Snooker updates

West_Stand_Neil

excellent post paulie.
notice no player made 2 finals without winning at least 1. so no really bad unlucky losers.

johnnybev1987

paulie8290 said:

So there we have it another season finished with extra money on the tour next year and a few names starting to make waves I am expecting some 1st time winners next season(and Hopefully Mark Selby gets a kick up his backside down to 6th now)

Tournamnet winners

Ranking Events

Riga Masters-Neil Robertson
World Open- Mark Williams
Paul Hunter Classic- Kyren Wilson
China Championship- Mark Selby
European Masters- Jimmy Robertson
English Open-Stuart Bingham
International Championship-Mark Allen
Northern Ireland Open-Judd Trump
UK Championship-Ronnie O'Sullivan
Scottish Open- Mark Allen
German Masters-Kyren Wilson
World Grand Prix-Judd Trump
Welsh Open- Neil Robertson
Snooker Shootout- Thepchaiya-Un Nooh
Indian Open- Matt Selt
Players Championship- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Gibraltar Open- Stuart Bingham
Tour Championship- Ronnie O'Sullivan
China Open- Neil Robertson
World Championship- Judd Trump

Non Ranking Events

Haining Open- Mark Selby
Shanghai Masters- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Champion of Champions- Ronnie O'Sullivan
The Masters- Judd Trump
Championship League- Martin Gould

Challenge Tour Winners

Event 1- Brandon Sargeant
Event 2- David Grace
Event 3- Barry Pinches
Event 4- Mitchell Mann
Event 5- David Lilley
Event 6- David Grace
Event 7- Joel Walker
Event 8- Simon Bedford
Event 9- Adam Duffy
Event 10- George Pragnall

Players who made more than 1 ranking final

Neil Robertson- 6 (3 Wins 3 Runner up)
Ronnie O'Sullivan- 4 (3 Wins 1 Runner up)
Judd Trump-3 (3 Wins 0 Runner Up)
Mark Allen- 3 (2 Wins 1 Runner Up)
Stuart Bingham- 3 (2 Wins 1 Runner Up)
Kyren Wilson- 2 (2 Wins 0 Runners Up)

Ranking Titles by Country

England-13
Australia-3
Northern Ireland-2
Wales-1
Thailand-1


End of season ranking with list of players who have dropped of the tour will follow tonight

Good post, however you haven't said who won World 6 Reds? unless I have misread your post. I won it on my computer game so highlights its not on there and its non-ranking :P

Kyren Wilson beat Ding8-4 in the final (edited)

paulie8290

johnnybev1987 said:

paulie8290 said:

So there we have it another season finished with extra money on the tour next year and a few names starting to make waves I am expecting some 1st time winners next season(and Hopefully Mark Selby gets a kick up his backside down to 6th now)

Tournamnet winners

Ranking Events

Riga Masters-Neil Robertson
World Open- Mark Williams
Paul Hunter Classic- Kyren Wilson
China Championship- Mark Selby
European Masters- Jimmy Robertson
English Open-Stuart Bingham
International Championship-Mark Allen
Northern Ireland Open-Judd Trump
UK Championship-Ronnie O'Sullivan
Scottish Open- Mark Allen
German Masters-Kyren Wilson
World Grand Prix-Judd Trump
Welsh Open- Neil Robertson
Snooker Shootout- Thepchaiya-Un Nooh
Indian Open- Matt Selt
Players Championship- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Gibraltar Open- Stuart Bingham
Tour Championship- Ronnie O'Sullivan
China Open- Neil Robertson
World Championship- Judd Trump

Non Ranking Events

Haining Open- Mark Selby
Shanghai Masters- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Champion of Champions- Ronnie O'Sullivan
The Masters- Judd Trump
Championship League- Martin Gould

Challenge Tour Winners

Event 1- Brandon Sargeant
Event 2- David Grace
Event 3- Barry Pinches
Event 4- Mitchell Mann
Event 5- David Lilley
Event 6- David Grace
Event 7- Joel Walker
Event 8- Simon Bedford
Event 9- Adam Duffy
Event 10- George Pragnall

