Are the qualifiers televised or streamed anywhere?
Not on mainstream bud, they are on eurosport player (online only) which you can pay for, i mostly just pick up from Bet 365 which seems to be showing most of them.
I know previous years showdown day(final day) has been streamed on facebook, such a shame they cant get it onto Eurosport or even BBC
Don't you have to pay to sign up/subscribe? just might be worth giving the heads up when people can watch for free on other means, also sometimes they pop up on Facebook/youtube if you are looking.
Ok so i kind of jynxed the two young men, Mertens losing from 5-1 up and Robbie 6-5 loss aswell. A shame but no doubt good experiance.
Hendry lost 6-1 as predicted, but i saw this year was more of a warm up and next year he will be trying alot harder as he didn't have the match practice, hopefully his chapter isn't closed just yet.
noone of note to mention today, but ill keep an eye on results. Still on Qualifying round 2 so 3 matches still to win for most to get to the Crucible.
Not a fan of this, i get it just i dont feel they should have endless invitations for a tour card.I dont feel he has earnt it, equally the same with Reanne and the women that have been given spots.
Todays 8 games, will be spread over 2 sessions, best of 19, I think youtube + facebook cover these every year. failing that if you want to get a specific game sometimes best to check betting sites.
Zhou Yuelong v Liam Highfield Matt Selt v Scott Donaldson Robert Milkins v Kurt Maflin Lu Haotain v Chang Bingyu Graeme Dott v Tian Pengfei Jamie Jones v Li Hang Lu Ning v Liang Wenbo Mark Davis v Jamie Clarke
Some tight matches here, first session 11am. 5pm will be the second.
We've lost a few well known players Joe Perry, Michael Holt, Stevens, Joe Connor, Tom Ford
Been really impressed with Bai Langning, who overcame Mcmanus the round before, had a good win again journeyman Ben Woolaston, looks like he has a bright future he got on the tour for last year but due to COVID couldn't come over and play any events.
Half way house update, some very surprising/ one sided results. Dott 1-8 Tian Peng , i have Tian in an underdog bet but also had Dott in another lol but still never expected going into the evening session needing 2 more. Maflin 7-2 Milkins, I expected this to be alot closer. Jamie Jones 7-2 Li Hang Lu Haotain 5-4 Chang Bingyu, Bingyu impressed opened up with a total clearance, Lu went 4-1 up but some game. Selt 6-2 Donaldson, another one Selt has made the Worlds twice out of many attempts of being a pro, really hard thought close one so not done yet. Yuelong 4-5 Highfield , I actually think Yuelong for me with Bingham is a stand out in the qualifiers and has the most potential to do well if he qualifies, not having it his own way here and Highfield would be a shock win here imo Lu Ning 5-4 Wenbo - Not a shock really Liang Wenbo is so inconsistent and blows hot and cold Jamie Clarke 7-2 Davis, although the lowest ranking of the two we all know Clarkes talent, Davis still capable but another shock by the scoreline and not the result
i have a treble on Tian/ Maflin & Selt, the supposed value/underdog one, who is going to mess it up from here pays 9/1, £10-£100
This shot alot of people play in pool, its getting alot of hype. He didn't mean to pot it just hit it. Great shot but i think people have gone way OTT in my opinion, what was more annoying Day fluked one in the decider and went on to which means Louis will now have to qualify via Q school i believe.
Agreed. Have often seen them use the middle jaw, not so much the corner when that much distance though.
with the distance involved,its a brilliant shot but i've seen it pool and snooker so to me doesn't feel as good as social media has made out. I have seen it going around alot lol
This shot alot of people play in pool, its getting alot of hype. He didn't mean to pot it just hit it. Great shot but i think people have gone way OTT in my opinion, what was more annoying Day fluked one in the decider and went on to which means Louis will now have to qualify via Q school i believe.
Just saw this so thought I would quickly let you know that Louis should be fine as he is currently 4th on the 1 year list and top 8 stay on.
