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Post by Panda on May 3, 2014 17:40:13 GMT 1
Fewest frames conceded to reach Crucible final: (since Championship was expanded to 32 players in 1982)
18 - Dennis Taylor (1985) 19 - Mark Williams (2003) 20 - Steve Davis (1988 & 1989) 20 - Stephen Hendry (1993 & 1994) 23 - Steve Davis (1985) 23 - Stephen Hendry (1992)
Ronnie conceded 25 to reach the final this year. He conceded 24 in 2004.
Dennis Taylor's run to the final in 1985 saw him beat Silvino Francisco 10-2, Eddie Charlton 13-6, Cliff Thorburn 13-5 and Tony Knowles 16-5.
The most conceded to reach a final is Ken Doherty's 45 in 2003. One more than Cliff Thorburn in 1983.
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Post by rewardman on May 3, 2014 23:48:53 GMT 1
Mark Selby beat world number one Neil Robertson 17-15 to set up a World Championship final against defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan. The world number two triumphed in a marathon semi-final at the Crucible that lasted more than 12 hours.
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Post by Panda on May 4, 2014 0:27:38 GMT 1
Should be a good final.
I would've given Robertson a better chance of beating Ronnie but Selby's got better as the tournament has gone on. But I still don't think he's playing consistent enough to beat Ronnie in the final. I think Ronnie's had one bad session in the whole tournament.
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 4, 2014 0:47:46 GMT 1
respect big up say ronniye mr h I don't get Ronnie conceded 25 to reach the final this year. He conceded 24 in 2004. 2pm start lateeeeeeee way things started bet ronniye loses 1st few kicks buttttt lets hope start out good ronniye played fred davis stve davies dad who nos cum on ronniyeeeeeeee moooooooooooo yoooo wufyyyyyyyyyyyyyy upppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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Post by Panda on May 4, 2014 17:16:38 GMT 1
What a bizarre opening session.
Selby struggling to settle and not making a break over 40, Ronnie playing well and should be out of sight but Selby somehow manages to win 3 frames and misses a golden opportunity in the final frame to level it at 4-4.
9 more tonight...
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Post by Paddy on May 4, 2014 23:12:10 GMT 1
Ronnie winning 10-7 after the first 2 sessions, Selby making his highest break of 62 in frame 17 says it all. He will be delighted to only be 3 frames down. Ronnie made a 131 break earlier on in the day. See what BH monday brings us in Sheffield ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/999290/images/WkoAxKupDXiUlSqYdleR.gif) .
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Post by Panda on May 4, 2014 23:15:46 GMT 1
Absolutely. Ronnie just can't quite shake him off. That's the difference between Selby and many of the other players - he'll find a way to stick in there and make a match of it, even if he's not playing particularly well.
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Post by rewardman on May 4, 2014 23:21:58 GMT 1
So 5-3 followed by 5-4 if my math is any good.
A useful lead to take into day 2 no doubt. It sounds like Selby needs to get a couple of significant breaks in rather early in the next session to give himself the belief that he can actually win. Scratching out a frame here and there isn't going to be good enough.
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Post by Panda on May 4, 2014 23:25:29 GMT 1
That pretty much sums it up. He's done the damage limitation part but he's going to have to take control of the match at some point. A repeat of today in tomorrow afternoon's session would leave Ronnie 15-10 up, and he's not going to throw that away. At 14-11, I'd give Selby a chance but really he needs to win the next session.
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 5, 2014 0:21:19 GMT 1
ronniye played aswom snooker hav mo 3 game lead his interview daves ace dat couple new zland wowzerssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss mooo ligers hollaaaaaaaaaa wufyyyyyyyyyyyy uppp ggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg
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Post by wonderwall on May 5, 2014 4:12:39 GMT 1
Ronnie will win this said along when he's on his game no one can touch him.I think like someone said Neil Robertson would of give him a better game
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Post by raliverpool on May 5, 2014 9:32:13 GMT 1
Ronnie will win this said along when he's on his game no one can touch him.I think like someone said Neil Robertson would of give him a better game I'm not so sure. Considering Ronnie has dominated day 1 of the final yet is only 10-7 ahead when it easily could (& should) be 12-5 or 13-4 will be a concern. Not least as Mark Selby surely can't play as poorly has he did yesterday (presumably suffering the side effects of a dramatic and draining Semi Final). Having said that Ronnie could find his 5th gear, and blow away Selby 6-2 in the afternoon session, and then it would virtually be game over.
