The Masters Jan 11 - 18, 2015

[daffie]

That's me done on this game turned over toArsenal vs Stoke

I'm taping that one (and ManU - Southampton) for later viewing...

[Leo]

That's me done on this game turned over toArsenal vs Stoke

[cyberheater]

Haha

How has the home brew been coming along btw?

LOL. I'm drinking it faster then i can brew it.

[Where's Willie?]

at the WSC the champion plays the first match, yes but not sure about Masters?
the fixture list has ROS match as Match #1 but not first in the sessions (often the session do not follow match numbers).

I know for sure that when Neil Robertson was defending champ he played the opening match the following year against Ding Junhui, but that could have been a coincidence I suppose.
Can't remember now if Selby played opening match last year, my snooker memory not as good as Odrl's!!

[two-cues]

What makes a good referee out of curiosity?

Good question. Imo a combination of :

- good knowledge of the rules (duh) and interpretation of those in specific situations where it's called for (very important imo)
- good solid commanding presence, but at the same time blends in like he's not there at all, and a good rapport with players and audience
- tall (jk)

big threpenny bits is also a bonus

[The Statman]

Don't know what Shaun Murphy was thinking there - neither he nor the commentators noticed that the yellow spot was available for the black, so he could have just played the black and stunned down for the red on the black spot. The black would not have been in the way.

[bingo]

Yes it is

Haha

How has the home brew been coming along btw?

[cyberheater]

Is it your new years resolution :P

Yes it is

[DeanH]

at the WSC the champion plays the first match, yes but not sure about Masters?
the fixture list has ROS match as Match #1 but not first in the sessions (often the session do not follow match numbers).

[Where's Willie?]

Why doesn't the reigning champ kick this tournament off then?

I was wondering the same thing. I'm sure the first match of the Masters has always been the defending champion in previous years.

[bingo]

Well done Shaun.

I'm going to try not to hate on Selby so much this year.

Is it your new years resolution :P

[cyberheater]

Well done Shaun.

I'm going to try not to hate on Selby so much this year.

[spike]

You feel that Murphy really needed to win that second frame to give himself a chance of winning this match, even at this early stage of the match..

[daffie]

Well done Shaun...hung in there to secure the frame.

[bingo]

This frame has ended being a lot more intense.