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Wildey wrote:Selby is not grinding these days he's going for his shots.

In the past he would have ground out these frames to get back in he's not doing it these days.

eraserhead wrote:So did Allen play well in the first six frames or has Selby been terrible?

Juddernaut88 wrote:Fluke! Selby finally gets off the mark. Could that be the turning point John?

Ck147 wrote:Got a break in my zoom meetings, bloody hell, Selby getting hammered.

McManusFan wrote:

Ck147 wrote:Got a break in my zoom meetings, bloody hell, Selby getting hammered.

Yeah. Mark was brilliant in the first four frames and Mark barely got a look in. After the interval Mark started playing a little better whilst Mark started playing a little worse.

Prop wrote:

Wildey wrote:Selby is not grinding these days he's going for his shots.

In the past he would have ground out these frames to get back in he's not doing it these days.

He’d also have potted the majority he’s missed today.

SnookerFan wrote:Mark Allen laughing at The Jester at the moment.

Wildey wrote:Selby is not grinding these days he's going for his shots.

In the past he would have ground out these frames to get back in he's not doing it these days.

Andre147 wrote:

Wildey wrote:Selby is not grinding these days he's going for his shots.

In the past he would have ground out these frames to get back in he's not doing it these days.

Well in the 5th frame he did try to grind it, he had a straight blue but chose to play safe instead of playing position for last red.

Wildey wrote:

Andre147 wrote:

Wildey wrote:Selby is not grinding these days he's going for his shots.

In the past he would have ground out these frames to get back in he's not doing it these days.

Well in the 5th frame he did try to grind it, he had a straight blue but chose to play safe instead of playing position for last red.

That's not grinding that showed lack of confidence.


Grinding is making it difficult for your opponent by messing up the tables and putting balls on Cushing but every time Allen was at the table he was in

Iranu wrote:

Wildey wrote:

Andre147 wrote:

Wildey wrote:Selby is not grinding these days he's going for his shots.

In the past he would have ground out these frames to get back in he's not doing it these days.

Well in the 5th frame he did try to grind it, he had a straight blue but chose to play safe instead of playing position for last red.

That's not grinding that showed lack of confidence.


Grinding is making it difficult for your opponent by messing up the tables and putting balls on Cushing but every time Allen was at the table he was in

I don’t think his safety game was strong enough to effectively grind today.

To grind like you suggest you need to have a few shots to tie the balls up (unless you’re lucky enough to br in a position where one shot could do it) but his initial safeties were leaving too many chances to Allen or landing too far from the baulk cushion, allowing Allen to either pot or take control.