by Wildey » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Johnny Bravo wrote:No sign of Wildey. Hope he's all right after the devastating blow he suffered.
Get a life you sad buck.
I Was a Williams fan long before Selby so no im not devastated ive grown out of devastation like that now FFS
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by Pink Ball » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Andre147 wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:Andre147 wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:masterdoctorgenius wrote:Selbo comlaining to MJW
I wonder what Selbo was going on about?
MJW said Selby told him he had a kick at 5-3 on the last red.
Why would Selby bring that up? A bit silly in my opinion.
Lame excuse I think.
Selby had lots of other chances and couldnt take them.
He shouldn't have brought it up, but it did cost him the match, to be fair.
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by SnookerFan » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Wildey wrote:it was stating a fact it was not an excuse.
any fool could see that was a kick
Then why did Selby need to point it out?
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by Pink Ball » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Wildey wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:No sign of Wildey. Hope he's all right after the devastating blow he suffered.
Get a life you sad buck.
I Was a Williams fan long before Selby so no im not devastated ive grown out of devastation like that now FFS
watch the language
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by Holden Chinaski » 14 Jan 2018 Read
SnookerFan wrote:Wildey wrote:it was stating a fact it was not an excuse.
any fool could see that was a kick
Then why did Selby need to point it out?
It's a bit strange to bring that up after a match in my opinion. "Congratulations Mark, you know I had a kick there don't you?". Very strange. MJW didn't seem very interested.
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by Wildey » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Wildey wrote:it was stating a fact it was not an excuse.
any fool could see that was a kick
Then why did Selby need to point it out?
It's a bit strange to bring that up after a match in my opinion. "Congratulations Mark, you know I had a kick there don't you?". Very strange. MJW didn't seem very interested.
Thing is Selby always talks to his opponent after a match about what's gone on for either player so he brought that up and Williams repeated it on TV.
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by Cloud Strife » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:SnookerFan wrote:Wildey wrote:it was stating a fact it was not an excuse.
any fool could see that was a kick
Then why did Selby need to point it out?
It's a bit strange to bring that up after a match in my opinion. "Congratulations Mark, you know I had a kick there don't you?". Very strange. MJW didn't seem very interested.
I thought it was abit disrespectful towards Williams. It was almost as if Selby was saying "you wouldn't have beaten me if it wasn't for that kick".
I could be wrong though, but that's just my opinion of what I saw.
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by Deewee » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Pink Ball wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:No sign of Wildey. Hope he's all right after the devastating blow he suffered.
To be fair, he's ndver struck me as a Selby obsessist.
Selbo fans everywhere
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by vodkadiet » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Selby only lost because they have 16 players in an event that is meant to only include 'The Masters' of snooker. If there was only 8 players the matches would be longer and Selby wouldn't lose to players like Williams.
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by Andre147 » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Selby only lost because they have 16 players in an event that is meant to only include 'The Masters' of snooker. If there was only 8 players the matches would be longer and Selby wouldn't lose to players like Williams.
What you say contradicts yourself...
Then Selby shouldn't have no problems beating players who are seeded 9-16 at this tournament.
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by Pink Ball » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Selby only lost because they have 16 players in an event that is meant to only include 'The Masters' of snooker. If there was only 8 players the matches would be longer and Selby wouldn't lose to players like Williams.
I'm not so sure about that. Williams is playing very well at the moment, and with a 6-5 lead in a best of 17, I wouldn't be rushing to bet against him, even against Selbo.
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by vodkadiet » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
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by Pink Ball » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Again, on current form, I'm really not sure.
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by Andy Spark » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Wildey wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:No sign of Wildey. Hope he's all right after the devastating blow he suffered.
Get a life you sad buck.
I Was a Williams fan long before Selby so no im not devastated ive grown out of devastation like that now FFS
It shows a different side to you.
Funnily enough I was a Steve Davis fan way back in the 80's, long before I was a Ronnie fan. Maybe that shows a different side to me.
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by vodkadiet » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Pink Ball wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Again, on current form, I'm really not sure.
What current form? Williams has no form. He got plain lucky that he faced a load of rubbish players in Ulster.
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by TheRocket » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Selby has been struggling against Williams throughout his whole career. Even in multi session matches Williams is leading like 4:2 in the H2H. And don't forget that Selby doesn't even play against prime Williams (1998-2003) but only against a weaker version.
Those one against one sports are always about matchups. And Williams style of play just doesn't seem to suit Selby
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by Andy Spark » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Maybe. My dream is for the "big three" to be held in different countries and for them all to be multi-session matches. If the players are worried about "burn out" then just shorten the others to best of 7's.
