2002/2003 semi final between Ken Doherty and Paul Hunter
Before Mark Selby, Paul Hunter was my favourite player it was only after his passing and I saw Mark Selby play just after that he became my new favourite player
1993 Grand Prix v Ken Doherty 1997 Thailand Open v Nigel Bond 2000 British Open v Jimmy White 2001 Scottish Open v Ken Doherty 2002 World Championship v Stephen Hendry 2004 Irish Masters v Mark King 2006 UK Championship v Stephen Hendry 2009 China Open v John Higgins 2012 China Open v Stephen Maguire
He was also runner up in 9 Ranking events including another 2 World Championships and another UK Championship
He won 4 non ranking events as well.
He made 377 centuries He made 2 147s
His 1st 147 was snookers 10th and was 5th June 1991 in a qualifying event v Wayne Martin
His 2nd 147 was snookers 15th and was 14th November 1992 in the UK Championship against Ken Doherty
Peter Ebdon twice reached number 3 in the world once in 96/97 and once in 02/03
Its a shame we didnt get to see him a Sheffield one final time
Not really, solid player and a proper battler eg. Dott mould but very painful to watch. The latter years he did speed up a bit but never really a fan personally, he made the best of it and done well.
Its a shame we didnt get to see him a Sheffield one final time
Not really, solid player and a proper battler eg. Dott mould but very painful to watch. The latter years he did speed up a bit but never really a fan personally, he made the best of it and done well.
Maybe not the greatest to watch.
But a very good servant of the game and a 3 time crucible finalist and its a shame he doesnt get the final Sheffield goodbye
Its a shame we didnt get to see him a Sheffield one final time
Not really, solid player and a proper battler eg. Dott mould but very painful to watch. The latter years he did speed up a bit but never really a fan personally, he made the best of it and done well.
Maybe not the greatest to watch.
But a very good servant of the game and a 3 time crucible finalist and its a shame he doesnt get the final Sheffield goodbye
Just because he has been a good servant, noone deserves a place at the Cruicible you have to earn it. fwiw i dont agree when they give wild cards to the seniors and whoever wins the seniors event gets a chance through qualifying. People who have been greats shouldn't have divine right to enter or shortcut in my book.
Its a shame we didnt get to see him a Sheffield one final time
Not really, solid player and a proper battler eg. Dott mould but very painful to watch. The latter years he did speed up a bit but never really a fan personally, he made the best of it and done well.
Maybe not the greatest to watch.
But a very good servant of the game and a 3 time crucible finalist and its a shame he doesnt get the final Sheffield goodbye
Just because he has been a good servant, noone deserves a place at the Cruicible you have to earn it. fwiw i dont agree when they give wild cards to the seniors and whoever wins the seniors event gets a chance through qualifying. People who have been greats shouldn't have divine right to enter or shortcut in my book.
Didnt say he deserved an automatic place and would still have had to qualify.
Just said its a shame he doesnt get one last goodbye at sheffield and has had to retire now with his last match being in December 2019
Its like a footballer, retiring with his last game being a few months previous, its always a shame they didnt get one last chance to say goodbye to their fans
Its a shame we didnt get to see him a Sheffield one final time
Not really, solid player and a proper battler eg. Dott mould but very painful to watch. The latter years he did speed up a bit but never really a fan personally, he made the best of it and done well.
Maybe not the greatest to watch.
But a very good servant of the game and a 3 time crucible finalist and its a shame he doesnt get the final Sheffield goodbye
Just because he has been a good servant, noone deserves a place at the Cruicible you have to earn it. fwiw i dont agree when they give wild cards to the seniors and whoever wins the seniors event gets a chance through qualifying. People who have been greats shouldn't have divine right to enter or shortcut in my book.
Didnt say he deserved an automatic place and would still have had to qualify.
Just said its a shame he doesnt get one last goodbye at sheffield and has had to retire now with his last match being in December 2019
Its like a footballer, retiring with his last game being a few months previous, its always a shame they didnt get one last chance to say goodbye to their fans
Ebdon was quick and attacking when he was young, also had long hair in a pony tail. He changed his game completely and it paid off in 2002.
