Masters 2010 1st round discussion..

[ja.]

that's a bit harsch

what. i said please. at least im being polite

[doorag]

oh no mr allen we wont let you entertain us. go away please.

that's a bit harsch

[ja.]

oh no mr allen we wont let you entertain us. go away please.

[Odrl]

Why Allen, why?

Better than King, but slightly more annoying than Carter.

[doorag]

nice robbie williams impersination there by allen

higgins best entrance song yet.. <3 the who

[missneworleans]

Well the only other decent player from that half of the draw is Maguire
He showed quite cool game against Maguire in the end and if he increases a little bit more...who knows?

[montoya10]

It looks as if that part with Maguire is at the moment, the weakest link. I would be surprised if, from that half of the draw, someone else makes it into the final, and not Selby or Higgins..

In the other half, it is an even tougher call.. Any of those four will have good chances to be a finalist.. I really wonder how the competition level on the road to the final will affect a player's title chances..

[Odrl]

Tough to call today.

Higgins has outclassed Allen the last two times they played, but he's been in form for a long time now, and it can't last forever. Allen doesn't really have the tactical nous to compete with Higgins, but if he's up for it and Higgins is slightly off his game, it might not matter. If this was a 2nd round match and we had seen both players play, it would have been easier to call... But the odds favour Higgins.

I'm not too confident about the other match either, but I'll go for Day. Perry's good tournaments have traditionally been the UK and the WC, not the Masters usually. Day hasn't got a great record either, but at his best he has a lot of "firepower", and it might be time we see some of it this season. If neither player plays well, I think it might go Perry's way, but if both play well I fancy Day. This is an interesting part of the draw... Maguire was the heavy favourite, but he didn't look too good against King. So a chance for either of these two.

[montoya10]

I'm looking forward to today We have an English man, a Northern Irish man, a Scottish man and a Welsh man playing today!

I don't know why but I have a feeling Mark Allen will beat John Higgins today... and as for the evening match I think it all depends how Ryan Day performs, sometimes he rarely misses but othertimes he's very below par and a bit shakey...


Anyway, happy viewing:snooker:

Day is the most inconsistent player in the Top 16 right now, just edging out Fu.. I expect him to beat Perry 6-4, though..

I'm more conservative about Mark Allen's chances, though. He has had collapses in the past and he can look to be on his way out with a sub-par start. The key for him is to get that thunderous long potting on from the first shot, which is something difficult and even if he did, he will need to make some quality safety play, so John to win it 6-2 is my prediction..

[doorag]

it's gonna be higgins and day.

[superaussie]

allen and perry for the win today

[very.tee]

I'm looking forward to today We have an English man, a Northern Irish man, a Scottish man and a Welsh man playing today!

I don't know why but I have a feeling Mark Allen will beat John Higgins today... and as for the evening match I think it all depends how Ryan Day performs, sometimes he rarely misses but othertimes he's very below par and a bit shakey...


Anyway, happy viewing:snooker:

[Odrl]

And is the commentary ever there? (Possible to choose language?)
Maybe only at those time when it's live on tv?

You can watch the actual program with commentary in 14 (sth like that) languages, as well as Eurosport 2 in 9 languages I think. When snooker is on, you can watch both tables (when there are two of course) without commentary or commercials even if it's not actually on TV at the time.

And you can also re-watch any match later. Don't know how long it last though. I can currently watch matches from the Masters and the UK Championship, but not from the Grand Prix for example. It could just be because I didn't actually subscribe until December. Perhaps someone else knows.

[doorag]

And is the commentary ever there? (Possible to choose language?)
Maybe only at those time when it's live on tv?

correct...

[ore]

Eurosport says 2M is the minimum, but it works quite well on 1M for me.

And is the commentary ever there? (Possible to choose language?)
Maybe only at those time when it's live on tv?