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Post by Panda on Jun 18, 2011 8:43:47 GMT 1
The new snooker season starts today!
So great was the demand for the first PTC event of the season, they're having to have a couple of days of preliminaries just to get the field down to 128.
Here is this season's calendar:
June 20-22: PTC 1
June 27-30: Australian Goldfields Open qualifiers
July 6-10: Wuxi Classic
July 11-17: World Cup
July 18-24: AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS OPEN
July 25-31: BTV event
August 1-4: Shanghai Masters qualifiers
August 8-10: PTC 2
August 13-16: World Open qualifiers
August 18: start of Premier League
August 19-21: PTC 3
August 25-28: Paul Hunter Classic (PTC 4)
September 5-11: SHANGHAI MASTERS
September 15-18: Brazilian Masters
September 23-25: PTC 5
September 30-October 2: PTC 6
October 7-9: PTC 7
October 14-16: PTC 8
October 24-30: WORLD OPEN
October 29-30: World Seniors Championship
November 5-8: UK Championship qualifiers
November 11-13: PTC 9
November 18-20: PTC 10
November 22-25: German Masters qualifiers
November 26-27: Premier League Finals
December 3-11: UK CHAMPIONSHIP
December 16-18: PTC 11
January 6-8: PTC 12
January 15-22: THE MASTERS
January 27-29: Sky Shoot-Out
February 1-5: GERMAN MASTERS
February 7-10: Welsh Open qualifiers
February 13-19: WELSH OPEN
February 21-24: China Open qualifiers
March 1-11: World Championship qualifiers
March 14-18: PTC Finals
March 26-April 1: CHINA OPEN
April 21-May 7: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
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Post by Paddy on Jun 18, 2011 23:03:49 GMT 1
Barbican still haven't got tickets for sale on it's site
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Post by Panda on Jun 18, 2011 23:06:02 GMT 1
Barbican still haven't got tickets for sale on it's site The format for the tournament has only just been decided so I guess they wanted to be sure what they were selling tickets for. They should be on sale soon, I reckon.
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Post by Elmer on Jun 20, 2011 22:35:01 GMT 1
Well the PTC has started with earnest and already a first round shock in John Higgins getting knocked out. Ronnie O'Sullivan has raced through his opponents like a knife through butter today so hopefully we can have a renewed committed O'Sullivan this year !!
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Post by Panda on Jun 20, 2011 23:32:45 GMT 1
Well the PTC has started with earnest and already a first round shock in John Higgins getting knocked out. Ronnie O'Sullivan has raced through his opponents like a knife through butter today so hopefully we can have a renewed committed O'Sullivan this year !! Mind you, Ronnie was 2-0 down to Mike Hallett... Judd Trump also went out in Round 1, losing to David Gilbert. World Snooker have announced no-one will fill the vacant slot on the Tour after Daniel Wells' European title victory, meaning we will have 99 players this season. The draw for the Australian Open has been published and for some reason, Marco Fu and Igor Figueiredo appear not to have entered.
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Post by Elmer on Jun 21, 2011 10:21:47 GMT 1
Just wondering. Do amateurs get their share of the pirze money ? I know they don't get ranking points but are purely looking at getting in the top 8 of the order of merit to qualify next year.
Just looking at Eden Sharav from Scotland who is still there in the last 16. He didnt even play in the Qualifying School tournaments but is obviously a talent.
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Post by Panda on Jun 21, 2011 17:33:55 GMT 1
Just wondering. Do amateurs get their share of the pirze money ? I know they don't get ranking points but are purely looking at getting in the top 8 of the order of merit to qualify next year. Just looking at Eden Sharav from Scotland who is still there in the last 16. He didnt even play in the Qualifying School tournaments but is obviously a talent. I believe the amateurs do get prize money, should they progress far enough in an event. More shocks today, with Mark Williams losing to Li Yan.
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Post by Elmer on Jun 21, 2011 19:23:57 GMT 1
I had my eye on that earlier on with Williams being 3-2 down at the time.
I think snooker is going to be a lot more cut throat this year. A lot of the youngsters will see their chance and seasoned pro's potentially will slip down very quickly !!
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Post by Panda on Jun 22, 2011 21:29:57 GMT 1
Ronnie O'Sullivan has won the first PTC event of the season, beating Joe Perry 4-0 in the final.
Scores from Round 3 onwards:
Round 3: James Wattana 4 - 1 Mike Dunn Joe Perry 4 - 3 Tom Ford Jamie Jones 4 - 2 Peter Lines Fergal O'Brien 4 - 2 Simon Bedford Xiao Guodong 4 - 3 Kurt Maflin
145 by Maflin Liam Highfield 4 - 0 Scott Mackenzie Graeme Dott 4 - 0 Stephen Lee Robbie Williams (a) 4 - 2 Allister Carter Stephen Maguire 4 - 2 Mark Selby Stuart Bingham 4 - 3 Mark Davis Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 - 0 Bjorn Haneveer Martin Gould 4 - 3 Nigel Bond Joe Jogia 4 - 2 Michael Holt David Gilbert 4 - 1 Jimmy White Eden Sharav (a) 4 - 2 Gary Wilson (a) Marcus Campbell 4 - 2 Dechawat Poomjaeng
Round 4: Joe Perry 4 - 0 James Wattana Jamie Jones 4 - 3 Fergal O'Brien Xiao Guodong 4 - 2 Liam Highfield Graeme Dott 4 - 0 Robbie Williams (a) Stuart Bingham 4 - 3 Stephen Maguire Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 - 2 Martin Gould Joe Jogia 4 - 3 David Gilbert Marcus Campbell 4 - 0 Eden Sharav (a)
Quarter-finals: Joe Perry 4 - 1 Jamie Jones Graeme Dott 4 - 3 Xiao Guodong Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 - 2 Stuart Bingham Joe Jogia 4 - 1 Marcus Campbell
Semi-finals: Joe Perry 4 - 2 Graeme Dott Ronnie O'Sullivan 4 - 2 Joe Jogia
Final: Joe Perry 0-4 Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Post by Elmer on Jun 22, 2011 22:57:49 GMT 1
Great stuff from Ronnie. Lets hope he puts that commitment in for some of the season !!! His A game is on a par with John Higgins and they're both streets ahead of everyone else !!!