I was delighted when he won it because a) I can't stand Hendry and b) I once beat him 3-2 in a pro-am.
Yes thats right, Snooker appears all set for a return in 2 weeks time for a test tournament in Leicester.
64 players No players guests All players to be mouth swabbed before entering tournament Players to use their own rest and spiders All visitors to be swabbed before entering arena(not sure exactly who they mean by visitors if ther are no fans and no players guests, i guess its cameramen and crew) Once inside the venue noone is allowed to leave
The tournament will be run from 1st June to 11th June on ITV
And just like that I have pretty much lost all my respect for Peter Ebdon.
Some of the rubbish he has been tweeting and retweeting recently about covid19 is ridiculous
Been forced to unfollow him on Twitter now, all he tweets about is ending lockdown and saying it should be up to us what we do no the government and talking up covid19 like its not as serious as it is.
And just like that I have pretty much lost all my respect for Peter Ebdon.
Some of the rubbish he has been tweeting and retweeting recently about covid19 is ridiculous
Been forced to unfollow him on Twitter now, all he tweets about is ending lockdown and saying it should be up to us what we do no the government and talking up covid19 like its not as serious as it is.
Yes, I've seen this. He's talking out of his arse.
And just like that I have pretty much lost all my respect for Peter Ebdon.
Some of the rubbish he has been tweeting and retweeting recently about covid19 is ridiculous
Been forced to unfollow him on Twitter now, all he tweets about is ending lockdown and saying it should be up to us what we do no the government and talking up covid19 like its not as serious as it is.
Yes, I've seen this. He's talking out of his arse.
His tweets got to much for me, especially after Seb.
I know everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I have lost so much respect for him after his tweets the past week
Championship League will be split into three phases, with all matches during all stages played as the best-of-four frames. Play will begin at 3pm each day, running continuously until both groups are complete, with the exception of Friday, June 5th when play will begin at 4pm.
• GROUP MATCHES from June 1st to 8th will feature 16 groups of four players, with two groups played each day across two tables. The player who tops each group table will progress to Phase Two. Players will be awarded three points for a win and one point for a drawn match.
• GROUP WINNERS from June 9th to 10th sees the 16 group winners split into four further groups of four, with two groups per day also played over two tables.
• TOURNAMENT FINALS from June 11th will see the four Phase Two winners battle it out over one final group, played on one table, to determine the Championship League winner.
The total prize fund will stand at over £200,000. Players will earn a guaranteed £1,000 with the winner taking home £30,000 and a place in November’s Champion of Champions.
Yes thats right, Snooker appears all set for a return in 2 weeks time for a test tournament in Leicester.
64 players No players guests All players to be mouth swabbed before entering tournament Players to use their own rest and spiders All visitors to be swabbed before entering arena(not sure exactly who they mean by visitors if ther are no fans and no players guests, i guess its cameramen and crew) Once inside the venue noone is allowed to leave
The tournament will be run from 1st June to 11th June on ITV
It was supposed to be in Leicester when they first mentioned it.
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Matthew Stevens for me has to be up there as well.
Watching the 2002 semi final v Ebdon now and just reminds you what a great chance that was
16-14 ahead and 61-28 ahead with 1 red left.
If he had just got over the line in that frame he would have been in the final and may have beat Hendry himself like Ebdon did.
He also got to 2 finals losing 18-16 both times to Williams and Murphy
In fact in a 6 year spell between 2000 and 2006 he got to 2 finals, 3 semis and lost in the 2nd round once
2002/2003 semi final between Ken Doherty and Paul Hunter
Before Mark Selby, Paul Hunter was my favourite player it was only after his passing and I saw Mark Selby play just after that he became my new favourite player
9 Ranking Tournament Wins:
1993 Grand Prix v Ken Doherty
1997 Thailand Open v Nigel Bond
2000 British Open v Jimmy White
2001 Scottish Open v Ken Doherty
2002 World Championship v Stephen Hendry
2004 Irish Masters v Mark King
2006 UK Championship v Stephen Hendry
2009 China Open v John Higgins
2012 China Open v Stephen Maguire
He was also runner up in 9 Ranking events including another 2 World Championships and another UK Championship
He won 4 non ranking events as well.
