BetVictor Northern Ireland Open 2021

[Cue crafty]

The homeboy Mark Allen is looking a decent bet.

[fkhan]

Trump is out. Who is your pick to go all the way? My pick is Higgins.

[mikee]

I think a lot of these commentators should take a good look at some of the 80’s and 90’s matches ,you really don’t need to talk all the time ,just enough is fine .Jack Karhnam was one of the best ,it’s nothing to do with preferring snooker then it’s just that less is more . The game is about the players and the shots not the commentators constantly spewing rubbish and having discussions between themselves and giving us pointless stats on every player and game that they have played in .

[Neil Taperell]

That DHL advert is getting a pain ,but quite as bad as the constant drivel in Commentry form Hendon and Johnson ,neither of them know when to shut up ,before ,during ,and after every shot with pointless conversations as well .Please stop banging on about this class of 92 stuff as well every frame .

And how much more smoke is he going to blow up Trumps arse ……goodness me it’s getting boring . Churning the same lines out over and over again .

[Cue crafty]

Gilbert's rocking those wicked witch of the west socks, nearly as bad as Selby's dangly gay leg in the air bollox....

[Danger Steve]

Guy with binoculars on the front row of Trump v Robertson

LOLZ

[Mr Snooker]

Anyone knows a free online stream that is not directly supporting betting sites...?

I have found this one if it helps Eurosport 1 Live Stream Online - Watch Eurosport 1 EN Free Streaming Online (freestreams-live1.com)

[mikee]

That DHL advert is getting a pain ,but quite as bad as the constant drivel in Commentry form Hendon and Johnson ,neither of them know when to shut up ,before ,during ,and after every shot with pointless conversations as well .Please stop banging on about this class of 92 stuff as well every frame .

[Billy]

If Eurosport show that James Bond DHL advert one more time, the TV’s going out the window!!

[fkhan]

I definitely see Yan going past Ding's records at some point.

[JimMalone]

Nice match between Yan and O'Sullivan with a good win for the chinese.

[trains]

Yeah sure. Not saying Walden is one of the elite players. And of course since he hasn't the level of Selby, O'Sullivan or Robertson I don't expect nearly the same success of him or nearly as many deep runs. But for about a decade he was in the top 20 of the world and that seems about right for me. And his level of play definitely dropped a lot after his back problems.
So what I hope and what I also think to see right now is that he has gained a better level again and more consistency with it and therefore will perform better, which is fine, cause obviously it's good for the sport if there are more good players. Whereas Walden wasn't a good player for the last three or four years.

yes i agree its good for the sport if there are more good players , i'm all on board on that , hammad miah for example really should have beaten maguire in round 1 on tuesday but now maguire is playing for a quarter final place vs mark allen tonight , i'm all for every round being competitve with players at all rankings beating the so called ' top players ' , its good and healthy for the sport.

[Mr Snooker]

What number is discovery plus on freeview or is it only avaiable through the website.

[JimMalone]

ok but the problem with that is because of his efficiency not being the same as the top players he is then susceptible to losing to the ' lower ranked ' players more often , so it isn't that much of a surprise if those occasional good runs don't happen much , selby for example yesterday evening was very ruthless vs gary wilson , i don't see walden ever being like that so it is what it is i suppose.

Yeah sure. Not saying Walden is one of the elite players. And of course since he hasn't the level of Selby, O'Sullivan or Robertson I don't expect nearly the same success of him or nearly as many deep runs. But for about a decade he was in the top 20 of the world and that seems about right for me. And his level of play definitely dropped a lot after his back problems.
So what I hope and what I also think to see right now is that he has gained a better level again and more consistency with it and therefore will perform better, which is fine, cause obviously it's good for the sport if there are more good players. Whereas Walden wasn't a good player for the last three or four years.

[trains]

I agree about that. But he should be able to be around in competition for a lower Top 16 spot to challenge the very top players and to have the occasional good run in a tournament.

ok but the problem with that is because of his efficiency not being the same as the top players he is then susceptible to losing to the ' lower ranked ' players more often , so it isn't that much of a surprise if those occasional good runs don't happen much , selby for example yesterday evening was very ruthless vs gary wilson , i don't see walden ever being like that so it is what it is i suppose.