by SnookerFan » 18 Oct 2016 Read
What's all this about?
Snookerbacker has mentioned it, and a few of the pros are acting like they know nothing about it. A tournament currently being played in China, with tour cards up for grabs, but hasn't been advertised to all pros?
Anybody know what's going on?
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by Dan-cat » 18 Oct 2016 Read
It's always raining in Haining
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by Dan-cat » 18 Oct 2016 Read
Winner gets a place at the CoC also
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by PoolBoy » 18 Oct 2016 Read
I have no idea what's going on!
The final couple of slots in the Champion-of-Champion were earmarked for the winners of the next tournaments - International Championship and China Championship.
Confused.com
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by SnookerFan » 19 Oct 2016 Read
Knowing Hearn, I wouldn't be surprised if he's added ranking points.
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by Gridlock » 19 Oct 2016 Read
Kindly, any link to the livestream?
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by TheSaviour » 20 Oct 2016 Read
Good. I know many people involved are awfully outspoken. By nature, naturally.
I am always going to be a fan of just seeing top-players showing their physical capabilities and skills. When just watching computer screen (or even television screen, if it is a stunt) you never know who are you dealing with. But my question always is that who is the one whose ideas are widely respected and saluted..? And whose are not? So.. You figure. Physical capabilities and practises aren´t everything there are. That´s why I support the idea of twitter. If the idea or an innovation is just good enough then just is good enough.
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by motorhead » 20 Oct 2016 Read
Dan-cat wrote:Winner gets a place at the CoC also

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by SnookerFan » 20 Oct 2016 Read
TheSaviour wrote:Good. I know many people involved are awfully outspoken. By nature, naturally.
I am always going to be a fan of just seeing top-players showing their physical capabilities and skills. When just watching computer screen (or even television screen, if it is a stunt) you never know who are you dealing with. But my question always is that who is the one whose ideas are widely respected and saluted..? And whose are not? So.. You figure. Physical capabilities and practises aren´t everything there are. That´s why I support the idea of twitter. If the idea or an innovation is just good enough then just is good enough.
Well, I'm glad somebody said it.

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by Dan-cat » 20 Oct 2016 Read
Gouldy-balls is in this! Must be hot favourite? From a cursory glance he seems the highest ranked player. I thought Selty-balls was also in this - who right now I'd rate above Martin but can't see him.
Look - here are the results:
http://www.cbsa.org.cn/news/2016/1019/133671.html
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by SnookerFan » 20 Oct 2016 Read
Dan-cat wrote:Gouldy-balls is in this! Must be hot favourite? From a cursory glance he seems the highest ranked player. I thought Selty-balls was also in this - who right now I'd rate above Martin but can't see him.
Look - here are the results:
http://www.cbsa.org.cn/news/2016/1019/133671.html
I am always going to be a fan of just seeing top-players showing their physical capabilities and skills. When just watching computer screen (or even television screen, if it is a stunt) you never know who are you dealing with. But my question always is that who is the one whose ideas are widely respected and saluted..? And whose are not?
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by PoolBoy » 20 Oct 2016 Read
What I'm seeing from the draw is that it's a 128 player tournament - and 15 players from the UK entered.
12 won their games to progress to the last-64 stage.
The losing players were Paul Davison, Jimmy Robertson and Peter McCullagh (a 'veteran' amateur!)
Through to the Last-64:
Craig Steadman
David Grace
Eden Sharav
Jak Jones
Jamie Rhys Clarke
Mark King
Martin Gould
Martin O'Donnell
Matt Selt
Ross Muir
Sean O'Sullivan
Tom Ford
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by kolompar » 20 Oct 2016 Read
Also there is the older Poomjaeng

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by PoolBoy » 20 Oct 2016 Read
kolompar wrote:Also there is the older Poomjaeng

Indeed! It was actually Kwan Poomjaeng who beat Jimmy Robertson (4-2)!
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by SnookerFan » 21 Oct 2016 Read
Poom, Poom, Poom.
Everybody say Poomjaeng.

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by PoolBoy » 21 Oct 2016 Read
UK players results in last-64:
Craig Steadman 4-2 win
David Grace 3-4 loss
Eden Sharav 4-1 win
Jak Jones 4-0 win
Mark King 4-0 win
Martin Gould 4-1 win
Martin O'Donnell 4-1 Jamie Rhys Clarke
Matt Selt 4-1 win
Ross Muir 4-1 win
Sean O'Sullivan 4-0 win
Tom Ford 4-1 win
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by PoolBoy » 21 Oct 2016 Read
Last 32 - results:
Ju Reti 4-1 Chen Feilong
Kwan Poomjaeng 4-1 Lee Chun Wai
Sean O'Sullivan 4-0 Wu Zhe
Matt Selt 4-1 Lyu Haotian
Martin O'Donnell 1-4 Niu Zhuang
Eden Sharav 4-0 Wang Yuchen
Martin Gould 4-0 Bai Liangning
Kurt Maflin 3-4 Huang Jiahao
Li Hang 4-2 Pang Junxu
Ross Muir 1-4 Rouzi Maimaiti
Lu Ning 2-4 Li Yuan
Xiao Guodong 2-4 Jak Jones
Mark King 4-0 Luo Honghao
Noppon Saengkham 4-2 Tang Jun
Tom Ford 4-1 Zhang Yong
Craig Steadman 2-4 Zhang Anda
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by PoolBoy » 21 Oct 2016 Read
Last 16 - results:
Ju Reti 4-1 Kwan Poomjaeng
Sean O'Sullivan 2-4 Matt Selt
Niu Zhuang 2-4 Eden Sharav
Martin Gould 4-3 Huang Jiahao
Li Hang 4-2 Rouzi Maimaiti
Li Yuan 3-4 Jak Jones
Mark King 4-3 Noppon Saengkham
Tom Ford 2-4 Zhang Anda
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by PoolBoy » 21 Oct 2016 Read
Quarter-finals - results:
Ju Reti 2-4 Matt Selt
Eden Sharav 3-4 Martin Gould
Li Hang 4-3 Jak Jones
Mark King 3-4 Zhang Anda
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by PoolBoy » 21 Oct 2016 Read
Semi-finals and Final are both today - it'll be China v England!
Matt Selt v Martin Gould
Li Hang v Zhang Anda
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by Dan-cat » 21 Oct 2016 Read
Gouldy-balls vs Selty balls!!
Thanks for the results Pool-Boy :)
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by Cheshire Cat » 21 Oct 2016 Read
The Mighty Mouse made the semis I see.
Unsurprising to see Selt & Gould in the mix.
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by Dan-cat » 21 Oct 2016 Read
Snooker Island's favourite son!
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by eraserhead » 21 Oct 2016 Read
Li-Hang has a strange glove on.

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by Gridlock » 21 Oct 2016 Read
I think they got Chinese Dennis Taylor's for comms! Kinda funny. Singing and whatnot.
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