2 hours in to the first matcg and the 3rd frame has just been completed, definatly a match for true fans, if you are only a fan of big breaks and get bored of saftey play this match is not for you.
Question is there is still another match to be played before the semi starts at 7 tonight and if this match goes 3-3 it could still have a couple of hours left
Murphy should really get through to Semi's, next couple of days are the tough ones to call. Watched alot of Ding vs Hamilton yesterday was very poor, Hawkins vs Day the opposite starting with 3 tons and good standard. Well done Hamilton.
Ronnie has a tough draw, Robertson and then winner of Higgins / Mcgill
Selby's is tougher, Lliang Wembo and then winner of Trump/Brecel.
Recorded the rest of the week but might just skip if i know results or looks dull.
Murphy should really get through to Semi's, next couple of days are the tough ones to call. Watched alot of Ding vs Hamilton yesterday was very poor, Hawkins vs Day the opposite starting with 3 tons and good standard. Well done Hamilton.
Ronnie has a tough draw, Robertson and then winner of Higgins / Mcgill
Selby's is tougher, Lliang Wembo and then winner of Trump/Brecel.
Recorded the rest of the week but might just skip if i know results or looks dull.
Murphy should win i agree but his last couple of months have been not his greatest a few shock defeats losing to players like Slessor in indian open Wells in first round of world open Yuan Sijun in Shanghai Masters qualifier Ursenbacher in english open
Then was very dissapointig in losing 6-2 to carter last week.
His game isnt were he wants it at the moment and think King actually has a chance
Personally i think White will.be the player who gets through today
I think it could be anyone really , but i'd say personally Murphy is on the best form of any of them. Even with losing some he shouldn't, Fu if he is on form will be tough to beat, likewise Michael White.
I think Murphy has a very good chance today, others similar its short format best of 7 for first match so more chance there of Murphy getting beaten.
As seems to be the way now a number of qualifiers held over to main event
Shanghai Masters Qualification Semi Finals: Billy Joe Castle 5-2 Zhang Jiankang Soheil Vahedi 5-2 Ma Chunmao Chen Feilong 5-3 Li Zhen
Shanghai Masters Qualification Final: John Higgins 5-2 Alexander Ursenbacher Liang Wenbo 5-2 Rod Lawler Rory McLeod 5-4 Bill Joe Castle Soheil Vahedi 5-4 Sam Baird Stuart Carrington 5-3 Chen Feilong Mark Selby 5-2 Ian Burns
Shanghai Masters Round 1 Yu Delu 5-4 Ryan Day Jimmy Robertson 5-4 Tom Ford Jack Lisowski 5-1 Chris Totten Kurt Maflin 5-4 Lee Walker Mark Allen 5-1 Yan Bingtao Ben Woollaston 5-3 Michael Georgiou Dave Gilbert 5-0 Mark Joyce Fergal O'Brien 5-4 Mitchell Mann Mark Williams 5-1 Wang Yuchen Zhou Yuelong 5-4 Sanderson Lam Jamie Jones 5-2 Mark King Graeme Dott 5-3 Xiao Guodong Robert Milkins 5-4 Lyu Haotian Michael White 5-4 Mark Davies
Due to early matches i keep watching then forgetting to update this(not that anyone reads it anyway)
Not to many shocks so far so will just go over the last 16
Mark Allen v Jack Lisowski Graeme Dott v Luca Brecel Martin Gould v Marco Fu Barry Hawkins v Ronnie O'Sullivan John Higgins v Liang Wenbo Stephen Maguire v Judd Trump Mark Williams v Mark Selby Mei Xiwen v Kurt Mafflin
Ronnie has high break with 144 so far
Higgins close to 147 today but had an in off on the brown.
As I have stated before Jack Lisowski starting to get to later stages of tournaments, wont be long till he wins won(maybe even this season)
Kurt Maflin 5-2 Mei Xiwen Jack Lisowski 5-4 Mark Allen Luca Brecel 5-4 Graeme Dott Judd Trump 5-0 Stephen Maguire John Higgins 5-2 Liang Wenbo Martin Gould 5-2 Marco Fu Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-0 Barry Hawkins Mark Williams 5-3 Mark Selby
Selby out, while O'Sullivan and Trump bag whitewashes.
