Betfred World Championship (Wed Aug 12th) Semi-Finals !!!

Both were feeling it. Wouldn't surprise me if it's even after the next session.

Juddernaut88 wrote:Selby probably feel pleased with that considering how badly he played. Surely he will improve tommorow.

Selby's highest break 39, only 5-3 behind.

But Ronnie ahead I guess. At least he cant relax having a nice lead, so it will keep him focused I hope.

Positive is that Ronnie leads and the session ended at the right time.

Time to regroup and restart.

Selby has got out of jail tonight that green he missed in frame 5 was unbelievable after a brilliant opening red.


Ronnie had 5 breaks over 50 and Selby hasent made 1 Right result for Selby that was

5:3 is not that bad.

I think Selby was in first in the first seven frames. I think the only time Ronnie won a frame in one visit was the seventh. He also won a couple of the tactical frames.

Selby didnt play good but Ronnie can play much better as well.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:Very pleased with the result! Ronnie would have never run away with this match, he's here to grind it out this year. 5-3 is a useful lead.

Agreed. Yes, 6-2 might have been a more accurate reflection of things, but 5-3 isn’t a million miles away from that.

Good to see both players getting the white moving after they swapped the vintage ivory balls for a new set.

Decent snooker. Sets it up nicely for tomorrow.

I'm telling you guys, Ronnie is better off in a close match against Selby. Once Selby gets on a comeback rampage he will be difficult to stop, as he gaining confidence if he feels he has nothing to lose.

Dumb decision to put Selby in for the snooker, wtf was Ronnie thinking

I think the signs are hugely positive for O’Sullivan. This is nothing like day two of the 2014 final. O’Sullivan is taking the initiative in the early-frame tactical exchanges, he is opening things enough to give him a good shot at winning those tactical frames.

He won’t win all of them, but he’s giving himself a shot at winning them. In 2014 he allowed himself to be put on the back-foot and was living off scraps.

Frames that go tactical late on will favour Selby, but you won’t get very many of those relative to frames that go tactical early on and frames that Sullivan can get his eye in early.

Acé wrote:Dumb decision to put Selby in for the snooker, wtf was Ronnie thinking

Tactical mistake, it happens.

I wonder if I'll see Seema in my dreams....

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I'm telling you guys, Ronnie is better off in a close match against Selby. Once Selby gets on a comeback rampage he will be difficult to stop, as he gaining confidence if he feels he has nothing to lose.

The best frontrunner against the best chaser.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I'm telling you guys, Ronnie is better off in a close match against Selby. Once Selby gets on a comeback rampage he will be difficult to stop, as he gaining confidence if he feels he has nothing to lose.

See i always said a big lead in long matches are false now you starting to get it

These two matches against Ding and Williams have helped Ronnie massively. How many dumb / unlucky frames has he lost against Willo alone? He just shook it off and went back to work.

Wildey wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I'm telling you guys, Ronnie is better off in a close match against Selby. Once Selby gets on a comeback rampage he will be difficult to stop, as he gaining confidence if he feels he has nothing to lose.

See i always said a big lead in long matches are false now you starting to get it

Yeah you convinced me alright

I would have taken a 5-3 deficit before the start of this session. Remember yesterday? Selby was considered a big favourite while Ronnie was missing sitters left and right.

Andre147 wrote:

Acé wrote:Dumb decision to put Selby in for the snooker, wtf was Ronnie thinking

Tactical mistake, it happens.

Session's end came at the right time those last few frames were looking Selby like but still was a big chance for 6-2

Ronnoe will be massively disappointed at winning the session. He'll have to go away and regroup, before tomorrow's play.

Would have Wilson (yes you heard me right!) and O'Sullivan as slight favorites at this stage

SnookerFan wrote:Ronnoe will be massively disappointed at winning the session. He'll have to go away and regroup, before tomorrow's play.

Ronnoe is an incorrect spelling of both Ronnie, and Wonnie which can be used by individuals with speech impediments or controversially, people making fun of people with speech impediments

I just found another Smartie on the floor.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I would have taken a 5-3 deficit before the start of this session. Remember yesterday? Selby was considered a big favourite while Ronnie was missing sitters left and right.

Selby was not considered fave by me im still not convinced that he is good enough at mo to go toe to toe with Ronnie over 4 sessions he needs to score much better than he has even against Neil he was reliant on his safety game problem is when ronnie gets in he scores and keeping him out not easy if you're not scoring big.

SnookerFan wrote:Ronnoe will be massively disappointed at winning the session. He'll have to go away and regroup, before tomorrow's play.

Hmm, I thought Ronnie already lost twice in this tournament, what is he still doing here?

HustleKing wrote:Would have Wilson (yes you heard me right!) and O'Sullivan as slight favorites at this stage

me too

Wildey wrote:

HustleKing wrote:Would have Wilson (yes you heard me right!) and O'Sullivan as slight favorites at this stage

me too

When McGill had a big lead against Maflin he didnt exactly cope well with it.

Here, in his first ever semi-final, that might also happen.

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I would have taken a 5-3 deficit before the start of this session. Remember yesterday? Selby was considered a big favourite while Ronnie was missing sitters left and right.

o'sullivan was favourite for the whole tournament yesterday, let alone this match. and his odds have shortened now he has a lead.

Andre147 wrote:

Wildey wrote:

HustleKing wrote:Would have Wilson (yes you heard me right!) and O'Sullivan as slight favorites at this stage

me too

When McGill had a big lead against Maflin he didnt exactly cope well with it.

Here, in his first ever semi-final, that might also happen.

He played better to get a lead here Maflin was poor in the first session but Wilson didnt exactly cover himself in Glory.


The semi-finals show the difference Selby managed to scrape a good session out of a wreckage Wilson didn't

HappyCamper wrote:

Snooker Overdrive wrote:I would have taken a 5-3 deficit before the start of this session. Remember yesterday? Selby was considered a big favourite while Ronnie was missing sitters left and right.

o'sullivan was favourite for the whole tournament yesterday, let alone this match. and his odds have shortened now he has a lead.

The bookies would make Sullivan favourite in a ring against Mike Tyson.

Sullivan did not exactly play spectacularly there to lead 5-3 though, did he? He played solidly. Neither player looked especially brilliant.

Compelling session, but hardly awe-inspiring.