2016 World Championship discussion

[scarfacechen]

FML

GG Selby WP

[Billy]

Wow! Not even I was expecting that! Virtual silence. I actually feel a bit bad for Selby now.

[jonny66]

Just browse through the last 20 pages or so and you'll find the reasons. The man is painful to watch. He plays dull, ugly snooker, and is constantly looking up at the crowd when he misses or plays a good shot, as though he has some kind of bond and that everyone is rooting for him.

Just listen to the cheer for Ding when he accepts his runner-up cheque, compared to the one for Selby when he takes the trophy. That's all I'm saying. Very unpopular winner, and for good reason.

I think he's looking up at his wife/mates when he does that.

[billabong]

Just browse through the last 20 pages or so and you'll find the reasons. The man is painful to watch. He plays dull, ugly snooker, and is constantly looking up at the crowd when he misses or plays a good shot, as though he has some kind of bond and that everyone is rooting for him.

Just listen to the cheer for Ding when he accepts his runner-up cheque, compared to the one for Selby when he takes the trophy. That's all I'm saying. Very unpopular winner, and for good reason.

Maybe the ones who don't "hate" him just like snooker of all varieties,

but don't feel the need to let everyone know they don't "hate" him ?


Silent majority and all that ?


Well played Mark, and thanks to both him and Ding for making it a very entertaining final . :snooker:

[Billy]

Century breaks get a bigger round of applause than that!

[Reidowen94]

Sad for Ding. Hope he can come back strong next year. Congrats to Selby I guess.

[DeanH]

2016 World Championship discussion

well done Selby
x2 world champ

well done Ding, you will be back

[liquid_symphony]

Just browse through the last 20 pages or so and you'll find the reasons. The man is painful to watch. He plays dull, ugly snooker, and is constantly looking up at the crowd when he misses or plays a good shot, as though he has some kind of bond and that everyone is rooting for him.

Just listen to the cheer for Ding when he accepts his runner-up cheque, compared to the one for Selby when he takes the trophy. That's all I'm saying. Very unpopular winner, and for good reason.

could not agree more

[spike]

Selby finding it difficult to crack a smile.

[Catch 22]

Just browse through the last 20 pages or so and you'll find the reasons. The man is painful to watch. He plays dull, ugly snooker, and is constantly looking up at the crowd when he misses or plays a good shot, as though he has some kind of bond and that everyone is rooting for him.

Just listen to the cheer for Ding when he accepts his runner-up cheque, compared to the one for Selby when he takes the trophy. That's all I'm saying. Very unpopular winner, and for good reason.

Can you show us on this doll where it was Selby hurt you

[snookerfran]

Oh no, I have just realised Selby will be World Champion for a WHOLE YEAR.

Argh.

[daffie]

Selby finding it difficult to crack a smile.

He has not seemed happy or his usual self of late. No sure what's been happening in his private life but not everything's hunky dory is my feeling.

[Tim65]

Selby had a good run of the ball all the way thru the final.Ding was definitely the best player over the two weeks.Selby was very poor but had an easy draw.

[P.Smith]

A lot of the reasons are nonsense though, looking up to the crowd (it's the same spot virtually every time to his friends/wife but we'll ignore that I guess) - is that some criminal offence or something?

He may be dull if you're watching snooker just for balls going in pockets but there is A LOT more to the game then that and always will be. You shouldn't even watch snooker if you can't appreciate how Selby utilises his own game to beat two of the greatest break builders the game has seen in O'Sullivan and Ding.

All you need to know is that people decide who they like and who they dislike early on and then they search for reasons to justify that dislike, no matter how irrational.

Anyway, well played mark. Disappointed for ding but he had a great run this year and went some way to amending his mediocre crucible record. Hopefully he takes confidence from this and goes on to win within the next few years.

[liquid_symphony]

Oh no, I have just realised Selby will be World Champion for a WHOLE YEAR.

Argh.

be strong mate