Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
Put some on Judge outright this morning 9/2 seems good value. So have Peter lines and him, still think White/Doherty ones to beat but they have a chance, all on lines/white today , if lines plays well he wins but Jimmy looking sharp.
Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
No way
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
No way
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
I disagree strongly, its your opinion and i see your thought process. The thing is its not perfect you have a margin for error. I barely have played darts and ive hit a 140, checked out 119 too and im rubbish. The fact the board doesnt move means you are always aiming for the same areas so unlike snooker you can get used to it. There are 100x more people who have had 9 darters over 147's also there is a bit of luck with 147 where you need to open the pack or get a good split. I respect your opinion though of course, i also see your point you can mess position up or not quite be in position and still make one but its harder and less likely.
Stephen Hendry looks in great form and so much better than last year at the Seniors
Sightright has clearly worked for him
He looked very good tbf, almost as if he got back to practicing / playing regular he could compete as good as jimmy, i wouldnt go as far to say he would be able to get back to the top. But would be great to see, nice seeing him play so well. Always felt he retired early, well look at ROS/Higgins/MJW
Player of the Year – Judd Trump Fans’ Player of the Year – Judd Trump Snooker Journalists’ Player of the Year – Judd Trump Performance of the Year – Ronnie O’Sullivan Rookie of the Year – Louis Heathcote Magic Moment of the Year – John Higgins
Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
No way
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
I disagree strongly, its your opinion and i see your thought process. The thing is its not perfect you have a margin for error. I barely have played darts and ive hit a 140, checked out 119 too and im rubbish. The fact the board doesnt move means you are always aiming for the same areas so unlike snooker you can get used to it. There are 100x more people who have had 9 darters over 147's also there is a bit of luck with 147 where you need to open the pack or get a good split. I respect your opinion though of course, i also see your point you can mess position up or not quite be in position and still make one but its harder and less likely.
From a personal respective, of the three sports I was by far the better at snooker. I have made centuries, won league singles championships and been county runner up. But nowhere near a 147. Golf- I had a decent swing but was no good. But I have had a hole in one, and on a par 4. It's a fluke. 300 at ten pin would be better to include. Darts - I can see the argument. I used to have a board in my room and played a lot. I had a few 180s and did the odd 100 plus checkout. But when I played a couple of team matches I could barely hit the 20. I am sure that pro darts players do the nine darter several times a day in practice. There have been two in one match before. But definitely for me, 147 is the hardest. Although strangely it isn't necessarily the hardest thing in snooker. Some 70s with all the reds on cushions are harder than some 147s. If you changed the rules and made the yellow worth 7 then you would never see a 147.
poor form @paulie8290, just caught up and to not do updates on the final because Selby lost. Pathetic
I had a busy weekend, saw the end of the Ronnie match whilst playing pool. Such drama and was well happy he beat Selby. I assume the opposite to how Paulie felt, i didn't come on here and gloat like he most certainly would have either.... Selby to moan about Ronnies tactics/gamesmanship how ironic, what a poor loser. Its probably down to their rivalry more than most, i dont really agree with Ronnie hit and hopes out of a snooker but i think he got to a point he was like i cant do too much and needed a bit of luck, got away with it but Selby had the run the whole of the match up until then so nevermind.
The final was a bit of an anticlimax, first session neither playing well. Wilson upped his game then on the final day Ronnie played well but also Wilson struggled.
Also Ronnie won his 6th World tilte, absolutely buzzing! wasn't sure it was going to happen as Paulie predicted it would not but glad he has done it. not sure if he will have another in him but you cant argue he had a tough draw: Un-nooh Ding Williams Selby Wilson
Came through a bottom half which was very tough! No gloating from me just pleased he has won another.
As an O'Sullivan fan, how did you feel when he chucked the 30th frame v Selby?
Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
No way
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
I disagree strongly, its your opinion and i see your thought process. The thing is its not perfect you have a margin for error. I barely have played darts and ive hit a 140, checked out 119 too and im rubbish. The fact the board doesnt move means you are always aiming for the same areas so unlike snooker you can get used to it. There are 100x more people who have had 9 darters over 147's also there is a bit of luck with 147 where you need to open the pack or get a good split. I respect your opinion though of course, i also see your point you can mess position up or not quite be in position and still make one but its harder and less likely.
From a personal respective, of the three sports I was by far the better at snooker. I have made centuries, won league singles championships and been county runner up. But nowhere near a 147. Golf- I had a decent swing but was no good. But I have had a hole in one, and on a par 4. It's a fluke. 300 at ten pin would be better to include. Darts - I can see the argument. I used to have a board in my room and played a lot. I had a few 180s and did the odd 100 plus checkout. But when I played a couple of team matches I could barely hit the 20. I am sure that pro darts players do the nine darter several times a day in practice. There have been two in one match before. But definitely for me, 147 is the hardest. Although strangely it isn't necessarily the hardest thing in snooker. Some 70s with all the reds on cushions are harder than some 147s. If you changed the rules and made the yellow worth 7 then you would never see a 147.
Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
No way
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
I disagree strongly, its your opinion and i see your thought process. The thing is its not perfect you have a margin for error. I barely have played darts and ive hit a 140, checked out 119 too and im rubbish. The fact the board doesnt move means you are always aiming for the same areas so unlike snooker you can get used to it. There are 100x more people who have had 9 darters over 147's also there is a bit of luck with 147 where you need to open the pack or get a good split. I respect your opinion though of course, i also see your point you can mess position up or not quite be in position and still make one but its harder and less likely.
From a personal respective, of the three sports I was by far the better at snooker. I have made centuries, won league singles championships and been county runner up. But nowhere near a 147. Golf- I had a decent swing but was no good. But I have had a hole in one, and on a par 4. It's a fluke. 300 at ten pin would be better to include. Darts - I can see the argument. I used to have a board in my room and played a lot. I had a few 180s and did the odd 100 plus checkout. But when I played a couple of team matches I could barely hit the 20. I am sure that pro darts players do the nine darter several times a day in practice. There have been two in one match before. But definitely for me, 147 is the hardest. Although strangely it isn't necessarily the hardest thing in snooker. Some 70s with all the reds on cushions are harder than some 147s. If you changed the rules and made the yellow worth 7 then you would never see a 147.
Do you mean reverse the values of the colours? i.e. yellow = 7, green = 6, brown = 5, blue = 4, pink = 3, black = 2? That would actually be quite interesting to see - the amount of work required for positioning to make a big break would be enormous. Pointless for average joes like me, but the world class players would have to completely change their approach to the game strategically.
just listened to Jason Francis of the world seniors tour and he has said they are doing a world seniors q school in jersey which will be open to anyone.
So anyone on here over 40, when details get released I will post on here, if you think you have what it takes and fancy being at the crucible next year, then why not give it a try lol
Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
No way
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
I disagree strongly, its your opinion and i see your thought process. The thing is its not perfect you have a margin for error. I barely have played darts and ive hit a 140, checked out 119 too and im rubbish. The fact the board doesnt move means you are always aiming for the same areas so unlike snooker you can get used to it. There are 100x more people who have had 9 darters over 147's also there is a bit of luck with 147 where you need to open the pack or get a good split. I respect your opinion though of course, i also see your point you can mess position up or not quite be in position and still make one but its harder and less likely.
From a personal respective, of the three sports I was by far the better at snooker. I have made centuries, won league singles championships and been county runner up. But nowhere near a 147. Golf- I had a decent swing but was no good. But I have had a hole in one, and on a par 4. It's a fluke. 300 at ten pin would be better to include. Darts - I can see the argument. I used to have a board in my room and played a lot. I had a few 180s and did the odd 100 plus checkout. But when I played a couple of team matches I could barely hit the 20. I am sure that pro darts players do the nine darter several times a day in practice. There have been two in one match before. But definitely for me, 147 is the hardest. Although strangely it isn't necessarily the hardest thing in snooker. Some 70s with all the reds on cushions are harder than some 147s. If you changed the rules and made the yellow worth 7 then you would never see a 147.
