Scott Donaldson 5-2 Ding Junhui Neil Robertson 5-2 Graeme Dott Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-4 John Higgins Ali Carter 5-4 Michael Holt Marco Fu 5-2 Xiao Guodong Barry Hawkins 5-4 Mark Selby Gary Wilson 5-1 Zhao Xintong Zhou Yuelong 5-3 Jackson Page
Only the 2nd whitewash in a ranking event final over 2 session, the other being Steve Davies in 1989
All the work was done by Neil earlier today taking a 8-0 lead into tonight, he probably didn't want a couple of hours break and I am guessing neither did Zhou, but they came back and only it only took 1 more frame tonight for Neil to wrap up the win
Graeme Dott 5-4 Tian Pengfei Matt Selt 5-0 Jamie Rhys Clarke Mark Williams 5-2 Yuan Sijun Luca Brecel 5-0 Joe Perry Sunny Akani 5-0 David Grace Michael Georgiou 5-1 Gerrard Greene Nigel Bond 5-2 Kishan Hirani Judd Trump 5-1 Noppon Saengkham Scott Donaldson 5-4 Ding Junhui Robbie Williams 5-4 John Higgins Mitchell Mann 5-4 Alexander Ursenbacher
Should be an interesting event again as whilst some big names like Trump, Williams, Murphy and Robertson are there a number of top players actually lost in the qualifying rounds
Defending Champion Kyren Wilson lost to Zhao Xintong
Mark Selby long to Jamie Rhys Clarke
Bingham, Maguire, Allen, Carter and Lisowski all entered and all lost in the qualifying rounds
Add to that we have now already lost Ding and Higgins
What is your opinion of Donaldson? I think out of the new breed/ upcoming players he looks the most ready to break into the top 16. Has some good scalps, including Ding in this event. A good player, had potential for a while but seems to be getting more consistent.
This one will be wide open, quite a few of the top players missing it. The atmosphere/ crowd doesn't seem as busy as normal, I am sure this is one in the past I was looking to go to but feels like they have lost the initial momentum. I dread to think what Saudi Arabia is going to be like
Scott Donaldson I agree is finally starting to show something.
Into the top 25 and could get higher after this event, consistency had always been his issue, remember when he beat Selby a few seasons ago then lost in the next round, playing poorly to someone ranked below him.
But he seems to have found some consistency this season and is only 24
Shaun Murphy up next for him so will be a very good test for him
I think The German Masters might pick up a bit now it's been rebranded, not sure if I mentioned this before the start of the European Masters last week but
The European Masters The German Masters The Snooker Shootout The Gibraltar Open
Now makeup The European Series
Whoever is top on order of merit and the end of the 4 events gets a bonus £150,000
Neil Robertson has already said he is likely to play in the Shootout this year because of it
Scott Donaldson I agree is finally starting to show something.
Into the top 25 and could get higher after this event, consistency had always been his issue, remember when he beat Selby a few seasons ago then lost in the next round, playing poorly to someone ranked below him.
But he seems to have found some consistency this season and is only 24
Shaun Murphy up next for him so will be a very good test for him
Wow I didn't even realise he was so high, I think I said on twitter a few months ago when he was like 50 ranked. A funny one, he seems more of a grafter and always worth a shock. Hard to call these events personally but I hope he does well.
I think The German Masters might pick up a bit now it's been rebranded, not sure if I mentioned this before the start of the European Masters last week but
The European Masters The German Masters The Snooker Shootout The Gibraltar Open
Now makeup The European Series
Whoever is top on order of merit and the end of the 4 events gets a bonus £150,000
Neil Robertson has already said he is likely to play in the Shootout this year because of it
Is the shootout still considered a ranking event then? If so, joke. Completely different game might aswell be playing pool lol
Scott Donaldson I agree is finally starting to show something.
Into the top 25 and could get higher after this event, consistency had always been his issue, remember when he beat Selby a few seasons ago then lost in the next round, playing poorly to someone ranked below him.
