Snooker Record Mark Selby's Shot Time 2019 Northern Ireland Open

Now, how's your luck, Sean? How's your luck? Yes, I don't think anyone has been more adept down the years than John Higgins at clearing up from 60 or behind. Been quite brilliant at it. Well, I do think you've got to attack, O'Sullivan, that's for sure. But I'm not sure about that shot that he played. And there's nothing really safe here. Struck that well. And that's a good sign for O'Sullivan fans. Yeah, it's interesting the matches he's played this week, he's contacted on many of them. There's been a lot where he hasn't gone in immediately. There's been either safety or the other person's been in broke down. But then when he gets his chance, he's pounced, he's made a frame winning break. So he showed patience, but then when the moment's come, he stepped in. And this could be another situation similar to that. Yeah, he's clearly concerned. Leave the red and process the frame and the match. So near 4-3 yet so far. Well, he's taking a very long time on this. Yeah, played it perfectly. And then try and get the right side of the blue. Well, he hasn't got the correct position on the red, so may play for the brown here. Not like he's in trouble, is he? In no trouble. Well, anxious looks because he doesn't want to be straight on the brown. Yeah, he could just get there. Doesn't want to be dead, though. That's a tough putt now. That was a problem, it's just not going to be easy. This is difficult. Good putt. I know he's trying not to lose the frame, but he's got to play a shot at some point. This is too long for him, actually. First frame of the night. Could be a few nerves, hasn't shown any. I think that's the word, David. Cool. Heap of trouble. He's in no trouble here at all. Absolutely zero trouble. He can play safe in about ten different ways. Yeah, he's obviously tempted, isn't he? With his opening frame. Checking the scoreboard. That's the maths of it. Well, he's looked at it five times. He's got down and got up on it. So he's got to play something else. He took on a very ambitious shot, Sean Mill. Looks like it's going to cost him. Yeah, but this is just not... It's just the shot. He's got to play a shot. He's got to play safe. John Higgins needs five reds, five blacks. Well, it didn't go. It's O'Sullivan who's made an excellent break here in the first frame. He's just tangled himself up and knocks here. No reason. Six to nine. If he doesn't fancy a pot, he's got to play safe. That's all there is to it. This is ridiculous, in my opinion. It's much too long. Well, you never know what you're going to get from Ronnie. He can also be magnificent. Any trouble is he's 4-2 down. He doesn't know it's nearly four minutes, this shot. I'm afraid it's too late. It wasn't an easy table. And that same thing cancelled by O'Sullivan. This is an easy table. If he took the green, he'd need the black off the last red. Yeah, Tony Drago once won a frame in three and a half minutes. Well, that's not too bad. He's going to leave the black out here and take in a pink on. Got to pot it, though. And he doesn't want to push the black safe. Got to pot it, otherwise he needs a snooker. I guess his other concern is that if he does play safe and he doesn't get it safe, then of course he'll be kicking himself all the way home that he didn't go for a frame ball. So that's the black out. So one relatively safe ball, the yellow. This is a very, very long time to be deliberating. It's unacceptably long. Big fan of Mark, but this is just not on him, I'm afraid. Well, he wants to be playing for the black. I don't think he's any closer to a decision now than he was nearly five minutes ago. And that looks just about perfect. Green's easy, but it's not easy to get onto it. Well, whatever he does, he's going to win the frame as long as he doesn't leave him stuck in. It's outrageous. Now, will he screw all the way down the table from this? He has done. And he needed to, because that green wasn't easy from the side cushion. He's not in any trouble whatsoever here. This would be a real steel Murphy. For the boss of the frame. To the point where. Sullivan got in here. Funnily enough, the rules have been altered recently as regards to taking too long. Quote, unquote, on a single shot. The referee can now warn a player in that regard. He's just got to play a shot. Yeah, that's just about perfect. Taken root here. How many more times are you going to sit on the table and look at that red and not play it? 29. Well, he said he's coming to have some fun. It's more fun when you're winning. And this break has been superb. He really has engineered these well. And played that left-handed. Here we go. Is it going to be worth the wait? It's an early blow to land for Ronnie O'Sullivan. A superb clearance by no means was that straightforward. You can hear the cheers from the crowd. Sean Murphy led the frame. But it's Ronnie O'Sullivan who leads the match. He's missed it, though. Has he got the snooker? And the equation remains the same. It's almost fair for him to win the frame and with it the match. But very good break up to that point. But landed slightly awkwardly on the red. But at least he's covered the potting angle. Wow. That's a theory he did. Incredible. And that's what he's played, you know. He needs another one. Extraordinary. And now he does need a snooker. I think he's fully forgotten the rules of the game. He's been waiting so long to play that shot. Yeah, good shot. Two absolutely magical shots from O'Sullivan. First this one. And then the black. So it'll be rather normal. It's going to be 4-3. 13. To lose the frame for Higgins. He had his chance. He should have potted the red. 17. He's putting all his hopes on the paint. Needs a bounce. 22. Not the best. No. Ronnie O'Sullivan. 22. It was awkward. But you certainly would have put most of your life possessions on O'Sullivan getting it. It's a nasty little shot, this. Yeah, you expected him to pot it. Shades of Steve Davis in 85. Goodness me. Incredible. The black doesn't matter. Thank you. Well, that's going to have to work. That's really going to change. So that one. There's only one behind. Yeah! Needed a bit of help to get over the line. But he wins nonetheless in style by five frames to one.