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Post by Panda on Oct 29, 2006 15:46:16 GMT 1
It's Neil Robertson v Jamie Cope in today's final.
NEIL ROBERTSON
Nationality: Australian
World ranking: 13
Provisional ranking: 12
Years on Main Tour: 5 (made debut in 2000, ever-present since 2003)
Previous best in ranking tournament: Quarter-finals (European Open 2004, Welsh Open 2005, Malta Cup 2005, UK Championship 2005, World Championship 2006)
Nickname: The Melbourne Machine
JAMIE COPE
Nationality: English
World ranking: 48
Provisional ranking: 26
Years on Main Tour: 4 (made debut in 2002, regained place in 2005)
Previous best in ranking tournament: Last 16 (Grand Prix 2005, Welsh Open 2006, China Open 2006)
Nickname: Shotgun
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Post by Panda on Oct 29, 2006 18:36:00 GMT 1
Robertson leads 5-2 after the first session...
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Post by -Big Dan- on Oct 29, 2006 18:36:40 GMT 1
Robertson looks the winner all over from here.
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Post by Panda on Oct 29, 2006 18:44:27 GMT 1
Yes, he's well in control.
A win for Robertson could put him in the top 8 of the provisional rankings.
Cope could come close to the top 16.
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Post by Tom on Oct 30, 2006 9:23:02 GMT 1
The one plus point about the round robin format is because of the shorter matches there will always be surprises and new names in the knockout stages. But on the other hand not sure it makes for a good final, saw it last night from 7-2 and it wasnt good quality, but Robertson did deserve to win. Not convinced he'll be Top 10 at the end of the season tho
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Post by bugsbunysylvester on Oct 30, 2006 12:46:53 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Oct 30, 2006 17:17:03 GMT 1
The one plus point about the round robin format is because of the shorter matches there will always be surprises and new names in the knockout stages. But on the other hand not sure it makes for a good final, saw it last night from 7-2 and it wasnt good quality, but Robertson did deserve to win. Not convinced he'll be Top 10 at the end of the season tho I'm not sure we wouldn't have ended up with the same final if it had just been a straight knockout. It's only the second tournament of the season and some players are still rusty. The number of players in the quarter-finals from outside the top 16 was 5, the same as last season's event. I'm not convinced by the round robin format but it could work with some tweaks here and there. I wouldn't like it for all the tournaments but wouldn't mind it for one event like this to make it stand out from the rest. I'll post the new provisional rankings shortly. |
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Post by Panda on Oct 30, 2006 17:35:45 GMT 1
Provisional rankings after the Grand Prix: (start of season ranking in brackets)
1(2) Ken Doherty
2(4) John Higgins
3(6) Graeme Dott
4(27) Ding Junhui
5(5) Shaun Murphy
6(8) Mark Williams
7(13) Neil Robertson
8(3) Ronnie O'Sullivan
9(10) Stephen Lee
10(7) Peter Ebdon
11(1) Stephen Hendry
12(12) Barry Hawkins
13(11) Steve Davis
14(18) Joe Perry
14(48) Jamie Cope
16(29) Mark King
17(30) Joe Swail
18(17) Ryan Day
19(9) Stephen Maguire
20(24) Stuart Bingham
21(21) Michael Holt
22(20) Nigel Bond
23(25) James Wattana
24(40) Dominic Dale
25(28) Mark Selby
26(22) Marco Fu
27(14) Matthew Stevens
28(23) David Gray
29(39) Gerard Greene
30(15) Ali Carter
31(26) Ian McCulloch
32(36) Dave Harold
33(16) Anthony Hamilton
34(62) Mark Allen
35(53) Stuart Pettman
36(19) Alan McManus
37(57) David Roe
38(59) Andrew Norman
39(44) Michael Judge
40(38) Mark Davis
41(32) Robert Milkins
42(37) Ricky Walden
43(46) Fergal O'Brien
44(31) Andy Hicks
45(33) Barry Pinches
46(45) Tom Ford
47(51) Robin Hull
48(41) Adrian Gunnell
49(43) John Parrott
50(50) Rory McLeod
51(35) Jimmy White
52(47) Rod Lawler
53(68) David Gilbert
54(42) Drew Henry
55(71) Matthew Couch
56(58) Paul Davies
57(60) Scott Mackenzie
58(73) Lee Spick
59(75) Judd Trump
60(54) Mike Dunn
61(55) Jamie Burnett
62(61) Jimmy Michie
63(52) Tony Drago
64(59) Marcus Campbell
65(76) Chris Norbury
66(78) Liang Wenbo
67(64) Joe Delaney
68(-) Ben Woollaston
68(-) Jamie Jones
70(-) Tian Pengfei
70(-) Issara Kachaiwong
72(-) Chris Melling
72(-) Dermot McGlinchey
74(63) Joe Jogia
75(-) Paul Davison
76(67) Alfie Burden
76(-) Andrew Higginson
77(56) Shokat Ali
78(65) Sean Storey
80(-) Peter Lines
80(-) Ian Preece
80(-) David Morris
83(-) Robert Stephen
83(-) Liu Song
83(-) Mohammed Shehab
83(-) James Leadbetter
83(-) Lee Page
83(-) Patrick Einsle
83(-) Mark Joyce
90(-) Mark Boyle
90(-) Passakorn Suwannawat
90(-) Roy Stolk
90(-) Jeff Cundy
94(70) Paul Wykes
95(79) Alex Borg
96(-) Dene O'Kane
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Post by Panda on Oct 30, 2006 17:48:29 GMT 1
Rest of this season's calendar:
Tournaments are in bold, qualifiers aren't. Non-ranking events are in red.
