2017 World Championship - Main Event

[Ronnie's tip]

Really hope Ding can win the whole thing. A Selby/Higgins final would be between my two least favorite players at the top (Higgins only because he'd equal ROS' 5 WC).

[peterpackage]

cmon ding ! now onto Selby !

[Erwan_BZH]

Well done Ding!!! First win for him vs ROS in ten years apparently !!

[VillaGuy]

Nearly had a tear in my eye there, great for Ding, Ronnie came short really in the second session. Wouldn't mind if Ding won the Worlds now

[cueman]

Super lucky from ding, hes had those flicks behind bulk colors at least 4 times throughout the match and all were very costly for Ronnie. That being said he played very well and punished Ronnie for the mistakes he did make.

Its a really important thing, especially at this level. A lot of those safety shots were poor and turned out so fortunate and put Ronnie in a lot of trouble. People will say Ronnie played poor but when you are playing an opponent who is getting these flicks and putting you in trouble its so hard to take.

[karlos fandango]

Well done Ding..and awesome to see Ronnie showing him the respect he deserves....great match

[thevenue2]

Really hope Ding can win the whole thing. A Selby/Higgins final would be between my two least favorite players at the top.

Agreed, Higgins should have been banned for far longer (or life) for CHEATING. Selby is just, well.... Selby is Selby!

[The Rook]

10 years? I never realised.

Well done Ding!

[richiet]

It really doesn't! People like to think it does but I watch all matches closely and you always see one player get more run than another and quite often its them that wins at this level.

As Gary Player used to say... "It's funny that the more I practice, the luckier I get"

[Ronnie's tip]

It's now the longest period of time for O'Sullivan between World Title wins (if he ever wins again). Who would have thought that after the 2013 WC double?

[JimMalone]

Great performance by Ding. He kept calm this time and made a great break to win the match.

[Cue crafty]

That was a thing of beauty! The Padawan conquers the master! Wonderful sportsmanship and genuine love shown for the game.

Now I want battle royal to be held in a Ding - Selby semi final that goes down in history and tops 18m viewers!

:snooker:

[JimMalone]

It really doesn't! People like to think it does but I watch all matches closely and you always see one player get more run than another and quite often its them that wins at this level.

While luck isn't always the same over the course of one match I watched this match also very closely and this was definitely one, where the balls didn't favour one player over the other. Both had their fair share of lucky touches and runs.

[attilahun]

Its a really important thing, especially at this level. A lot of those safety shots were poor and turned out so fortunate and put Ronnie in a lot of trouble. People will say Ronnie played poor but when you are playing an opponent who is getting these flicks and putting you in trouble its so hard to take.

Indeed...in fact the safety shots were the only thing Ding was superior. And long potting but it was close. Everything else was in Ronnie favor...still not enough to win...those flicks really made a diffetence in such a close match.

[stephenm2682]

That was a thing of beauty! The Padawan conquers the master! Wonderful sportsmanship and genuine love shown for the game.

Now I want battle royal to be held in a Ding - Selby final that goes down in history and tops 18m viewers!

:snooker:

Semi final??