WebTest your knowledge on the head-to-head of two of snooker's biggest rivals (Dec 2016) Quizzes; Events; Quiz Creation; Community; Videos; SporcleCon; Remove Ads Ronnie O'Sullivan vs Mark Selby Test your knowledge on the head-to-head of two of snooker's biggest rivals (Dec 2016) By SnookerHQ. O'Sullivan lost seven frames in a row, what a terrible afternoon for the Rocket. Very high standard of the final with six centuries and another ten 50+ breaks. It was an extraordinary effort from Selby, especially as he had begun this final just 12 hours after completing his marathon semi-final win over Mark Allen. Remember, this is his debut at the Crucible and he becomes the first player to reach the final four at his first Worlds for 28 years. O'Sullivan wins the final frame to draw level in this intriguing clash as we head into the mid-session. Not many times at the Crucible has a player overturned such a deficit and Lisowski has given himself a lot to do to save this match after struggling to get going today. The champion will walk away with 500,000 while the runner-up gets 200,000. Ronnie is now turning the screw and has won the last four frames to take a commanding 6-2 lead. The four-time champion cupped his ear to the crowd and led a Mexican wave as he completed his historic 147 in the penultimate frame of the first day of his final with Luca Brecel, which he trails 9-8. Ronnie O'Sullivan made his feelings clear on World Snooker Championship rival Hossein Vafaei after his personal attack on the Rocket. Snooker results LIVE: World Championship score updates, Just Stop Oil protestors explain crashing World Snooker Championship, Snooker stars scared of being stabbed like Monica Seles after protest, World Championship security ramped up as Higgins fears worse protests, Ronnie O'Sullivan's has net worth more than Robertson and Williams, Inside O'Sullivan's 'incredible story' as new doc shows Crucible win. Nor will Brecel. With Selby such a strong favourite, the handicaps will interest most punters, though Im not expecting anything like a bloodbath and perhaps the correct score market is worth more consideration. Playing character Rubbish, he sang Kaiser Chiefs hit Ruby in a rubbish bin costume. Ronnie OSullivan, 47, and Stephen Hendry dominated the game in their respective eras. He made it a clean sweep before the mid-session interval after OSullivan had once again got in first, but it was Selby who faltered on the resumption as his opponent took full advantage of a poor attempt at a red to rattle in a decisive 87 and pull it back to 7-6. To him, there is a beauty to snooker which should not be sullied. Selby had to rely on charity to play snooker growing up. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. When the pair met in the final of the English Open earlier in the season, Selby prevailed, but it was a good game and a proper contest throughout. Its all too easy to accept received wisdom about their respective personalities: Selby the slightly dull introvert; OSullivan brash and full of himself. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. Brecel was at it again in his Both players are expected at the table in little under 30 minutes. In the other quarter-final tie, Jak Jones is currently leading Mark Allen 2-1. Well ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. At 17-14, with the pressure on to get the match won, Selby made a typically gutsy clearance to become world champion for the first time. Selby's sensational feat comes 40 years after Cliff Thorburn's famous first maximum at the Crucible. Round 2. Mark Allen levels up against Mark Selby. 1 if Selby beats Shaun Murphy in the second semi-final at the Tour Championship on Saturday. By 16, he had turned professional, by 21 he was the youngest ever World Champion - and well on his way to making his now 12.5million fortune. Given his excellent form and carefree approach, I expect Brecel to have his fair share of moments across the course of two days, and there might be times when it is Selby who appears to be hanging on. It looked to be a straightforward first-round win for Selby after the first few frames, but Selt put up a fight to force the match into the closing stages. This afternoon's matches are done and dusted, and Ronnie O'Sullivan is into the next round after thrashing Hossein Vafaei 13-2. He doesnt always play ball but you wonder what there is left to say after 30 years of being asked the same questions. When OSullivan nicknamed him the torturer it wasnt meant as a compliment but Selby should take it as one. Here. The two rivals take back to the table tomorrow at 2.30pm. OSullivan also compiled three centuries and was strong in all areas of his game in dispatching Gilbert. 