by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
Pretty strong last 64. Not many left for whom qualifying isn't a realistic prospect.
Can't wait
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
the draw seems lopsided too. Too many good players playing early in round 1/2 and then a bunch of nobodies filling the draw - look at the bottom section for example.
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by SteveJJ » 19 May 2022 Read
I'll predict the final matches will be:
Lawler v Carty
Hancorn v O'Brien
Hill v Gao Yang
Higginson v Lam
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by SteveJJ » 19 May 2022 Read
The_Abbott wrote:the draw seems lopsided too. Too many good players playing early in round 1/2 and then a bunch of nobodies filling the draw - look at the bottom section for example.
I think spot 3 is weaker or more open than spot 4
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
John 'Rick' Astley won 4-0 but his opponent must of been late as it is not listed as no show but just 0-0 scores. Maybe Robbo was driving his opponent and they went to the wrong venue.
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
The one to watache Liu Hongyu is in action again this morning. How many centuries today will he get?
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by SteveJJ » 19 May 2022 Read
The_Abbott wrote:John 'Rick' Astley won 4-0 but his opponent must of been late as it is not listed as no show but just 0-0 scores. Maybe Robbo was driving his opponent and they went to the wrong venue.
Think his opponent was Canadian. Obviously didn't consult Cliff about first class flights.
Assume its visa related as I assume the Pakistanis absences were
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by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
The_Abbott wrote:the draw seems lopsided too. Too many good players playing early in round 1/2 and then a bunch of nobodies filling the draw - look at the bottom section for example.
Section 2 looks the strongest.
Strong players throughout the remainder od the draw though. No easy matches at this stage.
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by SteveJJ » 19 May 2022 Read
chengdufan wrote:The_Abbott wrote:the draw seems lopsided too. Too many good players playing early in round 1/2 and then a bunch of nobodies filling the draw - look at the bottom section for example.
Section 2 looks the strongest.
Strong players throughout the remainder od the draw though. No easy matches at this stage.
What match are you watching?
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by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
Lee v Liu
Lee won a scrappy first frame on the pink.
A lovely 100 from Liu to level at 1-1
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by SteveJJ » 19 May 2022 Read
Chaikul has had a good start. 2-0 up
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by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
And Harvey Chandler seems in good form. Already 3-0 up
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by lhpirnie » 19 May 2022 Read
The_Abbott wrote:the draw seems lopsided too. Too many good players playing early in round 1/2 and then a bunch of nobodies filling the draw - look at the bottom section for example.
Yes, the Q School format is problematic. There will generally be 2 weak sections, and it's almost impossible that the best set of players can qualify, because of clashes in the draw. They don't use the Order of Merit for Tour Cards, but it's still important for Q Tour and top-ups. It's particularly unfair and will be even worse when byes start happening in QS2 and QS3.
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
The world champion is 2-0 down!
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
lhpirnie wrote:The_Abbott wrote:the draw seems lopsided too. Too many good players playing early in round 1/2 and then a bunch of nobodies filling the draw - look at the bottom section for example.
Yes, the Q School format is problematic. There will generally be 2 weak sections, and it's almost impossible that the best set of players can qualify, because of clashes in the draw. They don't use the Order of Merit for Tour Cards, but it's still important for Q Tour and top-ups. It's particularly unfair and will be even worse when byes start happening in QS2 and QS3.
yeah they should have seeded certain players so they have an advantage.
At least there is no Order of Merit this year to qualify for tour as that is when the byes are unfair as a player gets 4 points for a bye. So if they have 3 rounds of byes they collect 12 points.
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by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
Liu wrapping up the win now, 4-1. He didn't play brilliantly, in particular missing a lot of (not too) thin cuts, but he was too good for Alfie Lee.
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by HappyCamper » 19 May 2022 Read
The_Abbott wrote:lhpirnie wrote:The_Abbott wrote:the draw seems lopsided too. Too many good players playing early in round 1/2 and then a bunch of nobodies filling the draw - look at the bottom section for example.
Yes, the Q School format is problematic. There will generally be 2 weak sections, and it's almost impossible that the best set of players can qualify, because of clashes in the draw. They don't use the Order of Merit for Tour Cards, but it's still important for Q Tour and top-ups. It's particularly unfair and will be even worse when byes start happening in QS2 and QS3.
yeah they should have seeded certain players so they have an advantage.
At least there is no Order of Merit this year to qualify for tour as that is when the byes are unfair as a player gets 4 points for a bye. So if they have 3 rounds of byes they collect 12 points.
they do seed some players. those who just lost tour cards and high on last year's order of merit.
it shouldn't be a straight knock out at all, let alone three knock outs in a row. it should be a single league with all participants getting a guaranteed minimum number of matches.
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by lhpirnie » 19 May 2022 Read
HappyCamper wrote:The_Abbott wrote:lhpirnie wrote:The_Abbott wrote:the draw seems lopsided too. Too many good players playing early in round 1/2 and then a bunch of nobodies filling the draw - look at the bottom section for example.
Yes, the Q School format is problematic. There will generally be 2 weak sections, and it's almost impossible that the best set of players can qualify, because of clashes in the draw. They don't use the Order of Merit for Tour Cards, but it's still important for Q Tour and top-ups. It's particularly unfair and will be even worse when byes start happening in QS2 and QS3.
yeah they should have seeded certain players so they have an advantage.
At least there is no Order of Merit this year to qualify for tour as that is when the byes are unfair as a player gets 4 points for a bye. So if they have 3 rounds of byes they collect 12 points.
they do seed some players. those who just lost tour cards and high on last year's order of merit.
it shouldn't be a straight knock out at all, let alone three knock outs in a row. it should be a single league with all participants getting a guaranteed minimum number of matches.
Yes, they should use a Swiss Elimination. It would be a heck of a lot cheaper, as players would play a match each day until eliminated. Under this system they have to keep coming back for 3 weeks.
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by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
I'm wataching Zhao Jianbo v Digvijay Kadian. Andre reffing this one.
The Indian in first. He made a good double to open the break, which ended at 29. Decent start.
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
Have Rod Lawler match and Lee Walker match been pulled off? Not on live scores now. They both only played 2 frames!
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
chengdufan wrote:Liu wrapping up the win now, 4-1. He didn't play brilliantly, in particular missing a lot of (not too) thin cuts, but he was too good for Alfie Lee.
he is the one to watache next season. Forget that Yan Bingtao chap.
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by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
Rod won. No idea what's happening with Walker. Scoreboard freeze.
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
chengdufan wrote:Rod won. No idea what's happening with Walker. Scoreboard freeze.
I thought thats why we employed Botty? To keep us up-to-date with scores
Botty needs the sack!!
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by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
Zhao made a good 55, but lost position on frame ball brown.
Kadian fouled twice (missing out of snookers) to take Zhao over the line
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by The_Abbott » 19 May 2022 Read
Apologies to Graeme. He did in fact confirm Rod won.
I will sack myself.
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by chengdufan » 19 May 2022 Read
Zhao's not been amazing, but he's a class above Kadian. The Indian has had plenty of chances, but is 3-0 down.
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by Wildey » 19 May 2022 Read
SPOT 1
Farakh Ajaib v Rod Lawler
Liu Hongyu v Lukas Kleckers
Mark Lloyd v Harvey Chandler
Lee Walker v Brandon Sargeant
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by Wildey » 19 May 2022 Read
Rod Lawler qualified through Q School back in 2012 10 years ago
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by SteveJJ » 19 May 2022 Read
A semi shock as Jenson Kendrick beats Daniel Wells 4-2
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