[Snooker] Algemeen topic #2

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Op zaterdag 1 maart 2014 20:52 schreef komrad het volgende:
Ronnie is los en maakt nu de meest ingewikkelde shots. Vrees voor een nare avond voor Hawkins

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The five-times Crucible champion will team up with Eurosport to create a series of exclusive snooker programmes called 'The Ronnie O’Sullivan Show', looking at all aspects of the game.
The show will give snooker fans and general sports fans a unique look at the sport through the eyes of The Rocket, including interviews with the stars of the game and insights from the man himself including tips and trickshots.
O'Sullivan will also be writing a for the Eurosport-Yahoo! websites and mobile apps during the World Championships next month.
"I am really excited by this new development in my career and the opportunity to work with Eurosport who are working hard to generate international interest in snooker," said the 38-year-old.
"This project allows me to keep playing, but also to do something a bit different.
"Eurosport is helping to grow the game in Europe, so I can demonstrate the skills of the game and share my passion for the sport with a new audience, which is something that really motivates me.

"I also have the chance to share what it’s like to be a professional snooker player and look at some of the characters on the Tour.
"This series of programmes is something I have wanted to do for some time, Eurosport is the best place to develop the ideas and we are all really keen to get started."
The first episode of The Ronnie O’Sullivan Show will be broadcast on Tuesday 25th March, the opening day of the Players Championship Grand Final, when O'Sullivan will reflect on the season to date including his sensational recent win at the Masters, and look at some of the skills of playing the game in his first Masterclass as well as talking snooker fans through the unique way he likes to play the game.
"We want to work with the best experts in every sport. Ronnie is snooker for millions of fans across Europe, he is the player they see as the superstar of the game," said Arnaud Simon, Eurosport Group’s TV Content Director.
"We have worked hard to create this opportunity with him to produce an exclusive series of programmes for our passionate and increasingly knowledgeable snooker audience.”

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Op vrijdag 7 maart 2014 13:08 schreef Arn0 het volgende:
Ronnie O'Sullivan signs for Eurosport

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Op woensdag 19 maart 2014 13:41 schreef Modus het volgende:
Item over programma van Ronnie op Radio 1 vandaag.
http://www.radio1.nl/item(...)%20O%27Sullivan.html

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Op zaterdag 29 maart 2014 21:58 schreef Modus het volgende:
En Hawkins wint makkelijk met 4-0.

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Op zaterdag 29 maart 2014 22:22 schreef Modus het volgende:
Gerard Greene was bij winst van #60 naar #21 gestegen meende ik gehoord te hebben.

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Brendan Moore will referee the Dafabet World Championship final for the first time in his home city this year.

Sheffield born-and-bred Moore has been handed the responsibility of taking charge of snooker's biggest match after proving himself on the circuit in recent years. He has previously refereed the UK Championship and Masters finals and will now officiate the World final at the Crucible Theatre on May 4 and 5.

"Since day one it has been my goal to referee the final at the Crucible," said the 42-year-old who lives in Meersbrook. "It's particularly special because it's in my home town and I live ten minutes away from the venue.

"I used to go every year as a fan, I went to ten finals in a row with my dad. I'd be there queuing for tickets in the morning. I never imagined at the time that one day I'd be out there refereeing."

Moore, who used to work as a bus driver in Sheffield and drove past the Crucible every day, started refereeing in 2002 and rose quickly through the ranks. He first officiated at the famous venue in 2008, and in 2012 he took charge of the semi-final between Ronnie O'Sullivan and Matthew Stevens.

"I don't usually get nervous because my attitude is that people are there to watch the players, so as long as I do my job everything will be fine," he said. "But when I walked out into the one-table set-up at the Crucible for the first time, I felt nerves and I don't mind admitting that. It's completely different to any other atmosphere.

"We'll wait and see how I feel on May 4th, but at the moment I can't wait, it will be a fantastic experience for me."

The tournament starts on April 19 and will feature the best players on the planet competing for a record top prize of £300,000.

