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Post by Panda on Sept 27, 2010 10:29:36 GMT 1
ali carter at 2 And he's there on merit, too. UK Championship semis in 2008 Welsh Open winner in 2009 Welsh Open runner-up in 2010 China Open semis in 2010 Crucible semis in 2010 Shanghai winner in 2010
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Post by ligerdog7 on Sept 27, 2010 22:31:49 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Sept 27, 2010 23:41:29 GMT 1
Well spotted, Simon. Robertson's points total should say 53830, meaning he has a 5000 point lead over Carter. Stephen Hendry holds the record for the most time spent as world #1. He ended the season at #1 eight years in a row from 1990 to 1998. He reached #1 again in 2006, making a total of 9 seasons as world #1. Steve Davis was #1 for seven years from 1983 to 1990. Ronnie O'Sullivan has been the official world #1 five times in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008 and 2009. There have been several players who have been provisional world #1 at some point without ever being the official world #1. Alex Higgins, Ken Doherty and Graeme Dott spring to mind. Jimmy White must've been provisional #1 at some point as well. Neil Robertson is only the 8th official world #1 since the world rankings began in 1976, although it's likely the #1 position will change more often under the new system as previously, the rankings only officially changed once a year. Past world #1s: 1976-81: Ray Reardon 1981-82: Cliff Thorburn 1982-83: Ray Reardon 1983-90: Steve Davis 1990-98: Stephen Hendry 1998-00: John Higgins 2000-02: Mark Williams 2002-03: Ronnie O'Sullivan 2003-04: Mark Williams 2004-06: Ronnie O'Sullivan 2006-07: Stephen Hendry 2007-08: John Higgins 2008-May 2010: Ronnie O'Sullivan May 2010-Sep 2010: John Higgins Sep 2010: Neil Robertson
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Post by Panda on Sept 28, 2010 16:08:46 GMT 1
The Snooker World Cup is set to return to the calendar next season.
The tournament hasn't been held since 1996, when it took place in Thailand and was won by Scotland.
The old World Cup featured teams of 3. The new version would feature teams of 2 with the players determined by their world ranking.
If the tournament took place now, the current rankings would give us the following teams:
Australia: Neil Robertson & ? England: Ali Carter & Ronnie O'Sullivan Scotland: John Higgins & Stephen Maguire Wales: Mark Williams & Matthew Stevens China: Ding Junhui & Liang Wenbo Northern Ireland: Mark Allen & Gerard Greene Rep. of Ireland: Ken Doherty & Fergal O'Brien Malta: Tony Drago & ? Belgium: Bjorn Haneveer & ? Brazil: Igor Figueiredo & ? Thailand: James Wattana & Thanawat Thirapongpaiboon Germany: Patrick Einsle & ? Norway: Kurt Maflin & ?
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Post by ligerdog7 on Sept 28, 2010 23:31:29 GMT 1
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Post by ligerdog7 on Oct 7, 2010 20:20:55 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Oct 12, 2010 10:56:31 GMT 1
PTC update:
Shaun Murphy won the second Euro PTC event at the start of the month, beating Matthew Couch in the final.
Ding Junhui won PTC5, beating Jamie Jones in the final. Amateur Allan Taylor managed to reach the last 16 before losing 4-3 to Ricky Walden.
PTC6 takes place this weekend.