This shot alot of people play in pool, its getting alot of hype. He didn't mean to pot it just hit it. Great shot but i think people have gone way OTT in my opinion, what was more annoying Day fluked one in the decider and went on to which means Louis will now have to qualify via Q school i believe.
Just saw this so thought I would quickly let you know that Louis should be fine as he is currently 4th on the 1 year list and top 8 stay on.
It was a bit of a guess tbf, cheers Paulie thanks for letting me know. I hope so he has started to find his feet of late so good news.
Agreed. Have often seen them use the middle jaw, not so much the corner when that much distance though.
with the distance involved,its a brilliant shot but i've seen it pool and snooker so to me doesn't feel as good as social media has made out. I have seen it going around alot lol
I don't think he would hit that very often, maybe one in twenty. The yellow wasn't all that close to the cushion and the white normally stays closer to the rail when you use the jaws. You don't really have much control and he was lucky just to hit it, but to pot it was ridiculous.
Agreed. Have often seen them use the middle jaw, not so much the corner when that much distance though.
with the distance involved,its a brilliant shot but i've seen it pool and snooker so to me doesn't feel as good as social media has made out. I have seen it going around alot lol
I don't think he would hit that very often, maybe one in twenty. The yellow wasn't all that close to the cushion and the white normally stays closer to the rail when you use the jaws. You don't really have much control and he was lucky just to hit it, but to pot it was ridiculous.
fair point, i think hitting it closer to 1 in 10. Although the pot is slightly irrelevant for me its a fluke, bit of a brucie bonus if you ask me.
First 8 through to the crucible to face a top 16 player: Maflin 10-4 Milkins Selt 10-3 Donaldson Jamie Jones 10-5 Li Hang Haotian 10-6 Bingyu Mark Davis 10-8 (from 7-2 down) Tian Pengfei 10-7 Dott (Dott was 8-1 down, so nearly some fightback) Liam Highfield 10-7 Yuelong (the 17th seed is out, big shock for me) Liang Wenbo 10-7 Lu Ning
Todays line up for judgement day part 2, draw tomorrow AM Figuiredo v Joyce Day v Walden Bai Langning v Martin Gould (Bai is the lowest ranking to get to this point, impressed me so far but big task today) Hallworth v Wilson (potential shock for me, Wilson hasn't been firing yet if he does he goes through) Carter v Ursenbacher Xintong v Sam Craigie Wakelin v Guodong Brecel v Bingham (potential for tie of the round, although Bingham should make it through)
Shows how tight snooker is these days, no formality games there. You can watch showdown day on World Snooker Tour social media Youtube or Facebook, or alternatively for a specific game i usually find betting sites better.
Half time update: Figuiredo 3 v 6 Joyce Day 3 v 6 Walden Bai Langning 5 v 4 Martin Gould Hallworth 2 v 7 Wilson Carter 6 v 3 Ursenbacher Xintong 5 v 4 Sam Craigie Wakelin 5 v 4 Guodong Brecel 3 v 6 Bingham - Bingham has hit 3 centuries, i think he could be the one to avoid in the first round.
We could have a few close ones , equally a few 6-3 could turn into a quick affair. Kick off T - 2 Hours (1700 hours UK time)
This shot alot of people play in pool, its getting alot of hype. He didn't mean to pot it just hit it. Great shot but i think people have gone way OTT in my opinion, what was more annoying Day fluked one in the decider and went on to which means Louis will now have to qualify via Q school i believe.
Just saw this so thought I would quickly let you know that Louis should be fine as he is currently 4th on the 1 year list and top 8 stay on.
