Yeh he was very rude I thought.  Shame Williams didn't win.  Oh well, hopefully Selby will thrash OSullivan in the next round.

Fingers crossed

I am very happy that Mark Selby has won. He has played really well. Hope he can maintain it.

Sorry to butt in.. but just wanted to say thanks for the good wishes Brisket

Awww Baz   - you're out and about again!!
Lovely!  It's not as nice when you're not here.
So pleased you are well enough to be with us.  

Ahhh bless ya That's one thing about us being a small, select forum...  We miss people when they aren't there

Ooooo yes!  "Select". That's the word for us.  I like the idea of being "select."

 *puts sequins back on*

i like o'sullivan and selby

So you're going to be pleased and not pleased at the same time. Tricky.
(I was the same with the Selby-Doherty match.)

I'm indifferent to both.  I'm not entirely sure who I am supporting to win the tournament now.  I have a suspicion that someone new is going to take it though.

Let's hope O'Sullivan gets gubbed. Petulant brat.

'Petulant' is indeed descriptive of him velvet.
His behaviour can be very immature.
I am definitely rooting for Selby here.

I think some of O'Sullivan's behaviour was deliberately unsporting (sitting with the pressmen and watching the other table behind the screen.) It is not the first time he has tried distraction techniques (and been cautioned for it.) Not the sort of gamesmanship I approve of.

He has no respect for the sport that gave him his living Brisket. Still an awesome talent though but not my cuppa tea 

Both O'Sullivan and Ali Carter have gone through and, much as I love to watch Ronnie play, I will be delighted if Ali wins this year

4-4 at the end of play for OSullivan/Selby.  It has to be said that OSullivan's performance was lacking compared with yesterday.  He is lucky to be level.  Selby was the better player today.

I agree with you spider...

12-2 to Robertson LOL.  Poor Steve.

Davis managed to get another 2 so it is now 12-4 to Robertson, and they'll have to continue tomorrow after all.

Gosh  the Dott / Allen match was close.
I'm anxiously waiting for the 2.30 match, hoping that Mark Selby can pull away from O'Sullivan.

Ali has pulled a couple of frames back and it's 8-8 at the moment in his match with Murphy

o'Sullivan 9 / Selby 7
Mark Selby is not easy to shake off.

Should be a cracking final session.  Come on Selby ! ! !

Get in, Ronnie!

Ooooh, Avalon.  May the best player win.

11-9 to OSullivan at the mid session interval.

Mark Selby leading 12-11.
1 frame to win.

Sorry to butt into this thread again ladies and gents but incase anyone doesn't know, on Sunday,  BBC2 are showing highlights of the classic 1985 match between Davis and Taylor

I remember being GLUED to this match

On an aside, Baz I didn't know you had been unwell - glad you are better

WOOHOOO!!!!

Well done Selby.  You gave OSullivan a proper reason to moan.

Thanks for the information Miss S


I found that match very stressful indeed. Body temperature, blood pressure, eyes, tension all affected.
I am thrilled Mark Selby won spider.

Me too Brisket.  I have to admit I'm not the greatest Selby supporter... I think he's a decent player though.  However, I am pleased that Ronnie OSulkivan has been sent packing.  The fact Selby was the one to seal his fate tends to endear him to me all the more.

Anyone watching the match between Steve Davis and Dennis Taylor?  Great fun!

Yes I saw it.  Very amusing.

An article by Simon Briggs in the Telegraph late yesterday says:
"Ronnie O’Sullivan departed the world championships in typically ungracious style last night. Having lost to the seventh-ranked Mark Selby, who reeled off the last four frames to take the quarter-final 13-11, he claimed that “my bad game has got me where I’ve got in the last 17 years, playing pretty **** really.
It wasn’t the obscenity that rankled, but O’Sullivan’s habit of berating himself, which downplays the quality of his opponents. To claim that his bad game has been up to the task of winning three World Championship titles and countless other trophies is disrespectful to the opposition."
I quite agree. I am pleased to see, at long last, reporters use words like 'ungracious' and 'disrespectful to the opposition.'
I get very tired of his mardy-voiced self-pity. To claim that he is not bothered (which he does intermittently) is a back-handed way of diminishing the abilities of his opponents.
I know he has many fans - but I'm not one of them, and I'll enjoy the rest of this championship much more without him.

Come on Ali!

Ronnie's banging on about retiring again.  I wish he would to be quite honest.

I am enjoying the Selby - Dott match.
Played in good spirit by both of them. A lovely century break by Selby to finish behind 3-5  behind tonight.

Dott has suddenly remembered how to play, after some really shabby performances over the past few years.  By the way Dott is the only remaining player with a previous world championship to his name.  He'll need to draw on that experience.  Robertson is unbelievably good and I feel certain he will make up one half of the final.