Players who made more than 1 ranking final

Neil Robertson- 6 (3 Wins 3 Runner up)
Ronnie O'Sullivan- 4 (3 Wins 1 Runner up)
Judd Trump-3 (3 Wins 0 Runner Up)
Mark Allen- 3 (2 Wins 1 Runner Up)
Stuart Bingham- 3 (2 Wins 1 Runner Up)
Kyren Wilson- 2 (2 Wins 0 Runners Up)

Ranking Titles by Country

England-13
Australia-3
Northern Ireland-2
Wales-1
Thailand-1


End of season ranking with list of players who have dropped of the tour will follow tonight

Good post, however you haven't said who won World 6 Reds? unless I have misread your post. I won it on my computer game so highlights its not on there and its non-ranking :P

Kyren Wilson beat Ding 5-3 in the final

I didnt add any of the VE events

6 red
Macau Master team event
Senior 6 reds

johnnybev1987

paulie8290 said:

johnnybev1987 said:

paulie8290 said:

So there we have it another season finished with extra money on the tour next year and a few names starting to make waves I am expecting some 1st time winners next season(and Hopefully Mark Selby gets a kick up his backside down to 6th now)

Tournamnet winners

Ranking Events

Riga Masters-Neil Robertson
World Open- Mark Williams
Paul Hunter Classic- Kyren Wilson
China Championship- Mark Selby
European Masters- Jimmy Robertson
English Open-Stuart Bingham
International Championship-Mark Allen
Northern Ireland Open-Judd Trump
UK Championship-Ronnie O'Sullivan
Scottish Open- Mark Allen
German Masters-Kyren Wilson
World Grand Prix-Judd Trump
Welsh Open- Neil Robertson
Snooker Shootout- Thepchaiya-Un Nooh
Indian Open- Matt Selt
Players Championship- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Gibraltar Open- Stuart Bingham
Tour Championship- Ronnie O'Sullivan
China Open- Neil Robertson
World Championship- Judd Trump

Non Ranking Events

Haining Open- Mark Selby
Shanghai Masters- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Champion of Champions- Ronnie O'Sullivan
The Masters- Judd Trump
Championship League- Martin Gould

Challenge Tour Winners

Event 1- Brandon Sargeant
Event 2- David Grace
Event 3- Barry Pinches
Event 4- Mitchell Mann
Event 5- David Lilley
Event 6- David Grace
Event 7- Joel Walker
Event 8- Simon Bedford
Event 9- Adam Duffy
Event 10- George Pragnall

Players who made more than 1 ranking final

Neil Robertson- 6 (3 Wins 3 Runner up)
Ronnie O'Sullivan- 4 (3 Wins 1 Runner up)
Judd Trump-3 (3 Wins 0 Runner Up)
Mark Allen- 3 (2 Wins 1 Runner Up)
Stuart Bingham- 3 (2 Wins 1 Runner Up)
Kyren Wilson- 2 (2 Wins 0 Runners Up)

Ranking Titles by Country

England-13
Australia-3
Northern Ireland-2
Wales-1
Thailand-1


End of season ranking with list of players who have dropped of the tour will follow tonight

Good post, however you haven't said who won World 6 Reds? unless I have misread your post. I won it on my computer game so highlights its not on there and its non-ranking :P

Kyren Wilson beat Ding 5-3 in the final

I didnt add any of the VE events

6 red
Macau Master team event
Senior 6 reds

Whats VE? I wouldn't add seniors but 6 reds still had Selby/Wilson/Ding and half of the main players

paulie8290

johnnybev1987 said:

paulie8290 said:

johnnybev1987 said:

paulie8290 said:

So there we have it another season finished with extra money on the tour next year and a few names starting to make waves I am expecting some 1st time winners next season(and Hopefully Mark Selby gets a kick up his backside down to 6th now)