31st Oct-3rd Nov: Malta Cup qualifying
4th-9th Nov: Masters qualifying
14th-19th Nov: UK Championship qualifying
2nd-3rd Dec: Premier League finals
4th-17th Dec: UK CHAMPIONSHIP
6th-9th Jan: Welsh Open qualifying
14th-21st Jan: THE MASTERS
23rd-26th Jan: China Open qualifying
28th Jan-4th Feb: MALTA CUP
11th-18th Feb: WELSH OPEN
22nd Feb-2nd Mar: World Championship qualifying
13th-14th Mar: World Championship qualifying
25th Mar-1st Apr: CHINA OPEN
21st Apr-7th May: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Post by bugsbunysylvester on Nov 1, 2006 15:14:21 GMT 1
Rest of this season's calendar: Tournaments are in bold, qualifiers aren't. Non-ranking events are in red.31st Oct-3rd Nov: Malta Cup qualifying 4th-9th Nov: Masters qualifying 14th-19th Nov: UK Championship qualifying 2nd-3rd Dec: Premier League finals4th-17th Dec: UK CHAMPIONSHIP6th-9th Jan: Welsh Open qualifying 14th-21st Jan: THE MASTERS23rd-26th Jan: China Open qualifying 28th Jan-4th Feb: MALTA CUP11th-18th Feb: WELSH OPEN22nd Feb-2nd Mar: World Championship qualifying 13th-14th Mar: World Championship qualifying 25th Mar-1st Apr: CHINA OPEN21st Apr-7th May: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP thanks dates dude woopp woopp dam skippyy keep note dat mooooo woofyy roofyyyyyyyyyyyyyy westside upppppppppppppppp #   ;D ;D |
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Post by bugsbunysylvester on Nov 1, 2006 15:16:10 GMT 1
Provisional rankings after the Grand Prix: (start of season ranking in brackets) 1(2) Ken Doherty 2(4) John Higgins 3(6) Graeme Dott 4(27) Ding Junhui 5(5) Shaun Murphy 6(8) Mark Williams 7(13) Neil Robertson 8(3) Ronnie O'Sullivan 9(10) Stephen Lee 10(7) Peter Ebdon 11(1) Stephen Hendry 12(12) Barry Hawkins 13(11) Steve Davis 14(18) Joe Perry 14(48) Jamie Cope 16(29) Mark King 17(30) Joe Swail 18(17) Ryan Day 19(9) Stephen Maguire 20(24) Stuart Bingham 21(21) Michael Holt 22(20) Nigel Bond 23(25) James Wattana 24(40) Dominic Dale 25(28) Mark Selby 26(22) Marco Fu 27(14) Matthew Stevens 28(23) David Gray 29(39) Gerard Greene 30(15) Ali Carter 31(26) Ian McCulloch 32(36) Dave Harold 33(16) Anthony Hamilton 34(62) Mark Allen 35(53) Stuart Pettman 36(19) Alan McManus 37(57) David Roe 38(59) Andrew Norman 39(44) Michael Judge 40(38) Mark Davis 41(32) Robert Milkins 42(37) Ricky Walden 43(46) Fergal O'Brien 44(31) Andy Hicks 45(33) Barry Pinches 46(45) Tom Ford 47(51) Robin Hull 48(41) Adrian Gunnell 49(43) John Parrott 50(50) Rory McLeod 51(35) Jimmy White 52(47) Rod Lawler 53(68) David Gilbert 54(42) Drew Henry 55(71) Matthew Couch 56(58) Paul Davies 57(60) Scott Mackenzie 58(73) Lee Spick 59(75) Judd Trump 60(54) Mike Dunn 61(55) Jamie Burnett 62(61) Jimmy Michie 63(52) Tony Drago 64(59) Marcus Campbell 65(76) Chris Norbury 66(78) Liang Wenbo 67(64) Joe Delaney 68(-) Ben Woollaston 68(-) Jamie Jones 70(-) Tian Pengfei 70(-) Issara Kachaiwong 72(-) Chris Melling 72(-) Dermot McGlinchey 74(63) Joe Jogia 75(-) Paul Davison 76(67) Alfie Burden 76(-) Andrew Higginson 77(56) Shokat Ali 78(65) Sean Storey 80(-) Peter Lines 