tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post6584165655478546381..comments2024-02-03T12:04:16.336+00:00Comments on SNOOKER SCENE BLOG: EBDON'S MARATHON VICTORYDave Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-70142507065634650522012-04-04T07:59:20.239+01:002012-04-04T07:59:20.239+01:00I HOPE DAVID IS CORRECT ABOUT THE RED BBC....
als...I HOPE DAVID IS CORRECT ABOUT THE RED BBC....<br /><br />also<br />well remembered 537<br /><br />jamie obviously "forgot" that series of events (or hoped we would)<br /><br />looks like a member of the ronnie police has egg on face again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-52766056586898266362012-04-03T17:37:03.502+01:002012-04-03T17:37:03.502+01:00You were corrected Jamie, several times on the &qu...You were corrected Jamie, several times on the "O'Sullivan's Berlin Triumph" post:<br /><br />Jamie: O'Sullivan has set a new record in winning the German Masters: it's the longest span of success for a player in terms of his first ranking event win and his most recent.<br /><br />Witz: Jamie Brannon, by my reckoning Ronnie (18 yrs 2 mths) may have overtaken Hendrys span (17 yrs 4mths) between 1st ranking title and most recent, but hes still a month short of the 18yrs 3mths between Jimmys 86 classic and 04 players championship wins.<br /><br />Jamie: It is nineteen years.<br /><br />Witz: it aint 19 years Jamie, its 18yrs and 2 mths.<br /><br />Jamie: It is not nineteen years to the exact date, but if you subtract 2012 from 1993 you get 19. It is a record most importantly.<br /><br />Gerard: Jamie .. please, this is just getting silly now (as if it wasn't)! Read the first lines of Witz's 11.42 post and please learn to count. And then admit that you are wrong, there's nothing wront with that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-14746552904943388962012-04-03T14:07:53.663+01:002012-04-03T14:07:53.663+01:00I hadn't taken into account White to be honest...I hadn't taken into account White to be honest, though I'm guessing Dave and others weren't aware of it at the time as thought I'd have been corrected then. <br /><br />I reckon a number of players will take heart from seeing Ebdon win a ranking event in his forties. Those in their mid-thirties will believe they've got a few more years of adding to their portfolio of victories. <br /><br />How many players have won a ranking event in their forties?<br /><br />I don't see why putting Ebdon above Parrott in an all-time list is perceived as a denigration of Parrott. <br /><br />It is only a marginal call, but just fell Ebdon's game is stronger. He is a better scorer and safety player, and to be winning ranking events over such a long time is testament to his standing. Parrott declined a little too soon for my liking.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-63416530455920892232012-04-03T13:49:03.996+01:002012-04-03T13:49:03.996+01:00A game can be tactical and full of defensive situa...A game can be tactical and full of defensive situations and yes, I am glad for Ebdon a fantastic performance digging deeply, but it can't be helped that one feels that may be, there should be some kind of timelimit like in chess.Ebdon outthinks everybody in the game, a lot of viewers are switching of there<br />tellys saying - "I like snooker but I don't have time to watch Ebdon!"<br />If there were stats for waisting time pretending to think, Ebdon leeds by hours with Selby, nowadays a poor second.kimballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-21662276625216502832012-04-02T23:42:03.437+01:002012-04-02T23:42:03.437+01:00i think u heard what u wanted to heari think u heard what u wanted to hearAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-79144359262011876522012-04-02T16:39:55.815+01:002012-04-02T16:39:55.815+01:00Ebdon won't have any problem with the shot clo...Ebdon won't have any problem with the shot clock .<br />Don't you understand he plays slow because he knows it makes it a lot more difficult for his opponent to play well against a slow player . I have heard him admit as much . Fair play to him , if he can get away with it he will continue to play at a deliberately slow pace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-56853734607558843322012-04-02T14:54:04.803+01:002012-04-02T14:54:04.803+01:00Also, I'm slightly bemused at Jamie's casu...Also, I'm slightly bemused at Jamie's casual denigration of John Parrott's achievements. Parrott has pretty much the same record as Ebdon (9 rankers including a WC and UK) and he did it during peak Davis and peak Hendry eras. While there may have been a few easier rounds back in the earlier 90s, I think it was probably just as tough to win a tournament, given who you had to get by to actually win one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-12928173914697549812012-04-02T14:49:25.073+01:002012-04-02T14:49:25.073+01:00If "grinding" snooker is widely popular ...If "grinding" snooker is widely popular with snooker fans then I look forward to a dedicated tournament "Snooker's Top Grinders". Usual rules plus a guaranteed average frame time in excess of an hour, minimum time between shots 2 minutes, players must go to the washroom every 20 minutes irrespective of where they are in the frame. I have a small garage I could hire out as a venue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-80645162899252812522012-04-02T14:43:40.731+01:002012-04-02T14:43:40.731+01:00Ah, but you are forgetting that in Jamie's wor...Ah, but you are forgetting that in Jamie's world, Ronnie's 18 years and 2 months counts as 19 years (because it starts in 1993 and ends in 2012) whereas Jimmy's 18 years and 3 months only counts as 18 years (because it starts in 1986 and ends in 2004). Keep up David!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-62951247768531070592012-04-02T14:33:26.441+01:002012-04-02T14:33:26.441+01:00I think this is what they call a pyrrhic victory!
