2014 World Championship - Discussion

[richo]

Selby has put Ronnie to sleep.

Or should we say...he's been 'tortured'.

Very good job there is a break now, Ronnie has had enough already. It's not fun to watch this sort of snooker though.

[nicklowry12]

I think Ronnie is lucky he won the first 3 frames, he seems to be losing the plot. If this started happening just one or two frames earlier Selby might have won this session...

[montoya10]

Yet another incredibly cagey frame. A bit of a struggle to play on this table.

[Masterdoctorgenius]

same tournaments points. but selby had more frames to play with

[Ronnie's tip]

ROS needs this frame you feel. I fear for tonight if he misses and Selby takes it.

[trains]

Don't think I'd have him that high, maybe just squeezing inside the top 10 but never top 5. Williams, Higgins, Hendry, Davis, Ronnie for me the best 5 of all time. You would have to look at others like Robertson before naming Selby because until he wins a WC its hard to class anyone that good because you simply have to have a world title on your CV to be classed a real great of the game.

The comeback v Higgins in the 07 final and the consistency since along with his match play and temperament puts him in the top 5 imo,Robertson is somewhere around there too and Selby and Robertson are both imo slightly better players than Mark Williams,the top 16 now is harder than 99 - 03 when Williams made his mark,Selby and Robertson are both better than Hendry too for the same reasons,its subjective of course.

[richo]

The comeback v Higgins in the 07 final and the consistency since along with his match play and temperament puts him in the top 5 imo,Robertson is somewhere around there too and Selby and Robertson are both imo slightly better players than Mark Williams,the top 16 now is harder than 99 - 03 when Williams made his mark,Selby and Robertson are both better than Hendry too for the same reasons,its subjective of course.

I sometimes forget about Mark Williams. At his best he was great to watch. I would have him up there as a long potter ahead of Robertson.

[Ronnie's tip]

ROS needs this frame you feel. I fear for tonight if he misses and Selby takes it.

And there you go. If ROS leaves tonight with a lead, I'm never going to make a prediction ever again.

[Masterdoctorgenius]

ronnie is the better player by far and deserved at least a lead

[Ronnie's tip]

Oh my god. What a lucky git!

[montoya10]

Wow, drama..

[richo]

Selby so lucky...again.

[cyberheater]

Amazing fluke and an amazing miss on the black. Unbelievable.

Ronnie looks bored.

[brusque]

bad miss by Mark ... 4-4 would have been perfect but 5-3 is OK after being 3-0 down

[cueman]

Selby bottled that black.