Tournamnet winners

Ranking Events

Riga Masters-Neil Robertson
World Open- Mark Williams
Paul Hunter Classic- Kyren Wilson
China Championship- Mark Selby
European Masters- Jimmy Robertson
English Open-Stuart Bingham
International Championship-Mark Allen
Northern Ireland Open-Judd Trump
UK Championship-Ronnie O'Sullivan
Scottish Open- Mark Allen
German Masters-Kyren Wilson
World Grand Prix-Judd Trump
Welsh Open- Neil Robertson
Snooker Shootout- Thepchaiya-Un Nooh
Indian Open- Matt Selt
Players Championship- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Gibraltar Open- Stuart Bingham
Tour Championship- Ronnie O'Sullivan
China Open- Neil Robertson
World Championship- Judd Trump

Non Ranking Events

Haining Open- Mark Selby
Shanghai Masters- Ronnie O'Sullivan
Champion of Champions- Ronnie O'Sullivan
The Masters- Judd Trump
Championship League- Martin Gould

Challenge Tour Winners

Event 1- Brandon Sargeant
Event 2- David Grace
Event 3- Barry Pinches
Event 4- Mitchell Mann
Event 5- David Lilley
Event 6- David Grace
Event 7- Joel Walker
Event 8- Simon Bedford
Event 9- Adam Duffy
Event 10- George Pragnall

Players who made more than 1 ranking final

Neil Robertson- 6 (3 Wins 3 Runner up)
Ronnie O'Sullivan- 4 (3 Wins 1 Runner up)
Judd Trump-3 (3 Wins 0 Runner Up)
Mark Allen- 3 (2 Wins 1 Runner Up)
Stuart Bingham- 3 (2 Wins 1 Runner Up)
Kyren Wilson- 2 (2 Wins 0 Runners Up)

Ranking Titles by Country

England-13
Australia-3
Northern Ireland-2
Wales-1
Thailand-1


End of season ranking with list of players who have dropped of the tour will follow tonight

Good post, however you haven't said who won World 6 Reds? unless I have misread your post. I won it on my computer game so highlights its not on there and its non-ranking :P

Kyren Wilson beat Ding 5-3 in the final

I didnt add any of the VE events

6 red
Macau Master team event
Senior 6 reds

Whats VE? I wouldn't add seniors but 6 reds still had Selby/Wilson/Ding and half of the main players

Variety Events

So not the normal 15 reds, Technically the shootout is a VE but as its now a ranking tournament it goes with that.

If you want 6 reds added then i will next year

johnnybev1987

My thoughts exactly, snooker shooutout is included as its ranking. Although 6 Reds is a different format still non-ranking so could have been included.

Never heard of Variety events, but know of the others named. Up to you mate really but if its a snooker tourney and including non ranking, good to have it all

paulie8290

Only just noticed I hadnt done the end of season rankings my apologies



END OF SEASON RANKINGS

1-Ronnie O'Sullivan
2-Judd Trump
3-Mark Williams
4-Neil Robertson
5-John Higgins
6-Mark Selby
7-Mark Allen
8-Kyren Wilson
9-Barry Hawkins
10-Ding Junhui
11-Jack Lisowski
12-Dave Gilbert
13-Stuart Bingham
14-Shaun Murphy
15-Luca Brecel
16-Stephen Maguire

17-Ali Carter
18-Ryan Day
19-Joe Perry
20-Gary Wilson
21-Yan Bingtao
22-Graeme Dott
23-Anthony McGill
24-Jimmy Robertson
25-Xiao Guodonng
26-Lyu Haotian
27-Tom Ford
28-Mark King
29-Li Hang
30-Ricky Walden
31-Zhou Yuelong
32-Martin Gould
33-Mark Davis
34-Matt Selt
35-Scott Donaldson
36-Robert Milkins
37-Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
38-Noppon Saengkham
39-Ben Woollaston
40-Hossein Vafaei
41-Liang Wenbo
42-Martin O'Donnell
43-Matthew Stevens
44-Michael Holt
45-Michael White
46-Michael Georgiou
47-Peter Ebdon
48-Chris Wakelin
49-Kurt Maflin
50-Stuart Carrington
51-Alan McManus
52-Akani Songsermsawad
53-Yuan Sijun
54-Mark Joyce
55-Marco Fu
56-Ken Doherty
57-Andrew Higginson
58-Zhao Xintong
59-Daniel Wells
60-Robbie Williams
61-Liam Highfield
62-Anthony Hamilton
63-Fergal O'Brien
64-Mike Dunn

