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Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby GJ

This is turning in to more of a jinx thread than a watch thread

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby LowKey

GJ wrote:This is turning in to more of a jinx thread than a watch thread


It won't work on Selby.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SnookerFan

GJ wrote:This is turning in to more of a jinx thread than a watch thread


It was the first year.

Second year, we made it for Ding and he got to the final.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SnookerFan

Cloud Strife wrote:Ding vs Selby semi-final

Come on Ding, do it for China! <ok>


Still sure?

This has had Ding bottle job written all over it since 10-6.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby eraserhead

SnookerFan wrote:
Cloud Strife wrote:Ding vs Selby semi-final

Come on Ding, do it for China! <ok>


Still sure?

This has had Ding bottle job written all over it since 10-6.

:bird:

Mark Selby will play Ding Junhui in the semi final.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SnookerFan

eraserhead wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:
Cloud Strife wrote:Ding vs Selby semi-final

Come on Ding, do it for China! <ok>


Still sure?

This has had Ding bottle job written all over it since 10-6.

:bird:

Mark Selby will play Ding Junhui in the semi final.


Couldn't be more happy to be wrong. :hatoff:

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby eraserhead

SnookerFan wrote:Couldn't be more happy to be wrong. :hatoff:

<ok> :hatoff:

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SteveJJ

Do we start talking about the China Open Winner/Crucible curse thing yet? Or not until the final if Selby gets there?

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby eraserhead

SteveJJ wrote:Do we start talking about the China Open Winner/Crucible curse thing yet? Or not until the final if Selby gets there?

Selby can't break the crucible curse but he would be the fourth person to defend this title if he goes on to win it.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SnookerFan

SteveJJ wrote:Do we start talking about the China Open Winner/Crucible curse thing yet? Or not until the final if Selby gets there?


As the inventer of the Watch thread...I deem this level of conversation acceptable.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SnookerFan

eraserhead wrote:
SteveJJ wrote:Do we start talking about the China Open Winner/Crucible curse thing yet? Or not until the final if Selby gets there?

Selby can't break the crucible curse but he would be the fourth person to defend this title if he goes on to win it.


:shock:

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SteveJJ

eraserhead wrote:
SteveJJ wrote:Do we start talking about the China Open Winner/Crucible curse thing yet? Or not until the final if Selby gets there?

Selby can't break the crucible curse but he would be the fourth person to defend this title if he goes on to win it.


Sorry, should have made it clearer.....the curse in the sense that the winner of the China Open (when directly before the World Champs) has gone on to win the World Championship.....that is still correct isn't it?

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby Souvent

SteveJJ wrote:
eraserhead wrote:
SteveJJ wrote:Do we start talking about the China Open Winner/Crucible curse thing yet? Or not until the final if Selby gets there?

Selby can't break the crucible curse but he would be the fourth person to defend this title if he goes on to win it.


Sorry, should have made it clearer.....the curse in the sense that the winner of the China Open (when directly before the World Champs) has gone on to win the World Championship.....that is still correct isn't it?


It's way too specific a statistic to be interesting.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SnookerEd25

Souvent wrote:
SteveJJ wrote:
eraserhead wrote:
SteveJJ wrote:Do we start talking about the China Open Winner/Crucible curse thing yet? Or not until the final if Selby gets there?

Selby can't break the crucible curse but he would be the fourth person to defend this title if he goes on to win it.


Sorry, should have made it clearer.....the curse in the sense that the winner of the China Open (when directly before the World Champs) has gone on to win the World Championship.....that is still correct isn't it?


It's way too specific a statistic to be interesting.


Reminds me of Alan Partridge explaining Tennis scoring :

“Sport, on the other hand, is straightforward. In badminton, if you win a rally, you get one point. In volleyball, if you win a rally, you get one point. In tennis, if you win a rally, you get 15 points for the first or second rallies you’ve won in that game, or 10 for the third, with an indeterminate amount assigned to the fourth rally other than the knowledge that the game is won, providing one player is two 10-point (or 15-point) segments clear of his opponent. It’s clear and simple.”
― Alan Partridge, I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
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Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby TheSaviour

Opponents should try to force Mark Selby to split the reds aka make him to work with the break-building. Then there´s an every chance to get better of him. But realistically thats the only way to receive even a respectable scoreline against him. Or to punch him. He hasnt even been tested for ages now. Mark Williams is the last one who even made him to play (China Open Final 8-10). If there´s a 50 on the table with an open reds, Mark Selby will do the 50. And so on.

So players should consider playing an unorthodox safety-shots against him. Trying to keep the reds tight. If Marks opens up those with safety-shots, make them back together.

I remember posting this first time a few years ago. And then after that a few times more. And yet still it is highly topical. Perhaps there´s just no room to play like that. Or then the best just keeps on winning. That´s the way it is with ALMOST any sport.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby TheSaviour

Or perhaps that Ronnie´s 146 RANT has made Selby to go out of his way now. :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:
That surely was a rant. That was more flamboyant than the flamboyant are the French people. rofl Surely he tried his best but just run out of the position. It was a quick decision and a difficult shot to play. But he tried his best. And got ousted by the better player on the day.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby LowKey

TheSaviour wrote:Or perhaps that Ronnie´s 146 RANT has made Selby to go out of his way now. :hyper: :hyper: :hyper: :hyper:
That surely was a rant. That was more flamboyant than the flamboyant are the French people. rofl Surely he tried his best but just run out of the position. It was a quick decision and a difficult shot to play. But he tried his best. And got ousted by the better player on the day.


Selby's 143 was better than Ronnie's 146. Hendry's comments say it all.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby SnookerEd25

SnookerFan wrote:Selby will win.


I think we've all won tonight. Credit to both gladiators.

Re: Mark Selby Watch

Postby Dan-cat

SnookerEd25 wrote:
Souvent wrote:
SteveJJ wrote:
eraserhead wrote:
SteveJJ wrote:Do we start talking about the China Open Winner/Crucible curse thing yet? Or not until the final if Selby gets there?

Selby can't break the crucible curse but he would be the fourth person to defend this title if he goes on to win it.


Sorry, should have made it clearer.....the curse in the sense that the winner of the China Open (when directly before the World Champs) has gone on to win the World Championship.....that is still correct isn't it?


It's way too specific a statistic to be interesting.


Reminds me of Alan Partridge explaining Tennis scoring :

“Sport, on the other hand, is straightforward. In badminton, if you win a rally, you get one point. In volleyball, if you win a rally, you get one point. In tennis, if you win a rally, you get 15 points for the first or second rallies you’ve won in that game, or 10 for the third, with an indeterminate amount assigned to the fourth rally other than the knowledge that the game is won, providing one player is two 10-point (or 15-point) segments clear of his opponent. It’s clear and simple.”
― Alan Partridge, I, Partridge: We Need to Talk About Alan
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