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[Vinno]

What's happened to Williams? He's having a shocker so far.

 

[Kelt]

Williams being outplayed, this final is going one way, and it aint Wales.

 

[Reuben klang]

Mark desperate to get the first frame. He not firing on all cylinders atm.

Not firing on any! Neither are to be fair.

 

[marc2003]

Willo in bit of a hole.

 

[Kyo]

Not firing on any! Neither are to be fair.

Brutal to watch if your rooting for Williams. He no where near the level he played against Trump. Not sure if that down to him or just the pressure from Zhao. Zhao definitely not getting punished at all. Similar to Ronnie's match.

 

[UTmaniac]

Hopefully this is Mark's one bad session.

106 centuries now this year, just three off the record in 2022... Will that record go?

 

[Reuben klang]

Rocking and rolling now. Wonder what the viewing figures are in China.

 

[Moothead2]

Xintong might just be the one. Unlike Si he's making this look effortless, controlled and measured.

 

[Stu999]

I can't see Zhao having any chance in this final. Williams is playing on a completely different level to anything that Zhao has faced so far - and it's not even close.
Obviously I could be wrong (often are) but I just don't see it even being a close match.

Good call.

 

[Kelt]

Rocking and rolling now. Wonder what the viewing figures are in China.

Around tree fiddy.

 

[Moothead2]

Good call.

Always happens with the established players, and even more so with the Chinese lot. If the big players are losing it's because they're playing bad and not because the other guy is ruthlessly efficient.

 

[Kyo]

Xintong might just be the one. Unlike Si he's making this look effortless, controlled and measured.

Si is a better potter particularly the long shots imo but he not got the temperament nor able to handle the pressure as well as Zhao. Si's cue ball control this year was awful and he knows it.

For those that might not be aware. For Orential names, your surname comes first before your given name. So Xintong is his given name, his surname is Zhao.

 

[Kelt]

Si is a better potter particularly the long shots imo but he not got the temperament nor able to handle the pressure as well as Zhao. Si's cue ball control this year was awful and he knows it.

For those that might not be aware. For Orential names, your surname comes first before your given name. So Xintong is his given name, his surname is Zhao.

I did wonder why the ref was referring to him as Xintong.

 

[Vinno]

Good call.

It's more like Robbie Williams than Mark Williams at the moment isn't it.

 

[Kyo]

I did wonder why the ref was referring to him as Xintong.

Exactly the scoreboard is correct but the ref made that mistake, i thought by now they would corrected all that with all the influx of chinese players over the years and they kept referring Ding as "Junhui".

 

[Feek]

It’s going to be over in three sessions.

 

[marc2003]

It’s going to be over in three sessions.

I hope not but imagine you had tickets for 2 sessions. Saturday afternoon and Monday night.

 

[Vinno]

Good start from Willo. Love it.

 

[marc2003]

Xintong has got Ronnie's cue.

 

[Reuben klang]

Bloody hell Mark.