65-Dominic Dale
66-Jamie Jones
67-Eden Sharav
68-Lu Ning
69-Gerard Greene
70-Ian Burns
71-Rory McLeod
72-Sam Craigie
73-Alexander Ursenbacher
74-Tian Pengfei
75-Joe O'Connor
76-Duane Jones
77-Xu Si
78-Mei Xiwen
79-Jimmy White
80-Zhang Yong
81-Luo Honghao
82-Nigel Bond
83-Peter Lines
84-Rod Lawler
85-Sam Baird
86-Craig Steadman
87-John Astley
88-Zhang Anda
89-Joe Swail
90-Robin Hull
91-Allan Taylor
92-Paul Davison
93-Jak Jones
94-Elliot Slessor
95-Ross Muir
96-Alfie Burden
97-Li Yuan
98-Oliver Lines
99-Billy Joe Castle
100-Chris Totten
101-Niu Zhuang
102-Chen Zifan
103-Soheil Vahedi
104-Jordan Brown
105-Lee Walker
106-Ashley Hugill
107-Hamza Akbar
108-Ashley Carty
109-James Wattana
110-Thor Chaun Leong
111-Lukas Kleckers
112-Jamie Clarke
113-Zhang Jiankang
114-Sanderson Lam
115-Sean O'Sullivan
116-Chen Feilong
117-Harvey Chandler
118-Kishan Hirani
119-Hammad Miah
120-Adam Stefanow
121-Rhys Clark
122-Andy Lee
123-Fan Zhengyi
124-Simon Lichtenberg
125-Basem Eltahhan

paulie8290

Despite being out of the top 64 the following players remain on the tour as they are on the 2nd year of a 2 year tour card

Lu Ning
Sam Craigie
Tian Pengfei
Joe O'Connor
Mei Xiwen
Luo Honghao
Sam Baird
Craig Steadman
John Astley
Zhang Anda
Jak Jones
Elliot Slessor
Alfie Burden
Oliver Lines
Jordan Brown
Lee Walker
Ashley Carty
James Wattana
Thor Chuan Leong
Jamie Clarke
Zhang Jiankang
Chen Feilong
Harvey Chandler
Kishan Hirani
Hammad Miah
Adam Stefanow
Andy Lee
Fan Zhengyi
Simon Lichtenberg

paulie8290

Despite being out of the top 64 the following players remain on the tour as they are the top 7 on the one year list(normally it would be top 8 but James Cahill was im the top 8 on the 1 year list so gets a 2 year card)

Dominic Dale
Eden Sharav
Gerard Greene
Ian Burns
Duane Jones
Nigel Bond
Rod Lawler


Jimmy White was given an invitational 2 year tour card

paulie8290

So the following players have lost their tour spot and will need to regain at Q School

Rory McLeod
Alexander Ursenbacher
Xu Si
Zhang Yong
Peter Lines
Joe Swail
Robin Hull
Allan Taylor
Paul Davison
Ross Muir
Li Yuan
Billy Joe Castle
Chris Totten
Niu Zhuang
Chen Zifan
Soheil Vahedi
Ashley Hugill
Hamza Akbar
Lukas Kleckers
Sanderson Lam
Sean O'Sullivan
Rhys Clark
Basem Eltahhan