Here is the PTC Order of Merit. The top 24 qualify for the finals later in the season: 1. Barry Pinches £17100 2. Mark Williams £16400 3. Mark Selby £15500 4. Judd Trump £14100 5. Shaun Murphy £13500 6. Tom Ford £13100 7. Ding Junhui £11000 8. Marco Fu £8700 9. Stephen Maguire £7900 10. Jack Lisowski £7000 11. Anthony Hamilton £6900 11. Jamie Jones £6900 13. Mark Davis £6500 13. Ronnie O'Sullivan £6500 15. Ricky Walden £6300 16. Matthew Couch £5600 16. Dominic Dale £5600 18. Andrew Higginson £5400 19. Gerard Greene £5300 19. Daniel Wells £5300 21. Jimmy Robertson £5000 21. Matthew Stevens £5000 23. Stuart Bingham £4900 24. Jamie Cope £4800 ------------------------------------ 25. Stephen Lee £4500 26. Alfie Burden £4400 26. Barry Hawkins £4400 28. Anthony McGill £4300 29. Martin Gould £4200 30. Bjorn Haneveer £4000 31. Marcus Campbell £3700 32. Fergal O'Brien £3500
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Post by ligerdog7 on Oct 12, 2010 19:51:23 GMT 1
PTC update: Shaun Murphy won the second Euro PTC event at the start of the month, beating Matthew Couch in the final. Ding Junhui won PTC5, beating Jamie Jones in the final. Amateur Allan Taylor managed to reach the last 16 before losing 4-3 to Ricky Walden. PTC6 takes place this weekend. Here is the PTC Order of Merit. The top 24 qualify for the finals later in the season: 1. Barry Pinches £17100 2. Mark Williams £16400 3. Mark Selby £15500 4. Judd Trump £14100 5. Shaun Murphy £13500 6. Tom Ford £13100 7. Ding Junhui £11000 8. Marco Fu £8700 9. Stephen Maguire £7900 10. Jack Lisowski £7000 11. Anthony Hamilton £6900 11. Jamie Jones £6900 13. Mark Davis £6500 13. Ronnie O'Sullivan £6500 15. Ricky Walden £6300 16. Matthew Couch £5600 16. Dominic Dale £5600 18. Andrew Higginson £5400 19. Gerard Greene £5300 19. Daniel Wells £5300 21. Jimmy Robertson £5000 21. Matthew Stevens £5000 23. Stuart Bingham £4900 24. Jamie Cope £4800 ------------------------------------ 25. Stephen Lee £4500 26. Alfie Burden £4400 26. Barry Hawkins £4400 28. Anthony McGill £4300 29. Martin Gould £4200 30. Bjorn Haneveer £4000 31. Marcus Campbell £3700 32. Fergal O'Brien £3500 cheers dude vens next snooker tv euro sport ruufyyyyyyyyyyyy forget chhers u vurryyyyyyyy roxs yoo yoo moo uppppppppp ggggggg
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Post by Panda on Oct 12, 2010 20:38:58 GMT 1
The next snooker on TV (apart from the Premier League on Sky) will be Power Snooker on ITV4 on October 30th.
After that, the next televised tournament will be the UK Championship, starting on November 24th.
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Post by -Big Dan- on Oct 12, 2010 21:57:48 GMT 1
Speaking of which, here are the rules for Power Snooker.
The rules of the traditional game of snooker apply, subject to the following variations:
Nine reds are racked in a diamond, with the point of the diamond next to the pink.
The middle red is the PowerBall, once potted, this triggers a two minute PowerPlay during which every ball potted counts double – if a shot is missed during a PowerPlay, the clock stops and the player’s opponent inherits the remaining time.
Each game lasts half an hour; the clock starts when the reds are broken, and stops as the final black of each frame is potted.
A shot clock limits players to twenty seconds for each shot.
If the twenty second shot clock is exceeded, there is a 20 point penalty and the player still has to take the shot.
Points count, frames don’t. The most points scored after half an hour wins.
When a player breaks, two or more reds must hit a cushion otherwise the player’s turn ends.
The area behind the baulk line is the PowerZone – if the cue ball is struck from within the PowerZone, any colour potted counts for double and during a PowerPlay, quadruple.
A century break in any frame is worth 50 bonus points. If this is repeated in the next frame, 100 bonus points. If this is repeated in the third frame, 200 bonus points.
The “ball in hand” principle applies following a foul shot. The cue ball can be positioned anywhere in the PowerZone.
