snooker world championship final

Allen played great stuff for 5-3. Long way to go.

Si is looking very, very strong. Luca showing frustration...he was prodigy, has more experience but it's not counting rn. 6-3.

Next two frames shared. Si with a century

Si is unplayable at the moment.

he's an attacking player like Brecel but there's more to his game overall maybe

(fingers all crossed)

11-5, Si in complete control. Let's see if a final makes him flinch. That's all Brecel has I think.

Si's game is a bit more mature than Brecel. His long potting is a marvel. Everything in the middle. What you watch this game for.

40 min frame but Allen came out on top: 6-3.

Allen is marginally better on the long game at the moment.

6-4. Gruelling near hour long frame. Allen had a couple of long pots but Selby often eeks these out, more often than not.

Allen is ahead but it's dangerous times for him.

Right enough, 90+ break at the next. 6-5.

6-6. A master.

Session ends early at 7-6 Selby. Allen needs a good night's sleep; Selby has done what he has many times before.

This guy

What a shellacking this is.

watched the 18th frame of si match and his century was a thing of beauty. just so pure. dennis taylor on coms was near purring.

Win the next too! Do like Brecel, don't think I've seen anything quite like him

Brecel is now giving it some. Si is now sweating a bit.

si what happened

The most outrageous plant I've ever seen from Si.

this match fixing is a bit blatant

One of the astonishing sessions of snooker.

Just...speechless. Brecel's fluency at 14-6 down was something else. It got into Si which I wasn't expecting.

yeah but what t shirt was steve davis wearing?

was wondering that as well. couldn’t work out whether it was a snooker design, some sort of prog metal thing or the perfect intersection of both.

if it was a music shirt there's a very good chance I'd have known, link?

prog metal? prog electronic surely...

https://imgur.io/gallery/EoLt2Bo

yeah that's just the shirt of his own band lol, they're quite good

https://theutopiastrong.bandcamp.com/album/international-treasure

sufferin' self promotion!

I'll check em out later.

interesting for music quiz fans: woodwinds & bagpipes in The Utopia Strong: Michael J. York (Mike York) - who played with Coil 2002-2005.

musick to play out of baulk

wait until you find out what band the third guy was in amirite!!

Selby grinding it out: 10-7.

Whether Si or Brecel get through at least they will just go for their shots, or die trying.

Allen just won there. Nice clearance but unless he can find fluency with the long potting he will be beaten.

This is where Si or Brecel can win the title. Either of them can really just win things in one visit.

Selby has now decided to make lots of errors...

Selby made a 65 and broke down. Refused a pot into the middle for safety. BBC commentary went crazy at his refusal but they aren't playing with the level of fluency of Brecel or Si where you could see them both clearing up.

Right enough Allen got his chance and missed a tough-ish black. 11-9

A shock: a frame won in a single visit. 92 break by Allen, 11-10 Selby.

Si had the first chance, didn't take it. Brecel gets the next chance and wins. 14-11.

Seven frames in a row

i feel bad cos i've been rooting for Si since he beat Murphy but this is impressive as fuck

Beautiful 81 break from Brecel. 14-13.

This safety battle is huge for Si.

Loses it. 14-14.

Feeling a bit for Si. Brecel is just mixing it up well. Not taking too many risks, and putting a safety in.

15-14 Brecel. Ten in a row

Has Si got anything left?

Si is in there. Poor break off from Brecel. Pots the red, nearly goes in off. Then off his position from the next red and misses a slightly difficult black...

Brecel missed a fairly easy black. Sure he'll be feeling it too.

Si missed the blue off the spot. Brecel went on to clear up. He's one away.

this is the opposite of what I was watching yesterday.

Poor shot from Brecel allowed Si with an easy red. He is about to win here..