Snooker

Snooks · 20-11-2016 14:52

Northern Ireland Open Final (Best of 17 frames)

Barry Hawkins v Mark King

Early stages and Hawkins leads 2-1.
Good standard so far too Smile

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Doddle · 20-11-2016 15:37

Gutted for Hamilton last night Sad

Such an amazing story of Hamilton-King final. Trust Pob-face Hawkins to ruin it. I hope King will lose it and head-butt the boring sod in the later stages tonight.

Snooks · 21-11-2016 00:51

Mark King is the Northern Ireland Open champion after a thrilling 9-8 victory over Barry Hawkins.
King recovered from 5-1 behind to ultimately claim the first major tournament win of his 25 year career.
Many congratulations to him. Victory for the journeyman professional. Very good for the game of snooker.

Doddle · 21-11-2016 10:16

Amazing match, well done to King turning 1-5 to 7-5, that astonishing penultimate frame, and still having the guts to hold it together until victory. A fitting nod to the over-emotional family man Alex Higgins too.

Snooks · 21-11-2016 23:30

I can still remember some of Alex Higgins's miracle clearances from yesteryear.
One springs to mind from a Crucible semi final against Jimmy White where Higgins produced a 70 odd clearance with masses of balls on cushions Surprised

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It really was ridiculous snooker Big Grin

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lancealot790 · 21-11-2016 23:59

I remember that clearance well, it was the year Higgins won his second world championship, 1982.

Doddle · 22-11-2016 21:32

In hindsight, I wish I'd remembered I started a new Home Nations thread for the previous event Sad

Rory McLeod getting some pub. today for being the only black player on tour for the past 15 years. I guess World Snooker will point to that Brazilian bloke, and the Iranian one, not to mention the legions of Chinese & Thai lads, to counter any accusations of racism.

circles_o_o_o · 15-01-2017 15:17

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HannahsPet · 15-01-2017 17:28

What a match !!! 5-4 O sullivan misses pink giving Wenbo chance of clear up the colours to win match and he misses the black !!!! so 5-5 and down to last frame !!

first match of the tournament as well

*lookatthat* · 15-01-2017 17:37

(15-01-2017 17:28 )HannahsPet Wrote: What a match !!! 5-4 O sullivan misses pink giving Wenbo chance of clear up the colours to win match and he misses the black !!!! so 5-5 and down to last frame !!

first match of the tournament as well

He let o'sullivan off the hook,game over now, Wink

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