Betway United Kingdom Championship Semi-Finals !!!!

Cheshire Cat wrote:I mean it's fine if you get caught out on a tough safety, but it's textbook safety shots that Murphy can't even consistently do. The two snookers Andre mentioned, I mean that's schoolboy stuff. It was the exact same shot, both times, and he under-hit it both times.

So annoying to watch.

He doesn't seem to have worked too hard on it either.

I still believe Murphy can win this match, but desperatly needs to start scoring. If he gets caught up in safety battles with Selby, theres only one winner there.

This is something Ronnie knows how to handle when facing Selby... the safety battles.

Problem is when there's too much of that, he gets bored and frustrated.

Marcel says on his Facebook it's him reffing tonight's other semi and he's home tomorrow.

So I guess Marteel will most likely ref the Final.

Andre147 wrote:This is something Ronnie knows how to handle when facing Selby... the safety battles.

Problem is when there's too much of that, he gets bored and frustrated.

Its not as extreme as it is with Murphy obviously but ROS needs to keep winning in one visit as well. Hes capable of winning scrappy frames against Selby. Far more than Murphy at least but as you say.

Too many of them and ROS wont handle it.

This is what Murphy needs, keep scoring, win frames quickly and punish Selby's mistakes.

No comparison between Eurosport and the BBC

Punish him now Murphy!

Just like against Higgins, if don't take those chances when they come they will punish you.

Andre147 wrote:Punish him now Murphy!

What a pot from Selby !!!

Murphy is terrible at playing cannons.

All Murphy's breaks are looking like hard work.

Yeah, getting a bit scrappy out there. (yawn)

Time to watch some old Hendry matches instead! Anyone remember him? Quite good. Dull bloke but he'd have made mincemeat out of these two in his prime.

BBC commentators told off by the ref?

Second time now!

LOL! Epic miss from Selby trying to escape a snooker. Classic!!!!!!

All that hard work for nothing, Murphy wastes chance after chance.

5-2 Selby and he has one foot in the Final.

Great escape from Selby but Shaun 'kicks expert' Murphy misses the red. Shaun is missing more balls than the England football team taking penalties!

What Murphy does well, he does excellently. What he does badly, he does shitly.

Selby's miss was hilarious. He hit the jaw of the middle pocket and hit the blue! I've never seen a miss like that.

Shaun Murphy seems to have lost the plot. Needs to find some potting form fast or he's out!

Typical Shaun Murphy. If it's not in one visit, he can't win it. How predictable.

Pink Ball summed Murphy up absolutely perfectly.

Cheshire Cat wrote:Typical Shaun Murphy. If it's not in one visit, he can't win it. How predictable.

Pink Ball summed Murphy up absolutely perfectly.

it's not just Murphy of course. Walden and Fu also don't have a B game, when they play bad, they play amateur stuff at times.

Shaun.

That shot disgusts me. Murphy plays the aggressive safety and thinks so much about getting the reds open if he gets in, that he goes and leaves the white on the balk line.

Everything there for Selby now.

Smurphington, you have failed me for the last time. RELEASE THE HOUNDS

Selby wins 6-2.

Murphy wasted chance after chance, he should have made the most of that Selby mistake at 3-2 but didn't.

Hopefully Ronnie won't spoil (at least for me) the dream Final now.

Can't really see Fu beating him especially because even Marco in his presser said he couldn't believe he's into the semis given he hasn't played well all tournament.

Of course he can suddenly play out of skin today, after all he has a good h2h record against him, but I can't see him beating Ronnie over 11 frames.

I would expect Selby to destroy Fu if he makes the final. I expect ROS to prevail tonight, unless Fu plays inspired snooker.

Much like Murphy, Fu hasn't played well at all during the entire event. Jones really let him off last night; he couldn't pot a ball towards the end of that match and his early lead was more to do with Fu being absolutely terrible, rather than Jamie playing well.

Shut up Watford.