paulie8290

So as it stands the players on the tour next year are as follows

Ronnie O'Sullivan
Judd Trump
Mark Williams
Neil Robertson
John Higgins
Mark Selby
Mark Allen
Kyren Wilson
Barry Hawkins
Ding Junhui
Jack Lisowski
Dave Gilbert
Stuart Bingham
Shaun Murphy
Luca Brecel
Stephen Maguire
Ali Carter
Ryan Day
Joe Perry
Gary Wilson
Yan Bingtao
Graeme Dott
Anthony McGill
Jimmy Robertson
Xiao Guodonng
Lyu Haotian
Tom Ford
Mark King
Li Hang
Ricky Walden
Zhou Yuelong
Martin Gould
Mark Davis
Matt Selt
Scott Donaldson
Robert Milkins
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Noppon Saengkham
Ben Woollaston
Hossein Vafaei
Liang Wenbo
Martin O'Donnell
Matthew Stevens
Michael Holt
Michael White
Michael Georgiou
Peter Ebdon
Chris Wakelin
Kurt Maflin
Stuart Carrington
Alan McManus
Akani Songsermsawad
Yuan Sijun
Mark Joyce
Marco Fu
Len Doherty
Andrew Higginson
Zhao Xintong
Daniel Wells
Robbie Williams
Liam Highfield
Anthony Hamilton
Fergal O'Brien
Mike Dunn
Lu Ning
Sam Craigie
Tian Pengfei
Joe O'Connor
Mei Xiwen
Luo Honghao
Sam Baird
Craig Steadman
John Astley
Zhang Anda
Jak Jones
Elliot Slessor
Alfie Burden
Oliver Lines
Jordan Brown
Lee Walker
Ashley Carty
James Wattana
Thor Chuan Leong
Jamie Clarke
Zhang Jiankang
Chen Feilong
Harvey Chandler
Kishan Hirani
Hammad Miah
Adam Stefanow
Andy Lee
Fan Zhengyi
Simon Lichtenberg
Dominic Dale
Eden Sharav
Gerard Greene
Ian Burns
Duane Jones
Nigel Bond
Rod Lawler
James Cahill
Jimmy White
Mitchell Mann

New players on tour and how they got there
Kacper Filipiak-EBSA European Snooker Champion
Jackson Page-EBSA European Under 21 Champion
Steve Mifsud-Oceania Championship Winner
Igor Figueiredo-Pan American Championship Winner
Chang Bingyu-CBSA China Tour
Bai Langning-CBSA China Tour
Brandon Sargeant-Challenge Tour
David Grace-Challenge Tour
Xu Si-Q School Event 1 Winner
David Lilley-Q School Event 1 Winner
Jamie O'Neil-Q School Event 1 Winner
Soheil Vahedi-Q School Event 1 Winner

So thats 115 players confirmed for next season, still to come are:

4 players from Q School Event 2
4 players from Q School Event 3
4 players from Q School Event 4
ABSF African Snooker Champion

paulie8290

Will do updates from Q School 2, 3 and 4 

paulie8290

Soheil Vahedi and Xu Si were on the tour last year so I wont do a write up about those, but the other 2 who have qualified from Q School 1 I will

David Lilley

David is a 43 year old from England, He is a pro player for the 1st time now, he has made 32 career centuries and his highest break is a 136 in last years Q School Event 2.

David had some sucess as an amateur player in the mid to late 90s winning the following:
1995-EBSA European Snooker Championship
1997-English Amateur Championship
1999-English Amateur Championship
2004-English Amateur Championship

He then left the game for a few years and came back in 2016 and entered Q School, he never qualified but due to finishing 17th on the order of merit and with a number of players not playing David was able to enter 2016 Indian Open, where he beat Tian Pengfei, Mike Dunn, Mark Williams and Rob Milkins before losing to Shaun Murphy in the Quarter Finals.

He entered Q School again in 2018 and finished 1st in the order of merit(he was the best player not to qualify) which meant he would be able to enter in a few events during the 18/19 season, he got to the Scottish Open 3rd Round but other than that he never got past the 2nd round.