Here's a genuine question or two for all you snooker (and betting) experts.
As far as I can tell since the World Champs have been held at the Crucible (40 years this year I believe) it has been won as follows:
Hendry 7 Davis 6 O'Sullivan 5 Higgins J 4 Selby 3 Williams M 2
In addition14 players have won it once.
The correlation between the number of times won and the value of the balls is apparent and if 2018 throws up a first time winner, say Judd Trump they will match exactly and total 42.
So my questions are; is it possible to place a bet now on a first time winner in 2018 which encompasses the pattern above, what do people think the odds would be and most importantly, am I correct?
Here's a genuine question or two for all you snooker (and betting) experts.
As far as I can tell since the World Champs have been held at the Crucible (40 years this year I believe) it has been won as follows:
Hendry 7 Davis 6 O'Sullivan 5 Higgins J 4 Selby 3 Williams M 2
In addition14 players have won it once.
The correlation between the number of times won and the value of the balls is apparent and if 2018 throws up a first time winner, say Judd Trump they will match exactly and total 42.
So my questions are; is it possible to place a bet now on a first time winner in 2018 which encompasses the pattern above, what do people think the odds would be and most importantly, am I correct?
Firstly if the bet u want is any first time winner then most places would do it bit u would probably need to go into a shop or enquire online.
On bet365 Trump is 3rd favourite ding is 4th both never won before so price you are probably looking at 7/1 maybe 8/1.
Will it happen is a tougher question. Former chanpions O'Sullivan(although i think format is to long for him) Higgins and Williams all looking good atm.
You can never discount Murphy, Robertson or Bingham on the big stage. And selby will be looking to retain for a 3rd year and his 4th in 5 years.
Trump is playing fantastic atm on his day Ding can be unstoppable.
So I wouldnt rule it out wouldnt be surprised to see a Trump Selby final
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Question is there is still another match to be played before the semi starts at 7 tonight and if this match goes 3-3 it could still have a couple of hours left
Anthony Hamilton 4-2 Ding Junhui
Hamilton will be in tonights group final for a place in the semi finals
Ryan Day 4-2 Barry Hawkins
So the group final is
Ryan Day v Anthony Hamilton
Winner goes into the semi final
Anthony Hamilton 6-4 Ryan Day
Anthony Hamilton is the first person in the semi finals
Marco Fu v Michael White
Shaun Murphy v Mark King
Would expect to see White v Murphy in final but after today who knows
Ronnie has a tough draw, Robertson and then winner of Higgins / Mcgill
Selby's is tougher, Lliang Wembo and then winner of Trump/Brecel.
Recorded the rest of the week but might just skip if i know results or looks dull.
Slessor in indian open
Wells in first round of world open
Yuan Sijun in Shanghai Masters qualifier
Ursenbacher in english open
Then was very dissapointig in losing 6-2 to carter last week.
His game isnt were he wants it at the moment and think King actually has a chance
Personally i think White will.be the player who gets through today
I think Murphy has a very good chance today, others similar its short format best of 7 for first match so more chance there of Murphy getting beaten.
