{"id":14778,"date":"2024-05-01T20:44:08","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T19:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14778"},"modified":"2024-05-02T12:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:13:41","slug":"sport-osullivan-vs-bingham-world-championship-snooker-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14778","title":{"rendered":"SPORT: O\u2019Sullivan vs Bingham, World Championship Snooker, \u201824"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0795-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14776\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0795-1-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0795-1-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0795-1-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0795-1.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">O\u2019Sullivan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been watching this match from about the time they reached 6-6. And it\u2019s been excellent. I\u2019ve watched a fair bit of the tournament, and not enjoyed much of it as much as I usually do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0796-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14777\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0796-1-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0796-1-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0796-1-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0796-1.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u2018Beefy\u2019 Bingham.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw Welsh young gun Jak Jones confound people\u2019s expectations by beating a confused and out of form Judd Trump earlier today. That was an interesting match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this has been <em>much<\/em> better. With Stuart \u2018Beefy\u2019 Bingham, a player I\u2019m not always too keen on, playing incredibly well. The two players trading punches, from 6-6 to 10-10, like a pair of prize fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0799-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14779\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0799-1-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0799-1-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0799-1-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0799-1.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ronnie stopped play whilst folk re-entered the auditorium.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then, during frame eleven, there was a characteristic bit of Ronnie-ness, as O\u2019Sullivan stopped the game, whilst some people re-entered the auditorium. This grew into an awkward and protracted episode, before play was eventually resumed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0798-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14780\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0798-1-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0798-1-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0798-1-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0798-1.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rishi Sunak cracks up, as Steve Davis calls the affair \u2018Door-Gate\u2019!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I type this, Stuart Bingham has just beaten Ronnie O\u2019Sullivan, 13-10. What a great match that was! And we have \u2018Door-gate\u2019 as well, to remember it by!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0801-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14782\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0801-1-1024x576.png 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0801-1-300x169.png 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0801-1-768x432.png 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/img_0801-1.png 1334w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bingham sinks the pink, for victory.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So, no Trump vs O\u2019Sullivan semi-final. A match many thought might be on the cards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve been watching this match from about the time they reached 6-6. And it\u2019s been excellent. I\u2019ve watched a fair bit of the tournament, and not enjoyed much of it as much as I usually do. I saw Welsh young gun Jak Jones confound people\u2019s expectations by beating a confused and out of form Judd &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=14778\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;SPORT: O\u2019Sullivan vs Bingham, World Championship Snooker, \u201824&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-3Qm","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14778"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14814,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14778\/revisions\/14814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}