Before getting to the point, let's explain that Selby is not an Albertonian "mill", here is just to contrast with O'Sullivan, temporarily describe Selby's advantage of being diligent in thinking and good at controlling the rhythm of the game as "grinding", and describing O'Sullivan's untamed and autumn wind sweeping leaves as "demon", and in fact, Selby does not drag mud and water when attacking, O'Sullivan is not bad at thinking, and all the following discussions are based on this.
The topic of Selby's "6 minutes and 13 seconds incident" was simply embarrassing to O'Sullivan in the just-concluded Scottish Open, and Selby in addition to self-ridicule on the online social platform, the attack on external public opinion can only be resigned, the best counterattack is to defeat the opponent when facing O'Sullivan! Sure enough, the Scottish quarter-finals two engaged in various fights during the handshake session, O'Sullivan showed 100% commitment in the game, but in the end he fell in the decider, Selby successfully silenced the voices that mocked him!
O'Sullivan vs Selby
In China, there is also a large group of Rocket followers (including myself), fans seem to be more willing to support the Rocket Spit Selby, although there are also many Selby fans, but compared to the number of Rocket Selby fans in China can be simply submerged, people seem to be rushing to choose to follow the "demon", rather than the heartfelt "grinding"! In addition to ordinary fans, this phenomenon also happens to professional players (or Chinese youth players), and based on the cruel reality that the number of young Chinese players is far greater than the quality and it is difficult to make breakthroughs, we can't help but ask: O'Sullivan's "demon nature", Selby's "grinding nature", how should young players choose?
First, the original intention of choosing an idol may affect your career
We all know that O'Sullivan's idol is Hurricane Alex Higgins, who once said of this legendary player with a reticent personality but extraordinary achievements and outstanding contributions to snooker's development: "No one can do what Higgins is now, as long as he walks into the game field you can't take your eyes off him!" Selby's idol is Stephen Hendry, who said after sweeping his idol 13-4 in the 1/8 finals of the 2011 World Championships: "I hate being the one who ends Hendry because he's my idol." It is he who sets the standards of a good athlete so high, he is so focused and so confident! ”
Jimmy White (left) & Alex Higgins (right)
Both O'Sullivan and Selby are praising their idols, but one thing to note is that they both praise their idols for their performance on the field (how to win the game itself) and the entire snooker sports level, O'Sullivan will not say that it is because of Higgins' left-right batting posture, so I worship him! Selby wouldn't say it's because Hendry advocates offensive play, that's why I like him! As Selby said, they worship the idol's "focus and confidence" in snooker, and no matter how fast or slow the player hits the ball, they have the right to "focus and confidence"!
Because of this, O'Sullivan and Selby's original intention of choosing idols did not deviate from the essence of snooker, and they worked hard around this essence to achieve their closeness to the idol. Conversely, if you admire a player because they play so much (like O'Sullivan), and if you like a player because they're very stylish (like Trump), then the original intent of choosing an idol is unhelpful to snooker itself, and it may be counterproductive!
Trump vs O'Sullivan
A large number of "fallen" idols of O'Sullivan
China's youth players have a large number of Rockets fans, and they have all lost the "competition" with their peers.
Zhu Yinghui, born in 1996, although he claims that his idol is Higgins, but the style of the ball is even worse than that of the rockets, and his mentor Wu Wenzhong once said: "The children I like have come out, Xiao Fat is the most talented child I have ever seen, and he can rule the football world in the future." After winning the national youth championship, Zhu Yinghui was pinned on high hopes, and many insiders thought he would surpass Ding Junhui. However, Xiao Yinghui, whose style of play was more "fierce" than the rocket, did not meet people's expectations, and after Zhu Yinghui, then 15 years old at the time, lost 1-4 to Ding Junhui on the Tour in 2011, Xiaohui bluntly said: "He lacks experience." His offense is somewhat disregarded, and he plays any ball, whether he can score or not. Father Zhu Zhonghai also admitted: "His control ability is still poor, and a few shots are not good enough to be impetuous." ”
2012 National Championships Red Carpet Ceremony Zhu Yinghui (left)
Perhaps because of this, Zhu Yinghui's last appearance in the eyes of fans was probably a 2-5 defeat to Robertson in the first round of the 2013 Wuxi Classic, and the other three young players who won the Wuxi Elite Wild Card with him that year, Zhou Yuelong, Zhao Xintong and Lu Ning, have now reached the final four of the ranking tournament and ranked in the world's top 64 in the professional world!
