2023 World Championship

[PatBlock]

I've posted before that Selby is a great player....

OK, sorry, I missed that.

....and is as good as anyone and shouldn't need to resort to those kind of tactics and yet he keeps doing it. I didn't watch any of Mark Allens matches either because he's doing it as well and the two of them facing each other was anathema to me, and to many other snooker fans as well. I'm of the opinion that he does it because he fears the great potters with modern conditions that favour them, but he's one of them as well and on monday he realised it but a bit too late. I hope he carries it on, if he doesn't I'll switch it off, and not just him but anyone else that plays that way.

Fair comment, but as you know, I disagree with you about the motivation behind his dithering.

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[fkhan]

Good news for few players at the end of the qualifying ladder.

Also, an upgrade to wst.tv

https://wst.tv/tour-survivors-extended-to-up-to-68/

https://wst.tv/wst-to-build-new-webs...ith-urban-zoo/

[itsnoteasy]

Good news for few players at the end of the qualifying ladder.

Also, an upgrade to wst.tv

https://wst.tv/tour-survivors-extended-to-up-to-68/

https://wst.tv/wst-to-build-new-webs...ith-urban-zoo/

Yeah, they had an interview with Mark Davis last night, after his seniors first round win, he said he had just found out about this a few hours before.

[fkhan]

Yeah, they had an interview with Mark Davis last night, after his seniors first round win, he said he had just found out about this a few hours before.

Will he be allowed to continue in the seniors comp this year then?

[Mark187187]

Yeah, they had an interview with Mark Davis last night, after his seniors first round win, he said he had just found out about this a few hours before.

Happy for Mark. I know he hasn't been playing great for a few years, but being a ball away from retaining his tour spot in the WC qualifiers and missing felt a pretty harsh end to his career.

[itsnoteasy]

Will he be allowed to continue in the seniors comp this year then?

It's for anyone outside the top 64, they have extended it to 68,im guessing he falls between 65-68.

[se7enthhell]

Well, I have not been as happy for a newly crowned World Champion since Mark Williams won in 2018.
Both players played awesome stuff, this has been one of the best finals I have seen since I follow snooker.
It must have been intimidating for Luca when Mark started to win frames at 16-10, there is no other such scary opponent as Mark Selby, even when you are well ahead.
He held his nerves in the end, so, congratulations to Luca, well-deserved winner. And congratulations to Mark Selby, for being such a gentleman and gracious in defeat. I would have been equally happy if Mark had won the title. One of the greatest players of all time, I believe there are more World titles for him in the future. I enjoyed the good spirit in which the final has been played.
By the way, Brecel has now won 3 big titles over the long distance beating Murphy, Higgins, and now Selby in the final - quite an achievement itself.

my thoughts precisely, 2018 was a great year (loved watching Mark and some of the other matches) and Luca winning it was another fantastic year of great snooker to watch for the neutral.