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Official Snooker Thread (Part 6)

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    Darren LethemDarren Lethem Posts: 61,700
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    clarky323 wrote: »
    oh is it? someone told me it wasn't, I'm not signed up to that anyway because I'm signed up to bet365...

    I asked them on Facebook and they said it was.
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    TungstenTungsten Posts: 2,883
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    Robertson had three 103 breaks in his 4-1 win, in the first, second and fifth frames.
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    clarky323clarky323 Posts: 10,890
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    I asked them on Facebook and they said it was.

    is it/was it on today? when I looked at the site last night it said starts Tuesday 15th Oct...
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    Terrence ChantTerrence Chant Posts: 1,334,732
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    clarky323 wrote: »
    is it/was it on today? when I looked at the site last night it said starts Tuesday 15th Oct...

    Yeah I'm watching a decider between Mehta & Ebdon right now :)
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    Terrence ChantTerrence Chant Posts: 1,334,732
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    ^ Which Mehta won impressively with a 127 total clearance. Good for the tournament :)
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    dazcdazc Posts: 4,075
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    ^ Which Mehta won impressively with a 127 total clearance. Good for the tournament :)


    whats the crowd like wish i could watch it on tv
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    tsotso Posts: 25,860
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    6 Players who Qualified never even bothered to turn up..
    Why bother in the first place:rolleyes:
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    clarky323clarky323 Posts: 10,890
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    http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ff/be/0,,13165~179967,00.pdf

    ^that is the latest prize money ranking list (the one that becomes official rankings next season)

    one thing I didn't know is they will use this list at the of this season to determine which players lose their tour card, that's going to be harsh on a few players if they finish in the top 64 of the current ranking point system but not in the prize money list.
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    BarracuteBarracute Posts: 243,349
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    clarky323 wrote: »
    http://www.worldsnooker.com/staticFiles/ff/be/0,,13165~179967,00.pdf

    ^that is the latest prize money ranking list (the one that becomes official rankings next season)

    one thing I didn't know is they will use this list at the of this season to determine which players lose their tour card, that's going to be harsh on a few players if they finish in the top 64 of the current ranking point system but not in the prize money list.

    Yes will be a bit harsh, people like Ronnie O'Sullivan wont mind though as he is 20 places higher on the money list then the points list !
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    Terrence ChantTerrence Chant Posts: 1,334,732
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    dazc wrote: »
    whats the crowd like wish i could watch it on tv

    Looked reasonably well populated from what I could tell....but then my stream crashed :D
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    david16david16 Posts: 14,821
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    It's a bit ridiculous to expect every player to play every single one of 28 ranking events in a season anyway.

    Some of these PTC's that take place in far flung places all over the world should not have too much significance as to who deserves a tour
    card next season. Best of 5 or 7 is no true proper match.

    The money list is the only way to work out the rankings proper.
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    TungstenTungsten Posts: 2,883
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    Stephen Lee has entered the GB9 Open 9-ball pool tournament in Telford, in December.
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    TreelopperTreelopper Posts: 390
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    Good win for Delhi belly Mark Williams 4-1 over Robertson :eek:
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    tsotso Posts: 25,860
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    Treelopper wrote: »
    Good win for Delhi belly Mark Williams 4-1 over Robertson :eek:

    Over Selby you mean;)
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    TreelopperTreelopper Posts: 390
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    tso wrote: »
    Over Selby you mean;)

    Yes sorry, I don't know where I got Robertson from :o
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    EPYEPY Posts: 6,396
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    Very interesting quarterfinal lineup in India.

    We have Ding v Robbo, a guaranteed new ranking semifinalist in Anthony McGill and Robbie Williams, an all-Indian tie of Pankaj Advani and Aditya Mehta, and Michael White v Stephen Maguire.
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    Terrence ChantTerrence Chant Posts: 1,334,732
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    Quite something that both the Indian lads made the quarter final and thus one of them will feature in a major semi for the first time. And with Michael White (currently leading Maguire 3-1 atm) the likely opponent a pretty decent chance that one of them could go all the way to the final.
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    degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    Is India the next big thing then?

    I would have expected more Chinese players emerging actually. There are only a few household names (and that for households that follow snooker).

    Is pool bigger over there?
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    Terrence ChantTerrence Chant Posts: 1,334,732
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    Not so sure that it's the next big thing really, just both players are capable and have possibly had that extra few per cent of motivation it being in India. I put the kiss of death on White anyway, Maguire came back to win 4-3 lol
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    Darren LethemDarren Lethem Posts: 61,700
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    degsyhufc wrote: »
    Is India the next big thing then?

    I would have expected more Chinese players emerging actually. There are only a few household names (and that for households that follow snooker).

    Is pool bigger over there?

    Pool is big over there but i still think snooker is the number 1 cue sport
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    david16david16 Posts: 14,821
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    Pool is big over there but i still think snooker is the number 1 cue sport

    Surprising that India has been unable to produce some great snooker players considering the game was invented there.

    I would have thought that India would be a major hotbed of snooker.
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    Darren LethemDarren Lethem Posts: 61,700
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    david16 wrote: »
    Surprising that India has been unable to produce some great snooker players considering the game was invented there.

    I would have thought that India would be a major hotbed of snooker.

    I mean China by the way in my reply to Degsy. He may have meant India actually.
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    degsyhufcdegsyhufc Posts: 59,251
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    Both really. 9-Ball fans will know that it's it massive in the Philippines, Japan and Chinese Taipei and wouldn't be surprised if it caugh on more in the Chinese mainland and in India.

    I thought snooker would be bigger in India than China given the British influence - Maybe a lack of working mens clubs is the problem :p
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    Terrence ChantTerrence Chant Posts: 1,334,732
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    Mehta had just potted match ball brown in the decider against Maguire. Barring 2 snookers he'll meet Ding in the final. No mean achievement.
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    Darren LethemDarren Lethem Posts: 61,700
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    First Indian player to reach a ranking final

    India v China
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