Before the tournament Neil Robertson promised a donation of £5,000 plus 100 for every century made in the event to WIRES the Australian Wildlife Rescue team.
World Snooker then agreed to match both amounts.
There were 18 centuries in the event
£6,800 due to be donated by Robertson £6,800 due to be donated by World Snooker
At this moment Stuart Bingham is probably thankful that Liang Wenbo beat him just before christmas because he gets a week off now, however Ali Carter does not.
European Masters starts on Wednesday in Austria(Carters match is on Wednesday afternoon, so imagine he will relax tomorrow and travel Tuesday)
I know he wasn't meant to be in the Masters and even though he didn't win last night but I'm starting to grow on Ali Carter, I think he had an excellent tournament.
Was actually looking at Champion of Champions this year, all day tickets for the group stage is £21 and it's at Milton Keynes for the 1st time in 2020 a new venue for Snooker which could be interesting and a quick and cheap enough journey from Euston.
Was actually looking at Champion of Champions this year, all day tickets for the group stage is £21 and it's at Milton Keynes for the 1st time in 2020 a new venue for Snooker which could be interesting and a quick and cheap enough journey from Euston.
The defending champion Jimmy Robertson isn't there after he lost in the 1st qualifying round to Martin O'Donnell
A couple of changes to the European Masters this season including the date, its normally held in October so is being held a few months later than normal and after a couple of years in Lommel in Belgium its moved to Dornbirn in Austria
Graeme Dott 5-3 Liang Wenbo Neil Robertson 5-2 Lyu Haotian Michael Holt 5-0 Daniel Wells Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-2 Robbie Williams John Higgins 5-2 Fergal O'Brien Ding Junhui 5-0 Rob Milkins Marco Fu 5-3 Lu Ning Ali Carter 5-3 Tian Pengfei Xiao Guodong 5-3 Alfie Burden Scott Donaldson 5-2 Kyren Wilson Mark Selby 5-2 Jak Jones Barry Hawkins 5-2 David Lilley
25 years as a pro teaches you how to behave as a player unfortunately some players have no class my opponent was warned twice for chalking his cue on my backswing whilst in his chair , I then declared i feathered the white on 60 at 3/2 down and showed him how a sportsman behaves
Scott Donaldson 5-2 Ding Junhui Neil Robertson 5-2 Graeme Dott Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-4 John Higgins Ali Carter 5-4 Michael Holt Marco Fu 5-2 Xiao Guodong Barry Hawkins 5-4 Mark Selby Gary Wilson 5-1 Zhao Xintong Zhou Yuelong 5-3 Jackson Page
Only the 2nd whitewash in a ranking event final over 2 session, the other being Steve Davies in 1989
All the work was done by Neil earlier today taking a 8-0 lead into tonight, he probably didn't want a couple of hours break and I am guessing neither did Zhou, but they came back and only it only took 1 more frame tonight for Neil to wrap up the win
Graeme Dott 5-4 Tian Pengfei Matt Selt 5-0 Jamie Rhys Clarke Mark Williams 5-2 Yuan Sijun Luca Brecel 5-0 Joe Perry Sunny Akani 5-0 David Grace Michael Georgiou 5-1 Gerrard Greene Nigel Bond 5-2 Kishan Hirani Judd Trump 5-1 Noppon Saengkham Scott Donaldson 5-4 Ding Junhui Robbie Williams 5-4 John Higgins Mitchell Mann 5-4 Alexander Ursenbacher
Should be an interesting event again as whilst some big names like Trump, Williams, Murphy and Robertson are there a number of top players actually lost in the qualifying rounds
Defending Champion Kyren Wilson lost to Zhao Xintong
Mark Selby long to Jamie Rhys Clarke
Bingham, Maguire, Allen, Carter and Lisowski all entered and all lost in the qualifying rounds
Add to that we have now already lost Ding and Higgins
What is your opinion of Donaldson? I think out of the new breed/ upcoming players he looks the most ready to break into the top 16. Has some good scalps, including Ding in this event. A good player, had potential for a while but seems to be getting more consistent.
