World Snooker Championship

[Welshy]

Normally love watching competitors like Selby in other sports - psychological domination and forcing your opponent to play your game is the definition of a winner.

But something doesn't sit right with it in snooker - if everyone played like he does, with his personality, the game would be dead as a spectacle. I guess he can only be himself so you can't criticise, and it's hard to have a personality when all you know is snooker all day every day since you were off the teat.

Mentally he is pretty unbeatable, his biggest strength. Agree with what you say and the problem is for me that he doesn't need to play that way all the time, he is clearly outstanding at every aspect of the game but when he's trying to put lower ranked players in trouble at every chance at the table it grates a bit. I realise it's ultimately a game of strategy but it also needs to generate some excitement.

Wouldn't surprise me if the game was nowhere in 15 years time, I don't know any lads who even play anymore really. I can't imagine too many youngsters hang around snooker halls these days and take it seriously with a desire to become good.

Selby has all the tools to play more expansive, but would seemingly rather grind the opponent down cautiously and force mistakes of concentration. Mourinho of snooker (except Selby's tactics still work in this day and age).

 

[evilwebby]

Williams playing very well here.. O'Sullivan doesn't look like he's getting back into this right now.

 

[Welshy]

Ronnie back in it and he gifted the first frame away this afternoon as well.

You feel he can't go to 10-6 when coming back tonight though, it would be too much to ask. Needs to be 9-7.

 

[summerisle]

Nothing like Ronnie in full flow, now 8-7.

 

[evilwebby]

Trump getting knocked out throws this thing wide open. The snooker he produced last year was incredible and had he done the same this year I think he would have cakewalked it.

 

[blue to the bone]

Ronnie after giftin williams that frame there. 10.9 behind now. If he loses the next frame the head could go again

 

[Cmonefcsortitout!]

That was a great hundred from Ronnie. This could go either way, but I hope Ronnie wins, then hammers Selby.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

That was a great hundred from Ronnie. This could go either way, but I hope Ronnie wins, then hammers Selby.

Anyone but Ronnie. Complete Rsole!

 

[blue to the bone]

The break here to go 12 10 up was absolutely brilliant.

 

[Welshy]

That 133 was just sublime to watch, it's just so fluid to watch as he works every positional shot out so quickly in his head. His snooker brain is off the chart in terms of his awareness of the result of little cannons that he intends to play.

 

[Cmonefcsortitout!]

Anyone but Ronnie. Complete Rsole!

Great to watch when he’s playing well though. Makes it look easy, which anybody who has played snooker, knows it isn’t.

 

[blue to the bone]

Great to watch when he’s playing well though. Makes it look easy, which anybody who has played snooker, knows it isn’t.

Better then watching the other robots for sure.

 

[JobForTheMoyes]

Great to watch when he’s playing well though. Makes it look easy, which anybody who has played snooker, knows it isn’t.

I prefer peak White or Trump though. They can play more unique shots.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Selby v Ronnie gonna be a cracker

 

[blue to the bone]

I prefer peak White or Trump though. They can play more unique shots.

What ! Sullivan can play shots others would not even think of playing.