P T C 8 (The Alex Higgins International Trophy)

Wild wrote:Josh Bolleau 4-3 Patrick Wallace
Jonathan Birch 2-4 Robert Redmond
Clinton Franey 4-2 Martin O'Donnell

there are some players getting opertunities this week that nobody really knows much about but thoes are good results against seasoned players and its great to see these players having their chance where if it didnt come over to ireland they wouldnt have come over to sheffield or gloucster to give it a go.

Wild wrote:jordan brown beats chen zhe 4-3 ..

the talent pool is massive so its brilliant that the tour is opening up to 128 players but wouldnt it be a idea also if they take anything from 16 up to 32 best amataurs in the PTC at the end of the season put them on to the main tour straight.

of course if they want other avenues to be on tour then say top 16 if theres players tied make it 17 or 18.

Monique wrote:

Wild wrote:jordan brown beats chen zhe 4-3 ..

the talent pool is massive so its brilliant that the tour is opening up to 128 players but wouldnt it be a idea also if they take anything from 16 up to 32 best amataurs in the PTC at the end of the season put them on to the main tour straight.

of course if they want other avenues to be on tour then say top 16 if theres players tied make it 17 or 18.

What I wonder is how 128 players will be able to make a living out of it when there isn't enough money for 100. Unless the plan is to have the players to finance the game, but I doubt very much that this will work.

John From London Town wrote:

Witz78 wrote:

John From London Town wrote:I'm back in Ireland now

christ, your ferry left on Friday afternoon, did it take a wrong turn on the way over?

Hold on a minute Witz.
I met up with you, bought you a coffee, phoned you letting you know I would be in your area after me saying so on Twitter which you asked for. I put my right hand out to you say hello to you & since that meet, you've given me more stick this last week since we met than when I first met up with you? I can't remember agreeing to give you a free for all on me. Did we agree that? I seen you were a bit star struck with me when we met, God only knows why, but some good manners please Witz, just like I showed you fella.

Monique wrote:main event withdrawals up to now: Ian McCulloch, Anthony Hamilton Adrian Gunnell, Lucky Vanani, Robin Hull

Witz78 wrote:If PTC9 isnt named after Gaddafi im kicking up a stink and emailing Hearn

Sonny wrote:Great picture!

Monique wrote:added more pictures in http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set= ... b7fce79818

Wild wrote:jordan brown beats chen zhe 4-3 ..

the talent pool is massive so its brilliant that the tour is opening up to 128 players but wouldnt it be a idea also if they take anything from 16 up to 32 best amataurs in the PTC at the end of the season put them on to the main tour straight.

of course if they want other avenues to be on tour then say top 16 if theres players tied make it 17 or 18.

Wild wrote:

Witz78 wrote:If PTC9 isnt named after Gaddafi im kicking up a stink and emailing Hearn

i think linking the name of a Dictator to a PTC is fitting somehow

Bourne wrote:Is this Lucky kid actually a piss-take or what ? Does he exist or is he made up by World Snooker to cause a talking point every other week ?

Wild wrote:

Bourne wrote:Is this Lucky kid actually a piss-take or what ? Does he exist or is he made up by World Snooker to cause a talking point every other week ?

he played PTC 7 sonny actually saw him play amazingly and he was impressed with him.