2025 World Championships

[Nifty50]

Think Williams deserved to win. Higgins made too many mistakes in the frames before the interval. Great match. Williams has the guile to beat Trump.

[RonnieO’Hendry]

Yep Higgins should have just rolled the blue in to take luck of a jaw out of the equation but it seems that Higgins has this automatic habit of always needed to play position no matter what.
Williams could still win with a snooker on the pink so it seemed like Higgins wanted to also leave a decent shot at the pink to pot it as well, instead of just rolling the blue in?
PS. would have been tragic for Williams if he lost that after being four frames up and needing just one of the last five frames.

[trains]

I agree with Williams there, Higgins should have floated that blue in softly, gotta gamble sometimes.

[vmax]

" I beat Mark, John Beats me and Mark beats John, that's the way it's always been"

Ronnie O'Sullivan

[trains]

Might be mistaken but no match of this tournament has really struck me so far, MJ Williams vs Yize possibly the best so far, Higgins vs O Connor not too bad, or Yize vs Stevens in the qualifiers, possibly Wells vs G Wilson and other qualifiers before that.

There's your answer, congrats and commiserations to both.

Thought Higgins had that blue but Williams had balls in that final frame with two good long pots and taking that black on with all the reds on.

[Ginger Freak]

Is it me or does Higgins always seem to get more unlucky splits than most when going into the pack? Hes almost never on anything easy these days!

[trains]

I really don't feel Ronnie has been put under much pressure if any so far, maybe he's just doing as well as he has needed to, to win.

I'm looking forward to seeing how he copes when he's put under it and needs to raise his game.

I won't be surprised if he's up to that challenge.

I'm still reflecting on how poor Pang Junxu was, just completed his 5th year as a pro, no part of not good enough he doesn't tick.

O'Sullivan was right when he made that comment a few years ago about other players not stepping up.

[Cue crafty]

Ronnie O Not Cueing Very Well Guv will have his work cut out to beat Zhao.

I really don't feel Ronnie has been put under much pressure if any so far, maybe he's just doing as well as he has needed to, to win.

I'm looking forward to seeing how he copes when he's put under it and needs to raise his game.

I won't be surprised if he's up to that challenge.

[trains]

Ronnie O Not Cueing Very Well Guv will have his work cut out to beat Zhao.

[Nifty50]

I flicked over and saw John Virgo on Countdown today. He must be on all week.
Each episode is filmed three months earlier than transmission

Wondered how he’d managed to fit it in.

[Cue crafty]

Judd’s winning it this year, no danger

You got money on him Geordie? My Bet365 account fiver needs to go on something as I'm not watching that small screen again after the qualies!!

[GeordieDS]

Judd’s winning it this year, no danger

[The Boss]

I flicked over and saw John Virgo on Countdown today. He must be on all week.

Each episode is filmed three months earlier than transmission

[trains]

Might be mistaken but no match of this tournament has really struck me so far, MJ Williams vs Yize possibly the best so far, Higgins vs O Connor not too bad, or Yize vs Stevens in the qualifiers, possibly Wells vs G Wilson and other qualifiers before that.

[snookerfollower]

Had to laugh at the commentators criticising Luca for daring to play safe when it was down to the colours.