Semi-Finals Thursday, April 30>13:00 BST Shaun Murphy vs John Higgins>19:00 BST Wu Yize vs Mark AllenSemi-Finals Friday, May 1>13:00 BST Shaun Murphy vs John Higgins>14:30 BSTWu Yize vs Mark Allen>19:00 BST Shaun Murphy vs John Higgins>StreamsFree: https://freestreams-live1c.pk/BBC iPlayer, Eurosport, TNT Sports, Discovery+ and HBO Max
>>154443940Previous Thread: https://archive.4plebs.org/sp/thread/154428551/
>>154443940This image is 2spooky4me.
>>154443967amazing song
>>154443940>Semi-Finals Friday, May 1>>13:00 BST >Shaun Murphy vs John Higginsdoubt.tiff
Anime.This is me when I see the OP, so it's obviously /sp/ related.
>>154443990They'll play 8 frames in that time no problem
John Higgins has never rigged a frame or match
>>154444368You don't know that.
>>154444368We need another tribunal
neyul got it >>154444444
>>154444592ah so this is why it didn't go to a cider.. he wanted to rush home and get the get
gwan my rigger
>>154444240If the syndicate is offering enough, the Rigger can Rig it.
>op picFuck is wrong with you? Can /147/ at least be normal? /brit/ faggots just kill yourselves
God i hate this dramatic artsy shit they keep attempting >tv in an abandoned warehouse>players looking into lightbulbs>player photos burning utter shite
Is Wu Yize /ourbug/ ?
>born for the biggest stagebecause he's fat?
>>154443940bloody hell that's a disturbing op
Alright, thread open, scrolled down, there's enough posts now, so I shouldn't have to see the OP again.GWAN SHIGGINS
That one Shorn lifelong - the guy that carries around a crusty old smurf toy - must be feeling pretty damn smug right now
Why do they bother having 20 seconds of walk on song?
Not a fan of the players' fancy entrance down the stairs, the bit at the bottom looks rickety as fuck
Crowd going mental
Why don't they all just use snooker loopy?
>>154443940Who does everyone fancy here?
>waiting for the rigback
>>154445076He as arguable been the best player, I think John is gritty as, but Mr Tumble will not fumble.
>>154445050At least it isn't like the darts where they bascially play the entire song
Murphy's only fan reporting in.
What the Big Rig to win me
>>154441374Outstanding work, but you picked a terrible time to write it. Nobody will see it now.
>>154445076Surely Shorn, the Sino-Slayer, will win this one
>>154445144>ynr cazoo
>>154445093It's a shame Higgs can't motivate himself without having a hill to climb
Murphy plays like ROS in top form there.
>>154445162>yung PellzWhen will it be his turn?
>>154445179You're joking
>>154445072Because they're not. Shorn is ego loopy, Riggs is money loopy.>>154445076For me, it's Hoggins.
Worst part is one of these is guaranteed a place in the final.Also>HUYA for best streams
Shaping up to be a tough afternoon for the 50 year old if the 43 year old continues in this form.
>>154445130darts even has an entrance song to the main song sometimes.
yawn slurpy is rattled
>>154445231Unlike Riggy, right?
Barry Hawkins would whitewash these two
>>154445236i prefer not to speak
>Semi-Final
>>154445224Snooker does this too, possibly at the Masters. They play Theme From S'Express, which is far superior to the music the players come out to.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpeRShWMdYM
>doubting Shorn
>>154445275It means the players are semi-professional.
>>154445275We're down to the one table setup so it's OFFICIAL
>doubting THE rigga
Both players: S E T T L E D
>>154445245Why wouldn't he whitewash Mark Allen?
>>154445352that match was the real final
>>154445328Semi pros would be better
riggy being fatter than muggy makes me sick
Do players have to take the rest off the table themselves after a shot, or can they get the referee to do it for them? I can imagine it must have happened that players will have made great shots using a rest, especially the weirder rests, and then knocked another ball when lifting it back off the table and so been done for a foul.
Fun fact: decrepit snooker pensioner John Higgins is actually two months younger than sprightly snooker banter youth Mark Williams.
>>154445417yeah it's happened, someone will post the webm i'm sure.
>'Cause he gets up in the morning>And he makes a break of nine>And he comes back home at five-thirty>Gets the same result every time>'Cause his world is built round nearly winning things>He always fails>And he was oh, so good>And now he's oh, so fine>And he's oh, so nervy>When a title is on the line>He's a well respected man about tour>Playing oh so granite-ly>And his wife supportes Dundee>While his son prefers the darts>And she stirs the tea for Den and Ken>While discussing YCP's>And she passes looks, as well as flirts>At the Jester from down south>And he was oh, so good>And now he's oh, so fine>And he's oh, so nervy>When a title is on the line>He's a well respected man about tour>Playing oh so granite-ly>And he likes his pints of stout>And he likes the worlds the best>'Cause he's better than the rest (maybe)>And his own sweat smells the best>And he hopes to grab Murphy's ponch>When he makes a break of twelve>And he was oh, so good>And now he's oh, so fine>And he's oh, so nervy>When a title is on the line>He's a well respected man about tour>Playing oh so granite-ly>And he plays with Brown and Seethen'>And in the Masters he left reelin'>And he adores the girl who's reffing>He's dying to pull her hair>But anon already lapped her>The latest of many mistakes>And he was oh, so good>And now he's oh, so fine>And he's oh, so nervy>When a title is on the line>He's a well respected man about tour>Playing oh so granite-lyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8LFXEfbxdw&list=RDN8LFXEfbxdw&start_radio=1
>>154445428Higgy needs to get on the kebab diet asap
>>154445417Slippery fingers happen.
>have several stomach surgeries>still be hippomaxxedhow does he do it?
>>154445447Lol very good
It's always nice when they break out the more unused rests.