Do you mean reverse the values of the colours? i.e. yellow = 7, green = 6, brown = 5, blue = 4, pink = 3, black = 2? That would actually be quite interesting to see - the amount of work required for positioning to make a big break would be enormous. Pointless for average joes like me, but the world class players would have to completely change their approach to the game strategically.
I knew an ex pro who used to play against club players and instead of giving them a start, he was only allowed to pot baulk colours.
Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
No way
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
I disagree strongly, its your opinion and i see your thought process. The thing is its not perfect you have a margin for error. I barely have played darts and ive hit a 140, checked out 119 too and im rubbish. The fact the board doesnt move means you are always aiming for the same areas so unlike snooker you can get used to it. There are 100x more people who have had 9 darters over 147's also there is a bit of luck with 147 where you need to open the pack or get a good split. I respect your opinion though of course, i also see your point you can mess position up or not quite be in position and still make one but its harder and less likely.
From a personal respective, of the three sports I was by far the better at snooker. I have made centuries, won league singles championships and been county runner up. But nowhere near a 147. Golf- I had a decent swing but was no good. But I have had a hole in one, and on a par 4. It's a fluke. 300 at ten pin would be better to include. Darts - I can see the argument. I used to have a board in my room and played a lot. I had a few 180s and did the odd 100 plus checkout. But when I played a couple of team matches I could barely hit the 20. I am sure that pro darts players do the nine darter several times a day in practice. There have been two in one match before. But definitely for me, 147 is the hardest. Although strangely it isn't necessarily the hardest thing in snooker. Some 70s with all the reds on cushions are harder than some 147s. If you changed the rules and made the yellow worth 7 then you would never see a 147.
What, because it'd then be a 152?
Er no. I meant reverse the points, so yellow is 7 and black is 2 etc.
Have seen darts players like Michael Smith agree as well that 147 is hardest.
Just dont see how you can put the other 2 ahead off it, a 147 is 36 shots, if you miss 1 of those it's over lol
Easily 147, Golf is pretty much a fluke/ luck dependent. Darts is too mechanical eg. you are throwing at the same place and only takes 9 perfect shots. 147 is 36 balls potted perfect position needed mostly, you cant ever have the same shots. agreed not even a debate
No way
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
I disagree strongly, its your opinion and i see your thought process. The thing is its not perfect you have a margin for error. I barely have played darts and ive hit a 140, checked out 119 too and im rubbish. The fact the board doesnt move means you are always aiming for the same areas so unlike snooker you can get used to it. There are 100x more people who have had 9 darters over 147's also there is a bit of luck with 147 where you need to open the pack or get a good split. I respect your opinion though of course, i also see your point you can mess position up or not quite be in position and still make one but its harder and less likely.
From a personal respective, of the three sports I was by far the better at snooker. I have made centuries, won league singles championships and been county runner up. But nowhere near a 147. Golf- I had a decent swing but was no good. But I have had a hole in one, and on a par 4. It's a fluke. 300 at ten pin would be better to include. Darts - I can see the argument. I used to have a board in my room and played a lot. I had a few 180s and did the odd 100 plus checkout. But when I played a couple of team matches I could barely hit the 20. I am sure that pro darts players do the nine darter several times a day in practice. There have been two in one match before. But definitely for me, 147 is the hardest. Although strangely it isn't necessarily the hardest thing in snooker. Some 70s with all the reds on cushions are harder than some 147s. If you changed the rules and made the yellow worth 7 then you would never see a 147.
Do you mean reverse the values of the colours? i.e. yellow = 7, green = 6, brown = 5, blue = 4, pink = 3, black = 2? That would actually be quite interesting to see - the amount of work required for positioning to make a big break would be enormous. Pointless for average joes like me, but the world class players would have to completely change their approach to the game strategically.
