Victoria Bulgarian Open (European Tour 3) Discussion !!!!

SnookerFan wrote:

WoodK67 wrote:Nice referee in the Maguire vs Wilson match

In what way?

(For those of us who aren't watching?)

As if you didn't know in what way he was talking about

hendry_fan wrote:Well i never!,Selby <just> managed to hold on to the lead he had over Pinches,what a blow that would of been if he had of lost AGAIN after being in front.



Great to see good auld Jimmy White chalkin up another win theeeessse dayyyyys!.

It is hendry_fan, and given his situation in the money ranking every win is important for him, because a win in a PTC match at the end of the season may well mean he's either in or out of the tour, and even if he were to drop out he would have a wildcard from Hearn, but I'm glad he's just hanging in there and you can see he still enjoys playing and that's the main thing really.

Friday 3rd of October

Approx 11am

Chris Wakelin 4-2 Nico Elton
Noppon Saengkham 1-4 Elliot Slessor
Dominic Dale 4-3 Vinnie Calabrese
Mark Davis 4-3 Michael Georgiou

Approx 12pm

Mike Dunn 4-3 Tom Ford
Gary Wilson 4-2 Ken Doherty
Jak Jones 3-4 Alfie Burden
Alan McManus 3-3 Kacper Filipiak

Approx 1.30pm

Mark Selby 4-2 Joe Swail
Nigel Bond 1-1 Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt 2-0 Mitchell Mann
Robbie Williams 2-2 Robert Milkins
Stephen Maguire 4-0 Kyren Wilson
Stuart Carrington 0-2 Shaun Murphy
James Cahill 2-0 Zak Surety
Jimmy White 1-0 Dechawat Poomjaeng

Approx 3pm

Fergal O'Brien 0-1 Mark Joyce
Sam Baird 0-0 Luca Brecel
Liam Highfield v Mark King
Kurt Maflin v Anthony McGill
Chris Wakelin v Elliot Slessor
Dominic Dale v Mark Davis
Mike Dunn v Gary Wilson
Alfie Burden v Alan McManus/Kacper Filipiak

Approx 5.30pm

Mark Selby v Nigel Bond/Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt/Mitchell Mann v Robbie Williams/Robert Milkins
Stephen Maguire v Stuart Carrington/Shaun Murphy
James Cahill/Zak Surety v Jimmy White/Dechawat Poomjaeng
Fergal O'Brien/Mark Joyce v Sam Baird/Luca Brecel
Liam Highfield/Mark King v Kurt Maflin/Anthony McGill
Chris Wakelin/Elliot Slessor v Dominic Dale/Mark Davis
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1 other Last 32 Matches

Filipiak and McManus locked in a real battle, the young Polish player was 3 nil down but then forced the decider. They are now on the colours on the green, Angles leading.

Filipiak another disappointment after some of his heroics at that Doubles tournament in Thailand a few years ago. I think the pressure of being tipped by many top players, Ronnie included, that he would become a great player was a bit too much for him.

Kacper lost a decider v McManus.

Came from 3-0 down too.

139 for Dale to take the opening frame v Davis.

Friday 3rd of October

Approx 12pm

Mike Dunn 4-3 Tom Ford
Gary Wilson 4-2 Ken Doherty
Jak Jones 3-4 Alfie Burden
Alan McManus 4-3 Kacper Filipiak

Approx 1.30pm

Mark Selby 4-2 Joe Swail
Nigel Bond 2-2 Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt 4-0 Mitchell Mann
Robbie Williams 4-3 Robert Milkins
Stephen Maguire 4-0 Kyren Wilson
Stuart Carrington 0-4 Shaun Murphy
James Cahill 4-1 Zak Surety
Jimmy White 2-2 Dechawat Poomjaeng

Approx 3pm

Fergal O'Brien 2-3 Mark Joyce
Sam Baird 1-3 Luca Brecel
Liam Highfield 0-2 Mark King
Kurt Maflin 1-2 Anthony McGill
Chris Wakelin 0-0 Elliot Slessor
Dominic Dale 2-0 Mark Davis
Mike Dunn 0-0 Gary Wilson
Alfie Burden 0-0 Alan McManus

Approx 5.30pm

Mark Selby v Nigel Bond/Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt v Robbie Williams
Stephen Maguire v Shaun Murphy
James Cahill v Jimmy White/Dechawat Poomjaeng
Fergal O'Brien/Mark Joyce v Sam Baird/Luca Brecel
Liam Highfield/Mark King v Kurt Maflin/Anthony McGill
Chris Wakelin/Elliot Slessor v Dominic Dale/Mark Davis
Mike Dunn/Gary Wilson v Alfie Burden/Alan McManus

Jimmy

He'll play Cahill next, with a good chance to make it to Sunday. It's nice seeing Jimmy play well like he did against Wilson today.

Andre147 wrote:Jimmy

He'll play Cahill next, with a good chance to make it to Sunday. It's nice seeing Jimmy play well like he did against Wilson today.

Great chance for Cahill too

Brecel beats Baird 4-2, first win in four meetings.

Needs to start winning the the flat 128 ranking matches though.

Wildey wrote:

Andre147 wrote:Jimmy

He'll play Cahill next, with a good chance to make it to Sunday. It's nice seeing Jimmy play well like he did against Wilson today.

Great chance for Cahill too

Never said it wasn't, but I'm rooting for Jimmy anyway.

