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By Saj Chowdhury
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1445: Now I like my Snooker Loopy as much as the next person, but is that the only snooker-related ditty ever released? Peter Ebdon's musical efforts don't count.
1441: If you feeling like venting your spleen (what does that really mean?!) then there's a thread going on 606. Ask me any sensible questions... or ones slightly off-sensible.
Robertson 0-1 Dott
Cagey start. Fair enough, it is the opening frame of the final. Dott scores the first point of the championship with a long red to the top right. Dotty then gets in the balls after a screwball-scramble type shot where he manages to fluke a red off the black. Crazy. He goes on to make 80 - didn't take long for the Scot to settle.
Cagey start. Fair enough, it is the opening frame of the final. Dott scores the first point of the championship with a long red to the top right. Dotty then gets in the balls after a screwball-scramble type shot where he manages to fluke a red off the black. Crazy. He goes on to make 80 - didn't take long for the Scot to settle.
1434: Nice quotes from Robbo. His parents scrimped and saved for him early in his career, before he took on responsibility for his own finances. He said when he came over to the UK for the fourth time he had "£500 pounds in his pocket and that was it."
1427: We've had the first "where's the cueball" from BBC commentator Ken Doherty. Take a bow.
1419: The Scot beat Robertson in the quarters en route to winning the title in 2006. Asked whether his 3-0 match-record over Robbo mattered going into the final, Dotty said "no".
BBC Sport's Mark Ashenden on Twitter:
"Aussie Aussie Aussie. Not my words. Someone with a yellow shirt on. Big Scottish cheers."
1414: First to 18 frames - best of 35. Neil Robertson to break.
1412: The players have been introduced into the packed Crucible by MC Rob Walker - who is as enthusiastic off the stage as he in on it, fact. Robbo lets out a massive puff of air. His mum's flown in from Australia. Bless.
KPhillips10 on 606:
"Think this will be a classic final and put snooker on map for right reason and think Dott's grit will see him through either 18-16 or 18-15"
1407: Admit it. Who thought Mark Selby would end up turning it around in the semi-final against Dott yesterday? I did. But then I remember Dotty against Ebdon and remember what the gritty Scot did then. Quality player.
BBC Sport's Mark Ashenden on Twitter:
"11 fans asked about the final. 5 going for dott. 2 unsure. Others are robbo all the way. 'Gonna be tight' is the general vibe."
1355: OK, now that we've digested the news about John Higgins, there's the small matter of a World Championship final to be getting on with. And it promises to be a cracker - 2006 champion Graeme Dott and Australian Neil Robertson, playing in his first Crucible final. I'm not going to predict this one... OK... I might.
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