This one will be wide open, quite a few of the top players missing it. The atmosphere/ crowd doesn't seem as busy as normal, I am sure this is one in the past I was looking to go to but feels like they have lost the initial momentum. I dread to think what Saudi Arabia is going to be like
Scott Donaldson I agree is finally starting to show something.
Into the top 25 and could get higher after this event, consistency had always been his issue, remember when he beat Selby a few seasons ago then lost in the next round, playing poorly to someone ranked below him.
But he seems to have found some consistency this season and is only 24
Shaun Murphy up next for him so will be a very good test for him
I think The German Masters might pick up a bit now it's been rebranded, not sure if I mentioned this before the start of the European Masters last week but
The European Masters The German Masters The Snooker Shootout The Gibraltar Open
Now makeup The European Series
Whoever is top on order of merit and the end of the 4 events gets a bonus £150,000
Neil Robertson has already said he is likely to play in the Shootout this year because of it
Scott Donaldson I agree is finally starting to show something.
Into the top 25 and could get higher after this event, consistency had always been his issue, remember when he beat Selby a few seasons ago then lost in the next round, playing poorly to someone ranked below him.
But he seems to have found some consistency this season and is only 24
Shaun Murphy up next for him so will be a very good test for him
Wow I didn't even realise he was so high, I think I said on twitter a few months ago when he was like 50 ranked. A funny one, he seems more of a grafter and always worth a shock. Hard to call these events personally but I hope he does well.
I think The German Masters might pick up a bit now it's been rebranded, not sure if I mentioned this before the start of the European Masters last week but
The European Masters The German Masters The Snooker Shootout The Gibraltar Open
Now makeup The European Series
Whoever is top on order of merit and the end of the 4 events gets a bonus £150,000
Neil Robertson has already said he is likely to play in the Shootout this year because of it
Is the shootout still considered a ranking event then? If so, joke. Completely different game might aswell be playing pool lol
Scott Donaldson I agree is finally starting to show something.
Into the top 25 and could get higher after this event, consistency had always been his issue, remember when he beat Selby a few seasons ago then lost in the next round, playing poorly to someone ranked below him.
But he seems to have found some consistency this season and is only 24
Shaun Murphy up next for him so will be a very good test for him
Wow I didn't even realise he was so high, I think I said on twitter a few months ago when he was like 50 ranked. A funny one, he seems more of a grafter and always worth a shock. Hard to call these events personally but I hope he does well.
Yeah he is 24th
£10,000 away from 22nd who is Jimmy Robertson and obviously not there this week, he is still £50,000 away from Thepchaiya in 21st so a bit of a gap there but, he is closing it
Comments
European Masters starts on Wednesday in Austria(Carters match is on Wednesday afternoon, so imagine he will relax tomorrow and travel Tuesday)
Maybe a day out @johnnybev1987
Get a charltonlife crew together haha
My mate has bought 4, also another one too for the Tuesday. so there should be a few of us going again next year.
I'd be up for that, depending on dates etc.
Last 32
Draw
Daniel Wells v Michael Holt
Tian Pengfei v Ali Carter
Robert Milkins v Ding Junhui
Scott Donaldson v Kyren Wilson
John Higgins v Fergal O'Brien
Robbie Williams v Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Graeme Dott v Liang Wenbo
Lyu Haotian v Neil Robertson
Mark Williams v Zhou Yuelong
Jackson Page WO Yan Bingtao
David Lilley v Barry Hawkins
Jake Jones v Mark Selby
Lu Ning v Marco Fu
Alfie Burden v Xiao Guodong
Gary Wilson v Luca Brecel
Michael White v Zhao Xintong
A couple of changes to the European Masters this season including the date, its normally held in October so is being held a few months later than normal and after a couple of years in Lommel in Belgium its moved to Dornbirn in Austria
