by Wildey » 12 May 2025 Read
Tuesday 13th of May~Sunday 1st of June in Leicester and BangkokThere are 12 Tour Cards up for Grabs in two different countries there are 8 to be won in Leicester and 4 in Bangkok
Players taking part include Tian Pengfei, Anthony Hamilton, Pankaj Advani, Soheil Vahedi, Tony Knowles, Dean Raynolds, Peter Lines, Barry Pinches and New World Seniors Champion Alfie Burden.
Q School 1 Asia-OceaniaQ School 2 Asia-OceaniaQ School 1 EuropeQ School 2 Europe
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by The_Abbott » 12 May 2025 Read
Why bother Tony. Why bother.
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by SteveJJ » 12 May 2025 Read
Soheil Vahedi v Ma Hailong probably the standout match of day 1
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by chengdufan » 13 May 2025 Read
Tirapongpaiboon looks in good nick. He is recklessly going for absolutely everything though, even if the chance of the pot is less than 5%. Does he always play like that? It seems a bit disrespectful to his opponent.
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by SteveJJ » 13 May 2025 Read
One of the favourites Gharahgozlou is 3-0 down.
Pankaj Advani is 2-0 down
Tian Pengfei and Luo Honghao matches getting underway
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by cupotee » 13 May 2025 Read
Mattioli Arena apparently isn't open to spectators during Q School,https://www.leicesterarena.co.uk/events/wst-q-school.
Was it always like that ?
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by chengdufan » 13 May 2025 Read
SteveJJ wrote:One of the favourites Gharahgozlou is 3-0 down.
Pankaj Advani is 2-0 down
Tian Pengfei and Luo Honghao matches getting underway
I missed Gharahgozlou's game. That result is a big shock to me.
Just tuning into Advani v Chen and am surprised by this too. Chen Ruifu is a strong player and it's a long time since I've seen Advani, but I thought the Indian would be a favourite. Not over at 3-0, but obviously Chen will likely have a number of chances to get over the line.
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by gninnur karona » 13 May 2025 Read
92 break in frame six seals a 4-2 victory for Chen Reifu.
Players' chairs at this venue appear to belong to the family of chairs that are generally seen in palaces and stately homes.
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by SteveJJ » 13 May 2025 Read
Pengfei and Honghao comfortably beaten too.
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by SnookerEd25 » 13 May 2025 Read
gninnur karona wrote:92 break in frame six seals a 4-2 victory for Chen Reifu.
Players' chairs at this venue appear to belong to the family of chairs that are generally seen in palaces and stately homes.
Yeh, you can get them in IKEA now
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by cupotee » 13 May 2025 Read
I've never seen that before, the referee refused Mohsin Amin's concession when Amin left the pink over the pocket, that can't be right ?
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by GeF » 13 May 2025 Read
cupotee wrote:I've never seen that before, the referee refused Mohsin Amin's concession when Amin left the pink over the pocket, that can't be right ?
What was the score ?
Rules says that you cannot concede if there are still enough points left.
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by cupotee » 13 May 2025 Read
GeF wrote:cupotee wrote:I've never seen that before, the referee refused Mohsin Amin's concession when Amin left the pink over the pocket, that can't be right ?
What was the score ?
Rules says that you cannot concede if there are still enough points left.
I've forgot the points score but you're probably right that must be it.
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by fridge46 » 13 May 2025 Read
GeF wrote:cupotee wrote:I've never seen that before, the referee refused Mohsin Amin's concession when Amin left the pink over the pocket, that can't be right ?
What was the score ?
Rules says that you cannot concede if there are still enough points left.
Interesting. I remember Tony Drago conceding a frame (and match) against Alan McManus a decade or so ago.
Also, Ronnie conceding against Hendry mid-frame in the UK Championship (?) at 4-2/1 in a best of 17 or so.
But in both cases, the players shook hands to end the match, not just the frame...
EDIT: Here is the video of Drago v McManus, skip to about the 4:00 mark. Conceded the final frame 13 points behind with 18 on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gN6Fk_RS54
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by The_Abbott » 13 May 2025 Read
fridge46 wrote:GeF wrote:cupotee wrote:I've never seen that before, the referee refused Mohsin Amin's concession when Amin left the pink over the pocket, that can't be right ?
What was the score ?
Rules says that you cannot concede if there are still enough points left.
Interesting. I remember Tony Drago conceding a frame (and match) against Alan McManus a decade or so ago.
