16.10
That’s Ronnie’s 50th century in The Masters
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16.09
Ronnie’s taken the match. Will we get a century to finish?
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16.03
Will Ronnie clinch it in the tenth frame or will we get a decider?
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16.00
Once again Ronnie shows why he’s known as ‘the most naturally gifted player ever to grace the game’
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15.57
Brilliant long pot from Ding to get back in the frame. Nearly a whole table between cue & object balls
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15.49
Scores level at 4-4, but Ding has all the momentum having won the last 3 frames.
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15.47
Well this really is a big turn around, 4 all, but can Ding hold his form to go one ahead?
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15.44
*Awesome* long pot all the way down the table by O’Sullivan; followed by an aggressive spread of the balls. Game on.
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15.42
Yes, I find Ding’s temperament extremely suspicious Dennis… WTF
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15.41
Audience member sneezing like a roaring lion
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15.40
Ding back in charge after a brief safety exchange
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15.31
Ding’s clawed back a couple of frames. Now we have a proper match!
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15.27
Why not leave us a comment? ![]()
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15.19
Oh dear, mistake from Ding has left Ronnie in amongst the balls
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15.13
A spot of luck is just what Ding needed. Go Ding!
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15.11
A six and a half foot screw you say…
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15.11
Opinion seems to be divided on whether Hendry is a good commentator:
Yes, Hendry in the comms box #class #legend #snooker
— onestep (@onestepsnooker) January 15, 2012
Also, it’s his birthday today!
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15.08
Hahaha was waiting for someone to mention the concept of a ‘Chinese snooker’
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15.04
4-1 to O’Sullivan now; Ding really needs to step up to the plate. Or some such bollocks.
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14.53
Kimberly is having a break from the liveblogging while she makes some shortbread
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14.44
My prediction of the final scoreline: 6-3 to Ronnie O’Sullivan
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14.31
Mid session interval… time for a wee
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14.27
O’Sullivan/Ding ‘stat attack’ from World Snooker http://bosh.me/pvDNSM
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14.21
Anyone who wears a football top to go and watch the snooker seriously needs to give their #headawobble #mongs #special
— Liam Ewer (@LiamEwer) January 15, 2012
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14.20
Awesome pot from Ding! Deserves the frame now
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14.19
Comments now working. Leave us a message, people!
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14.14
Comments aren’t working annoyingly… looking into it.
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14.08
Thank god it’s NOT like the darts!
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14.07
Ronnie O’Sullivan takes Frame #2 to lead Ding 2-0
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14.04
Wow, that shot looked like a 90 degree angle…
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14.03
If you’re interested, here’s Ronnie’s official website: http://www.ronnieosullivan.tv/
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14.01
The dreaded double kiss
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13.59
Hoping both players settle down soon and get some serious breaks in. Shame for such great players to only manage small breaks.
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13.55
Scrappy start to frame #2, miss by Ding then one from Ronnie let Ding in.
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13.51
Frame #1 to Ronnie
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13.50
Top tip for all Snooker players: Never take your eye off the pot!
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13.45
Testing my Twitter embed plugin to bring you this hilariously misguided post:
I hope the japanese fella wins the snooker.#snooker
— emomatt366 (@emomatt366) January 15, 2012
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13.44
So there’s £15,000 for the highest break but no special prize for a maximum which seems shame (KH)
13.41
Debating with Kimberly how the venue can affect the table. #snooker [SC]
13.40
And that’s a bad miss (KH)
13.35
I love that Ding has Lady Gaga as his walk on music
13.35
Ronnie, a man of few words as ever…
13.34
Rather understated intro from the warm-up guy. Normally he’s energetically pumping up the crowd
I am a big snooker fan, and today the 2012 Masters tournament kicks off. Today I’m going to try a little experiment by live-blogging during today’s match between Ronnie O’Sullivan & Ding Junhui, including a selection of the best tweets I see. I’ll be ably assisted by the lovely @kimberlyharwood. Feel free to tweet us or comment below. You can find me on Twitter, @simonuid.