A foul shot during a PowerPlay carries a double points penalty. A foul shot occurring when the cue ball is struck from the PowerZone and during a PowerPlay, carries a quadruple points penalty.
The game will end after the half hour playing period and the player with the most points wins.
If the game is tied on points after the half an hour, the table is cleared and the game is decided by potting the re-spotted black.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Oct 12, 2010 22:01:46 GMT 1
The next snooker on TV (apart from the Premier League on Sky) will be Power Snooker on ITV4 on October 30th. After that, the next televised tournament will be the UK Championship, starting on November 24th. cheers dude carnt wate itv4s snooker be koolk by sky euro sport so on right yoo yooooooooooo damm skippyy moo upppppppppppppppppppppppp ;D
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Post by ligerdog7 on Oct 28, 2010 15:48:35 GMT 1
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Post by Panda on Oct 28, 2010 17:49:51 GMT 1
Power Snooker takes place all day Saturday on ITV4.
It's a one-day knockout competition featuring 8 players. All matches will be played over 30 minutes, rather than a set number of frames and the player with the most points in 30 minutes wins the match.
There are several rule changes from regular snooker: 9 reds instead of 15 with the reds arranged in a diamond formation One of the reds is a Powerball, which triggers a 2-minute Powerplay when potted. During the Powerplay, all pots count double. 20-second shot clock for each shot, resulting in a 20-point penalty if exceeded. Pots made from baulk count double (quadruple during a Powerplay). A century break carries a bonus of 50 points. Consecutive centures carru a 100-point bonus. Three consecutive centuries = a 200-point bonus. After a foul, the cue ball can be placed anywhere in baulk.
Quarter-final draw: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Luca Brecel Ding Junhui v Jimmy White Mark Selby v Ali Carter Neil Robertson v Shaun Murphy
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Post by ligerdog7 on Oct 28, 2010 18:15:25 GMT 1
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Post by raliverpool on Oct 28, 2010 20:45:05 GMT 1
I think I will have a look at this Power Snooker to see if it has the potential to be another 20/20 Cricket sized success.
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Post by suedehead on Oct 28, 2010 21:04:17 GMT 1
Power Snooker takes place all day Saturday on ITV4. It's a one-day knockout competition featuring 8 players. All matches will be played over 30 minutes, rather than a set number of frames and the player with the most points in 30 minutes wins the match. There are several rule changes from regular snooker: 9 reds instead of 15 with the reds arranged in a diamond formation One of the reds is a Powerball, which triggers a 2-minute Powerplay when potted. During the Powerplay, all pots count double. 20-second shot clock for each shot, resulting in a 20-point penalty if exceeded. Pots made from baulk count double (quadruple during a Powerplay). A century break carries a bonus of 50 points. Consecutive centures carru a 100-point bonus. Three consecutive centuries = a 200-point bonus. After a foul, the cue ball can be placed anywhere in baulk. Quarter-final draw: Ronnie O'Sullivan v Luca Brecel Ding Junhui v Jimmy White Mark Selby v Ali Carter Neil Robertson v Shaun Murphy Sounds awful
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Post by ligerdog7 on Oct 29, 2010 22:39:04 GMT 1
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Post by ligerdog7 on Oct 30, 2010 22:14:49 GMT 1
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Post by -Big Dan- on Oct 30, 2010 22:20:33 GMT 1
I actually really enjoyed that. The crowd being positively encouraged to make lots of noise added to the atmosphere IMO. Sure, it probably could do with a bit of tweaking, but I love the format, and hope it carries on.
Oh and well done to Ronnie! I really thought Ding was going to run away with it in the early stages, but Ronnie's class won out in the end. The century he made had a big bearing on the outcome and seemed to kick him into life.
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Post by wonderwall on Oct 31, 2010 9:24:54 GMT 1
I think jimmy white was provisional world number one in 1992 he had a great season winning uk championship world championship runner up as well
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