Last
night Mark Selby won his third Masters crown, defeating defending champion
Neil Robertson. In doing so he became only the sixth person to win this
illustrious invitational event three or more times, along with Stephen Hendry (6),
Ronnie O'Sullivan (5), Cliff Thorburn (3), Steve Davis (3) and the late Paul
Hunter (3).
A
professional performance against an under par Neil Robertson saw an uneventful
final end close to midnight. Having scraped his way through the first three
matches, Selby was the underdog going into the final. Robertson on the other
hand had played the best snooker all week, coming through nail biting deciding
frames against Ding Junhui and Mark Allen.
However
it was the Thunder from Down Under who looked tired and lacklustre in the final,
missing in the balls several times and gifting frames to his opponent. Selby shot into a 3-0 lead and from there his oponent was never within 1 frame of the Jester from Leicester.
The
tournament as a whole was highly entertaining, with a handful of tense deciding
frames and a number of shocks it all boiled up into a concoction of good
entertainment. However I still think the finals sessions should start at 13:00
& 19:00 to counter such late finishes.
Next Live Snooker
The Championship League 2 starts today and the Snooker Shoot out starts on Friday.
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