He made 377 centuries
He made 2 147s
His 1st 147 was snookers 10th and was 5th June 1991 in a qualifying event v Wayne Martin
His 2nd 147 was snookers 15th and was 14th November 1992 in the UK Championship against Ken Doherty
Peter Ebdon twice reached number 3 in the world once in 96/97 and once in 02/03
But a very good servant of the game and a 3 time crucible finalist and its a shame he doesnt get the final Sheffield goodbye
Just said its a shame he doesnt get one last goodbye at sheffield and has had to retire now with his last match being in December 2019
Its like a footballer, retiring with his last game being a few months previous, its always a shame they didnt get one last chance to say goodbye to their fans
The 16 best online players in the world were assigned a player in the top 16 based on their rank.
They are down to the final 2
John Higgns v Mark Selby
I was delighted when he won it because a) I can't stand Hendry and b) I once beat him 3-2 in a pro-am.
Yes thats right, Snooker appears all set for a return in 2 weeks time for a test tournament in Leicester.
64 players
No players guests
All players to be mouth swabbed before entering tournament
Players to use their own rest and spiders
All visitors to be swabbed before entering arena(not sure exactly who they mean by visitors if ther are no fans and no players guests, i guess its cameramen and crew)
Once inside the venue noone is allowed to leave
The tournament will be run from 1st June to 11th June on ITV
Some of the rubbish he has been tweeting and retweeting recently about covid19 is ridiculous
I know everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but I have lost so much respect for him after his tweets the past week
We know that Trump, Robertson, Wilson and Allen have so far confirmed they will be playing
Championship League will be split into three phases, with all matches during all stages played as the best-of-four frames. Play will begin at 3pm each day, running continuously until both groups are complete, with the exception of Friday, June 5th when play will begin at 4pm.
• GROUP MATCHES from June 1st to 8th will feature 16 groups of four players, with two groups played each day across two tables. The player who tops each group table will progress to Phase Two. Players will be awarded three points for a win and one point for a drawn match.
• GROUP WINNERS from June 9th to 10th sees the 16 group winners split into four further groups of four, with two groups per day also played over two tables.
• TOURNAMENT FINALS from June 11th will see the four Phase Two winners battle it out over one final group, played on one table, to determine the Championship League winner.
The total prize fund will stand at over £200,000. Players will earn a guaranteed £1,000 with the winner taking home £30,000 and a place in November’s Champion of Champions.
But apparently its being held in Milton Keynes
Will be good to see it back on TV, even though starts during work im sure i can load on the sky go, looking forward to it!
The 16 groups
Group 1
Stuart Bingham
Ricky Walden
Jordan Brown
Jamie Clarke
Group 2
Judd Trump
Daniel Wells
Elliot Slessor
David Grace
Group 3
Michael Holt
Mark Davis
Mark Joyce
Louis Heathcote
Group 4
Joe Perry
Mark King
Sam Baird
Harvey Chandler
Group 5
Mark Selby
Liang Wenbo
Joe O’Connor
Lee Walker
Group 6
Ali Carter
Matt Selt
Sam Craigie
Dominic Dale
Group 7
Barry Hawkins
Anthony McGill
Craig Steadman
Hammad Miah
Group 8
Jimmy Robertson
Ben Woollaston
Liam Highfield
Alex Ursenbacher
Group 9
Jack Lisowski
Luca Brecel
Robbie Williams
Oliver Lines
Group 10
Ronnie O’Sullivan
Chris Wakelin
Michael Georgiou
Kishan Hirani
Group 11
Mark Allen
Martin O’Donnell
Michael White
Nigel Bond
Group 12
Kyren Wilson
Ryan Day
Alfie Burden
Chen Feilong
Group 13
David Gilbert
Stuart Carrington
Jak Jones
Jackson Page
Group 14
Gary Wilson
Matthew Stevens
John Astley
Mitchell Mann
Group 15
Tom Ford
Robert Milkins
Mike Dunn
Ian Burns
Group 16
Neil Robertson
Kurt Maflin
Ken Doherty
Ashley Carty