Q School 1 !!!

SteveJJ wrote:Peter Geronimo has entered. Great name.

lhpirnie wrote:196 players. Only 2 from China and none from Thailand (Quid Phetmalaikul has dual nationality). Only one woman, Becky Kenna. I guess this is all expected because of the disruption. As always, quite a few names from the past, hoping for yet another comeback...

Good news is all matches best-of-7. Not so good is the tournament structure, where they've failed to solve the 'byes' problem for QS2 and QS3. This is actually made worse by the seeding strategy, but only just. Unfortunately, the Order of Merit really matters, as there are two tour cards available and top-ups are very common these days. It's still very unfair how that is calculated, but I guess they have no ideas how to fix it.

The relegated pros should have an even bigger advantage, as they have at least had tournaments to play in. Outside the pro game there's been nothing for 14 months.

snoopy2608 wrote:

lhpirnie wrote:196 players. Only 2 from China and none from Thailand (Quid Phetmalaikul has dual nationality). Only one woman, Becky Kenna. I guess this is all expected because of the disruption. As always, quite a few names from the past, hoping for yet another comeback...

Good news is all matches best-of-7. Not so good is the tournament structure, where they've failed to solve the 'byes' problem for QS2 and QS3. This is actually made worse by the seeding strategy, but only just. Unfortunately, the Order of Merit really matters, as there are two tour cards available and top-ups are very common these days. It's still very unfair how that is calculated, but I guess they have no ideas how to fix it.

The relegated pros should have an even bigger advantage, as they have at least had tournaments to play in. Outside the pro game there's been nothing for 14 months.

I've spotted 5 from China - Honghao, Peifan, Sijun, Jiahui, Langning

SnookerEd25 wrote:More about Peter Geronimo

https://snookerhq.com/2018/08/22/peter- ... r-classic/

lhpirnie wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:Peter Geronimo has entered. Great name.

My favourite name is Roshan Birdi. Surely he's playing the wrong sport?

lhpirnie wrote:196 players. Only 2 from China and none from Thailand (Quid Phetmalaikul has dual nationality). Only one woman, Becky Kenna. I guess this is all expected because of the disruption. As always, quite a few names from the past, hoping for yet another comeback...

Good news is all matches best-of-7. Not so good is the tournament structure, where they've failed to solve the 'byes' problem for QS2 and QS3. This is actually made worse by the seeding strategy, but only just. Unfortunately, the Order of Merit really matters, as there are two tour cards available and top-ups are very common these days. It's still very unfair how that is calculated, but I guess they have no ideas how to fix it.

The relegated pros should have an even bigger advantage, as they have at least had tournaments to play in. Outside the pro game there's been nothing for 14 months.

SteveJJ wrote:

lhpirnie wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:Peter Geronimo has entered. Great name.

My favourite name is Roshan Birdi. Surely he's playing the wrong sport?

With allusions to golf like that, I think the BBC have found the long term successor to Dennis Taylor

Running side wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:

lhpirnie wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:Peter Geronimo has entered. Great name.

My favourite name is Roshan Birdi. Surely he's playing the wrong sport?

With allusions to golf like that, I think the BBC have found the long term successor to Dennis Taylor

Just read article about peter Geronimo, can someone check not just my eyes read.Following a 3_0 win he then added the Scalp of Jordan crossley.

SteveJJ wrote:

snoopy2608 wrote:

lhpirnie wrote:196 players. Only 2 from China and none from Thailand (Quid Phetmalaikul has dual nationality). Only one woman, Becky Kenna. I guess this is all expected because of the disruption. As always, quite a few names from the past, hoping for yet another comeback...

Good news is all matches best-of-7. Not so good is the tournament structure, where they've failed to solve the 'byes' problem for QS2 and QS3. This is actually made worse by the seeding strategy, but only just. Unfortunately, the Order of Merit really matters, as there are two tour cards available and top-ups are very common these days. It's still very unfair how that is calculated, but I guess they have no ideas how to fix it.

The relegated pros should have an even bigger advantage, as they have at least had tournaments to play in. Outside the pro game there's been nothing for 14 months.

I've spotted 5 from China - Honghao, Peifan, Sijun, Jiahui, Langning

I suspect he means ones that weren't on tour last season

snoopy2608 wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:

snoopy2608 wrote:

lhpirnie wrote:196 players. Only 2 from China and none from Thailand (Quid Phetmalaikul has dual nationality). Only one woman, Becky Kenna. I guess this is all expected because of the disruption. As always, quite a few names from the past, hoping for yet another comeback...

Good news is all matches best-of-7. Not so good is the tournament structure, where they've failed to solve the 'byes' problem for QS2 and QS3. This is actually made worse by the seeding strategy, but only just. Unfortunately, the Order of Merit really matters, as there are two tour cards available and top-ups are very common these days. It's still very unfair how that is calculated, but I guess they have no ideas how to fix it.

The relegated pros should have an even bigger advantage, as they have at least had tournaments to play in. Outside the pro game there's been nothing for 14 months.

