2013 Masters discussion

[PatBlock]

Last night was always going to be a tough show to follow, but not a bad final anyway,
I've loved this tournament overall, it's been great.

As others have said, a well deserved victory for a made of granite competitor, nice one Mark.

Oh, and @SouthPaw, my commiserations m8, close but no cigar.

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[Odrl]

It was a great week of snooker, unusually rich in close finishes and comebacks.

Not the highest quality tonight, but still quite intriguing, and it only needed another effort from Robertson to make it really interesting.

I think this now makes Selby the first player in something like nine years to win two consecutive major events in the same season, and the only player other than O'Sullivan and Higgins to hold two of the big three in a long time. Not bad. :smile:

[streamer45]

Amazing, what an effort by Mark! He won his third Masters title only a month after UK championship.

[cally]

Gonna take some stopping at the worlds eh..

Who's gonna stop him? Hmmm.. what a match player though, one of the best i;ve seen fairplay..

And i'm not a big fan of his, but credit where it's due..

Hopefully Ron rocks up and steals the show.. COME ON RON you know you wanna...

[The Rook]

Well done Mark, yet another major title, and yet another 10-6 win!

How anyone can put a victory with a four frame margin down to "luck" is beyond me!

[Gerry Armstrong]

Congratulations to Mark Selby, best player won on the day.

[cally]

Thankyou and goodnight ...

Done and dusted...

[daffie]

Well that's it then. Congratulations to Mark...well played. Too bad for Neil, he missed too many chances really and didn't play his own game to the fullest. Selby had lady luck on his side for most of the match, but Robertson let him off the hook too often as well.

It was an ok final, not very exciting though and not nearly close enough to my taste But I had already been treated to an incredible semi final plus an excellent tournament, so can't complain really.

It's been fun. I'll be up in 6 hours for work, so off to bed now. See you guys in Germany...

'Night all

[streamer45]

C'mon Mark, you are quite there!

[brusque]

Selby did not moan .. got down and potted the red .. what a stroll in the park this masters final has been for him. Well done Selby ... well deserved!!!

[jrc750]

Superb red

[PatBlock]

I think one of Hearns next moves should be to get rid of the audience earphones for commentary. Couldn't believe Dennis was cracking jokes that he knows are going to make the audience at least snigger if not laugh out loud like they did with the 'I used to have a shirt like that' comment, when a player is down on a shot. I have to admit I was laughing with the rest of them, but there's been a number of occasions since their introduction where a player has been interrupted on the shot because of a sudden outburst of laughter because of something that's been said in the commentary box.

I agree, very unprofessional and thoughtless.

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[brusque]

there we go again .. selby misses black .. leaves pretty much nothing ... robertson pots a nice long red .. finds himself snookered

[daffie]

I think one of Hearns next moves should be to get rid of the audience earphones for commentary. Couldn't believe Dennis was cracking jokes that he knows are going to make the audience at least snigger if not laugh out loud like they did with the 'I used to have a shirt like that' comment, when a player is down on a shot. I have to admit I was laughing with the rest of them, but there's been a number of occasions since their introduction where a player has been interrupted on the shot because of a sudden outburst of laughter.

Agree completely...not done Dennis! Not a problem for Selby, but Neil was battling for an all important frame.

[Billy]

I think one of Hearns next moves should be to get rid of the audience earphones for commentary. Couldn't believe Dennis was cracking jokes that he knows are going to make the audience at least snigger if not laugh out loud like they did with the 'I used to have a shirt like that' comment, when a player is down on a shot. I have to admit I was laughing with the rest of them, but there's been a number of occasions since their introduction where a player has been interrupted on the shot because of a sudden outburst of laughter because of something that's been said in the commentary box.