Ronnie O Sullivan - Ali Carter - final

[Masterdoctorgenius]

i am quite excited

first session is very important, ronnie has to be with his patience, saftey and potting spot on

6-2 lead would be a nice lead to have

will it play in ronnies mind that he never lost a final and to ali. Will this add pressure (there is always pressure in a world final) or give him confidence ?

ali will approach with the same attitude like he did against maguire and judd, nothing to lose which could make him dangerous

[LittleMissAlexa]

ronnie 18-12 Ali is ronnies walking wicket to use a cricket term

[luke147]

Ronnie O´Sullivan - Ali Carter - final

Think ronnie will win this 18-13 but if carter can punish ronnie for the mistakes he makes he might have a chance in this match.

[maxz]

I believe ronnie will win 18-10. Cant really see Ali winning this. normally ronnie lost his wsc matches are best of 17 or best of 25. i cant really see anyone can match his current form in best of 35 frames.most of his winning frames he does it in 1 visit.He dont really miss in like 5 to 6 frames consecutive and he got good defensive play and high percentage long pots. so NO WORRY!! its in his bag WSC 2012 CHAMPION.

[Buda]

For the first time I'm not sure about Ronnie, he's playing much slower and safer which is not his style but if I have to guess the champ and score than it would be Ronnie 18-16.

[stylishkidsintheriot]

I'd call it Ronnie to win, 18-10. I've watched all of Ronnie's matches and only caught a few sessions of Ali's, wasn't impressed enough by his game this tournament that I think it'll be enough to beat Ronnie's excellent current form.

[grimreaper]

Carter 18- 15

[The Rook]

"If" Carter plays as well and as cannily in the final as his previous matches, then there is absolutely no chance O'Sullivan will annihilate him.

I've never seen Carter look so measured in his approach prior to this tournament and his standard has been consistently very high, so I hold a shred of optimism for him in the final – although O'Sullivan is clearly the favourite.

[tawaterski]

Think Ronnie will crush the boy around 18-5 or 18-6.

[Table_of_Reds]

Carter is in better form IMO - he's had a harder draw and the pressure is on Ronnie. First session is huge. If Carter wins it, I think he'll win the match.

Why do you even bother supporting O'Sullivan? Every single post you make you're saying how it's all going to be doom and gloom for him, and how much better his opponent is and how he's likely to lose. Support someone you have some sort of faith in, then you might actually get some enjoyment out of watching them play. This MIGHT be the last time you ever get to see your favourite player play, so you may as well try and enjoy it rather than being doom and gloom before the match has even started.

Also - Ebdon (ex-world champion, still a ranking event winner), Williams (ditto, also world number 2), Robertson (ex-world champ, regular event winner, one of the top players in the world), Matthews (two time finalist, ranking event winner, back in form) > M. Davis (journeyman nobody), Trump, Jones (flash in the pan youngish player who beat Higginson and a very off-form Smurphy but has done little else of note in his career) and Maguire.

Hard run for both, but O'Sullivan's was much harder.

[FOXMULDER]

Carter is in better form IMO .

huh?? I think we've been watching different tournaments.

Anyway... the problem for Carter will be the pressure that will definitely come if he gets a nice lead. He will be thinking along the lines of .... "I've got a real chance of becoming a World Champion... This is really happening.... How is this happening>..**** arghhhhh ".....

Ronnie will win.

[Ronnie's tip]

Carter is in better form IMO - he's had a harder draw and the pressure is on Ronnie. First session is huge. If Carter wins it, I think he'll win the match.

[FerruleFox]

Carter looks like he'll be much more competitive this time but hard to imagine him beating Ronnie over such a long match. Their B and C games just don't compare.

[Rane]

I´m quite surprised that this thread hasn´t been started yet.

I hold O´Sullivan as favourit, but I think it will be closer than last time. My guess 18 - 14 or 18 - 15.