Dafabet Masters - The Final: Mark Selby v Ronnie O'Sullivan

Can't wait for this one, I'll be an almost neutral today slightly rooting for selby because if he won it would crush some of his more manic fans(no one here).

That said my head thinks it will be a ronnie win and my heart thinks the same :)

I hope it's a great match and that Selby doesn't use his usual grinding tactics to diminish it as a spectacle.

Prediction - 10-7 O'Sullivan.

Been another enjoyable year of Masters snooker with some tense final frame deciders and upsets, hoping we get a final that goes all the way tonight

I think Ronnie is slight favourite to win because he will cope better with Selby's style of play these days. Also Selby will have to play better than he has recently as he only seems to play well for 3 - 4 frames and then he has to grind again. If this happens today Ronnie will be to far ahead and he won't be able to come back. Any way I am hoping it will be a classic but I am going for a Ronnie win 10 - 6 or 10 - 8.

Today's the big day

It's going to be very tense, especially in that second session. Selby will try to replicate his 2013 Masters final performance, Ronnie should look at how Robertson dealt with Selby in his finals since then.

Let's enjoy this match together and remember it's all just a game

By the way, the record for most discussion pages in a Masters final here on Snooker Island is 21. I'm confident we'll beat that...

I think it is possible that Ronnie could win comfortably either 10-5 or 10-4, but I hope it goes close then I think either could win. The only scenario I do not see is an easy Selby victory.
I really hope this one does live up to the hype.

Sonny wrote:Who said I was answering the question "currently, who best to clear up for your life?"

Me


and if we are talking of all time then Hendry whips Higgins bottom to oblivion.

Well I wasn't answering currently. Currently I don't know

I've just put my money where my mouth is and had some of Selby at 2/1

Ronnie is now a very mentally strong player. The winner today will be the one who plays the best snooker, not mind games.

I for one cannot wait

It's almost time

http://youtu.be/QHX8UnNjqTs

hi everyone woah how long has it been feels like a whole year since i have been on here haha

Hey Jade hope you're well

It's getting closer to kick off. Excited!

Afternoon folks

Very excited about this absolute cracking Final.

Not long to go now.

Andre147 PGC wrote:Afternoon folks

Very excited about this absolute cracking Final.

Not long to go now.

This is going to be a very special match I feel. Just like the UK final.

I reckon Selby will start well, Ronnie has to be extra careful in these first couple of frames. He doesn't want to mis hit a break off shot like Murphy did and sit out a frame right at the start.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:

Andre147 PGC wrote:Afternoon folks

Very excited about this absolute cracking Final.

Not long to go now.

This is going to be a very special match I feel. Just like the UK final.

I reckon Selby will start well, Ronnie has to be extra careful in these first couple of frames. He doesn't want to mis hit a break off shot like Murphy did and sit out a frame right at the start.

Yeah and as I said yesterday there will some some if not many scrappy and cagey frames that he needs to win, because Selby is a master of those and Ronnie will have to make some 1 or 2 visits frame winning breaks to avoid the frames being prolonged for too long otherwise that's Selby's territory.

So many permutations about this, it's an absolute cracker. By far the best matchup we have in our game for some years.

Natural talent v Hard working play

Who will come out on top...

Hopefully Ronnie.

Or like Steve Davis said, the unmovable object vs the irresistible force

I expect by the end of the day you'll hear the cliche "5 world titles to 0 world titles" many times as Selby draws level on 4 Masters titles

Sonny wrote:I expect by the end of the day you'll hear the cliche "5 world titles to 0 world titles" many times as Selby draws level on 4 Masters titles

But it's a good one to have, just in case.

5-3 to Selby this afternoon

Heard it here first

Right, it's snooker time

Though the action will probably only start at 1.45 or something with BBC's introductions

Sonny wrote:Hey Jade hope you're well

It's getting closer to kick off. Excited!

aww im very good thankyou hope your well too, ahaa getting excited for the start:D

Snooker time.

C'mon Mark!

Come on Ronnie!

Selby screwing back to safety already - a sign of things to come.