2014 World Championship - Discussion

[alexiy]

OMFG Ronnie what tha hell was that.
And that Selby is just too lucky.I know Ronnie is bad today,but selby didn't deserve the lead, no way sir.If he wins he will be the most boring snooker world champion ever,despite the fact his nickname is "jester" he was never fun to watch.Just horrible and bad snooker, "Peter Ebdon" style.

[Ronnie's tip]

Luck already evened out in this match. Ronnie got just as much luck in the 2nd session and maybe more than Mark just did in that 3rd session.

You really think so? What about the bad luck on the green which enabled Selby to close the gap to 4 (rather than 6). There was the fluked red from Selby too in the 1st session.

There's no way ROS has had a session like that go for him. In virtually every frame things went against him. First two sessions were what you'd call normal - bit of luck here or there which will always happen. But the 3rd session was just....ridiculous. And that last frame was one of the most incredible frames I've ever seen.

[montoya10]

I don't think "destined to win" is a legit assessment of the situation. Selby wasn't anywhere near being excellent himself, but he managed to turn O'Sullivan cold, enough to make him a ghost on the table, till the interval arrived.
Then, maybe upon mulling over how he could make a great profit out of this session with his opponent playing like that, he put himself under pressure and choked hard, only to be presented with the slender's lead as a consolation prize.

With the final session coming, "I could have been X frames up" or "I could have been Y frames down" becomes equally irrelevant with a scoreline like this. To be honest, with the snooker they played in patches, someone playing his A+ game could have destroyed both of them, but it's all hypothetical, so, it's what we have at hand.

[jono*]

apparently the second session went on for too long, the tournament director had to step in and end it early

[CeeJay147]

That reaction from Selby at the end tells me one thing.. Someone's getting some action before the next session

[P.Smith]

One thing is for sure - if 'luck' is to even itself out in the final session, then ROS will be world champion again.

Luck already evened out in this match. Ronnie got just as much luck in the 2nd session and maybe more than Mark just did in that 3rd session.

[Masterdoctorgenius]

i cant see ronnie coming back. i just cant see it. he put his heart into this frame. but it was always selbys frame to win.

[brusque]

That 23rd frame was enough to break either .... I suspect it has broken ROS ..... though from ROS perspective the interval came at the perfect time ... Mark would have taken the next couple just riding the adrenaline after that

[wake_up_bomb]

It's a little bit like that since the start of the session with both lacking quality, isn't it? Nobody seems to win frames by his own ability. Really hard to believe that after 23 Frames someone is leading without showing a single fluid clearance.

Well, he did make one 74 break, but that is literally his only break big enough to win a frame in one visit.

I'm sure if he had the option, Selby would vote for the black to begin each frame tight on the bottom cushion rather than on its spot.

[Ronnie's tip]

One thing is for sure - if 'luck' is to even itself out in the final session, then ROS will be world champion again.

[Masterdoctorgenius]

ronnie has to forget about this session and play out of his skin

but i cant see it. selby is destinied to win this title

[daffie]

Beautiful...I just love all of it. The drama, the tension, the mistakes as well, the bs (with a wink) in here...it's all good

More of the same please...

[cebs]

Anyone know why this session finished early?

Only played six frames today so far, and maybe twelve later?

Also just noticed on world snooker the time says seven for tonight's session, isn't it normally eight on finals day?

Bad miss on that pink but he must have thought he needed the black.

[biffer]

I feel stressed just watching that, I can’t even comprehend what they are going through, would love Ronnie to will, but at the mo I don’t see it.

[P.Smith]

People can criticise that session all they want, but it was pure drama and Selby was absolute class up until the mid-session interval.