O'Sullivan v Selby *THE FINAL*

What a competitor this young man is. Best match player ever.

Fcuking balls of steel from selby

THE JESTER FROM LEICESTER

shame.

glad he won

fair play to him , hes come from 10-5 down to beat Ronnie in a canter

take a bow STEVIE

Worst Champion since Dott

Well played Mark. Great stuff, fully deserved.

well done Selby,ronnie been ground down

camera man had a hard on for vicky

Beat him 13-4 from 10-5 down

In the worst form of his recent career and he still finds a way to beat the player some people think is in the form of his life and the greatest player ever.

Get it ready!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

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SUPREEEEEEEEEEME VICTORY, AMAZING !!!

he used the old ebbo tactics and it worked

Ronnie being very very honest

very gracious from Ronnie there

May 5, 2014 -- 4:16PM, sickoflayinwinners wrote:

not only is he now a bricklayer

May 5, 2014 -- 4:16PM, paddletoe wrote:

What a competitor this young man is. Best match player ever.

higgins tho

he is speaking well and is being very honest, cause he was shyte today.

well said ronnie....good sport in the end

ronnie is good man

He is just too tough a cookie for any player when he brings a match down to a battle of wills.

if that ain't throwing the towel in ..what constitutes it?

Sullivan: "I tried me hardest"
Nadal: "I tried my best"

I meant he is a grafter when i say bricklayer - hard worker. Great stuff from Selby tonight.

all about the sessions when it comes to snooker, over the last few sessions selby played better and had the rub of the green, well deserved champion. ronnie will always be the best

Willie fingering Vicky and then going to the payout counter.

NICE MARK............PROPER STUFF

Willie obviously backed Selby at 10 - 5

cameraman got a hard on for vicky

he's a genuine guy-selby

great all-round play

people are talking like hes just a tough player with good nerves , well someone else must have been out there knocking balls in for him

May 5, 2014 -- 4:20PM, johnnythebull wrote:

if that ain't throwing the towel in ..what constitutes it?

poor post haha

It's wages time.

the only player who can out grind Selby is Higgins,though he isn't in any kind of form at the moment

snooker lost ultimately - champion has an incredibly boring game.  Ultimately though his tactics were better and that saw him home.

home and hosed

You don't get better than that,played brilliant the clearance at the end as well unreal stuff!!!

will there be giltter confetti?

Brendan had a good final

he will never be good has alex hurrican higgins that selby

some really good play that last session i thought

gold cuff links 

delighted for selby. top bloke. great to finally win the big one.

I disagree that snooker lost. I really enjoyed the final.

£300,000

Selby has won well over 800 grand this season.

good final imo,enjoyed it thoroughly

I THINK snooker won...........

nothing worse than every ball going in time and again

It's nice that Selby and Robertson always bring their mums to these events

is that the highest it has been?

will ronnie play on

May 5, 2014 -- 4:23PM, MC Roller wrote:

I disagree that snooker lost. I really enjoyed the final.

yeah it got a bit overshadowed by all the haters i think

he needs to bend vicky over tonight.

best match for quality was selby robertson, impressive from both throughout, and plenty pressure on every shot

mum

May 5, 2014 -- 4:24PM, ccd wrote:

is that the highest it has been?

There's your answer!

Well played the Jestor

One of the best finals for years as mark raised his game,played diabolical to get through then 5 frames behind wioll go down as one of the all time great performances!!(nap)

think quality wise that was a poor final.

a great watch though.

would you smash hazel irvine

I cant have Hazel in any way.

Unlucky Ronnie beckers, theirs no such thing as a cert.

really enjoyed it........proper match snooker with balls and brains...

thats what the game should be about

May 5, 2014 -- 4:25PM, Layton_Knewit wrote:

May  5, 2014 -- 10:24PM, ccd wrote:is that the highest it has been?There's your answer!

what?

no

Gives the "best player ever" a extra days rest and then a 5 frame start and he wins pulling up while producing his B minus game.

some would here

how old is Vicky? She looks a lot older than Selby. Looks in danger of being Hendry-ed in a few years

great comeback,top guy,did what he had 2 do but how can ronnie lose so comprehensively from such a seemingly insuperable position?

it's tough because you don't want ronnie winning everything so easily - so in that case snooker didn't lose.  A player like selby though and his style of play/ability - that type of player cannot take the game forward.  In that sense snooker loses.  His boring/slow play will not attract fans and it is telling in that one player is still bigger than the game (ronnie).  Snooker desparately needs a trump or a ding type player to kick on.

my no is in reply to hazel irvine.

she has nothing going for her.

