2016 World Championship discussion

[neuronic]

He's gettin the cueball cleaned pretty often, isn't he...

[DeanH]

Thank you, Dean

Do you think when McManus mutters along to himself, he's hearing someone reply?

nice little chat to himself
as they say, first sign of old age :biggrin:

[Billy]

Marco Fu Ku-Chan - family name Fu
Ding Junhui - family name Ding
Marco was brought up in HK and Vancouver, where it is normal to adopt a western name as well; when he came to the snooker world Marco Fu was how he was registered and known as.
Where as in mainland China, they tend not to adopt a western name.

Thank you, Dean

Do you think when McManus mutters along to himself, he's hearing someone reply?

[jonny66]

That black Ding nearly missed looked like a massive kick to me, maybe just because he hit it so hard.

[neuronic]

That black again... I hope Judd is watching^^

[DeanH]

nice black by Alan

and he has not forgotten to add a bit of lippie :wink:

[DeanH]

I think Ding mis-cued on the cushion-red shot.

[scarfacechen]

Fu is not Chinese, he's from hong Kong. In China their first name is their family name and their second name is their "christian" name. Hong Kong has more western influence in its past so I assume it doesn't necessarily work like that. The scoreboard show their family name for both players.

Its also worth noting that fu's first language is Cantonese whereas dings is mandarin.

Lol Marco not chinese?!!! Hahahaha

Mandarin and Cantonese are same, different dialect

[P.Smith]

Marco Fu, Ding Junhui, both Chinese. Marco goes down on the scoreboard as 'Fu' (surname (to us) like the rest of the Western players). Ding goes down as 'Ding' (Christian name (to us).

Why?

Fu is not Chinese, he's from hong Kong. In China their first name is their family name and their second name is their "christian" name. Hong Kong has more western influence in its past so I assume it doesn't necessarily work like that. The scoreboard show their family name for both players.

Its also worth noting that fu's first language is Cantonese whereas dings is mandarin.

[DeanH]

Marco Fu, Ding Junhui, both Chinese. Marco goes down on the scoreboard as 'Fu' (surname (to us) like the rest of the Western players). Ding goes down as 'Ding' (Christian name (to us).

Why?

Marco Fu Ku-Chan - family name Fu
Ding Junhui - family name Ding
Marco was brought up in HK and Vancouver, where it is normal to adopt a western name as well; when he came to the snooker world Marco Fu was how he was registered and known as.
Where as in mainland China, they tend not to adopt a western name.

[Billy]

The WC is great - I love it to bits, but it just doesn't leave any time for other viewing. I've been wanting to watch O Lucky Man! for days, but by the time the snooker's finished I'm too knackered.

[Odrl]

So that's one record down, nine centuries in the match, I just need Ding to make two more now to break Hendry's record. :smile:

[Googol]

Marco Fu, Ding Junhui, both Chinese. Marco goes down on the scoreboard as 'Fu' (surname (to us) like the rest of the Western players). Ding goes down as 'Ding' (Christian name (to us).

Why?

In China surname is first, so Ding is the surname. I guess (some) Hong Kongese are more british in name order.

[daffie]

Ding is playing with real authority and aggression, very impressed with the way he's responded to Alan's comeback.

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Agreed! And the msi came at the exact right time after failing the 147.

[daffie]

So tomorrow evening the BBC will air the Rack Pack. I liked it...as a snooker fan you really can't go wrong.

'Do you need me to call your mum?' (in full on Bob Hopkins mode...RIP)