International Championship Qualifiers !!!

Tonight's matches are a bit dull.

Come on Theppy Lad.

Matthew Stevens is playing Liu Hongyu.

Anybody know what this is about?

https://twitter.com/joegentlemanjoe/sta ... 5847508037

SnookerFan wrote:Anybody know what this is about?

https://twitter.com/joegentlemanjoe/sta ... 5847508037

Joe talked about it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=PxU8T-U9lZM

D4P wrote:

SnookerFan wrote:Anybody know what this is about?

https://twitter.com/joegentlemanjoe/sta ... 5847508037

Joe talked about it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=PxU8T-U9lZM

Ah. Ya git.

You got me.

That was very well done.

Might watch a bit of Hossein vs Evans tonight.

Ooooh. Mark Williams tomorrow night.

Here he comes that Mighty Mouse.

Come on Mark is a play on there being multiple snooker playing Marks. Saying 'come on Mark' leaves the reader in some confusion as to which Mark is being supported. This is particularly powerful when two Marks are playing each other.

A multi-layered play on words, it also gives the impression that someone might be having a tommy tank on said Mark, by skillful omission of a comma. If the clean version of this gag is required, simply placing a comma in this way: 'come on, Mark' renders the joke suitable for PG audiences.

Dan-cat wrote:Come on Mark is a play on their being multiple snooker playing Marks. Saying 'come on Mark' leaves the reader in some confusion as to which Mark is being supported. This is particularly powerful when two Marks are playing each other.

A multi-layered play on words, it also gives the impression that someone might be having a tommy tank on said Mark, by skillful omission of a comma. If the clean version of this gag is required, simply placing a comma in this way: 'come on, Mark' renders the joke suitable for PG audiences.

*there

Dan-cat wrote:A multi-layered play on words, it also gives the impression that someone might be having a tommy tank on said Mark, by skillful omission of a comma. If the clean version of this gag is required, simply placing a comma in this way: 'come on, Mark' renders the joke suitable for PG audiences.

Mighty Mouse 3-0 up.

I've just tried to book tickets for the Wuhan Open. The ticket booking site is terrible though. You have to buy a ticket for each session separately, you can't add them to a basket and pay for all at once. That's annoying. And for each session ticket you buy, you have to pay for a courier service for ticket delivery. So I'm going to have to pay £20 just to get the tickets posted. No e-ticket option. And you can't choose your seat.
On top of that, you have to match the tickets to your id. That's good in preventing touting, but the booking site doesn't recognise my ID type
I tried to speak to the customer service, but the bot didn't understand my questions.
I'm Tempted to just roll up to the venue when I get to Wuhan and hope the tickets haven't sold out. Going to sleep on it

chengdufan wrote:I've just tried to book tickets for the Wuhan Open. The ticket booking site is terrible though. You have to buy a ticket for each session separately, you can't add them to a basket and pay for all at once. That's annoying. And for each session ticket you buy, you have to pay for a courier service for ticket delivery. So I'm going to have to pay £20 just to get the tickets posted. No e-ticket option. And you can't choose your seat.
On top of that, you have to match the tickets to your id. That's good in preventing touting, but the booking site doesn't recognise my ID type
I tried to speak to the customer service, but the bot didn't understand my questions.
I'm Tempted to just roll up to the venue when I get to Wuhan and hope the tickets haven't sold out. Going to sleep on it

this isn't very good...

chengdufan wrote:I've just tried to book tickets for the Wuhan Open. The ticket booking site is terrible though. You have to buy a ticket for each session separately, you can't add them to a basket and pay for all at once. That's annoying. And for each session ticket you buy, you have to pay for a courier service for ticket delivery. So I'm going to have to pay £20 just to get the tickets posted. No e-ticket option. And you can't choose your seat.
On top of that, you have to match the tickets to your id. That's good in preventing touting, but the booking site doesn't recognise my ID type
I tried to speak to the customer service, but the bot didn't understand my questions.
I'm Tempted to just roll up to the venue when I get to Wuhan and hope the tickets haven't sold out. Going to sleep on it

In a lot of smaller tournaments in the UK, you can do just that. The Worlds it won't be possible, and maybe not on the day for the UK and Masters. (Though, I often buy first round tickets a month before The Masters with no problem, as I'm usually going on a weekday afternoon.)

Smaller tournaments, you're often okay. For early rounds, at least. Though sometimes for the final or whatever, it's best to book in advance. As sometimes they sell out.

To be honest, just by the look of the Chinese tournaments on TV, there's often a lot of empty seats from just what you can see on TV.

Shanghai masters was packed every session, and with an engaged crowd

If you could buy an eticket there’d probably be a £20 admin fee anyway...

Dan-cat wrote:Shanghai masters was packed every session, and with an engaged crowd

I think Shanghai’s always been a bit more like that compared other China tournaments. But who knows maybe with the long wait they’ll all be packed.

Well, obviously, having never been to China in my life, let alone a snooker event held in China, I am guessing somewhat.

We're told over here that the cost of issues is the problem, but that's what the commentators tell us. It's not first hand knowledge.

SnookerFan wrote:Well, obviously, having never been to China in my life, let alone a snooker event held in China, I am guessing somewhat.

We're told over here that the cost of issues is the problem, but that's what the commentators tell us. It's not first hand knowledge.

I don't know why they don't give away the tickets to make it full, surely better than 5 people on their phones which is what it usually is.

I've noticed, on just looking, that the English Open in Brentwood, the final is sold out on the 8th October. That seemed like quite a popular event last year.

The British Open the weekend after still has final tickets available. So will a lot of the smaller events, I guess.

SnookerFan wrote:

chengdufan wrote:I've just tried to book tickets for the Wuhan Open. The ticket booking site is terrible though. You have to buy a ticket for each session separately, you can't add them to a basket and pay for all at once. That's annoying. And for each session ticket you buy, you have to pay for a courier service for ticket delivery. So I'm going to have to pay £20 just to get the tickets posted. No e-ticket option. And you can't choose your seat.
On top of that, you have to match the tickets to your id. That's good in preventing touting, but the booking site doesn't recognise my ID type
I tried to speak to the customer service, but the bot didn't understand my questions.
I'm Tempted to just roll up to the venue when I get to Wuhan and hope the tickets haven't sold out. Going to sleep on it

In a lot of smaller tournaments in the UK, you can do just that. The Worlds it won't be possible, and maybe not on the day for the UK and Masters. (Though, I often buy first round tickets a month before The Masters with no problem, as I'm usually going on a weekday afternoon.)

Smaller tournaments, you're often okay. For early rounds, at least. Though sometimes for the final or whatever, it's best to book in advance. As sometimes they sell out.

To be honest, just by the look of the Chinese tournaments on TV, there's often a lot of empty seats from just what you can see on TV.

This is good advice. I think I'll buy my final ticket tomorrow (some price options are already sold out) and wait till I'm there for the others.
The prices are quite reasonable. It's a lot cheaper than Chengdu was 10 years ago

chengdufan wrote:This is good advice. I think I'll buy my final ticket tomorrow (some price options are already sold out) and wait till I'm there for the others.
The prices are quite reasonable. It's a lot cheaper than Chengdu was 10 years ago

Well, I hope it's good advice.

Bear in mind, the only ranking events I've ever attend where in the UK, so it may differ with a Chinese audience.

Got Hossein vs Reanne on.

1-0 Hoss.

2-0 Hoss.

Let us know when it's 3-0 Hoss.

D4P wrote:Let us know when it's 3-0 Hoss.

Currently 48-15 to Reanne in Frame 3.

3-0 Hoss.