JDM375 wrote:Brecel beats Baird 4-2, first win in four meetings.

Needs to start winning the the flat 128 ranking matches though.

Exactly, and start beating on a regular basis the likes of Ricky Walden, Mark Davis, Dale, those sort of players. That's his only chance of really improving in the rankings and make himself some sort of "scary" player for the top players.

Andre147 wrote:

Wildey wrote:

Andre147 wrote:Jimmy

He'll play Cahill next, with a good chance to make it to Sunday. It's nice seeing Jimmy play well like he did against Wilson today.

Great chance for Cahill too

Never said it wasn't, but I'm rooting for Jimmy anyway.

Jimmy.

You can tell how much he still loves playing. As you said, it doesn't really matter if Jimmy falls off the tour as he is one of those that will defo take up Hearn's wildcard. He will play to a hundred years old as long the wildcard is there.

yea that wild card will be a bain round Jimmys Neck in years to come and everyone will see him play crappy snooker and making a fool of himself.

Friday 3rd of October

Approx 1.30pm

Mark Selby 4-2 Joe Swail
Nigel Bond 3-4 Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt 4-0 Mitchell Mann
Robbie Williams 4-3 Robert Milkins
Stephen Maguire 4-0 Kyren Wilson
Stuart Carrington 0-4 Shaun Murphy
James Cahill 4-1 Zak Surety
Jimmy White 4-2 Dechawat Poomjaeng

Approx 3pm

Fergal O'Brien 2-4 Mark Joyce
Sam Baird 2-4 Luca Brecel
Liam Highfield 1-4 Mark King
Kurt Maflin 1-4 Anthony McGill
Chris Wakelin 1-2 Elliot Slessor
Dominic Dale 2-2 Mark Davis
Mike Dunn 2-1 Gary Wilson
Alfie Burden 2-1 Alan McManus

Approx 5.30pm

Mark Selby v Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt 0-0 Robbie Williams
Stephen Maguire v Shaun Murphy
James Cahill v Jimmy White
Mark Joyce v Luca Brecel
Mark King v Anthony McGill
Chris Wakelin/Elliot Slessor v Dominic Dale/Mark Davis
Mike Dunn/Gary Wilson v Alfie Burden/Alan McManus

Wildey wrote:yea that wild card will be a bain round Jimmys Neck in years to come and everyone will see him play crappy snooker and making a fool of himself.

If the man still loves playing, then why shouldnt he play until he so desires? Even if it is crappy snooker at times, it's far from making a fool of himself, that's only for those who didn't know how good Jimmy was. Long may Jimmy continue playing, hopefully with a few more years on the tour and not via a wildcard.

So it appears Eurosport will show Mags v Murphy after all. Glad they will as that could be a very good match.

Andre147 wrote:

Wildey wrote:yea that wild card will be a bain round Jimmys Neck in years to come and everyone will see him play crappy snooker and making a fool of himself.

If the man still loves playing, then why shouldnt he play until he so desires? Even if it is crappy snooker at times, it's far from making a fool of himself, that's only for those who didn't know how good Jimmy was. Long may Jimmy continue playing, hopefully with a few more years on the tour and not via a wildcard.

Well said.

If you talked to Jimmy even now, I'm sure he'd tell you he still has a world title in him.

Ever the optimist, Jimmy deserves whatever he gets out of the game. Nobody can begrudge him that.

Andre147 wrote:So it appears Eurosport will show Mags v Murphy after all. Glad they will as that could be a very good match.

Battle of the fatties.

Some fluke by Mavis.

Andre147 wrote:

Wildey wrote:yea that wild card will be a bain round Jimmys Neck in years to come and everyone will see him play crappy snooker and making a fool of himself.

If the man still loves playing, then why shouldnt he play until he so desires? Even if it is crappy snooker at times, it's far from making a fool of himself, that's only for those who didn't know how good Jimmy was. Long may Jimmy continue playing, hopefully with a few more years on the tour and not via a wildcard.

i find all this crap a bit embarrassing my self.. its 2014 for buck sakes and fans wants fossils still around jesus christ i was hoping hendry would retire 5+ years ago and thank god he did nothing worst than seeing past greats playing rubbish and reaching last 16 is seeing as a good tournament.

Friday 3rd of October

Approx 3pm

Fergal O'Brien 2-4 Mark Joyce
Sam Baird 2-4 Luca Brecel
Liam Highfield 1-4 Mark King
Kurt Maflin 1-4 Anthony McGill
Chris Wakelin 3-4 Elliot Slessor
Dominic Dale 3-4 Mark Davis
Mike Dunn 4-3 Gary Wilson
Alfie Burden 3-4 Alan McManus

Approx 5.30pm

Mark Selby 2-0 Fraser Patrick
Matthew Selt 2-1 Robbie Williams
Stephen Maguire 0-1 Shaun Murphy
James Cahill 1-1 Jimmy White
Mark Joyce 1-1 Luca Brecel
Mark King 2-0 Anthony McGill
Elliot Slessor v Mark Davis
Mike Dunn v Alan McManus

Another century break from Selbs He's playing really well right now.

Come on Jimmy!

Poor Maggi. He must be feeling bad about being 2-0 behind against someone he really dislikes.

I just learnt that James Cahill is Stephen Hendry's nephew. Not a good sign for all of us, Jimmy White fans...

Come on Luca