4th session: Mark Selby 5-4 John Higgins (Match score 13-11 Selby)
Frame 25: Mark in amongst the balls straight away, 35 break and loses position, makes 22 does John, Mark gets enough to win the frame & goes three clear. (14-11 Selby)
Frame 26: 22 break for Mark then John gets a massive kick on a break of 25 plays safe. safety battle now. John goes on to almost win the frame, missed a tough plant. Mark leaves the red over the pocket, John pots it. (14-12 Selby)
Frame 27: Frame winning break of 71, the Jester 3 away from the title. (15-12 Selby)
Frame 28: 54 break well compiled by Mark not quite over the line yet, bout of safety won by Mark, 2 away (16-12 Selby).
Frame 29: 34 break from Mark, ran out of position, John clears up with a 88, (16-13 Selby.)
Frame 30: Good bout of safety going on, 111 break by John (16-14 Selby)
Frame 31: Selby breaks down on 46 after snookering himself, then the referee calls a foul on Selby hard to tell but i think the right call, 43 break for John , 3 points ahead in this critical frame, John wins another frame! (16-15 Selby)
Frame 32: Great response by Mark, frame winning break of 131 goes one away from the crown (17-15 Selby)
Frame 33: A frame, match & championship winning break of 75, Selby wins 18-15!
Tuesday 2 May 2017
Monday 1 May 2017
World Snooker Championship Final Day 1 Selby 7-10 Higgins
Session 2 Mark Selby 5-4 John Higgins (1st session, Selby 2-6 Higgins) (9 frames)
Frame 9: Cagey opening to this frame, then a wonderful frame wining break of 86 from Selby, (3-6 Higgins)
Frame 10: John looking for a response after that excellent break only 21 though after he got a cannon slightly wrong trying to play position on the black, good safety battle, 33 break puts Higgins 56pts in front only needed one more red to leave Mark in snookers required. Little safety bout eventually Mark goes in-off. (3-7 Higgins)
Frame 11: Selby misses a red into the middle, eyes looked tired, Dennis Taylor & Ken Doherty on commentary think he may be jaded from his epic semi final win over Ding Junhui, Higgins makes 26. 43 from Selby puts him back in the frame. 1 point in the frame now, 2 reds left. John eventually wins the frame. (3-8 Higgins)
Frame 12: Scrappy frame a 38 break nearly gets Mark over the line, both players missing easy balls, Selby wins it (4-8 Higgins)
Frame 13: Selby just doesn't look at the races this evening, caught a safety far too thin & left Higgins with a opportunity, only makes 39, John plays a good safety, John Virgo rightly says "no risks he is trying to protect his lead", very tactical frame which Higgins wins. (4-9 Higgins)
Frame 14: John definitely getting the run of the balls with a few plants, Selby's body language looks poor, almost resigned to the fact like he can't find a way back into this match at the moment, 76 break from Higgins (4-10 Higgins)
Frame 15: 81 break for Mark after John missed early (5-10 Higgins)
Frame 16: A very good response from Mark, John missed early again, 121 (6-10 Higgins)
Frame 17: 47 break I thought Mark was looking odds on for another frame, still could be because John missed a red, Mark goes on to win the frame after John plays a cross-double which went wrong, this final is on! (7-10 Higgins)
Frame 9: Cagey opening to this frame, then a wonderful frame wining break of 86 from Selby, (3-6 Higgins)
Frame 10: John looking for a response after that excellent break only 21 though after he got a cannon slightly wrong trying to play position on the black, good safety battle, 33 break puts Higgins 56pts in front only needed one more red to leave Mark in snookers required. Little safety bout eventually Mark goes in-off. (3-7 Higgins)
Frame 11: Selby misses a red into the middle, eyes looked tired, Dennis Taylor & Ken Doherty on commentary think he may be jaded from his epic semi final win over Ding Junhui, Higgins makes 26. 43 from Selby puts him back in the frame. 1 point in the frame now, 2 reds left. John eventually wins the frame. (3-8 Higgins)
Frame 12: Scrappy frame a 38 break nearly gets Mark over the line, both players missing easy balls, Selby wins it (4-8 Higgins)
Frame 13: Selby just doesn't look at the races this evening, caught a safety far too thin & left Higgins with a opportunity, only makes 39, John plays a good safety, John Virgo rightly says "no risks he is trying to protect his lead", very tactical frame which Higgins wins. (4-9 Higgins)
Frame 14: John definitely getting the run of the balls with a few plants, Selby's body language looks poor, almost resigned to the fact like he can't find a way back into this match at the moment, 76 break from Higgins (4-10 Higgins)
Frame 15: 81 break for Mark after John missed early (5-10 Higgins)
Frame 16: A very good response from Mark, John missed early again, 121 (6-10 Higgins)
Frame 17: 47 break I thought Mark was looking odds on for another frame, still could be because John missed a red, Mark goes on to win the frame after John plays a cross-double which went wrong, this final is on! (7-10 Higgins)
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