26.10.08

DING IN POLE POSITION

The latest World Series event in Warsaw, Poland at the weekend once again drew huge crowds and proved the popularity of snooker on mainland Europe.

As in Berlin in July, the audience was not only enthusiastic but also fair to all players.

It was obvious they were genuinely excited to see top class snooker close up.

Ding Junhui produced a vintage 64 clearance to win the last frame of the final and beat Ken Doherty 6-4.

His shot from pink to black was, under the circumstances, probably the best of the tournament.

It was good to see him smiling again. Freed from the pressures of ranking points he produced some great snooker over the weekend, particularly during his 5-1 semi-final victory over Steve Davis.

Hopefully he can use this as a springboard for the rest of the season. He is surely too good not to win another ranking title very soon.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah I thought that he looked quite good this weekend, as he did in the Grand Prix really. He's not quite back in 2005 form but there are just a few signs that he is beginning to turn things around I think.

I agree on the crowd, though maybe they should be a bit tighter on letting cameras into the arena next time, seemed to be a couple of problems with them today. Overall though it seems to have been another success.

Was a bit surprised to see Richard Beare back though!

Anonymous said...

It was, however, not that delightful to watch Selby vs. Sirko. The quality of both players seemed poor but you have to excuse the polish players since they are not usually in front of the cameras. But don't tune in expecting 147s left and right..