I knew an ex pro who used to play against club players and instead of giving them a start, he was only allowed to pot baulk colours.
So now the invitational cards for Doherty, Wattana and Hendry have been confirmed.
These are the 130 playerd with pro tour cards for this coming season
1. Judd Trump
2. Ronnie O'Sullivan
3. Neil Robertson
4. Mark Selby
5. Mark Allen
6. Kyren Wilson
7. John Higgins
8. Shaun Murphy
9. Stephen Maguire
10. Mark Williams
11. Dave Gilbert
12. Ding Junhui
13. Stuart Bingham
14. Jack Lisowski
15. Yan Bingtao
16. Joe Perry
17. Barry Hawkins
18. Gary Wilson
19. Ali Carter
20. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
21. Graeme Dott
22. Anthony McGill
23. Scott Donaldson
24. Tom Ford
25. Zhou Yuelong
26. Matthew Selt
27. Kurt Maflin
28. Jimmy Robertson
29. Zhao Xintong
30. Michael Holt
31. Xiao Guodong
32. Noppon Saengkham
33. Matthew Stevens
34. Martin O'Donnell
35. Liang Wenbo
36. Mark King
37. Ryan Day
38. Luca Brecel
39. Mark Davis
40. Anthony Hamilton
41. Hossein Vafaei
42. Ben Woollaston
43. Lyu Haotian
44. Li Hang
45. Yuan Sijun
46. Ricky Walden
47. Stuart Carrington
48. Alan McManus
49. Robert Milkins
50. Marco Fu
51. Lu Ning
52. Akani Songsermsawad
53. Martin Gould
54. Tian Pengfei
55. Mei Xiwen
56. Daniel Wells
57. Chris Wakelin
58. Sam Craigie
59. Andrew Higginson
60. Elliot Slessor
61. Luo Honghao
62. Joe O'Connor
63. Liam Highfield
64. Mark Joyce
65. Robbie Williams
66. Fergal O'Brien
67. Jak Jones
68. Jordan Brown
69. Jamie Clarke
70. Ashley Carty
71. Ian Burns
72. Alexander Ursenbacher
73. Louis Heathcote
74. Nigel Bond
75. David Grace
76. Dominic Dale
77. Eden Sharav
78. Jackson Page
79. Mitchell Mann
80. Gerard Greene
81. Barry Pinches
82. Kacper Filipiak
83. Si Jiahui
84. Chang Bingyu
85. Chen Zifan
86. Soheil Vahedi
87. Rod Lawler
88. James Cahill
89. Igor Figueiredo
90. Xu Si
91. Jimmy White
92. Billy Castle
93. Jamie O'Neil
94. Duane Jones
95. Peter Lines
96. David Lilley
97. Brandon Sargeant
98. Fraser Patrick
99. Bai Langning
100. Andy Hicks
101. Amine Amiri
102. Lei Peifan
103. Alex Borg
104. Riley Parsons
105. Steve Mifsud
106. Andrew Pagett
107. Aaron Hill
108. Ashley Hugill
109. Iulian Boiko(14 years old)
110. Gao Yang(16 years old)
111. Sean Maddocks
112. Pang Junxu
113. Zhao Jianbo(16 years old)
114. Lukas Kleckers
115. Allan Taylor
116. Lee Walker
117. Peter Devlin
118. Simon Lichtenberg
119. Fan Zhengyi
120. Jamie Jones
121. Zak Surety
122. Oliver Lines
123. Ben Hancorn
124. Rory McLeod
125. Jamie Wilson(16 years old)
126. Farakh Ajaib
127. Steven Hallworth
128. Ken Doherty
129. James Wattana
130. Stephen Hendry
Madness, i mean in a good way. I thought he was playing better this year in the seniors, as i said to paulie great for the game hopefully he can get a good run in one of the events (more likely a PTC event short races). I am not sure he will be able to win a tourney outright, but it would be great to see if he did.
