Mark Williams and Ronnie O’Sullivan both made triumphant returns yesterday afternoon. It was O’Sullivan’s BBC and major event return while it was Williams’s first appearance at the Masters for three years. Although there had to be a loser, both played their part in a fascinating battle between two of the games giants. The standard was never the highest but it showed that close, back and forth matches are often the most entertaining.
Overall the Rocket was as self critical as ever, however today I think he had a fair point and against the games top players he would almost certainly have been knocked out. Thursday will be another day and I expect to see a higher level of play from O’Sullivan.
In the evening we saw another Ricky Walden Masters white wash. Selby was superb in racing to a 4-0 lead, characteristically Selby’s standards dropped in a very scrappy fifth frame, which he eventually won. Walden continued to show good fight in the 6th frame and he should have won it, however a bit of a twitch while in the balls and Selby cleared up.
On Thursday afternoon one of the sports best rivalries will be resumed when today’s two winners Selby and O’Sullivan face off. It’s no secret of O’Sullivan’s dislike of Selby’s game and he did manage to get a little dig in during his BBC interview. This sort of match-up is what the Masters is all about and I fully expect a match of at least equal quality to yesterday afternoons epic clash.
As for today I expect the two favourites to come through and recommend the enhanced odds in a Higgins/Robertson double @ 5/4.
Liang Wenbo only averages two frames against Higgins in their nine encounters so it could be worth a punt on Higgins 6-2 and 6-3.
Overall the Rocket was as self critical as ever, however today I think he had a fair point and against the games top players he would almost certainly have been knocked out. Thursday will be another day and I expect to see a higher level of play from O’Sullivan.
In the evening we saw another Ricky Walden Masters white wash. Selby was superb in racing to a 4-0 lead, characteristically Selby’s standards dropped in a very scrappy fifth frame, which he eventually won. Walden continued to show good fight in the 6th frame and he should have won it, however a bit of a twitch while in the balls and Selby cleared up.
On Thursday afternoon one of the sports best rivalries will be resumed when today’s two winners Selby and O’Sullivan face off. It’s no secret of O’Sullivan’s dislike of Selby’s game and he did manage to get a little dig in during his BBC interview. This sort of match-up is what the Masters is all about and I fully expect a match of at least equal quality to yesterday afternoons epic clash.
As for today I expect the two favourites to come through and recommend the enhanced odds in a Higgins/Robertson double @ 5/4.
Liang Wenbo only averages two frames against Higgins in their nine encounters so it could be worth a punt on Higgins 6-2 and 6-3.