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2017 World Snooker Championship

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    #812
    Permabear
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    #813
    Comic Book Guy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,471 ✭✭✭Comic Book Guy


    A final between my 2 least favourite players, oh joy. Selby will coast it dmething like 18-9


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    #814
    Permabear
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    #815
    GreNoLi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,292 ✭✭✭GreNoLi


    What happened lads?

    Turned it off in disgust.


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    #816
    qwabercd
    Registered Users Posts: 2,210 ✭✭✭qwabercd


    Pity Selby couldn't play as quick for the rest of the game as he did there at the very end once the frame was over.


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    #817
    Passenger
    Registered Users Posts: 6,147 ✭✭✭Passenger


    Was the celebrations after each of the three final pots a bit disrespectful to Ding?


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    #818
    Spudman_20000
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    If I have to watch Selby's wife come down to collect the trophy and winners cheque again, like she's the one practising 6 hours a day, I'll have to go to bed for a week.


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    #819
    Peter File
    Registered Users Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭Peter File


    GreNoLi wrote: »
    What happened lads?

    Turned it off in disgust.
    He thumped the table and roared after his last few shots. No respect


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    #820
    Passenger
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    Peter File wrote: »
    He thumped the table and roared after his last few shots. No respect

    Was a bit much alright. Even Ronnie said Ding is a quiet lad and Selby was rubbing it in his face.


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    #821
    zuutroy
    Registered Users Posts: 6,854 ✭✭✭zuutroy


    So see Higgins match Ronnie or watch Eddie Charlton incarnate win. Ugh.


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    #822
    alan partridge aha
    Registered Users Posts: 3,227 ✭✭✭alan partridge aha


    Selby is a winner, hopefully a good final in prospect


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    #823
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Disappointed for Ding, that reaction by Selby tells you how much he was pushed, don't think I've seen such high quality level of safety in a match, I expect Selby will strangle it again in the final.


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    #824
    GreNoLi
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    I'm ambivalent towards Higgins so I hope he destroys Marky Mark.


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    #825
    wonderfullife
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    Spudman_20000 wrote: »
    If I have to watch Selby's wife come down to collect the trophy and winners cheque again, like she's the one practising 6 hours a day, I'll have to go to bed for a week.

    She's from Carlow what do ya expect.....


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    #826
    wonderfullife
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    Everyone would forgive Selby a little discrete fist pump or a little 'come on' but to do it 3 times in consecutive shots was just giving it the big man for no reason.


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    #827
    Rekop dog
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    Awesome semi final, had everything. Shame for Ding, he's probably ran into for me a player playing better quality snooker than anyone in the last 10 years right now.

    Selby is gonna dominate the crucible for the coming years imo.


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    #828
    wonderfullife
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    Rekop dog wrote: »
    Awesome semi final, had everything. Shame for Ding, he's probably ran into for me a player playing better quality snooker than anyone in the last 10 years right now.

    Selby is gonna dominate the crucible for the coming years imo.

    Ronnie against Ricky Walden was as close to perfection as it gets and far superior to anything Selby has ever or can ever produce.


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    #829
    GreNoLi
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    If Selby wins he'll have won 3 world titles as opposed to Mark Williams' 2, that's tough to swallow.


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    #830
    loyatemu
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    Is Ding the best player not to have been World Champion? I suppose Jimmy is the other main candidate.


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    #831
    Rekop dog
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,584 ✭✭✭Rekop dog


    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Ronnie against Ricky Walden was as close to perfection as it gets and far superior to anything Selby has ever or can ever produce.

    Ronnie's peak is obviously higher than anyone, but in terms of sheer mental strength and control of temperament Selby is the best since Hendry imo and I wouldn't be shocked if he reels off as many World titles.


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    #832
    Arthur Daley
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    Ding was a bit too aggressive taking on that tough red to the middle without an element of safety. He was unlucky not to land on an easier red but I feel he might have played the percentages a bit better at this stage in the match.

    Hope Selby wins anyway. It took him a while to get first world title but it does look set up for him to dominate the rest of the decade.


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    #833
    bajer101
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    Ronnie and Jimmy having the craic with Ronnie Wood in the Eurosport studio


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    #834
    Rekop dog
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    bajer101 wrote: »
    Ronnie and Jimmy having the craic with Ronnie Wood in the Eurosport studio

    Banter innit, not a single braincell between them.


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    #835
    alan partridge aha
    Registered Users Posts: 3,227 ✭✭✭alan partridge aha


    Great work my Higgins to make another final


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    #836
    bajer101
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    Rekop dog wrote: »
    Banter innit, not a single braincell between them.


    I'd swap 20 iq points for half of any of their talent.


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    #837
    martyos121
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    Higgins giving a lesson in how to celebrate a semi final win there. Can't stand him but at least he can keep a lid on things.


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    #838
    Say Your Number
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 11,381 Mod ✭✭✭✭Say Your Number


    Real anti-climax after the epic earlier.

    Nice to see a century though.


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    #839
    learn_more
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    Well I said Higgins would win comfortably. I didn't say he'd win with style I just said he'd win comfortably which he did. Hopefully this is Higgins's 'bad' match in the tournament and he'll be in better form in the final where I expect he will.


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    #840
    harry Bailey esq
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    I hope Higgins holds his good form tomorrow,Hawkins is no pushover,and Selby made hard work for himself against Ding. It would be great to see one of the old faces go all the way.
    C'mon Higgins!


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    #841
    learn_more
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    martyos121 wrote: »
    Higgins giving a lesson in how to celebrate a semi final win there. Can't stand him but at least he can keep a lid on things.

    Never head anyone say they 'can't stand Higgins'. He seems like a really nice guy and he's one of the all time greats.
    wonderfullife wrote: »
    Everyone would forgive Selby a little discrete fist pump or a little 'come on' but to do it 3 times in consecutive shots was just giving it the big man for no reason.

    I think he was testing the crowd to see if they would get behind him but they didn't. He knows he's somewhat unpopular.


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