Betfred.com World Snooker Championship Q-Final Discussion

[FOXMULDER]

Ouch, poor Ding. Selby is such a lucky player. He seems to get away with everything, like he did against Hendry.

I think Ding really needs this frame.

[cueman]

Ouch, poor Ding. Selby is such a lucky player. He seems to get away with everything, like he did against Hendry.

I think Ding really needs this frame.

Couldn't agree more, also Selby has really slowed it down as usual, shame refs aren't strong enough to have a word with him, took nearly two minutes to pot a red there which just isn't on IMO.

[zombieman]

I started watching the still picture on the Ronnie/Higgins stream, it's more exciting than Selby's play for sure.

[missneworleans]

Whatever but Selby's tactics is working and he is playing well too-Ding had one scoring opportunity in fact!

[scapps42]

Mark Selby is having so much luck that i don't think ding is gonna pot another ball , plus Selby has slowed the pace down so much in this match that he should get a warning

[Odrl]

What a nervy shot that was from O'Sullivan. He's missed a few in this match, but not sitters like that.

He's played quite a few like that against Higgins in recent years, the one in the 2009 Grand Prix being particularly memorable. I can't help thinking the poor head-to-head record he has against Higgins recently is on his mind.

[snoopy2608]

fair play to Selby - come on Ding, come out after the interval and show what you can do.

btw for those of you who know the rules why wasn't Selby called for a foul and miss on the last red - I know Ding needed millions of snookers but Selby could see the red and if he missed it 3 times he would forfeit the frame.........

[FOXMULDER]

Nobody makes clearances like that like Higgins...

[cueman]

No way back for Ronnie from here. Credit to Higgins, he isn't playing anywhere near his best yet is still producing clearences under pressure.

[breakman16]

No way back for Ronnie from here. Credit to Higgins, he isn't playing anywhere near his best yet is still producing clearences under pressure.

It's what true pure winners do!!!

[lawrywild]

No way back for Ronnie now I think

[Billy]

Can't say I'm looking forward to Higgins in the final. He's bores me rigid and is absolutley void of flare and style. I don't care how good he is, it's no substitute for flare and style.

[whirlwind78]

Re: the first frame of the Higgins - Ronnie evening session; can someone please explain what the rule is for foul and a miss, and the free ball. When does it become a free ball? What is the difference between foul, and foul and a miss?

[Billy]

Oops posted twice because my first wasn't showing up when I checked.

[lawrywild]

Re: the first frame of the Higgins - Ronnie evening session; can someone please explain what the rule is for foul and a miss, and the free ball. When does it become a free ball? What is the difference between foul, and foul and a miss?

With foul and miss the cue ball can be put back, can't with just a foul.

It's a miss if the player doesn't try hard enough to hit the ball (some BS along these lines) it's pretty much always a miss unless it's impossible to hit the ball. (or the player needs snookers)

free ball when it's a foul and the player can't hit both sides of the next object ball directly.