2017 World Snooker (Free Facebook Live Broadcast)
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GBP 375k to the winner, GBP 160k to the runner up.
Selby's been the number one snooker monster for a couple years now, the Ding match took a lot out of him but he recovered amazingly
he's about the same age as Ronnie was when he won his third world title so who knows how far he can go plus he dabbles in pool which is pretty awesome too
I can see him and Ding competing hard for the next 5 titles
Selby in my mind is now one of the all time greatest, his overall game is the strongest I've ever seen, and Ding has surpassed Jimmy White as the greatest to never win a world title
note to students, Ding's technique is pure textbook form and the pinnacle of a study guide
he's about the same age as Ronnie was when he won his third world title so who knows how far he can go plus he dabbles in pool which is pretty awesome too
I can see him and Ding competing hard for the next 5 titles
Selby in my mind is now one of the all time greatest, his overall game is the strongest I've ever seen, and Ding has surpassed Jimmy White as the greatest to never win a world title
note to students, Ding's technique is pure textbook form and the pinnacle of a study guide
Selby isn't massively loved over here (in the U.K.)...he is respected, but not loved.
Some say he's too dull...but mainly it's just because he's a winner, Steve Davis and Stephen Hendry (well when he played outside Scotland) had to put up with the same too.
The best player won! :thumbup:
Great contrasts between sessions, no ?The best player won!
I say next year do 6 sessions as a race to 4 or 5. Then have a tie breaker on day 3 as a win by 2 ?
I don't like the long races because players tend to play well in spurts and then cool off. Who knows how Higgins would do on day 3 ?
$483,750 USD to the Champion at today's exchange rate.
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Selby - Higgins:
- 2 - 6 Sun. afternoon
5 - 4 Sun. evening
6 - 1 Mon. afternoon
5 - 4 Mon. evening
18 - 15
For their 5 matches in this event, their records in frames won and lost:
- Selby: 71 - 41 (63% winning percentage)
Higgins: 68 - 47 (59%)
its very rare in snooker amateur and pro and I've spent a good chunk of time in that uk scene
their pool scene might have gambling, unsure though
snooker is like anti-pool, they don't gamble, they strive for good form over lots of practice including lots of drills, could care less about equipment,
Well so would I (care less about equipment) with my Parris shining on the green.
Are you saying they play with Chinese ash in the clubs there ?
Very little gambling at any billiard game in the UK. Quite a bit in Thailand though and I suspect they will gamble in China as well. They were gambling at Pool when I was over there. Plain and simple explanation - Asians like to gamble at everything!
If I knew your Paypal essentials I would send you some jelly.
Ladies and gentlemen let's all give a sincere thank you to AtLarge for his dedication to the stats in all things billiard !
I agree.....if His AtLargeness didn't keep us updated....there would be a lot more threads
where people would be asking 'What the hell happened?"
:scratchhead::shrug:
I've always considered his and Higgins' (John) to be the most textbook of any professional.
The physical is the easy part to learn. I want to know how to have the mental game of Selby. Rock solid.
they play with alot of junk, parris cues are not considered anywhere near top of the line, thai cues were all the rage a few years ago, hendry and ebdon won world titles with junky warped cues and tips