Alright @paulie8290 Didn’t realise you were back on here. Hope all is well with you. Even if it’s just a flying visit, keep looking after yourself. 👍🏼
So the final 8 that went through are : Sam Craigie (Great win 10-9 v Xintong) Mark Joyce Chris Wakelin (Debut) another nice win against a top china player Guodong Gould (beat the one i was following Bai Langning. still one to watch out for i think he was 4-2 up but Gould kicked into gear and is a top player on his day won 10-5) Carter beat Ursenbacher Bingham solid win v Luca Brecel Walden beat Day Gary Wilson beat Steve Hallworth
Quite a few of those could be tricky openers, depending on the draw i have a feeling Ronnie will be out early maybe first round this year. I'll have a look to see who he draws first.
draw today at 11am, i will try and post if i can. Unless @clive or @paulie8290 are on the ball...
Currently i have backed Robbo, Kyren Wilson, Maguire (ew) Yan Bingtao (ew), two small punts on 200/1 Davis + Craigie (before yesterday he is now 150) both have the game to beat anyone but still dont feel they will do it just seemed decent value.
This is not the order of play, just the order drawn. Ronnie will get us underway on Saturday as the defending champ. Some crackers in here and as normal you would expect a few seeds to go out at least..
Murphy v Davis Allen v Haotian Trump v Highfield Ding v Bingham Mcgill v Walden Williams v Craigie Maguire v Jamie Jones Selby v Maflin Wilson v Wilson Higgins v Tian Peng Gilbert v Wakelin Lisowski v Carter Ronnie v Joyce (best draw for him so no shock here) Hawkins v Selt Robertson v Wenbo Yan Bingtao v Gould
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I know previous years showdown day(final day) has been streamed on facebook, such a shame they cant get it onto Eurosport or even BBC
https://www.eurosport.co.uk/snooker/
Hendry lost 6-1 as predicted, but i saw this year was more of a warm up and next year he will be trying alot harder as he didn't have the match practice, hopefully his chapter isn't closed just yet.
noone of note to mention today, but ill keep an eye on results. Still on Qualifying round 2 so 3 matches still to win for most to get to the Crucible.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooker/56709177
Todays 8 games, will be spread over 2 sessions, best of 19, I think youtube + facebook cover these every year. failing that if you want to get a specific game sometimes best to check betting sites.
Zhou Yuelong v Liam Highfield
Matt Selt v Scott Donaldson
Robert Milkins v Kurt Maflin
Lu Haotain v Chang Bingyu
Graeme Dott v Tian Pengfei
Jamie Jones v Li Hang
Lu Ning v Liang Wenbo
Mark Davis v Jamie Clarke
Some tight matches here, first session 11am. 5pm will be the second.
We've lost a few well known players Joe Perry, Michael Holt, Stevens, Joe Connor, Tom Ford
Been really impressed with Bai Langning, who overcame Mcmanus the round before, had a good win again journeyman Ben Woolaston, looks like he has a bright future he got on the tour for last year but due to COVID couldn't come over and play any events.
Dott 1-8 Tian Peng , i have Tian in an underdog bet but also had Dott in another lol but still never expected going into the evening session needing 2 more.
Maflin 7-2 Milkins, I expected this to be alot closer.
Jamie Jones 7-2 Li Hang
Lu Haotain 5-4 Chang Bingyu, Bingyu impressed opened up with a total clearance, Lu went 4-1 up but some game.
Selt 6-2 Donaldson, another one Selt has made the Worlds twice out of many attempts of being a pro, really hard thought close one so not done yet.
Yuelong 4-5 Highfield , I actually think Yuelong for me with Bingham is a stand out in the qualifiers and has the most potential to do well if he qualifies, not having it his own way here and Highfield would be a shock win here imo
Lu Ning 5-4 Wenbo - Not a shock really Liang Wenbo is so inconsistent and blows hot and cold
Jamie Clarke 7-2 Davis, although the lowest ranking of the two we all know Clarkes talent, Davis still capable but another shock by the scoreline and not the result
i have a treble on Tian/ Maflin & Selt, the supposed value/underdog one, who is going to mess it up from here pays 9/1, £10-£100
Hope you are well mate?