I am Ronnie over Hendry, but still will be great to see him back and hope he does well.
I don't think he'll do that well. Personally don't think he'll win many matches, but great for the profile of the sport
Yeah i think we are all in that boat, noone really expects him to start winning tournaments, even matches would be a start. He announced he is delaying his return until November so he can get himself ready, it would be nice for him to get a couple wins or some sort of run unlikely. Look at Jimmy he is far ahead of Hendry these days and he cant win for toffee (bar the seniors)
I'm not a big fan of these tour wildcards. I understand that a lot of people still like to see the old names, but if you're not good enough you shouldn't qualify. Maybe just in a couple of tournaments like the UK and the WC. They need to invest more in the base of the pyramid. Where are kids going to learn to play when there are so few clubs now? O'Sullivan may have made the point in a crass way but he is right that the standard is going down and that is inevitable when all the clubs have gone. Him Williams and Higgins have all featured in the last 4 world finals but they are not as good as they were ten or twenty years ago.
Last time Hendry played, didn't he lose 13-1 to Maguire? Mind you he did make a 147 that tournament.
Comments
9 darts is harder in my opinion.
you need 9 perfect darts - just look at the target size.
with the 147, you can be out of ideal position multiple times, and continue with an alternative red, or manoeuvre the cue ball and stay on the black. You can often have a 12 inch margin of error on some of the shots.
yeah there are more shots involved but for me the 9 darter is harder.
Quarter Final
Result
Stephen Hendry 4-1 Aaron Canavan
Stephen Hendry looks in great form and so much better than last year at the Seniors
Sightright has clearly worked for him
Quarter Final
Result
Michael Judge 4-1 Wayne Cooper
Player of the Year – Judd Trump
Fans’ Player of the Year – Judd Trump
Snooker Journalists’ Player of the Year – Judd Trump
Performance of the Year – Ronnie O’Sullivan
Rookie of the Year – Louis Heathcote
Magic Moment of the Year – John Higgins
Also slightly surprised Louis Heathcote won Rookie of the year.
Quarter Final
Result
Ken Doherty 4-2 Darren Morgan
Quarter Final
Result
Jimmy White 4-1 Peter Lines
Semi Final
Jimmy White v Stephen Hendry
Ken Doherty v Michael Judge
Golf- I had a decent swing but was no good. But I have had a hole in one, and on a par 4. It's a fluke. 300 at ten pin would be better to include.
Darts - I can see the argument. I used to have a board in my room and played a lot. I had a few 180s and did the odd 100 plus checkout. But when I played a couple of team matches I could barely hit the 20. I am sure that pro darts players do the nine darter several times a day in practice. There have been two in one match before.
But definitely for me, 147 is the hardest. Although strangely it isn't necessarily the hardest thing in snooker. Some 70s with all the reds on cushions are harder than some 147s. If you changed the rules and made the yellow worth 7 then you would never see a 147.
i.e. yellow = 7, green = 6, brown = 5, blue = 4, pink = 3, black = 2?
That would actually be quite interesting to see - the amount of work required for positioning to make a big break would be enormous. Pointless for average joes like me, but the world class players would have to completely change their approach to the game strategically.
