The Masters Jan 11 - 18, 2015

[DeanH]

The Masters Jan 11 - 18, 2015

nope, Penguins
oh and Bourbons

[cyberheater]

I have my chocolate biscuits at the ready

Are they Hobnobs?

[DeanH]

The Masters Jan 11 - 18, 2015

I have my chocolate biscuits at the ready

[daffie]

Yeah...I have the same sneaky feeling Love this frame!

[cyberheater]

I've got a feeling it's going to a late night fellas.

[daffie]

Neil looks so much more focused tonight...

[jrc750]

LOL. Robbo, the worlds number one is the underdog. Yeah right.

Yep 4 frames down

[Where's Willie?]

No handshake? Or did I imagine that?

[daffie]

Positively love Shaun's walk-on music...great choice!

[cyberheater]

LOL. Robbo, the worlds number one is the underdog. Yeah right.

[cebs]

Nice intro.

[robertmac]

Yes he faced O'Sullivan which on paper seemed to
be the biggest challenge of the tournament and
he could be mentally unprepared after that match.
Hopefully he can start the 1st frame with a win
and get on track and win this.

[Odrl]

The first session against Ding at last year's China Open was worse, either 7-1 or 7-2 I think.

Good memory. :smile: You're right, it was 7-2. Although that was the tournament where Robertson was really ill and it was a minor miracle he made it to the final. I don't think he expected to be competitive against an in-form Ding, and unfortunately he wasn't.

I think today's session was probably more about complacency than anything else. He probably thought O'Sullivan was the biggest test he would face this week and never really got himself up for this final. Hopefully he has had time to think about things now and he plays to his potential tonight. I still think it will be a close match. :smile:

[andy carson]

The first session against Ding at last year's China Open was worse, either 7-1 or 7-2 I think.
Starting finals badly is actually becoming a habit for Robertson lately. He was 5-1 down to Selby twice (Masters and UK final), 5-1 down to Higgins in 2013 Wuxi and both of his Australian Open finals (against Trump and Fu) were pretty much lost in the 1st session. He also started badly against Joe Perry in Wuxi this season but Perry wasn't able to take advantage.
On each of those occasions he has played much better in the evening and come back to win a couple of times but it's strange that he keeps getting in these situations in finals, especially as he's usually such a quick starter and great front-runner.

for me it seems robertson cant hack it as well when he comes up against the good safety players, hes fine when he plays those who rather go for a pot than play safe, miss and leave him in, but he seems to get bored quickly in a safety exchange

[Where's Willie?]

Well, Robertson is still in the match I suppose, after taking the last frame. Am I right in saying this is the worst session he has ever played in a major final, in terms of the scoreline?

In Murphy's last final, the 2014 World Open, he led 7-2 as well, but Selby came back to 7-5 in the evening, so he is by no means safe, especially against a champion like Robertson. :wink:

The first session against Ding at last year's China Open was worse, either 7-1 or 7-2 I think.
Starting finals badly is actually becoming a habit for Robertson lately. He was 5-1 down to Selby twice (Masters and UK final), 5-1 down to Higgins in 2013 Wuxi and both of his Australian Open finals (against Trump and Fu) were pretty much lost in the 1st session. He also started badly against Joe Perry in Wuxi this season but Perry wasn't able to take advantage.
On each of those occasions he has played much better in the evening and come back to win a couple of times but it's strange that he keeps getting in these situations in finals, especially as he's usually such a quick starter and great front-runner.