China Open Wild Card and 1st Round Discussion!!

GJtheaussiestud wrote:rocket

what are your views on barry hawkins as a player ?

he seems to struggle with the newer conditions these days

GJ,
I dont curently rate him very high, when he broke into the top 32 and reaches a few quarters and semis i thought he was going to be a very good player but he has gone flat and in danger of becoming a journeyman.

Barry has got a son in January 2009 and, as is often the case after the birth of a first child it seems, has gone through a slump in the following months. I have the feeling he's coming back to form though.

Is he in the prov 16 at the mo ?

Monique wrote:Barry has got a son in January 2009 and, as is often the case after the birth of a first child it seems, has gone through a slump in the following months. I have the feeling he's coming back to form though.

aye mon, your right all snooker players when they have had a new baby have droped in form. hendry, higgins & williams and many more

Bourne wrote:Is he in the prov 16 at the mo ?

Bourne i think he is 19th at the moment, see here...http://www.global-snooker.com/professio ... g-list.asp

Bump.

A good example of what having only 7ish Televised tournaments, its prevents players like Barry Hawkins progressing career's, which is part of the games problem, not progressing. Change is in the game's air, let’s hope it’s addressed.

Barry Hawkins will be a tough cookie to beat this time of the season.

JohnFromLondonTown wrote:A good example of what having only 7ish Televised tournaments, its prevents players like Barry Hawkins progressing career's, which is part of the games problem, not progressing. Change is in the game's air, let’s hope it’s addressed.

Barry Hawkins will be a tough cookie to beat this time of the season.

Did you play him in the 6 reds or see him live ? Seem to remember him making quarters or semis

Bourne wrote:

JohnFromLondonTown wrote:A good example of what having only 7ish Televised tournaments, its prevents players like Barry Hawkins progressing career's, which is part of the games problem, not progressing. Change is in the game's air, let’s hope it’s addressed.

Barry Hawkins will be a tough cookie to beat this time of the season.

Did you play him in the 6 reds or see him live ? Seem to remember him making quarters or semis

Seen him live.

These type of Pro's, on the outskirts, some of them are quality, genuine, & need an in. Having a lot for match practice tunes these players in. Has he got John Higgins (top of my head style) in the 1st round of the WC? If so, I'll say the better he does here, the more tough a match John Higgins will have on his hands.

Seems that Mags was playing okay at Crondon Park this week so that could be tough, champ here 2 years ago. Agree though, these guys need more matches, more chances. I hope Hearn does something about it for next season.

He will.

A few seasons ago I thought Hawkins was a dead cert for the top 16. He's a class player but his weakness is obvious and it's the reason he's not a household name - fear of the winning line. Seen it so many times. I'm sure someone can post some stats of his results and see how many final frame "lottery" deciders he's lost.

Monday 29 March 2010

7.30am

WC1 – Rod Lawler v Supoj Saenla
WC2 – Robert Milkins v Lu Chenwei
WC3 – Andrew Higginson v Li Yan
WC4 – Mark Davis v Tian Pengfei(7.45am BST British Eurosport 1)

12.30pm

WC5 – James Wattana v Au Chi Wai (Hong Kong)
WC6 – Tony Drago v Shi Shuamgyang
WC7 – Rory McLeod v Liu Chuang (12.30pm BST British Eurosport 1) ***not yet confirmed source Dave Hendon
WC8 – Bjorn Haneveer v Yu Delu

if not already available you could be interested in this:
British Eurosport and British Eurosport 2 provisional schedule:
(All times are CET.)

Mon 29 March
British Eurosport: 08:45-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live)

Tue 30 March
British Eurosport: 08:30-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live), 21:00-22:30 (replay)
British Eurosport 2: 23:00-0:30 (replay)

Wed 31 March
British Eurosport: 08:45-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live)
British Eurosport 2: 23:15-0:45 (replay)

Thu 1 April
British Eurosport: 08:30-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live), 20:45-22:15 (replay)
British Eurosport 2: 0:00-1:30 (replay)

Fri 2 April
British Eurosport: 08:30-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live), 20:00-22:00 (replay)
British Eurosport 2: 23:00-1:00 (replay)

Sat 3 April
British Eurosport: 08:30-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live), 22:00-0:00 (replay)

Sun 4 April
British Eurosport: 08:30-11:30 (live, the final 1st session), 18:30-20:30 (replay, the final 2nd session), 23:45-1:15 (replay)
British Eurosport 2: 13:30-16:30 (live, the final 2nd session)

Mon 5 April
British Eurosport: 11:00-12:30 (replay)

______________________________________________________

Eurosport International and Eurosport 2 International provisional schedule:
(All times are CET.)

