Sore Loser Mark Selby Chucks Towel While Ding Junhui Is Still Playing At The Table

Etiquette is that you always wait for the other player to finish their turn before conceding. Not to mention that he fouled Ding Junhui by throwing a towel onto the table while he was still playing

Disgusting, ungentlemanly and unsportsmanlike behavior definitely not befitting of a World #1 (unfortunately this is a pattern of behavior with Selby). In fact, he should have been disciplined and fined for disrupting another player during the match

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• While
• Ding
• Junhui
• Is
• Still
• Playing
• At
• The
• Table

[scottiec75]

@TheRocketExpress I base my mates statement on the previous interactions I have seen between the two.

[TheRocketExpress]

@scottiec75

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if you learn chinese, you might want to visit ding's blog on sina(dot)com. they are not mates by any stretch of the imagination.

[scottiec75]

It's actually in the rules about only being able to concede when you are the striker. That aside i don't think it was really that big an issue Ding wasn't on any kind of high break and it was clearly lighthearted fun between a couple of mates. Ding's reaction was good and the pat on the back by Selby afterwards showed there is definitely a level of respect there.

[TheRocketExpress]

@scottiec75

...and what evidence is there that ding is 'mates' with selby?

please don't superimpose your own views on this matter just because it suits your thinking. maybe ding was very pissed off but didn't say so.

...but in reality, that doesn't matter - as you say, its in the rules that you can only concede when you are the striker so selby was in clear violation of the rules. those are the facts, not my spin.

[scottiec75]

@TheRocketExpress I'm not really interested in learning Chinese. I'm prepared to just go with my instincts and trust my own judgement based on what I see. Had I been the referee at the time I would have warned him and reported it. I'm not sure I agree with your statement about discipline and fines though.

[rvpnumb]

@GamlaSonn Childish is to comment on the subject when you clearly are not aware that this situation is one of many that envolve poor sportmanship from Mark Selby, and there are few in the world snooker championship when he played John Higgins and recently Steven Hendry in the 2nd round that are a way bigger than the 2006 UK situation, that in a fact its not a case of poor sportmanship.

[TheRocketExpress]

@GamlaSonn

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that's plain rude and unsportsmanlike and technically it is also a foul - the referee should have called it as such and warned selby for disrupting his opponent.

#3 if you have different views about selby that's fine - i feel very strongly about players who engage in unsportsmanlike behavior and drag down the sport. after all, snooker is a gentleman's game. however, please don't use derogatory terms such as 'childish'

[TheRocketExpress]

@GamlaSonn

#1 if you wish to discuss, then discuss mark selby's behavior not ronnie's

#2 ronnie was not disrespectful to hendry - hendry said in his post match interview, ronnie went over to him shook his hand and said "congratulations and good luck". not that i condone this behavior as its bad for the spectators but the main point is he was not engaging in unsportsmanlike behavior or being a sore loser. now chucking a towel at your opponent while he is still at the table is another matter

[GamlaSonn]

@TheRocketExpress

#1 just putting things in perspective

#2 don't you think conceding a match in the UK championship is _at least_ as unsportsmanlike as conceding a frame when it's already over?

#3 never stated I didn't like your videos, merely raising my opinion on your relentless degrating behaviour against a player of the game. I'm not a Selby fanboy, but I find it unecessary and tiresome as you put more effort into bashing his name rather than highlighting the games themselves.

[TheRocketExpress]

@TreuloseTomate

ronnie conceding a match out of frustration is not unsportsmanlike behavior towards his opponent. if anything it affects him more than his opponent. it is not the same as throwing a towel at your opponent while he is at the table ok

finally, this clip is about selby not ronnie. if you want to talk about ronnie's behavior, make your own clip or go post in a relevant video