Tag: Snooker
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Ronnie O’Sullivan defeats Judd Trump to advance to finals
The defending world champion Ronnie O’Sullivan prevailed 17-11 over Judd Trump for a chance to repeat. Yesterday, there was some commotion in the session when referee Michaela Tabb warned him for making a lewd gesture with his cue stick. I captured these photos while they discussed the indecent. Ronnie said he simply had to wipe…
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The Emotions of Ronnie O’Sullivan
Tortured Genius Defending world snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan dropped another small surprise in the press conference yesterday after advancing to the semi-finals over Stuart Bingham. O’Sullivan revealed he’s really not missed snooker after taking a year off, but he missed the money. Citing his children’s private school tuition as his primary reason for jumping back…
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World Snooker Championship Continues
Day 6 from Sheffield is underway. The first round is nearing completion and players are happy to play longer matches when the second round begins. First round is a best of 19 frames and the second round lengthens to a best of 25 frames. I’ve been impressed as always with the BBC coverage, favouring it…
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Pool Synergy: Favourite Game
For all the PoolSynergy crew’s articles on their favorite games, please visit Johnny’s PoolSynergy summary here. I nearly wrote this about 8-Ball on the common 7 foot Bar Box, but that would have been so, well, common. I’d wager that 8-Ball is the most well known and accessible game to most players in the United…