Maflin 10-4 Milkins
Selt 10-3 Donaldson
Jamie Jones 10-5 Li Hang
Haotian 10-6 Bingyu
Mark Davis 10-8 (from 7-2 down)
Tian Pengfei 10-7 Dott (Dott was 8-1 down, so nearly some fightback)
Liam Highfield 10-7 Yuelong (the 17th seed is out, big shock for me)
Liang Wenbo 10-7 Lu Ning
Figuiredo v Joyce
Day v Walden
Bai Langning v Martin Gould (Bai is the lowest ranking to get to this point, impressed me so far but big task today)
Hallworth v Wilson (potential shock for me, Wilson hasn't been firing yet if he does he goes through)
Carter v Ursenbacher
Xintong v Sam Craigie
Wakelin v Guodong
Brecel v Bingham (potential for tie of the round, although Bingham should make it through)
Shows how tight snooker is these days, no formality games there. You can watch showdown day on World Snooker Tour social media Youtube or Facebook, or alternatively for a specific game i usually find betting sites better.
Figuiredo 3 v 6 Joyce
Day 3 v 6 Walden
Bai Langning 5 v 4 Martin Gould
Hallworth 2 v 7 Wilson
Carter 6 v 3 Ursenbacher
Xintong 5 v 4 Sam Craigie
Wakelin 5 v 4 Guodong
Brecel 3 v 6 Bingham - Bingham has hit 3 centuries, i think he could be the one to avoid in the first round.
We could have a few close ones , equally a few 6-3 could turn into a quick affair. Kick off T - 2 Hours (1700 hours UK time)
Didn’t realise you were back on here. Hope all is well with you.
Even if it’s just a flying visit, keep looking after yourself. 👍🏼
Sam Craigie (Great win 10-9 v Xintong)
Mark Joyce
Chris Wakelin (Debut) another nice win against a top china player Guodong
Gould (beat the one i was following Bai Langning. still one to watch out for i think he was 4-2 up but Gould kicked into gear and is a top player on his day won 10-5)
Carter beat Ursenbacher
Bingham solid win v Luca Brecel
Walden beat Day
Gary Wilson beat Steve Hallworth
Quite a few of those could be tricky openers, depending on the draw i have a feeling Ronnie will be out early maybe first round this year. I'll have a look to see who he draws first.
draw today at 11am, i will try and post if i can. Unless @clive
or @paulie8290 are on the ball...
Currently i have backed Robbo, Kyren Wilson, Maguire (ew) Yan Bingtao (ew), two small punts on 200/1 Davis + Craigie (before yesterday he is now 150) both have the game to beat anyone but still dont feel they will do it just seemed decent value.
Draw on here
World Championship draw
Quarter one
Quarter two
Quarter three
Quarter four
Murphy v Davis
Allen v Haotian
Trump v Highfield
Ding v Bingham
Mcgill v Walden
Williams v Craigie
Maguire v Jamie Jones
Selby v Maflin
Wilson v Wilson
Higgins v Tian Peng
Gilbert v Wakelin
Lisowski v Carter
Ronnie v Joyce (best draw for him so no shock here)
Hawkins v Selt
Robertson v Wenbo
Yan Bingtao v Gould
I'm not sure Clive's draw is correct. This is what I've seen.
Ronnie O’Sullivan (1) vs Mark Joyce
Ricky Walden vs Anthony McGill (16)
Ding Junhui (9) vs Stuart Bingham
Jamie Jones vs Stephen Maguire (8)
John Higgins (5) vs Tian Pengfei
Sam Craigie vs Mark Williams (12)
Mark Allen (13) vs Lyu Haotian
Kurt Maflin vs Mark Selby (4)
Neil Robertson (3) vs Liang Wenbo
Ali Carter vs Jack Lisowski (14)
Barry Hawkins (11) vs Matthew Selt
Gary Wilson vs Kyren Wilson (6)
Shaun Murphy (7) vs Mark Davis
Martin Gould vs Yan Bingtao (10)
David Gilbert (15) vs Chris Wakelin
Liam Highfield vs Judd Trump (2)