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Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Iranu

Badsnookerplayer wrote:The dislike of Selby on here continues to mystify me.

Turning that match around was quite a big task.

Thought he did well.

Foulds just made a good point that he didn’t get himself in once.

Zhao kept gifting him easy chances, and he often needed 2-3 per frame.

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Badsnookerplayer

eraserhead wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:The dislike of Selby on here continues to mystify me.

Turning that match around was quite a big task.

Thought he did well.

Massive task with all those one visit frames Zhao was winning. :roll:

OK - fair enough.

I thought he was beaten at 4-1 or was it 5-1, so from that perspective a 10-7 victory was good no?

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Holden Chinaski

Iranu wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:The dislike of Selby on here continues to mystify me.

Turning that match around was quite a big task.

Thought he did well.

Foulds just made a good point that he didn’t get himself in once.

Zhao kept gifting him easy chances, and he often needed 2-3 per frame.

Foulds and Dale don't dislike Selby I think, but they are saying the exact same things as we are.

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Pink Ball

Chalk McHugh wrote:
Pink Ball wrote:
Chalk McHugh wrote:Ominous. Selby marches on.

Ominous my hole


If you were playing him next you wouldn't sleep well. I'd say hes a nightmare to play in a long match. He will beat Wilson and will fancy going deep in the tournament. Selby nobodies mug.

He will beat Wilson, but he is unlikely to go much further

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Souvent

AD 2068: "Could this 12-strong armada of Talented Young Chinese Prospects finally break through?"
---> None of them make it past the first round.
The Talented Young Chinese Prospects are starting to mirror the Yellow Peril: it's always about to happen, but never does.

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Holden Chinaski

Badsnookerplayer wrote:
eraserhead wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:The dislike of Selby on here continues to mystify me.

Turning that match around was quite a big task.

Thought he did well.

Massive task with all those one visit frames Zhao was winning. :roll:

OK - fair enough.

I thought he was beaten at 4-1 or was it 5-1, so from that perspective a 10-7 victory was good no?

If you just saw those numbers and didn't see the match, yes. Very good.

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Cloud Strife

Souvent wrote:AD 2068: "Could this 12-strong armada of Talented Young Chinese Prospects finally break through?"
---> None of them make it past the first round.
The Talented Young Chinese Prospects are starting to mirror the Yellow Peril: it's always about to happen, but never does.


pmsl

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Holden Chinaski wrote:
Iranu wrote:
Badsnookerplayer wrote:The dislike of Selby on here continues to mystify me.

Turning that match around was quite a big task.

Thought he did well.

Foulds just made a good point that he didn’t get himself in once.

Zhao kept gifting him easy chances, and he often needed 2-3 per frame.

Foulds and Dale don't dislike Selby I think, but they are saying the exact same things as we are.

When I said mystify I meant I do not understand the reasons for it. I am sure Foulds and Dale make sound points, but it does seem that there is a disproportionate amount of dislike for him on here.

I genuinely do not know as it must have been around long before I was here.

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby eraserhead

Badsnookerplayer wrote:I thought he was beaten at 4-1 or was it 5-1, so from that perspective a 10-7 victory was good no?

That was silly then. Zhao was picking up the pieces and once Selby improved slightly the session ended 5-3.

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Pink Ball

Iranu wrote:I don’t dislike Selby, BSP. But that doesn’t change the fact that he didn’t play all that well.

The way people are talking on here, you’d swear he was Champion-elect. Tonight was just as bad as last year against Perry, he just had a very lucky draw. People think his form is just going to magically reappear and stick around for the entire tournament. He’s been playing like this for two years now and getting steadily worse.

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Badsnookerplayer

Iranu wrote:I don’t dislike Selby, BSP. But that doesn’t change the fact that he didn’t play all that well.

No I know that Iranu.

I don't think he played great and that is not what I am trying to say either. Just that there seems to be a lot of dislike for him and I honestly don't know why. Johnny B often says he is a boring grinder so that is a reason of sort but many other people obviously dislike him. I don't really mind it at all - just interested to know why it is as he does not come across as a hateful person.

Doesn't really matter I suppose

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Andre147

mantorok wrote:I've come to the conclusion that Ronnie has such good seasons these days that by the time the WC comes around he simply ain't that bothered.

It shows more and more each year.


This is probably true, sadly.

He should have a bad season then.

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby eraserhead

Badsnookerplayer wrote:When I said mystify I meant I do not understand the reasons for it. I am sure Foulds and Dale make sound points, but it does seem that there is a disproportionate amount of dislike for him on here.

I genuinely do not know as it must have been around long before I was here.

It's not that good to watch. Oh another first round match that Selby struggles initially against a sub 64 ranked player. What drama :zzz:

Re: Betfred World Championship (Mon April 22nd) Last 32 !!

Postby Cloud Strife

Andre147 wrote:
mantorok wrote:I've come to the conclusion that Ronnie has such good seasons these days that by the time the WC comes around he simply ain't that bothered.

It shows more and more each year.


This is probably true, sadly.

He should have a bad season then.


He should take the whole year off like in 2013.