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Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby OoNebsoO

And he's out too. Favourites dropping like flies.

SnookerFan wrote:
Andre147 wrote:Ding 3-2 down, only the black left on the 6th frame.


The big names are dropping like flies. :shock:


Oops. Haven't seen this page before my post. :)

Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby snucar

Cloud Strife wrote:A million quid flushed down the toilet, just like that. :td:


In all fairness, currently there's no player on the campaign having a realistic chance at winning all four tournaments. In my lifetime the players with the mental stamina needed for such a task can be counted in two fingers and they're both retired.

I think the 1 million bonus is pretty cheapie actually. Barry should raise it up to 1 billion, without risking anything at all. Unless the tour players make a deal and spread the prize between them. :stir:

Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby Cloud Strife

SnookerFan wrote:Personally, I hope some right idiot wins this.

Just so somebody really low ranked is the one we're bigging up as being on for the winning four rankers in a season challenge.


Hendry would be seething if that happened. He doesn't like lower ranked players doing anything in tournaments.

Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby PoolBoy

It seems that all the top players are vulnerable in first-to-four encounters.
I don't for a moment think that Ding would have lost to Jak Jones over best-of-19, nor Selby against Highfield.
Ditto Ronnie against Chris Wakelin.
Imagine what it'll be like at the Snooker Shoot-Out!
One-frame matches all the way.
To be honest, any professional player who is in that will think they've a chance of landing the title - and a Ranking Event to boot!
(sorry, Wildy, I know you're not 'recognising' that tournament's Ranking Status!)

Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby Andre147

Alex0paul wrote:I think Robertson is finished as a top player now


He just won the Riga Masters not long ago so that statment <ok>

But he's not playing great in recent times that is a certainty.

Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby Lou147

Who does Ricky play next? Good chance for him to get himself back in the top 16 now I should think

Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby masterdoctorgenius

Andre147 wrote:
Alex0paul wrote:I think Robertson is finished as a top player now


He just won the Riga Masters not long ago so that statment <ok>

But he's not playing great in recent times that is a certainty.


nor is ronnie. sometimes he says he needs tournaments to be sharp next time he says he played in too much and is burnt out.

i say play Uk, Masters and WC and chill the rest of the season

Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby Andre147

Yes Ronnie always on two minds. AT times saying he needs to play more, others saying he's playing too much.

I too expect him to withdraw from Belfast tournament or Scottish Open because the latter is just after the UK.

Re: Coral English Open Last 32 and Last 16 !!!!

Postby PoolBoy

Lou147 wrote:Who does Ricky play next? Good chance for him to get himself back in the top 16 now I should think

It's Ricky Walden v Yan Bingtao in the Last-16.
The met in last week's European masters in Romania with Walden winning 4-2.
I agree, Ricky seems to be well-under-the-radar in this, just quietly going about his business!