Jimmy White beat Stephen Hendry 4-2
Ken Doherty beat Michael Judge 4-1
Ken Doherty is now 4-0 up on Jimmy White in the final, bit of a non contest atm, hopefully Jimmy comes back a bit in the 2nd half
So anyone on here over 40, when details get released I will post on here, if you think you have what it takes and fancy being at the crucible next year, then why not give it a try lol
Final
Jimmy White 5-4 Ken Doherty
At 4-0 down I did not see this coming what a comeback from Jimmy White as he retains his World Seniors title and a place in the Champion of Champions
Yes you read that correct
Stephen Hendry is back, the king of the crucible has taken up a 2 year invitational tour card to join the main tour
https://wst.tv/king-of-the-crucible-hendry-returns/
These are the 130 playerd with pro tour cards for this coming season
1. Judd Trump
2. Ronnie O'Sullivan
3. Neil Robertson
4. Mark Selby
5. Mark Allen
6. Kyren Wilson
7. John Higgins
8. Shaun Murphy
9. Stephen Maguire
10. Mark Williams
11. Dave Gilbert
12. Ding Junhui
13. Stuart Bingham
14. Jack Lisowski
15. Yan Bingtao
16. Joe Perry
17. Barry Hawkins
18. Gary Wilson
19. Ali Carter
20. Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
21. Graeme Dott
22. Anthony McGill
23. Scott Donaldson
24. Tom Ford
25. Zhou Yuelong
26. Matthew Selt
27. Kurt Maflin
28. Jimmy Robertson
29. Zhao Xintong
30. Michael Holt
31. Xiao Guodong
32. Noppon Saengkham
33. Matthew Stevens
34. Martin O'Donnell
35. Liang Wenbo
36. Mark King
37. Ryan Day
38. Luca Brecel
39. Mark Davis
40. Anthony Hamilton
41. Hossein Vafaei
42. Ben Woollaston
43. Lyu Haotian
44. Li Hang
45. Yuan Sijun
46. Ricky Walden
47. Stuart Carrington
48. Alan McManus
49. Robert Milkins
50. Marco Fu
51. Lu Ning
52. Akani Songsermsawad
53. Martin Gould
54. Tian Pengfei
55. Mei Xiwen
56. Daniel Wells
57. Chris Wakelin
58. Sam Craigie
59. Andrew Higginson
60. Elliot Slessor
61. Luo Honghao
62. Joe O'Connor
63. Liam Highfield
64. Mark Joyce
65. Robbie Williams
66. Fergal O'Brien
67. Jak Jones
68. Jordan Brown
69. Jamie Clarke
70. Ashley Carty
71. Ian Burns
72. Alexander Ursenbacher
73. Louis Heathcote
74. Nigel Bond
75. David Grace
76. Dominic Dale
77. Eden Sharav
78. Jackson Page
79. Mitchell Mann
80. Gerard Greene
81. Barry Pinches
82. Kacper Filipiak
83. Si Jiahui
84. Chang Bingyu
85. Chen Zifan
86. Soheil Vahedi
87. Rod Lawler
88. James Cahill
89. Igor Figueiredo
90. Xu Si
91. Jimmy White
92. Billy Castle
93. Jamie O'Neil
94. Duane Jones
95. Peter Lines
96. David Lilley
97. Brandon Sargeant
98. Fraser Patrick
99. Bai Langning
100. Andy Hicks
101. Amine Amiri
102. Lei Peifan
103. Alex Borg
104. Riley Parsons
105. Steve Mifsud
106. Andrew Pagett
107. Aaron Hill
108. Ashley Hugill
109. Iulian Boiko(14 years old)
110. Gao Yang(16 years old)
111. Sean Maddocks
112. Pang Junxu
113. Zhao Jianbo(16 years old)
114. Lukas Kleckers
115. Allan Taylor
116. Lee Walker
117. Peter Devlin
118. Simon Lichtenberg
119. Fan Zhengyi
120. Jamie Jones
121. Zak Surety
122. Oliver Lines
123. Ben Hancorn
124. Rory McLeod
125. Jamie Wilson(16 years old)
126. Farakh Ajaib
127. Steven Hallworth
128. Ken Doherty
129. James Wattana
130. Stephen Hendry
I am Ronnie over Hendry, but still will be great to see him back and hope he does well.
They need to invest more in the base of the pyramid. Where are kids going to learn to play when there are so few clubs now?
O'Sullivan may have made the point in a crass way but he is right that the standard is going down and that is inevitable when all the clubs have gone. Him Williams and Higgins have all featured in the last 4 world finals but they are not as good as they were ten or twenty years ago.
Last time Hendry played, didn't he lose 13-1 to Maguire? Mind you he did make a 147 that tournament.