But he seems to have found some consistency this season and is only 24
Shaun Murphy up next for him so will be a very good test for him
Wow I didn't even realise he was so high, I think I said on twitter a few months ago when he was like 50 ranked. A funny one, he seems more of a grafter and always worth a shock. Hard to call these events personally but I hope he does well.
Yeah he is 24th
£10,000 away from 22nd who is Jimmy Robertson and obviously not there this week, he is still £50,000 away from Thepchaiya in 21st so a bit of a gap there but, he is closing it
I think The German Masters might pick up a bit now it's been rebranded, not sure if I mentioned this before the start of the European Masters last week but
The European Masters The German Masters The Snooker Shootout The Gibraltar Open
Now makeup The European Series
Whoever is top on order of merit and the end of the 4 events gets a bonus £150,000
Neil Robertson has already said he is likely to play in the Shootout this year because of it
Is the shootout still considered a ranking event then? If so, joke. Completely different game might aswell be playing pool lol
Yup still a ranking event and winners prize money has increased to £50,000 this year, part of the new BetVictor European Series Rebrand
I think The German Masters might pick up a bit now it's been rebranded, not sure if I mentioned this before the start of the European Masters last week but
The European Masters The German Masters The Snooker Shootout The Gibraltar Open
Now makeup The European Series
Whoever is top on order of merit and the end of the 4 events gets a bonus £150,000
Neil Robertson has already said he is likely to play in the Shootout this year because of it
Is the shootout still considered a ranking event then? If so, joke. Completely different game might aswell be playing pool lol
Yup still a ranking event and winners prize money has increased to £50,000 this year, part of the new BetVictor European Series Rebrand
Shocking really, I know we have mentioned it before but its stupid and hopefully it doesn't affect the top 16 too much, like it did before. I actually think the 6 Reds has more claim to being a ranking event, even though I agree it shouldn't be.
Not sure when the Shootout is, but it would be better if they had it as the first event. That way you are more likely to get all the top players there, or even literally the first event of the season so there is no argument about affecting the rankings too much as its early.
Either way, I enjoy the Shootout but it should never count towards ranking points.
The 2020 China Championship has been postponed due to the Coronavirus
I say its terrible for those 2 in particular because in those were the finalists in 2018 so they will lose the ranking points off £225,00 and £90,000 respectively with no way of them back before the World Championships.
The seedlings for the World Championships will now be based on the rankings after the Coral Tour Championship in March
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Last 32
Results
Jackson Page WO Yan Bingtao
Zhao Xintong 5-2 Michael White
Zhou Yuelong 5-4 Mark Williams
Gary Wilson 5-1 Luca Brecel
Last 16
Results
Scott Donaldson 5-2 Ding Junhui
Neil Robertson 5-2 Graeme Dott
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-4 John Higgins
Ali Carter 5-4 Michael Holt
Marco Fu 5-2 Xiao Guodong
Barry Hawkins 5-4 Mark Selby
Gary Wilson 5-1 Zhao Xintong
Zhou Yuelong 5-3 Jackson Page
Quarter Final
Results
Neil Robertson 5-1 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Ali Carter 5-1 Scott Donaldson
Quarter Final
Results
Gary Wilson 5-3 Marco Fu
Zhou Yuelong 5-2 Barry Hawkins
Semi Final
Results
Neil Robertson 6-1 Ali Carter
Zhou Yuelong 6-5 Gary Wilson
Final
Neil Robertson 9-0 Zhou Yuelong
All the work was done by Neil earlier today taking a 8-0 lead into tonight, he probably didn't want a couple of hours break and I am guessing neither did Zhou, but they came back and only it only took 1 more frame tonight for Neil to wrap up the win
So yesterdays and this mornings updates will follow shortly then will fo this afternoons updates when the matches finish
Round 1
Results
Graeme Dott 5-4 Tian Pengfei
Matt Selt 5-0 Jamie Rhys Clarke
Mark Williams 5-2 Yuan Sijun
Luca Brecel 5-0 Joe Perry
Sunny Akani 5-0 David Grace
Michael Georgiou 5-1 Gerrard Greene
Nigel Bond 5-2 Kishan Hirani
Judd Trump 5-1 Noppon Saengkham
Scott Donaldson 5-4 Ding Junhui
Robbie Williams 5-4 John Higgins
Mitchell Mann 5-4 Alexander Ursenbacher
Defending Champion Kyren Wilson lost to Zhao Xintong
Mark Selby long to Jamie Rhys Clarke
Bingham, Maguire, Allen, Carter and Lisowski all entered and all lost in the qualifying rounds
Add to that we have now already lost Ding and Higgins
What is your opinion of Donaldson? I think out of the new breed/ upcoming players he looks the most ready to break into the top 16. Has some good scalps, including Ding in this event. A good player, had potential for a while but seems to be getting more consistent.
