snooker world championship final

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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..

Lol I was literally typing "majestic" and the commentator beat me to the punch

91 break!!

Feel like we deserve a final frame finish now

But sadly looking unlikely

OH SHI

Fuck

Bad decision from Si taking that red on, must be done this time

Amazing match, rooting for Brecel in the final obv

That red was just insane

astonishing comeback from brecel, really feel for si but hopefully he has a long career ahead of him.

Yup, same. Think Brecel showed some good safety as well xxp

Brecel, last night

2010 ILE poetry CONTEST! unleash the narwhals

Brecel is too exhausted to party tonight

Is Brecel the first finalist from mainland Europe?

Bit of background on Si.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/snooker/si-jiahui-world-snooker-championship-china-b2328812.html

Interesting to see the bits of infrastructure put up for Chinese players in England.

funnest thing i found out about Si was this classless rant from Shaun Murphy from 2021, made his first round victory even sweeter in retrospect

"I'm going to sound like a grumpy old man but that young man shouldn't be in the tournament," Murphy, known as the Magician, told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"It's not fair, it's not right... I don't know why we as a sport allow amateurs to compete in professional tournaments. This is our livelihood. This is our living. We're self-employed individuals and not contracted sportsmen. We don't play for a team."

(that first round match was played in a really good spirit tbf)

Murphy did apologise for that rant btw. He got a lot of flack for it, deservedly so.

Neither Allen or Selby are playing fluently at all. Brecel might be a slight favourite against either.

Selby is playing badly; Allen is worse. Fuck both of them.

yes saw the 23rd frame of this and it was dire. Selby missed a red to the corner by at least 5" , Allen failed to capitalise, played a good snooker got this miss from Selby then flubbed an easy red to the centre pocket. appalling standard for a semi final.

Selby managed to clear for a century to be one away.

Allen has relaxed a bit and has won the last three frames. Nothing fiery but just more fluent. 16-13.

this is still going lol

why does Selby take two minutes on every shot, never been quite established has it

Can see Selby getting the better of this exchange to win..