He did however come close to earning a tour card by finishing 4th on the Challenge tour list and also losing 5-4 in the EBSA European Snooker Championship final to Kacper Filipiak.

So coming close on a few occassion I am sure David is delighted to now finally be a pro snooker player for 2019/2020 


Jamie O'Neil

Jamie is a 32 year old from Wellingborough in England.

Jamie has been a pro player before 2007/2008, 2010/2011, 2012/2013 and 2013/2014, his highest ranking was 80th in 2011, his highest break is a 113 also in 2011.

His best ranking event finish was 3rd round in the China Open.

Jamie has won 2 Amateur titles
2003-European under 19 snooker championships
2006-English Open

johnnybev1987

Cough, i believe there area few more on the tour next season following Q school 2.

Over to you @paulie8290 you do it best

paulie8290

Haha sorry meant to update this yesterday but was busy, in the harvester in Dartford right now so quickly the 4 players to qualify via Q School 2 are

Chen Zifan
Fraser Patrick
Louis Heathcote
Riley Parsons

Chen Zifan was on the tour last year so no write up needed, the other 3 will do the writeup for when I get home later

johnnybev1987

paulie8290 said:

Haha sorry meant to update this yesterday but was busy, in the harvester in Dartford right now so quickly the 4 players to qualify via Q School 2 are

Chen Zifan
Fraser Patrick
Louis Heathcote
Riley Parsons

Chen Zifan was on the tour last year so no write up needed, the other 3 will do the writeup for when I get home later

I know bud, knew you would do a good job so didn't want to put results. 
The last one was a rank outsider and a bit of value, someone i follow on twitter had him to go through at 250/1 + 33/1 any event, Louis Hathcote rings a bell but not quite sure why maybe tipped for future or been involved? I shall eagerly await your write up, although wont be home until Sunday so doubt ill see until then 

Gravesend_Addick

I love this thread.  I consider myself a snooker fan but @paulie8290 your knowledge is phenomenal.  

Keep up the good work

paulie8290

Fraser Patrick

Fraser is a 33 year old from Scotland, he was a pro in 2007/2008 and from 2013 until he lost his place in 2017.

Despite being a pro for 5 years he has only made 10 centuries and has a high break of 139.

He has never got past the 3rd round of an event.

Louis Heathcote

Louis is 21 and from Leicester he has had 4 centuries and a high break of 104.

Not much else to say about Louis he has lost in the 1st round of a couple of events, The Paul Hunter Classic in 17 and Gibraltar Open in 18.

He has played on the Challenge tour but again not gonna very far in any event he has entered.

Riley Parsons

Riley is 19 and from England he has never made a century

Nothing else to say about Riley, as he has never entered anything before this year

He entered Q School 1 losing in the 2nd round, he entered Q School 2 and qualified beating former pros like Ursenbacher and Peter Linea on the way

LenGlover

Great work @paulie8290 great to learn more about a sport I like to watch but wouldn't claim to have an extensive knowledge of.

paulie8290

Gravesend_Addick said:

I love this thread.  I consider myself a snooker fan but @paulie8290 your knowledge is phenomenal.  

Keep up the good work

LenGlover said:

Great work @paulie8290 great to learn more about a sport I like to watch but wouldn't claim to have an extensive knowledge of.

Thanks, I know their are a few fans of snooker on here, so try my best to keep you all informed of everything

paulie8290

Rory Mcleod lost this morning ending 18 years as a pro

One of the slowest players on tour last year Rory 1st turned pro in 1991, he was on and off the tour untill 2001 when he turned pro again and remained on the tour until this year, he finished 71st so just missed out in the top 64

He lost in the 3rd round in Q School 1
He lost in the 4th round in Q School 2
He lost in the 1st round of Q School 3

23rd in the Q School order of merit so no chance of getting in via that route either, he is 48 now so will be interesting if he enters Q School next year or if he enters the Challenge tour this season.

