by Godot » 04 Jun 2019 Read
The_Abbott wrote:If Ross Bullman is whitewashed, he will have a nervous few hours. Currently 2-0 down.
One frame would make all the difference for him, he'd jump above Lei Peifan in the Order of Merit. Interesting times...
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Godot wrote:The_Abbott wrote:If Ross Bullman is whitewashed, he will have a nervous few hours. Currently 2-0 down.
One frame would make all the difference for him, he'd jump above Lei Peifan in the Order of Merit. Interesting times...
He has been whitewashed!
Peter Lines all but on the tour now after a 4-0 win
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by lhpirnie » 04 Jun 2019 Read
The_Abbott wrote:Godot wrote:The_Abbott wrote:If Ross Bullman is whitewashed, he will have a nervous few hours. Currently 2-0 down.
One frame would make all the difference for him, he'd jump above Lei Peifan in the Order of Merit. Interesting times...
He has been whitewashed!
Peter Lines all but on the tour now after a 4-0 win
Yes, Billy Joe Castle, Peter Lines, Andy Hicks have done it. There's still quite a lot that could happen, but at least either Lei Peifan or Yang Qingtian will qualify, most unexpectedly.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
lhpirnie wrote:The_Abbott wrote:Godot wrote:The_Abbott wrote:If Ross Bullman is whitewashed, he will have a nervous few hours. Currently 2-0 down.
One frame would make all the difference for him, he'd jump above Lei Peifan in the Order of Merit. Interesting times...
He has been whitewashed!
Peter Lines all but on the tour now after a 4-0 win
Yes, Billy Joe Castle, Peter Lines, Andy Hicks have done it. There's still quite a lot that could happen, but at least either Lei Peifan or Yang Qingtian will qualify, most unexpectedly.
Bullman will want Lines and Hicks to win their quarter so he can snatch a QoM place.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Pinches and Borg still on course. They are both on a break to win their matches. I don't feel either have anything to offer on the tour and 2 young talents will miss out. But that's snooker
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by Wildey » 04 Jun 2019 Read
A Few frames for Bullman would have made a world of difference today
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by fridge46 » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Fang needs 21 points worth of snookers to tie?
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by Godot » 04 Jun 2019 Read
You know how much it means to Xiongman when he's trying to rescue the match needing 6 snookers lol
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Ursenbacher is through. Needs to win his quarter to qualify. Lose and he is out because he could only get a maximum of 41 frames.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Guaranteed a place on tour:
Lines
Hicks
Billy Joe Castle
Yang Quigtan plays Hicks. Wins and he qualifies, lose even by 3-4 he could miss out to Bullman
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Lei Peifan, Ross Bulman will hope that Lines and Castle win.
Don't think anyone else is in the running (other than those like Ursenbacher, Pinches, Long Zehuang and Borg who all need to win).
Kleckers will hope that Hearn changes his mind and makes it 5 Order of Merit places available!
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by lhpirnie » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Godot wrote:You know how much it means to Xiongman when he's trying to rescue the match needing 6 snookers lol
Well yes, Fang Xiongman has been off tour for a year now. It's very difficult for the Chinese players to keep their level with only a few events they can play in, once they have left the academy (as Fang did in 2016). He probably knows his career is over.
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by lhpirnie » 04 Jun 2019 Read
The_Abbott wrote:Lei Peifan, Ross Bulman will hope that Lines and Castle win.
Don't think anyone else is in the running (other than those like Ursenbacher, Pinches, Long Zehuang and Borg who all need to win).
Kleckers will hope that Hearn changes his mind and makes it 5 Order of Merit places available!
Yang Qingtian can win against a disinterested Hicks. For the Order of Merit places it's a question of how many out of Billy Joe Castle, Peter Lines and Andy Hicks actually win their final match, when they do not need to.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
lhpirnie wrote:The_Abbott wrote:Lei Peifan, Ross Bulman will hope that Lines and Castle win.
Don't think anyone else is in the running (other than those like Ursenbacher, Pinches, Long Zehuang and Borg who all need to win).
Kleckers will hope that Hearn changes his mind and makes it 5 Order of Merit places available!
Yang Qingtian can win against a disinterested Hicks. For the Order of Merit places it's a question of how many out of Billy Joe Castle, Peter Lines and Andy Hicks actually win their final match, when they do not need to.
It could go one of two ways:
Lose and not care but help out a fellow pro
Play with absolutely no pressure and win with ease with century breaks.
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by Wildey » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Billy Joe Castle, Andy Hicks and Peter Lines have now won their tour card whatever happens
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by lhpirnie » 04 Jun 2019 Read
The_Abbott wrote:lhpirnie wrote:The_Abbott wrote:Lei Peifan, Ross Bulman will hope that Lines and Castle win.
