Sky Sports Mark Selby show

'The programme will be available On Demand from 9am Monday March 2nd, and uploaded to Youtube immediatley after by snookerroom.ru.'

Some Ronnie fans think that they are Ronnie fans, not snooker fans.

I admire Mark Selby, though he's not my snooker idol.

Not my favourite player by any stretch, but I've learnt to respect Selby more since he became World Champion.

Doubt I'll be watching much of the Shootout, but I'll definitely give this a watch.

Nice copying of ROS and Eurosport!

Just watched this amazing documentary on Selby, and all I can say is Mark deserves absolutely everything he gets from the game.

He's worked so so hard to be where he is, he came through a tough background, especially after his parents split up and his father died of cancer when he was only 16.

He never gave up, and fulfilled the promised he had made to his dad shortly before he passed away: that he would become World Champ.

Not gonna lie, I didn't enjoy Selby beating my favourite player in a World Final at all, but at the same time as I said above he deserves everything for what he had to come through and the sheer effort he puts in. I almost cried when in the show they showed Selby potting the last few balls to become World Champ and the fact that when he was on the final pink and black he was thinking there wasn't a chance in a million years he would miss them, and of course he didn't and made a superb clearance to make his father's dream a reality.

Quite ironic I felt emotional for him especially when it was against my favourite player but Selby is a class act and truly deserves everything from the game.

Great documentary it was.

I couldn't watch it :( Is there anywhere that can replay it?

Clara8633 wrote:I couldn't watch it :( Is there anywhere that can replay it?

It's on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ1PEZoDj_k

streamer45 wrote:

Clara8633 wrote:I couldn't watch it :( Is there anywhere that can replay it?

It's on youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ1PEZoDj_k

I didn't find that Thanks for the link.

i am not gonna lie. Huge respect for selby.

but was it neccesary to analyze the miss on the PINK. selby noticed every motion ronnie made before the shot. Deep breath etc.

That miss decicded the match imo. every1 can disagree but 12-11 had been a mental advantage after had lost so many frames on the trot and to win the last two would have given ronnie some kind of relief

same as selby felt after the first day only being 7-10 down. he must have felt he won the match.

masterdoctorgenius wrote:That miss decicded the match imo. every1 can disagree but 12-11 had been a mental advantage after had lost so many frames on the trot and to win the last two would have given ronnie some kind of relief

I don't think Selby would lose that final even if ROS potted the pink. He'd already lost to Higgins in his last WC final after a comeback like this one, so this time he was determined the same thing didn't happen again.

Clara8633 wrote:

masterdoctorgenius wrote:That miss decicded the match imo. every1 can disagree but 12-11 had been a mental advantage after had lost so many frames on the trot and to win the last two would have given ronnie some kind of relief

I don't think Selby would lose that final even if ROS potted the pink. He'd already lost to Higgins in his last WC final after a comeback like this one, so this time he was determined the same thing didn't happen again.

Yeah Clara I too don't agree with masterdoctor, even if Ronnie had potted the pink and gone 12-11 up I still think Selby would win the match. He was right back in it again, and if that happened the upper hand would have still been on Selby.

The "ifs" don't matter much now, but yeah even if Ronnie won the last 2 frames of 3rd session the Final outcome would have been the same, maybe closer, something like 18-15 or 18-16 in Selby's favour.

TheRocket wrote:Ronnie lost the match in the first two sessions. Scoring-wise Selby was struggling heavily and Ronnie had chances in all frames. He should have led at least 11:6, maybe even 12:5 after the first day.

If there was a keyball in the whole match, it was the silly black, Ronnie missed off the spot in the 15th frame. Remember. He made two brillant one visit breaks to go 10:5 up and it looked he'd overrun Selby at that moment. Especially as the opening red of Ronnie was a real cracker.

But the missed black turned everything into the wrong direction from his point of his view. It gave Selby the boost and belief he needed and when he won the last two frames and came back to 10:7, it felt like he won the session, considering, how he was struggling. I think, both players would agree with that.

After that Ronnie became weaker and Selby stronger, especially his safety game was really superb and the comeback looked to be inevitable.

Btw. Interesting documentary. I enjoyed it. We're just seeing the players on television. It's good to learn something about the person himself.

Yeah I too mentioned more than once that missed black off its spot changed the whole match. He was leading 10-5, golden chance for 11-5, went to check his cue for whatever reason, that broke his focus, and bang, he misses.

At the time though, I said I would have taken a 10-7 lead all day long, better than being behind I suppose, but the way the 10-7 came is what changed the whole match. As you say, 11-6 or even 12-5 and I dont think Selby would have won.

The pink ball didnt turn things around, they were already turned, it only made things worse, but the damage was already done. The 3rd session was a pain to watch as a Ronnie fan, in the 4th I was relaxed because I knew sooner or later he would lose.

Anyway, Ronnie put that defeat behind him and duly won the CoC and more importantly the UK in a decider. I would love of course if he wins the Worlds this season, but even if he doesn't winning the UK Champs makes this season a fairly good one for him.

TheRocket wrote:And yes. It would be brillant if he wins another world again. 6 would be perfect, having the same number as the Nugget but it's gonna be difficult, especially as he's kinda struggling so far in this new year. He needs to find his form back. Atm I wouldn't say that he's the main favourite. Robertson and even Selby (since German Masters) seem to be in better form.

For me the 3 main contenders for the Worlds, whatever happens for the rest of the season are: Robertson, Selby, Murphy.

I put Ronnie and Trump behind them, some may not agree with it, but that's how I see it anyway.

Andre147 wrote:

TheRocket wrote:And yes. It would be brillant if he wins another world again. 6 would be perfect, having the same number as the Nugget but it's gonna be difficult, especially as he's kinda struggling so far in this new year. He needs to find his form back. Atm I wouldn't say that he's the main favourite. Robertson and even Selby (since German Masters) seem to be in better form.

For me the 3 main contenders for the Worlds, whatever happens for the rest of the season are: Robertson, Selby, Murphy.

I put Ronnie and Trump behind them, some may not agree with it, but that's how I see it anyway.

I'd go along with that assessment. I don't think it would be the worst thing in the world for Ronnie to go into this year's tournament without the favourite's tag. Could release the pressure a little hopefully.

Selby won't win it, that's for sure. Of course he's more than capable of beating anyone in the tournament, but the one thing he cannot beat is The Crucible Curse.

TheRocket wrote:Btw. Interesting documentary. I enjoyed it. We're just seeing the players on television. It's good to learn something about the person himself

I liked the documentary too, but unfortunately already knew almost all the details in it before I watched it. Though I've never seen most of the pictures before so that was something new.

LOLZ at where this thead ended up. Ronnie and his pink.

I thought this doc was OK, it could have been way better. It was repetitive and didn't say a lot. Having said that, I also cried, it's a great story of dedication.

Dan-cat wrote:LOLZ at where this thead ended up. Ronnie and his pink.

I thought this doc was OK, it could have been way better. It was repetitive and didn't say a lot. Having said that, I also cried, it's a great story of dedication.

Once again, it was masterdoctor who first brought it up

some shots u never forget.

jimmy white fans wont ever forget that missed black off its spot in the WC final.