Zhao Xintong, born in 1997, although the current upward momentum is good, but compared with Zhou Yuelong in 1998, Yan Bingtao in 2000, and Yuan Sijun in 2000, Zhao Xintong, who is the most talented and the oldest, has the slowest and least results, and the reason is that I think this is all related to his style of play.
As we all know, Zhao Xintong's idol is O'Sullivan, and Xiao Zhao himself is also known as the "Chinese Rocket" because of his clean and neat style of play, Xiao Zhao has ranked third among 128 professional players with an average batting speed of 18.31s so far this season, second only to the Rockets and Thailand's One Gotta Chaiya. But fans familiar with Zhao Xintong also know that Xiao Zhao has more than once lost the game because of the "wild wave" batting style "wave", which means that the "fast rate" cannot achieve a "high batting success rate", and its biggest shortcoming defense makes Xiao Zhao often fall into passivity in the hands of top masters.
Zhao Xintong
Born in 2001, Fan Zhengyi, who was also known as the "billiard prodigy", once said innocently: "Ding Junhui plays too much, my idol is O'Sullivan, in the future I will surpass him and become the real first." "But after winning the professional qualification through the Asian Youth Championship in 2017, Xiao Fan's performance on the professional field is far less domineering than when he was young, after two seasons of world rankings are still hovering around 100, and the entire 2019 year is the only player among China's 25 professional players to break through 100, which is quite embarrassing!
The common problems of these players mentioned above are all the pursuit of gorgeous and elegant style of play, but they cannot guarantee a high success rate and the defensive shortcomings are extremely prominent. Maybe in China, if you interview some of the little players who their idols are, I think more than 90% of them will answer O'Sullivan instead of Selby, and even Higgins is very few! Is this the right "snooker values"?
Third, can a quick knife cut the mess and cut the championship?
O'Sullivan is regarded as an idol and a successful player, Ding Junhui and Trump are two, and Ding Junhui does not follow suit in the style of the ball, and Trump is also one of the very few talented players with the ability to "be fast and accurate". Looking at the 5 fastest players in the world today, how many players really have the "dashing" capital?
No.1 Ronnie O'Sullivan
No.2 Tachaia-Uno
No.3 Zhao Xintong
No.4 Jack-Lisowski
No.5 Judd Trump
The 5 players with the fastest average batting time
With the exception of O'Sullivan and Trump, can the three players in the middle really win the big ranking tournament with the same fast-cut attitude as the other two? Tachaia has won a single-time limited time championship (ranking tournament) with almost no top masters participating, but in the large ranking competition gathered in the TOP16, the Thai brother has never been able to make a breakthrough; Zhao Xintong's best ranking result after returning to the professional tournament is still the top four; and Lisovsky has reached the ranking final three times, which can be said to have lost in defense and mentality.
In fact, in my opinion, Tachaia as a talented player in Thailand, Zhao Xintong as a talented player in China, Lisovsky was also known as the star of hope in England.
However, at present they seem to have nothing but "fast"! Not every player can win quickly, but Alberton has achieved great success, which is worth pondering!
Tachaia-Uno
IV. Conclusion
It's not to stop everyone from following O'Sullivan to Alberton, but we have to be sober, snooker has another way in addition to the "Rockets" called "Selby", "Higgins"... Wait a minute! For those junior players with extremely high talent, perhaps Selby's "grinding" is more suitable for the beginning of their snooker career, and how many players can control the "demon nature" of the Rockets? As a young player, you can worship O'Sullivan, but not depart from the essence of snooker, in addition to playing the basic skills down-to-earth, the "internal skills" of defense, thinking and rhythm control are equally important! How about a ball that's a few seconds slower?
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