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About Alan Mcmanus, if he wins how will that do with him in the rankings and does that mean he will be given an automatic place in the world championship next year? Meaning the number 16 has to go through the qualifying rounds
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Ironic to think that the 3 outsiders could be stopped by a Leicester fan (Selby)
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About Alan Mcmanus, if he wins how will that do with him in the rankings and does that mean he will be given an automatic place in the world championship next year? Meaning the number 16 has to go through the qualifying rounds
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Ironic to think that the 3 outsiders could be stopped by a Leicester fan (Selby)
Barry showed tremendous bottle and so did Marco. So three underdogs and the world number one are left to battle it out. Ding looks fantastic and Selby is below par (for him) - it's all going to be very interesting.
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About Alan Mcmanus, if he wins how will that do with him in the rankings and does that mean he will be given an automatic place in the world championship next year? Meaning the number 16 has to go through the qualifying rounds
If you check the provisional end of season rankings here: http://www.prosnookerblog.com/rankin...ason-rankings/ Once updated with the QF results, Angles would go to a ranking of 20. If he wins he gets £330k, so could end up ranked a highest of 4. |
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John Virgo and John Parrott were talking about the state of the table when they were playing last night. I wonder when we get to the one table set up they will choose the right table, and not the one with that produces so many kicks and bad bounces off the cushion
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That was some clearance by Fu to win the match! Nerves of steel.
![]() As for Angles. Just so happy for him. He is a class act.
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Fouldsy was just saying on Eurosport they take the best bits of each otherwise it'd be an unfair advantage for the side of the draw (Selby's) who've been using the good table
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In all the years i have been watching the worlds at Sheffield, i never knew that one half of the draw played on one table and one on the other. Just assumed it was assigned randomly, although i know you play your whole match on the same table.
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Angles has shown other snooker players who are in his age range that if you keep playing it will reap rewards.
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Despite me wanting Higgins to win I'm delighted for McManus.
It would be great if he could go on and win it. Did the BBC have him pencilled in for commentating duties this year? |
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Despite me wanting Higgins to win I'm delighted for McManus.
It would be great if he could go on and win it. Did the BBC have him pencilled in for commentating duties this year?
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Despite me wanting Higgins to win I'm delighted for McManus.
It would be great if he could go on and win it. Did the BBC have him pencilled in for commentating duties this year? |
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Has any other player taken longer to reach the semi finals since his last appearance in one
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This is the first SF of any kind for McManus since the 2006 Grand Prix in Aberdeen!
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McManus? It's like Bobby George.
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Such a shame the quarters have been a complete letdown. Probably the worst year of Quarters I can remember watching. The only match which is a contest is Higgins/McManus, the others are completely 1-sided.
I really wanted Hawkins to play well and go on to win (or at least be in the final again) but he has completely fallen apart here. At this point, kind of wish Ronnie was still in to give Fu a game. ![]() Alan McManus is my firm wish to win the World Championship now. He'd surely be in for a very good chance of being BBC Sports Personality of 2016 if he pulls it off. He may have gone 23 years since last having a semi at the Crucible but Marco Fu has also gone a 10 years since his last semi. The old school is back! Unfortunately my head says it's going to be a Selby v Ding final. |
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The winner is automatically seeded 1 for the next World Championship, so automatic qualification for Angles would be assured.
If you check the provisional end of season rankings here: http://www.prosnookerblog.com/rankin...ason-rankings/ Once updated with the QF results, Angles would go to a ranking of 20. If he wins he gets £330k, so could end up ranked a highest of 4. For the first time in a good while I would have been happy to see any of the top 8 win it. Now with the 4... Selby surely deserves to be a multiple World champ, both Fu and McManus would be amazing stories and a deserved prize for sticking at it. Ding, though, I think would be the best option. To come back from a couple of sticky years, and having to qualify, after seeming to have trouble dealing with the pressure and expectation, would be great. I also think it would be good in terms of pushing things forward. He is young enough (sort of ) that it would seem like a "new generation" thing. Admittedly having been around so long that is not quite the same as if someone like Wilson had won but at least more so than with the others (albeit Selby is not much older but feels more an established figure I would say). Also it could boost the whole China interest aspect which seems to have slowed a bit. I also simply like him and his play so would love to see him make it, ironically just at the point when it started to seem like the inevitable was not going to happen after all. Whatever happens, a qualifier in the final and so many unpredictable results (and semi-finalists) has made this a great WC. ![]() Quote:
Ironic to think that the 3 outsiders could be stopped by a Leicester fan (Selby)
Nice one.
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Tickets and prices for future tournaments
Prices for the 2016 UK Championship are here - note the half price early bird offer albeit with the wrong dates - should be Saturday 26th to Thursday 30th November I think:
http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-conte...and-Format.pdf Prices for the 2017 World Snooker Championship here - note the cheapest ticket is now £20 for a session and a lot of them have gone up a fair bit! http://www.worldsnooker.com/wp-conte...x-officev2.pdf Can't see any prices for the Masters though, but keep the eyes peeled. |
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We can only have one of two world number 1's after Monday now
If Selby wins the title he is number 1, if its Ding, Angles or Marco it is Bingham who retains that spot Have to say Marco Fu does come across as the nicest man in sport doesnt he ? Seems a genuinely lovely guy |
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Tickets for 2017 Masters
Tickets go on sale this afternoon. Note the half price early bird!!
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We can only have one of two world number 1's after Monday now
If Selby wins the title he is number 1, if its Ding, Angles or Marco it is Bingham who retains that spot Have to say Marco Fu does come across as the nicest man in sport doesnt he ? Seems a genuinely lovely guy
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Big announcement today at 2pm sayz Bazza...
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If Selby wins the title he is number 1, if its Ding, Angles or Marco it is Bingham who retains that spot |
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I wonder if (and it a big if but you never know) IF Angles could go on and win the whole thing I wonder if he would end up retiring right there and then? Doubt it but who knows
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Nice one.