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Wild Card invitees for World Championship

Postby roy142857 » 06 Mar 2016 Read

World Snooker have announced that the following players have received Wild Card invites to the 2016 World Snooker Championship

Kobe Cheung Ka-wai - World Under 18 Champion

Ng On-Yee - Womens World Champion

Pankaj Advani (India) – IBSF World Champion

Zhao Xintong (China) – IBSF World runner-up

Boonyarit Keattikun (Thailand) – IBSF World Under-21 Champion

Jamie Rhys Clarke (Wales) – IBSF World Under-21 runner-up

Jak Jones (Wales) – European Champion

Josh Boileau (Ireland) – European Under-21 Champion

Brandon Sargeant (England) – European Under-21 runner-up

Tyler Rees (Wales) – European Under-18 Champion

They also indicate that the winner and runner-up of the currently-playing Asian Under 21s will receive invites.

World Snooker article - http://www.worldsnooker.com/wpbsa-invit ... ualifiers/

A bit on this from a Hong KOng perspective in the South China Morning Post - http://www.scmp.com/sport/hong-kong/art ... pros-world

Re: Wild Card invitees for World Championship

Postby Wildey » 06 Mar 2016 Read

There are at least 32 wild cards available however it could go up to the 40s depending on how many of the Pros Enter.

those players listed have obviously earned the wild cards but there are others that will be there to make up the numbers.

is that a good or a bad thing considering one pro could play Pankaj Advani and another pro playing well any tom sausage or harry in the first round?

my stand point is if you dont qualify its a failure so it doesn't matter if you lose 1st or 3rd round.

Re: Wild Card invitees for World Championship

Postby SteveJJ » 10 Mar 2016 Read

I'm assuming Kurt Dunham and possibly James Mifsud may also be invited although article doesn't mention that like it did for the Asian U21 winner and runner up?

Better thought out wild cards although I'm sure they'll need more to make up the numbers.

Re: Wild Card invitees for World Championship

Postby fridge46 » 01 Apr 2016 Read

WS have announced the 16 Wild Cards:

Ng On Yee (Hong Kong) – WLBS World Champion
Zhao Xintong (China) – IBSF World runner-up
Jamie Rhys Clarke (Wales) – IBSF World Under-21 runner-up
Ka Wai Cheung (Hong Kong) – IBSF World Under-18 champion
Josh Boileau (Ireland) – European Under-21 Champion
Brandon Sargeant (England) – European Under-21 runner-up
Tyler Rees (Wales) – European Under-18 Champion

Hammad Miah (England)
Kishan Hirani (Wales)
Mateusz Baranowski (Poland)
Dylan Craig (Scotland)
Lukas Kleckers (Germany)
Brendan O’Donoghue (Republic of Ireland)
Conor McCormack (Northern Ireland)
Rodion Judin (Latvia)
Bratislav Krustev (Bulgaria)

Advani, Keattikun and Jones were on the original list in the opening post but appear not to have accepted their place!

So that fills the field for Qualies - 112 Main Tour players (seeds 17-128) and 16 WC.

I guess any Main Tour players that dont enter will be replaced by those on the qSchool OOM.
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