'The atmosphere when I potted that final black was electric,' said Selby, who is the 10th player to hit a 147 at the Crucible and will now share the 55,000 bonus on offer with Wilson. Watch the clearance (Picture: REX) Ronnie OSullivan not only has the monstrous task of beating Mark Selby in the final session of their World Sadly, the general public thought his performance was close to his outfit. Facebook,TwitterandInstagram. It happened again in the classic semi-final in 2020 Ive already referenced, at one stage trailing 16-14 and seemingly running out of answers. Selby was showing signs of exhaustion following his epic 17-15 semi-final defeat of Robertson the previous night and was there for the taking. Yet O'Sullivan was one of a string of upsets in the competition. Brecel is full of confidence and is entitled to feel an air of invincibility having appeared dead and buried more than once in the last two weeks. All four quarter-finals will get underway tomorrow, starting with Ronnie O'Sullivan in the morning session. Selby our 6/1 pre-tournament selection is arguably the greatest Crucible player of the modern era, this being his sixth world final and one that will afford him the chance of becoming champion of the world for a fifth time. The Scot smashed off seven world titles between 1 His photographs capture the best moments as Luca Brecel goes head to head in the final vs Mark Selby; By Andy Hooper for the defeating Ronnie O'Sullivan Four more sessions of his best game and he can be world champion thats what those around him will surely be telling him. He led Selby 10-5 on the first day with two frames to play. The old head of snooker had the opportunity to go 7-1 Another century, another frame. And it is the second 147 of this year's tournament after Kyren Wilson notched one against Ryan Day in the first round. Remove ranting managers from the touchline and put them in the stands 'No-one is falling for your sanitised, vanilla PR guff any more! Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Play is already underway with Higgins looking well-placed to take the opening frame of this match. It's proving to be a cracker of a match between Shaun Murphy and Si Jiahui with the Chinese star winning 7-6 at the moment. On the snooker weve seen in the last few days, perhaps he is. Wilson extended his advantage in the next frame and, as McGill continued to struggle, another century break this time 105 put the Englishman 13-10 ahead. THEY are the two greatest snooker players of all-time. Mark Selby, winner of four of the last eight Crucible titles, passed his first-round test against Jamie Jones on Saturday. A complete record of competitive matches played between the two teams, This page lists the head-to-head record of Noppon Saengkham vs Ronnie O'Sullivan including biggest victories and defeats between the two sides, and H2H stats in all competitions. Robertson was fortunate not to have gone down 4-0 against the Welshman, but his largest break of the match helped him turn things around. "There were distractions everywhere if you wanted to go down that route. Selbys strike-rate in all finals is now a thing of legend, but at the Crucible, over four sessions, he is virtually unbeatable. The 39-year-old then composed himself to win the final frame of the night and he will go into Monday's action as the favourite to claim his fifth Crucible crown. But there's still plenty of time in that clash Shaun Murphy's clash with Si Jiahui is the only first-round tie left now with the match finely poised at 4-5 in favour of the Chinese player. Selby, who had managed to cling to OSullivans coat-tails at 5-3 down by winning the final frame of a difficult first session on Wednesday, took the first four on Thursday afternoon before holding his nerve to win the second and last after the interval for a 6-2 return. We. Ronnie O'Sullivan has taken a tiny step closer to defeating rival Hossein Vafari by taking the first frame in today's action. Interestingly, two of Selbys world final wins were secured with an 18-14 scoreline, with the other two 18-15. You could sense his elation, not just at reaching the final but in banishing the ghosts of 2014. McGill was four frames ahead overnight but won five of the 16 played on Thursday to leave himself with an uphill battle. However, he could lose his status as world No. Even his most begrudging critics would accept he has been an overwhelming force for good. BBC Two and Eurosport will be showing the game live, with streaming available on BBC iPlayer, the BBC website and Discovery+. O'Sullivan continues to hold an advantage with a 45 point lead. If you combined their characters into a single player, they would never lose. That bad session that had previously held Brecel back for so long might just come back to haunt him in the final, and its there when things could unravel. We're back in business tomorrow, so please ensure to rejoin Express Sport here, bright and early. He does not filter his opinions or seek acceptance. Ronnie O'Sullivan is looking to win a record-breaking eighth world title to take himself beyond the great Stephen Hendry. World Snooker Championship continued at the Crucible on Saturday; Overnight score: Mark Selby 5-3 (25) Gary Wilson However, Day needed to beat Selby to stay in the running for an automatic Crucible spot since Ding was victorious over Mark Allen earlier in the week. Hellraiser Ronnie embraced fame, making celeb pals along the