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What on earth is this?

Postby randam05

Anyone know anything about this? Is it just the world open but on the beautiful island of Hainan?

Re: What on earth is this?

Postby Wildey

randam05 wrote:Anyone know anything about this? Is it just the world open but on the beautiful island of Hainan?

yes its the World Open with a difference none of that best of 5 bullocks this will be Best of 9.

Re: What on earth is this?

Postby SnookerFan

Wild wrote:
randam05 wrote:Anyone know anything about this? Is it just the world open but on the beautiful island of Hainan?

yes its the World Open with a difference none of that best of 5 bullocks this will be Best of 9.


:bowdown:

Re: What on earth is this?

Postby SnookerFan

simplysnooker wrote:Damn, enjoyed the best of 5 format last year.


I think me and Wild were the only two who didn't enjoy it. <laugh>

Waste of a week off, that was. :-(

Re: What on earth is this?

Postby PLtheRef

Top 32 will compete in a randam draw in the last 64 qualifying round.

Its 8 Groups of Five in the First Round - Played on Six Tables - Best of 5 frames, Mon-Wed
1 Wildcard per group.

Second Round 4 Groups of Four played on Six Tables - Best of 5 frames - Thur and Fri - Top 2 qualify for quarter-finals

Quarter-Finals Saturday afternoon best of 9 frames

Semis Saturday evening best of 11 frames

Final Sunday - best of 19 frames.

Re: What on earth is this?

Postby Bourne

Glad they kept the random draw for the first round, but groups <doh> <doh> <doh> Major fail

Re: What on earth is this?

Postby Wildey

PLtheRef wrote:Top 32 will compete in a randam draw in the last 64 qualifying round.

Its 8 Groups of Five in the First Round - Played on Six Tables - Best of 5 frames, Mon-Wed
1 Wildcard per group.

Second Round 4 Groups of Four played on Six Tables - Best of 5 frames - Thur and Fri - Top 2 qualify for quarter-finals

Quarter-Finals Saturday afternoon best of 9 frames

Semis Saturday evening best of 11 frames

Final Sunday - best of 19 frames.

where did you get that format from ??