When Shaun Murphy gets on a roll everyone had better get out of the way
>>154445482He is BigBoneMaxxed actually
GONE RIGGIN
>>154445487
>>154445447One of these days, you're going to make one of these songs and post it with a massive GET, and everyone on /sp/ will see it and you will become a celebrity.
>>154445487Official soundtrack:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9RUoExrTsg
The background music to this segment
Abigail looking haggard.
where the fuck do they find these spastics?
>>154445644Snooker Island
>>154445644/brit/
Can both players lose this match?
GWAN SHORN HE'S A FACKIN MUG
>>154441374>>154445447Bravo
holy fuck this is woeful
>>154445784Both look tired.
>>154445784Shaun’s early lead, and attacking snooker, mean that Higgins knows his best chance is to zest him to death. They’re going to be at this for days.
>>154445816Carrying all that extra weight will tire you out
Anyone spotted Jumperman today?
>>154445879He's on my lap
>>154445888
Still can't believe there's no solution to putting the balls back.
>>154445852>They’re going to be at this for days.>mfw they have to reschedule the final
>>154445879The players are stalling for time until he gets there.
>>154445899yeah why dont they have something above the table that projects onto it where the ball was
>>154445899I can't understand why they don't just use the magnets, I mean the tables already have them installed.
>>154445899WST are a no money, small company. Please understand.
>>154445937Surely they made enough on last night's rig(gins) to install some lasers or projectors?Having lasers and ball tracking might even open up more rigging action, like betting on the exact grid coordinates of where balls end up.
Shaun is utterly buckbroken
>>154445952The table cloth is so fine this year that a laser could sponteously ignite the table
Bought some lovely PG Tips tea from jolly ol' England this week. Think I'll make a pot and throw it at the telly.
>>154445976Good idea for a post final lights show
Yes we was Shorn (dibdibdibbydoodib)Shorn (dibdibdibbydoodib)Shorn to be alive(Shorn to be alive)Yes we was Shorn (dibdibdibbydoodib)Shorn (dibdibdibbydoodib) Shorn (dibdibdibbydoodib)Shorn to be alive(Shorn to be alive)
>>154445995this is the best tea you can get, try it if you can
We could have had Ronnie v Xintong but instead we have these clowns
>>154446025>best tea>tea bagsNo
>filtered by a tea bag
>>154446025I like my Yorkshire tea.
>best of 33Mi tink me gwan tek mi own life
>>154446025Thank you, sincerely. All we get here (from England) is Yorkshire, which I find kind of oily, PG Tips, and rarely you can find Builders. Now I'm hunting for some loose Ringtons. Thanks, anon.
Quality break from Higgy
BEST OF 27>>154446101Woah, he potted like 15 balls in a row.
this close up of higgy licking his lips is deeply unsettling
do you really get a hangover from playing snooker twice in 2 days?
Shaun's had a poo
Each of these baizewhales must be 120kg at least literally twice my mass
Hope the Parrot Hendry punch up in the car park is televised. Waiting for one to break and call the other a fucking moron
>>154446140>baizewhalesKek.
>>154446132those water bottles actually contain vodka
>>154445924Would love to see magnets dragging the balls into position, spiralling towards their spots then locking in
Imagine paying to see this session
>>154446127
>>154446195>he thinks he's the one winning, lmao
>>154446222Alex Higgins looking utterly uncomfortable, as usual.
>§ĥöŕņ
off here tonight lads what should i get
>the magician
I want to go to the cruce and cough everytime Morph is on his backswing. How long before I get kicked out?
>>154446256Mezcal steak AND the Thai beef
Been at work. So only got to watch now. How has the match been so far?
>>154446256Another vote for the Thai Beef.>>154446281 Oh, bring a breathing machine that goes beep incessantly like that old geezer yesterday.
>>154446286>How has the match been so far?A bit pedestrian. You haven't missed anything Earth-shattering.
>>154446286Shite
>>154446305>>154446304What kinda shite, though?
>>154446286Feelings are mixed about the current match between John Higgins and Shaun Murphy on /147/. Some users likened Shaun Murphy's play to "ROS in top form" whilst other users expressed disbelief in this assertion. There is however no doubt that this continues to be an intriguing encounter between two former world champions whilst perhaps not hitting the heights of their previous performances.
>>154446315Sluggish pace, mostly. I felt they both looked low-energy.
BEST OF 25>>154446337Thank you, Grok.
>>154446337Fuck off clanker bot
>>154446256i HATE SMALL PLATE RESTAURANTS AAAAAA
>>154446315Both constantly missing
>>154446315the white ones that look all dried out
>>154446256Either the Mork Cheek Carnitas, the Korean Mork, or the Tandoori Morkfish
>>154446337I remember linking a bunch of /147/ threads to chatgpt months ago and told it to summarise it and the posters and it was saying shit like>The Austrian poster seems to be a figure of renown>Multiple references to lemons and zest
>>154446234Denied his 12th pint & 43rd cigarette for 5 minutes for a photo op at 2 o’clock in the afternoon
>>154446391He'll show up for the final at least, right?
>>154446391>Key Moments>Jack Lisowski has not yet won any tournament.Every time.
>>154446442>characters discussed: jegg>ding junhui is expected to compete and dominate in seniors in five years
>>154446442Why is Jegg so amusing kek
>>154446442>Every time.The word "strawberry" does not contain the letter "e", apparently.
>>154446167Hey, how's it going? This is your boy, ThundercatIf you're gonna fill your water bottle with vodkaAlways make sure you have a friend with a bottle that actually has water
>>154446442> Jack Lisowski has not yet won any tournamentAnd that remains correct. His merciful long term friend gifted him a title to break the curse but he never really "won" a title as snooker pro.
You now remember Noppon's hair a few years ago, which was a popular topic at the time.>>154446476I can hear Higgins saying it without an "e", to be fair.
>>154446574>His merciful long term friend gifted him a titleI agree, Judd chauffeured him to that title.
>>154446582>I can hear Higgins saying it without an "e", to be fair.Kek. I'm ancestrally Scottish and can hardly make out a word Higgy says half the time.