way including Liam Gallagher, Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood and artist Damien Hirst. The Belgian Bullet produced the greatest-ever Crucible Im not sure Brecel will be worrying too much about that. But it's disappointment for The Rocket's Aussie rival Neil Robertson. I'm fresh and looking forward to it.". These two exceptional champions are very different characters from markedly contrasting backgrounds. Selby will be braced for the inevitable Brecel storm, but hell bank on being able to weather it, just as he did in the early throes of his match with John Higgins, or when Allen was on the cusp of leading 7-3 before Selby pulled off a Houdini act to begin the turnaround. In return, Brecel plays a poor safety leaving O'Sullivan with options and a commanding hold on the tie. Selby can hope for a draw at best, because in dire straits Ronnie can just run away from him. Leicester 2-1 Everton LIVE: Dominic Calvert-Lewin produces one of the misses of the season as he fails to level from inside the six-yard box while Jamie Vardy hits the bar just seconds later! Here's how we're looking for the quarter-finals so far Anthony McGill/Jack Lisowski vs Robert Milkins/Si Jiahui. O'Sullivan finished off with three consecutive centuries. The interest is understandable, however. Not so many people were talking about Brecel, who had never won a single match at the Crucible before, but has now claimed the scalps of Ricky Walden, Mark Williams, Ronnie OSullivan and Si Jiahui. And probably will not even show up for the match three and beyond. O'Sullivan is therefore served a chance to get back to the table. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy. He has won his last 11 ranking finals, tying Stephen Hendry's record. It was always going to be a tough ask for Bingham, who took it into a third session by claiming the last frame yesterday evening. And that examination wont last an hour, it will last hours and hours over the course of four sessions. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. After a good sleep, he returned to the Crucible and took control, getting under OSullivans skin with some hard match-play to claw his way into the lead. Hossein Vafaei lapping up the atmosphere inside the Crucible with Ronnie O'Sullivan looking stone-cold focussed. This time it was Selby who made the early running, but at 13-9 he failed to press on, losing the last two frames of the third session. snooker head-to-head2002 - 2021Ronnie O'Sullivan - Mark SelbyBGM by Khaim https://dova-s.jp/#snooker #RonnieO'Sullivan #MarkSelby #head2head Before the tournament I was out partying, staying up late to 6 or 7am, playing FIFA with my friends," Brecel told the BBC. Judd Trump is heading home after losing 6-10 to Anthony McGill as the Scotsman claimed another brilliant scalp for his collection to march on to the next round. He quickly won two more titles while OSullivan began to flounder in Sheffield. There are few better than Selby at absorbing pressure and limiting the damage when the going is tough, but should Brecel go missing, hell pounce like the predator he is. The Rocket, snooker's world No 1, said pre-tournament ahead of his 31st World Championship: "I feel alright. If its not broken, dont fix it, and he is sure to stick with the tried and tested method that has carried him this far. Ronnie O'Sullivan's 18-13 win over Judd Trump at the Crucible Theatre in the World Snooker Championship final in 2022 earned him the biggest prize in the sport for a Jak Jones and Neil Robertson will be on the other table for the start of their tie. Selby is sure to double-down on his approach, reckoning that not even a talent as bright as Brecel can keep making long pots if the white is consistently glued to baulk cushion. 2023 Eurosport, a Warner Bros. When OSullivan appeared to have him cornered at 10-6 in the quarter-finals, the Belgian reeled off seven frames on the spin to stun the defending champion. But it's missed! To him, the circuit is like the extended family he never had as a boy. Even someone as strong as John Higgins collapsed under it in the 2017 final, so do not underestimate what is coming Brecel's way. Mark Selby made history in the World Championship as he became the first player to make a maximum 147 break in the final and will share 40,000 in prize money And welcome to today's blog of all the live action from the Snooker World Championship. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Mark Selby is through to the second round after fending off a spirited fightback from Matthew Selt. He'll know that for all the brilliance that Brecel has shown in Sheffield this year, he remains capable of throwing in a really poor session like the one Si won 6-2 on Friday morning to seemingly turn the match decisively in his favour. The Golden Boy, as Hendry was known, took snooker by storm from a very young age. OSullivan is possessed of natural charisma. Si Jiahui, the 20-year-old who shocked Shaun Murphy in round one, leads 7-3 against Robert Milkins. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. His mental health was a continuous issue as he struggled with the pressures demanded of him. Ronnie passes a spotted black and presents his foe with a chance to finish the frame. The winner of this year's tournament will walk away with a cool 500,000 in prize money as well as the prestige of claiming the sport's biggest honour. He's won five frames on the bounce to take a 9-3 lead with only four more needed to book his place in the quarter-finals. Milkins has however won three of four frames this morning and 'The Milkman' is on the charge. O'Sullivan and Vafaei's match will restart again today from 2.30pm with the score currently 6-2 in the former's favour. Brecel has revealed his party-heavy routing before the World Championship. Mark Selby claimed his fourth World Championship title with an 18-15 victory over Shaun Murphy at a sold-out Crucible Theatre. Jones and Allen are still neck and neck after 20 frames with the score now standing at 10-10. Crucible seeing records broken. The task ahead of Brecel is just about as significant as anything in snooker, but he might not get a better chance. From the age of 17 he has been the centre of attention, with every misstep seized upon and easy judgements made by those who have never been in his position. Ronnie OSullivan established a lead over Luca Brecel in his quarter-final earlier on Tuesday Ronnie will be bored as hell by the end of the first match, let alone the next ones. O'Sullivan has since responded to the jibes as he looks to win another World Snooker Championship. R1: 10-9 v Ricky Walden; R2: 13-11 v Mark Williams; QF: 13-10 v Ronnie O'Sullivan; SF: 17-15 v Si Away from the baize, the pair lead different lifestyles. He won seven consecutive frames in the final session of his quarter-final match against Ronnie OSullivan to snatch victory from 10-6 down. Good morning! Watch the clearance on YouTube. And hell need to be. O'Sullivan made a 71 break in the decider to come back from 58-0 down. - Selby century puts pressure on Brecel, 'Could the comeback be on?' I've had a few ups and downs, but feel like I've come out the other side of it. And above all else, he knows he cant beat Selby in a dogfight over four sessions at the Crucible. 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He had been the best player for 16 days but lost on the 17th. 0.5pts Mark Selby to win 18-14 at 11/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook), 0.5pts Mark Selby to win 18-15 at 11/1 (Paddy Power, Betfair Sportsbook), Sky Bet odds | Paddy Power | Betfair Sportsbook. 28-69 (68), 0-88, 97-4 (82), 1-114 (101)59-54, 80-0 (76), 70-43 (50), 58-64 (MS, 53)62-63, 109-29 (101), 93-0 (89), 114-19 (114)9-69 (53), 65-70 (MS, 55), 0-110 (110), 76-0 (69)50-51, 16-71 (55), 67-49 (56), 68-43, 87-12 (80), 48-79, 116-4 (116), 66-52, 74-0 (74), 48-70, 78-28 (54), 68-56 (S 56)0-119 (52, 61), 7-130 (126), 36-77 (77), 97-0 (97), 70-14 (70), 102-0 (96), 72-43, 84-953-64 (R 53), 63-56, 71-37, 91-0 (90), 61-6327-67 (67), 60-23, 0-76 (67), 80-25 (72), Session 1:77-0 (69), 64-26, 102-0 (102), 28-69,47-6880-8 (63), 36-72, 66-54Session 2:99-24, 70-47 (52), 67-27 (63), 25-82 (55)45-96, 131-0 (131), 85-0 (85), 10-84 (58)9-78 (62)Session 3:35-81 (55), 23-77 (52), 7-84 (74), 29-8976-38 (50), 67-70Session 4:100-0 (100), 24-67, 39-64, 4-90 (56), 79-066-47, 0-131 (127), 14-87 (87), 56-62, Referee: Brendan MooreWatch the final moments on YouTube, 91-51 (63), 51-58 (56, 51), 85-24 (69), 112-0 (54, 58)16-85 (61) 100-0 (100), 72-40, 18-72 (68)73-70 (70, 73), Selby opened up with a 70 in frame 9 but O'Sullivan replied with a brilliant 73 clearance to win the match 6-3. Play gets back underway from 10am this morning with Luca Brecel and Mark Williams resuming their second-round match at 4-4. After confessing he was having an affair with children's entertainer Lauren Thundow, he split from his wife of 19 years, Amanda in 2013. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. World Snooker Championship continued at the Crucible on Saturday; Overnight score: Mark Selby 5-3 (25) Gary Wilson Cloudflare Ray ID: 7c0a9bbcc9e16baf Si suffered a similar fate a few days later. Mark Selby vs Matthew Selt (6-3) and Shaun Murphy vs Si Jiahui (4-5) are now the ONLY two remaining first-round matches still to be completed, and will both be concluded today. A nerveless, match-winning break in the deciding frame against Ricky Walden set the ball rolling, and having watched Mark Williams reel him in the second round, Brecel responded with two more brilliant, attacking breaks to win 13-11. 51-74 (MS 50), 135-0 (135), 114-0 (114), 0-92 (92), 87-0 (87) 112-0 (112), 0-78 (78), 77-0 (69), 0-72 (72) 37-65 70-68, Session 1:66-31 (59), 81-45, 26-58, 99-34 (85)130-1 (51, 79), 47-80, 59-14 (58), 58-68Session 2:28-61, 0-97 (97), 33-57, 4-94 (58), 94-1 (87)1-63 (62), 82-0 (82), 9-76 (76)Session 3:0-97 (97), 79-41, 0-94 (68), 93-26 (68)0-81 (72), 0-79 (72), 70-62 (MS 50), 87-15Session 4:114-0 (114), 104-23 (57), 51-71 (56), 0-64 (63) 62-50 (MS 50), 47-71, 138-0 (138), 74-0 (71), 81-34 (64). He still led 16-14 but, thanks to some unconventional shot selections, OSullivan turned it round to come through in a decider. 