The Masters Jan 11 - 18, 2015

[Odrl]

Can't remember now if Selby played opening match last year, my snooker memory not as good as Odrl's!!

Yes, Selby's match against Mark Davis was the opening match of the tournament last year. Went to a decider of course, and Selby made it 10 out of 10 in deciders at the Masters. Today was the first decider he's ever lost, so it's now 11 out of 12. :smile:

I'm not sure whether the defending champion has played the opening match in all the previous years as well, but if that's the case, I can only assume O'Sullivan must have asked for a change himself.

[Odrl]

Lovely match to start the tournament, typical Selby coming back from 5-1 behind, like he did against Bingham two years ago. :smile: This time he didn't play a strong decider though. Murphy left him bang in the balls two times, but Selby didn't score much at all. He reached the final of both the UK and the Masters in 12/13 and 13/14, so I thought he was a pretty safe bet for my fantasy team in these two tournaments, but he didn't bring me many points in the end. I'm relying on O'Sullivan to compensate for that again now. :wink:

Well played to Murphy, he wobbled a little again towards the end, but he finally gets his first win over a top16 player in a major event this season. The Masters was a turning point for him last year, and it could be again here. But of course the section he is in is really nasty, so he has a tough job. :smile:

[robertmac]

Nice win for Murphy.

[cyberheater]

Why hasn't Selby conceded :s

He never does until he needs at least 5 snookers. Especially on the final frame.

A good win for Shaun.

I can now go on to enjoy the rest of the tournament.

[Dr_Doctor]

Well done Shaun.

I really hope to see Mark do well from now on. This season has been poor for him so far.

[JLiang91]

Why hasn't Selby conceded :s

Legendary time waster?

[alphabetagaga]

go shaun! always good to see selby on a early exit

[bingo]

Why hasn't Selby conceded :s

[cyberheater]

Well done Shaun.

What a scare.

[jrc750]

Come on Shaun !!!

[alphabetagaga]

Well once again thank god for Eurosport...Beeb leaving the match at 5-5...unbelievable!

i could understand them staying with it and then if necessary, ending it for the live darts at 5.45pm.... but ending it for a recorded ski sunday that could be slotted in easily elsewhere, stinks.

[cyberheater]

Well once again thank god for Eurosport...Beeb leaving the match at 5-5...unbelievable!

I'm watching it on bbc stream. Through the fingers of my hand.

[streamer45]

Fascinating match so far.

[daffie]

Well once again thank god for Eurosport...Beeb leaving the match at 5-5...unbelievable!

[cyberheater]

Well done Mark.

It's hard to watch Shaun sometimes. He should have won that frame.