Who Will Win the 2013 World Championship?

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Snooker Scene has started discussing the contenders:

http://snookerscene.blogspot.ca/2013/04/the-crucible-contenders-ali-carter.html

http://snookerscene.blogspot.ca/2013/04/the-crucible-contenders-shaun-murphy.html

Here is a list of the most recent rankings
http://www.prosnookerblog.com/rankings/201213-rankings-pages/201213-official-rankings-revision-four/

I can't see any player outside the top 9 coming through (with the exception of Ronnie).

No knowing what the draw will look like here are my prognostications, backed by absolutely no money :grin:

Ding Junhui
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Mark Allen
Mark Selby

Last season Judd Trump was scarping through early rounds, turning it on from the quarters onward. This year he has been getting knocked out in the early rounds.

Steven Maguire has been playing well recently, But can he keep his head screwed on right over the long matches?

Neil Robertson, the Aussie, has tended to go walkabout in the middle of matches.

Shaun Murphy tried to play a take no prisoners style he used when he first came on the tour, and it worked, but he has reverted to conservatism.

John Higgins has been more inconsistent than in past years.

Stuart Bingham beat Selby & Robertson one night 6 zip, but he does not deliver consistently.
 
Scaramouche said:
Snooker Scene has started discussing the contenders:

http://snookerscene.blogspot.ca/2013/04/the-crucible-contenders-ali-carter.html

http://snookerscene.blogspot.ca/2013/04/the-crucible-contenders-shaun-murphy.html

Here is a list of the most recent rankings
http://www.prosnookerblog.com/rankings/201213-rankings-pages/201213-official-rankings-revision-four/

I can't see any player outside the top 9 coming through (with the exception of Ronnie).

No knowing what the draw will look like here are my prognostications, backed by absolutely no money :grin:

Ding Junhui
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Mark Allen
Mark Selby

Last season Judd Trump was scarping through early rounds, turning it on from the quarters onward. This year he has been getting knocked out in the early rounds.

Steven Maguire has been playing well recently, But can he keep his head screwed on right over the long matches?

Neil Robertson, the Aussie, has tended to go walkabout in the middle of matches.

Shaun Murphy tried to play a take no prisoners style he used when he first came on the tour, and it worked, but he has reverted to conservatism.

John Higgins has been more inconsistent than in past years.

Stuart Bingham beat Selby & Robertson one night 6 zip, but he does not deliver consistently.
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It is tough one to call for sure, I really like Ding on form but still a big ? on his mental approach.
Ronnie, well who the hell knows, being out of competition for a year he may just play like god :D
Could be the year of the qualifier with Lisowski on fire but this style can get you in trouble if it's not 100% for 17 days , same applies to Judd.
Murphys supposed to win with that cue action but doesn't due to questionable safety game (should play with a bigger tip) :)
Selby, toughest man on the tour could be his year.
Allen got game but it's a long event and needs more consistency.

Gonna be great without a clear favorite.
 
Selby butchered the 147 the other day which makes me wonder....

I dont know who i like this year, ask me the day the finals starts and i'll have at worst, the top 2 picks.;)
 
Fatboy said:
Selby butchered the 147 the other day which makes me wonder....

I dont know who i like this year, ask me the day the finals starts and i'll have at worst, the top 2 picks.;)
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Don't stick your neck out or anything :D
 
Who will win the 2013 World Championships

HI i like Ronnie Osullivan to win it that is if he plays well second choice Mark Selby
 
This is by far my favorite tournament to follow every year in snooker, I don't miss a match and I'm so excited that it's going to start soon! I don't know if the draw happened yet or not, I didn't look up for it, but here's my prediction.

Ronnie is a great player, one of a kind, but in the past year he haven't been playing all that much, he did say last year same time that he is going to retirement, which he did. He haven't played in one single tournament for a whole year, so this obviously will hurt his game, but I wouldn't be surprised if he win it again, the man is genius.

Mark Williams, another guy that I love to watch, since I was a little kid I been watching this guy play against Hendry and Higgins and I've always loved his style of play, his aggressive tactics, and his cue power, he had a bit of a break in the mid years from the last decade, but then he came back again stronger than ever, making it back high on the ranking each year, he's been unlucky a few times, I remember in the finals of china open when a referee called a good shot on a kick shot that Mark Selby made, and there was big debate over that shot on the TV, and after the match, myself I thought it was a foul. but this shot was a game match and tournament for Mark Williams, but since referee called a good hit, then Selby revert the match and won it himself, and since then Mark William wasn't the same, but as I said he's thriving to win a tournament, and he has the ability to do it.

So for me, It's.

Ronnie O'sullivan
Mark Williams.

Good luck for both players, my favorite in snooker.
 
asbani said:
This is by far my favorite tournament to follow every year in snooker, I don't miss a match and I'm so excited that it's going to start soon! I don't know if the draw happened yet or not, I didn't look up for it, but here's my prediction.

Ronnie is a great player, one of a kind, but in the past year he haven't been playing all that much, he did say last year same time that he is going to retirement, which he did. He haven't played in one single tournament for a whole year, so this obviously will hurt his game, but I wouldn't be surprised if he win it again, the man is genius.

Mark Williams, another guy that I love to watch, since I was a little kid I been watching this guy play against Hendry and Higgins and I've always loved his style of play, his aggressive tactics, and his cue power, he had a bit of a break in the mid years from the last decade, but then he came back again stronger than ever, making it back high on the ranking each year, he's been unlucky a few times, I remember in the finals of china open when a referee called a good shot on a kick shot that Mark Selby made, and there was big debate over that shot on the TV, and after the match, myself I thought it was a foul. but this shot was a game match and tournament for Mark Williams, but since referee called a good hit, then Selby revert the match and won it himself, and since then Mark William wasn't the same, but as I said he's thriving to win a tournament, and he has the ability to do it.

So for me, It's.

Ronnie O'sullivan
Mark Williams.

Good luck for both players, my favorite in snooker.
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Whilst I'm a big fan of both players, you can forget either of them winning this one. Williams in particular has no chance IMO.

This tournament needs either Selby or Robinson (both, ideally) to get knocked out early or it'll be dull as dishwater.
 
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