What I find weird is yesterday in commentary Bingham said he will take extra care once a frame is over and pot ever ball he can, as he has seen this week how important the high break can be and it could just be a few points that either send you home or send you through
He went through with 5 more points in his high break than Walden
Man this is getting hard to watch somedays, as i said to Paulie, great to have it back but the fact you expect people to miss easy ones and not take chances can't be doing good for new fans. There have been some standouts LLang/ Ronnie, Wilson, Trump (in bits) , but still hard to watch players struggling this much. I have been sticking with but when gets a bit too much i turn it off, creates some drama at least..
Robbo in trouble today, shame but he didn't play well. Other than knocking a century gifted the 3rd frame and some good long pots but some absolute shockers.
@paulie8290 surely Carty broke the haircut ban? unless he has a hair stylist in the immediate family....
Everyone was obviously unsure what what going to happen, but it has now been confirmed that relegation will happen.
Q School will also take place with 12 winners earning a 2 year tour card.
There is a massive incentive for anyone not currently in the top 64 tho, if you are not in the top 64 but qualify for the World Championships, you earn a 1 year tour card
Obviously the African World Championships winner normally gets a place if that goes ahead in September/October
But thats 2 places extra so if there is no one outside the top 64 who gets to the crucible I wonder if maybe they are being saved for perhaps wild card for Doherty(if he drops off) and one other
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Ben Woollaston 6 Points
Jimmy Robertson 4 Points
Liam Highfield 4 Points
Thor Chuan Leong 0 Points
Thor Chuan Leong is the first player to not win a frame
Ricky Walden 4 Points
Stuart Bingham 4 Points
Jordan Brown 2 Point
Jamie Clarke 0 Points
Stuart Bingham 5 Points
Ricky Walden 5 Points
Jordan Brown 2 Point
Jamie Clarke 0 Points
Ben Woollaston 7 Points
Jimmy Robertson 5 Points
Liam Highfield 4 Points
Thor Chuan Leong 0 Points
Ben Woollaston goes through into Winners Group 8
Stuart Bingham 5 Points
Ricky Walden 5 Points
Jamie Clarke 3 Points
Jordan Brown 2 Point
Stuart Bingham goes into Winners Group C
He went through with 5 more points in his high break than Walden
Stuart Bingham 94
Ricky Walden 89
He sensed it coming lol
Luca Brecel
Mark Joyce
Gary Wilson
Group B
Judd Trump
Dave Gilbert
Ryan Day
Group C
Harvey Chandler
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Stuart Bingham
Group D
Liang Wenbo
Tom Ford
Ben Woollaston
Tom Ford from Leicester
Ben Woollaston from Leicester
Mark Selby from Leicester
3pm
Neil Robertson v Ashley Carty(Group 16)
Anthony McGill v Craig Steadman(Group 7)
4pm
Kurt Maflin v Ken Doherty(Group 16)
Barry Hawkins v Hammad Miah(Group 7)
5pm
Kurt Maflin v Ashley Carty(Group 16)
Barry Hawkins v Craig Steadman(Group 7)
6pm
Neil Robertson v Ken Doherty(Group 16)
Anthony McGill v Hammad Miah(Group 7)
7pm
Ken Doherty v Ashley Carty(Group 16)
Barry Hawkins v Anthony McGill(Group 7)
8pm
Neil Robertson v Kurt Maflin(Group 16)
Craig Steadman v Hammad Miah(Group 7)
Anthony McGill 1 Point
Craig Steadman 1 Point
Barry Hawkins 0 Points
Hammad Miah 0 Points
Ashley Carty 3 Points
Ken Doherty 0 Points
Kurt Maflin 0 Points
Neil Robertson 0 Points
Just to add to that no one has lost a match and gone through, so unless Robertson becomes the first to do that this week he will be out
Barry Hawkins 3 Points
Anthony McGill 1 Point
Craig Steadman 1 Point
Hammad Miah 0 Points
Robbo in trouble today, shame but he didn't play well. Other than knocking a century gifted the 3rd frame and some good long pots but some absolute shockers.
