China Open 2011 - the quarter-finals (part II)
One must never mess with The Jester |
There’s no doubt that Selby is back in business, because how an Earth can he be playing so damn good?! :-)) The match against Ali Carter was mostly played by "The Jester from Leicester" the 5-1 scoreline and those three tons that he hit during the match being a genuine statement of who dominated the match.
However the first frame of the match was a very scrappy one, both players having a bit of problem in keeping the fluency of their game, but in the end Selby succeeded in taking it, this giving him more confidence as to hit un runs of 78 and 129 for a 3-0 lead.
Ding Junhui reaches the semi-finals |
A very entertaining show was going on at the near table as well, only that it was a bit frustrating to see that Stephen Lee was missing huge opportunities all the time. This was going to cost him the match, as Ding won it with a 5-2 final result.
Although the opening frame was taken over with a beautiful clearance of 98 by Ding, its debut was quite a scrappy one and the next to follow was going to be even a scrappier one. Still, Lee draw at 1-1, only to see Ding taking the next two frames with a series of 45, 44 and 134 as to go 3-1 up.
End of run for "The Bulldong" Lee |
Today we have the semi-finals, the rule at hand being now "the best of 11" and you can’t say that the line-up is not a terrific one, by all means! So please, clear your schedule for a very entertaining snooker Saturday :-))
From 07:30 (UK time)
Shaun Murphy v. Judd Trump
From 12:30 (UK time)
Ding Junhui v. Mark Selby
TV coverage:
07:30 - 10:30 British EuroSport (live)
07:30 - 10:00 British EuroSport 2 (live)
12:00 - 12:30 British EuroSport
12:30 - 15:45 British EuroSport (live)
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