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  parkaner > 11/11/2016, 18:29

  Was watching the Champion of Champions on ITV4 this afternoon.
  
  Ding v John Higgins in the semi-final, ended up 6-5 to Higgins
  
  Amazing that Ding ended up losing after making 4 century breaks, including a 142.
  
  The carpet's looking quite shabby now, think it's meant to be silver but it looks more like an old kitchen lino flooring.
  Interesting to see also, after the row about poppies with Fifa, that both players were wearing one during the match.
  Another woman referee too, how long before a woman player breaks through to the main tour.

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  parkaner > 17/11/2016, 00:41

  A 147 for John Higgins today at the NI Open, part of the new Home Nations series of tournaments.
  
  Ronnie O'Sullivan beat Jimmy White 4-1 this evening.
  
  It's on Quest, and they haven't got the hang of broadcasting live tv yet, there was constant background noise going on, which was terribly irritating. I hope someone from the production team has the sense to fix it soon, because it sounds like the commentators are in a noisy corridor, with people walking past in squeaky trainers.
  
  NI player Mark Allen won his match today too, and has created a controversy by saying that his first round opponent was deliberately trying to put him off as he was playing his shots.

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  parkaner > 21/11/2016, 01:50

  The final of the NI Open was looking pretty boring and one-sided during the afternoon session.
  Barry Hawkins zoomed off to a 5-1 lead over the 42 year-old Mark King (whatever happened to the new generation?)
  Then thankfully, King pulled a couple back to leave it 5-3 while they went for their tea (gravy chip and a battered sausage probably)
  
  Returning for the decisive evening session, King was on a serious roll (still on an energy high after his feed of chips) and slated up 4 on the trot to make it 5-7, the tables are now turned.
  
  Then at 7-8, with Hawkins ahead and just a formality needed to put it level, King put his stubborn head on and ground out a half hour of trying to get a snooker, with just 3 balls on the table. Sounds boring but it was enthralling stuff, and miraculously he forced a re-spotted black which he then failed to pot, so it was a decider after all.
  
  No big breaks, to and fro, but Mark King winning in the end, amazingly his first ranking tournament trophy in 25 years of being a professional player. Emotional scenes and the inaugural awarding of the brand-new Alex Higgins Trophy.
  Well done to him, and also Belfast for getting on the snooker map again.

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  parkaner > 27/11/2016, 20:44

  The UK Championship is on now.
  Bit of a damp squib having the defending champion Neil Robertson going out in the first round before they even reached the TV coverage, which only started for the second round, due to there being 128 players in the draw. And the player who beat him isn't even a professional any more.

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  okokitsad > 11/12/2016, 02:12

  Mark Selby vs Ronnie O'Sullivan in the UK Championship final was an absolutely tremendous match to watch.
  
  Ronnie showing his genius but missing too many chances when he was in amongst the balls.
  
  On the other hand, Mark Selby was as steady yet brilliant as he always is. He proved once again why he is the current world champion and ranked number 1 in the world. Still not quite up there in the Ronnie/Stephen Hendry/Steve Davis discussion though.

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  StrumSolo > 11/01/2017, 11:33

  This right here, greatest trick shot OF ALL TIME!
  
  Posting in the snooker section but the two-minute (!!) sequence, filmed at the Allstars Sports Bar in Bristol, actually starts and finishes with golf balls.  There's a touch of the 'Mouse Trap' about the whole affair too.
  
  Check it out.
  
  
  
  
  
  And you know full well people will be trying to better this. Trick shots are back!
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