@paulie8290 surely Carty broke the haircut ban? unless he has a hair stylist in the immediate family....
Ken Doherty 3 Points
Ashley Carty 3 Points
Neil Robertson 0 Points
Kurt Maflin 0 Points
Barry Hawkins 6 Points
Anthony McGill 1 Point
Craig Steadman 1 Point
Hammad Miah 0 Points
Ashley Carty 4 Points
Ken Doherty 3 Points
Kurt Maflin 1 Point
Neil Robertson 0 Points
Barry Hawkins 6 Points
Anthony McGill 4 Points
Craig Steadman 1 Point
Hammad Miah 0 Points
Ashley Carty 4 Points
Ken Doherty 4 Points
Neil Robertson 1 Point
Kurt Maflin 1 Point
Barry Hawkins 7 Points
Anthony McGill 4 Points
Craig Steadman 1 Point
Hammad Miah 0 Points
Barry Hawkins 7 Points
Anthony McGill 4 Points
Hammad Miah 3 Points
Craig Steadman 1 Point
Barry Hawkins goes into Winners Group B
28 ahead with 25 on misses an easy Green on its spot and now Ken needs one snooker, I reckon Doherty wins from here
Ashley Carty 7 Points
Neil Robertson 4 Point
Ken Doherty 4 Points
Kurt Maflin 1 Point
Apologies I appear to have missed a result earlier somehow
Neil Robertson won his last match against Kurt Maflin 3-1
Group A
Luca Brecel
Mark Joyce
Gary Wilson
Ashley Carty
Group B
Judd Trump
Dave Gilbert
Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins
Group C
Harvey Chandler
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Stuart Bingham
Group D
Liang Wenbo
Tom Ford
Ben Woollaston
So Group A and Group B are now completed they play on Wednesday Group B will be table 1
3pm
Mark Allen v Nigel Bond(Group 11)
Matt Selt v Sam Craigie(Group 6)
4pm
Martin O'Donnell v Michael White(Group 11)
Ali Carter v Dominic Dale(Group 6)
5pm
Martin O'Donnell v Nigel Bond(Group 11)
Ali Carter v Sam Craigie(Group 6)
6pm
Mark Allen v Michael White(Group 11)
Matt Selt v Dominc Dale(Group 6)
7pm
Michael White v Nigel Bond(Group 11)
Ali Carter v Matt Selt(Group 6)
8pm
Mark Allen v Martin O'Donnell(Group 11)
Sam Craigie v Dominic Dale(Group 6)
Relegation from the tour WILL HAPPEN
Everyone was obviously unsure what what going to happen, but it has now been confirmed that relegation will happen.
Q School will also take place with 12 winners earning a 2 year tour card.
There is a massive incentive for anyone not currently in the top 64 tho, if you are not in the top 64 but qualify for the World Championships, you earn a 1 year tour card
The 2020/21 WST players will be:
The top 64 from the official two-year rankings at the end of the 2019/20 season
The top four players on the one-year rankings (outside the official top 64)
35 players in the second year of a two-year tour card
Two players from the Challenge Tour: Lukas Kleckers and the winner of the Play-Off event.
World Snooker Federation Open Champion: Ashley Hugill
World Snooker Federation Open runner-up: Iulian Boiko
World Snooker Federation Junior Open Champion: Gao Yang
World Snooker Federation Junior Open runner-up: Sean Maddocks
EBSA European Champion: Andrew Pagett
EBSA European Under-21 Champion: Aaron Hill
Two players from the CBSA China Tour: Pang Jun Xu and Zhao Jianbo
12 players from Q School
Total: 125 players
Obviously the African World Championships winner normally gets a place if that goes ahead in September/October
But thats 2 places extra so if there is no one outside the top 64 who gets to the crucible I wonder if maybe they are being saved for perhaps wild card for Doherty(if he drops off) and one other
Sam Craigie 3 Points
Ali Carter 0 Points
Dominic Dale 0 Points
Matt Selt 0 Points