snooker world championship final

V poor safety from Judd. He is better at his tactical game these days but I think he'll be found out with a great great player putting on the pressure.

Judd wins a scrappy frame! We are on to a decider.

After a testy safety battle it's Trump with the first chance..

Judd missed it but I don't know how Williams wins from here..

I've watched more this year than I have in ages. The semis have been brilliant. That O'Sullivan 80 clearance (minus the black because Ronnie) was something else. I think Williams looked knackered at various points. Think that eventually caught up with him.

Ronnie Vs Trump. Ronnie has outclassed every opponent since the 2nd round and Trump hasn't felt as confident all season and hard a much harder path to the final.

Has to be Ronnie but there is that pressure of a 7th world title. Really looking forward to it.

3-1 O'Sullivan. Judd lost on a re-spotted black and showed weakness, especially on a green.

what happened there

Looks like Ronnie blurted out something rude, words were said etc.

Judd did really well to pot that long yellow and win the frame from there. 5-3.

7th world title on the way!

Game on.

excited for the memes of what he was saying into trump's ear at the end

Ronnie more than kept it together at the end. Well done Judd on stretching it to the last session.

Of his world titles that was maybe one of his easiest. No one really gave him a game. John Higgins and Judd came into the matches slightly drained or not in tip top shape, and Ronnie was utterly ruthless.

Stop all snooker till we stop using oil I don't care.

snooker balls are plastic = oil, let's go back to ivory

That's right

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_snooker_player_nicknames much to enjoy here

John Parrott can remember Betamax videos

They don't call him SatNav Selby for nothing

"The Rhett Butler of the Green Baize" is my favourite

Emperor of Pot

pot noodle jfc

excellent final two frames from Brecel :)

Really pity Vafaei. If you are going to be an arsehole be actually good at what you do.

Ronnie is just an animal out there man: 10-2.

there was that astonishing missed pink in the opening frame, but I could see he meant business and was going to clean up today

another century for Ron, he's not fucking about.

and another!

If I was playing Ron I would simply not trash-talk him and then spend 12 frames being a spectator to his brilliance.

Yup, ruthless.

Robertson picking some funny options here

Two first time debuts in the QFs as well as Ronnie, Higgins, Selby.

Quite like to see Mark Allen win it.

Jones - Allen is a hell of a match

10-10, final session to come

Jones made a couple of errors but he hit back with a century.

Allen pulled off a nice little clearance there, 11-10

Allen used his experience to get through 13-10.

Si McGill looks like a cracker. 8-8.

Ronnie played crappy last night but Brecel isn't that good and couldn't capitalise on it so they shared

Ronnie hasn't got going today either and Brecel has caught up and won four in a row: 10-10.

Ronnie has shown nothing. Brecel is a brilliant break builder but is facing no opposition. One away from the SF.

And Brecel takes it 13-10, after winning seven the last seven frames in a row.

He's hilarious btw. Talking about how much he's been partying and all.

He won't win it but he is a hell of a break builder. Hendry was pretty excited in the commentary box, and you can see it because there's no safety there. Brecel pulls off the hardest shots, pretty exciting to watch! Remarkable he has come so far.

Selby so dominant. 11-6.

Allen has a lot of form going into that semi. Selby a huge favourite for a 5th world title

watched 20 mins of frame 16 of selby-higgins. Selby just a masterclass in safety play never giving Higgins a look at a reasonably make able pot.

Si McGill 12-12. It's been attritional stuff but the last two frames have yielded fluent snooker from both of them.

Si is at the SF, at 20 years of age.

China Vs Belgium semi is the first time the game is really shifting from the British dominance.

This Si chap looking pretty handy so far

Brecel just not playing any safeties whatsoever, I like it but it surely can't sustain him

1st frame: 11 minute safety battle then century from Selby.