2016 World Championship discussion

[DeanH]

game on
this is the Ali we like to see
now the pressure is firmly back on McManus to get over the finish line...

[gavpowell]

Am I being unfair to think McManus beating Carter would be something of an upset?

I like McManus though, so I'm not complaining

[sh1234]

Ebdon should never be allowed to commentate again, I've never heard a bigger moaner

[daffie]

Well I'm game but I'm not coming to yours, you can't even get both tables!

Hahaha...that made me lol. Cheers

[culraven]

Given himself a fighting chance with that long red though, superb!

[DeanH]

when your opponent is obviously frustrated with how they are doing at the table, this is when you relax and take the chances given to go further ahead; this is what McManus is doing, Ali does not have much time left to get control of his inside-machinations...
"all the way"? I doubt it unless Ali demonstrates superb personal control and relaxes

[culraven]

Are we going all the way this afternoon....

Well I'm game but I'm not coming to yours, you can't even get both tables!

[Cov86]

ffs someone tell Ebdon to shut up

[culraven]

Think Carter has the right idea if the table gives you a kick, punch it back!

[daffie]

That was a hell of a kick Carter just got! Lol

Yes biggest kick I ever saw!

Are we going all the way this afternoon....

[culraven]

That was a hell of a kick Carter just got! Lol

[sh1234]

I believe most kicks are poor cueing too.

They 100% definitely are the vast majority of the time. You can see it with Ronnie because when he has a kick he doesn't get the cue ball cleaned because he realises he just hit it poorly, and he very rarely gets more than 1 kick in a break despite not having the cue ball cleaned.

[cally]

I believe most kicks are poor cueing too.

[sh1234]

I know the tables are playing bad, but I'm getting fed up of hearing 'I think he had a bad contact there.' every time a player misses. McManus played a beautiful cut into the corner - very clean and smooth - of which Ebdon was very complimentary... that is until he noticed he'd almost gone in-off and trapped the cueball in the jaws of the opposite pocket, and then he starts calling 'kick'.

It's doing my head in, literally every shot they are blaming kicks, even when they miss thin by about 6 inches. Weird that the actual successful players like Ronnie don't blame kicks and Hendry thinks they are caused by poor cueing.

[Billy]

I might colour in the cushions right round our tables with chalk as they are dead, might bring them back to life.

I know the tables are playing bad, but I'm getting fed up of hearing 'I think he had a bad contact there.' every time a player misses. McManus played a beautiful cut into the corner - very clean and smooth - of which Ebdon was very complimentary... that is until he noticed he'd almost gone in-off and trapped the cueball in the jaws of the opposite pocket, and then he starts calling 'kick'.