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Post by suedehead on May 5, 2014 17:32:37 GMT 1
This final is showing why the longer matches are so much better than the best of nine nonsense in so many tournaments.
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Post by raliverpool on May 5, 2014 20:09:01 GMT 1
They say bad luck comes in threes ....
English sports psychiatrist Steve Peters clients include Kevin Pietersen ... who was out for a first ball duck in his IPL 20/20 match for Delhi Daredevils who lost; Ronnie O'Sullivan is looking like he is going to go 14-12 down from being 10-5 up in his World Snooker Final; ..... and he helps out at Liverpool Football Club who are away at Crystal Palace tonight.
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Post by rewardman on May 5, 2014 21:35:47 GMT 1
Just catching up after being elsewhere today.
Terrific to see that Selby fought back and turned the final into a real battle royale.
To be honest I wouldn't mind seeing a new name on the trophy.
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Post by suedehead on May 5, 2014 22:17:17 GMT 1
YESSSS!!!! Well done Mark Selby!
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Post by wonderwall on May 5, 2014 22:28:36 GMT 1
Wow unbelievable
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 5, 2014 22:39:33 GMT 1
don't get me started ronniye rubbish worst seen play maby should retryre not happy bunny I ant reading rest replys :Dryyuufyyyyyyyyyyy nooo o btw sellbys win had zero do skill he won ronniye suckkedsssssssssssssssssssss rufyyyy fact diiggtyy uppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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Post by rewardman on May 6, 2014 3:42:51 GMT 1
Quite a collapse by O'Sullivan.
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Post by rewardman on May 6, 2014 3:52:19 GMT 1
From BBC Sport Online
Mark Selby staged a remarkable comeback to beat defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan 18-14 in the final of the World Championship in Sheffield. Leicester's Selby, runner-up in 2007, was 10-5 behind but won 10 of the next 12 frames for a 15-12 lead. Five-time champion O'Sullivan, who had never lost a world final, reduced the deficit to 15-14, only for Selby to win the next three frames.
Selby looked jaded on Sunday following his epic semi-final against Neil Robertson but managed to win the final two frames to stay within three of O'Sullivan, who wrapped up his last-four encounter against Barry Hawkins with a session to spare.
And Selby was a different player in Monday's first session, winning five of the six frames played and dragging his rival into unfamiliar territory, O'Sullivan having never before trailed heading into the final session of a Crucible final.
O'Sullivan retook the lead after the mid-session interval, winning an error-strewn frame courtesy of a run of 50. But a jaw-dropping moment in the final frame of the session, which lasted 50 minutes, handed Selby the lead again.
The momentum having swung this way and that, O'Sullivan only needed a simple pink into the middle pocket to clinch the frame but inexplicably decided to play it with pace and missed the pot. Selby duly cleared up before punching the air and ramming his cue into the ground in a mixture of relief and elation.
O'Sullivan won the first frame after the restart with a fluent break of 100, his third century of the match, to level at 12-12. But Selby won a 28-minute frame to restore his advantage before opening up a two-frame lead for the first time. Selby compiled a break of 56 to increase his lead to three frames before the mid-session interval, meaning O'Sullivan had lost 10 of the previous 12 frames.
O'Sullivan came out firing after the restart, rattling in breaks of 30 and 49 to reduce the gap to two frames. And O'Sullivan potted a magnificent yellow down the cushion before clearing up the rest of the balls to make it 15-14. But Selby reacted in style, knocking in a break of 127, his first century of the match, before compiling a run of 87 to get to within one frame of victory. O'Sullivan had chances in the next frame to stave off defeat but after he missed the final red Selby pounced to complete a nerve-jangling clearance.
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