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now 3-0 to JL with a 100 and a lovely shot from pink on its spot to push the black off the side cushion up to the yellow pocket
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Originally Posted by Odrl View PostStevens has certainly had some memorable losses in matches where he clearly should have won, but I think he still had a very strong career up to about 2007. Yes, his record in major finals is awful, but he contested most of them in arguably the strongest period snooker has ever seen, losing to the likes of Higgins, Williams, Hendry and O'Sullivan, which is nothing to be ashamed of. I think the point where it all went downhill for him though was when Paul Hunter died, because Stevens went from being one of the very best players in the world to basically not being a factor in the game at all, and all in the space of a year or so. He was only 30 at the time, so he could have done so much more in the game...
Anyway, nice to see Barry Hawkins playing well in the first half of the season for a change. Last year it took him about seven months to get his first decent result of the season. :smile:
It's not that Stevens had a bad career. He went to two World Championship finals and won the UK Championship. But as he was early hailed as a coming World Champion some see it as a bit of a disappointment. And I think that in terms of mentality he wasn't on par with the elite class of Hendry, Higgins, etc. and this was probably the biggest difference, regardless of what might have been the reasons for it.
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Originally Posted by JimMalone View PostHaven't read anything.
I think he had to much of a mental wekaness sometimes. That cost him.
Anyway, nice to see Barry Hawkins playing well in the first half of the season for a change. Last year it took him about seven months to get his first decent result of the season. :smile:
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Originally Posted by neil taperell View PostNo news on why Matthew Stevens pulled out ?
Always liked the way he plays the game , looks so natural . A player that I think should have won a lot more in the game .
I think he had to much of a mental wekaness sometimes. That cost him.
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No news on why Matthew Stevens pulled out ?
Always liked the way he plays the game , looks so natural . A player that I think should have won a lot more in the game .
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yep some muscular issue around the back of the eye I think. Earlier this year iirc
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Originally Posted by fkhan View PostFu’s eye operation? By the way, I think Williams will win the tournament.
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Marco with breaks of 118, 103, 96 and 93.
It's fantastic to see him in that kind of form again.
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