2016 UK Championship

[daffie]

Exactly, It's been going on and off for a while now.
Pure class but just missing that something to take him to the top.

Exaclty. Shame really as I really like Ding as a player and as a person. Very likeable guy. Hope he gets his ****** together soon...he's a great player to watch

[mikeyd100]

It was indeed Ding certainly has not been at the races at all lately from what I've seen from his matches, especially during the UK he seemed all over the place and very annoyed with himself...couldn't get himself to focus and made many schoolboy errors. Weird to see such a worldclass snookerplayer that much out of sorts...

Exactly, It's been going on and off for a while now.
Pure class but just missing that something to take him to the top.

[daffie]

Yeah, just shows where his concentration can lapse sometimes like ken147 stated.
It was a bizarre / funny moment.

It was indeed Ding certainly has not been at the races at all lately from what I've seen from his matches, especially during the UK he seemed all over the place and very annoyed with himself...couldn't get himself to focus and made many schoolboy errors. Weird to see such a worldclass snookerplayer that much out of sorts...

[mikeyd100]

Yup...to Ding's great shock/surprise. Glad he was able to laugh about it

Yeah, just shows where his concentration can lapse sometimes like ken147 stated.
It was a bizarre / funny moment.

[daffie]

Remember a while ago when he was on a max, then went up for the blue.

Yup...to Ding's great shock/surprise. Glad he was able to laugh about it

[mikeyd100]

Ding is lacking a consistent B/C game and his concentration levels over the season is also suspect. Also when he is break building he is too meticulous and gets upset when his intricate cannons do not come off.

Remember a while ago when he was on a max, then went up for the blue.

[mikeyd100]

I read somewhere that he bought another car a few weeks ago , a second hand one.........................£200k Rolls Royce
apparently !

Is he really earning that much to justify that?
Or are Burger King giving him to much money haha.

[Neil Taperell]

He sold the white Ferrari 458 a couple of years ago. He's now got a BMW i8 and the new Audi R8 V10 Plus. Not too shabby at all

I read somewhere that he bought another car a few weeks ago , a second hand one.........................£200k Rolls Royce apparently !

[daffie]

He said it last year as well, as I haven´t seen anything live this year. ;-)

Ah I see

[Ronnington]

Those i8s have got amazing interiors, I guess a Ferraris lack of practicality would get tiring after a while so he's got upgrades if anything.

Yeah, although the i8 and R8 aren't much more practical lol. I'd do nasty things for an R8 V10 Plus. Hubba

[VillaGuy]

He sold the white Ferrari 458 a couple of years ago. He's now got a BMW i8 and the new Audi R8 V10 Plus. Not too shabby at all

Those i8s have got amazing interiors, I guess a Ferraris lack of practicality would get tiring after a while so he's got upgrades if anything.

[Ronnington]

Interesting stat, can't believe how five years have gone by so quickly. Wonder if Trump has kept up his payments on his Ferrari with that?

He sold the white Ferrari 458 a couple of years ago. He's now got a BMW i8 and the new Audi R8 V10 Plus. Not too shabby at all

[Rane]

Nope...like I said he mentioned this during a BBC interview this week (aired the day before he played Mark Selby).

He said it last year as well, as I haven´t seen anything live this year. ;-)

[VillaGuy]

The two of them came at the same time, Trump and Allen, if I wanted to be in anyones shoes right now it'd be Allen. I think recent performances would back that up. Yeah I prefer watching Trump but I reckon the better player is Allen.

[VillaGuy]

In the last 15 Triple Crown events,

Selby has won 5 (2 WSC, 2 UK, 1 Masters)
Ronnie has won 5 (2 WSC, 2 Masters, 1 UK)
Robertson has won 3 (2 UK, 1 Masters)
Bingham has won 1 WSC
Murphy has won 1 Masters

It's not surprising at all to see Ronnie and Mark dominating but it is kinda surprising how much Ding and Trump have regressed in recent years.

If someone told me 5 years ago that neither would win one Triple Crown event, i would not have believed it at all.

Interesting stat, can't believe how five years have gone by so quickly. Wonder if Trump has kept up his payments on his Ferrari with that?