Missed an easy yellow (it was in the jaws) and Carter cleaned up from there. It's an interesting semi final line-up to be honest, no clear winner. Selby will be the bookies favourite, he did well to stick with Ronnie this afternoon and is more than capable of beating Dott. Dott will grind like f*** but he's also very good when he gets in, and of course has the experience of winning it before. Dott will have the longest odds as he's the lowest ranked player but he's definitely worth a flutter, he's played some fantastic snooker (he took apart Maguire and came back from 12-10 today) and he said himself the pressure is off him as he's got his top 16 place back. The experience factor at this stage is bigger than you might expect, Ali Carter played some of the best snooker of his life in 2008 but couldn't handle the pressure in the final ad got blown away.
The other semi final, Robertson is favourite for me. His potting is outstanding but he just can't get the consistency. Carter on the other hand is very consistent in his performances but I think he's destined to be one of those players who always makes the quarters/semis - yes he made the final a few years ago but got tanked - I think it'll be close but Robertson will edge it IMO.
Ronnie has been annoying for a number of years now. Everytime he loses at the Crucible he threatens to retire and all this bullshit, f*** knows what goes through his head. It doesn't help that pundits seem to love to say "he's the greatest player to ever play the game." Fair enough he's fantastic when he's on form but until he matches Hendry's 7 world titles, he'll never have that title for me. And I hate Hendry.
It's been a good tournament and it'll be a shame if the Beeb do give it up in the next few years as expected, Hearn's proposals next month are vital for the future of the sport and they'll go a long way to deciding if Snooker is on terrestrial television in the future.