I've spotted 5 from China - Honghao, Peifan, Sijun, Jiahui, Langning

I suspect he means ones that weren't on tour last season

That makes sense my apologies.
Just notice Jamie Jones II has entered!

snoopy2608 wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:

snoopy2608 wrote:

lhpirnie wrote:196 players. Only 2 from China...

I've spotted 5 from China - Honghao, Peifan, Sijun, Jiahui, Langning

I suspect he means ones that weren't on tour last season

That makes sense my apologies.
Just notice Jamie Jones II has entered!

lhpirnie wrote:

snoopy2608 wrote:

SteveJJ wrote:

snoopy2608 wrote:

lhpirnie wrote:196 players. Only 2 from China...

I've spotted 5 from China - Honghao, Peifan, Sijun, Jiahui, Langning

I suspect he means ones that weren't on tour last season

That makes sense my apologies.
Just notice Jamie Jones II has entered!

Yes, sorry I wasn't clear. The 5 players from China who were relegated have stayed in the UK since the World Championship (preparing like crazy). I was referring to people who had travelled over through the pandemic restrictions: Chen Feilong ("the Flying Dragon") and Yao Pengcheng - neither are young players. There's one Indian, Gaurang Vyas, who's had to withdraw. But Kei Kamihashi from Japan is in the draw, although he's spent a lot of time here is residence at the academies.

GeF wrote:52 Players have a bye in all 3 events, 12 in 2 events.
Pros like Duane Jones, Mitchell Mann, Brandon Sargeant, David Lilley and notably Yuan Sijun are among the 12.

Players falling off the World Snooker Tour from the 2020/21 season along with top players on the Q School Order of Merit from 2020 will make up 64 seeded players in each Q School event. These players will be placed at random in the draw but seeded apart from one another in the opening rounds of the events so that they do not meet before the L64 round

Wildey wrote:https://wst.tv/knowles-tour-place-is-my-goal/

Tony Knowles at 65 thinks he has what it takes to make it through q school

The_Abbott wrote:Ian Preece is sunning himself in Nice

The_Abbott wrote:

Wildey wrote:https://wst.tv/knowles-tour-place-is-my-goal/

Tony Knowles at 65 thinks he has what it takes to make it through q school

Well if he's flying in practice we know what that means

chengdufan wrote:Notable absences:

Dessie Sheehan
Mike Hallett
Paul Burrell
Jeff Cundy
Bash Maqsood
Tugba Irten
Matthew Couch
Stephen Kershaw
Ian Preece
Aditya Mehta
Lucky Vatnani
Jamie McArdle
Andy Marriott
Thor Chuan Leong
Chris Keogan
Jake Nicholson
Fang Xiongman
Adam Edge
Jonathan Bagley
Chae Ross
Ronan Whyte
Kayden Brierley

chengdufan wrote:I'm very excited about this. I'm really hoping it is broadcast on zhibo.tv.

There are 60+ players who have the ability and should feel very confident of their chances. But there will surely be one or two surprises from outside that group of favourites who make it through.

I am of course hoping, as always, that the qualifiers largely come from the younger age bracket and there is an international feel to the group of 14.
I would love to see Knowles qualify, though surely he must be one of the least likely to do so! But I think the likes of Pinches, Lawler, P Lines, Burden and Davison have had their run now and I'd be disappointed if they made it. (I am of course disappointed by this every year and it won't be different this time!).

Dan-cat wrote:

The_Abbott wrote:

Wildey wrote:https://wst.tv/knowles-tour-place-is-my-goal/

Tony Knowles at 65 thinks he has what it takes to make it through q school

Well if he's flying in practice we know what that means

Crazy this - love his ambition, I really hope he does it!! But if Hendry can barely win a frame... I don't hold out a lot of hope

badtemperedcyril wrote:

chengdufan wrote:I'm very excited about this. I'm really hoping it is broadcast on zhibo.tv.

There are 60+ players who have the ability and should feel very confident of their chances. But there will surely be one or two surprises from outside that group of favourites who make it through.

I am of course hoping, as always, that the qualifiers largely come from the younger age bracket and there is an international feel to the group of 14.
I would love to see Knowles qualify, though surely he must be one of the least likely to do so! But I think the likes of Pinches, Lawler, P Lines, Burden and Davison have had their run now and I'd be disappointed if they made it. (I am of course disappointed by this every year and it won't be different this time!).

As much as one can have the greatest admiration for these old warriors, it really is a sad reflection on the UK game if there aren't better teens and twenty-somethings coming through to take their places. China is certainly producing more young players presently and surely more of them would be getting on the tour were it not for the present travel difficulties.

Take a look at the ages - Lawler (49), Pinches (50), Burden (44), Lines (51), Davison (49).

Wildey wrote:https://wst.tv/knowles-tour-place-is-my-goal/

Tony Knowles at 65 thinks he has what it takes to make it through q school

badtemperedcyril wrote:Wonder what Tony's odds are of getting through? Must be 300/1

Nice to see him and Dean Reynolds having a go though. They've both had to overcome serious health vicissitudes - Knowles overcame throat cancer and Reynolds suffered a stroke in 2009.