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WS International Championship WC, Last 128 and Last 64 !!!

Postby Wildey

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Sunday 23rd~ Sunday 30th of October at the Baihu Media Broadcasting Centre, Daqing, China

International Championship is in its 5th year with John Higgins defending the title he won in style last year beating David Gilbert in the final 10-5

John Higgins aswell as World Champion Mark Selby and the top 2 Chinese players Ding Junhui, and Liang Wenbo Last 128 matches was heldover from Preston's Guild Hall.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Man of the moment Judd Trump and former World Champion Neil Robertson made it safely through but Mark Allen and Barry Hawkins did not make it.

Who will progress in to the last 32 and keep on track for the £125,000 first prize?

DRAW

ORDER OF PLAY

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Re: WS International Championship WC, Last 128 and Last 64 !

Postby Andre147

This tournament has gone above the UK Champs in my view in terms of excitment, mainly because of the longer format for the Semis.

The UK Champs still has the history on it's side though plus it's still one of the TC events.

Re: WS International Championship WC, Last 128 and Last 64 !

Postby Andre147

Looking forward to this tournament, great one on the calendar as I said above.

Not high hopes regarding Ronnie, mainly because this is China, and even if on paper he has an easy draw, he somehow manages to screw things up!

He'll have Guodong to start his campaign, and Xiao knocked out Robbo at the English Open from 3-0 down.

Defending Champ Higgins, Ding and Selby have their 128 match opener held over in the venue.

Re: WS International Championship WC, Last 128 and Last 64 !

Postby Wildey

Andre147 wrote:Looking forward to this tournament, great one on the calendar as I said above.

Not high hopes regarding Ronnie, mainly because this is China, and even if on paper he has an easy draw, he somehow manages to screw things up!

He'll have Guodong to start his campaign, and Xiao knocked out Robbo at the English Open from 3-0 down.

Defending Champ Higgins, Ding and Selby have their 128 match opener held over in the venue.

plus English Open Champ Liang Wenbo

Re: WS International Championship WC, Last 128 and Last 64 !

Postby Andre147

Looks like Ronnie has been very busy in China...

https://ronnieo147.com/2016/10/21/in-th ... ina-today/

https://ronnieo147.com/2016/10/19/bad-news-again/

https://ronnieo147.com/2016/10/20/busy- ... or-ronnie/

It's great he's doing these promotional things to help spread the game further and of course donating to charities. Not only Ronnie of course, but some of the other players aswell.

Just hope this doesn't distract him too much from the main job, which is win this great tournament. Would love if he won one last tournament in China, especially this one, but hopes won't be high.

Re: WS International Championship WC, Last 128 and Last 64 !

Postby Wildey

Andre147 wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:
Dan-cat wrote:Image


He looks well bored. rofl


His trademark in China :roll:

in china theres a lot of hanging about doing PR most of it pointless it has to be said but its a event in china not just a tournament playing is a small percentage of players time.

Re: WS International Championship WC, Last 128 and Last 64 !

Postby Andre147

Yes WIld, when Ronnie goes to China tournaments he gets requested more than any other player to do media stuff, etc etc etc....

When it's time for him to actually play, he tends to look tired and bored. Still, this is not an excuse whatsoever. He has to deal with it, and he's won in China before.

Re: WS International Championship WC, Last 128 and Last 64 !

Postby SnookerFan

Andre147 wrote:Yes WIld, when Ronnie goes to China tournaments he gets requested more than any other player to do media stuff, etc etc etc....

When it's time for him to actually play, he tends to look tired and bored. Still, this is not an excuse whatsoever. He has to deal with it, and he's won in China before.



With snooker being an expanding sport internatonally, this boring PR stuff is a necessity. Obviously, it's in China, so hardly a new market. But if we want the sport to grow, that's just the breaks.

Like you say Ronnie being such a popular player, he'll get a lot of focus. As will Ding in China.