I doubt he will go onto the seniors tour due to the shot clock they have

paulie8290

Ross Muir and Sean O'Sullivan also lost early in Q School 3 and like McLeod are to far down the order of merit to earn a place that way, so another 2 ex pros who will have to settle for Challenge Tour

paulie8290

Q School 3 has been completed

The 4 qualifiers from that are:

Alex Borg

Alex is 50 tomorrow and from Malta, Alex has been pro a few times before and last dropped of the tour at the end of the 17/18 season

Alex has a career high ranking off 80th and has a total of 15 century breaks with a high break of 135

Despite being on the tour for a number of years 15 in total on and off, he has never got past the 3rd round of a ranking event


Andy Hicks

Andy is 45 and from Devon, Andy was a pro from 1991 until he dropped off the tour in 2013.

Andy has a career high ranking of 17th which he achieved in the 95/96 season.

Andy has 152 career centuries and achieved a 147 in the 2012 UK Championships

Andy has never reached a ranking final but has made 6 semi finals including losing in the 1995 World Championship semis to Nigel Bond.


Barry Pinches

Barry is a 48 year old from Norwich, Barrt was on the tour from 1989 until 1997 then 1998 until 2016,

Barry has a career high ranking of 18 which he achieved in 2005/2006.

Barry has made 146 Career centuries including making a 147 in the 2000 Welsh Open Qualifiers

Barry has never got past a quarter final in a ranking even, however he did beat Ronnie O'Sullivan in the final of a PTC event in 2010 and earlier this year beat Aaron Canavan in the Scottish Masters Qualifying event, then in the main event he beat Ken Doherty and Stephen Hendry before losing to Joe Johnson in the final.

Alexander Ursanbacher

Alexander was on the tour last season so no need to go into details

paulie8290

So now we have finished Q School
The 4 players top of the order of merit not to have won an event also get tour cards, they are the following

Billy Joe Castle and Peter Lines who were both on the tour last season so no update required

Si Jiahui

Si is 16 years old, turning 17 next month, he is from China and is a pro for the 1st time, he has made 5 centuries and has a high break of 131

Lei Peifan

Lei is also 16 but unlike Si, Lei only turned 16 4 days ago, he is also from China and is a 1st time Pro, Lei has never made a century

paulie8290

A list of players on the tour for 2019/2020


1-Ronnie O'Sullivan
2-Judd Trump
3-Mark Williams
4-Neil Robertson
5-John Higgins
6-Mark Selby
7-Mark Allen
8-Kyren Wilson
9-Barry Hawkins
10-Ding Junhui
11-Jack Lisowski
12-Dave Gilbert
13-Stuart Bingham
14-Shaun Murphy
15-Luca Brecel
16-Stephen Maguire
17-Ali Carter
18-Ryan Day
19-Joe Perry
20-Gary Wilson
21-Yan Bingtao
22-Graeme Dott
23-Anthony McGill
24-Jimmy Robertson
25-Xiao Guodonng
26-Lyu Haotian
27-Tom Ford
28-Mark King
29-Li Hang
30-Ricky Walden
31-Zhou Yuelong
32-Martin Gould
33-Mark Davis
34-Matt Selt
35-Scott Donaldson
36-Robert Milkins
37-Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
38-Noppon Saengkham
39-Ben Woollaston
40-Hossein Vafaei
41-Liang Wenbo
42-Martin O'Donnell
43-Matthew Stevens
44-Michael Holt
45-Michael White
46-Michael Georgiou
47-Peter Ebdon
48-Chris Wakelin
49-Kurt Maflin
50-Stuart Carrington
51-Alan McManus
52-Akani Songsermsawad
53-Yuan Sijun
54-Mark Joyce
55-Marco Fu
56-Len Doherty
57-Andrew Higginson
58-Zhao Xintong
59-Daniel Wells
60-Robbie Williams
61-Liam Highfield
62-Anthony Hamilton
63-Fergal O'Brien
64-Mike Dunn
65-Lu Ning
66-Sam Craigie
67-Tian Pengfei
68-Joe O'Connor
69-Mei Xiwen
70-Luo Honghao
71-Sam Baird
72-Craig Steadman
73-John Astley
74Zhang Anda
75-Jak Jones
76-Elliot Slessor
77-Alfie Burden
78-Oliver Lines
79-Jordan Brown
80-Lee Walker
81-Ashley Carty
82-James Wattana
83-Thor Chuan Leong
84-Jamie Clarke
85-Zhang Jiankang
86-Chen Feilong
87-Harvey Chandler
88-Kishan Hirani
89-Hammad Miah
90-Adam Stefanow
91-Andy Lee
92-Fan Zhengyi
93-Simon Lichtenberg
94-Dominic Dale
95-Eden Sharav
96-Gerard Greene
97-Ian Burns
98-Duane Jones
99-Nigel Bond
100-Rod Lawler 
101-James Cahill
102-Jimmy White
103-Mitchell Mann
104-Kacper Filipiak
105-Jackson Page
106-Steve Mifsud
107-Igor Figueiredo
108-Chang Bingyu
109-Bai Langning
110-Brandon Sargeant
111-David Grace
112-Xu Si
113-David Lilley
114-Jamie O'Neil
115-Soheil Vahedi
116-Chen Zifan
117-Fraser Patrick
118-Louis Heathcote
119-Riley Parsons
120-Alex Borg
121-Andy Hicks
122-Barry Pinches
123-Alexander Ursenbacher
124-Billy Joe Castle
125-Peter Lines
126-Si Jiahui
127-Lei Peifan
128-TBA

