Saudi Arabia to host Ranking Event

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:I hope they don't have the same problem WWE had where they didn't seem to be allowed leave after a show over some dispute.

Ck147 wrote:Does this mean we'll need a new "Middle Eastern Events" section added to the main Snooker Events page? Is that going to be an up hill struggle, or do we just include it in Asian events?

Alex0paul wrote:Hopefully it’ll be as successful as the Bahrain Championship

Pink Ball wrote:Let’s see if John Higgins is so brave refusing taxi fares in Riyadh.

Pink Ball wrote:Boycott the bucking thing

Wildey wrote:

McManusFan wrote:I hope they do put the worlds pot up, it really feels wrong it not being the most important tournament.

I also wonder what the format will be, the draw makes it sound a bit like the UK championship of old, but I didn't see anything about frame length. Hopefully they are decent sized matches.

its a 7 day event with 128 players and 127 Matches so probably best of 7s like the Home Nations

The Jester from Leicester wrote:Fantastic news. Barry Hearn has done so much for the game over the past few years, he really has got it into a great place. The future of Snooker is looking bright.

Dan-cat wrote:

The Jester from Leicester wrote:Fantastic news. Barry Hearn has done so much for the game over the past few years, he really has got it into a great place. The future of Snooker is looking bright.

You from Leicester then mate?

The Jester from Leicester wrote:

Dan-cat wrote:

The Jester from Leicester wrote:Fantastic news. Barry Hearn has done so much for the game over the past few years, he really has got it into a great place. The future of Snooker is looking bright.

You from Leicester then mate?

I am originally. I've moved around a bit over the years, but Leicester will always be where my heart is.

SnookerFan wrote:

The Jester from Leicester wrote:

Dan-cat wrote:

The Jester from Leicester wrote:Fantastic news. Barry Hearn has done so much for the game over the past few years, he really has got it into a great place. The future of Snooker is looking bright.

You from Leicester then mate?

I am originally. I've moved around a bit over the years, but Leicester will always be where my heart is.

Are you Willie Thorne?

The Jester from Leicester wrote:

SnookerFan wrote:

The Jester from Leicester wrote:

Dan-cat wrote:

The Jester from Leicester wrote:Fantastic news. Barry Hearn has done so much for the game over the past few years, he really has got it into a great place. The future of Snooker is looking bright.

You from Leicester then mate?

I am originally. I've moved around a bit over the years, but Leicester will always be where my heart is.

Are you Willie Thorne?

No comment. I do have a club that all the top players visit though.

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:The short format and the unusual conditions will probably lead to a lot of shock results. I could easily see a low ranked player picking up amount from this.