Angus_Young Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Anyone watching? Young scottish lad Anthony McGill put out Selby last night. Outstanding performance. Selby himself said he will win the world championship one day. Cracking standard so far. 4 or 5 of them could win it imo. I put money on Murphy at the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Yes I have been watching. McGill looked very good but I don't think he is quite the finished article yet. Great long potter and temperament and decent safety. Needs to learn to win more frames in one visit as Hendry said. As for eventual winners this year? Neil Robertson or Ronnie O'Sullivan are warm favourites. O'Sullivan doesn't have a great all-round match player in his way now - they always cause him more problems than aggressive players so that helps him. Trump perhaps with an outside chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 (edited) Judd Trump seals his quarter-final place in beating Marco Fu 13-8.The Quarter-Final line-up will most likely be this:-Anthony McGill (Sco) V Shaun Murphy (Eng)Barry Hawkins (Eng) V Neil Robertson (Aus)Ding Junhui (Chn) V Judd Trump (Eng)Stuart Bingham (Eng) V Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) Edited April 27, 2015 by Caledonian Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Judd Trump seals his quarter-final place in beating Marco Fu 13-8. The Quarter-Final line-up will most likely be this:- Anthony McGill (Sco) V Shaun Murphy (Eng) Barry Hawkins (Eng) V Neil Robertson (Aus) Ding Junhui (Chn) V Judd Trump (Eng) Stuart Bingham (Eng) V Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng) Looking like title number 6 for Ronnie for me. He's barely got out of 2nd gear and he's cruised to the quarters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Looking like title number 6 for Ronnie for me. He's barely got out of 2nd gear and he's cruised to the quarters. Same can be said of trump, Robertson and murphy. O'Sullivan is rightly the favourite but there are others playing better than him right now. Trump beat him in a televised final recently too. Some start from him and murphy today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 I think O'Sullivan has a great chance to be honest. Fair enough as Angus says there are others playing better but Ronnie loves playing open attacking players and that is all there are that are left in the tournament. Look at his matches at The Crucible in the past and it is the great all-round match play players that have tied Ronnie in knots and played with his mind. Trump looking far more balanced in his play now as in he can mix it tactically and Robertson looks red hot. Meanwhile McGill looks like ending his first session with Murphy level at 4-4. Pretty impressive considering Murphy began winning the first two frames with centuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 I think O'Sullivan has a great chance to be honest. Fair enough as Angus says there are others playing better but Ronnie loves playing open attacking players and that is all there are that are left in the tournament. Look at his matches at The Crucible in the past and it is the great all-round match play players that have tied Ronnie in knots and played with his mind. Trump looking far more balanced in his play now as in he can mix it tactically and Robertson looks red hot. Meanwhile McGill looks like ending his first session with Murphy level at 4-4. Pretty impressive considering Murphy began winning the first two frames with centuries. Ha Craig let me be clear here mate, O'Sullivan is the favourite and rightly so. It's just that in the last 3 years down there you couldn't see anyone beating him. Even last year I didn't think selby had much of a chance going into the final. A couple of them (Trump and Murphy)have notably improved the last 12 months and Robertson looks to be back at the top of his game again. Add McGill (you never know) and it's probably as open a tournament as we have seen in a while. Great match between Murphy and McGill btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Ha Craig let me be clear here mate, O'Sullivan is the favourite and rightly so. It's just that in the last 3 years down there you couldn't see anyone beating him. Even last year I didn't think selby had much of a chance going into the final. A couple of them (Trump and Murphy)have notably improved the last 12 months and Robertson looks to be back at the top of his game again. Add McGill (you never know) and it's probably as open a tournament as we have seen in a while. Great match between Murphy and McGill btw. Yes but like a horse race you look at the course and distance winners. Ronnie has proven himself five times over 17 days. Sure a Ronnie implosion could happen but they tend to come against the match play players ie Selby or Higgins. Ronnie will trample all over Bingham in his QF then he plays most likely Trump. Trump isn't a rounded all-round match player but attacking player and that gives Ronnie more chances. At the moment I'd say Robertson is the best equipped player to beat Ronnie but we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Yes but like a horse race you look at the course and distance winners. Ronnie has proven himself five times over 17 days. Sure a Ronnie implosion could happen but they tend to come against the match play players ie Selby or Higgins. Ronnie will trample all over Bingham in his QF then he plays most likely Trump. Trump isn't a rounded all-round match player but attacking player and that gives Ronnie more chances. At the moment I'd say Robertson is the best equipped player to beat Ronnie but we shall see. Aye I know, that's exactly what I meant. Trump and Murphy have definitely made changes to their game of late and both have a lot of confidence. Trump beating him in a televised final recently will also have given him a boost. Probably agree re: Robertson though. Some performance in the last round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Of the quarter-finalists so far Trump has definitely been the most impressive. McGill being solid playing very good match play snooker and Murphy impressive in patches. Robertson much like Murphy. Ronnie missing plenty and looks agitated (still expect him to beat Bingham). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 4-3 Bingham and a good chance in the 8th. O'Sullivan two centuries and 80-odd for his other one. Have to say he looks pretty uninterested thus far. His attention to safety's and escapes is non-existent. That last frame he had a couple of complete 'hit and hopes'. Bingham isn't ruthless enough though. He has had numerous chances in the frames he has won. O'Sullivan only needs one decent one and he will win the frame. 