The World championship on снукеру: And again Ronni! (№1 (21) from October, 22nd, 2009)

«Yes it simply genius!» – so commentators when Ronni О’Салливан in a quiet and easy manner has won the World championship on снукеру, passing in Sheffield from April, 19th till May, 5th shouted. This victory has brought to it already the third title in his career «best of the best». However not only one О’Салливан has made furore in the world-2009 championship.

The championship has learnt the hard process of the formation including the compelled break at the time of the Second World War, split between official structures and sportsmen which has led to creation of two alternative tournaments in the fifties, and also a complete liquidation of competitions with 1958 for 1963. Critical there was a 1976 – then the cigarette brand «Embassy» took the championship under the wing, having introduced the impressive finance in its organisation. Since 1977 of competition have moved on arena шеффилдского «Crucible Theatre» where pass to this day.
Here such background. However the present снукера is not less interesting. Englishmen actually canonise this kind of sports. And exaggeration will not tell that for the period of the World championship Sheffield accepting it turns to informal capital of Britain. The main television channel of country BBC constantly broadcasts games – since early morning and, happens, till one o'clock in the morning. The basic theme of English newspapers on the subsequent two weeks become news снукера, and all country sits, having buried in the TV. People come off screens only occasionally to have a bite or call friends and to ask: «You saw this blow? Is not present? Run faster, now there will be a repetition!». In general, the created agiotage allows to believe that the World championship on снукеру for Britain – important social and even in many respects political event.

And now about the important: in снукере changes unequivocally approach. While Englishmen triumphally stride on arena of a professional pool, representatives of other nations sap under their national kind of billiards. And if are more particularly Asians do. Probably, here срабабывает the replacement law, and the inhabitants of the East pressed from top пуловского of the Olympus, such here win in the image the from offenders.
Anyway, the fact remains: if earlier not-British in the World championship on снукеру was time-two and обчелся now foreigners considerably became more active. So, on the world-2009 championship десантировалась solid party of Chineses. Newcomers have appeared are improbably strong. On a wave of their success in English pubs only also was conversations about that, «as these young Chinese guys are good» and that «not long they still will manage to be kept from the first places in tournaments».
Those «young and promising» in the present championship was a little. However debutant Liang Venbo became the main opening. Abundantly clear that abroad that got out before not often as almost did not speak in English and, happened, badly understood an event. So, once, when the leader accidentally has mentioned a name of Venbo at public, that has solved, as if it cause, and has run out because of side scenes. It Was necessary to come back back … However only has strengthened feelings of spectators which have directly fallen in love in the Chinese nugget. To it even a distance nickname nice – «The Fearless» ("Fearless"). And Venbo has justified it on all hundred, having overcome at first Ken Dogerti, and then Joe Svejla. Unpleasant incident, by the way, has happened To the last at it. After a drama match on which extent players tore out each other precious points literally, Svejl has declared that in one of episodes its opponent has shown dishonourableness. According to the victim, Venbo has kept silent, when the referee has incorrectly established a sphere after фола. From the point of view of Svejla the given moment in many respects has defined destiny of a meeting, having allowed Venbo to win with the boundary account 13:12. It has caused dispute among experts and commentators in which result all have converged on opinion that the winner is always right, and similar claims it is necessary to state during a duel, but in any way after it.
To pacify Venbo Ronni О’Салливан has managed only. Proclaimed handbook men the main applicant for a champion's title, it simply had no right to concede to the beginner. And it must be said, victory О’Салливану was gave easily enough – with the account 13:7 it has passed in a semi-final. By the way, Ronni has deserved an ovation to a match with Venbo, is masterful having made a break in 147 points at an early stage of the championship. For the author of the maximum series organizers have taken away really a royal prize in 147 000 pounds. The disappointment of Ronni when its achievement was repeated by Allister Carter should appear what! The matter is that in the presence of several 147-ochkovyh heroes the special prize of the championship broke between them fifty-fifty.

However, О’Салливану has still carried, when on a way to the series Peter Ebdon has missed, and that would be necessary to share and with it too!. Mentioned Allister (Али) Carter, whom for its predilection for flight business name "Captain" («The Captain»), among favourites of competitions at all was not registered. However it not only has made the highest break, but also has made О’Салливану the company in a solving duel, having become, thus, one more find of the championship. On the way to the ending Carter has forced to capitulate Barry Houkinsa (10:9), Shona Murphy (13:4), Peter Ebdona (13:9) and Joe Perr (17:15).
And in the struggle ending it has not turned out. The impression as if Carter has completely lost enthusiasm and persistence was made. It only with hopelessness beheld, as Ronni coolly destroys it. No, job lots Carter has managed to take. But only О’Салливан all the same was out of reach, and the account 18:8 serves that as the best acknowledgement. Having won a victorious cup and the check for 250 000 pounds, it has to the full compensated to itself(himself) mental cruelty from section 147-ochkovogo a prize. And as one of commentators has told: «If the Lord played снукер, it would do it as by Ronni».
Certainly, by tradition it is necessary to mention also some figures for снукер adores statistics. In general, records and unexpectedness of the championship of the world-2009 are that: • Steve Devis became the most age player on arena «Crucible» since Duga Mauntdzhoja who acted here in 1993. On August, 22nd legendary Devis will celebrate the 51st birthday. Today it departs from game more and more: makes comments on matches, interviews sportsmen, acts in film in advertising, carries out indicative actions. Present Devis is faster the showman, rather than the player.
*Прошлогодний finalist Mark Selbi has been beaten out from struggle by the namesake Mark King against the account 8:10 on the start of the championship.

• Ronni О’Салливан has made 147-ochkovuju a series in a match against Mark Williams, having won thus solving party. It was 9th highest break which it has made during official competition. Thereby О’Салливан has surpassed Stephen Hendri's achievement from it 8 series.
• After the championship Mark Williams has left from top-16 a professional rating, having held on in it throughout 12 seasons. The similar destiny has comprehended also Ken Dogerti – it has appeared outside of the list of 16 strongest for the first time after a season 1992/93
• 147-ochkovuju a series Ali Carter has made The next day after О’Салливана. For the first time in history снукера the highest break has been made twice at the same rating competition.
• Stephen Hendri in the twelfth time for the career has reached to 1/2 endings of the World championship, having broken Steve Devisa's record with its eleven performances in a semi-final.
• Liang Venbo became the first representative of China who was honoured to reach in the World championship of a stage of a quarterfinal.
• In the second session of a semifinal match against Stephen Hendri Ronni О’Салливан took 8 points. Never before in the World championship of Hendri handed over full session "dry". After a match he has told to journalists: «О’Салливан someone played against me better, than another».
• For the first time for history professional снукера both finalists have made a series in 147 points. Also for the first time after 1991 the ending has turned out purely English. Before seventeen years ago Englishman John Parrott became the champion, requisitions of compatriot Jimmy Uajta with the account 18:11.

Julia Petrov
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