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Bazza's annual press conference

Postby Dan-cat

- Betfred signs on for two more years
- Tiered qualification system for the Worlds (including 16 worldwide wildcards who will play the lowest ranked)
- if more than 20 147s then a 1 million pot gets shared
- Jimmy White wildcard for two years

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby Lemnas

Dan-cat wrote: - Tiered qualification system for the Worlds (including 16 worldwide wildcards who will play the lowest ranked)


In detail:
Round 1 - 16 wildcards + pros ranked 81-128
Round 2 - winners of round 1 + pros ranked 49-80
Round 3 - winners of round 2 + pros ranked 17-48

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby SnookerFan

Lemnas wrote:
Dan-cat wrote: - Tiered qualification system for the Worlds (including 16 worldwide wildcards who will play the lowest ranked)


In detail:
Round 1 - 16 wildcards + pros ranked 81-128
Round 2 - winners of round 1 + pros ranked 49-80
Round 3 - winners of round 2 + pros ranked 17-48


Why's he suddenly changed his mind about that?

I was considering going to the qualifiers next year.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby SnookerFan

Dan-cat wrote:- if more than 20 147s then a 1 million pot gets shared


What?

If a player makes that in his career?

Surely only Ronnie will do that.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby Deewee

SnookerFan wrote:
Dan-cat wrote:- if more than 20 147s then a 1 million pot gets shared


What?

If a player makes that in his career?

Surely only Ronnie will do that.

If there's 20 in a season, the pot is shared among the players

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby SnookerFan

Deewee wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:
Dan-cat wrote:- if more than 20 147s then a 1 million pot gets shared


What?

If a player makes that in his career?

Surely only Ronnie will do that.

If there's 20 in a season, the pot is shared among the players


Really?

Doesn't that happen most seasons the days?

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby SnookerFan

Lemnas wrote:
Dan-cat wrote: - Tiered qualification system for the Worlds (including 16 worldwide wildcards who will play the lowest ranked)


In detail:
Round 1 - 16 wildcards + pros ranked 81-128
Round 2 - winners of round 1 + pros ranked 49-80
Round 3 - winners of round 2 + pros ranked 17-48


I preferred it the way it was.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby Deewee

SnookerFan wrote:
Deewee wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:
Dan-cat wrote:- if more than 20 147s then a 1 million pot gets shared


What?

If a player makes that in his career?

Surely only Ronnie will do that.

If there's 20 in a season, the pot is shared among the players


Really?

Doesn't that happen most seasons the days?

13 is the highest I think

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby Morinas77

SnookerFan wrote:
Lemnas wrote:
Dan-cat wrote: - Tiered qualification system for the Worlds (including 16 worldwide wildcards who will play the lowest ranked)


In detail:
Round 1 - 16 wildcards + pros ranked 81-128
Round 2 - winners of round 1 + pros ranked 49-80
Round 3 - winners of round 2 + pros ranked 17-48


I preferred it the way it was.


Don't forget about round 4 between the 32 winners of round 3. There will be 3 rounds of good quality to watch.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby Godot

I like the 147 idea. It's giving a individual sport a unique collective aspect. They'll all be on the one team in a small way. It promotes sportsmanship, they'll all be pulling together and be delighted for each others achievements.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby sundaygirl

SnookerFan wrote:
Lemnas wrote:
Dan-cat wrote: - Tiered qualification system for the Worlds (including 16 worldwide wildcards who will play the lowest ranked)


In detail:
Round 1 - 16 wildcards + pros ranked 81-128
Round 2 - winners of round 1 + pros ranked 49-80
Round 3 - winners of round 2 + pros ranked 17-48


Why's he suddenly changed his mind about that?

I was considering going to the qualifiers next year.



Me too, only way I’ll get to see Matthew or Ricky.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby Godot

BUT... are they doing away with the rolling pot altogether? Is this scheme a replacement or run in conjunction? It's a bit sly by Barry if they fall short (a decent chance they would) and theres seventeen or eighteen 147s but they all get nothing for it.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby SnookerFan

sundaygirl wrote:
SnookerFan wrote:
Lemnas wrote:
Dan-cat wrote: - Tiered qualification system for the Worlds (including 16 worldwide wildcards who will play the lowest ranked)


In detail:
Round 1 - 16 wildcards + pros ranked 81-128
Round 2 - winners of round 1 + pros ranked 49-80
Round 3 - winners of round 2 + pros ranked 17-48


Why's he suddenly changed his mind about that?

I was considering going to the qualifiers next year.



Me too, only way I’ll get to see Matthew or Ricky.


We should coordinate that.

Unless it'd confuse you seeing me in a month that wasn't January.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby mantorok

Dan-cat wrote:- if more than 20 147s then a 1 million pot gets shared


50k each is a very tidy sum, but is it realistic? How many get made in a typical season?

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby mantorok

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:If someone has already hit a 147 and is 5-0 up in a best of 11 he could smash the pack open to leave his opponent an easy maximum.


rofl

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby Alex0paul

20 in a season is not going to happen unless every tournament is played with the BBC buckets

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby SnookerFan

mantorok wrote:
Dan-cat wrote:- if more than 20 147s then a 1 million pot gets shared


50k each is a very tidy sum, but is it realistic? How many get made in a typical season?


Maybe it's like Hearn's Home Nations £1million.

He thinks it won't happen.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby SnookerFan

KrazeeEyezKilla wrote:If someone has already hit a 147 and is 5-0 up in a best of 11 he could smash the pack open to leave his opponent an easy maximum.


Like Ronnie's play against Cahill.

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby OoNebsoO

Maximum breaks per years...

1982 1
1983 1
1984 1
1987 1
1988 2
1989 2
1991 2
1992 5
1994 1
1995 2
1997 2
1998 3
1999 10 (!)
2000 7
2001 3
2002 1
2003 3
2004 2
2005 2
2006 2
2007 6
2008 7
2009 2
2010 7
2011 9
2012 11
2013 6
2014 8
2015 6
2016 10
2017 8
2018 12
2019 5

Re: Bazza's annual press conference

Postby TheRocket

20 in a season looks very unlikely to me considering 13 has been the record so far.

Its like the one million bonus when someone wins all four Home nation events. It aint gonna happen but there'll always be a lot of talk in the press and media and thats all Hearn wants.