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[Rogg]

I gather that it was not supposed to look like this at this point in time. There's almost no-one there.

[Rogg]

shenmue emerges on reddit, meanwhile.

[Emulsfier]

Sums it up nicely. Jack the twat sportswashing for an event he isnt even in.

[Randall]

Any ladies playing?

[Emulsfier]

Any ladies playing?

Not spotted any postbox wearers no.

[Emulsfier]

The expected sellout photo-op appears.

[ChrisW]

Genuinely one of the most pathetic sights ive ever seen in any pro sport/game. The empty arena, the saudi bootlicking, and the golden ball. Its so unbelievably tacky.

You won't be saying that when it goes in and the golden glitter explosion happens.

[Randall]

Has Ronnie begun crying over it yet?

[Rogg]

They can buy Messi and O'Sullivan but they'll never have Bunting.

[Captain Hobo]

I'm watching the Ding match now. I think the female ref's normal uniform was considered a bit much for the Saudi audience. Tatiana Woollaston is wearing something that resembles a shopping bag.

[Captain Hobo]

I gather that it was not supposed to look like this at this point in time. There's almost no-one there.

That was the afternoon session. It was only announced 2 days ago, originally it was going to start at night and Ding and Higgins weren't in it.

The night session did have a few more people there.

[Randall]

Couldn't be many less

[Ross, Bob]

I'm watching the Ding match now. I think the female ref's normal uniform was considered a bit much for the Saudi audience. Tatiana Woollaston is wearing something that resembles a shopping bag.

inshallah

[Emulsfier]

Ending to Selby v Allen is comical.

[Emulsfier]

That was crazy.

[Randall]

What happened?

[Emulsfier]

What happened?

Last frame, tense safety battle. Allen gets a crazy fluke to get in, but needs a full clearance. Needs to double the pink to finish with a black over the pocket, double goes wrong but pink land right in front of the black so cant be potted.

Another safety battle, ends with Selby trying to knock the pink in off the black itself, and pink finishes milimeters from dropping. Allen cleans up. I dont like Selby but fuck me he was unlucky.

[Randall]

What happened?

Last frame, tense safety battle. Allen gets a crazy fluke to get in, but needs a full clearance. Needs to double the pink to finish with a black over the pocket, double goes wrong but pink land right in front of the black so cant be potted.

Another safety battle, ends with Selby trying to knock the pink in off the black itself, and pink finishes milimeters from dropping. Allen cleans up. I dont like Selby but fuck me he was unlucky.

If Selby lost its good enough for me

[Emulsfier]

What happened?

Last frame, tense safety battle. Allen gets a crazy fluke to get in, but needs a full clearance. Needs to double the pink to finish with a black over the pocket, double goes wrong but pink land right in front of the black so cant be potted.

Another safety battle, ends with Selby trying to knock the pink in off the black itself, and pink finishes milimeters from dropping. Allen cleans up. I dont like Selby but fuck me he was unlucky.

If Selby lost its good enough for me

A fair assessment.

[Emulsfier]

Half past midnight in saudi and the last match has yet to start