World Snooker Championship 2019

[Izzy]

8 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

Most champions are motivated to remain a champions...money is secondary.

Just posing the question really Ronnie.

 

I'd like to think Selby is as motivated for a 4th world title as he was for his first. I just wonder if he's still as 'up for it' having won everything there is to win.

 

No denying his form has been doggo recently though so hopefully the Crucible will bring out the best in him again. 

[foxes_rule1978]

5 minutes ago, Lionator said:

I feel like he's always been like that though. It's never particularly straightforward but he has this uncanny ability to win while being outplayed. 

I see what you are saying he has never been like Ronnie but this is on another level, nothing even his safety isn’t working out. 

[foxes_rule1978]

He is through but needs to improve massively 

[kingfox]

That was a massive struggle, big relief to get over the line there.

 

Inexperience cost Zhao tonight.

[Bert]

9 hours ago, kingfox said:

That was a massive struggle, big relief to get over the line there.

 

Inexperience cost Zhao tonight.

Went too aggressive. Even against an out of form Selby that is pushing your luck. 

[ScouseFox]

ronnie is in real trouble here. doesn’t look arsed, obviously. 

[Voll Blau]

1 hour ago, ScouseFox said:

ronnie is in real trouble here. doesn’t look arsed, obviously. 

Mental how effortless he still made that century look just now though, even when on the ropes.

[Ian W LCFC]

Been a great game, Cahill really impressive but the tension has got to him a little in the last few frames. Ronnie looks half asleep but will just beat him it seems.

[kingfox]

What a choke from Ronnie.

 

As you said @Ian W LCFC he looks half asleep.

[SAFC1]

Ronnie...

[ealingfox]

[Facecloth]

Thank God he's out

[kingfox]

 

Ronnie not himself but Cahill showed tremendous bottle, some fantastic clearances today.

[RowlattsFox]

No doubt Ronnie will come out with some reasons why he didn't really want to win. Great win for Cahill, to do it over the longer world championship format as well is incredible. 

 

 

[Filbert_Ross]

What odds was Cahill to beat Ronnie?

[Ian W LCFC]

Brilliant result! I always thought the odds being offered for Ronnie to win the whole tournament were way too short, some bookies only offering 5/2 I believe. Said in his interview that he wasn't feeling that well, but he tends to say that after all of his losses.

[Bert]

You could tell from the first session Ronnie really couldn’t be arsed. Such a shame his temperament hasn’t always been there else he’d be touching double

figures of world championship wins.

 

Well done to James Cahill though whose victory will go under the radar as most outlets will be saying Ronnie wasn’t at his best. 

 

I’m sure Ronnie will come out and say that’s it for him or something similar. 

[String fellow]

As the corner pockets seemed generous and his opponent an amateur, I suspect that Ronnie began thinking that victory would be easy, and then having realised that it wasn't going to be so, his motivation deserted him. The fact that this event is so long may also have been a de-motivating factor, especially as Sheffield is not near to where he lives.  

[ren]

5 hours ago, Filbert_Ross said:

What odds was Cahill to beat Ronnie?

365 had him at 20/1. Seen some bookies have him as low as 9/1 though. Fair play to the lad, massive for him.

[isaidno]

Bingham trying his best to bottle this.  3 fouls in a row and concedes frame.

[kingfox]

20 minutes ago, isaidno said:

Bingham trying his best to bottle this.  3 fouls in a row and concedes frame.

Stuart Poomjaeng.

 

Allen on the brink of being 6-0 down to Zhou.

 

What a bizarre day.

[isaidno]

Bingham not even getting close on some of these shots. His heads gone.

[EastAnglianFox]

Wow Allen now 7-1 down and it really should have been 8-0

[Voll Blau]

Great effort from Dott there.

[Ian W LCFC]

Been a brilliant start to the tournament so far, so many close matches.