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Did you see the controversy in the higgins O'Sullivan game, when they realised there may be a hole in the rules? (Which unsettled both players, but O'Sullivan recovered faster) which allowed his almost comeback?

Any idiot can face a crisis - it's day to day living that wears you out.

by ceebs (ceebs (at) eurotrib (dot) com) on Sun Dec 13th, 2009 at 12:27:47 PM EST
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Re: Snooker (none / 0)

Yes and no... I was doing dishwashing while the telly was on in frame 13, so I saw the first miss and then only heard the roar of the audience.

Meanwhile, I see Ding-Higgins ended the afternoon session 4:4 -- it could be a long night.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sun Dec 13th, 2009 at 01:37:01 PM EST
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Re: Snooker (none / 0)

8:7 for Ding now. There was never a lead greater than one frame...

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sun Dec 13th, 2009 at 06:06:23 PM EST
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Re: Snooker (none / 0)

Ding is the UK champion, 10:8, and what a final frame!

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Sun Dec 13th, 2009 at 07:18:22 PM EST
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