2014 World Championship - Discussion

[daffie]

Amazing comeback from Selby. He's so mentally strong, it's unreal. Simply refuses to lose.

I can't believe people are calling his style boring. There's a reason the game is called 'snooker', you know. Safeties, positional play and errors are just as much a part of it as potting reds in quick succession.

Selby and O'Sullivan are two of my favourites, but I've been rooting for Selby in this match and I'm hoping he doesn't lose momentum any time soon.

Selby's purpose there today isn't to entertain those watching - it's to win the freakin' match, and the World Championship title. He's played these last five frames very, very effectively to claw his way back towards accomplishing that goal - more power to him in hoping he continues in that stead.

He plays in a style to win... if you don't like that, that's your prerogative, but I personally think it's ridiculous to fault a player for playing with a strategically smart mentality.

Give me five more frames like the last five, please.

Couldn't have said any of the above better myself...I wholeheartedly agree.

Good match this!

[Ronnie's tip]

It's like one of those football matches where the team just parks the bus and stays defensive. Horrible to watch.

As Pep Guardiola said, if you don't care for entertaining the fans they might as well not watch and just find out the result after it's finished.

[Masterdoctorgenius]

nothing going for ronnie

[jrc750]

luck he's had has been unreal, and he's doing his usual bore his opponent to sleep so the push the boat out to make something happen or they'd be there all day. Bloody awful to watch!

People must be watching a different match to me ????

[scottley]

Maybe cause you're supporting your local boy Selby and overlook it all.

I appreciate good match snooker no matter who plays it.

[Atypical Male]

"OMG, Selby was SO LUCKY to have just sunk that smashing long pot!! I can't believe his luck!!"

*LOL*

[Ronnie's tip]

Selby's getting all the run here. ROS getting nothing.

[Masterdoctorgenius]

this selby is so lucky

[scottley]

C'mon the rabbits foot!

[gavpowell]

You are asking WHY O'Sullivan's head is gone and started playing badly? Have you watched snooker at all in the past 20 years?

I don't see that his head has gone at all - he's been playing relatively poorly all tournament but why is it that if Ronnie plays badly his head has just gone, whereas everyone else has been exhausted by the schedule? Maybe the other finalists over the yeears have struggled with the pressure?

[Masterdoctorgenius]

this is some kind of ****ty stuff
misses red leaves nothing on

ronnie leaves red all over the place

[daffie]

So the Ronnie 'fans' applying their usual tactics...coughing loudly just when Selby delivers the cue...typical losers mentality that. Just wait for the phones start ringing on Mark's shots...

[vdking114]

Ronnie has lost 5 frames in a row and about to be 6...

[jrc750]

Ronnie just hit that green with no real thought, Selby would have had the white in a better spot

[JimMalone]

I really can't understand the hate for Selby.
Sure, everybody has his own preferences when watching snooker. But after all he has proven often, though not in the first two sessions of the final, he is a great break-builder as well.

As for myself I love watching Selby. He is a great all-around player. He is able to score high, when needed, but is also a great tactician and plays excellent safeties.

Selby vs. Robertson in the semifinal was probably the best match I've seen in the last two or three years.