>>154446351Wtf is that pot rate?Are the tables just shite?Anything below 90% standard is garbage for the top players.
W-w-wat... The stream just changed to the "Pairs Cup" in pool.Did I just see a guy with no arms playing?!ffs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW68VIFjr4Y
>>154446707If ping pong players can do it, then snooker ones can too.
>>154446725Should chalk up his big toe and let him kick the cue. Kinda cruel watching him.stream:http://www.fawanews.sc/Snooker%20World%20Championship_1.html
>>154446707Is that the guy that Shorn wanted to high-five and/or fist pump?
>>154446707How do you swallow 300k without arms?>>154446746Lel, never 5get.
>>154446707>Did I just see a guy with no arms playing?!Natural born footballer.
>>154446707Heard he's quite a handy player
>>154446442kek
Wu v Mork.Who do you like in that one, lads?
>>154446476>strawbbry
Bbry Hwkns
>>154447504That's a squirrel, not a bober.
Gwan Hazel
>>154447392Allel 17-13
EATING A DOGI'M A MOTHERFUCKIN' CHINESE
can't wait for reannelysis
woozie has impeccable style
>>154447661an haunting image
I hate gypsies (both pikey and r*manian) so much it's unreal. Spoiling watching the snooker playing their inbred oompa loompa gypsy shit on their tinny JBL speaker outside
>>154447708>God i hope he doesn't touch me
GWAN WOOOOWe NEED a meme player in the final or it will be boring.>>154447740We don't offend Ronnie here, my friend, learn the rules.
Fuck sake not Hallworth again
>>154447740I'd suggest throwing a boiling pot of piss on them but those damn JBLs are waterproof.
Mark wearing RM watch?
I'm fine with anyone but shorn at this point
CAM ON WU>>154447740bromigo you need some noise cancelling headphones>>154447825shame it doesn't make him play better
>fallen
I'm pretty sure Mark Allen has started every match 0-2 since 2023
>>154447807>>154447846No these subhuman gyppos are getting tit4tat. I've got various sets of speakers ready to pump air vibrations right back at them once i finish my workout. Starting with my PC speakers, suggestions welcome. (If none i'll stick The Badger Song on repeat at full volume)
>>154447882>suggestions welcome"Baby Shark" on repeat run through a giant stack of Marshalls.
>>154447882Jimi.... Band of Gypsys
>>154447882dragostea din tei
>>154447825He always wears a Monaco so I'm guessing it's that
BBC STREAM IS DEADEVERYONE PANIC
syndicate has killed the bbc stream
>>154447953Off air magnet replacement in progress
Allen played so fucking slow, bbc killed the broadcast
AAA FUCK I NEED MY SNOOKER BACK NOW
>>154447953TNT3 also down. Le Theatre get nuked?
emergency Gnelf deployed
A HOSSMAN JUST FLEW INTO THE CRUCIBLE
royal navy submarine captains opening the letters of last resort rn
w-what's going on?
Workout done. Speakers ready to fire back let's go>>154447901That'll do, added to the playlist>>154447926These subhumans don't deserve Jimi>>154447937Hmm sure why not
>>154447661spruced it up for yyou if you don't like it don't @ me i only receive compliments on this account
>mfw
>>154447975Local power failure? The feed is dead on every network.
>we apologise for the loss of pictures at the Crucible BBC outsourcing for their apology messages as well?
This is unacceptable
Where snook?!?
mork playing some lights out snooker
Why.
Allen made a break of 91 btw
>BBC has switched to an alternative programmeSomething's happened lads.
that's it I'm ripping up my tv licence
>>154448014I like cute seabirds but I want my snooker back.
>>154448014This isn’t normal is it…
Eurosport (IT) is still up and running. McManus and Jimmy talking to the diversity hire.
roof-chan has put the plan in motion
>>154447992looks spookier
>that's not the real crucible, I can see pixelskek, alan>reanne replaced by jimbowhat a massive upgrade
They're not back are they.
>>154448041A wild cueball
Commentators still do not know why play was stopped.
WST ran out of Claude tokens to generate script.
>>154448014Collar man went postal
>>154448019if everyone actually paid their tv licence this kind of thing wouldn’t happen would it
They're trying to pull the wool over our eyes with this one.
>>154448039RIP Mork (he's been waiting for this day for a long time)
>>154448011>We are sorry for the break in this programmeIt was a break of 91, worthy of an apology
Players told to leave arena but will be summoned back "at any time".
>>154448054According to the BBC in London, there was a power cut at the Crucible.
Reminder that the baize cloth is made from these cute guys.
>>154448065Comment of the day
WE BACK
i am very fond of sheep and seabirds but i'd rather watch the snooks
>>154448065Going to look pretty sheepish lad when it turns out to be something serious.
Shorn overloaded the local power grid with his vending machine orders
no ronnie no power simple as
>>154448014is this like broadcasting swan lake in the ussr?
>>154448104>is this like broadcasting swan lake in the ussr?LOL
The scoreboard has sadly passed away
>Ronnie out>they show the goat anyway (and sheep)
no scoreboard, like joe davis wanted it
In days gone by the BBC would just put up a test card with some light jazz background music. Having an emergency backup programme is a bit fancy.
they let the fucking credits roll on the nature doc before bringing the feed back
Did no one else get the mesmerising snooker graphics with the old theme tune playing?
Now the sounds gone
>>154448177If you get TNT3, all is working there.
>>154448169Rob Walker as the moon fella on the left
>>154448177BBC2 is fine for me.
no sound, no scoreboardjust pure snooker
>4 frames in 56 minutes>in a Mork game
>>154448166Yep, i'll be hearing it in my dreams.
>magnets on>YCP wins frames>magnets off>Allen wins framesreally makes u think...
>>154448208Imagine the power magnets have to generate.
