surprisingly for QI/Fry a badly worded and somewhat incorrect. The miss rule fits the terms much better.
The 147 talk reminds of the Fergal O'Brien max a little while back. That was a great clip. ![]() Anyway it's been a good final so far. It's a bit of a twisty turny thing. I find both great players to watch and I like the contrast in their styles. ![]() |
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A couple of re-rack questions
Have there been occasions of 2 or more re-racks of a frame? After a re-rack are the stats reverted to as they were at the start of the frame? I'd expect points scored would be, although I don't know but what about pot success and other stats? |
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He would be the first since Robertson did it to win two ranking events in the same city. Im i getting close
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Really glad we've got a final now. Would have hated to see a thrashing.
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We all know that Steve Davis made the first maximum on TV, but has there been other maximums made years ago that has happened, but were not televised, and does anyone know who made the very first maximum break
Willie Thorne made one of the first but sadly for him his only max in competition was not televised. I think Joe Davis was supposed to be the first. The one mentioned earlier.
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"Mr Maximum"
Willie Thorne made one of the first but sadly for him his only max in competition was not televised. I think Joe Davis was supposed to be the first. The one mentioned earlier. |
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This is a completely different Ding to the one we saw at the start of this session.
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Agree. Rare as hen's teeth normally means never or at least exceptionally rare. 8 maximums in the 80s is rare but not that rare. Also while they are more common these days they are not that common. Surprisingly for QI/Fry a badly worded question and somewhat incorrect. The miss rule fits the terms much better.
The 147 talk reminds of the Fergal O'Brien max a little while back. That was a great clip. ![]() Anyway it's been a good final so far. It's a bit of a twisty turny thing. I find both great players to watch and I like the contrast in their styles. But the rate of 147’s made has also continually increased over time with each passing decade because the quantity of very good to great players has continually increased. |
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No. I repeat, it is specifically to do with the event in Sheffield. It also happened with John Spencer in 1977. The only times
Not to make a century break in the tournament or making one century break, This is a bit of a long shot They all support a team that will win the league beginning with the letter L Win the championship under a different sponsors name Right mate this my final answer because im going to have to give up, My answer is A record amount of centuries made in a tournament breaking the previous record |
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Does Eurosport have ad breaks ?
Why are you watching a crap channel when the BBC are covering it ? |
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Does Eurosport have ad breaks ?
Why are you watching a crap channel when the BBC are covering it ? |
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Does Eurosport have ad breaks ?
Why are you watching a crap channel when the BBC are covering it ? And as a snooker fan, Eurosport show more of the sport than any other channel. Thank God for crap channels. |
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Does Eurosport have ad breaks ?
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Willie Thorne made one of the first but sadly for him his only max in competition was not televised. I think Joe Davis was supposed to be the first. The one mentioned earlier.