2016 World Championship discussion

[P.Smith]

Well if that were a tennis match each player would have taken about 6/50 break points. I'm not sure how either of them could be happy coming out of that session, Ding is 10-6 up but to draw a session with a player who was playing as bad as Judd was today can't be very satisfying. Judd may feel as if he has been let off the hook a bit and come out refreshed tomorrow. Not only that but the potential fatigue that people are talking about could also play against Ding. I still think there is plenty of snooker to be played in this match.

[cueman]

Ding is tired clearly trump lost the plot. I don't watch the minor snooker events but how on earth is ding number 17 something wrong there. He is a way better snooker player than the likes of mark Davis joe Perry and Barry Hawkins. Is he like Ronnie and doesn't bother with some events?

Ding has struggled for form over the last 18 months. He has missed a few events too. I know he has had cue problems and apparently he has had work done to his old Stamford cue and is now back using that again and suddenly his game seems to have come back.

I think we are now witnessing the problem for the qualifiers and how its very tough to maintain the concentration day after day and two sessions a day sometimes. Ding suffering from fatigue and that will only get tougher the longer he stays in the event. Trump mentally is all over the place and not cueing well. Mark Williams must be rubbing his hands because the way things stand he has one foot in the semi final already.

[ChrisL]

Ding is tired clearly trump lost the plot. I don't watch the minor snooker events but how on earth is ding number 17 something wrong there. He is a way better snooker player than the likes of mark Davis joe Perry and Barry Hawkins. Is he like Ronnie and doesn't bother with some events?

[cueman]

I think Trump needs to go away this summer and work with a top coach and sort out his alignment issues. I know he wears contact lenses as well, something about his sighting has been off because every shot he has missed has been thin. This isn't his usual level, its nothing to do with pressure because the balls he is missing aren't pressure pots.

[DeanH]

how many comfort breaks are they allowed on a BO25 match?

137. They were going to make it 147 but apparently that number doesn't mean what it used to

I think they said 13.7
:wink:

[BarryH]

Luck all going Ding's way when it counts.

[gavpowell]

how many comfort breaks are they allowed on a BO25 match?

137. They were going to make it 147 but apparently that number doesn't mean what it used to

[Raldon]

I never thought I would find myself saying this.... The Trump Ding match is a little dull...

yep. Ding is playing very good but not his best snooker... and you know from the first 3 frames that Trump will loose this match.
this is what it looks like to me...ääähm clean the white please

[Billy]

I fully expect Jud to win this last one, if only because Ding is clearly ready for bed

I can't believe how much Virgo and Ebdon are putting Ding down. Here he is, 10 - 5 up, and they're doing nothing but criticise. If Ding's playing so badly, how bad is Jud playing to be five frames behind??

[JimMalone]

Not the high quality I expected, but every frame is hard fought.
Ding makes mistakes, but Trump makes more.

[DeanH]

2016 World Championship discussion

how many comfort breaks are they allowed on a BO25 match?

[Le Ball Sack]

Is it me or is Trump losing some hair up top?

[streamer45]

tense stuff

[DeanH]

2016 World Championship discussion

maybe I have never noticed before but how many times does Ding as for the cue ball to be cleaned!?

[gavpowell]

I never thought I would find myself saying this.... The Trump Ding match is a little dull...

My mate said the same thing to me: "I thought you said this was going to be fantastic??"
"I did! It was!"