...I think this is what they call a pyrrhic victory!<br /><br />"A victory gained at too great a cost."<br /><br />I'm sure Peter Ebdon would give this title up if he could trade it with winning this month's World Championship tournament. I suspect he may have peaked too soon but all credit to him for his amazing and unexpected win.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-3068340778500389232012-04-02T14:29:30.611+01:002012-04-02T14:29:30.611+01:00jamie brannon said...
I knew Dave or someone woul...jamie brannon said... <br />I knew Dave or someone would get a mention in of Ebdon taking O'Sullivan's record of longest span between first and most recent ranking event! <br /><br />It is funny how it was never mentioned when O'Sullivan broke it!<br /><br />1:24 PM<br />--------------<br />wrong again jamie.<br /><br />best you just post ronnie ronnie ronnie on every subject. would make as much sense as usuall and youd not get things wrong.<br /><br />obsessed!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-58925694740415231122012-04-02T14:25:07.025+01:002012-04-02T14:25:07.025+01:00It wasn't O'Sullivan's record: it was ...It wasn't O'Sullivan's record: it was Jimmy White'sDave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08037719321756898982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-69810862801333060602012-04-02T13:24:16.761+01:002012-04-02T13:24:16.761+01:00I knew Dave or someone would get a mention in of E...I knew Dave or someone would get a mention in of Ebdon taking O'Sullivan's record of longest span between first and most recent ranking event! <br /><br />It is funny how it was never mentioned when O'Sullivan broke it!<br /><br />When Ebdon burst onto the scene, with ponytail, he was a much more attacking, speedier player. However, he has morphed into the sports ultimate grinder. <br /><br />It is these qualities that always made him a more likely bet than Hendry to win a ranking event in his forties. <br /><br />I'm pleased that Dave mentioned how many centuries Ebdon has made, as sometimes you can forget just how good a scorer he is. <br /><br />In terms of his place in the snooker pantheon, Ebdon would be just short of being an all-time great, but above the likes of Ken Doherty, John Parrott and Shaun Murphy.jamie brannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01668254365608375328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-72421206284825381792012-04-02T12:42:32.855+01:002012-04-02T12:42:32.855+01:00I agree with the first anonymous poster -Ebdon is ...I agree with the first anonymous poster -Ebdon is an amazing player, one of my top favourites. He has an eccentricity of shot and even of styles that puts him apart from the "samey" players on the rest of the tourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-68153601010948503542012-04-02T12:05:10.029+01:002012-04-02T12:05:10.029+01:00Everybody is talking about "Ebdon in the Prem...Everybody is talking about "Ebdon in the Premier League".<br /><br />Which is great for the PL, because everybody will check it out and see how he's doing.<br /><br />It won't ruin the league, but make it more interesting, to see how an Ebdonish player will cope with the shot clock!Sparkynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-68384723982550625262012-04-02T10:14:38.072+01:002012-04-02T10:14:38.072+01:00He maybe slow, but a player who scored 300 tons in...He maybe slow, but a player who scored 300 tons in his career might surprise lots of you even under the pressure of a shot clock at premier league...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-86372862805421391212012-04-02T00:14:51.432+01:002012-04-02T00:14:51.432+01:00Listen, and understand. That Ebdonator is out ther...Listen, and understand. That Ebdonator is out there. It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are beaten.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-2012743331570928552012-04-01T23:54:54.558+01:002012-04-01T23:54:54.558+01:00Im not a fan of Ebdon but fairplay to him on his v...Im not a fan of Ebdon but fairplay to him on his victory .You have to admire his will to win.147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-34068212544675015782012-04-01T23:41:59.682+01:002012-04-01T23:41:59.682+01:00I bet Barry Hearn is buzzing his tits off thinking...I bet Barry Hearn is buzzing his tits off thinking of Ebdon in the premier league.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-7327136940011797792012-04-01T23:03:32.815+01:002012-04-01T23:03:32.815+01:00Hi David. Ebdon's 300th competative century in...Hi David. Ebdon's 300th competative century in professional tournament play thown in aswell today. Great stuff.JAMIE O'REILLYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-53233177278008070022012-04-01T23:00:47.623+01:002012-04-01T23:00:47.623+01:00Hi David. Slow in parts. A better quaity final ses...Hi David. Slow in parts. A better quaity final session. Well done Ebdon. Unlucky Maguire. A great final, in my view.JAMIE O'REILLYnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-14697161344172679102012-04-01T22:18:41.294+01:002012-04-01T22:18:41.294+01:00I'm sure people will say "boring" bu...I'm sure people will say "boring" but how can a match that included a comeback like that be described as such?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29605452.post-2196062391046395472012-04-01T22:03:44.771+01:002012-04-01T22:03:44.771+01:00I'm pleased to see both of them back to their ...I'm pleased to see both of them back to their best. As for the style of play, variety is the spice of life. Ebdon will get slagged off on here but I find him the most fascinating player around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com