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Re: q school draws available.

Postby lhpirnie » 24 Jul 2020 Read

168 players on the list. But several will withdraw if they retain their tour card this week. That's more than I expected with all the issues this year.

Format include best-of-5 frame matches. Derisory. But this is really all about just finding any old way to make it happen.

Re: q school draws available.

Postby SteveJJ » 24 Jul 2020 Read

Mike Hallett and Dean Reynolds there.

Alfie Burden entered so assume not retiring.

A fair showing from mainland Europe. From Asia, the Chinese players over here already, Fang Xiongman, Lucky Vatnani, Keishin Kamihasi. Thomerson from Australia.

Andy Lee - interesting he entered this and not the Worlds..

Jamie Jones against Jamie Clarke in the first tournament.

Re: q school draws available.

Postby SteveJJ » 24 Jul 2020 Read

Doesn't appear that Wattana and Doherty entered so either they will be retiring or expectant of more wildcards. Thats if Ken doesn't survive on merit.

Re: q school draws available.

Postby The_Abbott » 24 Jul 2020 Read

Will Dean Reynolds win a frame?

I suspect Andy Lee entered this a while ago and won't turn up

Re: q school draws available.

Postby SnookerEd25 » 24 Jul 2020 Read

The_Abbott wrote:Will Dean Reynolds win a frame?

I suspect Andy Lee entered this a while ago and won't turn up


Dean Reynolds has had an eventful time since dropping off the circuit; a short spell in prison (driving offences, I think) and suffered a small stroke a few years back, so to be playing to any kind of standard is quite an achievement for him. 57 now, so I doubt he has any real ambitions to get back on the circuit but maybe this is a pledge he made to himself when in recovery, a target to aim for and if that is the case - good luck to him.

Re: q school draws available.

Postby snoopy2608 » 24 Jul 2020 Read

Sunny Akani has entered. It would take at least 8 players ranked below him to qualify for the Crucible and 4 of them to reach the 2nd round for him to drop out the top 64!

Re: q school draws available.

Postby lhpirnie » 25 Jul 2020 Read

snoopy2608 wrote:Sunny Akani has entered. It would take at least 8 players ranked below him to qualify for the Crucible and 4 of them to reach the 2nd round for him to drop out the top 64!

Yes but if that happened he'd look a bit of a fool wouldn't he!


But I do have a problem why they did the draw so early, when there will clearly be several players who don't get relegated and therefore byes opening up. Of course I understand they want to let players plan their travelling etc., but even now they have called it a 'provisional schedule'.

Re: q school draws available.

Postby GeF » 01 Aug 2020 Read

Many players gets a bye in round 1 and round 2, therefore they enter directly in round 3.
In events 2 and 3, depending on event 1 results, some players may enter in round 4...

The way the draw is made becomes more and more ridiculous !

Re: q school draws available.

Postby ROS147 » 02 Aug 2020 Read

So Michael White did fall off the tour then? I can’t believe he’s having to go through Q School. He’s far too good a player for that.

Re: q school draws available.

Postby SnookerEd25 » 02 Aug 2020 Read

Well, judging by the last few years standards, he should sail through.

I don’t think it is that the players don’t have the ability, I think the prize on offer induces nerves that they haven’t felt before; hence, it it usually the experienced players (Walker, Borg, Pinches etc.) who come through.

I honestly think Jimmy would qualify through Q-school, if he was required to.
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