Selby was at his best when the two met at the Players Championship on Thursday.The racket was whitewashed in less than two hours as Selby booked a place in the semi-finals. “To beat Ronnie in any tournament is a great result. I’m very, very happy to beat him the way I did. It was more or less flawless,” said Selby after the match.”It’s a huge game and if you don’t can rise to these kinds of matches, you might as well leave your marriage. I was confident I could win, because if you don’t, it often backfires.”.
The Rocket has often criticized opposition players and recently told John Astley he was considering a new career at the Welsh Open. Speaking on ITV, Hendry said: “I think Mark [Selby] considers himself equal to Ronnie..
Stephen Hendry has admitted Ronnie O’Sullivan doesn’t have much respect for other players on the tour after dominating other players for the past two decades.
Ronnie O’Sullivan won five straight frames to beat Zhou Yuelong 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of The Players Championship.O’Sullivan was competing for the first time since withdrawing from the Welsh Open due to anxiety. far from his best start but markedly improved after the Telford break.The seven-time world champion shot a superb clean 136 in the sixth frame to win the next after Zhou inexplicably missed an easy green. to finish with
“However, Sullivan was reluctant to give any insight into his performance, telling ITV4: “I don’t really judge my performances, I make it a golden rule. A bit of match practice, take what I can from the tour and move on.”I just try to play as little as possible, I feel happier doing it.”That’s the icing on the cake for me , whatever I get out of this tour. I have my exhibitions, the ambassador and that is my main thing – I just fit a few tournaments around it.”Mark Allen earlier made three centuries in a row, including a tournament record 146, en route to an impressive tournament. . 6-3 win over three-time world champion Mark Williams.Allen followed up his 146 in the opening frame with breaks of 112 and 102, limiting Williams to a single point in the process and also posting breaks of 94, 70. and 68 to reach the quarterfinals ..
