UK Championships Good News about York BUT....

It would appear plans to reduce the United Kingdom Championship will go ahead.

The rumoured plans are that for the 2011 qualifiers for the UK will involve best of 11 frame matches from rounds one to four, with the traditional best of 17 format only coming in at the venue stage of the tournament.


Fan's opinion is very much against reducing the format, as was discussed in the aftermath of the UK Final where apparent changes it appeared likely to go on hold

Its a bad move, and nonsensical in terms of the tournament, the absolute minimum the qualifiers for the UK should be is best of 13, at the very very least. I see little point in playing one session matches to qualify for a multisession tournament

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Please supply a link to the source of this reduction rumour. I really need factual evidence, but I would say this is a horrendous move.

What sets the UK and Worlds tournies apart is there length of matches. This feels like a bastardisation of a great tourny. IF true.

Utter pathetic move if this is the case, how can they justify a short format in qualifying for a long format ?

PLtheRef wrote:http://prosnookerblog.com/2011/04/26/uk-championship-back-to-the-barbican-masters-to-alexandra-palace/

ive sent a e mail telling barry hearn hes a lying bucking toss pot

Wild wrote:ive sent a e mail telling barry hearn hes a lying bucking toss pot

good luck with that, I'd expect a response later tonight if not first thing tomorrow morning knowing how quick Bazza works

Smart wrote:

Wild wrote:ive sent a e mail telling barry hearn hes a lying bucking toss pot

good luck with that, I'd expect a response later tonight if not first thing tomorrow morning knowing how quick Bazza works

well we cant just sit back do buck all let him walk all over us.

i say we make a protest by nobody attending Gloucester to watch qualifiers if they reduce it from best of 17.

dave hendon

why should uk quals be best of 17? 20 years ago they were best of 11. 10 years ago they were best of 9

Adds pointless days to qualifiers

Wild wrote:well we cant just sit back do intercourse all let him walk all over us.

i say we make a protest by nobody attending Gloucester to watch qualifiers if they reduce it from best of 17.

'we' ? When did you last attend

Bourne wrote:

Wild wrote:well we cant just sit back do intercourse all let him walk all over us.

i say we make a protest by nobody attending Gloucester to watch qualifiers if they reduce it from best of 17.

'we' ? When did you last attend

we them anyone just dont go to gloucster abnd hit them in the pockets

and gj where did dave say that because ill take bucking him on aswell.

tosser

twitter

Is this move in place for this Dec ?

GJ wrote:twitter

ill answer him on his blog not got twitter account.

dave said

I love best of 17s at venue but playing best of 17 in quals doesn't mean a better standard of qualifier: same players win

Wild wrote:well we cant just sit back do intercourse all let him walk all over us.

i say we make a protest by nobody attending Gloucester to watch qualifiers if they reduce it from best of 17.

Wild, are qualifiers for this tournament or infact all tournaments moving to gloucester?

anyone who cares about the future of snooker should not go within a 100 yards of Gloucester for nothing to do with World Snooker.

im sorry sarah and paul but this is war

Wild wrote:anyone who cares about the future of snooker should not go within a 100 yards of Gloucester for nothing to do with World Snooker.

im sorry sarah and paul but this is war

ARE THEY MOVING TO GLOUCESTER THOUGH?

I promise I wont go there wild, I just want to know.NOT.of course I would go there!

I'm disappointed that the qualifiers have been reduced, I'd keep them at best-of-17, but once the tournament itself is retaining it's format I'm not actually that worried.

Prepare for backlash...

Tubberlad wrote:I'm disappointed that the qualifiers have been reduced, I'd keep them at best-of-17, but once the tournament itself is retaining it's format I'm not actually that worried.

Prepare for backlash...

its a slipperey slope qualifiers today last 32 tomorrow then last 16 after that...

put a stop to it NOW

NO MORE MR NICE GUY BARRY GOING TO FEEL MY bucking WRATH

Wild wrote:

Tubberlad wrote:I'm disappointed that the qualifiers have been reduced, I'd keep them at best-of-17, but once the tournament itself is retaining it's format I'm not actually that worried.

Prepare for backlash...

its a slipperey slope qualifiers today last 32 tomorrow then last 16 after that...

put a stop to it NOW

NO MORE MR NICE GUY BARRY GOING TO FEEL MY bucking WRATH

If the tournament itself is reduced, then yes, it's backlash time, but as disappointing as this call is, I don't think it's the end of the world.

Personally, I'm delighted the tournament is moving back to York

Tubberlad wrote:

Wild wrote:

Tubberlad wrote:I'm disappointed that the qualifiers have been reduced, I'd keep them at best-of-17, but once the tournament itself is retaining it's format I'm not actually that worried.

Prepare for backlash...

its a slipperey slope qualifiers today last 32 tomorrow then last 16 after that...

put a stop to it NOW

NO MORE MR NICE GUY BARRY GOING TO FEEL MY bucking WRATH

If the tournament itself is reduced, then yes, it's backlash time, but as disappointing as this call is, I don't think it's the end of the world.

Personally, I'm delighted the tournament is moving back to York

well i do and im putting a stop to it Barry not going to get away with this bullocks

What are you going to do Wild, and what are the odds of it working? Realistically?

im not going to tough the majors...

bullocks you bucking cockney runt

ARE THE QUALIFIERS GOING TO GLOUCESTER PLEASE?

Wild wrote:im not going to tough the majors...

bullocks you bucking cockney runt

Fair enough, but are the qualifiers themselves actually included in that kind of statement?

randam05 wrote:ARE THE QUALIFIERS GOING TO GLOUCESTER PLEASE?

I think so... give me a second

Tubberlad wrote:

randam05 wrote:ARE THE QUALIFIERS GOING TO GLOUCESTER PLEASE?

I think so... give me a second

Thankyou tubber

Tubberlad wrote:

Wild wrote:im not going to tough the majors...

bullocks you bucking cockney runt

Fair enough, but are the qualifiers themselves actually included in that kind of statement?

changing the bog roll is included in that statement.