World Snooker Championship 2021

gormdubhgorm

Straight as an arrow that red.
Lovely cueing.
Parting the red sea did not work though!

DelBoy Trotter

Been a while since Murphy had won a frame in one visit. It was even more important that he didn’t give Selby the chance of playing for snookers and dragging out the end of the frame

What a red... Living up to his nickname.... noice

Muppet Man

Mr Murphy has balls of steel... love the way he isnt giving up the fight.

Gwan Spud! Do it for the Irish

Some bottle this boy :):)

hawaii501

2 brilliant long reds followed by the blue, he is going for it now.
Hopefully wins this frame to make it more interesting.

sligeach

Shaun should have gone for the higher red and up for the blue.

Strumms

How fast did that white slow and stop trying to get on the pink.?.. still think this is a weird table.

gormdubhgorm

Jayus Murphy is sparking now. Has the eye in.
Back of my mind though he is liable to fluff an easy shot.

End of break this time no harm done. At least some sort of pressure on Selby now.

gormdubhgorm

Very good safety from Murphy as well, for a change. Controlling the table.

Holy Diver

Murphy’s cue ball control ultimately letting him down in this match. Score could be a lot different if he didn’t continually break down by losing position mid break. It’s not as if he isn’t getting the chances, because he definitely is.

charolais0153

Has to go on and win this won, put the pressure on Selby a bit

Holy Diver

Holy Diver wrote: »

Murphy’s cue ball control ultimately letting him down in this match. Score could be a lot different if he didn’t continually break down by losing position mid break. It’s not as if he isn’t getting the chances, because he definitely is.

I rest my case!

testtech05

Big positional mistake again. Needs to win this frame. Pity the white just slid past the brown

gormdubhgorm

Holy Diver wrote: »

I rest my case!

He almost hits the ball 'too well' sometimes. To much power a 3litre cue action.

gormdubhgorm

Feck all wrong with Murphy's long potting though.

HeidiHeidi

How many more frames in this session can anyone tell me please?

sligeach

Great stuff from Shaun. Next frame is so crucial.

The thing is though, he's breaking off.

sligeach

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

How many more frames in this session can anyone tell me please?

One.

gormdubhgorm

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

How many more frames in this session can anyone tell me please?

Is it one after this one?

Say Your Number

Fair play to Murphy.

This is very entertaining.

Holy Diver

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Feck all wrong with Murphy's long potting though.

Ridiculous potting alright.

kegg

G'man Shaun!

charolais0153

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Is it one after this one?

Yeah. His tail is up, confidence is an amazing thing

He's in Beast Mode - he's found 4th gear.... Hon the Irish

dobman88

Another fist pump. Great to see a bit of emotion. Hopefully he's as fired up as he seems now. He did well to get back to 2 frames, hopefully wins the last one now and sets it up nicely for tonight

gormdubhgorm

Love how Hendry and Trump are so engrossed in it. Top pros they may be. But they are snooker fans when all is said and done.

DelBoy Trotter

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

How many more frames in this session can anyone tell me please?

Last frame of the session. If Murphy wins it, it’ll be 13-12 going into tonight’s session and it would be very interesting

sligeach

What TF is wrong with Shaun? It's beyond ridiculous at this point with his break-off and none of the pro's have said anything about it.

gormdubhgorm

Selby must have ice in veins. Pressure is for tyres and all that...

~Rebel~

Leaving that red on the break each time is so weird..

hawaii501

Great pot by Selby but what is Murphy doing with his break again, surely must know by now that he's giving Selby a 'half chance' every time!

kegg

Is Shauns couch not telling him about his bad break offs on purpose!?

dobman88

sligeach wrote: »

What TF is wrong with Shaun? It's beyond ridiculous at this point with his break-off and none of the pro's have said anything about it.

They mentioned it earlier on BBC and said he would need to sort it out to stop leaving pots on for Selby. Not much more they can do or say about it tbf

raclle

Same as last night, the difference between 1 and 3 frames

Strumms

sligeach wrote: »

What TF is wrong with Shaun? It's beyond ridiculous at this point with his break-off and none of the pro's have said anything about it.

Just about to post the same, he is leaving a red almost every time.

He’s very much second favorite now in this frame the way the balls are.

sligeach

dobman88 wrote: »

They mentioned it earlier on BBC and said he would need to sort it out to stop leaving pots on for Selby. Not much more they can do or say about it tbf

I don't remember that. I must have missed it. Was it on BBC?

dobman88

sligeach wrote: »

I don't remember that. I must have missed it. Was it on BBC?

Yes. It was just after he left an obvious red on. Think it was McManus who briefly mentioned he needed to do better with leaving balls on.

I dont think any studio pundits have mentioned or discussed it.

raclle

That "finish him off" comment from someone in the audience :mad: that should rile Murphy up if anything

~Rebel~

Some asshole in the crowd there... "Finish him off". As if he's talking to the tv in his living room, and not out loud at the event in front of the player he's talking about being 'finished off'.

That sort of ignorant comment should see someone ejected imo.

Passenger

Eurosport commentators have Selby as world champion already.

sligeach

Aww, damn it anyway!

Strumms

More good fortune for Selby.

walshb

What was Doherty thinking saying Selby could go for that red to right middle?

~Rebel~

That was a total disaster of a frame from Shaun, and totally unnecessarily.

gormdubhgorm

Passenger wrote: »

Eurosport commentators have Selby as world champion already.

Sure Ronnie had Murphy written off in the Semi-Final. That eejit Colin Murray was eulogising about Kyren, making up puns and platitudes.
There is a certain level of 'gobsh!tness', tabloid stuff on Eurosport that I don't like.

As for Ronnie great player he may be. Best player of all time etc. But sh!te pundit. Can barely speak, can't even say 'session' for example.

Arthur Daley

In the tightest final is can only be 13-12 going into the final night. It's often 14-11. All to play for, but again, Shaun needs a strong start, he needs at least 3-1 before the interval tonight.

19 years since we had a final frame decider folks

Augme

Massive ve ask now for Shaun. Murphy almost seems resigned to defeat you'd feel.

walshb

Arthur Daley wrote: »

In the tightest final is can only be 13-12 going into the final night. It's often 14-11. All to play for, but again, Shaun needs a strong start, he needs at least 3-1 before the interval tonight.

19 years since we had a final frame decider folks

2002...

Epic final frame. One my fav crucible moments.

Next to wanting Ken to win in 1997, 1998 and 2003, I have not rooted for any player more to win..

Although Ken was never in it in 1998.

Strumms

Yep Seán needs 3-1 minimum... Selby will be more that satisfied with 2-2.