80(-) Ian Preece 80(-) David Morris 83(-) Robert Stephen 83(-) Liu Song 83(-) Mohammed Shehab 83(-) James Leadbetter 83(-) Lee Page 83(-) Patrick Einsle 83(-) Mark Joyce 90(-) Mark Boyle 90(-) Passakorn Suwannawat 90(-) Roy Stolk 90(-) Jeff Cundy 94(70) Paul Wykes 95(79) Alex Borg 96(-) Dene O'Kane 8th discustinggggggggg if 3rd ok plays 2mmrow life win sky sports 1 woopp woopp 8th grrrrrrrrrrrrrr hope 3rd ;D   mooo yooooooooooo noooo diigtyyyyyyyyy woofyy roofyy upppppppppppppppppp |
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Post by Panda on Nov 7, 2006 21:41:45 GMT 1
The following players have qualified for the Malta Cup, along with the world's top 16:
Nigel Bond
Andrew Higginson
Ding Junhui
David Roe
Fergal O'Brien
Ryan Day
Mark King
Robert Milkins
Marcus Campbell
Rod Lawler
Marco Fu
Ricky Walden
Michael Judge
Tom Ford
Stuart Bingham
Tony Drago's qualifying match(es) will be held over to the tournament itself. There is also a wildcard round, featuring Maltese players Joe Grech and Simon Zammit taking on qualifiers.
First round draw:
Ken Doherty v Nigel Bond
Steve Davis v Simon Zammit/Andrew Higginson
Stephen Maguire v Ding Junhui
Peter Ebdon v Joe Grech/David Roe
Mark Williams v Fergal O'Brien
Matthew Stevens v Ryan Day
Barry Hawkins v Mark King
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Tony Drago/Lee Spick/John Parrott/Michael Holt
Stephen Hendry v Robert Milkins
Neil Robertson v Marcus Campbell
Ali Carter v Rod Lawler
John Higgins v Marco Fu
Shaun Murphy v Ricky Walden
Stephen Lee v Michael Judge
Anthony Hamilton v Tom Ford
Graeme Dott v Stuart Bingham
The tournament starts on the 28th of January.
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Post by Panda on Nov 7, 2006 21:45:17 GMT 1
Stuart Bingham will play either Mark Selby or Marco Fu tomorrow for a place in January's Masters tournament.
The winner will join the world's top 16 plus wild cards Ding Junhui and Jimmy White in the 19-man, non-ranking tournament.
In the past, the Masters has been the second most valuable tournament after the World Championship, in terms of winner's prize money.
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Post by Panda on Nov 8, 2006 18:40:33 GMT 1
Stuart Bingham beat Mark Selby 6-2 in today's final to win the Masters qualifying tournament for the second year in a row.
He'll face world #15 Ali Carter in the first round.
Full draw:
FIRST ROUND
Ali Carter v Stuart Bingham
Matthew Stevens v Jimmy White
Anthony Hamilton v Ding Junhui
SECOND ROUND
John Higgins v Stephen Maguire
Mark Williams v Neil Robertson
Ronnie O'Sullivan v Ali Carter/Stuart Bingham
Ken Doherty v Barry Hawkins
Stephen Hendry v Matthew Stevens/Jimmy White
Shaun Murphy v Steve Davis
Peter Ebdon v Anthony Hamilton/Ding Junhui
Graeme Dott v Stephen Lee
The tournament starts on the 14th of January, this season moving to Wembley Arena.
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Post by Panda on Nov 8, 2006 18:43:00 GMT 1
Next up are the UK Championship qualifiers, starting on Tuesday.
The tournament itself starts on the 4th of December.
