A unique presence has been lost in #snooker with John Virgo's passing.
Early memories of him on Big Break before becoming the voice on commentary, as recently as The Masters.
"Where's the cue ball going!" will be sadly missed.
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Noooooo
This is so sad. Grew up watching him play. Watching him entertain. And listening to him commentate. Mr Snooker.
Always came across as a genuinely lovely and funny bloke too. Gonna be really missed.
#RIPJV #bbcsnooker
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Commentators pushing for a Higgins come back but his ability to miss simple balls means it's a question of when Wilson wins unfortunately.
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Higgins task doesn't change going into the final session, two frames behind.
Out of the class of 92 in snooker including Ronnie & Williams, Higgins feels like the player most likely to regress his skills due to age.
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The 11th frame sums up the drama of snooker 🎱
Higgins hasn't been on point but Wilson seems to be matching him with poor misses.
If Wilson ups his game, he can win but long as he gives Higgins chances, it'll be a long night.
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Wilson does well to win the last two frames very convincingly.
Two frames in front of Higgins and I expect he'll win as the latter just drops one mistake too many.
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Can Doherty and Parrott stop the comedy act in commentary?
Plenty of moans yesterday by the pundits about the "Wuu" distracting players but the humour from the box disturbing the crowd is fine 🤦🏽♂️
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It definitely feels these pockets at the #masters have been made bigger, following moaning from some players at the UK Championship 🤔
Plenty of balls gone in that hit the corner of a pocket and dropped in.
Wilson favourite to beat Higgins as latter may make more mistakes.
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What I've surmised from this evening's commentary and punditry is that Kyren Wilson "isn't firing on all cylinders"
Almost as if they're minimising Yize's work just because his opponent "isn't firing on all cylinders"
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No surprise Steve Davis is against the "Wuuu" for Yize. Not sure doing it after shots is OK, but definitely fine in between frames.
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What’s going on in this snooker match? The standard is so poor. I mean, not that I could do better, but… #masters #bbcsnooker #themasters
Like the #masters crowd giving Yize a "Wuu" cheer but perhaps they could upgrade it to a Ric Flair
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Robertson couldn't come back from behind against Wilson last night, but Higgins does in beating Trump 6-5 👏🏽
A Trump-Wilson final would have been a case of not wanting either player to win so hope Higgins can go all the way 🤞🏽
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This has been a great game of snooker. Not really free flowing vintage stuff, but, highly entertaining and full of drama. Can Higgins be beaten? #bbcsnooker #themasters
Neil Robertson is a lovely bloke and I was rooting for him after he came back to lead 5-4 from 4-1 down.
Karen Wilson.... not my cup of tea as a person but some excellent under pressure pots.
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yeah, it's weird.... #snooker #bbcsnooker
Rob Walker: "This one won't be 6-2"
It's 6-2.
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I was born the year Higgins made his masters debut, still playing at top level 31 years later is incredible. #bbcsnooker
Very verbose lad, that Joel, isn't he? 😂 #Snooker #bbcsnooker
A final so good we've gone back in time twenty years, apparently. 2005, Dennis? #bbcsnooker #snooker #ilovesnooker
Selby made it nervy which is understandable considering his recent form but so glad he won after free ball gate.
#UKChampionship #bbcsnooker
Glad that Selby won. If he'd lost at this point it would have been because of that weird free ball incident. #bbcsnooker
I'm not saying I'm psychic, but I do have a job interview for Divination teacher at Hogwarts this week... #BBCSnooker #Snooker #ilovesnooker
Selby has a fragility in his game he never had a few years ago.
Safety game is on point but his long potting and missing simple pots could cost him this #UKChampionship
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At least if Judd wins, it'll be one trophy this week a Trump actually earned. #snooker #bbcsnooker
I don't see Selby losing it from here. Had Trump levelled it, it'd have been 50-50 but Selby deserves to win it, more so after his sporting gesture wasn't reciprocated by Trump 🤔
#UKSnooker #bbcsnooker
I thought we'd be in for an early night but what am I saying, it's Mark Selby...11pm deciding frame, anyone? 😂 #snooker #bbcsnooker
