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Originally Posted by kibo View PostRobertson and Bingham?
Robertson might have only been in one final but his peak form is one of the best in the game imo
And he hold that crazy record of the biggest number of century breaks in one season.
Bingham isnt of a class capable of winning biggest titles but in 2015 he raised his form above the rest of the field and proved himself.
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Originally Posted by Stony152 View PostIt's actually quite amazing. I went all the way back to 1975 and I couldn't find any other instances of the top two seeds meeting in the final or both losing in the first round.
So in the history of modern snooker (more than 40 years) each event has only happened once.
1982 - Davis and Thorburn both lost in the first round.
1987 - Davis and Johnson met in the final.
That's it. Very weird.
17 days to prove yourself amongst the best IMO it's the hardest world title to win in major sport...
But I'm biased"I got injected with the passion for snooker" - SQ_FLYER
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Originally Posted by bagpiper13579 View PostBefore and after. If you look at his shot selections, they were often very attacking. The issue I think is that Ebdon also had this idea that he had to out-think everything, maybe to keep his focus or something. Still, brilliant shot-maker
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Originally Posted by Billy View PostAnother good result if he can do it. I’m not adding to the ‘Is Bingham a good player?’ debate a couple of you have been having, but his game and style of play do absolutely nothing for me, nor has he ever really impressed me to any notable level.
I think there have been better players that have never been World Champion and I wouldn't include him in my Top 8 (or maybe Top 10) active players, but his performance in the 2015 edition, when he grabbed the title, was quite impressive to me.
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Just want to reiterate what others have said about Ebdon, ie. that he was an an incredible attacking shot maker and would go for some shots that would seem like outright lunacy but would get them quite often.
In his latter years the speed at which he played was stupidly slow but he was still going for the crazy shots. If you hear him in commentary his co-commentators often make comments as to the crazy shots he would play.
He was definitely an attacking player throughout his career, just not a very fast player towards the end.
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Also, that long red that Lisowski potted in frame 12 yesterday was absolutely outrageous, particularly with the table being so open.
I really hope that they don't have the Williams fluke nominated for shot of the tournament as it will probably win because it looked good but at the end of the day it was a total fluke to pot it and no matter how flashy it looks, a fluke shouldn't be shot of the tournament.
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Originally Posted by vilkrang View PostAlso, that long red that Lisowski potted in frame 12 yesterday was absolutely outrageous, particularly with the table being so open.
I really hope that they don't have the Williams fluke nominated for shot of the tournament as it will probably win because it looked good but at the end of the day it was a total fluke to pot it and no matter how flashy it looks, a fluke shouldn't be shot of the tournament.
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2018 World Championship
Anyone else who makes a derogatory comment like 'even Greame Dott won the WC' disqualifies their opinions.
if it's that easy, I'll sit here with baited breath waiting for jonny anonymous to qualify and lift the title...
Oh, don't forget the additional runner up medals too!
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Originally Posted by pottr View PostAnyone else who makes a derogatory comment like 'even Greame Dott won the WC' disqualifies their opinions.
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