Shanghai Masters Qualifying Discussion !!!!!!!

StalinESQ wrote:Looking forward to Drago tomorrow....................................

What time is the big man on the baize

wilds the man for time

drago = 10am

jafinkesaurus wrote:drago = 10am

TYVM Ja

.....and Zhanger (crusher of Jak Jones) is on @ 14:30hrs

StalinESQ wrote:

jafinkesaurus wrote:drago = 10am

TYVM Ja

.....and Zhanger (crusher of Jak Jones) is on @ 14:30hrs

against another welshie lol

Liam Highfield 4-2 Dermot McGlinchey
Simon Bedford 2-3 Patrick Einsle

Liam 1 frame away from a Whirlwind night and pat needs 2 for delaney.

more scores at the home of snooker results http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shan ... Rounds.asp

Liam Highfield 5-3 Dermot McGlinchey
Simon Bedford 2-5 Patrick Einsle

Great win for Einsle and he next plays Joe Delaney

Tomorrows Highlights

10am

Tony Drago v Xiao Guodong
David Gilbert v Igor Figueiredo

2.30pm

James Wattana v Liu Song
Paul Davies v Anda Zhang

7pm

Jimmy White v Liam Highfield

remainding matches on global http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shan ... Rounds.asp

Yesterday Liu Song made the most of his opportunity to compete on the MT despite not qualifying for it, winning his first round match against Ben Wollaston. Zhang Anda, Igor Figeiredo and Patrick Einsle did the same. Anthony McGill confirmed he's one to watch, as is IMO Kyren Wilson.
Alfie Burden, not surprisingly, proved too strong for Reanne Evans.

Today's matches (round 2)

Jimmy Robertson v James McBain
Matthew Selt v Alfie Burden
Mark Joyce v Thanawat Tirapaipongboon
Bjorn Haneveer v Mattew Couch
Tony Drago v Xiao Guodong
David Gilbert v Igor Figueiredo
Barry Pinches v Anthony McGill
Peter Lines v Joe Jogia
David Morris v Patrick Wallace
James Wattana v Liu Song
Paul Davies v Anda Zhang
Jimmy Michie v Jamie Jones
Andy Hicks v Kyren Wilson
Jimmy White v Liam Highfield
Joe Delaney v Patrick Einsle
Michael Judge v Michael White

I expect Liam Highfield to give Jimmy White a serious challenge.
Barry Pinches vs Anthony McGill - competent experience vs talented youth - should be interesting and shame we can't watch Tony Drago vs Xia Guodong as this should be an enternaining affair.

yes highfield will prove to be a hard nut to crack for jimmy

global gone AWOL today no results or scores as of yet.

and as i said that

Matthew Selt 2-1 Alfie Burden
Mark Joyce 1-2 Thanawat Tirapaipongboon
Tony Drago 2-2 Xiao Guodong
David Gilbert 2-3 Igor Figueiredo

more scores here http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shan ... Rounds.asp

Tony Drago has pulled away from 2-2 to beat Xiao Guodong 5-2

Matthew Selt 3-2 Alfie Burden
Mark Joyce 2-2 Thanawat Tirapaipongboon

and Igor Figueiredo showing himself to be a worthy wild carder if he wins today he edges towards the top 64.

Look at the scoring in the Michael White v Liu Chuang match

114(100)-6, 101(101)-6, 70(70)-64(64), 0-111(111), 64-67, 69(65)-1, 76(67)-1

Two names for the future

wildJONESEYE wrote:Tony Drago has pulled away from 2-2 to beat Xiao Guodong 5-2

Matthew Selt 3-2 Alfie Burden
Mark Joyce 2-2 Thanawat Tirapaipongboon

and Igor Figueiredo showing himself to be a worthy wild carder if he wins today he edges towards the top 64.

none of the newcomers to the tour will get near the top 64 in the provisional rankings for ages though will they thanks to them getting no starter points for 08/09

you joking right Igor if he wins today would be about 68.

after 2 PTC he was up to 76.

if he wins

Bjorn Haneveer 0-5 Matthew Couch
DavidGilbert 4-4 Igor Figueiredo

more here http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shan ... Rounds.asp

wildJONESEYE wrote:you joking right Igor if he wins today would be about 68.

after 2 PTC he was up to 76.

he might get near 64 by being the best of the newcomers but cos these new guys are only getting starter points from 09/10 in addition to what they earn this season they will take ages to get into that top 64 bracket cos the guys already on tour have the advantage of having points from 08/09 and 09/10 with them losing points from 08/09 as they gain points from this season.