paulie8290

So thats 127 out of the 128 players

The 128th will be the winner of the African Champion which is held in Tunisia in July

MrOneLung

Cheers Paulie 

johnnybev1987

That is mad, 3 of 4 players later than mid 40s. Then a youngster , great to see 2 16 year olds qualify via the order of merit. Hope they can make a couple of 2nd rounds and do well, it wont be easy at that age.

Thanks Paulio for the updates

johnnybev1987

So slight derail, Pool (Blackball rules) The next couple of weeks there are tournaments in blackpool which are open to all levels, this week Thursday-Sunday 3 man comp, Amateur Series. Next Thursday - Sunday 4 man pro-am, 1 professional allowed.

We went to the 4 man last year and will again this year with 5 people ( 3 sets of 4 so we just rotate who misses out), the reason it might be of interest it gets streamed, I will post if I get on a streamed table, but also its something to watch if you enjoy a bit of pool.

Youtube/Facebook beard productions, if you want to follow the events its golden8ball.co.uk. Would be interesting if someone else from here was going.

Last year was the first time I went and was a quality few days, around world cup so me and my mates basically just all day drinking and playing the comp, got through to the gold cup (Gold or Bronze after group stage) we then played a team with 1 IPA pro and his brother who went on to make final of singles (out of 512) we lost 7-3 first 2 we didn't touch the table after losing the lag. Went into Silver and bowed out 7-5 respectively, but its more about the craiq.

sorry I know not snooker related but just thought if anyone was bothered or going more likely they would be in here.

paulie8290

Riga Masters Qualfiers
Results

Rod Lawler 4-2 Yang Qingtian
Yan Bingtao 4-2 Anthony McGill
Chen Zifan 4-2 Michael Georgiou
Chang Bingyu 4-2 Ian Burns
Luca Brecel 4-0 Andy Hicks
Mei Xiwen 4-0 Paul Davison
Ricky Walden 4-1 Si Jiahui
Mike Dunn 4-0 Mitchell Mann
Alan McManus 4-1 Billy Joe Castle
Yuan Sijun 4-2 Noppon Saengkham
Sam Cragie 4-2 Long Zehuang
Michael Holt 4-1 Ross Bulman
Ali Carter 4-1 Xu Si
Jak Jones 4-1 Thor Chuan Leong
Louis Heathcote 4-3 Ryan Day