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Post by bugsbunysylvester on Nov 9, 2006 15:46:04 GMT 1
Next up are the UK Championship qualifiers, starting on Tuesday. The tournament itself starts on the 4th of December. woopp woppp thanks info dude be waching is it bbc2 one guessing 4th december it be tv uppp yayy nayyyyyyyyyyyy mooo woofyy roofyyy westside |
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Post by Panda on Nov 9, 2006 18:55:35 GMT 1
Next up are the UK Championship qualifiers, starting on Tuesday. The tournament itself starts on the 4th of December. woopp woppp thanks info dude be waching is it bbc2 one guessing 4th december it be tv uppp yayy nayyyyyyyyyyyy mooo woofyy roofyyy westside Yes, the UK Championship will be on BBC, as will the Masters, a month later. |
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Post by bugsbunysylvester on Nov 9, 2006 22:04:30 GMT 1
woopp woppp thanks info dude be waching is it bbc2 one guessing 4th december it be tv uppp yayy nayyyyyyyyyyyy mooo woofyy roofyyy westside Yes, the UK Championship will be on BBC, as will the Masters, a month later. yayyy woopp woopp wonders do 5 round think agne think sky stick it thanks dude moo yooooooooooo woofyy roofyy upppppppppppppp ;D |
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Post by Panda on Nov 20, 2006 18:53:48 GMT 1
UK Championship qualifying has been taking place this week. The following players have qualified, joining the top 32 in the world rankings, who qualify automatically:
Liu Song
Barry Pinches
Rory McLeod
John Parrott
Adrian Gunnell
Rod Lawler
Michael Judge
Mike Dunn
Dave Harold
Gerard Greene
Joe Delaney
Ricky Walden
Marcus Campbell
Jamie Burnett
Robin Hull
Scott Mackenzie
First round draw:
Ryan Day v Liu Song (winner plays Ding Junhui)
David Gray v Barry Pinches (winner plays Matthew Stevens)
Stuart Bingham v Rory McLeod (winner plays Ali Carter)
Mark Selby v John Parrott (winner plays Peter Ebdon)
Mark King v Adrian Gunnell (winner plays John Higgins)
Anthony Hamilton v Rod Lawler (winner plays Stephen Lee)
Joe Perry v Michael Judge (winner plays Barry Hawkins)
James Wattana v Mike Dunn (winner plays Ken Doherty)
Robert Milkins v Dave Harold (winner plays Stephen Hendry)
Marco Fu v Gerard Greene (winner plays Mark Williams)
Joe Swail v Joe Delaney (winner plays Stephen Maguire)
Ian McCulloch v Ricky Walden (winner plays Ronnie O'Sullivan)
Alan McManus v Marcus Campbell (winner plays Shaun Murphy)
Andy Hicks v Jamie Burnett (winner plays Steve Davis)
Nigel Bond v Robin Hull (winner plays Neil Robertson)
Michael Holt v Scott Mackenzie (winner plays Graeme Dott)
The tournament starts on the 4th of December.
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Post by bugsbunysylvester on Nov 20, 2006 21:21:51 GMT 1
UK Championship qualifying has been taking place this week. The following players have qualified, joining the top 32 in the world rankings, who qualify automatically: Liu Song Barry Pinches Rory McLeod John Parrott Adrian Gunnell Rod Lawler Michael Judge Mike Dunn Dave Harold Gerard Greene Joe Delaney Ricky Walden Marcus Campbell Jamie Burnett Robin Hull Scott Mackenzie First round draw: Ryan Day v Liu Song (winner plays Ding Junhui) David Gray v Barry Pinches (winner plays Matthew Stevens) Stuart Bingham v Rory McLeod (winner plays Ali Carter) Mark Selby v John Parrott (winner plays Peter Ebdon) Mark King v Adrian Gunnell (winner plays John Higgins) Anthony Hamilton v Rod Lawler (winner plays Stephen Lee) Joe Perry v Michael Judge (winner plays Barry Hawkins) James Wattana v Mike Dunn (winner plays Ken Doherty) Robert Milkins v Dave Harold (winner plays Stephen Hendry) Marco Fu v Gerard Greene (winner plays Mark Williams) Joe Swail v Joe Delaney (winner plays Stephen Maguire) Ian McCulloch v Ricky Walden (winner plays Ronnie O'Sullivan) Alan McManus v Marcus Campbell (winner plays Shaun Murphy) Andy Hicks v Jamie Burnett (winner plays Steve Davis) Nigel Bond v Robin Hull (winner plays Neil Robertson) Michael Holt v Scott Mackenzie (winner plays Graeme Dott) The tournament starts on the 4th of December. thanks dude hurrey up december woopp woopp yooo nooooooooooo diigtyyy woofyy roofyy uppppppppppppppppppppppp ;D |
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