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WorldSnooker1 twitterde op donderdag 08-05-2014 om 22:32:15 World Snooker Awards: Snooker writers player of the year: Ding Junhui reageer retweet

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WorldSnooker1 twitterde op donderdag 08-05-2014 om 22:32:25 World Snooker Awards: fans player of the year: Ronnie O'Sullivan reageer retweet

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WorldSnooker1 twitterde op donderdag 08-05-2014 om 22:32:56 World Snooker Awards: rookie of the year: John Astley reageer retweet

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WorldSnooker1 twitterde op donderdag 08-05-2014 om 22:34:00 World Snooker Awards: magic moment of the year: Mark Selby's 147 (100th official maximum) reageer retweet

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WorldSnooker1 twitterde op donderdag 08-05-2014 om 22:40:01 World Snooker Awards: Performance of the year: Mark Selby for winning the World Championship reageer retweet

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WorldSnooker1 twitterde op donderdag 08-05-2014 om 22:44:26 World Snooker Awards: Player of the Year: Ronnie O'Sullivan reageer retweet

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Op vrijdag 9 mei 2014 00:26 schreef komrad het volgende:
Beetje vaag dat Ronnie player of the year is. Ook 100 centuries van Robertson had een award verdiend.

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Op vrijdag 9 mei 2014 00:28 schreef MrBanaan1 het volgende:

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publiekslieveling denk ik? Ik vind hem ook gewoon een held

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It is with regret that World Snooker announces that world number 13 Ali Carter has been diagnosed with a form of lung cancer‎.

Over the next few months Carter will be facing an intensive course of chemotherapy. The 34-year-old from Chelmsford battled testicular cancer last year.

Carter, a winner of three ranking titles and twice runner-up at the World Championship, was due to play in the Wuxi Classic qualifiers in Gloucester this morning but has withdrawn from the event.

WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson said: "Ali is the toughest competitor I know and having spoken to him over the last few days I can assure everyone he has the fight to get through the battle ahead. I know that the world will be looking forward to Ali returning to action and I am sure that all of our friends, fans and partners will join with me in wishing Ali a full recovery."

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Op zaterdag 24 mei 2014 11:41 schreef borisz het volgende:

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Op zaterdag 24 mei 2014 14:35 schreef komrad het volgende:
Dat klinkt niet goed als het zo snel terug is

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Stephen Lee guilty of snooker cue fraud sale to Facebook fan

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The former world number five snooker player Stephen Lee has been fined for selling his personal cue to a Facebook fan for £1,600 but failing to send it.

The victim, based in Hong Kong, paid the money into Lee's wife's bank account after Lee agreed to arrange for modifications to be made to the cue.

The money was transferred but the player, 39, continued using the cue.

Lee pleaded guilty to fraud at Swindon Magistrates' Court and was fined £110 and ordered to repay the £1,600.

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Op vrijdag 8 augustus 2014 10:27 schreef borisz het volgende:
Vakantiemaand is over. De Riga Open is begonnen

Eurosport is erbij op één en twee

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Ronnie O'Sullivan loses to Mark Williams in China

Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan was beaten 6-5 by Mark Williams in the quarter-finals of the International Championship in China. Despite losing the first three frames, the Welshman claimed his first ranking event win over O'Sullivan since 2002.

Northern Irishman Mark Allen beat Wales' Michael White 6-3 to book his place in the semi-finals.
England's Robert Milkins saw off Marco Fu 6-5 and compatriot Ricky Walden was a 6-1 winner over Scot Jamie Burnett. Englishman O'Sullivan, 38, who compiled three century breaks in his 6-1 second-round victory over Anthony McGill, managed a best of 72 against Williams.

O'Sullivan started strongly before the Welshman, 39, opened up a 5-3 lead, only to allow O'Sullivan to level at 5-5. O'Sullivan potted only two reds in the deciding frame as Williams, world champion in 2000 and 2003, made breaks of 50 and 22 to maintain his hopes of a first ranking title since the 2011 German Masters.

International Championship quarter-final results:
Ricky Walden (Eng) 6-1 Jamie Burnett (Sco)
Robert Milkins (Eng) 6-5 Marco Fu (HK)
Mark Allen (NI) 6-3 Michael White (Wal)
Mark Williams (Wal) 6-5 Ronnie O'Sullivan (Eng)

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Op woensdag 5 november 2014 18:09 schreef Modus het volgende:
In de UK wordt nu de Champion of Champions (non-ranking) gespeeld, in een wat ongebruikelijk format. Trump en Ding staan al in de halve finales terwijl 4 spelers hun 'groepswedstrijd' nog moeten doen (Allen, Carter, Robertson, Walden). De winnaar van die groep speelt dan tegen Trump.

Vanavond Ronnie tegen Marco Fu, de winnaar daarvan speelt tegen Ding.

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Op vrijdag 21 november 2014 14:24 schreef Modus het volgende:
Vanaf vandaag t/m zondag op Eurosport het European Tour Event 4.
Dinsdag begint de UK Open.