World Snooker Championship 2021

sligeach

What did I just say Shaun?

Girly Gal

Selby looks like he's about to break Murphy, it's crucial Murphy gets at least one of these two frames to stay in the game.

Arthur Daley

Selby is screwing up a bit but never leaving things as easy as you could normally expect

gormdubhgorm

Girly Gal wrote: »

Selby looks like he's about to break Murphy, it's crucial Murphy gets at least one of these two frames to stay in the game.

I think Selby is clicking his fingers as well

Comic Book Guy

Thats unlucky for Shaun but hardly suspicious as Denis makes out.
I'm getting a bad feeling about Selby winning these couple of frames now

Brian?

Selby is going to run away with it from here.

At the end of the third session he’ll be more than 5 frames ahead I think.

sligeach

Selby strong favourite for this frame with the good lead and the lie of the table.

Strumms

Murphy looks all out of sorts, both potting and his positional play.., Selby while not perfect is being confidently efficient... Shaun looks rattled.

sligeach

Selby playing negative is hardly a surprise Alan or some stroke of genius.

Comic Book Guy

Jeez McManus would want to reel in the Selby love, it's hardly groundbreaking stuff putting reds safe on side cushions when ya have a healthy lead in a frame.

waynescales1

Watching Selby slowly make his way through the rounds of the tournament, and now take control of the final is like watching an extremely long horror film. If Selby goes 10-7, I might lose my nerve and not watch the rest of the story unfold.

DmanDmythDledge

It's snooker 101 that almost any decent player would do, nothing to do with the Selby stereotype.

gormdubhgorm

Comic Book Guy wrote: »

Jeez McManus would want to reel in the Selby love, it's hardly groundbreaking stuff putting reds safe on side cushions when ya have a healthy lead in a frame.

I think McManus means that Selby knows the right shot all the time, that will give him the maximum advantage in the frame. Plus is disciplined enough to stick with it, full concentration.

sligeach

Get Alan Mcmanus off commentary, his fawning over Selby is nauseating.

Arthur Daley

Joe Johnson going on about a red to middle that hardly looked on. As if Murphy would leave it on if it wasn't safe enough

gormdubhgorm

sligeach wrote: »

Get Alan Mcmanus off commentary, his fawning over Selby is nauseating.

McManus does the same with any player that is playing well. He does not look at personalities, just the snooker shots 'in the moment'.

Excellent stuff from McManus I think.

sligeach

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

McManus does the same with any player that is playing well. He does not look at personalities, just the snooker shots 'in the moment'.

Excellent stuff from McManus I think.

I like Mcmanus, but I just find he's going over the top with the praise.

Arthur Daley

Joe's red to middle never on or he would have had a go for it there

Arthur Daley

Jammy Selby

sligeach

Selby has definitely had more of the good luck.

eric hoone

Some fluke

Augme

Massive frame now. If he wins this then very difficult position for Shaun.

FR01

sligeach wrote: »

Selby has definitely had more of the good luck.

Murphys pink today ??

gormdubhgorm

A 'Selby Snooker Strangulation' that is what I would call it now.

sligeach

Selby the Vampire sucks all the fun out of snooker.

gormdubhgorm

sligeach wrote: »

Selby has definitely had more of the good luck.

Next you will be blaming the ref!

sligeach

WTF is wrong with Murphy? His break-off is garbage, all tournament.

gormdubhgorm

sligeach wrote: »

Selby the Vampire sucks all the fun out of life.

I think it is fantastic to watch both on a snooker level, on a human level, and on a sporting level.

Look at long the pot from Selby.....

DmanDmythDledge

I really don't know what people think should have been done differently in that last frame. As soon as there was a potting chance he then went for it and took out a very good long pot. There's a reason he's won 3 of the last 7 WCs and favourite to make it 4/8.

Arthur Daley

Its like putting in a big dehumidifier in the room. That just sucks all the air out of it.

Last night Murphy thrived on the momentum.

FR01

Selby is the ultimate match snooker player - no question about it.

Absorbing match. Murphy psyched himself out earlier and has had a bad spell. But another frame to go and tomorrow is another day...

eric hoone

Just spotted the Coventry fan in his usual seat

raclle

Big frame here. Difference of going either 1 or 3 behind

gormdubhgorm

Arthur Daley wrote: »

Its like putting in a big dehumidifier in the room. That just sucks all the air out of it.

Last night Murphy thrived on the momentum.

Murphy just needs to hang on there stay with Selby. There will be chances for more fist pumps.

Mr. Guappa

raclle wrote: »

Big frame here. Difference of going either 1 or 3 behind

Or ahead, depending on who you are supporting

gormdubhgorm

eric hoone wrote: »

Just spotted the Coventry fan in his usual seat

Blue t-shirt? thought that was him alright same build.

Arthur Daley

eric hoone wrote: »

Just spotted the Coventry fan in his usual seat

New Coventry top this evening. With matching mask. The guy puts some thought into it all.

gormdubhgorm

Selby having no luck now it is all Sligeach's fault!

Great pot on the red.

raclle

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Or ahead, depending on who you are supporting

I'm neutral but I can see that looked biased

Pogue eile

FR01 wrote: »

Selby is the ultimate match snooker player - no question about it.

It has long been argued who of Hendry, Davis and Higgins were the best 'match player'

It's definitely Selby for me, insanely gritty and super intelligent player and can score briliantly as well.

gormdubhgorm

Look at that Murphy nearly angled him with the white in the jaws.

sligeach

Shaun Ballrun Murphy.

Emperor.

I'm normally only a ROS fan

Have to say though I find Selby absorbing to watch at times, with the caveat that they have to clamp down hard on timewasting as a form of gamesmanship

gormdubhgorm

Pogue eile wrote: »

It has long been argued who of Hendry, Davis and Higgina were the best 'march player'

It's definitely Selby for me, insanely gritty and super intelligent player and can score briliantly as well.

It is tough call on second place though.


But yeah, Selby is no1 at the match play I would say. The fella is nuts.

It was funny that Hendry was going pale, thinking of what it would be like to play him.

sligeach

The tippy-tappy would have eventually led somewhere.

bazermc

Rerack, dying for the jacks

gormdubhgorm

Surprised at that rerack. Thought Selby would like to keep his foot to the floor.

Maybe he just wanted to go to the jacks!?

Arthur Daley

All told I'd still back J Higgins over Selby.

Higgins also demolished Selby 2 months ago 6-0. Selby scored something like 23 points.

sligeach

FFS! How many times have I said it? Murphy's break-off is pure trash! Does he not realise? It's nearly always the same. A red sticking out for the corner, or a red to the middle.