Davis is beating Higgins 9-7 and the first to 12 wins.

Steve "Interesting" Davis is a legend for some of us older guys and I've not posted this on the "Famous" thread but he was once married to some fuck off mega distant beyond Jupiter relation of mine.

I thought Davis was going to collapse but it made it even better watching him win.

Fantastic stuff.

Will there be highlights of it later?

I don't know - it's just been on BBC when you press the red button.

Great win for Davis

Great win for him. Its nice to see for once age isn't always a drawback, although everyone was shocked

bet the bbc are gutted, they're used to him joining the pundits after the frist round of each tournament!

Didn't see him against Higgins but saw quite a bit of his first round match against Mark King. His long potting was pretty good but he still missed a few chances to make frame-winning breaks, probably because of nerves. Still, nice to see the old fella going on a run.

Looking forward to O'Sullivan-Williams tonight, though it's more O'Sullivan I'm looking forward to watching. Mark Williams seems like a nice guy but his matches always seem to be turgid, scrappy affairs. To be honest that's one way of beating O'Sullivan, get him frustrated.

So it's 8-8 O'Sullivan-Williams after that session of play and as far as I can work out, they'll come back tomorrow morning. Williams was 7-5 and 8-6 ahead but Ronnie clawed it back. A classic positional shot in frame 16 to open up the last two reds. This is developing into a classic match.

And I was wrong about Williams, he seems to be on good form so is putting together some decent breaks.

I like Williams, but he's been off his top game for a little while. Good to see him back on a bit of form.

I like anyone playing against Ronnie tbf.

This was hilarious during Maguire's match against Dott, dopey referee

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_spor...ker/8641646.stm

Figures.

Awesome match between O'Sullivan and Williams, I had it on in the office before some students came and asked me for help. Williams played very well but Ronnie was on superb form, constructing some frame-winning breaks from apparently impossible positions. I can't wait for his third round match, looks like it will be Mark Selby who is also on great form.

Well, dunno how O'Sullivan is level in that match after the first session. He looked like he just wanted to lamp someone and march out of the room. Missed loads of shots, cueing was poor, hardly made any breaks and seemed to really resent being there... but went in at 4-4. Selby's missed a trick - he had a real chance to turn the screw there, O'Sullivan wouldn't have reacted well if he'd lost a few frames. I'd be surprised if Selby got the same number of chances in the next session.

Robertson straight out of the blocks in this session as well. A bit much for Davis, now.

and Davis just missed an easy red in the 14th to take a chance.

Why figures?

Probably the most exciting, entertaining snooker player at the minute (and of the last decade)... considered by most to be the most naturally gifted player for yonks* but you don't like him. It's kind of typical of the ol' elevenerifing, really

* a yonk is considered to be a bit less than a donkey's year**, but longer than a smidgen

**BONUS FACT! a donkey's year is measured using a real donkey

I'd say he's probably the most naturally gifted player ever. He's smarmy and arrogant though and that's why I don't like him.

Also, even though elevenerife is a load of balls, I fail to see how it could apply here.

He's really not, though. If he were arrogant he'd win everything, but it's the fact he lacks confidence so often and fails to settle in matches that is his biggest problem. Hardly a sign of overwhelming arrogance.

When he's on his game, he's good, but it's so haphazard it's unreal. He takes on some ludicrous pots as well, not because of arrogance, but because he tries to entertain.

C. Ronaldo was arrogant and as a result usually top drawer. I don't think Ronnie is like that.

12-11 to mark selby, what a game.

Good stuff:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_spor...ker/8652652.stm

very good

And the real thing for your enjoyment, may be 25 years ago, but its still epic to watch

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKI8ctRIKe8&feature=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=byYKrvDDgew&feature=related

Anyone else think the woman referee is hot?

Picture? I don't think i've seen her ref a frame in this tourny yet.

Ah yes, i remember her. Looks like she'd eat me alive in the sack

I don't want to know about your sack, thankyou very much

Selby-Dott Fram 30 is epic, can't find a frame time but it's been bloody ages. Really good snooker as well, although some pretty bad basic pots here and there.

edit: 45 minutes

quality!

Jock

Both Higgins and his agent are fucked after this, a lengthy ban awaits both of them and their standing in the game will be zero. The explosion of gambling within the game should be addressed as well. Gambling and sport will always give opportunities to players making a fast buck (or in this case a bucketload).

Of course, both are denying the allegations saying that they thought they were dealing with the Russian mafia and went along with it for their own safety. If that is the case, they should have immediately been in contact with Barry Hearn to tell him what had happened.

Suspended till full investigation

A life ban is insufficient.

Their claims that they were shitting themselves because of the mafia does not come through on the footage.

Like Dorts said, if there were indeed shitting themsells, they should have made the situation known as soon as they got out of dodge.



Once again Greed rules!

Didn't Hann only get an 8 year ban for match fixing and now plays pool?

I'm just wondering here, Guys, why would the NOTW go to all the bother and expense of targetting Higgins and his agent? The NOTW must hear all kinds of allegations made against sports people, maybe they got a tip off from someone in the game or in the know about Higgings possibly being up for a bribe?

he deserves a life ban if it's ture, (which it almost certainly is)

As much as I hate the NOTW, I have to admit, they nailed them good and proper

Anyway, getting back to better things, Robertson's just missed an "easy" red while 44-9 up in the 13th frame, Dott looks like he'll clear up now to make it 7-6

EDIT: Dott just missed the red, Robertson won to make it 8-5, 5 frames in a row for him now

End of the evening session, Robertson 9-7 up

This could be going on long into the night, Robertson is only 14-12 up and the 27th is going slowly

Dott should have been well ahead by now but he's doing his best to hand the match to Robertson. just looks like he's run out of steam but Robertson is missing his pots more now. Could be a late night.

Nearly half an hour now in this frame, they're just trading safety shots

8 more frames potentially after this. It could go to 2 in the morning quite easily.

It's an old-school final, that's for sure. There'll be a tired faddy at work tomorrow unless one of them remembers how to tie a frame up

This could even eclipse the 2006 final, Dott's favourite to win the 28th now

EDIT: I take that back, Dott screwed up again albeit it was a tricky long pot thee

I forget which year it was, but i'm sure you'll know from your wealth of sports knowledge... Williams wins, and on the final ball smashes it off the table. I stayed up well late to watch that and school/college the next day was a write off I think it was 2003

Come on, im not that much of a swot

Yes you bloody are!

Did anyone see that pink swerve?