The situation in snooker match lengths is lopsided. A host of best of 7's, 9's and 11's and then bloody great chunks of 25's and 33's. I submit this is far from ideal design!
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by Pink Ball » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Pink Ball wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Again, on current form, I'm really not sure.
What current form? Williams has no form. He got plain lucky that he faced a load of rubbish players in Ulster.
He played very well all week. I marked him out as a potential winner from his match against Tom Ford. Four quarter-finals and a semi-final outside of that. Played very well today. His form is far greater than Selby's right now.
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by vodkadiet » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Andy Spark wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Maybe. My dream is for the "big three" to be held in different countries and for them all to be multi-session matches. If the players are worried about "burn out" then just shorten the others to best of 7's.
The situation in snooker match lengths is lopsided. A host of best of 7's, 9's and 11's and then bloody great chunks of 25's and 33's. I submit this is far from ideal design!
Why does snooker have to increase frames during an event? Tennis has events that are best of 3 sets throughout, or best of 5 sets throughout.
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by Cloud Strife » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Andy Spark wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Maybe. My dream is for the "big three" to be held in different countries and for them all to be multi-session matches. If the players are worried about "burn out" then just shorten the others to best of 7's.
The situation in snooker match lengths is lopsided. A host of best of 7's, 9's and 11's and then bloody great chunks of 25's and 33's. I submit this is far from ideal design!
Why does snooker have to increase frames during an event? Tennis has events that are best of 3 sets throughout, or best of 5 sets throughout.
Snooker isn't tennis. You're comparing apples to oranges.
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by vodkadiet » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Cloud Strife wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Andy Spark wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Maybe. My dream is for the "big three" to be held in different countries and for them all to be multi-session matches. If the players are worried about "burn out" then just shorten the others to best of 7's.
The situation in snooker match lengths is lopsided. A host of best of 7's, 9's and 11's and then bloody great chunks of 25's and 33's. I submit this is far from ideal design!
Why does snooker have to increase frames during an event? Tennis has events that are best of 3 sets throughout, or best of 5 sets throughout.
Snooker isn't tennis. You're comparing apples to oranges.
The World Championships would work better if every match was best of 25.
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by Andy Spark » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:
Why does snooker have to increase frames during an event? Tennis has events that are best of 3 sets throughout, or best of 5 sets throughout.
Well, quite.
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by Cloud Strife » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Pink Ball wrote:Why don't snooker players have to chip the cue-ball over a little net when taking their shots, like in tennis?
That game already exists. It's called Ping Pong.
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by vodkadiet » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Pink Ball wrote:Why don't snooker players have to chip the cue-ball over a little net when taking their shots, like in tennis?
And they should have to wear shorts and eat bananas!
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by Pink Ball » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Pink Ball wrote:Why don't snooker players have to chip the cue-ball over a little net when taking their shots, like in tennis?
And they should have to wear shorts and eat bananas!
And for God's sake, put some Robinson's through that water.
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by vodkadiet » 14 Jan 2018 Read
Pink Ball wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Pink Ball wrote:Why don't snooker players have to chip the cue-ball over a little net when taking their shots, like in tennis?
And they should have to wear shorts and eat bananas!
And for God's sake, put some Robinson's through that water.
There was chalk dust!
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by Johnny Bravo » 14 Jan 2018 Read
vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Snooker is similar to boxing in the sense that styles make matches.
For example, Ronnie has always played great against all out attacking players like Williams and Murphy, but he has had very tough matches against percentage players like Higgins or grinders like Selbo.
On the other hand, the likes of MJW and the Hawk have always fared very well against Selbo. It doesn't seem to bother them when the frames go scrappy.
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by Alex0paul » 15 Jan 2018 Read
Wildey wrote:Johnny Bravo wrote:No sign of Wildey. Hope he's all right after the devastating blow he suffered.
Get a life you sad buck.
I Was a Williams fan long before Selby so no im not devastated ive grown out of devastation like that now FFS
Mildey would never have responded like that.
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by Cloud Strife » 15 Jan 2018 Read
Johnny Bravo wrote:vodkadiet wrote:Andre
It isn't about the rankings. It is about the length of matches. It is why Selby has won 3 out of the last 4 World Championships. Williams wouldn't stand a chance against Selby at The Crucible.
Snooker is similar to boxing in the sense that styles make matches.
For example, Ronnie has always played great against all out attacking players like Williams and Murphy, but he has had very tough matches against percentage players like Higgins or grinders like Selbo.
On the other hand, the likes of MJW and the Hawk have always fared very well against Selbo. It doesn't seem to bother them when the frames go scrappy.
Snooker is nothing like Boxing.
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