Obviously the gap will close as the season goes on as the newcomers have no points to lose from 08/09 and their tallies will rise but its still a bit unfair. Someone like Igor for example could be rightly among the top 64 at a cut off rankings point but cos of this he has to wait a few more cut offs and this wait when he could have been further up the rankings with one less qualifier to play could hamper him.

In effect those in the 49-64 bracket have a bit of a safety net this season as they know they will be in the 2nd quakifying round of the qualifiers most of the season probably and wont drop down into the 1st round.

guys from o8/09 are losing points like water through a basin as well where as new pros got a plug in

Well Igor won ....

Monique wrote:Well Igor won ....

Go Igor whos he got next?

I'm looking forward to watching him play I must admit. He sounds like he's going be top 16 in due course.

David Gilbert 4-5 Igor Figueiredo

there we are igor through to round 3 to face Fergal O'Brien

what a start to his pro career this is 2,180 points already on top of his 5,040 starter points making 7,220 ok maybe not 68 but he is definitely making strides.

he must be a real natural talent to make the strides he has in a short time on full size tables.

Sonny wrote:I'm looking forward to watching him play I must admit. He sounds like he's going be top 16 in due course.

Its hard to know what to expect really, Hes already 33 and has only been playing on the full size tables for about 18 months. Obviously very naturally talented and looking to make the most of the WC onto tour opportunity he got.

Witz78 wrote:

Monique wrote:Well Igor won ....

Go Igor whos he got next?

Fergal O'Brien

yes hes old lol

but his match with fergal will be a real test for him if he comes through that id know what to expect a hard match player at the very least.

Jimmy Robertson 4-4 James McBain
Matthew Selt 4-4 Alfie Burden

both these matches on a sheffield hill

http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shan ... Rounds.asp

Jimmy Robertson 4-5 James McBain
Matthew Selt 4-5 Alfie Burden
Mark Joyce 4-5 Thanawat Tirapaipongboon
Bjorn Haneveer 0-5 Matthew Couch
Tony Drago 5-2 Xiao Guodong
David Gilbert 4-5 Igor Figueiredo

morning batch results.

Jimmy Robertson 4-5 James McBain
Matthew Selt 4-5 Alfie Burden
Mark Joyce 4-5 Thanawat Tirapaipongboon
Bjorn Haneveer 0-5 Matthew Couch
Tony Drago 5-2 Xiao Guodong
David Gilbert 4-5 Igor Figueiredo

5/6 results im happy with so far !!

James Wattana 0-1 Liu Song
Paul Davies 0-1 Anda Zhang

good start for song and heres a question the way things are going he will have more ranking points Reanne Evans this season so with only 96 places on tour and John Higgins Coming back if he does (cross fingers) who goes off tour Song or the lowest rank pro ?

More Results http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shan ... Rounds.asp

wildJONESEYE wrote:James Wattana 0-1 Liu Song
Paul Davies 0-1 Anda Zhang

good start for song and heres a question the way things are going he will have more ranking points Reanne Evans this season so with only 96 places on tour and John Higgins Coming back if he does (cross fingers) who goes off tour Song or the lowest rank pro ?

More Results http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shan ... Rounds.asp

Song is effectively a wildcard at the moment. He wont even have even been give starter points etc

If Higgins is reinstated back onto tour then Song is gone.

If Higgins is booted off tour then and then only would Song become a fully fledged 96th member of the tour.

Thats a bit unfair on the lad, he should be allowed to stay imo, give him no starter points if you like but let him play the year out

Barry Pinches 1-3 Anthony McGill
James Wattana 2-1 Liu Song
Paul Davies 1-2 Anda Zhang

McGill is another rookie going well and Hendry has him first match in PTC4.

http://www.global-snooker.com/2010-Shan ... Rounds.asp

WITZ

heres one for you regarding new pros and starter points

After the first 2 PTC McGill is provisionally 69 now hes 2 frames from the 3rd qualifying round where he would play Rod Lawlor now tell me New Pros cant get near the top 64

Sonny wrote:I'm looking forward to watching him play I must admit. He sounds like he's going be top 16 in due course.

what like Liu Song..................oh dear another Sonny pick

Monique wrote:Matthew Selt 4-5 Alfie Burden

Alfie

Selty