Mental toughness
I love the psychology in snooker and seeing how different players react to stressful situations.
I seem to recall in the 2018 final Williams was one ball away from winning the title when Higgins cleared up. Nonetheless Williams calmly compiled a winning break in the next frame. Something similar happened with Ebdon in 2002 final. He missed a sitter but regained his composure to clinch the match soon after.
It takes a certain type of temperament to put the shock of losing a frame in those circumstances behind and play the next frame like nothing has happened. Unfortunately for Willie Thorne r.i.p. he was unable to put the disappointment of the missed blue in UK final out of his mind and Davis pounced.
Anyone think of other such moments where a player cooly put a shock behind him, or where a player missed one shot and subsequently the matched changed?
I seem to recall in the 2018 final Williams was one ball away from winning the title when Higgins cleared up. Nonetheless Williams calmly compiled a winning break in the next frame. Something similar happened with Ebdon in 2002 final. He missed a sitter but regained his composure to clinch the match soon after.
It takes a certain type of temperament to put the shock of losing a frame in those circumstances behind and play the next frame like nothing has happened. Unfortunately for Willie Thorne r.i.p. he was unable to put the disappointment of the missed blue in UK final out of his mind and Davis pounced.
Anyone think of other such moments where a player cooly put a shock behind him, or where a player missed one shot and subsequently the matched changed?
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