2016 World Championship discussion

[itsnoteasy]

Wow don't see pros cue across the ball like that very often. Must have been ten inches off the pocket.

[daffie]

Good frame for Gould to win...now hoping he can keep himself together and pinch another couple.

[itsnoteasy]

I quite fancy him against Perry or Wilson atm, he seems to be playing well although admittedly Mann didn't put him under too much pressure in that last match.

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Is Perry a bogey player for Allen? I have it in the back of my head he may be.

[shmeeko69]

Does Allen workout

Yes and especially at dinner time

[Tim65]

I just looked it up: It's the first time since 1982 that 3 of the Top-4-Seeds exit already in the first round.
It doesn't really surprise me that Bingham and Murphy are out, they had a very tough draw. But I was pretty sure of Robertson to get through. Holt played superbly though. He used most of the many chances the Australian gifted him and his nerves didn't leave him in the end.

But there have been plenty of early upsets in the past at the crucible. And there are still many of the greatest of the game in the tournament. Can't agree with those that only wish a final with Ronnie and are not interested in seeing some other great players.
I for myself would love a final between Selby and Ding or Selby and Higgins.

Yes,and what an awful World Championship it was in 1982 !

[PatBlock]

Oh Martin! Lovely long red, decent split off the black and then the missed red, could be very costly. Did he rush it, just a bit?

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[daffie]

Does Allen workout

Yeah...he works out of the fridge

[Neil Taperell]

Does Allen workout

[cueman]

Doesn't look like he's enjoying the Crucible experience much does it.

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Some players are simply not good enough to play at the crucible and sadly that is the case for Mann.

I think he had a fortunate qualifying draw and came up against 2 out of form players who would have usually beaten him. He was very lucky to stay on the MT and only scraped a place through the ET rankings, otherwise he'd have to go through q school with no certainty of getting back on the MT.

[PatBlock]

Well done Allen, don't think it's given him enough of a workout to go much further though?

I quite fancy him against Perry or Wilson atm, he seems to be playing well although admittedly Mann didn't put him under too much pressure in that last match.

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[shmeeko69]

Allen on for his first tournament 147 and bang the snookers gone, thanks BBC!
He fluffed it anyway but that's not the point
Well done Allen, don't think it's given him enough of a workout to go much further though?

Their timing is always impeccable. Thanks BBC!

[shmeeko69]

I don't know, man. I really like them together.

I think they'd make a lovely couple :couple_inlove:

[culraven]

Allen on for his first tournament 147 and bang the snookers gone, thanks BBC!
He fluffed it anyway but that's not the point
Well done Allen, don't think it's given him enough of a workout to go much further though?

[PatBlock]

His heads down, he looks beat, 10-4 at best?

Doesn't look like he's enjoying the Crucible experience much does it.

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[daffie]

His heads down, he looks beat, 10-4 at best?

Yes I think so as well. He looks rather nervous out there. Of course he can be forgiven for that, this being his virgin Crucible and all