[The Final Dakar]

Longest match in history going on - 8+ hrs, tied at 47 games a piece in the 5th.

Crazy shit.

[Doofy]

Long matches and short skirts. Rarr!

[scaught]

they apparently broke some score keeping thing of IBMs when they crossed past 50/50

[The Final Dakar]

Lazy programmers.

[scaught]

from twitter:

This match needs a few vuvuzelas to liven it up

Some of the ball boys who were then when this game started can now legally drink

[Doc HM]

54/54 9 hrs and twenty minutes so far.

Someone might actually drop dead in a moment.

Amazing stuff

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From another forum:

[rickey939]

This is crazy stupid. Wow!

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I love the win by two, but I am a little concerned someone is going to pass out at some point.

Nevermind that they'll probably be too hosed for their next match (Note: I may have heard the frenchmen got into this round with a 22-24 win last match - in which case, he's in amazing shape)

[rickey939]

They might as well play tomorrow from bed, as neither will be walking. Maybe play Wii Tennis to duke it out?

[The Final Dakar]

The Wimbledon scoreboard says play is suspended - at 59-59. If it had made it to 60-all, It would have been the equivalent of 10 6-6- sets. Incredible.

[scaught]

Play suspended until tomorrow. 59 all.

[The Final Dakar]

Can anyone think of a single sporting event (game/match/etc.) that went longer than this?

[SpaceMonkey]

Don't some cricket matches last forever?

[The Final Dakar]

From the AP - "They have been playing for a total of exactly 10 hours — 7 hours, 6 minutes in the fifth set alone, enough to break the full-match record of 6:33, set at the 2004 French Open."
Edit: Re-read that. The fifth set took longer than the entire match from the French Open.

[P]

One of the cricket match formats lasts for 5 days, yes, but that is by design. Also some extreme races last for a very long time, but that is also by design. I'm trying to think of anything else that might have lasted this long, and the only one I can come up with is ice hockey with sudden death. Anyone know the record for that?

[Doofy]

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 

Can anyone think of a single sporting event (game/match/etc.) that went longer than this?

The Dakar?

[The Final Dakar]

Originally Posted by P 

One of the cricket match formats lasts for 5 days, yes, but that is by design. Also some extreme races last for a very long time, but that is also by design. I'm trying to think of anything else that might have lasted this long, and the only one I can come up with is ice hockey with sudden death. Anyone know the record for that?

Unless a chunk of it goes in excess of 5 hours, I doubt I'll be impressed.

Edit: 24 Hours of Le Mans, though that's split among three drivers, IIRC.

[SpaceMonkey]

Soccer feels like 10 hours.

[rickey939]

Isner should go play basketball when he goes back to the hotel tonight, the dude is 6'9" and 245 lbs!

[P]

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 

Unless a chunk of it goes in excess of 5 hours, I doubt I'll be impressed.

Edit: 24 Hours of Le Mans, though that's split among three drivers, IIRC.

I can find examples of hockey games going for more than 8 hours. That's still less than this, but all high score lists list effective playing time, not time on the clock, so there may have been longer games than what my limited googling can find. Anyway, the longest game ended at 2.25 am, but I can't find when it started.

[The Final Dakar]

That's certainly worth noting.

[Tuoder]

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 

Unless a chunk of it goes in excess of 5 hours, I doubt I'll be impressed.

Edit: 24 Hours of Le Mans, though that's split among three drivers, IIRC.

Some Le Mans-style races go 48 hours straight. They have to do oil changes on the cars. I used to be really into it once upon a time.

Originally Posted by scaught 

from twitter:

This match needs a few vuvuzelas to liven it up

Some of the ball boys who were then when this game started can now legally drink

Here you go.

[ajprice]

Carries on today, its the third match on that court. At least they've got until this afternoon to sleep it off . Another record that went is the fastest ace at Wimbledon - 148mph, by Taylor Dent, an American. With a name like that, who knew! .

[jokell82]

Gonna lose a bit more productivity at work this afternoon when it starts back up.

[ajprice]

Not long now, the second match on is a women's match, 6-1 4-1 at the moment.

[The Final Dakar]

Oh jesus. It turns out this is the third day for the match as it was suspended on its first day Tuesday, in the fourth, thanks to fading light.

[ajprice]

Yeah they got to 2 sets each on Tuesday night, then 59 games each yesterday. The women's match is over now, they're next on at 3.30pm UK time, so about 50 minutes to go .

[design219]

Have they moved the match to a bigger court? (more seating?)

[The Final Dakar]

It's on.

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Wimbledon Live Blog Devolves Into Poetry And Madness

[jokell82]

Originally Posted by design219 

Have they moved the match to a bigger court? (more seating?)

Still court 18. You can watch it at espn3.com.

[ajprice]

62-62, Mahut hit his 100th ace of the match .

[The Final Dakar]

Isner is already at 104.

[andi*pandi]

at this point they should be trying for 100.

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I'm wondering if Wimbledon Officials have decided whether to step in at a certain point. Say if it hits 100 all or goes into yet another day of play.

[The Final Dakar]

He did it!

[ajprice]

70-68! There's a special presentation now with Tim Henman and Anne Jones.

[ajprice]

Isner has a doubles match scheduled in half an hour!

[The Final Dakar]

Postponed from yesterday.