A top performance by the Jester.  As Ronnie stated " he had him on the ropes for large parts of the match".  A performance of a top champion.  Take a bow son.  Well done

1.01 there's a couple of Eastern Europeans waiting in the wings with dustpans and brushes to clean up all that ticker tape!

Now he's champion he'll have every hard faced tart in Leicester after him. Which is to say he'll have every woman in leicester after him

paddletoe

In football terms Selby parked the bus. As Ronnie said, he went numb!

Ive heard that Leicester and the Midlands in general is rough as fhuck.

Funnily enough, no mention of Dr. Peters

A good woman behind you is worth more than some quack

That is what Eastern Europeans are for.

no hotels in aberdeen would be staffed and no offices would be cleaned without them. 

liz

and the minimum wage would go through the roof

May 5, 2014 -- 4:29PM, Angel Gabrial wrote:

paddletoe In football terms Selby parked the bus. As Ronnie said, he went numb!

From 10-5 down against Ronnie that was solid matchplay snooker, you win the way that suits your play. Ronnie had a comfortable lead to get through this, the pressure from Selby was a killer.

May 5, 2014 -- 10:05AM, steview84 wrote:

May  5, 2014 --  4:01PM, treble wrote:I had a tenner on Mark last night at 11/2. Thought that price was well worth a little dabble.i layed ronnie at 1.2 for £18000, my bank was £4100.  i'll not trade unless selby hits 1.1.  sh1t or bust for me in my betting career.and for the record im probably £10k down in my life on here, so no bullsh1t bravado or made up story, this is how it is.

well done mate!

aberdonia     05 May 14 22:30 
Ive heard that Leicester and the Midlands in general is rough as fhuck.



Do you believe everything you hear numb nuts ?

I come from the Midlands - Stratford on Avon - not exactly rough!

A superb snooker match, the best player the world has ever seen and Mark Selby, made him look very ordinary today, well played Mark Selby, you deserve to be World Champion.

I don't think parking the bus is a fair analogy in snooker. Ronnie should have won that match by playing nowhere even near his best but he lost it in his head and when the heads goes with Ronnie everything goes. Selby was nowhere near his best but he is a brilliant match player who will adapt to any situation. Ronnie could not or would not adapt to the kind of grinding match the final turned into.

Aberdonia you are correct we are as rough as phuck in Leicester, a list of our hard men include

Gok Wan
Gary Linekar
Willie Thorne
Peter Shilton
Showwaddywaddy
David Attenborough
Englebert

be afraid, be very afraid.

May 5, 2014 -- 4:42PM, Paddy Hair wrote:

Aberdonia you are correct we are as rough as phuck in Leicester, a list of our hard men includeGok WanGary LinekarWillie ThornePeter ShiltonShowwaddywaddyDavid AttenboroughEnglebertbe afraid, be very afraid.

Disapointed Ronnie lost, but I nabbed £55 off my Selby bet, so silver linings and all that.

Will go down as one of the all time greats,very memorable especially from a player that was totally out of form and not been at his best for 7/8 years!!

Ronnie from 7/8 years ago would have been smashing himself in the face with the ice bucket after 10 frames.

thegiggilo     05 May 14 23:01 
Will go down as one of the all time greats,very memorable especially from a player that was totally out of form and not been at his best for 7/8 years!!




Hardly, in some frames neither player could pot a ball to save his life.
A poor final.

Selby made a 127 an 84 and then an unbelievable clearance to win the match in back to back frames,was a cracker I've watched every final since 79 and probably only 10/12 stand out this would be in top 12 easily.Infact I could probably only pick out 6/7 that were good for specific reasons,this final will be remembered for Selby winning from impossible position.

Proof, that the immovable object stops the irresistible force. A classic final, one of the best. It can't be all about people reeling off tons.

well done Mark Selby.... great tactics and balls of steel