{"id":57731,"date":"2016-02-19T15:30:50","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T07:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/?p=57731"},"modified":"2016-02-22T15:06:24","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T07:06:24","slug":"former-world-champion-mark-selby-denies-trying-stop-rocket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/snooker\/former-world-champion-mark-selby-denies-trying-stop-rocket-57731.html","title":{"rendered":"Former world champion Mark Selby denies trying to stop &#8216;Rocket&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ronnie-OSullivan-and-Mark-Selby-Snooker.jpg\" alt=\"Ronnie OSullivan and Mark Selby Snooker\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-57732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ronnie-OSullivan-and-Mark-Selby-Snooker.jpg 620w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ronnie-OSullivan-and-Mark-Selby-Snooker-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ronnie-OSullivan-and-Mark-Selby-Snooker-584x330.jpg 584w, https:\/\/dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Ronnie-OSullivan-and-Mark-Selby-Snooker-460x260.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"button-container\">\n<div class=\"button-align\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/join.dafabet.com\/sports\/en\/registration.html?btag=625071\"><img alt=\"\"src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/join-now.png\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsbook.dafabet.net\/en?btag=625071\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/unspoken\/images\/view-market.png\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class='content-column one_fourth'><p><strong>Share this story<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook_like\" fb:like:layout=\"button_count\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_tweet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_google_plusone\" g:plusone:size=\"medium\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_pinit\" pi:pinit:url=\"https:\/\/www.dafabet.com\" pi:pinit:media=\"#\" pi:pinit:layout=\"horizontal\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=undefined\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><br \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"three-fourth\">\n<h2>Former world champion Mark Selby says he does not deliberately try to stop the momentum of arch-rival Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan.<\/h2>\n<p>The pair have had a chequered past, with O&#8217;Sullivan labelling Selby &#8216;the torturer&#8217; for the methodical approach he takes to the game.<\/p>\n<p>Selby and O&#8217;Sullivan will meet on Friday in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dafabetsports.com\/en\/betting\/snooker-odds\"><b>Welsh Open quarter-finals<\/b><\/a> and the 2014 world champion says he does not have a game plan to upset the rhythm of his opponent.<\/p>\n<p>Rather, Selby says he simply cannot compete at the pace O&#8217;Sullivan tends to set.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t deliberately try and slow Ronnie down, but I&#8217;m not as naturally gifted,&#8221; Selby said looking ahead to their last-eight tussle in Cardiff. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I played that fast I would never pot a ball. By the time he has hit his shot I am just getting down to the ball.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Sullivan dumped Selby out of the Masters in London last month en-route to victory with the latter feeling his opponent reserved his very best form for their meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t feel I did that much wrong in the Masters. I honestly thought Ronnie played better against me than anyone else in that event. He played extremely well,&#8221; Selby added.<\/p>\n<p>Selby came through a last-16 clash with Mark Williams 4-2 despite twice trailing on Thursday. &#8216;The Jester&#8217; knocked in breaks of 90, 128 and 115 to move on.<\/p>\n<p>O&#8217;Sullivan too impressed in beating China&#8217;s Yu Delu 4-1 with contributions of 96, 132, 70 and 66.<\/p>\n<p>The Rocket has been firing on all cylinders in Cardiff but Selby is relishing the challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has been the player of the tournament so far. Standard-wise he has played fantastic snooker. We go up to best of nine frames for the quarters, and I am really looking forward to it,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color:#EAB922\">Selby is 2.75 to defeat O&#8217;Sullivan, who is 4.75 to win their quarter final 5-3.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former world champion Mark Selby says he does not deliberately try to stop the momentum of arch-rival Ronnie O&#8217;Sullivan. The pair have had a chequered past, with O&#8217;Sullivan labelling Selby &#8216;the torturer&#8217; for the methodical approach he takes to the game. Selby and O&#8217;Sullivan will meet on Friday in the Welsh Open quarter-finals and the 2014 world champion says he does not have a game plan to upset the rhythm of his opponent. 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