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Post by Tom on May 7, 2010 16:59:22 GMT 1
12-10 to Robertson going into the final session. You've got to question the wisdom of starting at 3pm this afternoon and 8pm in the evening. They were always going to struggle to get the frames in and it means we could have a possible 13 tonight. We could be on for another record late finish... I'm sure it was always 2.15pm. It's crazy starting that late. It's ok when you've got an O'Sullivan in the final but nonsense otherwise. Agreed, it was flagged up in an article I read last Sat. Madness, if anything they should be bringing the time forward not pushing it back. There was a time when finals finished by 11, tho it seems so long ago now that its all a bit vague! The evening session now should prob start at 7.. Eventually gave in at the start of the final frame, it was obvious who was going to win by then, had actually stayed up later than planned anyway!
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Post by Panda on May 21, 2010 19:41:07 GMT 1
Barry Hearn has unveiled plans for the new Players Tour Championship, which is set to be a major part of next season.
The championship will feature 12 3-day events, starting next month. The tournaments will be open to all Main Tour professionals, as well as amateurs, with each event having a prize fund of £50,000. Players will earn points for an Order of Merit, which will run alongside the world rankings. After the 12 qualifying events, the top 24 in the Order of Merit will go forward to the televised finals, which will have a prize fund of £200,000. In order to persuade the game's top players to take part, world ranking points will also be on offer in the qualifying events. 6 of the 12 events will take place in continental Europe, with the others being held at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield.
Plans were announced last week for the new World Open, which is replacing the Grand Prix on the calendar. The tournament will feature 128 players - the 96 Main Tour professionals and 32 amateurs. The tournament will have an FA Cup-style random draw and all matches will be best-of-5, except the final, which will be best-of-9. The tournament takes place in Glasgow in September.
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Post by Panda on May 21, 2010 19:51:58 GMT 1
These are the players so far who have been promoted to the Main Tour for next season:
Top 8 from the PIOS series: Jack Lisowski Liam Highfield Paul Davison Anthony McGill Kyren Wilson Jamie O'Neill Justin Astley Jamie Jones
World amateur champion: Alfie Burden
World Under-21 champion: Noppon Saengkham
Asian champion: Issara Kachaiwong
Asian Under-21 champion: Liu Chuang
Oceania champion: Shawn Budd (not yet known if he will take up his place on the Tour)
European Under-19 champion: Jak Jones
Wildcard: Reanne Evans (World Ladies' champion)
Other places to be decided: European champion European play-off winner 2 English nominations Scottish nomination Welsh nomination Northern Irish nomination Irish nomination Asian nomination
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 23, 2010 5:02:57 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on May 29, 2010 12:07:48 GMT 1
Ahead of next week's crucial vote on the future of the sport, a rival bid has been tabled.
John Davison, who headed a failed bid back in 2002, is promising 10 ranking events, 2 invitational events, plus 6 Players Tour Championship events. He wants to secure the games commercial rights for the next 15 years, acquiring a 63% stake for £315,000, which would be distributed between the top 64 players.
Players will vote on Barry Hearn's proposals next week. If they are rejected, the players will have the chance to vote on Davison's plans at a later date.
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Post by ligerdog7 on May 29, 2010 22:15:39 GMT 1
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Post by Elmer on Jun 1, 2010 23:08:34 GMT 1
Is there any new on John Higgins at the moment. I take it he is still suspended from the sport. What timescales etc.. ??
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 1, 2010 23:19:44 GMT 1
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Post by Elmer on Jun 1, 2010 23:23:21 GMT 1
Thanks for that enlightening reply !!
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jun 1, 2010 23:28:00 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Jun 1, 2010 23:44:32 GMT 1
No further news about the Higgins case. He remains suspended until further notice.
I wouldn't expect any progress until the battle for control of the sport is decided. There is an EGM on Wednesday, where the players will vote on Barry Hearn's proposals. A number of players are pledging their support to the new offer from John Davison, so the vote could go either way...
Barry Hearn promised the Higgins case could be dealt with swiftly but that can't be done until the organisation of the sport is secure. That could all be sorted on Wednesday or we could be even further from a solution.
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Post by Elmer on Jun 1, 2010 23:50:59 GMT 1
I can't imagine the players will risk against Barry Hearns proposal. The sport is on it's knees and his proposal sounds very promising. As for the other chap why didn't he come in before and leave it until now ?
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Post by Panda on Jun 1, 2010 23:58:20 GMT 1
I can't imagine the players will risk against Barry Hearns proposal. The sport is on it's knees and his proposal sounds very promising. As for the other chap why didn't he come in before and leave it until now ? Davison tried in the past, with a proposal similar to Hearn's and was rejected (actually the vote was 50-50 and he then walked away). I suspect some of the players who voted against him back then would vote differently if they had a second chance. Seeing that the players would now possibly be willing to embrace change, he's decided to give it another go. He's promising more prize money than Hearn but wants a greater share of the commercial rights (though he's willing to pay for that, unlike Hearn).
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Post by Panda on Jun 2, 2010 12:50:16 GMT 1
In a further twist to events, John Davison has opted NOT to attend today's EGM...
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Post by Panda on Jun 2, 2010 14:38:46 GMT 1
Barry Hearn's plans are APPROVED by a majority of 35-29.
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Post by Panda on Jun 2, 2010 14:52:12 GMT 1
A bit close for comfort but snooker finally has a bright future ahead of it.
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Post by Elmer on Jun 3, 2010 9:53:40 GMT 1
Here's hoping so. Thought it would be a little more comfortable though !
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Post by Panda on Jun 3, 2010 10:15:10 GMT 1
Here's hoping so. Thought it would be a little more comfortable though ! Davison's bid (which included £5000 for every player in the top 64) certainly changed a few minds... Hearn questioned the legality of this and also questioned why Davison wouldn't extend the offer to all 96 players on the Tour, and not just those who have voting rights...
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Post by Panda on Jun 9, 2010 16:54:37 GMT 1
Changes to the world ranking system have been revealed.
Rather than have the top 16 in place for the full year, it will be reviewed 3 times during the season, after the World Open, UK Championship and Welsh Open, then again at the end of the season.
The move will allow players to earn automatic qualification for the World Championship by performing well during the early part of the season, even if they start outside the top 16.
Peter Ebdon, who lost his top 16 place after 16 years in the elite, could find himself back in after just a few months.
Also, the rankings will now be a rolling 2-year ranking, rather than the system currently in place that sees the provisional rankings based on results from the current season so far and last season.
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Post by Elmer on Jun 9, 2010 22:11:36 GMT 1
That is a really interesting development and could make it very exciting giving them all something to play for every tournament.
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