Shanghai Masters Semi Finals Discussion!!!!

what a match winning snooker that was....

steve mcQueen

Hallett struggling to spit those words out

great..cant see the end although I probably dont want too!

well played carter hope to rubbish you dont cockerel up tomorrow after this performance which has been the best of the tournament.

me either, and can't find a feed. Carter won anyway, that's pretty obvious looking at the set up when they left the coverage. You can only say well played to him because he was playing superb

Selby will be really gutted he's blew off the easiest chance to win a ranker something he doesn't seem to be able to do otherwise

Hmm yes shame. oh well. To be honest Id rather see burnett win tomorrow although I probably fancy carter. Hope also some high quality and a tight tense finish.

How many points is there if you predict a correct finalist?

Black2white wrote:Selby will be really gutted he's blew off the easiest chance to win a ranker something he doesn't seem to be able to do otherwise

I don't know about blowing the easiest chance to win a ranker - who would fancy their chances against Carter when he's playing like that?

Any official end to the match please?

Yep, 6-2

Carter must have been bucking good odds to win this thang @ 1-4 down yesterday goddammit.

How many points is there if you predict a correct finalist?

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Cheers, well done carter..deserved that tbh.

Sonny wrote:I don't know about blowing the easiest chance to win a ranker - who would fancy their chances against Carter when he's playing like that?

just too disappointed
I saw only live scores actually but if I got it right he had his chances?

And next week there will again be some mug to say Carter is boring and blahblah...
Well done Ali! Played some fantastic snooker there.

Not really. I'm gutted too, especially as I was expecting a close match and am a Selby fan. I feel flat now and won't be getting up early tomorrow as I thought I would. It's going to be a first session on Sky+ at x6 speed for me.

Sonny wrote:

Black2white wrote:Selby will be really gutted he's blew off the easiest chance to win a ranker something he doesn't seem to be able to do otherwise

I don't know about blowing the easiest chance to win a ranker - who would fancy their chances against Carter when he's playing like that?

yes before the match you would say a easy chance however the way carter played it was anything but easy

At 2-0 it was easy. It was easy until that what can only be described as a phenomenal clearance in the 4th frame. Carter came to the table with a red on every cushion (apart from baulk so 5 reds on cushions) and cleared up. After that his pants were on fire and he couldn't miss. Add to that his safety game which is better than I've ever seen him play and hey presto: 6 frames on the bounce from 2-0 down.

It was only the Eurosport commentators who called the clearance before it happened - "Chance for 2-2" they said as Selby missed a pink to middle. To clear from there is something you only see a couple of times a season maybe. He played every shot perfectly and never ran out of position, bringing the reds out one by one and retaining position.

Without that break, 3-1 to Selby at the interval = different game. It changed the match but his play after that was inspired.

All of my predictions wrong (well, except Selby not winning), only watching the last frame now, great Ali's performance so far. Made up for all the poor ones before, I hope he'll celebrate winning the title tomorrow.

funny how both finalists in this has had rubbish time in the PTC

Carter at 73 with 700 and Burnett at 105 with 200.

wildJONESEYE wrote:funny how both finalists in this has had poo time in the PTC

Carter at 73 with 700 and Burnett at 105 with 200.

You call it funny, other people aren't surprised at all

Bourne wrote:

wildJONESEYE wrote:funny how both finalists in this has had poo time in the PTC

Carter at 73 with 700 and Burnett at 105 with 200.

You call it funny, other people aren't surprised at all

No I'm not as Ali only competed in two events and Jamie in one ... so they could hardly be very high up there.

Bourne wrote:

wildJONESEYE wrote:funny how both finalists in this has had poo time in the PTC

Carter at 73 with 700 and Burnett at 105 with 200.

You call it funny, other people aren't surprised at all

yes yes yes Ding and Robbo cocked it up though didnt they

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