Don't think anyone else is in the running (other than those like Ursenbacher, Pinches, Long Zehuang and Borg who all need to win).
Kleckers will hope that Hearn changes his mind and makes it 5 Order of Merit places available!
Yang Qingtian can win against a disinterested Hicks. For the Order of Merit places it's a question of how many out of Billy Joe Castle, Peter Lines and Andy Hicks actually win their final match, when they do not need to.
It could go one of two ways:
Lose and not care but help out a fellow pro
Play with absolutely no pressure and win with ease with century breaks.
Yes I agree with that.
As you know, I am quite close to the tour, and go to a lot of events. I am aware of certain friendships between players. I'm a little bit relieved that one of the results this morning has made is less likely for any 'implicit collusion' to happen later today.
But I still think the system sucks.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Hicks - 9 seconds AST
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
lhpirnie wrote:The_Abbott wrote:lhpirnie wrote:The_Abbott wrote:Lei Peifan, Ross Bulman will hope that Lines and Castle win.
Don't think anyone else is in the running (other than those like Ursenbacher, Pinches, Long Zehuang and Borg who all need to win).
Kleckers will hope that Hearn changes his mind and makes it 5 Order of Merit places available!
Yang Qingtian can win against a disinterested Hicks. For the Order of Merit places it's a question of how many out of Billy Joe Castle, Peter Lines and Andy Hicks actually win their final match, when they do not need to.
It could go one of two ways:
Lose and not care but help out a fellow pro
Play with absolutely no pressure and win with ease with century breaks.
Yes I agree with that.
As you know, I am quite close to the tour, and go to a lot of events. I am aware of certain friendships between players. I'm a little bit relieved that one of the results this morning has made is less likely for any 'implicit collusion' to happen later today.
But I still think the system sucks.
It does suck but how do you change it? They could have a play off between the top 8 or 12 on the OofM but then you extend the format which is already over 600 games long.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Hicks isn't messing about. He wants to be home for tea.
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by Vallomas » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Alex Borg looks like a really nice guy, but has nothing to add on the tour at his 50.
Andy Hicks will be an interesting return, although he has missed many years.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Pinches taking a nap between each shot. 42 seconds AST
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by Vallomas » 04 Jun 2019 Read
The_Abbott wrote:It does suck but how do you change it? They could have a play off between the top 8 or 12 on the OofM but then you extend the format which is already over 600 games long.
I really think that Hicks, Lines and Castle will feel better with themselves to qualify by winning a Q-School quarter final and they 'll give their best to win. Hicks has already won the first frame.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Vallomas wrote:The_Abbott wrote:It does suck but how do you change it? They could have a play off between the top 8 or 12 on the OofM but then you extend the format which is already over 600 games long.
I really think that Hicks, Lines and Castle will feel better with themselves to qualify by winning a Q-School quarter final and they 'll give their best to win. Hicks has already won the first frame.
I think as pro's they would want to keep winning as you can take that form into the Riga Masters.
Castle 1-0 up now too
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by Wildey » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Vallomas wrote:The_Abbott wrote:It does suck but how do you change it? They could have a play off between the top 8 or 12 on the OofM but then you extend the format which is already over 600 games long.
I really think that Hicks, Lines and Castle will feel better with themselves to qualify by winning a Q-School quarter final and they 'll give their best to win. Hicks has already won the first frame.
yea without a doubt they will go out and win it.
other players depends on them giving it everything and if they were in that same situation players would be winning it fair and square.
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by The_Abbott » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Hicks plays much much better when he plays fast it seems. almost 2-0 up at 15 second AST.
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by Vallomas » 04 Jun 2019 Read
To be fair, Ursenbacher beating Peter Lines is not a surprise.
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by Wildey » 04 Jun 2019 Read
If Castle, Lines and Hicks wins then 3 out of the 4 players bellow gets on tour if Long Zehuang beats Barry Pinches then all 7 gets on tour.
Lei Peifan
Ross Bulman
Yang Qingtian
Long Zehuang
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by Andre147 » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Wildey wrote:Ryan Thomerson is Australian dont know where he is based but has shown comitment to the sport since 2011 playing in PTC and other events and now he is only 2 matches away from getting on to the Pro Tour however he has the very experianced Andy Hicks to get past first but if he gets past him anything is possible.
Lives with Robertson in Cambridge.
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by Andre147 » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Reffed Hicks twice, today and last night. Very fast and fluent player, looking like he'll make a return to the Tour.
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by Wildey » 04 Jun 2019 Read
Andre147 wrote:Reffed Hicks twice, today and last night. Very fast and fluent player, looking like he'll make a return to the Tour.
Hes on tour now.
I Make Hicks the Best player never to reach a ranking final possibly even to not win a Ranking tournament and never been top 16.
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