Also, Ronnie conceding against Hendry mid-frame in the UK Championship (?) at 4-2/1 in a best of 17 or so.
But in both cases, the players shook hands to end the match, not just the frame...
EDIT: Here is the video of Drago v McManus, skip to about the 4:00 mark. Conceded the final frame 13 points behind with 18 on...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gN6Fk_RS54
I remember that as I remember Drago instantly regretting it and smacking himself on the head
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by ThePearl » 13 May 2025 Read
Recall Allen conceded a frame with nearly all balls on the table, but looking back that was indeed for the match
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by ThePearl » 13 May 2025 Read
Rooting for Chhay Suon, going out on a limb and suggesting we’ve never had a Cambodian tour card holder before?
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by stanley_ » 13 May 2025 Read
I'm not surprised to see Tian Pengfei lose. He's only won one match since October (against Bai Yulu). I think Ma Hailong and Xing Zihao have a better chance out of the ones to have dropped off the tour this season.
Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon is probably one of the favourites too based on how he did back in the 2022 Q School.
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by fridge46 » 13 May 2025 Read
South/South-East Asia needs its own dedicated QTour. Sure, players from this region are eligible to play in the Asia-Pacific QTour but to date all events have taken place in Australia and New Zealand, and they not allowed to play in Middle-East QTour.
Two events in India and Thailand, with Pakistan, Malaysia, Hong Kong, etc, would give a nice little tour with say two spots available for QTour Global.
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by SteveJJ » 14 May 2025 Read
ThePearl wrote:Rooting for Chhay Suon, going out on a limb and suggesting we’ve never had a Cambodian tour card holder before?
And the Cambodian beats Ma Hailong!
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by SteveJJ » 14 May 2025 Read
2nd round wins for Xing Zihao, Rory Thor and Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon
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by SteveJJ » 14 May 2025 Read
3rd round match up sees Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon play Xing Zihao
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by The_Abbott » 14 May 2025 Read
ThePearl wrote:Rooting for Chhay Suon, going out on a limb and suggesting we’ve never had a Cambodian tour card holder before?
and still probably win the World Title before Judd gets his second
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by SnookerEd25 » 14 May 2025 Read
The_Abbott wrote:ThePearl wrote:Rooting for Chhay Suon, going out on a limb and suggesting we’ve never had a Cambodian tour card holder before?
and still probably win the World Title before Judd gets his second
Harsh
But probably fair
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by ThePearl » 14 May 2025 Read
The_Abbott wrote:ThePearl wrote:Rooting for Chhay Suon, going out on a limb and suggesting we’ve never had a Cambodian tour card holder before?
and still probably win the World Title before Judd gets his second
If he gets to the final and he’s up against Ding I know who my money is on!
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by SteveJJ » 15 May 2025 Read
Manasawin Phetmalaikul and Hamza Akbar both knocked out in round 2
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by SteveJJ » 15 May 2025 Read
Good chance of a new pro from the bottom half as only 1 of that half has been a pro (Peng Yisong)
Probably be down to 1 in the top half by the QF stage as TT plays Xing Zihao next and the winner of that likely to play Rory Thor in L16
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by Wildey » 16 May 2025 Read
SteveJJ wrote:Good chance of a new pro from the bottom half as only 1 of that half has been a pro (Peng Yisong)
Probably be down to 1 in the top half by the QF stage as TT plays Xing Zihao next and the winner of that likely to play Rory Thor in L16
Rory Thor is out beaten by Xu Jianhao
I Think the Quality of the Asian Q School has never been stronger
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by Wildey » 16 May 2025 Read
Spot 1
Chhay Suon v Liu Linhao
Xu Jianhao v Xing Zihao
Chaiyasap Kitjaroenchai v Zhao Hanyang
Chatchapong Nasa v Feng Yu
Spot 2
Chen Qi'en v Liu Wenwei
Mohsin Amin v Nattanapong Chaikul
Peng Yisong v Deng Jinhong
Luo Zetao v Zhou Jinhao
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by SteveJJ » 16 May 2025 Read
Wildey wrote:SteveJJ wrote:Good chance of a new pro from the bottom half as only 1 of that half has been a pro (Peng Yisong)
Probably be down to 1 in the top half by the QF stage as TT plays Xing Zihao next and the winner of that likely to play Rory Thor in L16
Rory Thor is out beaten by Xu Jianhao
I Think the Quality of the Asian Q School has never been stronger
Good to see
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