A very topsy turvy first match of the day goes the way of White
4th match of the tournement and all 4 have been won by the lower ranked player
Can King keep it up or can Murphy finally end the bad run for higher ranked players
As predicted last night tonights group final is
White v Murphy
Murphy into saturdays semi final against tge winner of tomorrow's group
Luca Brecel 4-0 Judd Trump
Poor performance from Trump there
Mark Selby v Luca Brecel in group final
Shaun Murphy v Luca Brecel in saturdays semi final
Ronnie O'Sulivan beat Neil Robertson
John Higgins beat Anthony McGill
Ronnie O'Sullivan beat John Higgins and faced Anthony Hamilton in fridays Semi
Ronnie O'Sullivan 6-2 Anthony Hamilton(Hamilton was 2-0 ahead)
So Ronnie is in tomorrows final against the winner of Murphy or Brecel
Just like the other semi this had a good comeback Murphy was 3-1 and 4-2 behind
Todays final
Shaun Murphy v Ronnie O'Sullivan
Shaun Murphy 10-8 Ronnie O'Sullivan
Good comeback from Ronnie from 9-5 down but a couple of frames early in the evening session Ronnie lost his head a bit and those probably cost him
1 tournament finished last night
The next has just begun
The Shanghai Masters is now underway
Shanghai Masters Qualification Semi Finals:
Billy Joe Castle 5-2 Zhang Jiankang
Soheil Vahedi 5-2 Ma Chunmao
Chen Feilong 5-3 Li Zhen
Shanghai Masters Qualification Final:
John Higgins 5-2 Alexander Ursenbacher
Liang Wenbo 5-2 Rod Lawler
Rory McLeod 5-4 Bill Joe Castle
Soheil Vahedi 5-4 Sam Baird
Stuart Carrington 5-3 Chen Feilong
Mark Selby 5-2 Ian Burns
Shanghai Masters Round 1
Yu Delu 5-4 Ryan Day
Jimmy Robertson 5-4 Tom Ford
Jack Lisowski 5-1 Chris Totten
Kurt Maflin 5-4 Lee Walker
Mark Allen 5-1 Yan Bingtao
Ben Woollaston 5-3 Michael Georgiou
Dave Gilbert 5-0 Mark Joyce
Fergal O'Brien 5-4 Mitchell Mann
Mark Williams 5-1 Wang Yuchen
Zhou Yuelong 5-4 Sanderson Lam
Jamie Jones 5-2 Mark King
Graeme Dott 5-3 Xiao Guodong
Robert Milkins 5-4 Lyu Haotian
Michael White 5-4 Mark Davies
Not to many shocks so far so will just go over the last 16
Mark Allen v Jack Lisowski
Graeme Dott v Luca Brecel
Martin Gould v Marco Fu
Barry Hawkins v Ronnie O'Sullivan
John Higgins v Liang Wenbo
Stephen Maguire v Judd Trump
Mark Williams v Mark Selby
Mei Xiwen v Kurt Mafflin
Ronnie has high break with 144 so far
Higgins close to 147 today but had an in off on the brown.
As I have stated before Jack Lisowski starting to get to later stages of tournaments, wont be long till he wins won(maybe even this season)
Jack Lisowski 5-4 Mark Allen
Luca Brecel 5-4 Graeme Dott
Judd Trump 5-0 Stephen Maguire
John Higgins 5-2 Liang Wenbo
Martin Gould 5-2 Marco Fu
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-0 Barry Hawkins
Mark Williams 5-3 Mark Selby
Selby out, while O'Sullivan and Trump bag whitewashes.
Judd Trump has not dropped a frame this week he is playing Brecel who has only dropped 4 all of them against Dott
Martin Gould has only dropped 2 frames
Luca Brecel v Judd Trump
John Higgins v Martin Gould
Kurt Mafflin v Jack Lisowski
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Mark Williams
Trump is the first man in the Semi Final and has won all 4 matches 5-0
As far as I can tell since the World Champs have been held at the Crucible (40 years this year I believe) it has been won as follows:
Hendry 7
Davis 6
O'Sullivan 5
Higgins J 4
Selby 3
Williams M 2
In addition14 players have won it once.
The correlation between the number of times won and the value of the balls is apparent and if 2018 throws up a first time winner, say Judd Trump they will match exactly and total 42.
So my questions are; is it possible to place a bet now on a first time winner in 2018 which encompasses the pattern above, what do people think the odds would be and most importantly, am I correct?
On bet365 Trump is 3rd favourite ding is 4th both never won before so price you are probably looking at 7/1 maybe 8/1.
Will it happen is a tougher question. Former chanpions O'Sullivan(although i think format is to long for him) Higgins and Williams all looking good atm.
You can never discount Murphy, Robertson or Bingham on the big stage.
And selby will be looking to retain for a 3rd year and his 4th in 5 years.
Trump is playing fantastic atm on his day Ding can be unstoppable.
So I wouldnt rule it out wouldnt be surprised to see a Trump Selby final
Judd Trump 5-0 Luca Brecel
Jack Lisowski 5-3 Kurt Mafflin
Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 Mark Williams
John Higgins 5-1 Martin Gould
Semi final lineup
Judd Trump v Jack Lisowski
Ronnie O'Sullivan v John Higgins
O'Sullivan v Higgins 11.30 am tomorrow