Trump v Wilson, great final ….can’t call it
Redcafe Snooker
- Thread starter Ronnie O'Sullivan
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Both missing some easy pots too
Congratulations John Higgins remarkable Tour Championship win.
Michal Szubarcyzk has lost in his bid to become the youngest ever qualifier (14 years old) for the World Championship.
Only went down 10-8 though, put up a good fight.
Ironically his opponent Dean Young will now face Stan Moody who is only 18 himself but isn't having a very good season, certainly not as good as the Pole although he's been playing at amateur level.
Jimmy White fought back to win 10-9 at 1.20am despite losing a frame to the three misses rule, which I suspect he's never done before!
Some of the names waiting in qualifying round 3 are insane, it just gets stronger every year... Gary Wilson, Walden, Milkins, Ford, Day, Bingham, Gilbert, Lisowski, Vafaei, Lyu, Carter and Maguire to name a few. Joe Perry and Graeme Dott come in a round before that!
The final round of qualifiers take place next Tuesday and Wednesday, with the draw for the first round proper taking place on Thursday 17th.
Only went down 10-8 though, put up a good fight.
Ironically his opponent Dean Young will now face Stan Moody who is only 18 himself but isn't having a very good season, certainly not as good as the Pole although he's been playing at amateur level.
Jimmy White fought back to win 10-9 at 1.20am despite losing a frame to the three misses rule, which I suspect he's never done before!
Some of the names waiting in qualifying round 3 are insane, it just gets stronger every year... Gary Wilson, Walden, Milkins, Ford, Day, Bingham, Gilbert, Lisowski, Vafaei, Lyu, Carter and Maguire to name a few. Joe Perry and Graeme Dott come in a round before that!
The final round of qualifiers take place next Tuesday and Wednesday, with the draw for the first round proper taking place on Thursday 17th.
Edit: I'm now guessing Graeme Dott won't be competing 
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c985555nr49o
Ex-snooker champion Dott charged with child sex offences
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c985555nr49o
Insane effort
There’s been quite a few recently. I reckon after last years Worlds where the pockets were tighter than a camel’s arse in a sandstorm and the quality of snooker suffered, WPBSA have had them opened up a bit. Total guess of course
Some big names gone out in the penultimate round of Qualifiers - Bingham, Ford, Milkins and Lisowski.
Plus Dominic Dale and Joe Perry who are now retiring.
David Gilbert is in trouble in his final round match as are Ricky Walden and Gary Wilson.
Looks like there could be a few Crucible debuts this year.
Plus Dominic Dale and Joe Perry who are now retiring.
David Gilbert is in trouble in his final round match as are Ricky Walden and Gary Wilson.
Looks like there could be a few Crucible debuts this year.
I’m on the hunt for a decent case for my 2 piece cue, any recommendations?
World Championship First Round draw:
Kyren Wilson vs Lei Peifan
Jak Jones vs Zhao Xintong
Neil Robertson vs Chris Wakelin
Mark Allen vs Fan Zhengyi
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ali Carter
Zhang Anda vs Pang Junxu
Si Jiahui vs Dave Gilbert
Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston
John Higgins vs Joe O’Connor
Xiao Guodong vs Matt Selt
Barry Hawkins vs Hossein Vafaei
Mark Williams vs Wu Yize
Luca Brecel vs Ryan Day
Ding Junhui vs Zak Surety
Shaun Murphy vs Daniel Wells
Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong
Some interesting matches but none more so than the ultimate grudge match of the round - O'Sullivan v Carter!
Ten Chinese players made it to Sheffield this year, a record and those that came through qualifiers will certainly pose problems for their seeded opponent, Zhou Yuelong for example is a very tough match for Judd Trump.
Kyren Wilson vs Lei Peifan
Jak Jones vs Zhao Xintong
Neil Robertson vs Chris Wakelin
Mark Allen vs Fan Zhengyi
Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ali Carter
Zhang Anda vs Pang Junxu
Si Jiahui vs Dave Gilbert
Mark Selby vs Ben Woollaston
John Higgins vs Joe O’Connor
Xiao Guodong vs Matt Selt
Barry Hawkins vs Hossein Vafaei
Mark Williams vs Wu Yize
Luca Brecel vs Ryan Day
Ding Junhui vs Zak Surety
Shaun Murphy vs Daniel Wells
Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong
Some interesting matches but none more so than the ultimate grudge match of the round - O'Sullivan v Carter!
Ten Chinese players made it to Sheffield this year, a record and those that came through qualifiers will certainly pose problems for their seeded opponent, Zhou Yuelong for example is a very tough match for Judd Trump.
That’s exactly the opening draw Ronnie needed I think. It’ll put some fire in his belly and could really kick off the tournament for him… or finally retire him.