Lads I miss the sheep
That was a decent 4-frame session except for the bit about the petting zoo.
i thought the king had died
>>154448043wooo
>Mark Allen has pegged him... backExcuse you Ken
Mork needs to long this game out a bit ive got nothing else to do
Update: tit4tat worked this time the copper thieves have turned their oompa loompa tripe off. I can watch snooker in tranquility
>>154448225I'm reading Trump has lifted Scotch whisky tariffs in honour of the King's visit.
Hazel’s legs are crossed and bouncing like she’s busting for a piss.Wonder just how drenched her Tena lady liner will be by the end of the evening. Could sit on my lap anyday Yum yum
>>154448244Well done, mate.
the fact that some ad exec thinks kids are listening to fucking Blur infuriates me
>>154446025Yorkshire is objectively the best because they bid the highest. Look it up
>>154448276Yeah chatGPT isn't perfect
>>154448266Ta la'. Asked nicely countless times previously to no avail so feelsgoodman
>>154448276Appearing in ads is usually a sign that the band sold their catalog.
>can you feel the kenergy lel
>>154448351I hope my favourite artists never succumb to this (so far they haven't)
>>154448169an haunting image
>>154448362snooker loopy on a cheerios add
Fucking Crucible crowds man...
>>154448351Can the same be said of appearing as walk-on music?
>>154448362It'll happen; hearing the Hives in a car ad for the first time aged me 10 years
SIX REDS SIX BLACKS
>>154448362Black Sabbath's "Children of the Grave" for a paediatric funeral home chain. Bring Me The Horizon's "Throne" for a toilet cleaning product. David Bowie's "Golden Years" for Alzheimer's medications.
>>154448450Fuck
>clapping when someone missesshamfur dispray
Did Hallworth just make the crowd laugh to put off Yize??? Fucking cretin
It will be hard for Wu to make a 147 now that he's missed that black
Stupid prick on commentary talking shit and disrupting the crowd
>>154448475>>154448481>HallworthInsta mute for me
>>154443940that's a challenging wank
>>154448479I still think he can do it
I don't even know who this Hallworth is. He's not on the BBC I don't think.
>>154448519He's commentating with Ken rn on the beeb
Not on really is it. Very unprofessional.
>>154448535Serves me right for having the volume low. Is he new, replacing JV?
>>154448543More like a Hendon replacement but more annoying... in a different way
>>154448486Same.
>Lark Lellen
Why is he called Bobbins?
K U B O L
>>154448519>HallworthJourneyman professional snooker player who really should have known to STFU in that situation.
>>154448560>Hendon replacementHendon was never on the Beeb. More of a Shorn replacement.
>>154448599His namecard came up as picrel when he won in NI a couple of years ago
>>154448622lol thanks.
I wouldn't say no to another Norn Iron world champion.
>>154448610Aye that's true but i still think WST are grooming him to be like a Hendon lite
>>154448261What are some countries exactly halfway from here to Australia?
>>154448656I Wuld.
>>154448692>halfway from [Poland] to AustraliaThat would be Bangladesh.
is wu Yize actually good? feel like he might be playing meme snooker like Si a few years ago
>>154448705Then anon is from there, posting through a VPN.
morkbros...
The Wu Yize Show
Wu is so smooth when striking the cue ball
>eliminates your favourite>gets his shit kicked in next matchvintage Mark Allen snooker
>>154448760
getting into the final at the age of 22 Wu'd be insane
>>154448864Of the four semi-finalists, nobody has looked as sharp as Wu, so far.
This is Wu Yize's world and you're just living in it.
>>154448864If he does then yeah, I'll probably wish him to win it.
>>154448828it really isn't fair...
>>154448748much better cueball control desu
If this continues, Mork's hatred of the Chinese will reach a whole new level.
naughty
he just doesn't want to leave the tablelike Murphy at dinner
This is some beautiful snooker. I love seeing "flow" states where everything looks to come so naturally to the person in flow, and well played snooker is so good for that.
Nice break. Shame he's not going to play like this against Shorn.
sex
desi when?
I was saying Wu-urns
>>154448963Can Shaun handle four Chineses after his gastric sleeve? I was surprised he managed three.
>>154448993Shaun lost about the same amount as Wu now weighs. One Wu unit of weight.
>>154449029Had Wu been seen before Shaun's gastric sleeve? Really makes you think...
am i missing smtg ?why does the cheering at the end of each frame sound like booing?
>>154448993There is a way. After winning this match, Wu needs to relinquish his tour card. As an amateur, without a care in the world, he'll be able to play to his true potential.>>154449040Oh no, Wu...
>>154449044They're doing that annoying thing of saying the player's name as a cheer so it sounds a bit like a boo. Rune and Ruud in tennis get the same thing and to me it's borderline disrespectful.
You now remember Barry Hawkins
>>154449057They should be saying it like Ric Flair
>>154449044They accidentally played the recording of a previous match's commentary in those earpieces the audience members get.
not booing, it's WuWuzela
>>154449040Is this true??
>>154449078The commentators should talk drivel and pretend to be amazed by wonderful shots to see if they catch the audience out and get them cheering shite.
>>154449059Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time
Wu Wuit's da sound of da baize
>>154449118I meant mundane, not wonderful.
>>154449059Forever in my heart.
mark Allen is shite
>>154448748He is much better than Si
>>154449154I feel like he gets in his own head a bit too much.
Mark has caught the Wu Flu
Did someone update this yet?>>154449118kek
>>154449059Uhh, but what was his first name again? _______ "Barry" Hawkins? I keep forgetting.>>154449118>>154449136At some point the audience would be so confused, half of them would boo and the other half would clap every time something good or bad happened.
If this were a final....
>ynr rpdmey losing last year's semi with a session to spare
I had to move my furniture today to let an electrician in and had such a job putting the TV and bookshelf back at the angle I like, so I have a newfound respect for the referees putting the balls back in the right place.
Fucking Blork played better than this at his worstHow much do you reckon the CCP is paying Mork to fuck this up? Or do you think he genuinely is this fucking retarded (probably given his prior performance)
>>154449189We need that image with Reardon, JV and Griffiths too.
