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Old 01-05-2016, 21:25
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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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Old 01-05-2016, 21:27
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Weak question from Steven Fry I thought, wouldn't say 147s are 'ten-a-penny'!
The 'miss' answer was more appropriate in my opinion
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Old 01-05-2016, 21:34
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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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Old 01-05-2016, 21:39
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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 ?
I am no Phil Yates but I'll guess it would be the only tournament won in the season?
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Old 01-05-2016, 21:40
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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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Old 01-05-2016, 21:40
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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 ?
Not to crack a smile 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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Old 01-05-2016, 21:43
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I am no Phil Yates but I'll guess it would be the only tournament won in the season?
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
No. The answer specifically relates to the event in Sheffield
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Old 01-05-2016, 21:44
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Have we done commentator bingo?

One table set up.
Knowledgeable crowd.
Any golf mention.
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Super fine cloths.
Etc...
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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Old 01-05-2016, 21:47
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No. The answer specifically relates to the event in Sheffield
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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Old 01-05-2016, 21:50
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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.
I much prefer Eurosport as well but I always feel like I should watch the final on bbc
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Old 01-05-2016, 21:51
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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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Old 01-05-2016, 21:51
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Weak question from Steven Fry I thought, wouldn't say 147s are 'ten-a-penny'!
The 'miss' answer was more appropriate in my opinion
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.
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Old 01-05-2016, 21:55
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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.
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
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Old 01-05-2016, 21:56
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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?
I would assume all stats are nullified. Can't recall 2 reracks of the same frame, probably happened though at some point.
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Old 01-05-2016, 21:57
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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
No. I repeat, it is specifically to do with the event in Sheffield. It also happened with John Spencer in 1977. The only times
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Old 01-05-2016, 22:00
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Really glad we've got a final now. Would have hated to see a thrashing.
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Old 01-05-2016, 22:06
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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
"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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Old 01-05-2016, 22:11
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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.
I think John Spencer made the first tournament 147 but the TV crew were on a tea break so it wasn’t recorded
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Old 01-05-2016, 22:14
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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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Old 01-05-2016, 22:14
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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.
The amount of snooker has been increasing with each passing decade since the 1980’s. More would have been made 2010’s > 2000’s > 1990’s > 1980’s > 1970’s ... even if the quality of players in the fields remained roughly the same every decade because of more amd more opportunities to make 147’s as time has worn on.

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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Old 01-05-2016, 22:17
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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
I have three answers

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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Old 01-05-2016, 22:22
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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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Old 01-05-2016, 22:24
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Does Eurosport have ad breaks ?


Why are you watching a crap channel when the BBC are covering it ?
Mike Smith, Mike Hallett and Joe Johnson are better commentators than Dennis Taylor, John Virgo and Willie Thorne.
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Old 01-05-2016, 22:24
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Does Eurosport have ad breaks ?


Why are you watching a crap channel when the BBC are covering it ?
Why use aggressive language when you don't have to ? Democracy. People have a choice.

And as a snooker fan, Eurosport show more of the sport than any other channel. Thank God for crap channels.
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Old 01-05-2016, 22:26
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Does Eurosport have ad breaks ?


Why are you watching a crap channel when the BBC are covering it ?
Do you think they have ads in the middle of frames or something?
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