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Old 07-06-2015, 20:52
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Just heard about Willie. Hope he can battle through this.

One of the genuinely good men of snooker, yes he's been ill with other stuff as well, but he is a good bloke.
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Old 14-06-2015, 20:55
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Don't forget that the Snooker World Cup starts in the morning. It is on British Eurosport from 5.30am. No lunchtime coverage due to the tennis ( which is totally understandable )

Teams

Draw:

Group A
China A (Ding Junhui and Xiao Guodong)
Norway (Kurt Maflin and Anita Maflin)
Singapore (Marvin Lim Chun Kiat and KK Chan)
India (Aditya Mehta and Pankaj Advani)
Malta (Tony Drago and Alex Borg)
Austria (Andreas Ploner and Paul Schopf)

Group B
Hong Kong (Marco Fu and Au Chi Wai)
Scotland (John Higgins and Stephen Maguire)
Iran (Hossein Vafaei Ayouri and Ehsan Heydari Nezhad)
Malaysia (Thor Chuan Leong and Mohd Reza Hassan)
Brazil (Igor Figueiredo and Itaro Santos)
Belgium (Luca Brecel and Tomasz Skalski)

Group C
Australia (Neil Robertson and Vinnie Calabrese)
Wales (Mark Williams and Michael White)
Pakistan (Hamza Akbar and Muhammad Sajjad)
Qatar (Ahmed Saif and Ali Alobaidaly)
Poland (Mateusz Baranowski and Adam Stefanow)
Northern Ireland (Gerard Greene and Joe Swail)

Group D
England (Mark Selby and Stuart Bingham)
Republic of Ireland (Ken Doherty and Fergal O’Brien)
China B (Zhou Yuelong and Yan Bingtao)
Thailand (Dechawat Poomjaeng and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh)
UAE (Khalid Alkamali and Mohamed Shehab)
Germany (Lukas Kleckers and Felix Frede)
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Old 15-06-2015, 09:20
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Not a good start for England then, losing to Thailand.....
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Old 15-06-2015, 12:01
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Why isn't Mark Allen in the Northern Ireland team
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Old 15-06-2015, 12:35
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Presume he declined the invite...
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Old 15-06-2015, 12:44
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Not a good start for England then, losing to Thailand.....
Good start for me then! I had a little bet on Thailand winning the event!
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Old 15-06-2015, 14:42
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It's great to see the Snooker back 😀
I have a rules question:
Player A is 22 points behind at the table with just the 6 colours left but snookered on the yellow. He misses it and the cue ball goes in the pocket. The referee does not call a miss and Player B puts the white in a position in the 'D' where he is snookered on the yellow but in position to pot the green easily as a extra yellow using the 'free ball' rule.

My question: is player B allowed to do this or is it NOT a freeball mean he can only play the yellow or make player A play the shot again?
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Old 15-06-2015, 19:47
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So they've dropped where one player plays a shot and then his teammate plays the next. Glad that was changed because a bit ridiculous.
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Old 15-06-2015, 19:48
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He can only play the free ball if the ref has declared it.
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Old 15-06-2015, 20:06
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Just watching the highlights now and man is that coverage bright. It's hurting my eyes!
Thailand v England
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Old 15-06-2015, 21:43
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So they've dropped where one player plays a shot and then his teammate plays the next. Glad that was changed because a bit ridiculous.
wasn't it this way in 2011 too? Pretty sure I read that on Twitter. Before that I thought this year was alternating shots too.

Because of that rule, Century breaks made in doubles matches are also added to the official list because it will be the same player who is at the table for the entire break.
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Old 19-06-2015, 08:08
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Hong Kong 4-0 now on Brazil means Belgium and Scotland are the first two teams into the quarter-finals...
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Old 19-06-2015, 10:34
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China A and India qualify from Group A, unlucky Malta.
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Old 19-06-2015, 13:23
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wasn't it this way in 2011 too? Pretty sure I read that on Twitter. Before that I thought this year was alternating shots too.

Because of that rule, Century breaks made in doubles matches are also added to the official list because it will be the same player who is at the table for the entire break.
I don't think it was. What year did this tournament start as it is now?
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Old 19-06-2015, 14:16
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Northern Ireland have surprisingly lost the first three frames against Pakistan. Good news for Australia who've taken two off the Welsh to join them in the QF.
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Old 19-06-2015, 15:13
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In fact Pakistan very nearly ousted Austrlia for the second spot but lost their last frame against Norther Ireland. Unlucky, terrific 4-1 victory by them.
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Old 19-06-2015, 17:38
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England out in the group stages - anyone would think it's football...
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Old 19-06-2015, 19:17
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England out in the group stages - anyone would think it's football...
yep, happy with that as it means my bet (Thailand) is still alive.

Would have been very annoyed if they won 4 of the 5 games, narrowly lost the other game 3-2 and still went out.

Not expecting anything though as they've got Wales in the Quarters.
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Old 20-06-2015, 22:03
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Ronnie was a guest on the Clare Balding show yesterday. It's on iPlayer and On Demand.
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Old 21-06-2015, 09:42
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Nailbiting drama at the conclusion of the first semi-final as Scotland scramble over the line 4-3 over India on the final pink. Poor old Mehta will be having nightmares about that barely medium distance pink off its spot for some time!
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Old 21-06-2015, 12:31
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China B also win 4-3, defeating Wales to join Scotland in the final. Fine effort by Zhou and Yan.
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Old 21-06-2015, 13:51
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China B also win 4-3, defeating Wales to join Scotland in the final. Fine effort by Zhou and Yan.
indeed a fine effort from the two youngsters, both teenagers still and are certainly holding there own against the big boys.

They currently lead the final 3-0 as well!
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Old 21-06-2015, 14:33
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china b playing well and bingto and zhou would also be in the COC if they win
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Old 21-06-2015, 14:49
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As indeed they are! Joyous scenes as the Chinese lads clinch victory by 4 frames to 1. Outstanding performance!
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Old 21-06-2015, 17:22
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Barry Hearn has said on Twitter that the World Cup will be every two years and he hopes for the Wuxi Classic to return next season. Presumably before becoming the World Cup again in Wuxi the following year.
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