I for one welcome the YCP overlords.
>>154449242she isn't asian so ken isn't interested
>>154449242why is Ken so uncanny? is he a skinwalker?
>>154449242“Don’t get a stiffy”“Don’t get a stiffy”“Don’t get a stiffy”“Don’t get a stiffy”“Don’t get a stiffy”
>>154449213ynr one of the pocket ball collectors breaking
>>154449132Nice.
>>154449258Oh I remember I have this one.
>>154449242
No red carpet = no sovl
Pathetic session. Understandable why people booed. Imagine paying best part of a monkey when all’s said and done and getting 3 and a half hours of that utter drivel. Most interesting part of the session was the fucking power cut. - Bring back the Orkney sheep.
Only Murphy can stop the Chinese menace
>>154449349I'm more interested in stopping the Murphy menace, to be degozaru senpai.
>>154449334Wasn't that bad
Up next: Ben Woollaston v Zhou Ewe-long
>>154449380I'd say it was very good, now that our standards are adequately lowered after watching the last two rounds.
>>154449257He always chokes the World Championships, every time. No matter how good he is, or what his form is like, he just can’t hack the Crucible. I’m frankly amazed he’s still in the tournament because he normally bombs out in the first or second round. I was starting to believe it could be his year, and maybe it still can be, but it’s changed from a likely outcome to a pipe dream now.
>>154449257>he genuinely is this fucking retardedExhibit One: married Reanne Evans
Reaction to the session was mixed, some users praised Wu for his attacking display whilst others were frustrated by a cut in the live feed during a Mark Allen break. Several /147/ participants expressed a fondness for sheep shown during the technical difficulties on the British Broadcasting Corporation coverage.Regardless of the forum's general sentiment Wu Yize has taken a commanding 6-2 lead against the Northern Irishman.Important Note:Some forumgoers expressed confusion regarding the cheers for Wu after winning a frame. The crowd are using the name 'Wu' which can sound like they are booing the Chinese player but this is a common misconception. The crowd are simply expressing their support for a popular up and coming player.
>>154449421No Sanderson Lam? Baa humbug.
>>154449431he's shite and boring
>>154449458Okay, but the important question is: what does the Chinese /147/ think?
>>154449458Makes no mention of the Great Gypsy Expulsion of '26.
>>154449279
>>154449517
>>154449480As an AI language model I cannot read the minds of individual Chinamen.>>154449513/147/bot can make mistakes, please check the forum for full context
>>154449458Merely expressing support my hole. Djokovic had the right of it. https://youtube.com/shorts/lOUrFMY2zl4
>>154449071 I don’t have to say a whole lot more about the way I feel about Wu Yize; no respect, no honor. There is no honor amongst chinks in the first place.He put hard times on Mark Allens and his family. You don’t know what hard times are daddy. Hard times are when the Hawk stalkers around this country are out of work, they got 4 or 5 kids and can’t pay their wages, can’t buy their food. Hard times are when the Ronnie gwanners are out of work and they tell ‘em go home. And hard times are when Jimmy White has worked at a job for thirty years, thirty years, and they give him a watch, kick him in the butt and say “hey a Stephen Hendry took your place, daddy”, that’s hard times! That’s hard times! And Wu Yize you put hard times on this country by takin’ Mark Selby out, that’s hard times. And we all had hard times together, and I admit, I don’t look like the athlete of the day supposed to look. My belly’s just a lil’ big, my heiny’s a lil’ big, but brother, I am bad. And they know I’m bad.
>>154449517Based YouTube clickbait thumbnail Chad
>>154449421kek
>>154449892Don't let Barry Hearn see this.
Morning lads, still not ready to see Wu Yize as world champion tbqhqy. Very upsetting.
Higgins is going to win this thing isn't it? fucking hell, i am rooting for that dumbo tier chinese literal who.Oh my God Higgins frame the other lasted almost 1h.Please someone beat that boring cunt, that coward, who refuses to take any risks and just hopes for mistakes.
Wu-tang killa beez where you at?(i want Allen to win it all btw)
>>154456901>Selby in charge of not dying to YCPs>>154457005I want them both to win, so i'm happy either way.
>>154457036>i'm happy either wayThat one of them will lose to Shorn?
>>154457036San Francisco cocksucker
>>154456901Kek. Reminds me of a teammate of mine in our 8ball league. Every time he fucks up his cueball position, which is frequently, he rushes on to the next shot in an attempt to fool everyone watching into thinking that was his intention. It's cringe, sad and funny all at once.
Uhh, runnies?
>>154457052Yeezy will destroy Shorn... believe >>154457150If YCP interviews were like Al/Wu conversations, I think a lot more people would Gwan the lads.
>>154457616not bovvered wot theythink innit just a job at the end a tha day, gotta pay me bills m8. moneyme give me money now.
GWAN RIGGARDO>>154457469The difference is, Selby rushed to see whether he still has a red or not.>>154457626At this point let it be Anyone But Shorn.
Hold on, JohnJohn, hold on, it's gonna be alrightYou're gonna rig the frame
shaun's just spaffed himself listening to that applause
If you just hang around long enough you'll eventually win a world title. Has there ever been a sport with more variety of champions? Mark Allen will win this year because of this bizarre snooker phenomenon.
>>154457722So I have a chance?
>>154457741Hasn't been hanging around long enough yet. In the 2030s his chance will come
>that positioning to red after the blackIs this rigga serious? Not even trying to hide it any more?
What a steal John
>>154457784John Higgins has never stolen a frame or match.
Reminder Murphy winning is the least bad ending
>>154457896Literally any other person in the world winning would be a better ending.
Missed the first few frames lads has the quality picked up?