Mon 29 March
Eurosport Int.: 8:45-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live)

Tue 30 March
Eurosport Int.: 8:30-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live), 0:45-1:30 (replay)

Wed 31 March
Eurosport Int.: 8:45-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live)

Thu 1 April
Eurosport Int.: 8:30-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live)

Fri 2 April
Eurosport Int.: 8:30-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live), 0:15-1:30 (replay)

Sat 3 April
Eurosport Int.: 8:30-11:30 (live), 13:30-16:30 (live), 22:00-23:00 (replay)

Sun 4 April
Eurosport Int.: 08:30-11:30 (live, the final 1st session), 18:30-20:30 (replay, the final 2nd session), 23:45-1:15 (replay)
Eurosport 2 Int.: 13:30-16:30 (live, the final 2nd session)

Mon 5 April
Eurosport Int: 11:00-12:30 (replay)

Wed 7 April
Eurosport Int: 13:00-15:00 (replay)

Fri 9 April
Eurosport Int: 18:00-19:00 (replay)
______________________________________________________
CCTV provisional schedule:
(All times are CET.)

Mar 29 Monday
8:30—10:25
16:31—17:56

Mar 30 Tuesday
8:30—10:55
13:30—16:30
16:31—17:56

Mar 31 Wednesday
8:30—10:25
16:31—17:56

Apr 1 Thursday
8:30—10:25
13:30—16:30

Apr 2 Friday
8:30—11:55
16:31—17:56

Apr 3 Saturday
8:30—11:30
13:30—16:30

Apr 4 Sunday
8:30—11:55
13:30—16:30

nice one Monique i was in the process of looking up International Eurosport and CCTV schedule now i don't have to

im sure ive already posted tv schedule

Not long to go now.

wildJONESEYE wrote:20 Hours and 32 minutes to Start

that reminds me to set the Sky+

StalinESQ wrote:

wildJONESEYE wrote:20 Hours and 32 minutes to Start

that reminds me to set the Sky+

I am borrowing the television of various people with Sky Plus this week. Going to be out quite a lot.

wildJONESEYE wrote:20 Hours and 32 minutes to Start

How do you do the flashing timer?

rocket_ron wrote:

wildJONESEYE wrote:20 Hours and 32 minutes to Start

How do you do the flashing timer?

on the top of youre writing box theres a list quote,list,code,youtube and blink well click that and put in the text you want between it.

wildJONESEYE wrote:

rocket_ron wrote:

wildJONESEYE wrote:20 Hours and 32 minutes to Start

How do you do the flashing timer?

on the top of youre writing box theres a list quote,list,code,youtube and blink well click that and put in the text you want between it.

many thanks wild

wildJONESEYE wrote:15 Hours to Go

Going to miss a lot of this tournament, no evening matches and 4 tables on at a time.

case_master wc wrote:

wildJONESEYE wrote:15 Hours to Go

Going to miss a lot of this tournament, no evening matches and 4 tables on at a time.

not to worry casey, we will keep you informed

good luck Andrew Higginson

wildJONESEYE wrote:8 Hours and 22 minutes to Go

Really looking forward to it we've got our Easter holidays so I'll be able to follow the action any days I'm not working.

It's a pretty decent tournament, would like to see it given a different format as it should be considered one of the major events, and renamed also. A win-by-two format wouldn't go astray, and call it something like the World Matchplay.

But yeah, looking forward to it. I think we could see someone like Shaun Murphy or Stephen Maguire taking the spoils, and Ryan Day always looks strong in the overseas tournaments.

Whoever does win it though can be written off for the World Championship as far as I'm concerned though. Very rare you see anyone putting back to back rankers together, and it's been twelve years since anyone has won the Worlds after winning the penultimate tournament. John Higgins was the last to do it, 1998. He's one of just three, Steve Davis and Hendry being the other two.

thetubberlad wrote:I think we could see someone like Shaun Murphy or Stephen Maguire taking the spoils, and Ryan Day always looks strong in the overseas events.

Im going for Robertson, williams or allen