China Open match discussions thread

[hegeland]

of course not ^^ how could it, with ROS playing at the same time ^^ and tomorrow won't be either, since it's murphy against one of the chinese guys... I'm lost with the current draw, I somehow don't manage to fully follow tournaments at the moment

I was wondering if there was some place where you could see the other TV table, because it sounded by some posts in this thread that someone had seen it.

[Fuu]

Was Selby's match televised?

of course not ^^ how could it, with ROS playing at the same time ^^ and tomorrow won't be either, since it's murphy against one of the chinese guys... I'm lost with the current draw, I somehow don't manage to fully follow tournaments at the moment

[hegeland]

Was Selby's match televised?

[Black_cat]

Looks like Murphy is all but number 1 now given his draw here and at the worlds.

Alex...You HAD to say it today, right? Or is it something similar to reverse psychology? Or maybe just the uttering of all this has annulled such a perspective?
How I wish you'd be wrong.

[snookersfun]

Looks like Murphy is all but number 1 now given his draw here and at the worlds.

gaaah, here is a thought!

but didn't we all fear that last year around?
http://www.thesnookerforum.com/board...ead.php?t=9258

Alex, did you update your rankings yet?

[Alex0paul]

Looks like Murphy is all but number 1 now given his draw here and at the worlds.

[p'tit' ruxi]

Welcome here-p'tit ruxi-though it is not the best start with Ronnie losing

thanks well...next will be better and next time is the Crucible

[Perry]

Welcome here-p'tit ruxi-though it is not the best start with Ronnie losing

[p'tit' ruxi]

i, personally, loved the way ronnie played today. ok i admit those shots were weird, and i will never understand why he went for them. but ronnie played like he used to: fast and brilliant. he played for the audience which is really what matters to me. it's his way of playing and i don't think it was dissrespectful to marco. i'm sad ronnie lost but i'm happy to have seen him enjoying the game(It was the most relaxed ronnie i've seen in a long time) and playing to please the audience.

p.s.: nice to meet you all here i'm new around. will get me some time to get used here.

[Fuu]

awww, will do my best then, try to channel energy though

I so will, I promise. I'll be a mess anyway, because I'm that kind of person that freaks out if something is going on live and I can't see it... weird me, but can't help it.

[attilahun]

So...Selby and Carter won their matches......that means I won a nice amount of money.......i think iwill have a drink or two......

[macbeth]

Just an example here again of some Ronnie-dislikers (to put it mildly) trying to slate O'Sullivan for his very entertaining play. As is mostly the case there is a strong tendency to base the 'arguments' on actual facts but then actually distort them. E.g. you state that Ronnie O'Sullivan is playing very fast (correct) and conclude that he actually doesn't care/ doesn't respect Marco Fu (both very doubtable conclusions).

It's one thing when you don't like O'Sullivan or his behaviour but it's wrong to express these opinions by distorting/ twisting actual facts against him. So instead of accusing O'Sullivan for this or that on arguable grounds why not just say you don't like him?

[April madness]

My point is April that a Ronnie O'Sullivan that actually cared what happened would never have played those shots. His general demeanour around the table was one of he could not care less. You have to see that frame to understand.

I know quite well how Ronnie looks when he's disinterested, I can imagine... Just usually he loses his matches with a more uninteresting result of 0-5 or 1-5 in those cases... Well, he deserves to lose if he plays like that, what else can I say?

[snookersfun]

it's TWO U!!!!!!!!! don't steal my second u, I beg you ^^
already noticed and corrected, sorry
and yay, well done we have afraid you'll have to back him allone tomorrow though, i wont be able to be online OR watch the match, which basically equals dying.
anyway, finally able to do something now, too
good day to you and the rest of the forum.

awww, will do my best then, try to channel energy though

[Marc]

Lucky name? Mark Williams, Mark Allen, Marco Fu, Mark Selby and Mark King in the last 16.

well yeah

of course!