Was there some sort of contractual obligation whilst Virgo was alive that he or Dennis couldn't go in the studio? Den has been in a few times now this year
>>154457896t. Shaun's wife >>154457951Yeah it's been better, but still neither player is at their best
>shorn
>>154457912>>154458023>riggins Rigger, annoyingly slow and undeserving of a 5th before Selby>allenWatching paint dry >wuNot another YCP
Hello I have a strong dislike for Shaun Murphy. That's all. Have a nice day.
Lads I must admit I've never heard of Wu Yize till this year. I was too focused on the Zhao Xintong hype train
>>154458102There is no deserve in sport, you either win it or you don't.
Small little gig coming up in my town, it's a tribute act for a favourite artist that doesn't tour anymore. Is it worth going to a tribute act gig?
>Interview with the event director of the tournament>It’s a woman>She talks about what a hard job it is but never mentions anything she actually has to doAt least she isn’t bizarrely obsessed with people’s job titles like most corporate women I have encountered.
>>154458102The Zester takes about twice as long as the Rigger what you on about. Also Johnny Rigatoni has been in 8 world finals to the Lelby's 5 so John probably deserves that fifth more.Shorn fans need to give their heads a serious wobble, only reason id want him to get through is so Yize fucking snooker moggs him in front of everyone.
>>154458194I went to a tribute-act festival a couple of years ago, and they were pretty good but it was more about the vibe than the acts. If you like live music in general and don’t care who you see, I’d say go for it. If you care more about seeing the person who sang the song singing it live, then I wouldn’t bother unless you can go with a group of friends.
>>154458177>Lads I must admit I've never heard of Wu Yize till this year.John Parrot and Steve Davis talked like that yesterday.
>>154458177Once you see him, you tend to remember him because he’s gangly and used to have amazing meme hair. Now he’s lost the anime mullet, he’s less exciting, but I guess he’s playing better so I can’t complain.
>>154458162Thank you Slovakia, very cool!
>>154457150
How hopeless is it for Mark Allen?
>>154458024>muh tip
>>154458309>four frame deficit >against a YCP (Yize has decent bottle but whatever)>in a bo33 Hmmmm...
>>154458221Zester is captivating to watch and is the only man ever to beat Gwannie in his prime in a WC final. Neither have ever been the same since that SF. Murphy is a triple crown winner being a 2x winner would be fitting out of who's left>>154458246It's not a cheesy rock tribute act more like a singer-songwriter who's rarely covered because their songs are quite unique. It'd be a first for me as i don't like the idea of tribute acts but for this i might have to make an exception even if it means going solo
Based on what the commentators are saying, Shaun Murphy is going to win the title mainly because he has invented a new break-off shot that nobody can handle. If that’s true, I do think he deserves this for his innovation, plus it implies he’s not actually better than everyone else and won’t win it again next year because everyone will have figured it out by then.
Why does Shorn cause seething in some people here?
>>154458375It sounds like you will regret it if you don’t go. So go, and have a shit time. If you enjoy it, great.
>>154458387He is annoying and has a fraudulent personality. All non-Chinese casuals should want him to win.
>>154458405are you a gwanner?
Shaun Murphy with his face like a Yautja
>>154458422Not really. My preferences for world champion out of the four remaining players are Mark Allen > Shaun Murphy > John Higgins > Wu Yize.
Why all the Yize hate, the only genuinely entertaining player left
>>154458387Something about his face. Not racist...just don't like him.
HIGGED.com
Cant wait until Thep Un-Nooh gets back to form.
That can happen on these super fine cloths
Lovely long red. HIG IT UP.
>that would have looked good in the airWrong sport mate, its played on a table
>>154458460One YCP winner is fine, depending on which one it is. Two YCP winners in a row is a pattern. Two different YCP winners in a row removes their individual personalities from the equation, and snooker is all about individual personalities.
>>154458388Aye>>154458382He does have a bit more nous and "granite" since working with Peter Ponytail
Just Rigg his shit up John
you give granite a chance and he pounces
>>154458694Its never really made any sense to me why John would be Granite since its an igneous rock, given the pressure he is under id go for a metamorphic variant such as slate, marble, schist or gneiss.
What is this? The missed pot channel?
>rignaldinho
kek they clapped wrong
WHAT A BAD MISS!
lmao clapping FOOL
>those "subtle" safety mistakesEl em eh oh.
Terrible shot from John
Interesting final Rig there
Higgins has to be the best player around to consistently rig at such a high level
>>154459065Imagine being able to stay in the top 16, while having to meet your lost matches quota.
>>154458375is it Leonard Cohen? It's Leonard Cohen, isn't it?
I wonder how much Shorn was bullied at school
>>154459089A lot, to the point he was home-schooled
>>154459089The appropriate amount I'm sure
>>154458102>Rigger, annoyingly slow and undeserving of a 5th before SelbyDo Slelbysimps really believe this?
>>154459089>Fat>Ginger>God botherer>Irritating>Annoying fat faceI doubt he was bullied at all.
absolute masterclass in rigging right now
John has inspired generations of riggers, primarily in China and Essex.
But John is going to win this, right? If he was going to lose, he'd want a good advantage, instead of keeping the score even like this.
>>154458194>Is it worth going to a tribute act gig?Dude, it's not even worth going to see an authentic act anymore, everything is faked, lip-sync'd and done to a backing track.
>>154458623>Two different YCP winners in a row removes their individual personalities from the equationdon't be silly
>>154459162He'll want to be quite far behind by tonight's session do he can come back and clean up again.
There's an alternative universe where they're watching Ding vs Rpmmie
tut tut
Shaun is fuming
>>154459201>>154459209What happened?
>it was in fact not just a fart
>>154459209>A10sare shorn haters brown?
Get all the balls out and leave him on, nothing to see here...
>>154459212>Disturbed by noise >goes back to chair, shaking his head>comes back, pots the red and misses the pink
ref said>i think he went to the toilet
>>154459212mandem poo'd
Didn't realise it was snowing when Steve won his first world championship
Steve's looking old bros...
Doesn’t really matter whether Riggins or Shorn wins, the way they’re playing they’ll probably get battered by the [YCP] in the final. Games gone bros.