This one will be wide open, quite a few of the top players missing it. The atmosphere/ crowd doesn't seem as busy as normal, I am sure this is one in the past I was looking to go to but feels like they have lost the initial momentum. I dread to think what Saudi Arabia is going to be like
Into the top 25 and could get higher after this event, consistency had always been his issue, remember when he beat Selby a few seasons ago then lost in the next round, playing poorly to someone ranked below him.
But he seems to have found some consistency this season and is only 24
Shaun Murphy up next for him so will be a very good test for him
The European Masters
The German Masters
The Snooker Shootout
The Gibraltar Open
Now makeup The European Series
Whoever is top on order of merit and the end of the 4 events gets a bonus £150,000
Neil Robertson has already said he is likely to play in the Shootout this year because of it
Wow I didn't even realise he was so high, I think I said on twitter a few months ago when he was like 50 ranked. A funny one, he seems more of a grafter and always worth a shock. Hard to call these events personally but I hope he does well.
Is the shootout still considered a ranking event then? If so, joke. Completely different game might aswell be playing pool lol
£10,000 away from 22nd who is Jimmy Robertson and obviously not there this week, he is still £50,000 away from Thepchaiya in 21st so a bit of a gap there but, he is closing it
Round 1
Results
Neil Robertson 5-1 Ian Burns
Shaun Murphy 5-1 Tom Ford
Gary Wilson 5-1 Jak Jones
Elliot Slessor 5-3 Rob Milkins
Zhao Xintong 5-2 Anthony McGill
Round 2
Results
Graeme Dott 5-2 Mark Williams
Matt Selt 5-2 Nigel Bond
Michael Georgiou 5-3 Sunny Akani
Judd Trump 5-3 Luca Brecel
Shocking really, I know we have mentioned it before but its stupid and hopefully it doesn't affect the top 16 too much, like it did before. I actually think the 6 Reds has more claim to being a ranking event, even though I agree it shouldn't be.
Not sure when the Shootout is, but it would be better if they had it as the first event. That way you are more likely to get all the top players there, or even literally the first event of the season so there is no argument about affecting the rankings too much as its early.
Either way, I enjoy the Shootout but it should never count towards ranking points.
The 2020 China Championship has been postponed due to the Coronavirus
I say its terrible for those 2 in particular because in those were the finalists in 2018 so they will lose the ranking points off £225,00 and £90,000 respectively with no way of them back before the World Championships.
The seedlings for the World Championships will now be based on the rankings after the Coral Tour Championship in March
Round 2
Results
Neil Robertson 5-0 Mitchell Mann
Shaun Murphy 5-2 Scott Donaldson
Elliot Slessor 5-3 Robbie Williams
Zhao Xintong 5-1 Gary Wilson
Quarter Final
Draw
Zhao Xintong v Shaun Murphy
Elliot Slessor v Neil Robertson
Graeme Dott v Matt Selt
Michael Georgiou v Judd Trump
Quarter Final
Results
Shaun Murphy 5-3 Zhao Xintong
Neil Robertson 5-0 Elliot Slessor
Graeme Dott 5-2 Matt Selt
Judd Trump 5-1 Michael Georgiou
Semi Finals
Shaun Murphy v Neil Robertson
Graeme Dott v Judd Trump
Semi Final
Result
Judd Trump 6-4 Graeme Dott
Semi Final
Result
Neil Robertson 6-1 Shaun Murphy
Neil Roberton v Judd Trump tomorrow