The only reason he beat Ronnie is because he frustrated Ronnie by being boringly slow. His pace is grinding for a lot of players he faces. Selby is very talented but there is not a single aspect of snooker that he is better than Ronnie at.
Exactly, you don't have to like him as a player (I don't really like, I like quick, natural and attacking players like Trump, Ronnie, Lisowski, Zhao Xintong) but you have to respect his achievements and his unique way of playing and being able to adapt
That shot is just ball'in. To pace that thing, thread the needle between brown and black, and still get sufficient cannon to develop the next red, was simply amazing. One of the best clutch shots you'll ever see in this game.
That's Nadal vs Federer of snooker playing Final. What a beautiful game.... i hope this sport gets the recognition it deserves. These legends of snooker deserves more money and more popularity like other sports legends.
If I may ask, which one is the most entertaining and which one is the most tactical? I just started watching competitive snooker games lately and have no idea.
Since reaching the semi Final and overcoming Robertson Selby has a Fantastic record at the 1 table at the Crusible winning 8 out of 9 and 9 put of 11 if you go all the way back to the Final in 07.The 2 loses were the 07 Final vs Higgins and the 2020 semi Final vs the man he beat in this final, The greatest player ever Ronnie O'Sullivan.Shows how truly special Selby is especially at the world's where I expect him to win it again and only God Almighty knows how many more he can win.
Всеравно он не лучше за Ронни О'Салливана))) да играет действительно хорошо, но? Публика всеравно верещит сильнее к Салливану)) и этого не изменить. 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️🏵️💚💚💚💚💚💚
Ronnie is my favourite snooker player ever. I played for the joy of making 40 or 50 point run. Sullivan is so smooth and calm he is truly is inspiring.
Selby and others are great technicians with a high degree of perfection, but Ronnie is the one that turns snooker into an art. That is a level higher. Others produce great shots, but even when Ronny loses, he produces gems. Ronnie is a class of his own. He has the daring to take on impossible shots and often manages to turn them in a work of art. He never stops to amaze me. At times the Gods give him wings and he transcends into higher roams, where no one can touch him. Nowadays Ronnie still produces brilliant shots but then more often loses concentration on a shot that is not that hard. Selby won fair and square by playing a solid game. If snooker had points for originality, difficulty, beauty Ronnie would be unbeatable. That is why I always enjoy his games. Ronnie, may you continu to fly high until heaven calls you back.🍀
What is significant about this Championship is not the final frame but how Selby turned an almost insurmountable deficit into victory. I may be biased, being a Ronnie fan, but Mark Selby definitely appeared to have the run of the balls in the second half of the match, it was almost magical.
The depth and breadth of emotional determination, intuitive ability, understanding and intelligence, combined with a mastery of the English language we are privileged to witness from the commentators is extraordinary, vis: "The frame to take you over the winning line can always be the hardest one of all." is just astonishing.
this win represents the win of the tactician over the entertainer .of the slow and heavy over the fast n furious. There is no question whether MS deserves the win, it is a fact that he has won, a fact which is tough to endure for RoS fans and me amongst them. Snooker has been popular for decades and its much due to players like RoS , Jimmy White and others. they all had FLARE , but its RoS who also has the winning capablities which sets him as the best there ever was .
MrHmiko I love Marks style. Roonie is one of my favorite players but Mark is the one i like the most. His strategy game is brilliant and his accuracy when hes defending.
i watch this final over and over again and still find it hard to believe that Ronnie playing in that fearsome manner can actually lose. Depressed fellow Selby is, but boy, he has got guts no other player has!
Whenever Ronnie loses the match, butthurt fanboys like you talk shit like that. "He wasn't interested or he wasn't in mood" well, that's what this game requires. Concentration and tactics. STFU
How tf did Ronnie lose this frame. How careless was that shot at 10:13. But Selby earned the win by making some insane shots. Ronnie got his revenge 6 years later
I'm really happy that Selby is world champion, and not Ronnie again. I also like Selby's playing style. I always find safety duels and match play snooker fascinating and it adds to the atmosphere. It's not only about making high breaks, and the longer a frame lasts the better for me.
TheArrow1987 Totally agree with you. Is like most of people only like when a player makes lots of points or playa very fast... like Roonie style. And also a lot of people just dont respect other players and is like if world ends when Roonie doesnt win. I also love Marks style because best way i understand this sport is as a sutil game. Not just about making points and points puting the ball into the holes, and Mark has a deffense style that i love. Really accurate with a fantastic possitional game and some people dont give enough value to this because is not an agresive and direct game... which is soppuse to be the "correct" style. One of the things i like the most in this sport is to see how different is the style deppending on the player. If all player had the same game style as Roonie it would probably be a boring sport. What make sports special is variety. Sorry for my bad english as im from Spain.
Mark Selby is the coldest shark in players pool. If he is not injured, if he is fit (any problems with his back during career), he plays the last balls in his matches.
Да, Салливан не выдерживает долго тактического снукера. Срывается на беспорядочные удары. И даже подставки начинает мазать. Селби наглядно это доказал. Молодец.
I am a huge fan of Ronnie and I love mark selby too but I have noticed in every single frame that when Ronnie is not in mood to play or not at his best,other player wins. Coz when he is on his best, he do magics on this table.Anyway respect for mark selby too but Ronnie is unbeatable on his best
Are you saying that dominating the game for 6 years - 6 years as number 1 in the world, 12 triple crown event finals, 17 ranking titles + 8 non ranking titles = 25 on the pro circuit and then 3 titles of the WSC. This is as good or if not better than Mark Williams mate
Great match!! Some of the best commentators in the biz. Listened to several streaming services.(Rail to Rail, Rail Birds). They don't talk at all. Dead silence. and if you ask them to comment on the match going on, they block you and put you in a verbal timeout!! Ridiculous.
Ronnie's bad luck was very good on that day. 🤐. He missed too many easy potts and let the games away from him. Everyboday knows he is as good player of left as off right hand. Hatts off to Ronnie. 1000 centuries in snooker....incredible achievement.
What you're saying makes no sense. Ronnie is definitely the best of all times but he wasn't as good as selby on that particular day and thats why he lost. It's not luck in any way.
looked like Ronnie tossed the whole frame at the 20 minute mark when he did not pot the red which was in the jaws of the corner pocket. Dead easy shot to screw back on and he tossed the frame right there.