>>154459085Nope but very close>>154459164Last gig i went to definitely wasn't but tbe ones before used a backing/click track behind their live performance.
who ever wins between Shorn and Higgins [Shorn] is gonna batter who ever they meet in the final
>>154459465Nick CaveTom WaitsBob DylanJohnny CashNick DrakeTim BuckleyLou Reed?
>>154458375>a singer-songwriter who's rarely covered because their songs are quite uniqueRichard Thompson?
>>154459465I'm calling it: Scott Walker
Beautiful soul Dennis Taylor
>>154459580None of the above although they did once tour with and mog Bobby Zimmerframe>>154459617>>154459628Literally who
gwan wu
Wu with the finger salutes.. cool
>Wu Yize had a maximum attempt in frame 5, broke down on the 8th black.just like Mark Allen now, but on the 2nd black
>>154459672>not knowing Scott WalkerPatti Smith?
>>154459672Tom Waits
>mork
>>154459794Sabotaged by the cretinous Hallworth
GWAN WOOOBUT DON'T GWAN TOO HARD OR WE'LL LOSE A SESSION
>>154459833He heard you :)
Mork? more like Fraud
quality frame
Wu looking edgy today, mork comeback ON
>zester lost to this*ruefully winces*
mark Allen not playing well he's really boring desueven more boring than he used to befat mark Allen a few years ago was way better to watch I hate Mark Allen as a snooker player but I'm sure he is a nice enough person I am sorry, he won't ever read this post anyway
>>154459890Good Afternonn, Reanne!
Allen losing his mind
>>154459628I’d see a Scott Walker tribute act mainly because they’d probably pay me to go
Lmao what was that Wu
>>154459890It's true, original thin Allen was best then slightly more boring when whaled and now peak boring hot cup of water Allel. I don't hate him but I dont want to him to win either. Fat Mork was also better from a meme point of view. Main reason I want Riggy to win is so we can meme.the final
Wu queezy, vomit on his waistcoat already, mom's chow mein
>>154459983>momAre you even British?
>order food at 12:00 (local time)>delivery at 16:20>"your order has been cancelled" mail at 16:00I wasn't that hungry anyway...
>>154459872more like Sigmork Fraud
is wu Yize a walking argument in favour of always warming up in whatever your sporting pursuit is?always plays some horrific shot first up, then turns into the GOAT soon after
>>154460039Anything performed in front of a crowd requires tons of warm-up, really, even if you've practised what you're doing a million times. For example, I'm a classical guitar player and have to warm-up for two hours or more before every show. And I consider snooker far more difficult than guitar.
WU needs to grow his mullet back
>>154459998To be fair, neither is Wu Yize.
Wow Yize
>>154460085Totally agree.
>Poo Jizzer
Yeah this match tastes like a bum's asshole. More ist shitty at potting, shitty at safeties. The only reason why he's still in the game is because the chinkypoo cannot watch the cueball and triest to pot even when he clearly shouldn't.
I like wu yizes walk around the table quite distinctive has a sort of nervous swagger about it
No wonder snooker is dying even the professionals look like absolute amateurs most of the time
>>154460196 #that sort of sportit's a good thing and that's that's why it will never be solved reallyeven the chinese train from child guys crack under the pressure
>>154459998It would be funny if Wu settled in the West Midlands and started to speak English with that accent.>Alroight Haizel, tara for a bit.
but really Wu Yize is going to win this about 18-11and beat Shaun Murphy about 18-7
>Commentary and Desibox sounds played simultaneously How frightful. Also, that’s three misses in a row from Wu Yize but he’s been warned like he’s only done two because Mark Allen chose to play the shot in between. That feels like an unfair rule to me.
>>154460254>That feels like an unfair rule to me.I agree.My word, what an ugly frame this one is.
mark Allen has very strange ears
gee this is only the second frame of this slurper
>>154460254Dont really think its fair to penalise you missing different shots, the only point of the rule is to stop them playing complex low percentage shots all day when they can easily hit a ball, its not really designed to be tactically used to get people to lose frames like american pool
Buisness idea:Instead of a shot clock theres a frame clock, say 30 min (that would cover most frames) at the end of the 30 min whoever has most points wins. Doesn't apply for deciders.
wtf
>no pot for half an hour>flukes it in anywaykek
>>154460293You say this while Wu Yize, whose head is shaped like a plus sign, is also playing.
>>154460326I think that instead of each player having their own chalk, TAOM should sponsor a giant slab of chalk at one side of the arena, and each player just has to rub their cue on it before each shot. The giant slab would have their brand name on it and they can pay Barry Hearn for the sponsorship opportunity.
Poland Anon still present ITT?>>154416817>embarrassingQuite contrary.I found imports to be particularly expensive and hard to find. Deep pockets and lotsa dedication on your side. I am impressed somewhat.>sa su gaHehe.Anyway, wanna share a story about some of the acquisitions? Recommend shops or anything?I get my CD's on thrift sales, but still limit myself to Polish music (mostly).Cheers.
>>154460363Just make the balls out of chalk, problem solved.
>>154460254>>Commentary and Desibox sounds played simultaneouslyYes, and crowd noise needs to be reduced
mark Allen has very wrinkly skin
John Parrott says "This has been one of the best frames of the championships".What the actual fuck is this clown watching?
>>154460413Actual snooker being played
Wuuuuuu laddddddd
>>154460446Did you even see the first garbage half hour of this frame?
Wu Yize bros....Are we finished?
>>154460447>standing ovationThey just needed to stretch their legs what are you on about.
>>154460457yeah... problem?
Wu = ground down into tiny YCPieces after that
What a zesty frame. Now do six more of them!
Ooh, ahk, up the Mark
Wu will do well to get out this session 10-6 now
in years to come they'll paint murals of Mork on the sides of houses
Dozed off that last frame goodness me
>>154460413>>154460457Go and watch the Pool
>Hour-long gigazest followed immediately by a single-visit flash winThis is now officially a good match. Sorry, plebs.
