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Re: Snooker
« Reply #420 on: March 30, 2026, 01:13:56 PM »
Tour Championship on channel 5 all week, for anyone who is bored during international break.
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #421 on: April 04, 2026, 03:46:25 PM »
Zhao 8 Higgins 0 after their first session. Is the Crucible Curse getting broken this year?
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #422 on: April 05, 2026, 09:03:05 PM »
Zhao beats Kyren Wilson 10-5, John Higgins 10-1 and Judd Trump 10-3 to win the title. Ominous form heading into the World Championship. Is this the year the Crucible Curse gets broken?
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #423 on: April 11, 2026, 12:56:36 AM »
What's the crucible curse, CD?
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #424 on: April 11, 2026, 12:59:07 AM »
No first time winner has ever retained their title at the Crucible the following season.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_curse
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #425 on: April 11, 2026, 01:01:57 AM »
Quote from: cdbearsfan on April 11, 2026, 12:59:07 AM
No first time winner has ever retained their title at the Crucible the following season.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucible_curse

Thanks mate.

Hardly a 'curse' though, is it? The Worlds are just very difficult to win.
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #426 on: April 11, 2026, 01:09:45 AM »
Ffs. You'll be saying the Celebrity Alivewatch Thread isn't cursed, next.
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #427 on: April 11, 2026, 01:33:48 AM »
I don't trust any of you to predict celebrity deaths accurately.

I'm normally on board with your jinxing business, but not this time, brother!
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #428 on: April 11, 2026, 02:09:23 AM »
1981: Steve Davis wins first World Championship.

1982: loses in the first round to Tony Knowles... 10-1.

How can you possibly explain that if it isn't a curse?
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #429 on: April 11, 2026, 02:13:00 AM »
Graeme Dott lost to the singer from Echo and the Bunnymen. It's obviously a curse.
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #430 on: April 11, 2026, 02:17:07 AM »
Still, it probably wasn't the worst thing he did...
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #431 on: April 11, 2026, 02:31:05 AM »
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on April 11, 2026, 02:13:00 AM
Graeme Dott lost to the singer from Echo and the Bunnymen. It's obviously a curse.

Dott was shit and does not deserve to have his name in the records.
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #432 on: April 11, 2026, 02:31:48 AM »
Quote from: cdbearsfan on April 11, 2026, 02:17:07 AM
Still, it probably wasn't the worst thing he did...

And yeah...

These Rangers fans.
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #433 on: April 11, 2026, 02:58:59 PM »
Quote from: Rory on April 11, 2026, 02:31:05 AM
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on April 11, 2026, 02:13:00 AM
Graeme Dott lost to the singer from Echo and the Bunnymen. It's obviously a curse.

Dott was shit and does not deserve to have his name in the records.

If I remember right last year the screen betw the two tables had the winners listed and they left Dott off after his arrest
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Re: Snooker
« Reply #434 on: April 11, 2026, 03:03:00 PM »
Quote from: Gareth on April 11, 2026, 02:58:59 PM
Quote from: Rory on April 11, 2026, 02:31:05 AM
Quote from: PeterWithesShin on April 11, 2026, 02:13:00 AM
Graeme Dott lost to the singer from Echo and the Bunnymen. It's obviously a curse.

Dott was shit and does not deserve to have his name in the records.

If I remember right last year the screen betw the two tables had the winners listed and they left Dott off after his arrest

Oh really? I didn't notice that.
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