'I hated it' - O'Sullivan on why he did not enjoy winning seventh world title, The top 16 for the Snooker World Championship has been confirmed following. The second round is already underway with Mark Williams' match against Luca Brecel while Mark Allen faces off against Stuart Bingham later tonight. There's no stopping John Higgins at the moment. OSullivan had been going for a third title in succession and sixth in total. Published: 07:56 AEST, 1 May 2023 | Updated: 09:56 AEST, 1 May 2023. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. The defending champion Ronnie O'Sullivan has crashed out against Belgium's Luca Brecel. See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. Luca Brecel v Mark Selby: Routes to the final LUCA BRECEL. The frame is turning into a war of attirition, with the duo waiting for the other to make the first killer error. Ronnie O'Sullivan, 47, and Stephen Hendry dominated the game in their respective eras. O'Sullivan pulled off a spectacular victory over Selby at the Crucible last August, winning three frames in a row from 16-14 behind to claim a 17-16 triumph and Selby's 147 stole the show but Brecel will still be pleased with his performance in his maiden final. It is a monumental task ahead of the Belgian Bullet, but having reeled off seven frames on the spin to beat OSullivan, and 11 on the bounce on his way to downing Si, he will believe that anything is possible. But that is one of his most valuable assets and when things are going his way, I expect him to turn the screw just as he did in his four previous winning final appearances at the Crucible. The Welshman had led 6-4 but falls to defeat in his second-round match, while Neil Robertson is on the ropes against Jak Jones, trailing 10-6. MARK SELBY and Luca Brecel will face off in the World Snooker Championship final. 107.155.95.34 The great Ronnie OSullivan managed it in the last four in 2020, but he needed one of his best ever late shows and a huge slice of good fortune to prevail in an epic contest. Jack Lisowski has got a frame back and is now trailing Anthony McGill 1-7. Vafaei's personal digs and spicy comments about O'Sullivan in the lead-up to the game has dominated headlines, and now he has come in for more criticism for his actions at the snooker table. If Vafaei thinks snooker would be better off without the games leading box office attraction he should try promoting an event without him and see how ticket sales go. Add to that, Brecel looks much stronger a few months on. Brecel beat Si Jiahui after an historic comeback to reach the final, fighting back from 14-5 down to win. Play gets underway in just under an hour's time with Ronnie O'Sullivan and Mark Allen both kicking us off on a bumper day of snooker. Action gets back underway in just over an hour's time. 'That red with the rest on 72 was where it could have gone wrong. He once told the Big Issue: "I looked at Jimmy White gambling, drinking and going to nightclubs and thought it looked glamorous. Find out what time Luca Brecel vs Mark Selby starts, how to watch the game on TV, the prize money on offer and their head-to-head record. As they head off to the mid-session interval, Mark Selby takes the session 3-1. Hendry was, by admission, a 'boring' winning machine. But after I potted that, I felt like I was going to clear up. Mark Selby turned the tables on a frustrated Ronnie OSullivan as he fought back to take a 9-7 lead in the world championship semi-finals at the Crucible in Sheffield. We've had plenty of drama already this year, on and off the table, including an unusual Just Stop Oil protest that left the crowd aghast and table one covered in orange powder. The next day, I had to drive back up again so its a totally different preparation, and its working.. But for many of us, the contrasts between these two giants of the sport make for compelling viewing whenever they clash cues. "A \ud835\ude33\ud835\ude26\ud835\ude22\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude2d\ud835\ude3a \ud835\ude2f\ud835\ude2a\ud835\ude24\ud835\ude26 way to end." Matthew Selt claimed the final frame of the day to keep himself in with a chance of mounting a comeback against Mark Selby tomorrow, with today's session ending 6-3 in the latter's favour. Elsewhere, Kyren Wilson goes into the break 6-3 up on Ryan Day. McGill might have been facing a sleepless night over the way his fortunes had fallen so dramatically, but he regathered his composure to produce his first Crucible hundred this year a superb effort of 136. The pair are tied at 1-1 during the early stages. The pair have faced each other 11 times previously including in last year's English Open final, which Selby won 9-6. But, today's Ronnie is a totally different animal. OSullivan v Selby is a much more even contest, particularly in the big matches. Follow. Perhaps that makes Brecel an even more dangerous animal than he has been already. Selby makes history with first 147 in a Crucible final. 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