M O R K T U R Y
>M O R K T U R Y
>>154460544The Yin, quickly followed by the Yang
>hour long granite into 145 total clearance
>>154460555>>154460558The Yin and Yang of /147/
>>154460541How 'bout (You) go fuck yourself.
>>154460569Morktunian
kyren wilson wearing a history deano overshirt absolutely disgusting
>stephen "you can't win the world championship playing shots like that" hendry>also stephen "this is how you win the world championship" hendry
>>154460577Go drink your ovaltine and watch your Murder she wrote reruns eh
Reminder Barry Hawkins would have been 11-0 up at this point
rich grandfather died yesterday feel quite shaken up had to take today off work
>>154460544>Hour-long gigazestWu won't win a frame any time soon. Maybe he'll recover until tomorrow.>>154460367As expected, the only way to get an obscure Japanese artist's albums is directly from Japan. There's a couple of proxy services where you can buy stuff from different Japanese shops and auction sites, who usually don't even offer international shipping. They have their own warehouses, so everything you buy is first sent there, then they put it in one package and send to you.The one I use is buyee.jp, but another /147/ anon prefers FromJapan IIRC, and there are some other.As for artists from other countries, I have no idea. Countries like Korea or China probably have similar services and I guess European countries don't even need one.
>>154460597No idea what any of that means. Shouldn't you be at a mosque, on your knees, sniffing another muzzy's asshole?
>>154458309well...
>>154460599
>>154460602>I guess European countries don’t even need oneIf anyone here is like me, and only me, and wants Hungarian vinyl records sent to the UK, I recommend Lemezkucko.hu. You can email them a list of all the records you want, and they will quote you to send them all internationally.
>north americans
Fluke Yize
cooked easy
Wu is fini
The syndicate have finally got to Wu
Murphy will simply slam it in either of these two in the final
he's fluked like 3 balls? and still not won a frame yet
>bo21we are so back norfbros
We deserve a Mork Riggins snore fest final
Literally zested to death
i love it when i bet money and my player suddenly decides he doesn't want to win anymore
>Still 4 more framesKino
>>154460413Commentators are part of the performance.
>>154460622That's nice. A personal approach. Services like Buyee are fully automated. Although, there is an option to send them a link to a store they don't normally collaborate with, and apparently they will buy that thing for you manually, but I haven't tried that.I already spend too much time checking JDirectItems Auction (formerly Yahoo Auction) for rare Hakos every day, so I don't want to start browsing hundreds of smaller sites as well.
Dennis Taylor won the 1985 world championship? That's crazy
>>154460679luca pls
"Shaun Murphy eats them for breakfast"OK maybe Hallworth isn't so bad.
>>154460744i love this cunt, despite all the money i lost on him
I don't understand the Axa Health advert. What is it, insurance with a built in mental elf support line?
>>154460799They're saying that they'll give you two weeks before coming to break your legs in case you miss payments, instead of one like the other insurers
>>154460237The sonorous tones of a 50 year old West Country Wu on commentary
>>154460602>buyee.jpLooking into it as we speak (type).Cheers, la!
>>154460807>break your legsGood thing you're insured then. They can use that as payment. Literally printing money. Problem, economy?
>>154460843I used buyee to get a JDM G-Shock from Yahoo and it was all very good, the fees weren't ridiculous and I even managed to avoid import fees somehow.
>>154460702>I already spend too much time checking JDirectItems Auction (formerly Yahoo Auction) for rare Hakos every day, so I don't want to start browsing hundreds of smaller sites as well.FromJapan searches quite a few of them in one search
>8 is highest centuries
The Killing of a Chinese World Championship Semi-Final Rookie, Directed by John Riggavetes.
>>154460898Kyren won it with 8 in '24
>>154460934>Xintong made six last year could have sworn he made at least ten
>>154460870>JDM G-ShockBack in the day I used a Hong-Kong based reseller to get 3 seiko 5's (for me, me pops and the sister) and a citizen solar powered watch, for roughly half the price I'd have to pay on "official" distribution (seiko doesn't care about Poland). Also, good old times of "just put "$10 gift" on the customs declaration lmao" BS still working...
>>154460898Make that 9
We /BobbinsMind/ here
>game delayed as issues in commentarylol
another fluke wizard
>>154461008was some thing with mork about the lighting
>>154460413>commentators talking out of their assesEvery time.>>154461008wtf lmao
>>154460778Hallworth isn't on the BBC. Is he working for TNT and BBC at the same time?
>>154461008>>154461052>there's three of usPolish sport. Deal with it.Also, I can finally say whatever I want, no one will know it was me.
>>154461039sickening. hope he goes 0-8
New Thread >>154461179New Thread >>154461179New Thread >>154461179New Thread >>154461179
the triad got to him, innit
Tuesday cannot come soon enough.
>>154461226Even if things are the way they are, I'd prefer the weekend to last a bit longer, if possible.
>>154461240What happening Tue
>>154461253Nothing. And it's a good thing.
Great advert for snooker
I'd watch 8 hours of frames like the second one tonight before I willingly subjected myself to one of these frames. I hate these ones and they come up regularly. I don't know why they don't rerack them after two or three shots because the writing is always on the wall immediately
>im missing this zesty kino because of a YCLI deserve this really
very disrespectful, game's gone
>>154461637the black isn't even moving in the reds, I'd rerack it myself if I was the ref
marcel right now
even if the black drops, then what?they won't pot any reds
crucible screwjob
snooker refs are so cucked
scoreboard showing the wrong guy's turn lel
>>154461598F
why do the commentators always moan and complain whenever a frame is interesting
>next session in 20 minutes>they're about to finish the 6th frame
Anyone here a pass user? I need you to do a test for me, can you (you) up to 6 people or does it flag your post as spam and prevent you posting?
"OH MY GOD!"What the living fuck is wrong with people?
This thread is disgusting, so it doesn't get a Hako.
