by Holden Chinaski » 29 Mar 2014 Read
I would be surprised if Hawkins loses this, but anything can happen in a best of seven of course... Would be nice to see Gerard win.
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by Skullman » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Hawkins fluking like mad.
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by Skullman » 29 Mar 2014 Read
1-0 Hawkins already. Good one visit frame. Needs to keep doing this to prevent Greene from grinding it out.
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by Holden Chinaski » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Hawkins is a great player to watch, I like his style. Has a good all round game and a great temperament. Always seems cool and focused.
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by Holden Chinaski » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Good chance for Greene...
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by Skullman » 29 Mar 2014 Read
3-0. All Hawkins here. 96% pot success.
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by Holden Chinaski » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Hawkins just too good for Greene.
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by masterdoctorgenius » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:Hawkins is a great player to watch, I like his style. Has a good all round game and a great temperament. Always seems cool and focused.
Good joke. He is normall a choker. Today is an exeption because he plays an inferior player
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by Skullman » 29 Mar 2014 Read
2/3 PTC Grand Finals have been whitewashes, looks like it'll be 3/4 in a couple of minutes.
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by Skullman » 29 Mar 2014 Read
And all done. Hawkins is now a multiple ranking event winner. He really has improved in recent times. Currently a top 4 player and performs like it.
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by masterdoctorgenius » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Skullman wrote:And all done. Hawkins is now a multiple ranking event winner. He really has improved in recent times. Currently a top 4 player and performs like it.
But he chokes too much for my liking
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by Snooker Overdrive » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Well done Barry, unfortunately for Gerald he got off to a flyer and after that were was only gonna be one winner.
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by Andre147 » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Snooker Overdrive wrote:Well done Barry, unfortunately for Gerald he got off to a flyer and after that were was only gonna be one winner.
Yeah when Hawkins plays like that he's very hard to stop.
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by Roland » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Wildey wrote:Sonny wrote:Well it's not really Wild. If you think about it, Hearn has always wanted emphasis on the PTC series to make sure all players are incentivised to take part in the best of 7 three day events which take place at new locations across Europe and Asia. He said or JF said somewhere that any extra prize money on tour would be prioritised in the PTC grand finals.
I am surprised at the huge difference between winner and runner-up but overall I have no issue with it.
If that's the case why didn't he make the PTC Grand Finals in line with the Other ranking events regarding points in the last 4 years?
Winner 7,000
Runner up 5,600
Semi Finals 4,800
Quarter Finals 3,500
Last 16 2,660
Last 32 1,960
instead of the poor relation Ranking point wise
Well apart from the draw for the Worlds, there is no other impact to this. The tour places at the end of this season will be decided on prize money, not ranking points. Right now, today, this hour, ranking points are dead. RIP ranking points, welcome prize money lists.
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by Andre147 » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Sonny wrote:Wildey wrote:Sonny wrote:Well it's not really Wild. If you think about it, Hearn has always wanted emphasis on the PTC series to make sure all players are incentivised to take part in the best of 7 three day events which take place at new locations across Europe and Asia. He said or JF said somewhere that any extra prize money on tour would be prioritised in the PTC grand finals.
I am surprised at the huge difference between winner and runner-up but overall I have no issue with it.
If that's the case why didn't he make the PTC Grand Finals in line with the Other ranking events regarding points in the last 4 years?
Winner 7,000
Runner up 5,600
Semi Finals 4,800
Quarter Finals 3,500
Last 16 2,660
Last 32 1,960
instead of the poor relation Ranking point wise
Well apart from the draw for the Worlds, there is no other impact to this. The tour places at the end of this season will be decided on prize money, not ranking points. Right now, today, this hour, ranking points are dead.
RIP ranking points, welcome prize money lists.
Definately Sonny, prize money rankings is the way forward, ok there will be many aspects that need sorting out, but hell all systems need sorting out and none of them are perfect so...
As you say, Welcome Prize Money lists
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by Roland » 29 Mar 2014 Read
They have addressed the main concern, prize money first round losers will only have half the prize money count towards ranking. Despite being dead against it when first suggested, I am now not 100% in favour because I think it is a bit commercial, but I can accept it.
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by Roland » 29 Mar 2014 Read
It's in another topic just a couple down on the active topics list as I post this
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by Wildey » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Sonny wrote:Wildey wrote:Sonny wrote:Well it's not really Wild. If you think about it, Hearn has always wanted emphasis on the PTC series to make sure all players are incentivised to take part in the best of 7 three day events which take place at new locations across Europe and Asia. He said or JF said somewhere that any extra prize money on tour would be prioritised in the PTC grand finals.
I am surprised at the huge difference between winner and runner-up but overall I have no issue with it.
If that's the case why didn't he make the PTC Grand Finals in line with the Other ranking events regarding points in the last 4 years?
Winner 7,000
Runner up 5,600
Semi Finals 4,800
Quarter Finals 3,500
Last 16 2,660
Last 32 1,960
instead of the poor relation Ranking point wise
Well apart from the draw for the Worlds, there is no other impact to this. The tour places at the end of this season will be decided on prize money, not ranking points. Right now, today, this hour, ranking points are dead. RIP ranking points, welcome prize money lists.
bullocks
Prize Money rankings is the biggest load of cockerel it goes against what rankings should be about 175,000 points different between World Champ and Runner up don't make me laugh being world champ doesent make you that much better than the Runner up.
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by Wildey » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Saturday 29th of March
7pm
Gerard Greene 0-4 Barry Hawkins
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by Roland » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Yes but even under the old system there was a difference between winner and runner up. 17-17 in the final, that last frame had so much hanging on it wrt ranking points, money and prestige.
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by TheRocket » 29 Mar 2014 Read
Hawkins can reach the World final again and he's showing atm that the final last year was not a fluke. He's playing really strong stuff and I mean, his scoring sometimes is really heavy.
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by Roland » 30 Mar 2014 Read
He has come a long way since the days of being the perennial under achiever, just outside the top 16 and who crumbles under the heat of battle. Always been a classy player to watch style wise but so late into his career has finally come good. I don't think it will be a massive shock if he wins in Sheffield which is something you wouldn't have said a couple of years ago.
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by Snooker Overdrive » 30 Mar 2014 Read
Sonny wrote:He has come a long way since the days of being the perennial under achiever, just outside the top 16 and who crumbles under the heat of battle. Always been a classy player to watch style wise but so late into his career has finally come good. I don't think it will be a massive shock if he wins in Sheffield which is something you wouldn't have said a couple of years ago.
Spot on.
Since Terry Griffiths took him under his wings, he turned it completely around. He's one of the best match players in the World now. Barry fully deserves this title and I'm sure there's to come...
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by masterdoctorgenius » 30 Mar 2014 Read
the prize money dstribution in general is a joke
they should be in the same proportion like the ranking points
but at the PTC Grand finals: 100 000 to 34 000. WTF
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by SnookerFan » 30 Mar 2014 Read
I quite enjoyed what I saw of those tournament. Lot of upsets, chances to see different people have decent runs in the tournament.
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by Andre147 » 30 Mar 2014 Read
SnookerFan wrote:I quite enjoyed what I saw of those tournament. Lot of upsets, chances to see different people have decent runs in the tournament.
Yeah me too, it's a terrific venue as well so I think it should definately be held there again. And if we're honest if it had been in Thailand as originally planed it wouldn't have been so good, far from it.
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by SnookerFan » 30 Mar 2014 Read
Yeah, Preston was a success. Great crowd, considering it was held there at short notice.
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