Last 32
Results
Graeme Dott 5-3 Liang Wenbo
Neil Robertson 5-2 Lyu Haotian
Michael Holt 5-0 Daniel Wells
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-2 Robbie Williams
John Higgins 5-2 Fergal O'Brien
Ding Junhui 5-0 Rob Milkins
Marco Fu 5-3 Lu Ning
Ali Carter 5-3 Tian Pengfei
Xiao Guodong 5-3 Alfie Burden
Scott Donaldson 5-2 Kyren Wilson
Mark Selby 5-2 Jak Jones
Barry Hawkins 5-2 David Lilley
This is the 1st tweet:
The discussion was how disgusting my opponents behaviour was.... what a shame
Followed by:
25 years as a pro teaches you how to behave as a player unfortunately some players have no class my opponent was warned twice for chalking his cue on my backswing whilst in his chair , I then declared i feathered the white on 60 at 3/2 down and showed him how a sportsman behaves
Last 32
Results
Jackson Page WO Yan Bingtao
Zhao Xintong 5-2 Michael White
Zhou Yuelong 5-4 Mark Williams
Gary Wilson 5-1 Luca Brecel
Last 16
Results
Scott Donaldson 5-2 Ding Junhui
Neil Robertson 5-2 Graeme Dott
Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 5-4 John Higgins
Ali Carter 5-4 Michael Holt
Marco Fu 5-2 Xiao Guodong
Barry Hawkins 5-4 Mark Selby
Gary Wilson 5-1 Zhao Xintong
Zhou Yuelong 5-3 Jackson Page
Quarter Final
Results
Neil Robertson 5-1 Thepchaiya Un-Nooh
Ali Carter 5-1 Scott Donaldson
Quarter Final
Results
Gary Wilson 5-3 Marco Fu
Zhou Yuelong 5-2 Barry Hawkins
Semi Final
Results
Neil Robertson 6-1 Ali Carter
Zhou Yuelong 6-5 Gary Wilson
Final
Neil Robertson 9-0 Zhou Yuelong
All the work was done by Neil earlier today taking a 8-0 lead into tonight, he probably didn't want a couple of hours break and I am guessing neither did Zhou, but they came back and only it only took 1 more frame tonight for Neil to wrap up the win
So yesterdays and this mornings updates will follow shortly then will fo this afternoons updates when the matches finish
Round 1
Results
Graeme Dott 5-4 Tian Pengfei
Matt Selt 5-0 Jamie Rhys Clarke
Mark Williams 5-2 Yuan Sijun
Luca Brecel 5-0 Joe Perry
Sunny Akani 5-0 David Grace
Michael Georgiou 5-1 Gerrard Greene
Nigel Bond 5-2 Kishan Hirani
Judd Trump 5-1 Noppon Saengkham
Scott Donaldson 5-4 Ding Junhui
Robbie Williams 5-4 John Higgins
Mitchell Mann 5-4 Alexander Ursenbacher
Defending Champion Kyren Wilson lost to Zhao Xintong
Mark Selby long to Jamie Rhys Clarke
Bingham, Maguire, Allen, Carter and Lisowski all entered and all lost in the qualifying rounds
Add to that we have now already lost Ding and Higgins
What is your opinion of Donaldson? I think out of the new breed/ upcoming players he looks the most ready to break into the top 16. Has some good scalps, including Ding in this event. A good player, had potential for a while but seems to be getting more consistent.
This one will be wide open, quite a few of the top players missing it. The atmosphere/ crowd doesn't seem as busy as normal, I am sure this is one in the past I was looking to go to but feels like they have lost the initial momentum. I dread to think what Saudi Arabia is going to be like
Into the top 25 and could get higher after this event, consistency had always been his issue, remember when he beat Selby a few seasons ago then lost in the next round, playing poorly to someone ranked below him.
But he seems to have found some consistency this season and is only 24
Shaun Murphy up next for him so will be a very good test for him
The European Masters
The German Masters
The Snooker Shootout
The Gibraltar Open
Now makeup The European Series
Whoever is top on order of merit and the end of the 4 events gets a bonus £150,000
Neil Robertson has already said he is likely to play in the Shootout this year because of it
Wow I didn't even realise he was so high, I think I said on twitter a few months ago when he was like 50 ranked. A funny one, he seems more of a grafter and always worth a shock. Hard to call these events personally but I hope he does well.
Is the shootout still considered a ranking event then? If so, joke. Completely different game might aswell be playing pool lol
£10,000 away from 22nd who is Jimmy Robertson and obviously not there this week, he is still £50,000 away from Thepchaiya in 21st so a bit of a gap there but, he is closing it