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Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussion!!

Postby Wildey

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Monday 27th of February - Sunday 4th of March in Haikou, Hainan Island,China

16 Months after Neil Robertson won the Inaugural World Open its Back this time in The Hainan Island China with a 5 year deal to stage it.

£75,000 to the Winner but it wont be Going to German Masters Champion Ronnie O'Sullivan who has Pulled out because of Glandular fever but all other Top Players are There with Ding Junhui looking for Back to Back Titles Following his Welsh Open win.

After Missing out on a German Trip 7 Times World Champion Stephen Hendry has Made it This Time and a repeat of his Welsh Open Match with Neil Robertson Whitch he Won.

Question is after Almost 9 Months without Winning a Trophy can John Higgins Return to Winning Ways ?

DRAW

ORDER OF PLAY

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Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Wildey

Monday 27th of February

6.30am

Sam Baird v Jin Long
Robert Milkins v Thanawat Tirpongpaiboon
Mark King v Hossein Vataei Ayori
Tom Ford v Lu Haotian

11.30am

Jimmy Robertson v Zhou Yuelong
Joe Perry v Ruozi Maimaiti
Michael Holt v Zhu Yinghui
Nigel Bond v Lu Ning

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Monique

Frankly the wildcard round should be scrapped, certainly in China. The original goal was to promote local talents. China is well past the stage where this is needed. It's unfair on the qualifiers who have earned their spot and are asked to win another match before getting to the business end of the tourney. Especially as some wildcards are real local amateurs, but others are former pros… and they won't be jet-lagged.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Monique

Witz78 wrote:waste of a day of the tourny

Wales lasts 7 days and only featues 32 players + 2 last qualifying matches YET the format goes to best of 7

and China also lasts 7 days features 32 players + 8 wildcard matches yet best of 9 still exists here


Yes but not all on telly. Which makes a difference for the players sponsoring and is unfair to those who are set on "outside" tables.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Wildey

GJ wrote:Wild

Who are Robbo and Hendry competing with to get main tv table next wed ?

Maguire v Milkins/TT and Gould v Cope.

i think its safe to say Hendry v Robbo gets TV.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Casey

Monique wrote:
Witz78 wrote:waste of a day of the tourny

Wales lasts 7 days and only featues 32 players + 2 last qualifying matches YET the format goes to best of 7

and China also lasts 7 days features 32 players + 8 wildcard matches yet best of 9 still exists here


Yes but not all on telly. Which makes a difference for the players sponsoring and is unfair to those who are set on "outside" tables.


True, it's a no win situation for those that have to play against Wildcards. Maybe the two two juniors in the China rankers could get to play against each other on the match table and TV - that would be much better than the current set up.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Wildey

SnookerFan wrote:
Wild wrote:
GJ wrote:Wild

Who are Robbo and Hendry competing with to get main tv table next wed ?

Maguire v Milkins/TT and Gould v Cope.

i think its safe to say Hendry v Robbo gets TV.


We've said that before. rofl

hendry v Robbo was on the second TV Table anyway.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Andre147

Monique wrote:Going by the sportstats infos on WSA, Ali Carter has withdrawn also. Not surprisingly. Ali's health has been very, very bad over the last year and his health should come first.


Really Monique? yeah, not surprising at all, given his recent health condition.. and this just goes to emphasise the fact that he´ll probably retire from snooker after the season is over...

A very good player, we´ll miss him. Wish him all the best for the future.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Wildey

Andre147 wrote:
Monique wrote:Going by the sportstats infos on WSA, Ali Carter has withdrawn also. Not surprisingly. Ali's health has been very, very bad over the last year and his health should come first.


Really Monique? yeah, not surprising at all, given his recent health condition.. and this just goes to emphasise the fact that he´ll probably retire from snooker after the season is over...

A very good player, we´ll miss him. Wish him all the best for the future.

he wont be in the top 16 now so might aswell go......health or no health i think he was happy being part time player.

Re: China Open Qualifying Discussion !!!!

Postby Andre147

Wild wrote:
Andre147 wrote:
Monique wrote:Going by the sportstats infos on WSA, Ali Carter has withdrawn also. Not surprisingly. Ali's health has been very, very bad over the last year and his health should come first.


Really Monique? yeah, not surprising at all, given his recent health condition.. and this just goes to emphasise the fact that he´ll probably retire from snooker after the season is over...

A very good player, we´ll miss him. Wish him all the best for the future.

he wont be in the top 16 now so might aswell go......health or no health i think he was happy being part time player.


Yeah, he´ll drop down the rankings pretty fast, and honestly couldnt see a way back for him if he decided to carry on, which I believe he wont do anyway.... A good snooker career he had, 2 rankers not bad, could have achieved more given his ability, but we could say that about other players as well, and his health didnt help matters of course.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Wildey

yes but he is one of these players that has had a go at the increased callender its hardly the Fault of World Snooker that hes ill and not up to it.

i just think he would have retired years ago had the Tour been full on anyway.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Casey

Monique wrote:Going by the sportstats infos on WSA, Ali Carter has withdrawn also. Not surprisingly. Ali's health has been very, very bad over the last year and his health should come first.


Oh, Wow. Feel sorry for the guy.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Witz78

simplysnooker wrote:ESSEX ESSEX! sad news, got to cheer on Bingham now :(

Should be a good event this, eurosport look to be covering it pretty extensively over the week so looking forward to watching a few hours snooker after school every day



in my day it was He-Man :parrot:

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Witz78

Witz78 wrote:
simplysnooker wrote:ESSEX ESSEX! sad news, got to cheer on Bingham now :(

Should be a good event this, eurosport look to be covering it pretty extensively over the week so looking forward to watching a few hours snooker after school every day



in my day it was He-Man :parrot:


and in Snooker fans day it was She-ra :limp:

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby GJ

If Hendo plays like he did in welsh round 1 it will be a good match

If he plays like he did v allen robbo should win easily.

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby Wildey

GJ wrote:If Hendo plays like he did in welsh round 1 it will be a good match

If he plays like he did v allen robbo should win easily.

you never know who will turn up Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde

Re: Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open W C and Last 32 Discussi

Postby SnookerFan

Wild wrote:
GJ wrote:If Hendo plays like he did in welsh round 1 it will be a good match

If he plays like he did v allen robbo should win easily.

you never know who will turn up Dr Jekyll or Mr Hyde


Hyde turns up at the venues more often than Jekyll, you must admit.