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Post by Panda on Jun 22, 2011 23:02:56 GMT 1
Ronnie's win means we've had 13 different winners in the 13 PTC events so far (not including last season's finals). Joe Perry is the 21st player to reach a PTC final.
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Post by Elmer on Jun 22, 2011 23:15:07 GMT 1
I reckon the win will put him back up to 9 provisionally. Obviously a lot of snooker to be played before the first cut off !!! He won the Shanghai Masters 2 years ago so those points will drop off soon !!!
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jul 1, 2011 18:00:03 GMT 1
boy i been bizzy not replyed bit donkyes few things vhat twatters is July 6-10: Wuxi Classic on euro sport meeans be online right hope so site isz ronnye playing July 11-17: World Cup dat sounds like bbc thing be tv right July 25-31: BTV event vhat hell dat August 18: start of Premier League policeeeeeeeeeee tell me 1 on sky sports 1/2 if is yupeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy September 15-18: Brazilian Masters iam going 2 brazil mightr be bit after dat next year grrrrrrrrrrrrr might be time it now ronnye thing yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy well don ronnye but 1p says dont get ranking points win grrrrrrrrrrr moo yoooooooooooooooooooooo noo diggtyy upppppppppppppppppppppppppp
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Post by Panda on Jul 1, 2011 21:39:05 GMT 1
boy i been bizzy not replyed bit donkyes few things vhat twatters is July 6-10: Wuxi Classic on euro sport meeans be online right hope so site isz ronnye playing July 11-17: World Cup dat sounds like bbc thing be tv right July 25-31: BTV event vhat hell dat August 18: start of Premier League policeeeeeeeeeee tell me 1 on sky sports 1/2 if is yupeyyyyyyyyyyyyyy September 15-18: Brazilian Masters iam going 2 brazil mightr be bit after dat next year grrrrrrrrrrrrr might be time it now ronnye thing yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy well don ronnye but 1p says dont get ranking points win grrrrrrrrrrr moo yoooooooooooooooooooooo noo diggtyy upppppppppppppppppppppppppp Don't know if the Wuxi Classic will be online. I don't think Ronnie is in it. I'm pretty sure the World Cup won't be on the BBC. I don't know if any TV deal has been arranged yet. I think the BTV thing is an exhibition tournament for Chinese TV. The Premier League will be on Sky Sports. All the PTC events carry a small amount of ranking points (2000 for the winner) so considering there's 12 of them, it pays to enter. For some players last season, it made the difference between staying on the Tour and dropping off.
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Post by Panda on Jul 1, 2011 21:47:14 GMT 1
Qualifying for the Australian Open took place this week and the following players have qualified, joining the 16 automatic qualifiers:
Matthew Selt Martin Gould Rory McLeod Andrew Higginson Marcus Campbell Ryan Day Tom Ford Stuart Bingham Joe Perry Mark Davis Liang Wenbo Ken Doherty Nigel Bond Dominic Dale David Gilbert Barry Pinches
Gilbert won four matches to qualify, having regained his place on the Tour through Q School.
Steve Davis withdrew from his opening match with Liam Highfield.
Jimmy White beat Paul Davison before losing to Rory McLeod.
McLeod is at the centre of a controversial debate after Jan Verhaas revealed on Twitter that he'd refused to shake a female referee's hand because it went against his Muslim beliefs.
The Australian Open starts on July 18th.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jul 1, 2011 23:46:12 GMT 1
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Post by Elmer on Jul 3, 2011 14:52:53 GMT 1
Ronnie is not in Wuxi Classic. I'm not sure about Tv coverage of world cup or Wuxi classic or indeed Australian open. My guess would be on Eurosport for at least two of them.
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Post by Panda on Jul 3, 2011 18:27:51 GMT 1
I believe Eurosport have coverage of the Wuxi Classic and the World Cup. I'd be surprised if they didn't have the Australian Open as well.
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Post by ligerdog7 on Jul 5, 2011 18:43:54 GMT 1
cheers Elmer kool dude ronnye needs pet liger yooooooooo damm skippyy moo uppppppppppppppppppppppp ;D
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Post by Panda on Jul 5, 2011 22:41:52 GMT 1
Draw for the Wuxi Classic, starting on Thursday:
1st round: Peter Ebdon v Rouzi Maimaiti Matthew Stevens v Yu Delu Stephen Maguire v Liang Wenbo Graeme Dott v Cao Yupeng
Quarter-finals: Shaun Murphy v Ebdon/Maimaiti Ali Carter v Stevens/Yu Ding Junhui v Maguire/Liang Mark Selby v Dott/Cao
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