3-3 on the other table btw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Of the quarter-finalists so far Trump has definitely been the most impressive. McGill being solid playing very good match play snooker and Murphy impressive in patches. Robertson much like Murphy. Ronnie missing plenty and looks agitated (still expect him to beat Bingham). Agree with all of that m8. In fairness to both Murphy and McGill they haven't made too many mistakes, it's been more about the other player when they have lost a frame. Wouldn't be surprised to see it go all the way. Hawkins is quite an awkward player. Sort of guy that puts everything into each shot and as such will always be difficult to play against. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 (edited) Yes but I see Hawkins a bit in the Bingham mould. A very good player but always destined to be an also ran at The Crucible. Edited April 28, 2015 by Caledonian Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Yes but I see Hawkins a bit in the Bingham mould. A very good player but always destined to be an also ran at The Crucible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 Yes but I see Hawkins a bit in the Bingham mould. A very good player but always destined to be an also ran at The Crucible. possibly a bit harsh but do get your meaning. Point I'm making is someone that knows how to get to the final and semi final in that venue, under that pressure, as he has last two years, will always be difficult to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 possibly a bit harsh but do get your meaning. Point I'm making is someone that knows how to get to the final and semi final in that venue, under that pressure, as he has last two years, will always be difficult to beat. Oh yes he could very well do the business and beat Robertson but don't see him as a World Champion-elect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Now I make Judd Trump a clear favourite. He was superb against Ding and far better all-round player now than a few years ago. Ronnie playing rank against Bingham looks like he has his 'couldn't be arsed' face on against Bingham and Robertson and Murphy both have looked patchier than Trump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Now I make Judd Trump a clear favourite. He was superb against Ding and far better all-round player now than a few years ago. Ronnie playing rank against Bingham looks like he has his 'couldn't be arsed' face on against Bingham and Robertson and Murphy both have looked patchier than Trump. Definitely been the player of the tournament so far. That said, he is on the same side of the draw as osullivan. Don't think anyone can be a clear favourite in that circumstance. Murphy started and gjnished very strongly against a lad playing out of his skin too. Trump-Murphy final would be a cracker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Definitely been the player of the tournament so far. That said, he is on the same side of the draw as osullivan. Don't think anyone can be a clear favourite in that circumstance. Murphy started and gjnished very strongly against a lad playing out of his skin too. Trump-Murphy final would be a cracker Trump in the sort of form he is will beat Ronnie in the form and mindset that he is. My only feeling on that is Ronnie's motivation will return when the challenge gets tougher as it will from Trump. Murphy has a decent chance but sometimes in safety his shots aren't the best and Robertson has gone off the boil a bit after a good start against Hawkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Trump in the sort of form he is will beat Ronnie in the form and mindset that he is. My only feeling on that is Ronnie's motivation will return when the challenge gets tougher as it will from Trump. Murphy has a decent chance but sometimes in safety his shots aren't the best and Robertson has gone off the boil a bit after a good start against Hawkins. He won 4 out of the last 5 frames ya numpty Agree re: O'Sullivan. Hendry was ssuing very similar in that he probably doesn't brlieve its remotely possible that Bingham can beat him. He will know himself if he plays like this Trump would slaughter him. Which is why he won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yes but did you watch those frames? Heck Ronnie was missing easy balls left right and centre, Bingham came to the table and was a gibbering wreck and couldn't take the chances. If Ronnie had played that way against anyone else in the quarters he would have lost the session most definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus_Young Posted April 29, 2015 Author Share Posted April 29, 2015 Yes but did you watch those frames? Heck Ronnie was missing easy balls left right and centre, Bingham came to the table and was a gibbering wreck and couldn't take the chances. If Ronnie had played that way against anyone else in the quarters he would have lost the session most definitely. Robertson I meant mate. Was referring to you saying he had gone off the boil after a good start. He did fall away but was impressive at points when pulling it back to 7-7 The osullivan game has been poor stuff from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Ah right got you now. Yes Robertson has blown hot and cold in the Hawkins match though as did Murphy whereas Trump has been consistently impressive. If we were talking about the Trump of two or three years ago who was even more gung-ho than Ronnie then I'd be more cautious but he's now developed a better balance to his game and can now mix it in safety exchanges as well - at present he is the form player but only question mark that remains is his bottle when he is involved in a really tight match I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 The Rocket has been extinguished by Ballroom Bingham. Stuart Bingham really struggled this afternoon but this evening he was ruthless and powered to a 13-9 win. Ronnie has said he lacks the motivation now (said it earlier in the tournament and Hendry scoffed at that) but watching Ronnie here he certainly had moments when he looked like he'd sooner be somewhere else. He looked disconnected. But credit to Bingham on reaching his first Crucible semi and he will play Judd Trump. Big shock that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth Farrington Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Superb stuff from Bingham. Again, ROS struggles against a hard, "matchplay" player. I don't know if ROS's mind was on it as Hendry was getting at, but that seems to be the excuse whenever he loses. I don't like him, so couldn't care less, as long as he's out! Trump is playing the best stuff of his career. All credit to him - finally seems to have realised natural ability isn't enough & has been putting in a lot of hard work by the sounds of it. Between him & the Thunder who wins this for me. He's been exceptional tonight & my favourite player just now, fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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